Office News
Come and join us on Thursday mornings from 8.30am on the synthetic turf for skipping!
Parents and little siblings are welcome too.
Every Thursday, weather permitting.
Reminder: Consent for Events on Compass – Highly Important
We have made the decision that in 2025, we will be fully adhering to our ‘Camps and Excursions’ policy for consent for events. This means that the following will now take place:
- Students who have not finalised payment and consent by the required date will not be allowed to attend unless the Principal determines exceptional circumstances apply.
This is always a difficult decision for us as we never want a child to miss out on a school event. Unfortunately, we quite frequently undertake frantic phone calls and make hasty arrangements to receive consent as students are about to leave on an excursion. This places extreme stress on the teachers and excursion organisers as they prepare to have students leave the school grounds. This has led to mistakes being made and we can no longer take this risk. Furthermore, with many external excursions and camps, we need to set budgets for the event and this is dependent on the number of students attending. This includes booking the right number of buses.
We will provide ample time (2 weeks’ notice) for events, except for hastily arranged sporting events that we do not receive that time from the organisers. Additionally, we will also provide consent notification for an event and email reminders prior to the closing date.
We suggest that you check Compass on a regular basis and consent for events as soon as they are published. If you require financial support, please do not hesitate Sanober (Business Manager) and we can offer assistance.
We thank you for your support and cooperation.
CSEF
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.
LAST DAY TO APPLY IS WEDNESDAY 27TH JUNE 2025
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: $154.
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.
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 the office on 9846 2700 or email me:
Sanober.NajamulArefeen@education.vic.gov.au
Parent and Carer School Saving Bonus code distribution
The Victorian Government is delivering the School Saving Bonus – a one-off $400 support for government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025.
From Tuesday 26 November 2024, you will receive an email from the Department of Education with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code.
The School Saving Bonus will help families cover the cost of uniforms, textbooks, excursions, activities and more.
If you have multiple children enrolled in Victorian government schools for 2025, you will receive one School Saving Bonus code email per child. These emails might arrive on different days. Please make sure to check your spam/junk email folder.
Parents and carers can use the School Saving Bonus code in store at school-nominated suppliers. Parents and carers can also choose to access the School Saving Bonus online system, where they can allocate part or all the $400 bonus to use at school nominated-online suppliers or for school activities.
To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, visit School Saving Bonus | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au). A step-by-step user guide will be available on the webpage on 26 November.
If you have not received your School Saving Bonus code via email by Friday 29 November, please contact the Department of Education by emailing school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au
We would like to inform you we will no longer be sending home hard copies of the Scholastic Book Club.
If your child would like to order a book from the Scholastic Book Club please use the QR code below.
Alternatively, if you would like to access the Scholastic Book Club online. Please use the following link.
https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/book-club/
You will need to follow the prompts on the website to order the books which will be sent to the school for distribution.
REUSABLE CANTEEN LUNCH ORDER BAGS
We have StickyBeaks Reusable Lunch Bags for sale if you would like to purchase one.
Cost: $12.50 each
These are lunch bags that are handy for frequent lunch orders from the school canteen.
They have a small pocket for money/change and a few other features.
Please visit the school office if you would like to purchase one.