NEWS | From the Office
Whole School Swimming Program 2025 – 17th – 21st March inclusive
We will be running our swimming program again this year in Term 1. Swimming is part of our curriculum, and all students are expected to participate. The students will be graded and put into their appropriate swim levels. The program will run everyday for a week from 17th – 21st March so students will need their bathers and towel every day. The info will be on XUNO shortly.
Families are asked to complete a short survey about their child/ren's swimming ability to assist with grouping into classes. Please complete the survey asap.
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School Photo Day – March 14th
Our school photo day is Friday 14th March. Photo forms will be sent home next week. There are plenty of options available to choose from.
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Chess Club
Chess club is held on Tuesday afternoons with our volunteer Harry. Students are able to join in during for one of or all of the following sessions: lunch play, in the last hour of school and afterschool. Students who wish to join afterschool require a permission form to be signed, please see the office.
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Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF)
CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
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If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. 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.
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The annual CSEF amount per student is:
- $154 for primary school students
- $256 for secondary school students
- New applicants should contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from the website below.
- If you applied for CSEF at your child's school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
- You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:
- new student enrolments; your child has started or changed schools this year.
- changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.
Check with the school office if you are unsure.
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Volunteering at school in 2025
There are many opportunities to volunteer at school - reading with students in the junior year levels, assisting in kitchen & garden classes, being a part of our human library, working bees etc.
Volunteers who are onsite with children during school hours are required to have a current Working with Children Check. Volunteer WWCC are free to obtain and can be applied for here.
An important reminder for volunteers: on arrival, you will need to come to the office and sign in, and then come back to the office and sign out when you leave.
Any questions/queries about any of this, please contact us in the office on 5472 1522.
If you wish to be put on the list to help with volunteering with a range of tasks, please fill out this form. Paper forms are also available from the office.
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Parent class reps for 2025
We are currently seeking parent class representitives for each class, please fill out the form here if you are interested.
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Sushi on Fridays
We are continuing Sushi on Fridays again this year. Here is a reminder of the steps you need to do to order Sushi.
Your child/s class must be updated to their 2025 class before you order.
- Go to www.schoollunchonline.com.au to register your family
- Choose ‘My orders’ and select ‘Create order‘
- Select the date of the Friday you wish to order for
- Add items to order by clicking on the ‘tick’
- Select ‘add to bag’
- Review order and check it is all correct, then click ‘next’
- Choose how you want to pay and then select ‘submit’
*Update your billing details under the tab ‘my account’
*Pay as you go or top up your account regularly
*No minimum order or long term commitment
*Order ahead up to any time within the current term
Orders need to be made by 5pm on Thursday to ensure order is placed for Sushi at lunchtime on Friday.
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XUNO
If any families are having issues with logging onto XUNO, or trouble navigating the app, please contact the office.
Currently, the app gives you access to:
- Messages (send and receive messages to your child’s teachers)
- Timetable
- Calendar
- News
- Attendance (to add a reason for an absence on the day of absence, or to provide a reason for previous absences)
- Events, Camps & Excursions (and the ability to approve events)
- Payments (to pay for any camps/excursions)
- Parent Teacher Interview Bookings (ability to book)
We encourage all families to be regularly logging into XUNO, either via the website or the app.
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SAKG Laundry Roster
If you are able to help with the SAKG laundry, please contact us in the office.
Beleza Update
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Karen Mahoney & Kitty Ward
Office