Fun At the Front Desk 

Good Bye Jane

Wishing Jane all the best in her new position at Moorooduc, Congratulations. We hope you have enjoyed your time at SPS you surely will be missed.

Welcome Mel

We are excited to have our new Business Manager start today, Melissa Barrett joins us from Mount Eliza North Primary School and we know she will be a great fit in our school.

Housekeeping

• CSEF applications: I am waiting on some health care cards so i can process your CSEF, if you have not given us a copy of your health care card/pension card can you please either email it to us on somerville.ps@education.vic.gov.au or visit us in the office and we will take a copy of it for you.
• Immunisation & Birth Certificate: Also i have requested from some families a copy of your students birth certificate/immmunisation History. Please drop these off or email them through as soon as you can so we can update our records, Thanks.
• Activities to Approve:  We still have quite a few activites on Sentral that need approval, these include:

 - Head lice consent

- Digital Technology Acceptable Agreement

- PG Movie Permission

- Photo Permission

- Local Excursion Consent

- 3-6 Swimming Permission

-Grade 2 Willum Warrain Excursion permission & payment $24.50

Change of clothes in school bag

A firendly reminder to pack a change of clothes in students bags in case of accident.

Somerville Slammers Basketball

Hi wonderful Somerville families,

We are looking for anyone who wants to play basketball. 

Somerville Slammers Basketball Club now has 11 teams who play at Somerville Recreation Stadium on Saturdays U8s - U12s, Monday for the under 14 age group. Some of these teams have players moving up age groups and need some new players. We also have the option to start girls teams from under 8s if we got enough players. 

If your child is interested in playing basketball for our club please email your child’s name and date of birth to raelene.harvey@education.vic.gov.au and we will try to add them to a current team if there is a space or make some new under 8 teams if we get the numbers. 

If you are a parent of an under 8 child and would be interested in coaching or team managing let me know. 

Basketball is a great social game for kids to spread their social skills amongst different groups. 

Any questions please send me an email. 

Regards Raelene 

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2023 SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you for a wonderful start to the year. Curriculum Contributions can be made at the school office at any time during the school year. At Somerville Primary School our Curriculum Contributions are $106 dollars.

These contributions: subsidises the cost of classroom consumables and resources

• Art supplies eg paint, paint brushes, papers, crayons, clay and general art and craft activities
• Science experiment supplies and equipment used in practical classes 
• Photocopying for all subjects  -  Handouts, samples of texts, tests 
• Class sets of books and resources used in subjects such as English and Math
• Digital and online subscriptions that enhances the curriculum (Mathletics, Reading eggs etc)
• Indigenous studies – smoking ceremonies etc.
• Purchasing new sport equipment  for PE
• Purchasing music instruments for performing arts. 

Families wanting to set up Centrelink or Payment Plans please contact Jane in the office. Curriculum Contributions are voluntary financial contributions for curriculum items and activities which the school deems necessary for students to learn the Curriculum.

Extra-Curricular Items and Activities are items and activities that enhance or broaden the schooling experience of students. Camps, Excursions and Incursions payments are not included in the contributions for 2023. They will be charged via ‘Sentral Activities’ closer to the activity being organised as a user-pays basis. CSEF if applicable, can be applied to these events. 

Somerville Primary School make every effort to keep the cost of items and activities to a minimum and affordable for all families. 

Schools provide students with free instruction to fulfil the standard Victorian curriculum and we want to assure you that all contributions are voluntary. Nevertheless, the ongoing support of our families ensures that our school can offer the best possible education and support for our students. We want to thank you for all your support. This has made a huge difference to our school and the programs we can offer.

For further information on the Department’s Parent Payments Policy please see a one-page overview on our website under Policies.

We continue to welcome your other voluntary contributions which support non-curriculum items and activities that relate to the school’s functions and objectives. You can make a general voluntary contribution that goes towards all of our school’s important priorities for 2023 as well as providing additional activities and services for all students. E.g., College Building Fund, Wellbeing programs, First Aid Equipment, School sports Victoria association and Schools grounds maintenance and improvements.  

Your child will not be disadvantaged if you do not make a voluntary contribution. 

Kind Regards,

Somerville Primary School 

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 updated 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?

Have you Seperated?

If any of these apply please email the office on Somerville.ps@education.vic.gov.au or call us on 59775421 so we can update your details, Thank you.

Lost Property

We have some jumpers and hats and containers that are in lost property at the moment if anyone is missing anything please feel free to pop into the office to check. Also a ventolin, watch ring mock airpods and a ipad charger in the office lost property.

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

2024 Prep Enrolments

If you have a sibling starting next year please head to the office to grab an enrolment pack and put your name on our Prep 2024 mailing list. We also have some tour dates set for Term 1 if you or you know of anyone that may be interested.