OCTOBER

Monday 31st - Student free day

NOVEMBER

Tuesday 1st - Public Holiday, Melb Cup Day

Wed 9th - Fri 11th - Year 9 Exams

Monday 14th - 9/10 Elective Exams

Monday 14th - Yr 7 Vaccinations

Tues15th - Thurs 17th - Yr 9 Portsea Camp

Monday 21st - Wed 23rd - Yr 11 Camp

Term Dates - 2022

Term 1

January 31st - April 8th

Term 2

April 26th - June 24th

Term 3

July 11th - September 16th

Term 4

October 3rd - December 20th

Term Dates - 2023

Term 1

January 30th - April 6th

Term 2

April 24th - June 23rd

Term 3

July 10th - September 15th

Term 4

October 2nd - December 20th

Public Holidays and Student Free Days

January 26th - Australia Day

March 14th - Labour Day

April 15 - 18th - Easter

April 25th - Anzac Day

May 26th - Student Free day

June 10th - Professional Practice Day for Staff

Student Free day

June 13th - Queens Birthday

September 30th - AFL Grand Final (TBC)

November 1st - Melbourne Cup

HOURS OF STUDENT SUPERVISION ON SCHOOL GROUNDS

A reminder to all parents that students should not be arriving unduly early to school as we do not provide supervision for students before the first bus which is at 8:30. There is no supervision prior to 8:30 and limited supervision until 8:50 when teachers are officially required to be onsite.

COMPASS PARENT PORTAL

The Compass Parent Portal is an online portal that allows you to access up-to-date information about our school and your child’s progress. The portal is accessible via the web and also via the Compass School Manager App (available for download via the App store on your device).

Within the parent portal are many different features including the ability to:

Add Attendance Notes
Communicate with your child’s teachers
Monitor your child’s homework and assessment tasks
View Semester and Progress Reports
Book Parent Teacher Conferences
Consent and Pay for school events
Make school fee payments
View school news items

CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUND APPLICATIONS

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you have a valid means-tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families.

Payment amounts are approx $225 for eligible secondary school students. Payments are made direct to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions and sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.

If you would like to apply for the first time, please contact the school office on 5655 1566 and ask for an application form.

You can also download the form, and find out more about the program and eligibility, on the Department of Education and Training’s Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund web page.

Check with the school office if you are unsure, and please return completed forms to the school office as soon as possible.

UNIFORM SHOP

The Uniform Shop is now located at the Burra Sports and Cycles shop, 39 Commercial Rd, Korumburra. Phone Number - 5655 1724

CANTEEN

Please find attached, canteen menu.

You can now follow the canteen news on Instagram - ksccanteen where new items and daily specials are on the fridge in canteen.

Lunch orders should be in at recess so as not to miss out on what you want for lunch.

Please write your name and food item ordered on the bag. Paying when you put your lunch order in is preferred, however you can either put your money in the bag or pay at the Canteen.

HELP WITH SCHOOL COSTS AND FEES

STUDENT PICK UP AND DROP OFF ZONE

For safety reasons, we have a designated student pick up and drop off zone at KSC. We ask that you respect the safety plan we have in place and only collect or drop off your child/ren within the loop (yellow line).

Parents are not to drop off or pick up children from the bus loop.

We thank you for your support in helping us to keep our school community safe.

LOST PROPERTY

Lost property is located in the library. Please come and ask us if you have lost or misplaced an item.

GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF INFECTIONS AND VIRUSES:

Hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infections. You can spread certain "germs" (a general term for pathogens like viruses and bacteria) casually by touching another person. You can also catch germs when you touch contaminated objects or surfaces and then you touch your face (mouth, eyes, and nose).

Good health habits are important and include:

frequent hand washing with soap and water
using alcohol-based hand sanitizers when soap and water are not available
avoiding close contact with sick people
coughing and sneezing into your elbow or use a tissue (and throw away the tissue immediately)
avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth

BUS PASSES

A bus pass is required if you are intending to catch a bus that you do not normally catch e.g. going to a friends house or sports training. Also a pass is required if you are getting off your normal bus at a different stop.

In order to get a bus pass , the bus coordinator must receive a note or a phone call from a parent/carer. The Bus Coordinator (Ms Jenkin) is situated in the library and passes can be collected before school, recess and lunchtimes.

CHEMISTRY

YEAR 11