New notes sent home this week by the office

• Lion Dance incursion

• Coral 1 - Meet the Teacher interviews

Important Uniform Update

Chatswood Public School uniform is available to purchase 7 days a week through Lowes at Westfield Chatswood, located at 1 Anderson St, Chatswood along with the Lowes online platform. To meet the high demand, new stock is arriving weekly. The items currently available online and in-store are those purchased from the P&C store. We appreciate your patience during this transitional phase. Once this stock is depleted, Lowes will begin manufacturing our uniforms with their own distributors.

A friendly reminder from Term 2, all students should be wearing the school winter uniform.

School Contact Details and Phone Numbers

From time to time the school may call you regarding your child. There are numerous reasons why the school may be calling, including sickness, attendance or parent conversations. As we have multiple lines it may not always display as 9419 6127. If we are unable to get through to you, we will always leave a message. If it is an emergency, we will call all other listed contacts, including emergency contacts. We ask that these contacts are kept up to date.

Early Student Pick-Up – Important Information

We understand that there may be times when you need to pick up your child early for a doctor’s appointment. Wherever possible, we encourage families to schedule these appointments outside of school hours to minimise disruptions to learning.

If an appointment during school hours is unavoidable, we kindly ask that early pick-ups be arranged outside of break times or movement periods, as it can be challenging to locate students during these times, even with an announcement.

To assist with a smooth and timely pick-up, please avoid collecting your child between:

10:50 am – 11:30 am (Recess)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (Lunch)

Extended leave

We would like to remind you of the importance of regular school attendance for all students from Kindergarten to Year 6. It is crucial for students to be present at school every day to ensure they do not miss out on valuable learning experiences.

However, we understand that there may be occasions when your child needs to be absent. Justified reasons for absence include:

Sickness or infectious disease
Unavoidable medical appointments
Attendance at a recognised religious holiday
Exceptional or urgent family circumstances (e.g., attending a funeral)

Absences for these reasons will be marked as "Leave (L)" or "Sick (S)" as appropriate. Other reasons, such as family holidays or visiting relatives, will be marked as "Explained – Unjustified (A)".

Please be aware that students may miss significant learning while away from school. Therefore, we strongly encourage families to plan holidays or travel during school vacation periods.

Holidays taken by students outside of school vacation periods will now be included as absences. A Certificate of Extended Leave can no longer be granted for this purpose.

If you are applying for a planned absence of 5 school days or more, parents must complete the "Application for Extended Leave Form". This form can be requested by emailing the school your child's name and class.

If the planned absence is accepted, a Certificate of Extended Leave will be issued, and the absence will be marked as “Leave (L)”. If the planned absence is not accepted, the leave will be marked as "Explained – Unjustified(A)" and no Certificate of Extended Leave will be issued.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in ensuring your child’s consistent attendance and academic success.

School Bytes Parent Portal

School Bytes provides a parent portal to help your school communicate with you.

Our school uses the parent portal for various things, including online permission notes, attendance, and payments, which can be accessed via a secure link. The School Bytes parent portal enables you to view all your children in one portal and process payments for multiple siblings in one transaction.

https://portal.schoolbytes.education/auth/login

Permission Notes

The school office will distribute permission notes via School Bytes for general excursions, incursions, school carnivals, technology use, PSSA activities, and other publishing matters. Timely processing of these notes is essential. We kindly request that parents complete them promptly, as this facilitates the smooth execution of events and activities, ensuring that your child does not miss out on valuable experiences.

Translation functions

Newsletter

One of the wonderful features of our newsletter is the translation function. If you wish to view the newsletter in another language please follow the instructions below.

School Bytes

School Bytes offers convenient language conversion tool in our parent portal and online forms. Here's how you can use it:

For the parent portal:• Log in at https://portal.schoolbytes.education/auth/login• Look for the language conversion tool in the bottom right-hand corner• Select your desired language from the list
For online forms and emails:• The conversion tool is located in the bottom right corner• Scroll through the language options and select your preferred one

The content will automatically convert to your chosen language.

Medical Needs

Please ensure the school is aware of any medical needs your child may have. It is the responsibility of parents/carers to provide updated Health Care Plans, Action Plans and medications to the school. Students are not permitted to carry medication in their own bags. If your child requires medication at any point during the school day, it must be kept in the office and administered under supervision.

Thank you to parents/carers who have already replied and visited the office with an updated Health Care Plan, Action Plan and medication this year. Action Plans are medical documents completed and signed by the treating doctor, not a parent. Please be advised that Action Plans do not expire, and therefore the plan is still valid beyond the recommended review date, which is a guide for patients to see their doctor.

However, the school strongly recommends that parents/carers visit the doctor to ensure their child/ren's health condition is up to date.

When you get an Action Plan from your doctor, be sure to get a coloured one. Please look at the latest version of Action Plans as your reference.

School Tours

School Tours provide families with an opportunity to see the school in action and hear about the wide range of opportunities available to our students.

Please complete the expression of interest form to attend a school tour with our Principal, Mr Jones.

2025 School Tour Expression Of Interest Form

Enrolment

For information on how to enrol, please go to our school website and click on the Enrolment tab. Our friendly office team is here to help you with any questions you may have.

In order to enrol at our school, you will need to be living within the Chatswood Public School catchment area, which is a specific radius around the school.

Please use this tool to check your property address:

https://schoolfinder.education.nsw.gov.au/

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