From the front desk

A note from Brooke & Wendy 💚

We hope you all get time to 'Sharpen the Saw' over the spring break.

Enjoy the holidays.

We will see you all in Term 4

9am October 2nd

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Parents & Friends Gardening Team

Thank you to our wonderful helpers this term for all their effort weeding and helping to make our gardens look neat and tidy! You are all amazing 💚

We are lucky enough to have a wonderful team of parents & friends who are volunteering their time to help around our school grounds doing some much needed gardening. The group generally meets on Wednesdays or Fridays, however anytime you can spare would be appreciated. Jobs around the school include-

Weeding garden beds
Putting mulch/tanbark on garden beds
Raking soft fall back underneath play equipment
Leave blowing

We would like to invite any parents, carers & friends who would like to help out around the school gardens and join the team to please contact Le.Page.PS@education.vic.gov.au or call 9583 8342. A Working With Children's Check is required when volunteering on school grounds.

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To support the Leader in Me Journey our school will be conducting a survey to learn more about key areas of strength and areas of further development in our school. The data from this survey will also help us track the impacts of the Leader in Me process and implement key practices more fully. For us to have a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, we are asking all staff members, parents/guardians, and students to participate in the survey.

For parents and carers, the survey window is now open and will close on Friday 25th of August.

The parent and carer survey is anonymous and takes about 5 to 10 minutes to complete. You will respond to questions about your child and about his or her experience in our school. If you have more than one child attending the school, you will be asked to think about the oldest child’s experiences as you respond, related to his or her growth.

Please use the link below to complete the survey: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/le-page-primary-school/families

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Movie Making Program 2023

Movie production is in its initial stage for 2023 and the students are loving learning their lines and practicing filming. This is an annual celebratory experience, which ends in a film festival at the cinemas. It takes a professional director and producer to facilitate the lengthy process. We hire the services of Bruce Grantford from Kids in Shorts – fantastic film festivals for primary schools. https://www.kidsinshorts.com.au/ The cost of Bruce Grantford’s service is $80 per student and covers:

10 workshop/rehearsal days
10 shoot days
18 edit days
scripts, music and sound effects
digital movie links

The preferred payment date is by Friday June 16th. However, payments may be made up until the last day of term, Friday June 23rd. Those facing financial hardship are encouraged to contact our Business Manager as we would like all students to enjoy this experience. The movies will not be uploaded on public social media platforms. Cinema seat tickets will go on sale in November, for the November screening. This is a whole school event and payments can be made though Compass Events ( + button in the middle, bottom of a mobile device- Pay for an event)

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Late arrivals & Early Departures

Can we kindly ask all parents o please come through the front office if your child is late to school. Students must present to the office with a parent to be signed in via the Compass Kiosk to receive a late pass to give to their teacher.

Sometimes students need to be picked up early for an appointment. Students who need to be dismissed early must be picked up from the office. We will call down to your child's class and call them to the office to be signed out.

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Updating Information

Has your personal contact details changed? It is very important that the school has your most update information and that when these details change that you notify the school in writing by email.

Have you moved House?

Have you changed occupation and or jobs ?

Does your school have your current mobile numbers or email ?

Do you need to update your emergency contacts for your child?

If any of these apply please email the office on le.page.ps@education.vic.gov.au

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Annual Photo OPT OUT google form 📸

During the school year there are many occasions and events where staff may photograph, film or record students participating in school activities and events. We do this for many reasons including to celebrate student participation and achievement, showcase particular learning programs, document a student’s learning journey /camps / excursions/sports events etc, communicate with our parents and school community in newsletters, our website and schools social media platforms.

This notice applies annually to photographs, video or recordings of students that are collected, used and disclosed by the school. If you have previously OPTED OUT and wish to continue this please complete the form below.

We ask that any parents/carers or other members of our school community photographing, filming or recording students at school events (eg concerts, sports events etc) do so in a respectful and safe manner and that any photos, video or recordings (“images” of students are not publicly posted (eg to a social media account) without the permission of the relevant parent/carer .If you do not understand any aspect of this notice, or you would like to talk about any concerns you have, please contact our school on 95838342 or email le.page.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Only if you DO NOT wish for your student to have their photo taken, be included in videos or have their voice recorded for 2022, please complete the form found at,

https://forms.gle/JdneZdeBcGhXBVt38

We ask that you also please inform your student of this decision, so they can be aware that they cannot be in any situation that may capture their image or voice.

Thank you kindly

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Working With Children's Check WWCC

The Working with Children Check is a screening process for assessing or re-assessing people who work with or care for children in Victoria. When volunteering at School or school events ( eg. Swimming, excursions) you must provide a WWCC.

Volunteer WWCC's are free and take 3 to 12 weeks to receive, depending on whether Working with Children Check Victoria need to investigate your application.

Who can apply -

https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/individuals/applicants/how-to-apply-1

Apply now-

https://www.service.vic.gov.au/services/working-with-children?utm_medium=wwcc_site&utm_source=wwcc_new&utm_campaign=bob

Student Medications and Action Plans 🚑

It is important for our school to have an updated copy of an Asthma Action Plan, Anaphylaxis and/or Allergy Plan for the health and wellbeing of your child and to adhere to our school policies. These forms need updating yearly to comply with our management policy.

To help us complete this process, it would be appreciated if you could please arrange to have the form/s completed. Please note your doctor needs to prepare and sign this form.

It is also important that you come past the front office to replace any medication that is out of date or no longer needed. If your child does not already have medication at the office and needs it, please provide all medications with names to the office ASAP.

If you have any questions, or would like a copy of the forms please contact the front office

Thank you for your help in managing this.

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