From the Office 

CSEF Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund 

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or you are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the CSEF (Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund). A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

The annual CSEF amount per student is: $125. 

Please contact the school office for an application form. Then complete the form and return it to the office, together with a copy of your card, as soon as possible so that we can begin accessing the funds on your behalf.

Families who had CSEF last year and who qualify again this year, have had their applications automatically rolled over.  If you are unsure if this applies to you, please call or email me:

Sanober.NajamulArefeen@education.vic.gov.au

Thank you,

Sanober Arefeen

BUSINESS MANAGER

Scholastic Book Club Orders

Please note that Scholastic Book Orders are due by Thursday 23rd March, 2023

REMINDER ABOUT APPROVING ABSENCES

Attendance - Unexplained Absences/Late Arrivals

If you have a notification appearing on your Newsfeed that there are outstanding absences awaiting your approval,  you must approve them.  It is a parent's responsibility to notify the school of an absence, and it has always been the case.  Prior to Compass, you would have physically written a note; now you do so electronically - it is actually easier.  Student Rolls are a legal requirement (Education and Training Reform Act 2006) and it is your responsibility to help us maintain them by promptly informing us of the reason for your child's absence.

• Whole day absences can be approved beforehand;
• Part day absences can only be approved after the fact - parents DO NOT put in part day absences beforehand.

If you need assistance with approving an absence,  please see the instructions on Compass.  These can be found in the Community Section - School Documentation - School Community Information - Compass-Approving an Absence.  If you still need assistance, please contact the office on 9846 2700.

Thank you

Sanober, Brenda and Katie