Starting School

Welcome booklets

We have developed booklets which contain important information to help parents and students prepare for the start of school.

Uniforms

The uniform was developed with consideration regarding gender neutrality, comfort, ease of manufacture, ease of matching colour and distinctiveness from nearby schools.

We have worked with ethical uniform suppliers to select material and styles and Summer and winter uniform options are available including dresses, jackets, jumpers, hoodies, and long-sleeved shirts. These will also be accompanied by a selection of hats, head dresses and wraps. Visit the uniform section for more details, price lists and how to order.

Stationery packs

We are pleased to welcome local Canberra business, Blue Ink, who will be supplying our School Book Packs.

The book pack contains consumables used in the classroom throughout the year. Once purchased, the entire book pack will be sent to the school in Term 1 and stored in your child's learning space.

Families can conveniently order their children's back-to-school book packs from via the Blue Ink website, using the special ESS code.

Easy Ordering Steps:

1. Go to https://www.blueinkgroup.com.au/ess

2. Access code is ESS#

3. Select the year pack you require

4. Complete student name

5. Select the year required and click "Add to Order"

6. View your child's book list in the cart at the top of the screen

7. Go to "Checkout" to confirm your order

8. This will take you to the secure payment page to enter your credit card details

9. Complete personal details (Delivery will be to the school)

Important Information regarding your Order Delivery Service

The Back-to-School Stationery Packs will be delivered by courier in bulk to Evelyn Scott School at the start of the school year. Individual deliveries will not be available to home/office addresses. Orders placed throughout the school year will be sent to the school as they are processed.

Blue Ink Customer Service can be contacted at Blue Ink's office on 02 6166 6000 for all queries regarding 2023 Back to School Stationery Packs.

Email: sales@blueinkgroup.com.au

Out of School Hours Care (OSHC)

Woden Community Services are our OSHC provider. OSHC is run out of our school gymnasium and caters for children from preschool to year 6. The team can be contacted at enrolments@wcs.org.au or by calling 0431 820 289.

Bunjis

In 2021, we asked the Evelyn Scott school community to vote for school house names and colours. We then researched a more contemporary and culturally sensitive label for 'houses'. Principal Jackie Vaughan worked with ACT Education Directorate’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Team to select the term 'Bunji' which is defined as 'mate and/or friend' from Warlpiri and other languages from Northern Territory and Northern QLD. You will notice that these are also street names in the suburb of Denman Prospect where our school stands.

Norris (Emerald Green) - Dame Ada Norris DBE, CMG was president of the National Council of Women of Victoria from 1951-54 and national president from 1967-70 where she contributed to shaping public opinion and influencing legislation about issues of women’s rights, status and opportunities
Rigby (Purple) - Norma Rigby MBE, who helped to establish Canberra’s Koomarri school and spent much of her life working for the rights of people with a disability or mental illness
Golgerth (Aqua/Blue) - Joyce Golgerth, founder of non-political and non-religious anti-conscription movement called SOS (Save Our Sons) in protest of the Government legislated conscription lottery which sent many young Australian men to the Vietnam War
Felstead (Orange) - Minnie Felstead, union organiser and advocate for women’s rights, elected to the Convalescent Home for Women in 1909 and was an energetic organiser in union and labour circles. She was also elected Women's Organiser for the Trades Hall Council in 1911.

Coloured T shirts with Bunji names are available on the Workin' Gear website alongside our school uniform. You are not obligated to purchase from this provider and you may want to source your own shirts but we have asked our uniform provider to make them available for your convenience. Learners at Evelyn Scott School are placed into their Bunji upon enrolment and stay in this Bunji for the duration of their time at school. Siblings are always placed in the same Bunji.

Helpful resources for families starting school in the ACT

https://www.education.act.gov.au/school_education/starting_school

Resources for parents on literacy and helping your child

https://www.alea.edu.au/publicresources/resources-for-parents-and-community

Parentlink resources on children starting school

https://www.parentlink.act.gov.au/parenting-guides/babies-toddlers-and-young-children/starting-school

For information about child development and concerns about your children

https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/childdevelopmentservice/what-we-offer