From the Office

End of Term 4 - Friday 20th December

1:30pm Dismissal Time

Have you ordered your child's 2025 Stationery Pack?

School Code: BFP25

Their Care

Before School Care | After School Care | School Holiday Care

We are pleased to announce that the booking calendar for Banyan Fields Primary School TheirCare is now open.

 

To manage your bookings, kindly log in to your parent portal and access your booking calendar located at the bottom of your dashboard. Please ensure that your account is complete for the calendar to appear.

Additionally, we would like to provide you with an update regarding your payments and childcare subsidy.

 

Typically, we charge your out-of-pocket fees at the end of each week (in arrears). However, as Banyan Fields Primary School TheirCare is a new service with us, there is a transition period for Centrelink to process the subsidy transfer.

Centrelink is currently in the process of transferring the service, and until this transition is complete, we are unable to determine the exact amount of out-of-pocket charges. Therefore, we anticipate commencing charges once Centrelink has processed the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

 

Once the transition is finalised, you will receive a system-generated email prompting you to log into your Centrelink account (via MyGov) to confirm your details for the service, ensuring that the subsidy is correctly applied to your account.

We wanted to inform you of this process in advance, should you be expecting a direct debit or enrolment notice.

 

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Support Team during office hours at 1300 072 410.

 

Warm regards,

The Team at TheirCare

Want to support the BFPS PE Program? 

Make sure when you visit our local Grill’d store at Frankston during the whole month of December that you deposit your token into the local matters jar labelled “BFPS” 

For more information about the local matters program at Grill’d please visit https://grilld.com.au/local-matters

SCHOOL SAVING BONUS

Parent and carer School Saving Bonus code distribution 

The Victorian Government is delivering the School Saving Bonus – a one-off $400 support for government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025.

From Tuesday 26 November 2024, you will receive an email from the Department of Education with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code.

The School Saving Bonus will help families cover the cost of uniforms, textbooks, excursions, activities and more.

If you have multiple children enrolled in Victorian government schools for 2025, you will receive one School Saving Bonus code email per child. These emails might arrive on different days. Please make sure to check your spam/junk email folder.

Parents and carers can use the School Saving Bonus code in store at school-nominated suppliers. Parents and carers can also choose to access the School Saving Bonus online system, where they can allocate part or all the $400 bonus to use at school nominated-online suppliers or for school activities.  

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, visit School Saving Bonus | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au). A step-by-step user guide will be available on the webpage on 26 November.  

If you have not received your School Saving Bonus code via email by Friday 29 November, please contact the Department of Education by emailing school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au

Are you moving school's in 2025?

If you are changing schools please notify the school office on 03 9782 1333 or email banyan.fields.ps@education.vic.gov.au 

The office can print or email you exit forms to begin the transfer process.

Changed your address? Changed your mobile number? 

Email the school office to request your details to be updated. 

Please remember to provide Banyan Fields P.S. with any updated information as soon as your circumstances change.

To make changes to your child’s enrolment information, please email banyan.fields.ps@education.vic.gov.au with any required changes and/or request a Student Enrolment Information Form to be sent home with your child, where you can review the information currently on the school system, then make alterations where necessary and return to Banyan Fields PS office for details to be updated.

Office Hours for Banyan Fields Primary School

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:15am - 4:00pm

Wednesday: 8:15am - 3:30pm