From the Office 

Compass Reminder:

Whole Day Absences

Parents are responsible for keeping up-to-date approvals for their children’s absences on Compass.  A short message will appear above your newsfeed – please click on the link where you will see a list of times that your child was absent from school. 

Late Arrivals and Early Departures

Students who arrive ‘LATE' to or ‘LEAVE EARLY' from the school must also have “approvals” logged by parents.  

Please note that these approvals can only be recorded after the fact as they are “time stamped” by Compass.  Parents/Carers are not to pre-approve these partial day absences.

All students who arrive late to school must report to the office to ensure they are not marked as absent for the first session; parents NEED to accompany the students on these occasions as we are unable to take responsibility for students as they walk from the car into the school grounds.  Similarly students must always be signed out by a parent or carer who is listed as a student contact.  If your child is being signed out by someone who is not authorised to do so, that adult must bring a letter of authority with them. 

CSEF Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund 

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or you are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the CSEF (Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund). 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.

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

The annual CSEF amount per student is: $125. 

Please contact the school office for an application form. Then complete the form and return it to the office, together with a copy of your card, as soon as possible so that we can begin accessing the funds on your behalf.

The last day for submitting the form is 16th June 2023

Families who had CSEF last year and who qualify again this year, have had their applications automatically rolled over.  If you are unsure if this applies to you, please call or email me:

Sanober.NajamulArefeen@education.vic.gov.au

Thank you,

Sanober Arefeen

BUSINESS MANAGER

Scholastic Book Club Orders

Please note that Scholastic Book Orders are due by Friday 9th June 2023