Office Hours

8:15am - 4:00pm

(Closed during school holidays)

ph: 8560 6079

E: dohertys.creek.p9.co@edumail.vic.gov.au

Camps, Excursion and Incursion Payments

We are continually trying to improve the way we organise and communicate events to the Dohertys Creek community. Part of this process is to ensure that Parents/Carers are given sufficient time to provide payment and consent for future excursions and incursions. To support this process we ask that parent always provide electronic consent. If this is an issue for you please contact the administration team who will support you through this process as handwritten notes or verbal consent can not be accepted.

We also recommend logging on to Compass regularly to ensure you do not miss the closing dates for upcoming events as late payment and/or consent will not be accepted under any circumstances.

The safety of our students is paramount and having these processes in place helps ensure that we have all of our bases covered when students leave the College under our care.

Updating Contact Details

Have you or your family circumstances changed? Mobile phone and email addresses can be updated on Compass. For all other changes, please notify the General Office either in person or via email at

dohertys.creek.p9.co@edumail.vic.gov.au

Compass news

Compass Education have been working hard over the past few months to improve the functionality of Compass for Parents with a range of sweeping enhancements (including advanced app functionality) that allows Parents to make payments from their phones without having to go through the web browser.

All changes are reflected in the Compass app (available for both iOS and Android phones), where Compass have built an app-native version of the events module, with the ability for payments to be processed from mobile devices.

The introduction of brand new functionality allows you to fulfil a range of tasks such as:

Provide consent for events/excursions from your phone, including multiple events/excursions at once
Process payments from the mobile app, including the option to save credit card details
Set up a Payment Plan to pay for events or excursions over a series of instalments*
Confirm Medical Action Plans are up-to-date in case of an emergency during an event or excursion.

To view a video tutorial on how to pay / consent for events through the Compass app, click here .

To view a video tutorial on how to use the Compass School Manager App, click here .

To view a video tutorial on how to add a note/give approval for an absence on compass, click here .

To view a video tutorial on how to pay / consent for events through the parent portal (web browser), click here.

Attendance

Did you know that absences can be entered directly into Compass by Parents/Carers? This is our preferred method of communication, however Parents/Carers can also contact the school to discuss attendance issues or report a student absence (preferably before 8.40 am).

Late arrivals

All students arriving late to school (ie. after 8.50am) must report to the Administration Office before heading to their classroom to obtain a late pass. This late pass then needs to be handed to their teacher. Students will be directed back up to the office by the teacher if they do not have a late pass.

Early Leavers

All parents wishing to collect their child/ren early (ie. before 3pm) must report to the Administration Office before heading to their child's classroom to obtain an early leavers pass. This early leavers pass will then need to be handed to their teacher. Parents will be directed to the Administration Office by the teacher to obtain an early leavers pass before a student is released from class.

Uniform

Dohertys Creek P-9 College have a uniform policy and appreciate your parent support in ensuring children are in correct uniform each day. Please ensure all uniform items are named.

Some reminders:

Only school shirts or tshirts can be worn
Hoodies are not part of the school uniform and can not be worn.
Only blue leggings can be worn under tunics or skorts (patterned leggings are not part of the uniform)
Navy headscarves and turbans can be worn.
ribbons can be red blue or white
socks must be white
black shoes should be worn

Term Dates 2019

TERM 1

January 29 2019 - April 5 2019

TERM 2

April 23 2019 - June 28 2019

TERM 3

July 15 2019 - September 20 2019

TERM 4

October 7 2019 - December 20 2019

Curriculum Day

Monday 28th October

Term Dates 2020

TERM 1

January 28 2020 - March 27 2020

TERM 2

April 14 2020 - June 26 2020

TERM 3

July 13 2020 - September 18 2020

TERM 4

October 5 2020 - December 18 2020

Important Dates 2020

28 & 29 January - Parent / teacher Interviews

30 January - Professional Learning Day

31 January - All Year 1 - 6 students commence & first 1/2 of Preps

3 February - Second 1/2 of Preps commence

4 February - All Preps begin together

5/12/19/26 February - Prep Assessments - no school for Prep students

OSH Club

Should you require before, after school care or vacation care for your child or would like further information in regards to the services and programs that they provide, please contact OSHClub on 1300 395 735 or www.oshclub.com.au .

For information on all the exciting activities happening over the September School Holidays and how to book, please open the brochure below.

Dohertys Creek Newsletter

Issue 23 · 31 Oct 2019

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