From the Office
Tuckshop Trial on Thursdays at Billanook
As mentioned in the last couple of newsletters, we are trialing a new food service at Billanook.
All children and staff will be able to order a lunch order through TK Tuckshops for Thursday lunchtimes. We will be trialing the service until the end of the year.
All orders need to be placed prior to 8am on Thursdays. You can place your orders via the Spriggy Schools app. Please see instructions attached to this post for more information.
Student scholarships
The Department of Education administers a number of scholarships available to eligible students who are enrolled in Grade 4 to Year 12 in 2024.
Applicants for these scholarships will be evaluated on their:
- participation in school activities
- community involvement
- academic achievement.
Scholarships are either one-off payments or cover the duration of the student’s course or annual study.
Many of these scholarships have specific eligibility criteria, so please refer to individual applications for more information.
Applications are now open, and close on Saturday 1 February 2025.
For information on how to apply, refer to Student scholarships.
Thank you,
Billanook Primary School
Music Bus lessons at Billanook Primary School
The Music Bus has opened their term 4 enrolments and are inviting new students to apply.
Classes offered are: · Ukulele (Prep-y6) · Drums (y1-y6) · Guitar (Y2-y6) · Singing (Prep -y6)
Lessons are: 30 minute duration - once per week
* held in the hi tech music classroom on wheels on our site
* cost $20 per week ($22 drums) payable by the term on commencement
If you wish to take part please complete this expression of interest form. https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/ee4627a5204c46158e1ab17e7c8069c6
Many thanks for your continued support.
Kind Regards
The Music Bus Help Desk
Regarding our phones
At the moment our phones are manned Mon to Thurs 9:30am to 4pm.
On Fridays our phone hours are 9:30am to 12:00pm.
Please contact us through this email address and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Can’t make it to Billanook for the Monday afternoon assembly?
It’s now LIVE STREAMED for everyone to watch from home or work!
We would like to invite our Billanook community - parents and grandparents, to tune in online using the link below to see our amazing Billanook kids in action.
Time: 2:30pm-3:30pm
Day: Mondays
Meeting Link: https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=meb89713740479d3ac38ba576c434a37a
Meeting Number: 2652 671 7276
Password: Billanook
Working With Children Checks For Volunteers
A Victorian Government Working With Children Check (WWC) will be required by all adults who undertake any voluntary work at Billanook. This means anyone working in the school canteen, helpers in the classroom, school camps, computer lab etc.
Holding a Police Check is not enough. WWC is ongoing monitoring of the criminal records of those who hold a WWC Card. Since the 30th June 2008 it is compulsory for all volunteers to provide a current WWC.
To obtain a Working With Children Check you must now apply online at https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/
To complete the application form you must have:
- an email address, so you can contacted
- the address of every place you have lived in the last 5 years in Australia
- the name, postal address and phone number in Australia for each organisation you will be doing paid or volunteer child-related work for
- a printer that will print a legible copy of the Application summary.
After filling in the online form, finalise your application at a participating Australia Post retail outlet, by presenting your application summary, proof of identity documents and a passport quality photo. Employee WWC Check applicants need to also pay a fee. Fees are non-refundable.