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    • Student Inclusion and Wellbeing and Child Safe Standards
    • Student behaviour
    • House Teams
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  • People & Culture
    • Parent involvement
    • Kid’s Kitchen
    • Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden
    • Outside Hours School Care
    • School Council
  • Deaf Education
    • Overview
    • Specialist staff
    • Speech
    • Deaf Education - The Grovedale Deaf Education Centre
  • About GWPS
    • Principal’s Welcome
    • School Profile
    • Vision and Values
    • Enrolment
    • Social Media & Internet Use
    • Policy & document library
    • COMPASS
    • Contact us
  • News & Events
    • Term Dates
    • Latest News
  • Learning & Curriculum
    • Literacy
    • Numeracy
    • Inquiry
    • Science
    • Philosophy
    • Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation program
    • Languages: Auslan
    • Art / Performing Arts
    • Physical Education
  • Character & Wellbeing
    • Mindset and Positivity
    • Student Leadership
    • Camps and Excursions
    • Student Inclusion and Wellbeing and Child Safe Standards
    • Student behaviour
    • House Teams
    • Transition program
  • People & Culture
    • Parent involvement
    • Kid’s Kitchen
    • Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden
    • Outside Hours School Care
    • School Council
  • Deaf Education
    • Overview
    • Specialist staff
    • Speech
    • Deaf Education - The Grovedale Deaf Education Centre

Parent involvement

  • Parent involvement
  • Kid’s Kitchen
  • Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden
  • Outside Hours School Care
  • School Council
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  • Parent involvement
  • Kid’s Kitchen
  • Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden
  • Outside Hours School Care
  • School Council


Parent involvement

The school welcomes the support and interaction of parents within the school environment. Students also love to have their parents involved in their life at school.
Parents must have a Working With Children Check to work in the school and can be provided with advice on how to access this.


Classroom Helpers

We know that there are many people keen to support in the school, and staff value this support. We always settle the children in during Term One and then appreciate having the additional support in the school from Term 2 onwards.

This is a lovely way to connect with the school while offering support.was

Volunteers are required to complete the required Child Safe induction program and have a current Working with Children Check.

There are many ways volunteers can support: For example:

  • Listening to children read
  • Supporting children in small group activities
  • Assisting with the kitchen and garden program
  • General school grounds – sweeping, tidying.
  • Helping the Landcare group
  • Watering the children’s Landcare Garden
  • Assisting with sporting events
  • When required, supporting on school excursions etc.
  • Assisting in special activities planned by the teachers.

And many more........


Gardening / Grounds Help

We need many had on deck to keep our large school grounds well maintained and support is welcomed. The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program also requires parent support in the Kitchen Garden.


Help from Home

There are many things that can be done to support teachers form home such as covering of books, finding items of interest etc. Even when you are at work or home you can stay connected.

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    Grovedale 3216

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