Principal's message
WELCOME TO 2019
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome to the first official newsletter of 2019. We trust that your child/children have settled in well and are enjoying getting to know their new teacher and classmates.
WELCOME PICNIC
Our welcome picnic will be held in the Darling Gardens on Wednesday 13th February from 5pm. Bring along a picnic to enjoy while catching up with other families. Please bring along a garbage bag so that you can take any rubbish home with you.
CURRICULUM DAY (STUDENT FREE)
Our first curriculum day will be Tuesday 12th March. Camp Australia will operate on this day if they get a sufficient number of bookings.
PREP COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT
Thank you for the feedback last year on the proposed plans for the Prep courtyard. We are very close to finalising the drawings and putting the project out to tender. We will keep you updated as we progress.
PARENT PAYMENT CHARGES
A reminder that Parent Payments for 2019 were due on Friday 1st February. Please contact the office if you need another copy of the payment charges for your child’s year level. If you wish to discuss an alternate payment plan, please contact Megan Smith on 9489 8333.
If you have a current Health Care Card, please provide a copy to the office as you may be eligible for the Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund grant. You will also be eligible for a discount on school charges.
SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS
We are now conducting an election for School Council vacancies. Nomination forms are available at the office and need to be received by 4pm on Monday 11th February. If you have any questions regarding the School Council please contact Megan Smith at smith.megan.s@edumail.vic.gov.au.
AMBULANCE COVER
Families are reminded that the Department does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents and guardians of students, who do not have student accident insurance/ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance/transport and any other transport costs.
PERSONAL INSURANCE
Personal property is often brought to school by students and visitors. This can include mobile phones, calculators, toys and sporting equipment. As the Department does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property, students and visitors are discouraged from bringing any unnecessary or particularly valuable items to school.
SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL
A reminder that there is no supervision for students prior to 8:45am and we request that parents/carers remain with their children until 8:45am. This is for your child’s safety.
Students found in the yard prior to 8:45am will be sent to the office or to Camp Australia.
We also ask that if you know you are going to be late to collect your child that you let the office know. That way we can have children wait in the classroom or at the office until your arrival. If you are going to be more than 15 minutes late we ask that you contact Camp Australia to make a booking.
STORAGE OF SCOOTERS
We encourage students to ride bikes and scooters to school. However, we ask that scooters are locked in the bike shed or taken home; they are not to be stored in classrooms or corridors as they present a safety risk. We also remind students and parents that bikes and scooters are not to be ridden in the school grounds.
SCHOOL PHOTOS
School photos will be held on Friday 15th February.
PREP ENROLMENTS 2020
If you have a child who is due to commence Prep in 2020, please contact the office for an enrolment form. It assists us in our planning to receive enrolment forms as early in the year as possible.
Kind regards,
Megan