📘 Capel Primary School Guidelines🕒 School Hours
💍 Jewellery
🧥 Lost Property
💵 Money at School
📱 Mobile Phones & Smart Watches
✉️ Absences
🚪 Leaving School Grounds
🧮 Multi-Aged Classes
👨👩👧 Parent Involvement
🧾 Visitors to the School
🏡 Homework
📰 Newsletters
🎤 Assemblies
📝 Reports
🚌 Excursions & Incursions
🧠 Children in Need
🧑⚕️ School Psychologist
🤝 Chaplaincy Program
- School begins at 8:50 am and ends at 3:10 pm (2:30 pm on Wednesdays).
- On Wednesdays, staff participate in School Development and Professional Learning from 2:30 pm.
- Students should arrive no earlier than 8:30 am, as classrooms are not open without teacher supervision.
💍 Jewellery
- Not permitted: Costume jewellery, bright nail polish, or makeup.
- Permitted: Signet rings, stud earrings or sleepers, traditional gold bangles, and clear nail polish (for health reasons).
🧥 Lost Property
- Lost items are kept outside the Undercover Area.
- Items are displayed on our "Lost Property Tree" for reclaiming.
- Please label all clothing clearly to assist in returning lost items.
- Unclaimed items are recycled or donated to charity.
💵 Money at School
- Money should be handed to the class teacher for safekeeping.
- Any payments (e.g. excursions, book club) must be in a sealed envelope with the student’s name, class, amount, and purpose.
- Valuables, such as toys or electronic games, should not be brought to school.
📱 Mobile Phones & Smart Watches
- Students should not bring phones to school.
- Smartwatches must be set to “Aeroplane” or “School” mode.
- Phones and devices can pose risks such as theft, distraction, and misuse.
- Contact the front office for urgent matters or exceptions.
✉️ Absences
- Notify the school of absences via:
- SMS: 0437 709 944 or message through the compass app
- Email: [email protected]
- A written note or message is a legal requirement under the Department of Education guidelines.
- Kindergarten students are not required by law to attend, but attendance is expected once enrolled.
🚪 Leaving School Grounds
- A note from parents is required if a child needs to leave school during the day.
- For regular lunchtime departures, one written note may cover the full year.
- Parents must sign children out at the front office.
🧮 Multi-Aged Classes
- Classes are formed based on enrolment numbers, room availability, and funding.
- The Western Australian Curriculum supports multi-age, open-ended learning.
- Parents with concerns are encouraged to discuss placements with staff.
👨👩👧 Parent Involvement
- Regular communication with your child’s teacher is encouraged.
- For formal discussions, please schedule meetings via the front office.
🧾 Visitors to the School
- All visitors must:
- Sign in at the front office through passtab.
- Wear a printed visitor badge while on school grounds
- This ensures student safety and emergency accountability.
🏡 Homework
- No formal homework is required before Year 6.
- Home activities vary by class and may include reading, research, or unfinished work.
- Parents are encouraged to support a healthy home learning routine.
📰 Newsletters
- Sent three times a term via email, facebook, sms and the school app compass.
- Printed copies are available upon request from the front office.
🎤 Assemblies
- Held several times a term on Fridays at 8:50 am.
- Each class takes turns hosting; families are welcome to attend.
📝 Reports
- Formal student reports are issued at the end of each semester.
- Ongoing communication with teachers is encouraged throughout the year.
🚌 Excursions & Incursions
- Parents sign a general permission slip for minor local excursions at the start of each year.
- Major excursions require separate forms and detailed information sent out from compass.
- Incursions include visits by artists, performers, and presenters aligned with learning programs.
🧠 Children in Need
- Support staff assist students requiring extra help with specific subjects.
- A District School Psychologist may be consulted if necessary, with parental permission.
🧑⚕️ School Psychologist
- Provides support to students, parents, and staff.
- Referrals are confidential and require parental consent.
🤝 Chaplaincy Program
- Our chaplain, Emma Strong, is available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
- Offers pastoral care and wellbeing support.
- The program is funded by the school, P&C, local community, and the National School Chaplaincy Program.
- Participation is voluntary and appointments can be made by request.