Mount Stromlo High School Years 7 - 10 Parent Handbook 20 14 Badimara Street Waramanga ACT 2611 Ph: 62056166 Fax: 62056135 Website: http://www.stromlohs.act.edu.au My school website: http://www.myschool.edu.au Contents Principal’s Message ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 School Mission Statement .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Stromlo Values .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Stromaz – School Mascot .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Key Dates ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Timetable and Attendance ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Lost Property ......................................................................................................................................... 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HOUSE SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Bronze Stromlo Awards ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 COMMUNICATION – PARENTS AND STUDENTS .............................................................................................. 9 Email Addresses ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 School Board .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Stromlo High School Parents and Citizens (P&C) Association Incorporated .................................................................................. 9 Website and Online Blog .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Twitter/Facebook ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Term Calendars ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Daily Notices................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Student Diaries ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Newsletter .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 SCHOOL FACILITIES ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Library .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Resource Room ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 The Café ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 The Canteen ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 The S.P.A.C.E. Stromlo Performing Arts Centre (Hall) .................................................................................................................. 11 Gymnasium .................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Recycling and Sustainability ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 School Bus .................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 ANNUAL SCHOOL EVENTS AND OPEN NIGHTS .............................................................................................. 12 Whole School Assemblies ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Mini Timetable Evening................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Open Night ................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Special Services ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Parent-Teacher Nights ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Curriculum Information Evening .................................................................................................................................................. 13 End of Semester Year Group Assemblies ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Arts Events ................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 POLICIES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Student Incidents and Injury ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 Liability for the loss, damage or theft of students’ personal property at school.............................................................................. 15 TECHNOLOGY AT STROMLO ................................................................................................................................ 16 ICT Acceptable Use Policy ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 WIFI .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Computers and Printers ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 Interactive White Boards ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 PASTORAL CARE ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 TEAM ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Co-Curricular ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 The Pastoral Care Team .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 CURRICULUM AT STROMLO HIGH SCHOOL .................................................................................................... 18 NAPLAN ............................................................................................................................................................................................