2017 Nationally Consistent Collection of Data – School Students with Disability

A key step in identifying whether a student  is eligible to be included in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability is determining whether they are being provided with a reasonable adjustment to access education because of disability, consistent with definitions and obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (the DDA) and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards). For a student to be included in the national data collection on students with disability, schools must have evidence that ongoing, long-term adjustment/s have been provided for a minimum period of 10 weeks. The data collection does not identify individual students. Please refer to the document for a further information.

Winter Food Drive throughout June!

Throughout the month of June, the Friends and Families Committee together with the Students Representative Council (SRC) will be collecting food and toiletries to contribute to the West Welcome Wagon winter food drive.

2017 Term Dates

Term 1

1st February (ALL STUDENTS START) to 31st March

Term 2

18th April to 30th June

Term 3

17th July to 22nd September

Term 4

9th October to 22nd December

Altona Primary School Art Show 2017

After School Science Term 3, 2017

Wednesday Session FULL!

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR FRIDAY CLASSES, TERM 3

‘Human Biology, Engineering and Astronomy’

Our Wednesday class for Term 3 is now full! If there is enough interest, we will be running a Friday class from 3:15pm – 4:15pm. The opportunity to participate is offered to students from grade 1 to grade 6. This term our focus will be on Human Biology, Engineering and Astronomy.

After School Art Class - Term 3 2017

Printing & Weaving

The class is now full.

Thank you to all the families who have supported the program each term.

Mrs Cain.

Aboriginal Artwork Mural Launch

The Mural Launch of the Aboriginal Artwork by Jena Galvin together with the Preps to Grade 6 students was held at Altona Primary School assembly on Monday 29 May 2017. The paintings were officially declared open and Jena unveiled the Plaque.

Altona Homestead APS - Grade 2 Community Walk

Information for your family:

Next time you visit Logan Reserve in Altona take a trip back in time and step inside the Altona Homestead.

FREE - although donations are very welcome (donation box at the door).
Open Tuesdays and Saturdays 11-2

The first homestead built in the area - even before The Point Cook Homestead and before the Chirnsides built Werribee Mansion.  It has lots of history about the house, the 'olden days' as well as Altona itself nicely displayed throughout the homestead in its rooms filled with gorgeous old furniture from the 30's, old farm equipment and artifacts.

Child Safe Standards

The safety of all students is of paramount importance at APS. It is our responsibility to ensure we are the advocates for children and do all that we can to make children feel safe and be safe from any form of child abuse. This responsibility extends to our whole school community. Click here for further information.

Keeping our children safe

Everyone has the right to be safe and protected from abuse. It's everyone's responsibility.

Friends and Families Committee

What is the Friends and Families Committee?

The Committee provides opportunities for all friends and families of students at the school to:

• Work together to contribute to the wellbeing of the school community

• Discuss issues concerned with the welfare and the general education policy of the school

• Contribute to proposals on school policy and other educational issues to the School Council via an elected representative

• Get to know each other and be informed about their child’s school

• Raise funds for the benefit of the school

APS Music

Loving the music we make at Altona Primary School? Well you can now download all the songs from our Centenary Concert plus some lovely songs by our talented Senior Singers. Just visit www.altonaprimaryschool.bandcamp.com to download them all for FREE!

Signing in when visiting APS

When visiting school to help in the classroom, please be sure to sign the visitors book on arrival and when leaving. This is in case of an emergency at school, as we then know to look for you and ensure your safety while on the premises.

Medical Conditions

In order for our school to responsibly care for your child’s medical needs whilst at school it is imperative that all medical information is on our school records and up to date. We ask that any changes to medical conditions be communicated to the office.

Lost Property

We are constantly inundated with massive amounts of lost property and have put some new procedures in place. Please ensure that all items that come to school are clearly named so if items are lost we can return them. This includes all clothing items and equipment. Lost Property will now be stored for easy access in the undercover area out the front of the Library. We ask families to please check this weekly to ensure items are returned to students. At the end of each week any items not collected will be disposed of (eg. Lunch boxes with rotting food) and any other items will be cleared away and donated.  We thank you for your assistance in this area.

Centenary DVD

Altona Primary School is honoured to reach its milestone of one hundred years. To celebrate this momentous occasion we have brought together our community and captured it on a magnificent Centenary DVD. Click here for more information.

Visits from ex-students

We love to welcome back ex-students to Altona Primary School, and have a few guidelines to ensure the visits work well for all concerned.

Our School App

We’re very pleased to inform you that our school has implemented a phone app called Updat-ed that will make connecting with you so much more convenient. Click here for further information.

Our School's Website is Mobile Friendly

Showing parents how to use our school's new mobile friendly website. You can save calendar events directly into your mobile phone. Easy!

Parent's Mobile Friendly Website Experience from sponsor-ed on Vimeo.