Jacana School for Autism Newsletter

School Community News

2023 Curriculum Days - Term 4

  • Monday 11th December 2023

Developing staff skills and competencies is a critical component of the school’s success.

A culture of continuous school improvement is embedded in the school. 

Please mark these days on your calendar. Student diaries have these dates noted for your convenience.

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Healthy lunchbox

 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Information for Parents 

Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government’s commitment to breaking the link between students' backgrounds and outcomes.

 

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF)

CSEF funding is an amount that is used for paying for your child’s excursions, incursions, camps or sporting events within the school if you are eligible. To be eligible you need to be the recipient of a Health Care Card in your name (parent/carer).

Applications can be entered from 29 January 2024. 

 

Applications close on the 28th June 2024

 

Payments are:

  • $125.00 Per year for eligible primary school students
  • $225.00 Per year for eligible secondary school students.

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 seekers 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. 

 

How to apply?

If you have applied for the CSEF at Jacana School for Autism in a previous year, you do not need to complete an application form in 2024, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. 

You will only need to submit an application form in 2024 if any of the following changes have occurred:

  • New Student enrolments: your child has started or changed schools in 2024 and you are a current holder of a health care card, or you did not apply at the same school in a previous year.
  • Changed family circumstances: such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number.
  • New siblings commencing at the school in 2024

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/about/programs/CSEF_application_form.pdf

 

REMINDERS

2023 Parent Curriculum Contributions & other Contributions

Payments and contributions provided by our parent community are an essential component of funding. 

These contributions are donations to JSA and are tax-deductible.

Areas for which parents may reasonably be invited to make a payment or contribution are:

  • Curriculum Contributions are items and activities that students use or participate in, to access the Curriculum. These include classroom consumables, materials, equipment, digital online subscriptions, software & licences and classroom devices.
  • Other Contributions are invited to be made by Parents/Guardians. The voluntary contributions or donations to the school are for maintaining our buildings & grounds, playground and climbing room improvements and extensions. 
  • Extra-Curricular Items and Activitiesare items that enhance and broaden the schooling experience of students.

Payment Methods:

  1. Online Parent Payments – QKR
  2. EFTPOS (Debit/Credit card)

https://www.jacanaschoolforautism.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Parent-Payment-Policy-2023.pdf

We want to thank you all for your support.

 

Student Bus Transport

If buses are running late, please call Mee’s on 9459 3000 and they will be able to indicate bus times.

 

Student Transport Contact details

Email and contact details for Student Transport are available on the Contacts page of the Jacana School for Autism website.

 

Change of residential address

A reminder to parents if you are planning to move residence please contact the school at 9309 6258 and request to speak to Lauren. This will enable the updating of your transport requirements including a change of bus stop &/or bus if needed PRIOR to your move. This will assist you to prepare your child and request assistance from the school if needed to help with the transition.

 

Book Club 

Book Club provides families with an affordable and convenient way to bring the best in children's literature into their homes. Each issue contains curated, age-appropriate titles that have been carefully selected and levelled by a dedicated team of professional book lovers.

 

Please note from Issue 7, Book club purchases can only be made via the instructions below and not at the reception. 

 

Any orders placed are still delivered to JSA and delivered to your child's room!

Thank you for supporting the Book Club Loop

https://hume.book.vaxapp.com.au/school/JacanaSchoolforAutism-lZPc4Y

 

School Production 

School Production Film Update 

 

Dear Parents,

 

We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated videographer, Chris Hart (BeltaSkelta Studios), for his exceptional work during school production week.

 

Chris has demonstrated unwavering commitment and professionalism in capturing the essence of our school production. His tireless efforts behind the scenes have contributed significantly to the success of the filming process, and we are truly grateful for his talent and dedication.

 

Currently, Chris is diligently working on editing the footage to create a memorable and engaging film for our school community. We appreciate his attention to detail and creative skills in ensuring that the final product is of the highest quality.

 

In the spirit of respecting the privacy of our students, Chris has made attempts to exclude those who have opted out. Unfortunately, this process has presented some technical challenges. At this stage, it has not been possible to blur the faces of the children. Instead, the final copy of each sub-school video will have the JSA watermark embedded in it and the JSA Copyright symbol attached throughout. This video is not for public or general distribution purposes and permission should be sought if there is any intention to do so.

 

We understand the anticipation surrounding the availability of the film, and we assure you that we will provide a timely update through SeeSaw once the editing process is complete. We want to ensure that the final product reflects the hard work and talent of our students while respecting the preferences of those who have chosen not to participate.

 

Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work through these technicalities. We are confident that the final film will be worth the wait, and we look forward to sharing it with you soon.