Notes from the office

SMS Communication

As part of the process of working towards a paperless environment, our main method of communication at present is SMS.  We use SMS to advise of upcoming events and reminders that relate to your child, their class/year level or the whole school.  We have had some feedback that texts should be sent to ‘both’ listed Parents/Guardians to ensure that all family members are aware of important school messages.  We have now added both primary contacts for each student to our distribution list. Please contact the office if you DO NOT wish to receive future SMS updates. 

We are also working on a new "Weekly Bulletin" that will be distributed on Fridays - starting in June.  The bulletin will contain updates and reminders for the week ahead.  We hope that this will limit the number of individual text messages that are sent each week and streamline information in an easy to access format - WATCH THIS SPACE! 

Staff Car Park - Strictly Staff Use Only

A reminder that the staff car park is designated  for teachers, staff, school business related visitors and school members who have approved disabled parking permits.  There are limited spaces and we are finding that staff members are frequently unable to find a car space due to unauthorised vehicles being parked in the designated spaces or in some cases cars have been "blocked in".  

PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS ARE NOT TO PARK IN THE SCHOOL CAR PARK OR USE IT AS A DROP OFF/PICK UP ZONE from 8:30am - 9:30am OR from 3:00pm - 4:00pm unless specific arrangements have been made with the Principal.

Parent Contact Details

It is vital we have up to date email addresses, phone numbers and residential addresses for families.  In emergency situations and if your child is sick, it is crucial that we can contact you easily.  If you have changed your phone number or your Emergency Contacts have altered, please either use the Sentral Parent Portal to update these or send the school an email chelsea.heights.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au