My child has lost something at school. What happens to lost property and how can I minimise the chances of this happening again?
We understand how frustrating it is when you child loses something at school. The school does what it can to ensure that lost property is returned to its owner.
For your information, the current lost property process is:
- Lost property is put in the lost property tub in the front office.
- If it is found in the Kindy area, it is returned to the lost property tub located in the Kindy area.
- Every Monday, student representatives from Room 19 (Semester One 2018) and Room 20 (Semester Two 2018) bring the lost property to the library.
- It is sorted and anything which is named is returned to the students.
- Any non clothing items (eg. water bottles, lunch boxes) are displayed in the library for 2 weeks and then donated to charity.
- Any clothing items which are not named are given to the uniform shop. When a lost item is received by the uniform shop, it is held onto for 7 days before being put in the second hand bin to on sell.
Please remember, given that uniform items look the same it can be very easy for a child to mistake an item as their own and mistakes happen.
There are a number of ways you can increase your chances of having a lost item returned to you.
- Please make sure your child’s name is clearly marked on their property. Put your name not only on the label of the item, but also somewhere inside the clothing. Iron on labels work well for this.
- Please reiterate to your child to take care of their possessions and check that an item is theirs when they pick it up.
- If you find an item that doesn’t belong to your child in your child’s school bag, please return it promptly to the classroom teacher, the student who has lost it (if you know the student) or into the lost property tub in the office.
