From the Office

PARENT PAYMENT & BOOK REQUISITE INFORMATION 2026

Thank you to those families who have already made contributions towards the listed amounts. A full breakdown of contribution categories is detailed in the Parent Payment Arrangements 2026 document. If you’re not sure if you have paid or not, please check your QKR app under ‘Activity’, on the screen where you choose the school. Towards the end of Term 1, school account statements will be issued which will show all payments received to date for 2026 and any credit amounts (money we owe you). If you haven’t paid anything for this year or don’t have a credit on your account, we are unable to issue a statement.

Official receipts for donations to the Building and Library Fund (which are tax deductible) will be issued later in Term 2 or early Term 3.

Payment methods - Via QKR (free app) – for Parent Payment Contributions and Building & Library Fund Contributions.

CAMPS SPORTS & EXCURSION FUND APPLICATIONS

Don’t forget to apply for younger siblings who have just started school.

If you have a Health Care Card or Veteran’s affairs card, please complete the CSEF Application Form 2026 and return it to the office ASAP.

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE

Some students attending this school will be eligible for a Conveyance Allowance.

Complete a Conveyance Allowance Application and return to the school office ASAP.

Eligibility Criteria:The allowance will be paid in two instalments and to be eligible a student must:

Be aged between 5 yrs and 18 yrs;
Live more than 4.8 km by the shortest practicable route from the NEAREST school attended AND live more than 4.8 km from the nearest DEECD funded bus service stop;
Be enrolled at the nearest or next nearest government school.

STUDENT PERSONAL DETAILS:

All students will soon receive an orange-coloured document. Please check the details and return the form to your child’s class teacher. Even if no changes, please send it back.

CONTACT WITH TEACHERS

During class time (bell times listed below) teachers are busy teaching. If you need to make contact with a teacher by phone, please do so during other than class time. eg. - before and after school or recess or lunch breaks. Alternatively, your call can be put through to the teacher’s voicemail where you can leave a message or you are welcome to send an email via the school email woodend.ps@education.vic.gov.au . The school email is checked at least once a day, usually in the morning so if the matter is more urgent, please phone the office.

Parents are reminded that emails should remain appropriate and respectful and that a response may not be forthcoming for 24 hours. Staff are not required to reply out of school hours and certainly not over the weekend. Your cooperation in this regard is appreciated.

START OF SCHOOL 9.00 am

RECESS 11.00 am – 11.30 am

LUNCH EATEN IN CLASSROOM 1.30 pm – 1.40 pm

LUNCH – PLAY 1.40 pm – 2.30 pm

DISMISSAL 3.30 pm

ABSENCES, LATE ARRIVALS AND EARLY DEPARTURES FROM SCHOOL

If your child is late or absent from school without explanation from parents, an SMS will be sent to All Parents of All Households at around 10.15am. Please respond to the SMS promptly. Please note the following:

If your child will be LATE FOR SCHOOL, please come to the office to sign your child in via the iPad. Rolls are marked promptly at 9am. If the music has finished and your child is not yet in class, they have probably missed the roll.

If your child will be ABSENT FROM SCHOOL, we ask that you either:

(preferred method) Log onto Compass and record the absence
phone the school on 5427 2455 and leave a message on the absence voicemail.

If you need to take your child EARLY FROM SCHOOL we ask that you:

call the office to advise
when you arrive, come to the office to sign them out and your child will be called from class. Students are not to be collected directly from classrooms
If your child needs to leave early on a regular basis, please advise the class teacher of the day, time, reason, etc so they can plan for this regular absence.

MEDICINES AT SCHOOL

There may be times when your child is well enough to come to school but may still need to take prescribed medicine (eg. Antibiotics) or if your child sometimes requires medication but only in certain circumstances (eg; eczema cream, Paracetamol, antihistamine).

In these situations we ask that any medicine be sent to the school office in a named bag with the Medication Authority Form fully completed. The medication will be kept securely at the office.

Medication is not to be kept in student bags.

If you have any queries please email kerry-ann.crosbie@education.vic.gov.au

Business Manager

Sue Turner