Parent Info

Barton Primary School is looking forward to another great year of teaching and learning and would like to advise you of Barton Primary School’s voluntary financial contributions. Barton Primary School makes every effort to keep the cost of items and activities to a minimum and affordable for all parents.

The Department of Education and Training Parent Payment Policy provides advice on the different types of payments that schools can request from parents and outlines the procedures and protocols to which schools must adhere.

Parent Payment Arrangements

Curriculum Contributions – items and activities that students use, or participate in, to access the curriculum

Other Contributions – for non-curriculum items and activities

Education Items – items that the school recommends you purchase for your child to individually own and use

Extra-Curricular Items and Activities – items that enhance or broaden the schooling experience of students

Payment Methods 2023

For a fast, simple and secure way to place your order visit parent.cos.net.au and follow these steps:

1. Click on School Packs or Sign in button in menu task bar
2. Enter the Username: bartonprimary@cos.net.au & Password: PARENTS-23
3. Select the Year level required for 2023
4. Review product selection based on your requirements (Please note, items may have been marked as either mandatory or optional)
5. Add your Pack to the Cart
6. Enter your Child’s name and 2023 Year Level  (CLASS not required)
7. Delivery – prefilled (will be delivered to Barton Primary School)
8. Customer Reference – skip by clicking proceed
9. Enter in your credit card, Paypal or Pay4 details and submit

KEY POINTS: 

• HEADPHONES: All students will require headphones in 2023. Some students may already have a pair so please check with your child or their classroom teacher before placing your order. We have provided 2 options for you to pick from as part of the stationery packs. Please be sure to tick the pair that you want to purchase and untick the pair you don’t want. You can also untick both options if your child already has a pair or if you would prefer to provide your own. 
• WHITEBOARDS: All students in Year 1 – 6 will require an A4 whiteboard in 2023. Some students may already have one so please check with your child or their classroom teacher before placing your order. Please be sure to tick this item if your child needs one or untick this item if they do not.
• CUT OFF DATE:  All orders placed before 9th January 2023 will be delivered to the school prior to Term 1 2023. Orders after this date cannot be  guaranteed   to   arrive   on   time   and   may   be   delivered   to   school   a   few   weeks into the school term.

The Student Dress Code sets out Barton Primary School, School Council expectations with regard to student appearance and applies during school hours and when students are engaged in school activities out of school hours.

All items purchased at PSW conform to the school’s Student Dress Code and offer parents peace of mind in regards to Student Dress Code compliance. Items may be purchased at other outlets but must conform to the standards detailed below.

*Items can be purchase online or at the PSW store.

Cyber Safety

Barton Primary School actively supports access by students to the widest variety of information resources available, accompanied by the development of the skills necessary to filter, analyse, interpret and evaluate information encountered.

The internet provides students with unprecedented opportunities to obtain information, engage in discussion, and liaise with individuals, organisation and groups world-wide so as to increase skills, knowledge and abilities.

Barton Primary School aims to protect students from inappropriate content, cyberbullying and other risks. eduSTAR.ISP is a filtered centralised internet service employed at Barton. This permits us to allow or block a website at the school level.

For Parents:

There are a range of resources for parents seeking more information on cyber safety. These include eSafe a Federal Government cyber safety program helping schools improve cyber safety and deal with cyberbullying. It is important that parents understand the kind of digital technologies young people enjoy, the challenges and risks these might bring and some guidelines to help encourage cyber safety. Below are some helpful links to promote the safe and respectful use of the internet in our school community and to provide tips for parents.

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend camps, sports, excursions and incursions.

CSEF applications for 2023 open from term one 2023. Parents or legal guardians who are eligible are required to submit a CSEF application form to their child’s school.

To be eligible for the fund, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending a registered Government or non-government Victorian primary or secondary school must:
• on the first day of Term one, or;
• on the first day of Term two;

a) Be an eligible beneficiary within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004, that is, be a holder of Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR
b) Be a temporary foster parent, and;
c) Submit an application to the school by the due date.