Administration News
DCS Uniform Polo Shortage
DCS Uniforms have notified us that some of their polo top sizes, mainly 10, 12 & 14 are unavailable at the moment. They will be placed as a back order and should
arrivesoon
They are sorry for these delays.
Camps, Sports & Excursions Funding (CSEF)
CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. 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.
The annual CSEF amount per student is:
- $125 for primary school students
Working With Children Check
It is encouraged that all parents apply for a voluntary Working With Children check. These cards are free of charge and a mandatory requirement for all adults who wish to volunteer at the school in any capacity.
You can now fill WWC Check application online. Please go to http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/
After you fill out your details, print out your application form and take it to an Australia Post outlet with your proof of identity and a passport size photo for processing.
Please bring your WWCC card to our school office when you receive it and we will do an induction so that you can attend excursions and help in the classroom for 2024.
This induction only takes 5 minutes, is only done once a year and is conducted from our school office.
Student Absences
An SMS notification will be sent to the primary family member’s mobile number at approximately 9:30am each school morning, if your child/children are not at school and their absence is unexplained.
Please make sure that you enter your child’s/children’s absence through the COMPASS Parent Portal, prior to 9am on the day of their absence, to ensure you do not receive the text unnecessarily.
If you have any questions regarding this message please call our office on 5256 1411.
School Hours
Classes Start at 8:45am and Classes Finish at 3:15pm
Recess 10:45-11:20am and Lunch 1:15-2:15pm
Please ensure your child/children are at school prior to 8:45am. Students should not arrive before 8.30am and need to be collected by 3.30pm as this is when the school is supervised.
All students who arrive late must sign in at the office and take a late pass to the teacher.
Students leaving early must be signed out by a parent at the office.
If your child is leaving school early could you please email the class teacher, giving a time that you would like your child to be at the office ready for pick up. Unfortunately we are unable to call students over the intercom, unless it is recess, lunchtime or from 3pm.
Labelling Personal Items
Please check that your child’s school uniform & all lunch containers have their names clearly marked on them. We often have a lot of unnamed items in our lost property basket that could easily be returned to their rightful owners if they were named!
Our lost property basket is located at the front of our office if you need to take a look.
DCS Uniform Supplies
DCS clothing and all our school uniform requirements can be ordered online via the following website:
https://www.dcsuniforms.com.au/collections/surfside-primary-school
Al orders are delivered to our office free of charge and will be given to the students at the end of the day or parents can collect them.
For any exchanges parents can call 93982222 or email sales@dcsuniforms.com.au and alternatively parents can call Fred on 0425796053.