Repeated: Northcote Primary School Office News 

Unwell Children

Please understand that in the current environment, if your child has any COVID-19 or cold-like symptoms, parents/carers will be called to collect their child. We appreciate that families are undertaking Rapid Antigen Testing, however, if your child has symptoms a PCR test is highly recommended. 

Early Pick Ups

Parents and carers please be reminded that if you are planning to pick up your child/ren from school early, it is important that you:

• Let your teacher know by communicating this through a Compass email (see Compass Tips page of this newsletter for instructions)
• Let the office know by calling 9481 0009 or sending an email to northcote.ps@education.vic.gov.au
• Once you arrive at the school office you will need to sign you child out via the compass kiosk, a office staff member will call your child's classroom for your child to come to the office to meet you.

Often, students are moving around the school, and the office is unable to locate them upon your arrival. Please note that when you are picking up students from Grade 3 or 4, please allow enough time to come to the office sign out your child via the compass kiosk, take the school's gate key to go across collect your child and then return the key to the office. By letting us know ahead of time we can be prepared and arrange for your child to be at the office ready for pick up if it is urgent.

Please always ensure you pick up your child/ren before or after lunch where possible. Lunch eating time runs between 1:30pm and 1:40pm, and lunch play runs from 1:40pm until 2:30pm. Once play begins and your child is outside in the yard, if pick up is required the office will need to page them on the PA system, and often, they cannot hear us as they are having so much fun! This will result in a longer wait outside the office as we search for your child/ren in the yard.

While we also understand that collecting your child early is necessary on certain occasions and that picking them up a bit early might need to take place, we do request that if you can wait till 3:30pm then please do so. We often have parents wanting to pick up children right before the afternoon bell. Please understand that this is a very busy time in the classrooms and in the office. 

Your assistance in communicating any early departures with both your child's teacher and office is appreciated and will be very helpful to all involved.

Thank you,

NPS Office Team