COMMUNICATION CONSENT2GO FINTONA PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION (FPA) IMMUNISATION STATUS FOR SCHOOL ENTRY INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Communication

Parent/School communication is very important and we encourage parents to contact the School if there is a query or problem. Parents can contact classroom teachers directly via email, or a phone message can be left with the Junior Campus Administrator.

Junior School and ELC Contact Details

Parents are asked to contact the Junior Campus Administrator directly on 9880 4444, or via email to jcadmin@fintona.vic.edu.au.

Junior School Absences

Students should be kept at home if they are not well. If a student is absent due to illness, parents should contact Junior Campus Administration as soon as possible.

If a girl is to be absent for an appointment or event, parents are asked to notify Junior Campus Administration before either by phone or email.

Students being picked up due to illness or appointments must be signed out by a parent or guardian at Junior Campus Administration. If the student is returning to school, they must be signed back in.

Email Communication

School notices are distributed via Consent2Go. Parents are respectfully reminded that they should update email addresses when they change.

Up To Date Contact Details

We urge parents to provide accurate and regularly updated addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses. No student should be at school without accurate contact details. It is essential in an emergency, such as illness, that we can contact you immediately.

Consent2Go

The School is using an electronic system called Consent2Go to collect medical data for school use both daily and on excursions and camps. You will be sent an email from Consent2Go inviting you to fill in the required details which are only accessible by Junior Campus Administration and your child’s relevant teachers.

Fintona Parents’ Association (FPA)

The FPA extends you a warm Fintona welcome. The Association’s main function is to bring parents together and its main aims are to provide social contact with other parents and to organise fundraising events. Proceeds from activities have enabled the FPA to provide the School with a wide range of gifts including computers, musical instruments, rowing equipment, a totally refurbished science laboratory and tuckshop, garden furniture and choir stands.

You are invited to join the FPA. It is a wonderful way of meeting other parents and enjoying the social activities arranged throughout the year. During first term, new parents will be contacted by a member of the Association and welcomed to the School.

Immunisation Status for School Entry (New students only.)

A School Entry Immunisation Status Certificate is a legal requirement for enrolment in a primary school in Victoria. This record of your child’s immunisations will assist health authorities in protecting children in the event of a vaccine preventable disease occurrence in the School.

Please refer to www.health.vic.gov.au/immunisation/ for further details.

This Certificate will need to be given to the Registrar upon enrolment.

Infectious Diseases

Parents are required by law to notify the School if a child has an infectious disease or has been in contact with a person afflicted by an infectious disease. The School must then require exclusion of the child and, in some cases, those with whom the child has come into contact.

Please refer to https://www.health.vic.gov.au/infectious-diseases/ school-exclusion-table for full details.