The Music Bus classes are back for 2025 - Enrol Now!

The Music Bus classes are back at our school in 2025 and it's time to enrol for term 1.

Classes offered are : Keyboard, Guitar, drums, ukulele

If you wish to enrol, please complete this Expression of Interest Form as soon as possible as places will fill quickly.

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/ee4627a5204c46158e1ab17e7c8069c6

For more general information about the program, go to www.themusicbus.com.au

Annual privacy reminder for our school community

Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.

Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy

https://billanookps.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Photographing-Filming-and-Recording-Students-Policy.pdf

describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use [Microsoft 365/Google Workspace for Education] safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using [Microsoft 365/Google Workspace for Education], please contact the school.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ privacy policy: information for parents.

Reminder - School Hats Required in Term 1

As students return to school in Term 1 a reminder that Billanook Primary School has a Sun Smart policy developed to ensure that all children attending this school are protected from skin damage caused by the harmful ultra-violet rays of the sun. In accordance with this policy, the wearing of school approved hats for all outdoor activities is compulsory in Terms 1 and 4.

School approved hats are bottle green bucket hats with the school logo. These hats are available to order from Spartan School World and a limited number are available for purchase from the school office.

Children who are not wearing hats in Terms 1 and 4 are required to play under the covered ways.

Tuckshop on Thursdays at Billanook

All children and staff will be able to order a lunch order through TK Tuckshops for Thursday lunchtimes.

All orders need to be placed prior to 8am on Thursdays. You can place your orders via the Spriggy Schools app. Please see instructions attached to this post for more information.

Smile Squad

Smile Squad is coming to Billanook Primary School

Dear families,

The Smile Squad team from EACH are coming to our school from 5th May 2025.

Smile Squad is the Victorian Government free school dental program.

This means all students can get a free dental check-up, preventive services, and treatment at school.

How to access free dental care

We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian.

Sign up to Smile Squad at: https://bit.ly/smilesquadvic

OR use the below QR code:

Please complete and submit the consent form, this will be sent directly to EACH.

Paper copies of the consent form are available. Please contact the school office if you would like to request one.

The electronic consent form can be translated into more than 100 languages, and the paper form is available in 13 languages.

Do I need to attend my child’s appointment?

No, you do not need to attend your child’s appointment. You can attend if you would like to, and you can take your child to the community dental clinic if you prefer.

EACH Smile Squad look forward to seeing you soon.

Can’t make it to Billanook for the Monday afternoon assembly?

It’s now LIVE STREAMED for everyone to watch from home or work!

We would like to invite our Billanook community - parents and grandparents, to tune in online using the link below to see our amazing Billanook kids in action.

Time: 2:30pm-3:30pm

Day: Mondays

Meeting Link: https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=meb89713740479d3ac38ba576c434a37a

Meeting Number: 2652 671 7276

Password: Billanook

Working With Children Checks For Volunteers

A Victorian Government Working With Children Check (WWC) will be required by all adults who undertake any voluntary work at Billanook. This means anyone working in the school canteen, helpers in the classroom, school camps, computer lab etc.

Holding a Police Check is not enough. WWC is ongoing monitoring of the criminal records of those who hold a WWC Card. Since the 30th June 2008 it is compulsory for all volunteers to provide a current WWC.

To obtain a Working With Children Check you must now apply online at https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/

To complete the application form you must have:

an email address, so you can contacted
the address of every place you have lived in the last 5 years in Australia
the name, postal address and phone number in Australia for each organisation you will be doing paid or volunteer child-related work for
a printer that will print a legible copy of the Application summary.

After filling in the online form, finalise your application at a participating Australia Post retail outlet, by presenting your application summary, proof of identity documents and a passport quality photo. Employee WWC Check applicants need to also pay a fee. Fees are non-refundable.

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