Hello and welcome back to school everyone! We hope you all had a lovely restful break and enjoyed the warm summer weather (finally!!).
It's been great to see everyone back for 2023, we are sure it will be a busy but fun and exciting year for our students, especially our new Foundation students who we welcome to the school today.
A few notices and reminders:
Student Book Packs
Thank you to everyone for being patient with us during collection day. It all seemed to go smoothly. If you are missing any items from your order, please let the office know asap so we can sort out any issues quickly.
If you are yet to complete payment, this can be found on Qkr! If you prefer to pay BPay or Direct Deposit, please contact the office for details.
Working With Childrens Check
Throughout the year we are fortunate to have many volunteers for various activities. As a formality we must remind all families of the Working with Childrens Check requirements.
As per Department of Education and school policy visitors and volunteers working with our children must hold a valid Working with Childrens Check card prior to attending the school. Please refer to the Volunteer Policy on the school website for more information.
If you currently hold a WWCC card, please ensure you have added Mount Macedon Primary School as a volunteer organisation (scroll down the bottom or the page to enter up to 4 organisations). Once the school is added to your WWCC profile, an official letter from the Department of Justice confirming your registration will be mailed to the school.
Here is a link to the WWCC website https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/
Late Arrival, Early Departure and Absence
A reminder that the late book and early departure's book is located at the front reception foyer. We appreciate parents filling this out, as it is important to ensure accurate attendance records for your children, and is also used in the event of an emergency.
If your child/ren are absent, please leave a message on the school absence line as early as possible.
Update Details
Update details forms were sent out last week. Thank you to those parents who have completed and returned. A reminder to all who have yet to return, please ensure you check and update any changes to your family details and return as soon as possible. Changes can be amended on the form or emailed to the school at: mount.macedon.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Annual privacy reminder for our school community
Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.
Please take time to read our school’s collection notice, found on our website https://www.mtmacedonps.vic.edu.au/source/Build/Privacy%20Policy%202020.pdf
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:
* Amharic
* Arabic
* Dari
* Gujarati
* Mandarin
* Somali
* Sudanese
* Turkish
* Urdu
* Vietnamese
CSEF Funding
Do you hold a valid, means-tested concession card? The Victorian Government will provide CSEF to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. 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. Further information and Application Forms are attached below. These documents can also be found in the 'School Documentation' link found under the 'Community' icon in the menu bar. Please contact the School Office if you have any further enquiries.
