Updates from the Office

Grade 3-6 Camp 

🌟 Join Us for an Unforgettable Adventure! 🌟

We would love for YOU to attend our school camp! It’s the perfect opportunity to experience the great outdoors, make new friends, build independence, and try out some exciting activities!

Activities Include:

• 🚣 Canoeing
• 🧗 Rope Course
• 🎢 Giant Swing
• 🐟 Yabbying
• 🌌 Fun Night-Time Activities

…and much more!

Details

• Total Cost: $285
• Due Date: 19th November

This covers all activities, meals, and accommodations for the entire camp!

Bring your sense of adventure, and get ready for an incredible camp experience. We can't wait to see you there!

🌟 Friendly Reminder 🌟

Just a quick note to let you know that our school gates open at 8:30 AM. For safety and supervision reasons, we kindly ask that children do not arrive before this time.

Thank you for helping us keep things running smoothly and ensuring everyone stays safe and happy!

School Saving Bonus

The School Saving Bonus provides a one-off $400 support for Victorian students in Term 4, 2024, for use on 2025 school costs. To ensure that everyone receives their bonus, the Department of Education has a process that all schools follow. Parents and carers of every child enrolled in a Victorian government school in 2025 will receive the one-off School Saving Bonus $400 support. 

In the coming months, the Department of Education will send you 2 email communications for each of your children enrolled in Victorian government schools.  

The 2 emails from the Department of Education will: 

• Confirm your email address between mid-October and lateNovember. 

• Provide you with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code by the end of November. 

If you do not receive a confirmation email from the department by late-November, please check your spam or junk folders. You can read more about the School Saving Bonus on the Department of Education website, with key information now available in 14 different languages. 

2025 Voluntary Contributions 

Each year the school asks parents for a financial contribution to help the school operate as well as it can. 

Parent payments for curriculum and non-curriculum items are voluntary payments, but the more parents who support the school with a contribution, the better resources we have available to teach our wonderful children.

These payments go towards a range of items that help our school community function every day. Any contribution that you can make as a parent is greatly appreciated and will to assist us to keep our school the vibrant learning community it is.   

Key points 

• The total voluntary contribution for 2025 is $200 per student. 
• All paymnets can be ompleted via Compass 
•  Any contribution will make an impact. 
• Payments can be made at anytime from now until end of 2025. 
• The $400, School Savings Bonus (SSB) cannot be used to pay for voluntary contributions. The SSB can only excursions/camps/activities, uniforms, and textbooks.

The School Council has approved the 2025 Parent Payment arrangements.

It’s hay fever season!

Please remember if your child suffers from hay fever (itchy, sore eyes, sneezing, rash etc) please administer their antihistamine medication prior to coming to school in the morning.  Unfortunately, many children are suffering from the effects of hay fever which is both concerning and distressing for our staff and students.