Communication within Caulfield Primary School is really important, it provides an opportunity for our staff to be informed of your concerns and importantly, it provides us an opportunity to share some of our focus and priorities with you. Sometimes, it might not be entirely obvious who is the best staff member to see regarding an issue, concern or even some positive feedback. We have put together the following summary that might assist. Please note, when contacting teaching staff always include co-teachers (English and Japanese) so that both teachers have the information available to them. If you would like to meet with teachers, Miharu Morioka or Edward Strain, please try to make an appointment at a time that is suitable. This can be done via email or contacting the school office.   

School Office (Therese, Jess):

• School administration and urgent safety issues
• Financial contributions and payments
• Urgent messages for teachers or other staff
• Making appointments with the Principal/Assistant Principal
• Lost property

Our Teachers:

• Your child’s progress and/or happiness or the curriculum 
• Home reading (English or Japanese)
• Not wanting to go to school 
• Unhappy in class or at lunchtime 
• Educational event info, e.g. Naplan, excursions, camps
• Assisting in the classroom 
• Positive feedback!

Area Leaders (Mari Murray, Noriko Kurata, Hiroki Kurokawa, Kylie Newman, Niamh Molloy):

• Curriculum if you see the issue as a team-wide concern/query
• Inconsistent messages/expectations from teachers within the team 
• Student issues or bullying across multiple grade levels
• Learning clarifications in English/Japanese
• Homework guidelines for English or Japanese homework

Assistant Principal (Miharu Morioka):

• Curriculum
• Your child’s progress or wellbeing when other channels (i.e. teacher, area leader) have been tried
• Cyberbullying and bullying issues 
• Student welfare issues
• Child Safety
• Complex student issues 
• Issues involving school staff 

Principal:

• School-wide Staff issues 
• School management
• Your child’s progress or wellbeing when other channels (i.e. teacher, area leader and Assistant Principal) have been tried 
• Child Safety
• School safety
• School policy 
• Very complex student issues 

School Council – Inclusive of Sub-Committees Finance, Buildings and Grounds, Education and Policy, School Engagement:

• Buildings and Grounds
• Health and Safety 
• Parent/Carer communication 
• Policies or guidelines 
• Finance or budgets 
• Health and Safety 
• Outsourced programs

Parents and Friends Club and Parent Reps:

• Communication 
• Fundraising 
• Social events
• Issues impacting school community spirit

Caulfield Primary School
724 Glenhuntly Road
Caulfield South, 3162

Phone:  (03) 9523 7932
Email:  caulfield.ps@education.vic.gov.au