Book Week!

This term we will be celebrating Book Week in Week 7. Students are invited to dress up on Monday 19 August as part of our celebrations, with a short Parade of costumes to be held during the day. The theme for Book Week this year is ‘Reading is Magic’. Every classroom is working on small individual artworks to make up our Book Week display, celebrating fabulous Australian authors and illustrators.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING CHANGES TO CONSENT AND PAYMENT OF SCHOOL EVENTS

The following information relates to changes to the provision of consent and also payment of school excursions/activities. It is important that you read the following information so that the appropriate actions are taken regarding upcoming excursions, which your child may be involved in.

In line with the Department of Education consent and finance processes beginning this term, families will now be asked to complete consent in QParents before the school is able to generate invoices.

Families will have one week to complete consent following the generation of consent forms in QParents. QParents will notify account holders that there is a consent form to be completed via email (please ensure you have set  no.reply@qparents.qld.edu.au as a trusted sender so that emails don’t go to spam or junk).

Families who have not yet signed up to QParents will receive their consent via email. If this relates to you, you will need to complete the consent form and return it to the Office no later than the morning of the due date, so it can be entered manually into our consent module.

Consent forms will not be accepted after the due date without exceptional circumstances.

Invoices will then be required to be paid one week prior to the activity date. Where possible, we will give a minimum of three weeks to pay invoices, however, with this change to the process, this timeline is shorter for activities in early August.

Having consent and invoices for activities paid on time is important to allow time for teachers organising the activity to prepare rolls, medical information and equipment necessary for the activity prior to the activity. Families experiencing difficulties with paying for activities by the due date, can contact our Business Manager to arrange a payment plan prior to the due date.

The infographic below shows a summary of the changes:

Key Actions:

• On notification of an excursion, provide consent within the week.
• Invoices will then generate when consent has been provided.
• Please pay invoice by required due date. Contact the Business Manager early if you require a payment plan.

Thank you to all of our families for working in partnership with us, as this new process rolls out.