Office News

Welcome to Term 1 2021:

For those of you who are yet to meet the office staff, we would like to introduce ourselves to you.  Mrs Julie Robinson and Mrs Jodie McMcLachlan work 5 days a week in the office.  The office is open each day from 8.00 am - 4.00 pm.  Just a few reminders for you starting the new school year:

Messages:

We understand that at times, messages need to be delivered to students and we aim to always deliver these messages to the classrooms before going home time. To help ensure that all messages are delivered before 3.00 pm we ask that you please allow enough time for the office staff to do this. Often classes are outside or at PE and if messsages are phoned through at 2.55pm it can become quite hard to deliver these messages on time.  We ask that you contact the school no later than 2:45p.m. to ensure your child/children recieve the message. 

Absentees:

Please remember to nofity the school office by 9am if your child is absent from school.  You can do this a number of ways.  You can phone and leave a message on the voicemail, you can ring and speak to one of the office ladies or you can submit an an absence form via the school app (Szapp).  For any absences that are unexplained you will receive an sms notification from the school about this absence. If emailing your child's teacher, please make sure you also let the office know.  Often teachers do not get to check emails once class starts for the day.  

Sickness:

If your child presents to sick bay and is too unwell to stay at school, the office staff will phone a parent/guardian to come and collect.  It is important to remember that if your child is unwell, we do ask that you keep them home until they are feeling better to return to school.  

sZapp:

Please remember to download the St Saviour's Primary sZapp on your smart phone.  School alerts and notifications are one of the main features of this app where the office can send you a message about a bus being late or remidners about upcoming events.  Parents have access to class communication notes, newsletter and any other calendar events.  To download the app, please search the APP store and download.  Search for St Saviour's Primary and download accordingly.

Medication at school:

Medication at school can be administered by the office  staff, however it is very important to note that any medication must be prescribed from the doctor with a doctor's label printed on the medication.  We are unable to administer any kind of panadol or paracetemol.  Parents will be rung immediately if a child presents with high temps. A medication form must also be filled in before medication can be given (this is available on the school app) 

Asthma Medication:

Children who do have Asthma are requried to have their puffer, spacer and asthma medication plan at school.  This includes children who do suffer from seasonal asthma.  All asthma medication is kept in the classroom with the teacher.  If you are yet to send in your child's asthma medication and current plan, we do strongly advise you to do this as soon as possible.  The office staff will be following up with parents next week to ensure this has been done.

Head Lice:

At times we do have cases of Head Lice present at school. Please see attached flyer from Qld Health outlining the correct steps in treating head lice.