News from the Office

2024 Parent Permissions

Parent and guardian consent is required for our annual permissions (photos, watching PG movies, local excursions, etc). These are required for all students. These permissions are located within the Insights tab on Compass. 

An alert will appear on your home page. Click the link to be directed to the Insights tab and complete the questions under '2024 Parent Permissions' .

Privacy Reminder

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 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 The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.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. This information is also available in ten community languages:

• Amharic
• Arabic
• Dari
• Gujarati
• Mandarin
• Somali
• Sudanese
• Turkish
• Urdu
• Vietnamese

2024 Buildings & Grounds Maintenance Contributions

This year the Buildings & Grounds Maintenance voluntary contributions will be going towards engaging the team at Geelong Independent Support Network maintain our school grounds. Thank you to those families that have made the contribution so far!

A reminder that diaries are on a user pays basis and will be sent home with students via the classroom once payment is received via QKR (or cash to the office).  

Colour Run 

The Ceres Colour Run is returning this year on Wednesday 27th March. Raffle tickets will be coming home soon!

2025 Year 7 Tours & Information Sessions

Fresh Meal Fairy Canteen

A reminder that orders are to be placed by 9pm the Thursday prior for delivery at school on Friday. Orders are to be placed through Flexischools. Please see below for information on this platform:

Music Bus lessons

The Music Bus visits our school every Thursday morning.  

Lessons are available in:

· Keyboard (Kindy/Prep-y6)

· Ukulele  ( Kindy/Prep   - y6)

· Drums (y1 -y6)

· Guitar (Y2 - y6)

If you wish to register an interest to join please complete the following online form:

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

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities such as school camps, excursions, swimming, sports events and incursions. 

Families holding a valid means-tested concession carad or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply. A special consideration category also exists. Schools can receive applications until 23 June 2024. 

Please find the application form below which is also available from the office. 

Conveyance Allowance

The Conveyance allowance is a contribution towards transport costs and is not intended to cover the full cost of transporting children to and from school. 

The conveyance allowance may be available to students attending government schools and:

• Travelling by public transport or by private car, motorbike, bicycle or bus, and
• Whose nearest school is not serviced by a free school bus provided under the School Bus Program

Please find the attached application form below which is also available from the office:

Indigenous Artwork headers

For more information on the artwork used for our newsletter headers please see 2023 Issue 10 of our Ceres PS newsletter. 

QKR - support for families

QKR is our payment platform. Please see the attached user guide for more information. 

Masterpass Help Desk: 1800 689 562

Compass - support for families

Please see the attached user guide for information on how to use Compass.