Welcome back to 2022!
It has been wonderful catching up with students over the week and hearing about all their holiday fun! Our new Prep students have joined us with great smiles and enthusiasm and are already showing us that they are more than ready for school.

We warmly welcome our new families to our fantastic Chelsea community and hope your time with us will be positive and memorable.
We have a wonderful school, and we are sure the new students will thoroughly enjoy being part of the Chelsea Primary School community.

PREP FUN!


LET’S IMAGINE


SNACK TIME


ZONES OF REGULATION

STUDENT WELLBEING-WHAT A POSITIVE START!

To highlight our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) approach, our classes have been focusing on our CPS Behaviour Matrix which outlines expectations in the playground, the yard, learning spaces, toilets and even on excursions.

SWPBS is a whole school approach designed to promote and maintain a safe and orderly learning environment for all students and staff. It focuses on everyone and all settings within the school and promotes a positive focus on academic and behavioural outcomes across the school. It clearly defines our core expected behaviours, which are:

• Respect
• Relationships
• Resilience
• Responsibility

TACKLING BACK-TO-SCHOOL ANXIETY
As a Be You school (formally Kid’s Matter) we appreciate the challenges many families have as their children transition back to school. Here are some great tips to manage ‘Back to School Anxiety’.

‘The hot, sticky weather has reached its peak and you’re being bombarded with stationery and uniform adverts. It can only mean one thing: the holidays are over and it’s time to head back to school. 

Starting a new school year can be an exciting time, but also an anxious one. Lots of kids – and their parents – feel nervous in the build up to their first day back. This is common, but that doesn’t make it any less stressful! Having your child attend school for the first time or starting a new school can create even more anxiety.

Preparation is key to dealing with situations where there are lots of unknowns. The more things feel familiar and controlled, the more your child or young person can relax and feel confident about what’s happening. 

Here are some strategies and tips to make the transition back to school a positive experience. 

• Get back into the school-day routine– waking up, eating and going to bed at regular times.
• Get your child involved in planning out their lunches and snacks for the first week back. 
• For anxious kids, plenty of detail can be calming. Talk through the steps of getting to their classroom: "And then we hang up our bag on our hook; we say hi to our friends; we find our seat...etc."  
• Stick to familiar routines as much as possible. Try to have a calm evening and allow more time to settle before bedtime if your child is feeling excited or nervous about school.
• Help your child pack their bag the night before. A visual checklist can help them remember what they need to take. Lay out their clothes so everything’s ready for the morning.
• Allow some extra time to get ready on day one so you’re not rushing.

STAY HOME WHEN UNWELL 


The most important action school communities can take to reduce the risk of transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19), is to ensure that any unwell staff and students remain at home and get tested, even with the mildest of symptoms. 

We have also communicated information describing the process of notifying the school if your family has a positive case.

From time-to-time children will also pick up coughs, colds, tummy bugs, infections and temperatures. We appreciate in these incidences; students also remain at home until well.

If you require any support, please contact the office or classroom teacher.

WELCOME TO OUR 2022 TEACHING STAFF
WOW…. we certainly have grown!

Principal                         Taylor Irish
Assistant Principal       Jan Smith

Prep/Foundation          Justine Gallo              Matthew Pepi          Bianca Ippolito
Year 1                              Wendy Stansfield       Maddie Culshaw     Jess Stokley
Year 2                              Christine Hulse          Georgia Hamper
Year 3                              David Hewet
Year 4                              Simon Maddock        Liv Anderiessen 
Year 5                              Tanya Whiteside       Tom Pipella
Year 6                             Sarah Ebbott           Samantha Lawrence

Physical Education        Courtney Mc Donald
Visual Arts                       Vicki Middleton
STEM/Korean                Sarah Park
Performing Arts              Lachlan Rundell
 
Classroom Support - Michelle, Rebecca R, Karina, Tamlyn, Cara, Katie, Bernie, Bre, Holly, Aimee and Gab.

We are also currently employing additional classroom support staff and will let you know the additions to the team shortly.

Tutor program – Nikki and Rebecca C.

Intervention staff – Sue, Monica, Marie.

We are also currently employing additional classroom support staff and will let you know the additions to the team shortly.

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