From the Office

Have you ordered your child's 2025 Stationery Pack?

School Code: BFP25

Teeth on Wheels 

Dear Families,

Your child’s dental health is important to us, that’s why Teeth on Wheels will be visiting our school for 6 monthly reviews and oral health education starting on the December 4th 2024.

Below is a link to their E-form which needs to be completed by the November 27th 2024 for your child to participate.

Click the link below to sign your child up - IT MIGHT BE FREE!

https://teethonwheels.com.au/consent-forms/consent-eform/

Please note: if you have already completed a form for 2024 this does not need to be done again, unless your contact information or child’s medical history has changed.

Teeth on Wheels are focused on providing a positive dental experience and specialise in working with children. They can provide check-up and clean appointments, as well as treatment onsite and will be able to advise you if your child is eligible to receive dental care for FREE under the Child Dental Benefit Schedule.

Their Care

Before School Care | After School Care | School Holiday Care

We are pleased to announce that the booking calendar for Banyan Fields Primary School TheirCare is now open.

 

To manage your bookings, kindly log in to your parent portal and access your booking calendar located at the bottom of your dashboard. Please ensure that your account is complete for the calendar to appear.

Additionally, we would like to provide you with an update regarding your payments and childcare subsidy.

 

Typically, we charge your out-of-pocket fees at the end of each week (in arrears). However, as Banyan Fields Primary School TheirCare is a new service with us, there is a transition period for Centrelink to process the subsidy transfer.

Centrelink is currently in the process of transferring the service, and until this transition is complete, we are unable to determine the exact amount of out-of-pocket charges. Therefore, we anticipate commencing charges once Centrelink has processed the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

 

Once the transition is finalised, you will receive a system-generated email prompting you to log into your Centrelink account (via MyGov) to confirm your details for the service, ensuring that the subsidy is correctly applied to your account.

We wanted to inform you of this process in advance, should you be expecting a direct debit or enrolment notice.

 

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Support Team during office hours at 1300 072 410.

 

Warm regards,

The Team at TheirCare

Want to support the BFPS PE Program? 

Make sure when you visit our local Grill’d store at Frankston during the whole month of December that you deposit your token into the local matters jar labelled “BFPS” 

For more information about the local matters program at Grill’d please visit https://grilld.com.au/local-matters

SCHOOL SAVING BONUS

Dear parents and carers,

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.   

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

• Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government schools for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School. 
• Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. You can check this information by contacting us directly.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

• in October, to verify your email address
• in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the School Saving Bonus Information sheet for government school parents and carers or visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus."

Are you moving school's in 2025?

If you are changing schools please notify the school office on 03 9782 1333 or email banyan.fields.ps@education.vic.gov.au 

The office can print or email you exit forms to begin the transfer process. 

Being Safe Online

We're now on Instagram! 

If you would like to stay connected and see updates on what's happening around the school, feel free to follow us! 

Changed your address? Changed your mobile number? 

Email the school office to request your details to be updated. 

Please remember to provide Banyan Fields P.S. with any updated information as soon as your circumstances change.

To make changes to your child’s enrolment information, please email banyan.fields.ps@education.vic.gov.au with any required changes and/or request a Student Enrolment Information Form to be sent home with your child, where you can review the information currently on the school system, then make alterations where necessary and return to Banyan Fields PS office for details to be updated.

Office Hours for Banyan Fields Primary School

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:15am - 4:00pm

Wednesday: 8:15am - 3:30pm