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??????