NEWS | From The Office
School Calendar
Monday August 23rd-Friday August 27th- Book Week. More information to come via XUNO.
Friday August 27th- Wear It Purple Day. Students to wear purple and bring a gold coin donation to raise money for support and awareness of LGBITQA+.
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Prep Bag Surveys
At the beginning of the school year, the Department of Education and Training provided every Prep student attending a Victorian government school with a red Prep bag.
The Prep bags contained 14 items, including children’s storybooks, flyers, stickers, and stationery items, all designed to help Prep students and their parents and carers thrive from the start of Term 1.
The Department is now inviting families of current Prep students to participate in a short survey, closing Sunday 29 August.
Feedback will help inform what Prep students and their parents and carers like about the Prep bags and what can be improved in 2022.
To have your say, complete the survey through SurveyMonkey.
The survey takes about five to ten minutes to complete.
For more information on this year’s Prep bags, refer to the Prep Bags 2021 web page on the Department’s website.
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Wanted
The school is seeking a chest freezer. If you have one, or know of someone who is getting rid of one, can you please contact the school office. We are willing to pay a small amount for it.
Thank you for your support.
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Student uniform
Please ensure students are dressed in warm clothes and layers (e.g. school long sleeve under school jumper) to keep them warm in the cold weather. As a part of our school's sustainability policy, we aim to develop an environmentally conscious culture and wish to reduce our heater use.
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Honey and Coffee for sale
Honey
250ML - $4.00 500ML - $7.00 1KG - $14.00
Castlemaine honey is produced in a simple, natural, age-old beekeeping process also using a modern, HACCP Quality Assurance program.
All honey is 100% pure and Australian, extracted and packed on site in Castlemaine.
Coffee
$10
100% Arabica.
Small batch micro roasted.
Premium plantation & estate.
Rainforest alliance.
Swiss water.
Roasted right here in Castlemaine, at Coffee Basics.
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Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund Applications- closing next week
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you have a valid means-tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families.
Payment amounts this year are $125 for eligible primary school students. Payments are made direct to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions and sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
If you would like to apply for the first time, you can download the form here. Forms are also available at the office.
You can also download the form, and find out more about the program and eligibility, on the Department of Education and Training’s Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund web page.
Please return completed forms to the office as soon as possible.
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Karen Mahoney & Renae Irwin
Office