FROM THE OFFICE 

Winter Uniform and Lost property items

As we transition into the cooler months, we want to remind everyone of the importance of keeping our students warm and comfortable during school hours. Here are a few key points to consider:

1. Dress for the Weather: As temperatures drop, please ensure your child is dressed appropriately in full school uniform for the cooler weather. Layering is a great way to keep warm. Consider sending your child with the school jacket over their school jumper.

2. Labelling Clothing: To help us manage lost items, we kindly ask that you label all your child’s clothing with their name. This includes jackets, jumpers, and hats. Clearly labelling items will make it easier for us to return lost clothing to its rightful owner and helps your child keep track of their belongings.

3. Lost Property Location: If you or your child need to locate lost items of clothing or lunchboxes and drink bottles, there is a lost property station under the awning between the bubblers and the disabled toilet, you can access this area before and after school and during school assembly times.

4. Encourage Responsibility: Please remind your child to take care of their clothing and personal items. Encourage them to check that they have all their belongings before leaving any classroom or outdoor area.

5. Check out the Uniform page of this newsletter: The uniform page of this newsletter has all the information you require about uniform items, prices and how to purchase from the school.  The school also offers financial assistance for uniforms and excursions, for more information contact the office.

Contacting the School via Email

In our ongoing effort to enhance communication within our school community, we would like to remind you of the importance and convenience of emailing the school (greenvally-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au) for any inquiries or concerns.

Email communication provides a direct and efficient way to connect with our staff, whether you have questions about your child’s progress, need clarification on school policies, or would like to speak directly with a school staff member. 

Here are a few tips to ensure your email is received and addressed promptly:

1. Use Clear Subject Lines: When emailing, please include a clear and specific subject line that summarises your message. This helps our staff prioritise and respond to your inquiry more effectively.

2. Be Concise but Detailed: While we appreciate brevity, providing enough detail about your concern or question will help us assist you more effectively. Include relevant information such as your child’s name, year group, and any specific details related to your inquiry, if you wish the email to be directed to a specific person, please make sure that you include their name.

3. Allow Time for Response: Our staff are committed to addressing your emails as quickly as possible. However, please allow for a reasonable response time. Please remember that staff members have scheduled classes and meetings. 

4. Don't forget to attach or insert any important attachments: attachments such as medical certificates, birth certificates, flight itinerary's, immunisation certificates etc may be required to help the office process your email enquiry.

SENTRAL

Sentral is the platform we use for school excursions, statements of accounts and all communication letters. 

School excursions provide enriching experience for our students. To ensure your child’s participation in these events, we kindly ask you to follow these steps upon receipt of a notification in Sentral before the due date:

1. Review the details 

2. Give permission 

3. Complete all details

4. Submit and Make payment 

If you do not have access to the Parent Portal your child will receive a permission note with an envelope attached, please complete the permission slip and place it in the envelope with the correct money and return it to the office as soon as possible for processing.  Payments may also be made at the office via Cash or Eftpos.

If you have any questions or need further information regarding the Sentral Parent Portal, please feel free to contact the school office, 9607 8710.