Fun At the Front Desk 

Welcome

Welcome to our new families starting at Somerville Primary School and all our new Foundation Students, we hope you've enjoyed your first 2 weeks here and if you need any help please feel free to come to the office or call us on 59775421

Medication

Any new medications please make sure a medication form is filled out and handed in with the medication or if any plans need to be updated with medication please let us know.

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 Somerville.ps@education.vic.gov.au

CSEF

If you have a health care card or pension card you are entitled to $125 to use towards camps, sports & excursions. Please contact us if you haven't provided us with your health care card details so we can claim this for you. Please find attached a form outlining what it entails and an application form.

Lost Property

We have some jumpers and hat that are in lost property at the moment if anyone is missing anything please feel free to pop into the office to check.

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. 

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