From the front desk

A note from Brooke & Libby 💚

Wishing all our Le Page PS families and community a very Merry Christmas and a safe, happy New Year.

We are so grateful to be part of such a wonderful school — a place where we look out for one another, show genuine care, and value the strong sense of community that makes Le Page so special.

This brings us to the final newsletter for 2024. Thank you for an incredible year of learning, growth, and connection. We appreciate your ongoing support and partnership, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back refreshed and ready for another fantastic year ahead.

Warmest wishes,

Brooke & Libby

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Sports Tops Available Now!

We are excited to share that our new Sports Tops are now available for purchase through PSW! 🎉

🛒 Order here: Le Page PS – PSW Uniform Shop

Price: $50.95
When to wear: All sports events and PE days
House colours:
- 🔵 Blue – Alcott
- 🟢 Green – Fox
- 🟡 Yellow – Barty
- 🔴 Red – Mills

These tops are a non-compulsory item, but we encourage families to purchase their child’s house colour polo if possible. House information can be found on Compass.

If you are experiencing financial difficulties, please come and see me. I can assist further through State Schools’ Relief.

Thank you kindly,

Brooke Sheppard

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Our Lost Property Baskets are OVER FLOWING with unnamed items of clothes, lunch boxes, bottles etc.

Please be sure to check these baskets regularly and take what's yours.

Please also make sure you are naming your child's school uniform, lunch boxes, bottles etc, as this makes it easier to return lost items.

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https://lepage.vic.edu.au/

A huge THANK YOU to Sabrina Spyros for dedicating her time and effort to create our amazing new website. Sabrina has invested significant time in designing this modern, interactive site for us. Our website now truly reflects how wonderful our school is.

On the site, you will find:

Our LIM videos
The School Song with lyrics for practice
Information about our curriculum
Facebook updates
Newsletter links
Enrolment information
And much more!

Please take a moment to jump online and explore it! 👏

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United Petroleum now provides our Le Page Primary School community with a 4c per litre fuel discount.

The discount is split as 2c per litre to you and 2c per litre also goes back to association as a fundraising rebate!

So, when you save at the bowser, you help our group too!

It’s free to join and only takes a minute to set up, plus if you select a digital card, it is available instantly and ready to save with straight away!

Simply click the weblink or scan the QR code below to get your United fuel discount card.

https://www.unitedpetroleum.com.au/fuel-discount-cards/up-community/le-page-primary-school/

Participating United service stations

The fuel discount is available at approx. 380 participating United service stations Australia-wide, including your nearby United Petroleum service stations in Cheltenham, Highett and Mentone.

So you have it handy, here is the weblink to our service station locator, pre-sorted for participating sites that accept the discount cards:

https://servicestations.unitedpetroleum.com.au/?fuelCards=acceptsUPDiscountFuelCards

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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 a student’s background and their outcomes.

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)

School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors. Excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works while sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are a part of a healthy curriculum.

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:

$154 for primary school students
$256 for secondary school students

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about CSEF visit:https://www.vic.gov.au/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund

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Late Arrivals & Early Departures

Can we kindly ask all parents to please come through the front office if your child is late to school. Students must present to the office with a parent to be signed in via the Compass Kiosk to receive a late pass to give to their teacher.

Sometimes students need to be picked up early for an appointment. Students who need to be dismissed early must be picked up from the office. We will call down to your child's class and call them to the office to be signed out.

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Updating Information

Has your personal contact details changed? It is very important that the school has your most update information and that when these details change that you notify the school in writing by email.

Have you moved House?

Have you changed occupation and or jobs ?

Does your school have your current mobile numbers or email ?

Do you need to update your emergency contacts for your child?

If any of these apply please email the office on le.page.ps@education.vic.gov.au

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Working With Children's Check WWCC

The Working with Children Check is a screening process for assessing or re-assessing people who work with or care for children in Victoria. When volunteering at School or school events ( eg. swimming, excursions) you must provide a WWCC.

Volunteer WWCC's are free and take 3 to 12 weeks to receive, depending on whether Working with Children Check Victoria need to investigate your application.

Who can apply -

https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/individuals/applicants/how-to-apply-1

Apply now-

https://www.service.vic.gov.au/services/working-with-children?utm_medium=wwcc_site&utm_source=wwcc_new&utm_campaign=bob

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Student Medications and Action Plans 🚑

It is important for our school to have an updated copy of an Asthma Action Plan, Anaphylaxis and/or Allergy Plan for the health and wellbeing of your child and to adhere to our school policies. These forms need updating yearly to comply with our management policy.

To help us complete this process, it would be appreciated if you could please arrange to have the form/s completed. Please note your doctor needs to prepare and sign this form.

It is also important that you come past the front office to replace any medication that is out of date or no longer needed. If your child does not already have medication at the office and needs it, please provide all medications with names to the office ASAP.

If you have any questions, or would like a copy of the forms please contact the front office

Thank you for your help in managing this.

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