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New Financial Assistance Information for Parents - CSEF
Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF)
Please find attached information and an application form for the new Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund. CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the cost of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
Please complete the attached CSEF application form or collect a copy from the General Office and return, together with a copy of your eligible Centrelink Health Care card, to the school as soon as possible. Applications close 18th September 2015.
Please note: There is no age limit - if the student is over 16 years and has a Health Care card in their name, they may claim.
CSEF eligibility will be subject to your concession card being successfully validated with Centrelink on the first day of either term 2 (13th April 2015) or term 3 (13th July 2015).
Understanding Anxiety Information Session
When: Wednesday 2nd September 2015 6.00—7.30 pm
Where: Geelong Performing Arts Centre
Bookings
GPAC Box Office 03 5225 1200 www.gpac.org.au
Cost—$5.00 + $5.00 booking fee for phone & online bookings.
Tickets can be purchased before or on the day. No invoicing is possible.
Woolworths Earn & Learn 2015
Dear Parents,
This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school– and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths.
From Wednesday 15th July to Tuesday 8th September, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box here at the school.
At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths, English, Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn
Ms Kim Morris
First Time Lodging Tax Return?
See our attached guide for easy step-by-step instructions on lodging your 2015 tax return.
Time 2 Transition Forum
An information session for parents, carers, families and educators of young people with special needs requiring transition support from secondary school into further education training and/or employment
When: Tuesday 8th September 2015
Time: 5pm-7pm
Where: Deakin Cats Community Centre
Skilled Stadium, Geelong
Deliberate Self Harm and Suicidality Information Session
When: Monday 31st August, 7-9pm
Where: Western Victoria Primary Health Network, 131 Myers St, Geelong
Contact Please RSVP to headspace
Mary.Holmes@westvicphn.com.au
or 52226690
YMCA Geelong Holiday Program
Indonesian Festival
Indonesian Festival ‘Gebyar Merah Putih’ Program
Saturday 5th September 2015 – Clairvaux Hall, Belmont
Docs and Teens Program
Deakin University has commenced a formal evaluation of the Docs and Teens Program with the support of funding from Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West. Whilst this program is evaluated on an annual basis by headspace Geelong this formal evaluation will look at the Docs and Teens program in its entirety.
The Docs and Teens Program is currently delivered in 25 schools across the Geelong and Colac area and has been operating for 14 years. The program is currently coordinated by headspace Geelong and was funded under the auspice of Barwon Medicare Local (now Western Victoria Primary Health Network) as the Lead Agency for headspace Geelong.
This formal evaluation would be strengthened by the involvement of all Schools that benefit from the delivery of this program. This will provide a much richer picture of the barriers and enablers of school and local community partnerships to improve the health outcomes of young people in our region. Involvement will entail the completion by students, who participated in the program last year, of an online survey, which will take 10 – 15 minutes.
Your school will be sending home a copy of the Plain Language Statement, which will provide you with more information about the formal evaluation.
Students who participated in the Docs and Teens Program in 2014: Parents who do not wish their child to participate will be required to complete and return the research withdrawal form to the school to ensure that their child does not participate in the formal evaluation.
Host Families Wanted For Our Reunion Island Friends
ANNUAL TOUCAN APPEAL
AUGUST 2015
…….THINK OUTSIDE THE CAN!