Principal's Message

Another busy term of learning has come to an end and the staff, children and I are eagerly awaiting the start of the school holidays. People outside the education sector always begrudge teachers for their holidays but it is not until you are actually working in the field that you realise why the children and the teachers need them. I hope you all enjoy a well-deserved rest and relish the time to have the children at home. Indulge in some sleep ins and lazy days in pyjamas but not too much screen time and I have included an article below to read about screens in homes. Continue to allow the children to explore, be creative and take them to places that spark their curiosity. For our busy working families a fabulous Holiday program is in place at OOSHC so book the children in, even if for a few days.

Rochelle Cukier
Principal

Building Fund

Armadale Primary School is financed by a combination

of government and community (ie parent) funding. The government funding largely covers teacher salaries, cleaning costs and basic maintenance, while school improvements such as the installation of the synthetic grass, shade sails, landscaping etc are in most cases met through locally raised funds.

Click here to complete the tax-deductible building fund donation form.

Enrolments

Our next school tour is on Wednesday 19 July at 10.00am. If you would like to book in please call the school office on 9822 7003 to confirm a place on a tour. For remaining dates for 2017 please click here.

For more information on enrolment enquiries, please follow this link.

Education Week

During Education Week, we held some special activities along with classroom activities to showcase and celebrate the work we are doing for students to help ensure healthy minds and bodies. Click here to read all about the activities that happened throughout the week. To see pohotos from Education Week click here.

Compass

Compass is our parent portal where parents can record the reasons for your child/ren's absences from school as well as accessing school reports and giving excursion permission.

Parents are able to view and provide consent for events via the Events page. If using the Compass app, parents will need to open the Events page via their browser in order to be able to provide consent.

Every family has received a separate login to Compass  If you have lost your details or forgotten your password, you can recover your details by clicking the 'Can't access your account?' link on the Compass front page. To access Compass click on this link. For more information please read the Welcome to Compass guide. 

Qkr! app

We use the Qkr! app to make school payments simpler for parents - click here to see how it works and for tips about Qkr! click here.

Download the app from your app store and register to start using this payment system.

Parking

Street parking is available along the surrounding roads. Please be courteous to our neighbours when parking, dropping off or collecting students from school. Obey parking signs and do not park in or over driveways. We ask that you leave enough time to drop off and pick up your children in a safe and legal manner.

Please give particular attention to how children alight from cars and come to meet you. If both home and school emphasise obeying road rules and safety procedures, our children will make a habit of responsible behaviour.

Apps for Parents

We use the FlexiBuzz app to communicate with parents. Click on the FlexiBuzz logo to go to the site for more details. Download the app and then register yourself, search for Primary Schools, then Armadale PS, and finally choose the notifications you want eg. Whole School, Prep, Grade 3 etc. Click here for further information about the way the app works.

The Department of Education & Training, with the help of Victoria’s teaching associations, has created an app for parents to help them better understand the key components of the school curriculum. SchoolMate aims to help parents become more involved in their children’s education and is available for free download now. Click here or on the SchoolMate logo at right to watch an explanatory video.