Dear families

Welcome to the 2026 school year! We hope you had a fun and relaxing holiday with your family and friends. We are happy to see our students back and ready to learn. A special welcome to the new families joining Meadowbank Public School this year.

At the start of the term, all Year 1 to Year 6 students will stay in their old classes until we finish organising enrolments. During this time, students will do revision, review school rules and expectations, and get ready for a successful school year. Thank you for being patient while we make sure every student is placed in the best class. This helps avoid any changes or interruptions later on.

Please check our school newsletter and calendar often for important updates about Term 1 events. One of these events is ‘Meet the Teacher,’ where you can meet your child’s teachers and talk about how we can all work together to help your child learn.

We want to create a warm and exciting place for your children to learn, and your help is very important. Thank you for your support as we look forward to a great year.

Kindergarten 2026

We are excited to welcome our new Kindergarten students who started school yesterday. This is a special time for learning, making friends, and growing. Just think—the Kindergarten class starting this year will finish Year 6 in 2032 and Year 12 in 2038!

School Development Days

School Development Days help our teachers and staff learn new skills and get ready for the year. This year, there were four days instead of two.

Our staff took important training, including updates on CPR and emergency care like anaphylaxis. Two of the days were for teachers to plan lessons, check assessments, and prepare their classrooms. These days were busy but helped our staff get ready for the exciting year ahead.

School Bytes

We are pleased to advise that our school is transitioning to School Bytes for finance, attendance, school calendar and school communication. This means that we no longer use Sentral.

What is the School Bytes Parent Portal?

The Parent Portal provides a convenient and flexible way to manage school attendance, payments and permission notes, and access the school calendar.

Through the portal you can:

Get real time push notifications (messages) from our school
Give consent, sign forms and respond to attendance alerts
View the school calendar and news

Through the finance portal you can:  

Make online payments - including payments for multiple siblings at once
Use family credit to pay for contributions or activities
Download payment receipts
View all historical payments
Complete and submit digital permission notes
Track the status of submitted permission notes
Request a refund if needed

We will be providing you with regular updates and how-to-guides to assist you as we transition from Sentral to School Bytes.

Parent guides: Guides are available on the parent portal to support families navigate the most commonly used features. 

Click here for the full list of Parent Guides.

Click here to download from the Apple App Store.

Click here to download from Google Play Store.

If at any time you have any questions, or require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our school office. Our staff are more than happy to assist you so that you do not miss important information and get the most benefit from this new application.

School Uniform

We want to see all students in full school and sports uniform. This includes socks/leggings, jumpers, hats and shoes. Wearing the school uniform is important because it helps create a sense of belonging and pride in our school community. It also makes getting ready for school easier and promotes equality among students. If you need to buy or replace uniform items, our uniform shop is open and ready to assist you with all your needs.

Cool Kids Music - Small Group Lessons at School

Cool Kids Music is a private company that would like to offer small group lessons at our school at an affordable price to families. They provide Keyboard, Guitar and Drum small group tuition before or after school.

Available for Years 1-6, beginners to advanced. All equipment and instruments are provided for the lessons.

Please find the link to our Expression of Interest form here.

Small Group Music Lessons at School | Sydney, NSW | CKMC

Once they have received 10 or more EOIs, they will contact the school to arrange a lesson day, time, room, and start date. This will depend on the interest expressed by parents. Please note, these Cool Kids Music lessons are at the cost to families. Our school will continue to offer orchestra and recorder lessons run by our staff.

Important dates for the next few weeks

P&C Meeting - Tuesday 17 Feb

Swimming Carnival - Wednesday 18 Feb

K-2 Meet the Teacher - Wednesday 25 Feb

3-6 and Support Unit Meet the Teacher - Thursday 26 Feb

Here’s to a great term, and a fantastic 2026 school year filled with learning and great experiences!

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