ASSEMBLY FRIDAY 11th March 2:20 pm

PARENTS INVITED TO OUR

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY!

Located to the far right of the learning

centre on the grass. Enter from Gate 2.

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Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday 29th March and Wednesday 30th March. The conferences will be 10 minutes each. All meetings will be at school in person.

All bookings should be made using our school's online booking system. The link will continue to be distributed to parents in the coming weeks. The purpose of these meetings is to touch base with parents regarding

- Your child's transition to 2022

- Any new or existing learning behaviours that need to be discussed

- Clarification for parents/teachers on student learning

Bookings are availbe using the link below

https://columbacpsbunyip.schoolzineplus.com/term1conferences2022

CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE

BUS FAMILIES PLEASE READ or PASS ON

The Conveyance Allowance application is now open for Term 1 for any families that qualify for the travel allowance as per the criteria below. You must lodge a new application each year.

Eligibility is assessed when the School completes your child’s application on the Government Student Conveyance Allowance System (SCAS). If approved, the allowance payable is based on the one way distance to make the journey to and from school. No private car allowance is payable if the journey to and from school could be made using a public transport service or contract school bus.

• You live more than 4.8 kilometres by the shortest practical route from our school and we are the closest Catholic school to your place of residence.

• You live more than 4.8 kilometres from our school and you cannot access a bus.

• You access a bus and live more than 4.8 kilometres from the bus stop.

Please complete the Conveyance Allowance Application Form and return to the school office by Friday 11th March 2022. Late claims cannot be accepted.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS

As visitors to our school are becoming more accustomed to the electronic sign in system, we are asking that anyone wanting to enter the school as a volunteer or to be involved in school events have a Working with Children Check. This is compulsory in Victoria.

When you sign in at the office, you will need to enter your Working with Children Check number.

You will not need a Working with Children Check to pick up your children.

All adults can apply for a working with children check which are

FREE for volunteers at https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/.

If you have a current Working with Children Check and have forgotten the number or misplaced your card, please log onto the website and get your card reissued and find your number. You can log into your account at https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/login.doj?next=mycheck#_ga=2.162912252.1158808644.1582516652-816484934.1582516652