Fun At the Front Desk 

Good Bye

A big goodbye to the Grade 6 students heading off to Secondary College and all those families moving schools in the break. We wish you all the best in you new adventures. 

Medication

Any medications you would like to pick up from the school to have at home over the holidays please come into the office to pick them up. 

Any new medications please make sure a medication form is filled out and handed in with the medication.

Lost Property

We have lots of unnamed lost property, if you are missing any uniform or drink bottles, jewellery etc... please come into the office to look at our lost property. If still here at the end of the term these will be donated. I have attached photos to look through also.

Library Books

Can you please return any outstanding library books before the end of the Term.

OnSite QR Code

A friendly reminder for parents: Mandated check in using QR codes 

Families will be aware the use of Service Victoria QR codes for electronic record keeping is mandatory for all workplaces to enable the effective contact tracing of any COVID-19 cases. 

At SPS QR codes must be used by:

* all parents who enter school buildings when on the school site. If you are required to enter buildings on school grounds, for whatever purpose, you must use the provided QR code check-in at the front office.  

* all  visitors, including contractors, external Department staff and building and maintenance staff

*Visitors and parents must observe community face mask requirements when on school sites.

*QR code check ins will not be required for parents who come onto school grounds for drop off or pick up, but do not enter buildings.  

Thank you for your support and understanding of this important health direction. 

2022 Contributions

Last week all individual contribution sheets were handed out to students, please check school bags or ask your child if you have not received yours. I have attached one below if required. Any questions regarding this please feel free to contact us in the office.

2022 Book List

You should've received a paper copy of the booklist for next year by now. If you have not yet received it we have spare copies in the office or they are uploaded on Sentral under resources. Below is the instructions for Online ordering through Paperchase Office National, if ordered by 13th December 2021they will guarantee delivery to the school before the start of Term 1 2022. Fee Schedules will be out next week also.

Sun Hats

We are officially into Summer therefore hats are compulsory when in the sun from now till the end of the year. 

Water Taps

We encourage ALL students to bring their own water bottle for use at school, as students should not drink directly from school taps at this time, Thanks.

Excursion Contact Tracing

Due to the current public health directives all venues are required to keep records of all who attend their site for Contact Tracing purposes.  DET have advise us that under these guidelines we must provide these venues with the Schools Staff and Students full name and a contact phone number from our onsite records. These records are only accessed if there needs to be contact tracing.

Thank you for your understanding.

Head Lice

We have had a few head lice cases over the last month, just a reminder if you have long hair it is recommended to tie it up and please do regular checks on your hair, Thanks.

Below is some advice from the better health website you may find helpful in what to look for and treatment options.

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/head-lice-nits

Supervised Yard Duty Times

Important Reminder

The School Yard is supervised from 8:45am in the morning and until 3:30pm, please make sure you adhere to these drop off and pick up times to ensure the safety of your children.

Attendance

Any unexplained absences, you can either update this through Sentral:

• Click on The Sentral App
• Click on Absences Icon
• Click on the + symbol at the top right corner
• Select Student, reason, put in dates absent and any additional comments
• Press Submit.

 or let us know at the office the reason for your child's absence.

2nd Hand Uniform

Please feel free to look at our 2nd hand uniform, ask in the office and we can get the correct Size tubs out for you to look through.  All clothes sold for a gold coin donation.

Also if you have outgrown any we are getting low and would happily take donations.

Thanks

Don't forget to clearly label the uniform