The Smile Squad free school dental program is coming to our school

The Smile Squad team from Omnia CH are coming to Woodend PS – 20th till 31st July.

Smile Squad is the Victorian Government free school dental program.

This means ALL students can get a free dental check-up, preventive services and treatment at school.

How to access free dental care….

We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian.

Sign up to Smile Squad at: https://bit.ly/smilesquadvic OR use the below QR code:

Please complete and submit the consent form by Friday 10th July - end of Term 2.

Paper copies of the consent form are available. Please contact the school office if you would like to request one.

The electronic consent form can be translated into more than 100 languages, and the paper form is currently available in 30 languages.

Smile Squad oral health packs

All children deserve a healthy smile, and the Smile Squad free school dental program is working hard to help make sure this happens.

Your child(ren) will soon receive a free oral health pack to bring home. The pack contains a toothbrush, full sized toothpaste, and an oral health brochure. Please take the time to read the brochure. It’s full of helpful hints and tips to help your whole family eat well, drink well and clean well – for life.

Standard strength toothpaste

Smile Squad provides standard strength fluoride toothpaste that is generally used by ages six and over, unless recommended by a dental or trained health professional.

If your child is under six, please talk to a dental or trained health professional to find out if your child might benefit from using this toothpaste. You can also choose to put the toothpaste away until they turn six or give it to someone else in your family to use.

Do I need to attend my child’s appointment?

No, you do not need to attend your child’s appointment. You can attend if you would like to, and you can take your child to the community dental clinic if you prefer.

The Omnia CH Smile Squad look forward to seeing you soon.

CANCELLING A LUNCH ORDER VIA QKR

If you have placed a lunch order via QKR but your child will be absent that day or you have changed your mind, you can cancel the order through QKR, which then gives you a credit to use in the future, however you MUST CANCEL BEFORE that day’s 9.15am cutoff.

To cancel your order:

go to the QKR app
at the top right of the opening screen, choose ‘Activity’ and sign in

click on the receipt for the order you wish to cancel, then click on this symbol

If this doesn’t work, as a last resort please call the office before 9.30am and we will advise the Canteen not to process the order that day, if possible.

LATE ARRIVALS – PLEASE DON’T ENTER THIS YOURSELF ON COMPASS

If your child will be late, please don’t enter this on Compass yourself. It causes an error on our system which needs to be manually corrected for each entry.

We ask you to please either:

call and leave a voicemail on the school phone (54272455 – option 1) or
send an email on the morning of the late arrival to
woodend.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Don’t forget to come and sign your child in at the office when they do arrive at school.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photo orders have arrived at school and have been sent home with your child.

Where requested, some orders are being held at the office for collection.

If you forgot to order, you can still place an order however you will incur a late fee.

Go to schoolpix.com.au and use the ‘student search’ function. You will need the student first and last name and their date of birth.

If you believe you placed an order but haven’t received photos, please check your credit card to ensure the order was finalised. Call the school office and we will follow up for you.

SCHOOL ACCOUNT STATEMENTS

In recent weeks, school account statements were issued to all families via email.

Every family should have received a statement, even if there was a NIL balance owing.

All charges and payments made to date are visible, including parent payments for Curriculum and Non-Curriculum Contributions, plus Building & Library Fund. If you believe you have paid for something and it isn’t showing, please contact the office.

Any amounts shown with a negative, are credits on your account, which could be a refund, SSB, CSEF or a prepayment and can be used for future events/charges.

Please contact the office if you have a query with anything listed.

Sue Turner

Business Manager

Lapathon - 25.03.2026