School Information
Work Experience for Year 10 Students
Woo Hoo
Work Experience for Year 10 students has been rescheduled for September 7th-11th.
We encourage Year 10 students to use their networks to seek placements for this program.
Uniform
Reminder to all Parents and students, please make sure you arrive in full school uniform including black shoes.
If you have any concerns, please contact the office for further assistance.
Reminder for Parents
Primary Campus and Secondary Campus foyers:
Students are not to use these areas to wait in before school or after school. It is expected students will be on their way home by 3.30 pm.
Any student on the Primary Campus not collected will be sent to OSHC (Out of School Hours Care).
We have staff on Yard Duty before school from 8:45 am, and after school until 3:30 pm. Due to other responsibilities staff are unable to provide supervision outside these times.
Please also be aware the Primary Campus office will close at 4:00 pm each day.
Students waiting for collection at the end of the day will be directed to the concrete leaves at the front of the school and early arrivals will need to find an undercover spot to play.
Please support us in making sure all students are safe.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS - CSEF PAYMENTS
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student misses out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government's commitment to breaking the link between a student's background and their achievements. CSEF will be provided to eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent issued prior to 14th April 2020, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is: $125 for primary school students and $250 for Secondary students.
If you have not applied for CSEF before and are new to our school or hold a Current Health Care Card, Veterans Affairs Gold Card or Pensioner Concession Card don’t forget to drop in and complete the forms, supply a copy of your card and we can apply for you. How to Apply: Contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from the CSEF website http://www.education.vic.gov.au/ csef. If you have already completed this last year then there is no need to complete it again. Application forms are available at the office.
CLOSING DATE EXTENDED TO: 24TH JULY 2020
UPCOMING SCHOOL TOURS
The Lakes Primary Campus is excited to announce that our school tours will recommence at the beginning of Term 3, Tuesday 14th July 2020. They will take place every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday until Wednesday 16th September 2020 which is the end of our third term. These tours will run for approximately 1 hour. All families and local community are encouraged to ring the school to arrange either a personal or small group tour. We look forwarding to meeting with you on one of these days!
Semester 2 Instrumental Music Payments Due
The Instrumental Music Department would like to thank all parents and guardians for their assistance and support that helped make the transition to Online Instrumental lessons possible over the last eight weeks.
As we approach the end of the semester, we would like to remind you that the payment for Semester Two Instrumental lessons is due.
Please make prompt payment.
If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact us
We look forward to your participation and commitment to the program.
Thanks,
Andrew Rogers
Secondary Instrumental Music Coordinator