Attendances/Absences
“Every
Day Counts”. “Every day is a learning day” at Kin Kora.
High
attendance is important for success at school.
When a child is absent, a written explanation to the teacher, an email to
the school office is requested. Attendance notification can also occur via the QParents app, a quick effective method.
If a student will be absent for a prolonged period of time please advise the
Principal in writing. This
can also be done by emailing admin@kinkorass.eq.edu.au.
Attendance rates for students are monitored on a regular basis.
Medical Plans
Students with diagnosed or
complex medical conditions will require a formalised medical plan. Please
ensure that the school is made aware of all medical conditions, medications and
changes to medical circumstances to enable us to ensure that all medical plans
are current and effective.
Any students who have been
diagnosed with asthma, allergies or similar conditions requiring ongoing
treatment are required to provide the school with a medical plan that has been
approved by a medical practitioner. Children who require Ventolin or Epipen need to carry these
items on their person in a bumbag at all times to ensure quick and easy access.
Medication
Should
prescription medication need to be administered while the student is at school,
a parent/legal guardian must provide written details. Instructions about administration must be provided
by the doctor and medication must be in the original container. Non-prescribed oral medications (such as
analgesics and over-the-counter medications eg Panadol) will not be
administered at school and children should not carry these on their person or
in their school bags.
Mobile Phones
There are
times when it is genuinely appropriate for students to have access to a mobile
phone for emergencies or change of arrangements with parents. The mobile phone
use should be restricted so as not to detract from the school educational
program.
1.
Mobile
phones must be turned off during school hours.
2.
Students
are required to hand their mobile phone into their class teacher or
administration staff if bringing to school and collect each afternoon at 3.00
p.m.
3.
It
is important to display courtesy, consideration and respect for others when
using a mobile phone.
4.
In-phone
cameras are not to be used anywhere a normal camera would be considered
inappropriate, such as change rooms or toilets.
5.
Mobile
phones are used at their owner’s risk.
No
liability will be accepted by the school in the event of loss, theft or damage
of any device, unless it can be established that the loss, theft or damage was
from the department’s negligence.
This policy also applies to
students during school excursions, camps and extra-curricular activities.
School Uniforms
Kin Kora State School P&C supports the wearing of a school uniform. Parents are asked to support this policy. For reasons of safety, students must wear school uniform for all off site activities.
Safety regulations require closed footwear and bucket hats.
Kin
Kora has Sun Smart accreditation. All children are required to wear a black Kin
Kora State School bucket hat when outdoors as part of the school uniform. These hats are available from the office.
Kin Kora has a NO HAT - NO PLAY policy. CAPS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
Schedule of Exclusion
From time to time children contract various illnesses requiring
them to be quarantined from their peers.
Here is the schedule of exclusion, showing the period of quarantine for
the sufferer and their family.
|
Condition
|
Exclusion of Cases
|
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Amoebiasis
(Entamoeba histolytica)
|
Exclude
until there has not been a loose bowel motion for 24 hours.
|
|
Campylobacter
|
Exclude
until there has not been a loose bowel motion for 24 hours.
|
|
Chickenpox
|
Exclude
until all blisters have dried. This is usually at least 5 days after the rash
appears in unimmunised children, but may be less in previously immunised
children.
|
|
Conjunctivitis
|
Exclude
until discharge from eyes has ceased.
|
|
Diarrhoea
|
Exclude
until there has not been a loose bowel motion for 24 hours.
|
|
Diphtheria
|
Exclude
until medical certificate of recovery is received following at least two
negative throat swabs, the first not less than 24 hours after finishing a
course of antibiotics and the other 48 hours later.
|
|
Hand,
Foot and Mouth disease
|
Exclude
until all blisters have dried.
|
|
Haemophilus
influenza type b (Hib)
|
Exclude
until at least 4 days of appropriate antibiotic treatment has been completed.
|
|
Hepatitis
A
|
Exclude
until a medical certificate of recovery is received, but not before 7 days
after the onset of jaundice or illness.
|
|
Hepatitis
B & C
|
Exclusion
is not necessary.
|
|
Herpes
("cold sores")
|
Young
children unable to comply with good hygiene practices should be excluded
while the lesion is weeping. Lesions to be covered by dressing, where
possible.
|
|
Human
immuno-deficiency virus infection (HIV/AIDS)
|
Exclusion
is not necessary.
|
|
Impetigo
|
Exclude
until appropriate treatment has commenced. Sores on exposed surfaces must be
covered with a watertight dressing.
|
|
Influenza
and influenza like illnesses
|
Exclude
until well.
|
|
Leprosy
|
Exclude
until approval to return has been given by the Secretary.
|
|
Measles*
|
Exclude
for at least 4 days after onset of rash.
|
|
Meningitis
(bacteria - other than meningococcal meningitis)
|
Exclude
until well.
|
|
Meningococcal
infection*
|
Exclude
until adequate carrier eradication therapy has been completed.
|
|
Mumps*
|
Exclude
for 9 days or until swelling goes down (whichever is sooner).
|
|
Pertussis* (whooping cough)
|
Exclude
the child for 21 days after the onset of cough or until they have completed 5
days of a course of antibiotic treatment.
|
|
Poliomyelitis*
|
Exclude
for at least 14 days from onset. Re-admit after receiving medical certificate
of recovery.
|
|
Ringworm,
scabies, pediculosis (head lice)
|
Exclude
until the day after appropriate treatment has commenced.
|
|
Rubella
(German measles)
|
Exclude
until fully recovered or for at least four days after the onset of rash.
|
|
Salmonella,
Shigella
|
Exclude
until there has not been a loose bowel motion for 24 hours.
|
|
Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
|
Exclude
until medical certificate of recovery is produced.
|
|
Streptococcal
infection (including scarlet fever)
|
Exclude
until the child has received antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours and
the child feels well.
|
|
Tuberculosis
|
Exclude
until receipt of a medical certificate from the treating physician stating
that the child is not considered to be infectious.
|
|
Typhoid
fever (including paratyphoid fever)
|
Exclude
until approval to return has been given by the Secretary.
|
|
Verotoxin
producing Escherichia coli (VTEC)
|
Exclude
if required by the Secretary and only for the period specified by the
Secretary.
|
|
Worms
(Intestinal)
|
Exclude
until there has not been a loose bowel motion for 24 hours.
|
Any queries, please contact the Principal.
Parking
Please do not drive into the school grounds between 8:30am and 9.30 am and 2:50pm and 3:15pm. Parking is not permitted in the turnaround as this is reserved for emergency vehicles. The safety of our students is paramount.
Sunvalley Road Entrance
“NO ENTRY” Staff ONLY car park.All student drop offs for instrumental music to be done through the
main entrance (Hibiscus Ave) at turn around before 8:30am.
Be mindful of gate time closures: 8:30am to 9:30am and 2:50pm to 3:15pm
Responsible Behaviour Plan
Kin
Kora staff use a wide range of positive strategies to support effective student
learning and behaviour specific to the Positive Behaviour for learning.
Our
school community has identified the following school rules to teach and promote
our high standards of responsible behaviour:
Ø Be safe
Ø Be responsible
Ø Be respectful
Ø Be a learner
At Kin Kora State School the
Bee is a symbol of these rules.
You
will be contacted should your child’s behaviour adversely impact on classroom
management. Contact the Principal should
you require support to assist with the behaviour of your children.
Religious Instruction
Religious
Instruction is mandated by the Education Act. All Gladstone State Schools follow
the non-denominational scheme ‘Religion in Life’. In
accordance with s.76 EGPA parents may withdraw their child from all religious
instruction by notifying the principal in writing.
Students who are
not participating in RI will be provided with other instruction in a separate
supervised location. Other instruction must relate to part of a subject area
already covered in class and may include, but is not
restricted to:
· personal research
and/or assignments
·
revision of class
work such as creative writing or literacy and/or numeracy activities which
could include online programs currently accessed by the students of that school
(i.e. Mathletics, Reading Eggs)
·
wider reading
such as independent reading appropriate to the student
Safety and Welfare of Children
School Crossing Supervisors are on duty each day at the Hibiscus Avenue and Kin
Kora Drive Crossings from 7.55am - 8.55 am and from 2.50pm - 3.20 pm.
Please reinforce road safety
with your children. Ensure that children take extra care at the Witney St and
Mercury St railway crossings and that they use the underpass when crossing Sun Valley Road.
For the safety
of our children, no vehicles will be allowed to enter the school grounds
between 8:30am – 9:30am and 2:50pm – 3:15pm.
Our gates will
be locked during these times each day.
Parents can
apply for a special pass to enter the school grounds in these times which will
be issued only for the period of the injury or condition. State issued disabled
parking permits are also accepted.
Vehicles entering outside these hours should take
EXTREME care with speed and go no faster than walking pace. PLEASE obey the
STOP signs at the pedestrian crossings on our entry road near Prep. Our
children are valuable. Please protect them.
Sunvalley Road Entrance
“NO ENTRY” Staff ONLY car park.
All student drop offs for instrumental music to be done through the
main entrance (Hibiscus Ave) at turn around before 8:30am.
Be mindful of gate time closures: 8:30am to 9:30am and 2:50pm to 3:15pm
Students are not to bring
items of value to school. This includes
toys, jewellery and other devices. No responsibility will be accepted by school
staff for any loss or damage for any of these items.
Jewellery
Jewellery is not to be worn
or brought to school except for the following -
pierced ears or other body piercings, small studs are the only option.
Watches of a suitable size may be worn. The wearing of a religious cross or
jewellery of personal or religious significance may be negotiated with an admin
member. All jewellery must be removed before any form of sport. Medic alert
bracelets are in exception and should be worn at all times.
Volunteers at school
Voluntary
workers are covered by the P&C insurance policy. All volunteers must sign
the book in the staffroom or the office. Classroom volunteers must have
completed a school induction workshop and hold a blue card.
Water Bottles
Please send Plastic or Metal
water bottles to school not glass water bottles. When glass water bottles are
dropped they shatter and put glass shards everywhere.