Parent Info

The Uniform Policy at Barton Primary School supports the school curriculum. Barton Primary School Council has established a dress code for its students following the DET Guidelines.

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 2019 open from term one 2019. Parents or legal guardians who are eligible are required to submit a CSEF application form to their child’s school.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for the fund, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending a registered Government primary school must:

• Be a holder of one of the following; a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC)

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 parent payment arrangements for 2021.  

Barton Primary School makes every effort to keep the cost of items and activities to a minimum and affordable for all parents.

Due to the significant remote learning undertaken by students in 2020, and the hardships COVID-19 has created with many families in our school community, the school has taken in to account all unused requisites from the current year and reduced Parent Payments for 2021.

 

Financial Support for Families

Barton Primary School understands that some families may experience financial difficulty and offers a range of support options, including:

• the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
• State Schools Relief

For a confidential discussion about accessing these services, or if you would like to discuss alternative payment arrangements, contact:

Andrew Felsinger
PRINCIPAL
Ph: 03 8766 4000 | Email: barton.ps@education.vic.gov.au         

 

Payment Methods

Thank you for your support through the payment of the 2021 parent contributions. If you have any queries please do not hesitate in contacting the school.

All parent payments and contributions can be made by:

• EFTPOS at the school office
• Credit Card (Visa/Mastercard only) at the school office
• BPAY

Essential Student Learning Items

Please find the itemised list of Essential Student Learning Items for your child. We have put much effort into sourcing the best pricing for our families. If you have any questions regarding any of these items or costs, please contact Principal, Andrew Felsinger.

Voluntary Contributions

Barton Primary School continues to welcome your voluntary contributions to support our school. Parents are invited to donate to our Library Fund. We have a great learning environment for our students and resourcing the library is a huge expense. Your child will not be disadvantaged if you do not make a voluntary contribution. All records of voluntary contributions are kept confidential as well as your decision about whether to make a contribution or not.

 

Essential Student Learning Items	Prep	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6
Stationery Pack	$51.00	$51.00	$57.00	$49.00	$47.00	$48.00	$48.00
Consumables (Art & Science)	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00
Online Subscription Fees	$22.00	$22.00	$22.00	$22.00	$22.00	$22.00	$22.00
TOTAL	$93.00*	$93.00*	$99.00*	$91.00*	$89.00*	$90.00*	$90.00*

*Headphones, Book box & Library Book Bag are required for students new to Barton Primary School ($24.00)

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Andrew Felsinger
PRINCIPAL