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PARISH OF LAVERTON
ENROLMENT MEETING PREP 201814th March, 2017
IntroductionsFr John Healy Parish Priest
Parish of Laverton
Chris Walsh PrincipalSt Martin De Porres Primary School,
Laverton
Anthony Drill PrincipalQueen of Peace Parish Primary School,
Altona Meadows
Trish Armstrong PrincipalLumen Christi Primary School, Point
Cook
Stephen Harrison PrincipalStella Maris Primary School Point Cook
West
Leon Colla PrincipalSt Mary of the Cross, Point Cook
AGENDA
• Welcome & Introductions Anthony Drill
• Prayer Fr John
Healy
• Parish Profile Fr John Healy
• School Readiness
•Profile of Schools Principals
• Enrolment Timeline Trish Armstrong
• Enrolment Criteria Stephen
Harrison
• Enrolment Pack Chris
Walsh
PARISH OF LAVERTON
PROFILE
Lumen Christi Community
Stella Maris Community
St Martin De Porres Community
Queen of Peace Community
St Mary of the CrossCommunity
School Readiness
Anthea MallaboneVaitsa DerisRoxene Fenech
Transition to SchoolPresented by
Vaitsa Deris, Roxene Fenech and Anthea Mallabone
Featherbrook Kindergarten
Transition from Early Childhood to School
• Preparation for School
• Second Year Funded Kindergarten Program
Preparation for School• Responsibility
• For themselves, their belongings, the environment, their friends
• Accountability• Do their own shoe laces, find their own bag• Go to the bathroom independently
• Persistence • Not giving up or looking for a way to fix the problem• Independent• Recognise own belongings • Unwrap a sandwich
• Socially• Give Eye contact• Comply with Requests• Wait patiently• Share activities and take turns• Play with other children
• Emotionally• Self Manage behaviours• Separate from Parents• Manage unfamiliar environments• Understanding the needs of others• Shares, smiles and cooperates with
peers
Preparation for SchoolDevelopmentally Ready
• Physically• Dress and undress – shoes, jackets• Ride a bike (tricycle)• Skip, catch or kick a ball• Understand 3 or more instructions• Independently cuts paper with
scissors
• Cognitively• Simple Maths concepts• Follow rules of games and encourage others• Initiate and sustain conversations• Answer How? Who? When?• Understand Spatial concepts – up/down• Identify and name animals, objects
Preparation for SchoolDevelopmentally Ready
Second Funded Year ofKindergarten
• The Teacher will assess during the year if the child is eligible for a second year of funded Kindergarten program
• A discussion with parents will take place throughout the year.
• Eligibility includes two or more Developmental Delays or a Diagnosed DisabilityFor example:• Global Developmental Delay• Speech and one other area (ability to speak and/or understand language)• Self-care (your child’s ability to look after themselves sufficiently)• Cognitive (intellectual) development• Social development (how your child interacts with other children)
“It’s not the transition to school that matters, it’s the preparation that counts”
Sharleen LancasterJamieson Way Kindergarten
Our Schools
St Martin De PorresLaverton
Address 13-25 Bellin St Laverton
Population 214 Students & 23 Staff
Brief History First School in the parish opened in 1972. Situated on a large site in a quiet tree-lined residential area. Close to public transport and major roads leading to Williams Landing, Altona Meadows, Altona, Point Cook,Truganina and Williamstown.St Martin de Porres Church on site.
Boundary Princes Hwy from Forsyth Rd to Kororoit Rd Laverton. Old Geelong Rd to Palmers Rd to Wetlands Bvld and all the area from Waterways Bvld through to the RAAF Base.
Special Features Spacious air-conditioned flexible learning areas. Personalised learning. Walker Learning Approach. High priority on Literacy & Numeracy along with Social -emotional learning
Queen of PeaceAltona Meadows
• Address:
• Current Population:• Brief History:
Address: 62 Everingham Rd Altona Meadows
Current Population: 516 children & 60 staff
Brief History: • Second school in the Parish. Established in 1982 and began with 121 students.
• Originally called Altona Bay Catholic Primary School.
• The school’s population peaked in 1999 with 654 students.
• From 1982 – 1992 was the school was used as a Mass Centre.
• The multipurpose hall we are sitting in was built as part of the Building the Education Revolution (BER) 2010 – 2011.
Queen of PeaceAltona Meadows
Special Features • A welcoming, friendly atmosphere
• A Gospel based approach to all that we do
• Learning Communities based around a personalised learning environment
• A caring and happy school, where all children are treated with respect
• The chance for children to perform to the best of their ability
Queen of Peace, Altona Meadows
Lumen ChristiPoint Cook
Address: 260-278 Point Cook Rd
Point Cook, 3030
Current Population: 788 students & 73 staff
Brief History: Lumen Christi opened in January 2000 with 78 students.
We have a strong focus on building relationship between
home and school.
Lumen Christi aims at all times to provide a safe, stimulating and nurturing learning environment which sustains and strengthens a rigorous, stimulating and dynamic learning culture that promotes high personal achievement, maximises learning for all and which encourages students to assume responsibility for their learning.
We adhere to the Victorian Curriculum
Lumen Christi, Point Cook
Stella MarisPoint Cook
• Address: 54 - 72 Innisfail Dr. Point Cook• Current Population:
–Stella Maris began 2006 with 83 students. In March 2017 we have 581 students. We have 350 families in our community.
• Features:–Our open learning spaces were designed for contemporary pedagogy that meets the
needs of 21st Century learners.–Multiculturalism is an important aspect of our community. Seventy-five of our
students were born in countries outside Australia and forty different languages are spoken and understood in our community.
We aim to create High Quality Teaching and Learning environment through our design principles of:
–Shared understandings of what matters–Shared Leadership–Expert teachers–Students at the core–Personalised Learning–Community engagement
Stella Maris, Point Cook West
St Mary of the CrossPoint Cook
Address: 70 Carrick Street,Saltwater Coast Estate
Current Population:
351 students & 28 staff
Brief History: Started on the current site in 2014. We have built in two stages and a third stage to be built in 2018.
Features:A friendly and welcoming environmentCommunity cafeOpen Plan architecturePoint of Need instructionKitchen Garden programUse the Victorian Curriculum
St Mary of the Cross, Saltwater Coast
Enrolment Timeline
Trish Armstrong
2018 Enrolment Procedure
Term One
Week 7Tuesday, 14th March
Parish Enrolment MeetingApplication packs available
TERM TWO
Week OneFriday, 21st April
Enrolment Applications close
Week SevenFriday, 2nd June Notification of Allocated school for interview
TERM THREE
Week SixFriday, 25th August Interviews completed
Week EightFriday, 8th September
Enrolment Offers posted
Weeks Nine – TenThursday, 21st September
Enrolment Acceptances completed and payment processed
TERM FOUR
Schools to advise 2018 Prep Orientation program
Enrolment Criteria
Stephen Harrison
The criteriaFirst intake:• Baptised Catholic children resident in the designated zone/ catchment area of the
Laverton Parish• Brothers and sisters of currently enrolled students in the school
Second intake:• Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes (special circumstances only)
Third intake:• Baptised children from Christian religions which share a special relationship with the
history and traditions of the Catholic Church.
Fourth intake:• Non-Catholic children (providing acceptance of enrolment is consistent with the limits
approved by the Archbishop of Melbourne. CEOM Policy 2.3. Clauses 3.4, 3.6)
Enrolment Pack
Chris Walsh
Enrolment Pack• Parish of Laverton Enrolment Form
• Appendix (Supporting materials)
• Parish of Laverton Enrolment Policy
• Please complete the Request Form and hand it to the School Secretaries
• They will hand you an enrolment pack
QUESTIONS??????
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