School Leaders

Wellbeing Concerns? Contact Us.

A reminder that we have support available for students should anything get tough in the home. Our Wellbeing Coordinator, Ant Douglas, is on hand to give your child assistance. Here are the contact details.

• Wellbeing Phone Number: 0434 541 066
• Wellbeing Email Address: wellbeing@southmelbourneps.vic.edu.au

Attendance

 Attending school each day is extremely important.  We must continue to maintain high levels of attendance this term. We continue teaching up to the very last day! We do not want your children to be missing out of important learning. 

If your child is absent, you need to provide an explanation to the school as a legal requirement. School will follow up with families who do not provide explanation with families. Please find the how to guide below:

Camp 2020 - Cancelled 

Unfortunately due to COVID- 19, our 2020 camp cannot take place. Tess Duerden will be in touch to organise reimbursements for families who had students attending. 

2021 Parent Payment Arrangements

The school fees may look a little different for next year and that is due to the Department of Education and Training updating the Parent Payment Policy. School Councils are no longer required to produce their own policy and are to establish Parent Payment Arrangements instead. These are available on the school website (https://southmelbourneps.vic.edu.au/) along with the DET's Policy. 

These payments will be live on Compass for payment next week so please wait for an email notification from our Business Manager, Tess Duerden when payment is available. 

Payments 

SMPS Cookbook!

You can try over a hundred recipes from a range of cultures. Your family may find a new favourite. Choose from a variety of dishes: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, cakes and bakes. Pre-order now for just $20! Why not buy one as a gift? We hope you enjoy this culinary masterpiece!

Please head to compass to pre-order the SMPS Cookbook. You should have received an alert to opt-in to purchase the cookbook. Please contact the school is if you have questions. 

Massive shout out to Ms Megan, Ms Jenny & Nurul, a Family and Friends Association and School Council member for all the work they've put in to creating this masterpiece. Thank you. 

Please see the Families and Friends page for more information on the association and the work they are doing. 

Student Device Program

In 2020 South Melbourne Primary School introduced a School-Owned Device Program (SDP), where the school provides devices on a lease for all students in Grades 1 and 4. Students in these levels hold onto the devices for a 3 year life cycle. In 2021, the school will be continuing this program and providing all students in Grades 1 and 4 with a device, as we begin to phase out the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. The devices can be paid for upfront payment or over three years as instalments. This is a ‘lease to return’ contract and all students will have to return their device to the school at the end of the three years. All families will have the option to buy out the Device at the end of the three years with a $50.00 fee.

Prices vary each year depending on the costs the school can negotiate with suppliers. For further details on the program, please open the PDF file below.