Lunches may be ordered once a week on Friday from the Clarendon General Store. Order forms for each class are available from the office and from the General Store in the main street of Clarendon. Complete the correct colour:
green = Reception-Year 1 Class
yellow = Year 1-2 Class
blue = Year 3-4 Class
pink = Year 5-6 Class

Drop the form at the General Store by 4pm on Thursday (pre-orders earlier in the week are welcome).

Lunch orders are delivered to each class by the first break (10.50am) on Friday.

We distribute approximately three newsletters per term on a Friday via Seesaw. 

To keep in touch with the latest at school, each family has a specific link for Seesaw so they can connect with their child’s learning. Notifications specific to your child/ren’s class/es are sent home via Seesaw, including our fortnightly newsletter.

Our newsletters can be viewed by anyone on this website on the “Parent & Family Information” tab ->Newsletters.

If you have any family members who would like to receive the newsletter via email, please let us know in the office and we can add them to our electronic mailing list.

Please complete our Expression of Interest form. We encourage new students across all year levels to commence at the beginning of the year or term. Starting school on the first day of the week is also preferred to ensure that the transition to a new school and class is as smooth as possible. If you are enrolling your child in Reception, please see Reception and Starting School for more information.

6.30am to 8.30am Morning OSHC

OSHC is available in the morning from 6.30am to 8.30am for school children, or from 6.30am until 9am for children who attend Clarendon Kindergarten; they are walked to kindy for a 9am start.

3.20pm to 6.30pm Afternoon OSHC

OSHC is available after school from 3.20pm to 6.30pm. If parents are unable to collect their child/ren at the end of the school day, their child/ren will be directed to OSHC at a cost to parents.

Vacation Care is available during school holidays and school closure days, generally at an alternate site: Aberfoyle Park Campus Schools; please phone 8270 6178 or email oshc@adam.com.au with Clarendon Primary as the subject for more information.

Parents are invited to an acquaintance evening early in Term 1 each year. These are a great opportunity to connect and reconnect with staff, other parents, students and community members. Parents may visit the school and classes at other times by negotiation with staff and the principal.

Local community churches provide a Pastoral Care Worker to our school. Our PCW Annara Oxenham supports a range of community and school programs from Wednesday to Friday. Open the attached document for a message from Annara that was included in our first newsletter this year. Annara can be contacted via: annara.oxhenham401@schools.sa.edu.au

Letter from Annara

PCW Website Info 2020

PCW Annara Oxenham Clarendon PS

At Clarendon Primary School, our vision for a child’s Reception year is that it features the best aspects of Kindergarten and Junior Primary in a school setting that understands and respects their developmental needs and meets them in a caring, nurturing way that provides a strong foundation for their future learning.

Please Refer to the dedicated Reception – Starting School section on this site for more information.

If you wish to register your interest to enrol your child at Clarendon Primary, please complete the Expression of Interest form.

The Governing Council assists and advises the Principal regarding governance of the school. The meetings are held on Tuesdays twice a term and start at 7pm in the Resource Centre. The AGM is held in early Term 1 and elects councillors to serve a two-year term. The Governing Council is the representative body for the parents of the school. School Councillors will welcome your suggestions or concerns in relation to governance matters and raise them on your behalf at council meetings. Please see the Our School tab –> Staff Information for an up to date list of our Governing Council members.

Your child’s class and individual photographs are taken by a nominated photographer each year – usually during Term 1 or 2.

A three year plan details the developing areas within the school as well as our core business and long term focus. Copies of this Strategic Plan and other policies are available from the office or from this website. Current priority areas at Clarendon are Wellbeing of Learning, Engagement for Learning and Quality Teaching & Learning.

Our school hours are from 9.00am to 3.20pm. There is a teacher to supervise the play area from 8.30am until school starts at 9.00am, and from 3.20pm (when children are dismissed) until 3.35pm.

Morning OSHC is available onsite at Clarendon Primary from 6.30am; breakfast is provided. Afternoon OSHC is available until 6.30pm. For more information or to book, email oshc@adam.com.au, using ‘Clarendon Primary School’ as the subject.

Children who have not been picked up by 3.30pm need to report to a staff member in the office. Staff will contact a parent/carer and students will be escorted to OSHC.

Students at Clarendon are required to follow the dress code of navy and light blue. Sun hats are part of the dress code and children are expected to wear them during all of Terms 1 & 4, and from the first day of spring, 1 September. Children should also keep a hat in their bag for other unseasonably hot days during Term 2 & 3.

The asterisked items below are available at the office. Please enquire at the office for a price list and payment details. Uniform items with logos may also be purchased from the office. Other items that meet the dress code are readily available from general department stores.

UNIFORM DESCRIPTION

Hats:

– *Broad brimmed, navy, sun smart hats are required for all outside activity in Terms 1 & 4. We have a navy bucket hat with a crown drawstring embroidered with our logo and your child’s name. Please note that children without a sun hat during the prescribed times above will have their outside playtime limited to designated shade areas.

NB hats with crown drawstrings are preferred and recommended as a safer option. Hats with under chin drawstrings or cords require a safety release mechanism. Baseball style or flat caps are not acceptable.

– *Plain Navy or Light blue beanies are appropriate for winter. We have a navy beanie available, embroidered with our logo and your child’s name.

Lower Body: 
Navy-coloured, mid-thigh length or longer:

– *sport shorts

– *cargo shorts

– *skorts, or skirt

NB: bike shorts/leggings can be worn underneath skirts/dresses, however, not as pants

Navy-coloured:

– long pants/*tracksuit pants

– trousers/*cargo pants

NB no denim, large visible commercial logos, skirts, skorts or shorts shorter than mid thigh. Leggings, bike shorts or tights alone are not acceptable as school pants

Upper Body: 
– *Short or long-sleeved polo shirt in navy or light blue

– *Two-toned Clarendon Primary monogrammed polo shirt

– *Navy school rain jacket or navy spray jacket for wet weather activities and play times

– Collared shirt or skivvy in plain navy or light blue

– *Navy hooded school jumper or *windcheater

– Navy cardigan

– *Two-toned Clarendon Primary monogrammed school dress

– *Commemorative school shirts/jumpers including senior tops

– Students may wear their own personal rain jackets and parkas to and from school and outside in inclement or cold weather

Footwear:
– Sturdy shoes with socks including closed sneakers, leather ‘work’ boots, school shoes or sturdy sandals are appropriate for school

– Closed shoes need to worn during Kitchen-Garden lessons

– Gumboots/work boots are recommended for Kitchen Garden lessons and winter play times and children are welcome to keep a pair of gumboots at school

– Children are welcome to keep slippers/ugg boots at school for inside times during colder months

– Thongs and flimsy sandals are not acceptable school footwear

Accessories: 
– Earrings: small studs or sleepers are acceptable

– Watches: wrist watches are okay as long as they do not create a distraction

– Hair: long hair must be secured off the face using a hair tie or scrunchy; having the hair secured also reduces incidences of head lice and this is a requirement also for Kitchen Garden and technology lessons

– School bag: appropriate proportions to the child and preferably kept light (less than 10% of a child’s body weight)

– Umbrellas: the safe use of umbrellas by children is acceptable outside during wet weather. When not in use, umbrellas must be stored safely in bag areas

NB make up, false nails and nail polish are not appropriate for school wear.

It is a good idea to pack a change of clothes to school, particularly for younger students.

Please see our Uniform & Dress Code Policy for further information.

For the purpose of safety and security ALL VISITORS are kindly requested to report to the office upon arrival at the school to sign in. This includes visitors for assemblies who need to sign the register in the library. If you are volunteering, there is a sign-in sheet specific to volunteers.

Our school has little shelter so jackets and umbrellas are very common in the winter months. Students can leave their rubber boots and shoes in classroom foyers to avoid making the carpets muddy and slippers can be worn inside. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated!

If there is wet weather during break times, inside activities will be provided in classrooms/the library as decided by the teacher on yard duty.