Parent Payments - THANK YOU

We would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has already contributed to this years school fees and curriculum contributions. We hope you are all finding the process of paying online via Compass to be more straight forward and easier to manage than coming in to pay etc. We thank you all for your patience while we have tried to navigate this new service. Please note that is you would like to make part payments towards the school fees, this can be done via Compass by changing the amount you would like to contribute and then make a payment again when you are ready. Compass will keep a record of the payments you have made so you can check. As always if you have any trouble please don't hesitate to see us at the office for assistance.

We are pleased to announce that so far we have had $1500 donated towards our First Aid/ Sickbay upgrade through your contributions. This along with $3000 raised by our Social & Fundraising Committee, will go towards a much needed upgrade to our sickbay. This upgrade includes a new bed, bench with cupboards for safe medication storage and a new freezer to hold the many icepacks given out daily.

We have also had $1500 contribution towards our School Grounds Maintenance and Improvement. You can see we are slowing improving our yard with much needed upgrades such as our new basketball towers, lines painting, playgrounds and more coming this year.

To date we have had $26,200 paid towards our Curriculum Contributions. We thank you so much for your contributions as this payment goes towards your children's Classroom consumables, materials and equipment including art supplies, sports equipment, our new Auslan program (Which our students are loving!), performing arts, classroom bulk supplies etc. This money also goes towards all online subscriptions used by students including Maths Online, Wushka, Essential Maths Assessment, Leader in Me and much more!

We would also like to thank everyone for their purchase of the School Supplies through KAKA Kids Stationery Supplies. We have had 99% of families purchase through this online service which has made the start of the year with classroom set up a breeze and all students having what they need to learn at school.

CSEF payments via Events - For all families who qualify for CSEF you will be able to use this for the upcoming Water Safety Swimming Program, however at this stage the CSEF money has not transferred to our school system and so is not showing on compass events. This will roll over in the next week or so and so you will be able to see the CSEF box to tick if you are eligible.

Please see below for more information about CSEF and how to apply.

Thanks

📚 Book Club Issue 2 is due by Friday 17th March📚

Student catalogue:

https://issuu.com/scholastic_australia/docs/bcn_2-23_issuu?fr=sMzJmMTM0NDU5MDI

* Online LOOP orders only please

WIN! WIN! WIN!

$500 BUNNY BUCKS VOUCHER

As Easter is approaching, we would like to invite children between the ages of 4 and 7 years old and children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old to participate in our 'Colour to Win' colouring competition. Your students could win and so could their school - YOUR SCHOOL!

DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY FORM HERE

Each student can enter the competition at their Newspower News agency. Each participating Newspower store has two Rascal the Rabbit prizes to be won, but it gets even better!Both store winners will automatically enter the National competition, where they have the chance to win a $100.00 Bunny Bucks voucher*.

Plus if one of your students is the National winner in either the Infants or Primary category, your school will win a Bunny Bucks voucher* to the value of $500.00.

*Bunny Bucks is a voucher to be spent at the Newspower Newsagency where the entry was lodged.

STORE LOCATOR

We look forward to seeing your budding artists work of art in Newspower stores.

Hard Copies of the Colouring Sheet available from the front office 😁

Late arrivals & Early Departures

Can we kindly ask all parents to please come through the front office if your child is late to school. Students must present to the office to receive a late pass to give to their teacher so they know they have been checked into Compass.

Sometimes students need to be picked up early for an appointment. Students who need to be dismissed early must be picked up from the office. We will call down to your child's class and call them to the office to be signed out.

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Updating Information

Has your personal contact details changed? It is very important that the school has your most update information and that when these details change that you notify the school in writing by email.

Have you moved House?

Have you changed occupation and or jobs ?

Does your school have your current mobile numbers or email ?

Do you need to update your emergency contacts for your child?

If any of these apply please email the office on le.page.ps@education.vic.gov.au

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Annual Photo OPT OUT google form 📸

During the school year there are many occasions and events where staff may photograph, film or record students participating in school activities and events. We do this for many reasons including to celebrate student participation and achievement, showcase particular learning programs, document a student’s learning journey /camps / excursions/sports events etc, communicate with our parents and school community in newsletters, our website and schools social media platforms.

This notice applies annually to photographs, video or recordings of students that are collected, used and disclosed by the school. If you have previously OPTED OUT and wish to continue this please complete the form below.

We ask that any parents/carers or other members of our school community photographing, filming or recording students at school events (eg concerts, sports events etc) do so in a respectful and safe manner and that any photos, video or recordings (“images” of students are not publicly posted (eg to a social media account) without the permission of the relevant parent/carer .If you do not understand any aspect of this notice, or you would like to talk about any concerns you have, please contact our school on 95838342 or email le.page.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Only if you DO NOT wish for your student to have their photo taken, be included in videos or have their voice recorded for 2022, please complete the form found at,

https://forms.gle/JdneZdeBcGhXBVt38

We ask that you also please inform your student of this decision, so they can be aware that they cannot be in any situation that may capture their image or voice.

Thank you kindly

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Working With Children's Check WWCC

The Working with Children Check is a screening process for assessing or re-assessing people who work with or care for children in Victoria. When volunteering at School or school events ( eg. Swimming, excursions) you must provide a WWCC.

Volunteer WWCC's are free and take 3 to 12 weeks to receive, depending on whether Working with Children Check Victoria need to investigate your application.

Who can apply -

https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/individuals/applicants/how-to-apply-1

Apply now-

https://www.service.vic.gov.au/services/working-with-children?utm_medium=wwcc_site&utm_source=wwcc_new&utm_campaign=bob

Student Medications and Action Plans 🚑

It is important for our school to have an updated copy of an Asthma Action Plan, Anaphylaxis and/or Allergy Plan for the health and wellbeing of your child and to adhere to our school policies. These forms need updating yearly to comply with our management policy.

To help us complete this process, it would be appreciated if you could please arrange to have the form/s completed. Please note your doctor needs to prepare and sign this form.

It is also important that you come past the front office to replace any medication that is out of date or no longer needed. If your child does not already have medication at the office and needs it, please provide all medications with names to the office ASAP.

If you have any questions, or would like a copy of the forms please contact the front office

Thank you for your help in managing this.

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Compass Login

If you do not have a Compass account or have forgotten your Compass Login, please see us in the front office for help 🙂

Attendance - Absent

For any unexplained absences, you can either update this through Compass or let us know at the office the reason for your child's absence.

Thank you 🙂

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/csef.aspx

Please see the front office for a hard copy of the CSEF form

The CSEF provides payments to assist eligible families to cover the costs of camps, sporting activities and excursions.

Payments are made directly to an eligible student’s school. Schools must use a CSEF payment only for the eligible student and not for that student’s siblings or any other student (except where the eligible student leaves the Victorian education system and there are remaining and unspent funds).

Some common examples of school-organised programs for which a CSEF payment may be used include:

school camps/trips
swimming and other school-organised sporting programs
outdoor education programs
excursions/incursions.

The CSEF payment cannot be used towards:

books
stationery
school uniforms
before/after school care
music lessons
locker hire
classroom and homework materials
graduations and formals
other expenses unrelated to camps, sports or excursions.

Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply. A Special Consideration category also exists. Schools can receive applications from families over term one and two.

Families can list more than one student in the one application form if they are attending the same school.

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Le Page Primary School - Creating the Leader

Facebook Page

Just a reminder to follow us on Facebook!!

www.facebook.com/lepageprimaryschool

Riddle Time 🤔

Answer - 🐘 Elephant

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Lunch Clubs

Cooking Club

Robotics Club 08/03/2023