Information and Reporting Framework

Information Sessions

Within the first month of school each year, teachers hold information sessions for parents of children from that class. Teachers provide parents with information about classroom expectations and consequences, homework and the normal routines. Parents are encouraged to attend these meetings to meet the child's teacher and to clarify any general concerns. Specific information about children would be discussed at an individual parent/teacher meeting and not at the information session.

Reporting to Parents

It is vital that both parents and teachers are kept informed of each child's progress. Communication between home and school allows everyone to have a complete understanding of the child. This is essential to give the child the greatest advantage while attending this school.
Our school encourages informal communication at any time. Formal reporting is held three times each year. Prior to the Easter vacation, all parents are invited to attend an interview with the teacher to talk specifically about the progress of their child. Prior to the winter and summer vacations, written reports are provided as well as an invitation to speak with the teacher.
Parents are encouraged to take advantage of these times to find out what is happening at school and provide information to teachers about their child in areas that may impact on their school life.

Parents in Education

Bli Bli State School employs a number of strategies to allow parents to become involved in their child’s education.  It is through these strategies that communication becomes effective.

• Reporting to parents: eg. face-to-face, report card, phone calls, notes
• General Information sharing: parent information sessions with class teacher, workshops throughout the year (eg Helping your Year 1 child with reading’)
• Specific information sharing: eg Helping your child identified by the Year 2 Diagnostic Net.
• Training: eg Support-a-reader
• Interviews: Appraisement, EAPs, Specialist staff (eg Guidance officer)
• Encouraging parents to become in classroom activities, such as Art sessions, volunteering in the library.
• Encouraging parents to assist with sport and excursions
• Encouraging parents to assist with general school activities, eg tuckshop, banking
• Encourage parents to become involved in P&C and as parent