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EMS Community Portal
The school has been receiving a steady pick up from parents creating their accounts for the community portal. This morning some school community members received an email from noreply@schools.sa.edu.au inviting them to create an account in the Hawker Area School Community Portal.
The purpose of this email invitationg is so that parents can set up their account on the Community Portal. Invitations to the portal expire every seven days hence the need to once again send out invites. This email will only go to parents who have not set up their accounts at this stage and will include parents who have separate email addresses, so that both parents will have individual access to the Community Portal.
Included in this email will be a link that takes the user to the registration page for this portal. Registration for the portal is a straightforward process and to assist in this please take a look at the document attached to this communication which informs readers about how to register and features of the community portal that assists parents in making contact with the school.
Here is the link to the document: Community_Portal_Hawker_parent_version.pdf
Once registered not only will the portal provide parents with a base of communication with the school for such purposes as explaining absences, updating parent details and accessing timetables it will also take them to our Frog Portal.
As a preview to this have a look at the images below which show our developing Frog Portal which parents will have access to as a way of communicating with staff at the school and seeing information on the curriculum of their students. The images concern our Family Dashboard (for parents) and Student Dashboards which students will have access to. The Frog Portal is a work in progress and will be developing as parents and students visit it and learn about it’s uses. This portal will give parents a direct avenue to communication with their students teachers.
If you have any questions about the launch of our community portal please contact the school on 86484003.
Regards,
Daren O'Neill
Principal
daren.oneill253@schools.sa.edu.au
Welcome to Term Two
Term Two starts tomorrow at Hawker Area School. For the first three weeks of the term we will have Jan Love at the school working with Daniel Spick in the Year 36 class. All other staff from the start of the year are returning.
Music
Just a reminder that the IMS lessons start again tomorrow so can all our music students please make sure they bring their instruments with them to school.
Important Dates this Term
A reminder also on some dates coming up early in the term:
- May 12th – Pupil Free Day with staff working with Cue Learning.
- June 2nd – Whole School Closure Day on the Hawker Races weekend.
- June 9th – Monday public holiday and long weekend.
Looking forward to seeing all our students return to school.
Regards,
Daren O'Neill
Principal
daren.oneill253@schools.sa.edu.au
NDIS Drop-in Session
Care Plan Information Sessions
Check out the NDIS information session available for parents or caregivers of a student with a disability.
Breakfast Club Cancelation
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
There will be no breakfast club this week for the last week of Term 1. Breakfast Club will re commence on the first Tuesday of Term 2. Enjoy your holidays!
Regards,
Robyn McInnis
Pastoral Care Worker
Parent Student Teacher Conferences
Just a reminder that the Parent Student Teacher Conferences commence tomorrow and bookings are still open for both nights, going from 3.30 - 6pm. Bookings can be made by clicking on the link https://hawkeras.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/7.
Bookings can also be made by contacting the Front Office on 86484003 if parents are having difficulties with the above option.
Regards,
Daren O'Neill
Principal
daren.oneill253@schools.sa.edu.au
March 28 Newsletter
Click here to view the March 28 Schoolzine eNewsletter!
Kytons Fundraiser
Just a reminder that the Kytons Fundraiser money is due back at the school by Monday the 31st March. If you have lost your form and you would still like to order some goodies please come and see the front office.
Regards,
Front Office
dl.0175.admin@schools.sa.edu.au
Parent Student Teacher Conferences
On Monday March 31st and Tuesday April 1st the school will be holding it’s Parent Student Teacher Conferences. These conferences will be an opportunity for Parents and Students to get feedback from their teachers (in all subject areas Primary and Secondary) on their progress so far this year. These conferences represent an opportunity for our staff to communicate to Parents and Students on student progress in the first semester, they have replaced our term one written reports and progress checks which have been used for this purpose in recent years. Student participation in these conferences is an integral requirement for the interviews to be as effective as possible, giving our teachers the opportunity to talk with both parents and students about progress and to also show evidence of student work. I encourage all parents to take the opportunity to book conferences with all teachers when the Session Keeper portal opens up on Thursday March 27th at 9am for bookings. Timeslots will run for 15 minutes and run from 3.30pm until 6pm each night.
The meetings will provide the following:
- A chance for parents and students to get an idea of how students are progressing so far, in terms of a possible AC grade at the moment. However this would be simply a statement about progress at this point of the semester and should not be taken as a prediction.
- Discussion and sharing of student work, areas for further improvement, possible tasks and activities that can also be done at home.
- The opportunity for parents, students and teachers to ask questions. The school and home environments are part of a students learning and this is an opportunity to get some clarity here.
Once bookings are made on Session Keeper teachers will be aware of these. If it is not possible to fit an interview in teachers can also be available at other times by appointment through the front office or their school email. Most teachers will be available for conversations on both days, however other teachers will be available as follows:
- Emily Fels – Tuesday April 1st 3.30 – 5pm
- Peter Russell – Tuesday April 1st 3.30 – 5.30pm
Booking Interviews
After 9am on Thursday March 27th, parents will be able to go to the Session Keeper Portal and book interviews with relevant staff members by clicking on or typing in the following link https://hawkeras.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/7. This will take you to the interview booking window where you can put book an interview providing the day, time and student and parent details.
We look forward to seeing our parents and students participating at the interviews next week.
Regards,
Daren O'Neill
Principal
daren.oneill253@schools.sa.edu.au
Saver Plus Program
Dear parents and caregivers,
Looking for a way to reduce the costs of education?
Saver Plus could help.
Regards,
Daren O'Neill
Principal
daren.oneill253@schools.sa.edu.au
Wirreanda Terrace
Hawker SA 5434
Phone: 08 8648 4003
Fax: 08 8648 4149
dl.0175.info@schools.sa.edu.au