Class requests wanted before November 26
Parents of students must submit any class requests for next year in writing before Friday, November 26, according to deputy principal Ms Melissa Harrison.
"Please do not assume that previous correspondence or verbal requests will be recalled," she told parents.
"No information received after this date will be taken into account.
"Teachers need to make decisions on the basis of the information available and parents are asked to provide that information now.
"Providing staff with information after classes are formed is too late."
She said reasons for the requests must be academic or social.
As an example, she said: "My child and her cousin play together all the time before and after school and weekends and need to be kept apart at school in the classroom so learning can be the focus and they learn to socialise with other children."
Ms Harrison said: "Teachers will take on board the information whenever possible and match it with their professional judgement when forming classes."
She said there were many factors to consider which may mean parental wishes could not always be accommodated.
SOURCE:
Newsletter, 2 Nov 2021
Melissa Harrison - Deputy Principal, Umina Beach Public School