From the Administration Team
Parent Survey – Sense of Community Index
Thank you to those parents who have already participated in our Sense of Community Index survey.
This short, online survey is designed to capture the views, experiences, and ideas about being part of the Como PS community. This will assist our School Board to better understand how connected our families feel to the school, and how well the school’s current activities, communication, and opportunities meet your needs.
We encourage all members of our school community to share their voice. The survey should only take a few minutes to complete, and your responses will remain anonymous.
You can access the survey here – Como Primary School - Sense of Community Index. The survey closes next Thursday 21 August.
Keeping Our School Healthy
Thank you to those families who have supported the health and wellbeing of our students and school community by keeping students who are unwell at home.
Parents are asked to be particularly mindful, and if your child is unwell, such as displaying cold and flu symptoms, vomiting, or diarrhea to please keep them at home. This assists in children recovering sooner and helps to reduce the spread of illness within our school community.
Coming Up – Book Week
Our Book Week Costume Parade will be on Friday 22 August (Week 5). Students are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite literary character. Please be aware parents do not need to hire or buy costumes - we encourage families to work together using clothing and items already at home to represent that favourite book character.
We are also running our Book Week Reading Challenge, with students meeting the reading target going into a draw for a book prize. This year, we have partnered with the South Perth and Manning Libraries, and students who visit one of the libraries and get their reading challenge sheet stamped will get an extra chance in the prize draw.
We look forward to celebrating Children’s Book Week with our school community in Week 5.
The Book Fair is coming!!!
Be sure to pop in on the day of the athletics carnival, Friday 5th September with your shopping bag ready to go!
SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS COMING!
Dear Parents,
Your school photo day is coming! Every student will receive a personalised flyer to bring home from Kapture Photography containing your child’s unique codes for ordering school photos online.
KEEP YOUR FLYER SECURE!
The unique codes contained on the flyer will be issued only once.
Order EARLY for sibling photography
Sibling photos can ONLY be ordered online. Once you receive the personalised flyers for your children, it is imperative that you order your sibling photo early to avoid missing out! There is a physical limit in the school schedule to how many sibling photos can be taken. Once the maximum capacity of sibling orders has been reached, no more sibling orders can be placed.
If maximum capacity is not reached, sibling orders close 12pm midday sharp, one business day prior to the first photo day.
The school or the photographers cannot accept late orders for sibling photography. Please do not ask as your request simply cannot be accommodated.
Order EARLY for discount photo day prices
Order your photos up to 10 calendar days after photo day to receive discount photo day prices. Late orders are handled separately to the school delivery and incur a $30 custom service charge.
Other information
Kapture offer a money back guarantee for any parent who is not fully satisfied with their photo package. Should you have any queries before or after photo day, please check the FAQ’s on the Kapture website.
We request that students who are displaying signs of respiratory and / or gastrointestinal illnesses do not attend school specifically to be included in their class photo. Having students with communicable illnesses attend the photography venues puts other students, school staff and Kapture staff at risk – especially those that are already immunocompromised. Students who are unable to attend school photo day can book a studio appointment at our Malaga office to be photographed during school holidays. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Your school will notify you in a few weeks when team and special group photos are available to view and purchase on the Kapture website. Please note; class, individual and sibling portraits are not available to view online prior to purchase.
All students will be photographed individually on photo day for school administration records AS WELL as included in their class group presentation available for purchase to all families. Should there be any reason why your child should NOT be included in the photo shoot –please contact the school office.
Please see below Photo Day Schedule.
Virtues
The Virtue this week is KINDNESS.