Compass Kiosk - Signing Students In/Out

Please be reminded that when your child is arriving late or leaving early, they are required to be signed in or out through the Compass Kiosk, located at the office.

Please see below reasons for sign in/out:

Medical/illness: Student is not at school as they are unwell, injured, have a chronic health condition or pain, or are receiving treatment for headlice.

Healthcare appointment, off-site: Student is not at school as they are attending an appointment with a medical practitioner, a dental appointment, an allied appointment or assessment, counselling, or another medical appointment.

Bereavement: Student is not at school as they are attending a funeral, or away due to the death of a friend or family member.

Sorry Business: Student is not at school as they are gathering with their family due to grief or loss within the Koorie community.

Truancy, off-site: Student is not at school and does not have permission to be absent. Their parent/carer may be aware of the absence but does not approve, or does not know about the absence and believes the student is at school.

Extended family holiday: Student is not at school as they are on an extended family holiday.

Religious or cultural observance: Student is not attending school due to religious or cultural observation.

Parent choice, school unapproved: Student is not at school for the following reasons:

A reason for the absence has been provided, but the school does not consider this a reasonable excuse;
A reason for the absence has been provided, but approval has not been sought in advance or in accordance with school policy or conditions of approval;
Parent/carer has advised the school that their child is unable to attend due to a requirement to work in the family business.

If you are unsure at all about which category your child's attendance will be under, please ask the office.

Staff Parking

We request that parents please do not park in the car parking area at the top of Smith Street, as this is designated for staff to park during the day. Thank you.

Spare Clothing

Please pack some spare clothing for your child/ren. Especially with the start of the year and Winter approaching, children can have accidents or end up very wet/muddy. We have a limited amount of clothing in sick bay and cannot always give children spare clothing. If your child is excessively wet and muddy you will be contacted and asked to bring in a change of clothes.

Lost Property

We still have a huge amount of lost property at school.

Please take the time to have a look through everything if your child has misplaced anything this year.

Please also feel free to take anything unnamed, as otherwise it will all be taken to the donation bin at the tip.

Curriculum Contributions

Please see below letter for details relating to the 2026 Curriculum Contributions:

Curriculum Contributions are items and services which are essential for your child to learn the standard curriculum. Macedon Primary School purchases these items in bulk at the commencement of the year so they can be provided to parents at a significant discount, as well as ensuring all students have the same stationery.

Within our school this support continues to allow us to:

Offer a wide range of special curriculum experiences for our students across all year levels.
Paint classrooms, corridors and the administration area.
Upgrade and purchase additional IT devices.
Refurbish school grounds including upgrades to the Eco Shed, sustainability and fairy gardens at Middle Gully Reserve.
Increase the number of readers in classrooms and library books to support our reading program and new library.

We welcome your Curriculum Contributions, along with your other Voluntary Contributions towards Buildings & Grounds (including Middle Gully Reserve) and/or the Library for 2026, however if this is not possible, we ask that you consider contributing in other ways such as working bees, contacting the School for ad hoc job opportunities or assisting with PFA fundraising.

All records of voluntary contributions are kept confidential as well as your decision about whether to contribute or not.

Working With Children Checks / VITs

Would all parents please ensure their WWCC is current prior to nominating to help with activities during camps, excursions or any child related activity. It is a legal requirement for those assisting with child activities to hold a current WWCC (either volunteer or employee) OR a current VIT card (for teachers).

WWCC applications are free for volunteers and can be obtained online at https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/.

Thank you,

Julie and Salina.

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