A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The A-Z of Information about Palmerston
Welcome to Palmerston District Primary School. We have provided an A-Z of information to assist in a smooth transition to Palmerston Primary School. If you have any further questions, please call the front office on 02 6142 1440 and they will endeavor to assist you.
Leaving Our School
You may choose to unenroll your child or young person from our school for a number of reasons, including to:
- Enrol at a different public school, Catholic school or Independent school in the ACT
- Register for home education
- Move to other education destinations or a school outside of the ACT.
If you plan to leave our school, please follow these steps:
- Advise us in writing. Please let us know:
- Your child’s name
- Your child’s year level and teacher’s name
- Your child’s last day at our school
- Which school or education destination your child will be enrolled at Or complete the PDPS Leavers Form
- Return any school or ACT Education Directorate property, including Chromebooks, library books, instruments you hire, etc.
- Consider donating your school uniforms to our uniform shop.
From 1 January 2025, letting us know which school or education destination your child or young person will be enrolled at next will be a legal requirement under the Education Act 2004.
Leaving School Grounds
Students are not permitted to leave the school grounds after arrival and before 3:00 pm. Students needing to leave during school hours must be collected by a parent/carer at the agreed time and must be signed out at the front office.
Library
We are very fortunate at Palmerston to have an extensive library with wonderful books for our students. Parent are welcome to visit the Library with their children before and after school (8.30-9.00 and 3.00-3.30) to assist in book selection, return books, or to read quietly. There is no teacher supervision during this time, so parents do need to stay with their children.
Bilingual Books
Our Library has a wide range of bilingual texts and parents are encouraged to access these resources to encourage students in their first language literacy. We are keen to develop this collection so please let us know if we need books in your language.
Parent Resources
We are currently developing our collection of parent resources on a range of topics including Sex Ed., Protective Behaviours and Special Needs. We welcome suggestions for resources that may be of interest to parents and carers. These resources are on a stand near the Library office for parents to readily access.
Lunchtime
The Library is open for quiet reading Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Students are encouraged to use this time to return and borrow books too so they always have something new to read.
Parent Assistance
Please feel free to come into our wonderful library and borrow for yourself and your family. If you have some spare time before or after dropping your children at school, we are always pleased to have volunteers to help in the library. From shelving to covering books, we can always find a way for you to assist!
We welcome donations of books and are always happy to accept quality books your children may have outgrown.
Borrowing
Each class has a designated library borrowing day each week. Please check your child's day with their teacher. Students in the junior classes are strongly encouraged to have a library bag to protect books from possible accidents with liquids and damage from transportation to and from school.
Scholastic Book Club
Our Library benefits enormously from the Scholastic Book Club (managed by the P & C) and our annual Scholastic Book Fair. Your support of these initiatives greatly assists our ability to buy new resources each year.
Lost Property
Each child’s name should be marked clearly on all personal belongings, particularly clothing. Unclaimed belongings are kept in a crate on the Blacktop area and may be checked at any time.
Lunches
We encourage parents/carers to provide a piece of fresh fruit and a healthy recess and lunch in a named lunch box. Please keep packaging and wrappers to a minimum.