ELC Bulletin - Term 1, Week 8

Keeping our kids safe
The safety of our students is always our highest priority, particularly during the busy drop-off and pick-up times before and after school. With a high volume of vehicles and pedestrians accessing our school grounds each day, it is essential that all members of our community work together to ensure these times run as safely and efficiently as possible.

For parents and carers using St Mark’s Drive, we ask that you please be mindful of the following:

Morning Drop-Off
Please move quickly through the drop-off zone. This area is designed for short stops only, and no car should remain in this zone for more than a minute. Keeping the flow of traffic moving ensures that all families can access the area and helps prevent unnecessary congestion caused by vehicles waiting for extended periods.

Parking in No Standing Areas
We have noticed an increase in cars parking in ‘No Standing’ zones. This creates significant safety concerns, making it difficult for traffic to move freely and safely through the area. It also impacts the ability of Transperth buses to access the school and collect our students.

Instead of parking in these restricted areas, we kindly ask that you use available parking around Muzz Buzz and walk down to collect your children.

We appreciate your cooperation and support in helping to keep our school a safe environment for all students, families, and staff.

Kind regards

Mark Pressley
Acting Head of Primary School

• TERM DATES FOR 2026
  Term 1: Monday 2 February to Thursday 2 April
  Term 2: Tuesday 21 April to Friday 26 June
  Term 3: Tuesday 21 July to Friday 25 September
  Term 4: Monday 12 October to Friday 4 December
  
• ELC CHAPEL – Wednesdays 1.30pm, in the Chapel
  ELC students will attend Chapel once a week on most Wednesdays during the School term.
  Parents are welcome to attend if they wish to
  
  
• KINDERGARTEN SPEECH & OT ASSESSMENTS – 3 & 11 March and 23 March to 2 April
  (New Pre-Primary and new Year 1 students also participating.)
  Paper copies were sent home last week. Please return completed permission forms as soon as possible (due by 9 March).
  
• PP & Y1 HOUSE ACTIVITY DAY – Wednesday 1 April
  Pre-Primary and Year 1 students will participate in various activities in their House groups. They will need to wear their House shirts on this day.
  
• LAST DAY OF TERM 1 – Thursday 2 April
  
• GOOD FRIDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY – Friday 3 April
  
• FIRST DAY OF TERM 2 – Tuesday 21 April
  Kindy Turtles will commence on Wednesday 22 April

Please follow the links provided below to add your name to one of the rosters if you are able to assist. Thank you.

These are shared documents which all ELC parents are able to view.

• ELC UPCYCLING ROSTER (no opportunities at the moment)
  ELC Shared Upcycling Roster
  
  

• ELC WATERING AND OTHER OUTDOOR TASKS (ongoing roster)
  ELC Outdoor Enviro Volunteer Roster
  
  
• OTHER ELC PARENT HOUR OPPORTUNITIES (no opportunities at the moment)
  Parents will be advised via the Weekly Bulletins or Class SEESAW pages when opportunities do become available. Parents will be able to access the shared roster via the link provided below to add their names for the advertised task(s).
  ELC Various Tasks Roster

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There are a number of Kiss ‘n Drive drop-off points around the School, including Whitfords Avenue entrance (Gate 4), Early Learning Centre (via Gate 3), Eastern Access Road (via Gate 3) and outside the Performing Arts Complex (via Gate 3 or Gate 2). There is an additional Kiss ‘n Drive bay on St Marks Drive (travelling east to west).

To ensure the safety of all pedestrians, please ensure you adhere to the following:

• Kiss ‘n Drive bays are strictly ‘no parking’ areas whether or not you are in your vehicle.
• Students must exit from the passenger-side doors as quickly as possible.
• Students must use the designated crosswalks located at each Kiss ‘n Drive within the School grounds.
• Do not overtake vehicles who are ahead of you in the Kiss ‘n Drive queue.
• Please be patient, drive slowly and be aware of other road users.
• At pick-up time, If your child is not at the Kiss ‘n Drive when you arrive, please follow the Traffic Warden’s directions and move forward to rejoin the queue.
• For parents with children in Years 6-12, we kindly ask that you refrain from joining the Kiss 'n Drive queue too early. Doing so blocks access for Primary traffic to the drive-thru area. We have staggered end-of-day times across the campus to facilitate smoother traffic flow.

St Mark’s understands that students will withdraw from the School from time to time. Families who intend on withdrawing their child(ren) from St Mark’s are required to complete the Withdrawal Form on the Enrolments page on the School’s website to commence the process.

The WA Government Dental Health Service located at the Craigie Heights Dental Therapy Centre has requested from the School some personal information about our students in Pre Primary – Year 6, inclusive, to allow them to provide their service to families. The information they require is:

• Student name
• Date of birth
• Year group and class

The School Dental Service provides free general dental care to eligible school children at school-based Dental Therapy Centres. More information about the service provided to children may be found HERE.

The Dental Health Services’ Privacy Statement may be found HERE.

St Mark’s has conducted due diligence in respect to the Department of Health’s policies with regard to their collection, use, retention and storage of personal information and are satisfied that it complies with the Australian Privacy Principles outlined in the Privacy Act.

St Mark’s is engaging with the WA Department of Health for the benefit of our students’ oral health. Should you not wish the School to provide the information requested by the WA Government Dental Health Service please contact the School Nurse by email at nurse@stmarks.wa.edu.au to let us know of your decision.

Unless we hear otherwise from you, the School will provide the information for your child to the WA Department of Health Dental Service and Craigie Heights Dental Therapy Centre on Monday 30 March 2026.

If you have any questions about this matter, please contact the Nurse at the School on 9403 1300 or nurse@stmarks.wa.edu.au

Yours sincerely

School Nurse

Year 12 Drama presents a Site Specific performance of scenes from ‘Dear Evan Hansen’.

This musical about a high school senior with severe social anxiety who lies about being best friends with a classmate, Connor Murphy, who recently died by suicide. After a therapeutic, self-addressed letter is mistaken for a suicide note, Evan creates a fabricated, viral friendship, finding himself in a whirlwind of lies that ultimately lead to a journey of self-discovery, guilt, and the pursuit of connection.

Note: Sections of this performance will take place in various locations such as the Senior Academic Centre and Outdoors. Some walking to venues will be required and no stairs will be accessed. The performance will take place in one level

Content Warning: This Performance Contains Mature Themes and references to mental illness and self-harm.

BOOK HERE