School News
Student Absences
A reminder that all absences need to be entered on Compass with a reason for the absence (medical, holiday, illness etc).
If your child is sick or absent, you are required to notify the school as soon as possible on the day of absence.
To notify us of student absences, either on the day due to illness or in advance for family holidays, parents/guardians are asked to complete an 'Attendance Note' through Compass or ring the school office prior to 8.30am to report their child being absent from school.
If an absence remains unexplained after 9.45am on the day of absence an SMS will automatically be sent to parents. This ensures families are aware their child has not arrived at school, so their safety can be established.
Notifying the school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility.
All Victorian government schools are required to contact parents/carers as soon as practicable on the same day of an unexplained student absence. If your child is absent on a particular day and you have not contacted the school to explain why, the absence will be marked as unexplained.
This system also promotes daily school attendance. Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education, they learn new things every day – missing school puts them behind.
If you need help with entering an Attendance Note, please refer to the instructions below:
These instructions can be accessed via our school website from the Compass Guide for Parents and Families: click HERE
Our Attendance Policy which outlines the school’s processes and procedures for monitoring, recording and following-up of student absences is also available HERE from the school website.
Do we have your most up to date contact details?
If not, please contact the school office by email parkdale.ps@education.vic.gov.au or on 9580 1451 so we can update our records. Please include parent/carers’ name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details, or your circumstances change.
School Dental Service
If you missed the opportunity to make an appointment for a free dental check up for your child when the school dental service was on site at PPS, you are still able to contact the service direct and attend their Parkdale Clinic (335/337 Nepean Hwy) - BHN Dental Clinic: 8587 0350.
Scholastic Book Club- Issue 4 out now
The Book Club Issue 4 magazine has now been sent home with your child. Remember that every parent/guardian who placed an order from the Issue 3 catalogue receives a $5 credit to spend in Issue 4! This means, regardless of what you spent, youwill receive the $5 credit and with books as low as $2 in each issue, this is a fantastic opportunity to increase the amount of books in your household this term.
There is an additional bonus coming with Issue 4: every Issue 4 order will earn a $5 promotional code to spend on Issue 5 (NB. There will be $15 minimum spend on Issue 5 required to apply the promotional code).
The due date for Issue 4 orders isFriday 14th June 2024.
Ordering from Book Club is easy! Simply go online and place your order using LOOP online or using the app:
- https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx
- Look up “Scholastic” on the App Store or Google Play to find “Book Club Loop for Parents”
As always, you can continue to order from this issue after the school close off date, but delivery of the books will be made directly to your home and not to school (and will incur a charge of $10).
Second Hand Uniform Sale
On Friday 21st June between 2.45pm and 3.30pm the PPA will run the Term 2 Second Hand Uniform Sale in the Gym Foyer. Stock up on a great range of uniform clothing, save on landfill and support the school. Both EFTPOS and cash accepted. Items are priced from $2 to $15 with most at $5.
Families wishing to donate can drop clean, wearable, uniform (with school logo) to the school office. Thank you for your continued support.
Updated PPS Policies
Our school policies are regularly reviewed by our Leadership Team and all PPS policies are aligned with the current requirements of the Department of Education.
We have recently uploaded four new policies to our website:
Click on the names of the policies above and you will be taken to the correct page on our website to view that particular policy.
All our school policies can be found on our website - click HERE for the link to the Policies page.
100 years - pin badge
To celebrate our anniversary we still have a very special commemorative pin badge on sale for $5. These pin badges are gold coloured metal with two butterfly clutch backings to hold them in place on clothing.
Badges can be ordered via Qkr! (under the 'Centenary Keepsake' tab) and will be issued at the end of each week to the student whose name they have been ordered under.
Alternatively you can pop in and buy a badge from the office (card payments only please).
Centenary Parkdale Primary School Cookbook
As part of our 100th Year Celebration, we professionally published our very own cookbook. We chose this project because it could involve both students and their families and we have produced a cookbook full of your most loved family favourites (from quick & easy weeknight dinners to special birthday desserts). It is a truly beautiful and personalised gift for your family and friends.
Cookbooks are $30 each and can be ordered via Qkr! (also under the 'Centenary Keepsake' tab), or you can buy one direct from the office.
