Urgent - If your child has turned 4 since enrolling at Green Gables please bring in their Blue Health Book immediately or access these records through Medicare Online Services (link available on our 'Links' page).  Please leave the original documents in the office and we will copy and return them to you.  For further details, read this short article from the Department of Education and Communities (the new DoCS).

This may be something of interest to many of you.  The sessions are free and book out very fast so get in quick.

To coincide with Dental Health Awareness Week we thought we'd give you this link for information on how to care for your child's teeth - to access it simply click on the title box below.  It is also available (with many other health fact sheets) on the Children's Hospital at Westmead website http://kidshealth.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/fact-sheets

If you'd like information on other health topics in English or any other language we'd be more than happy to source them for you.

We are also reviewing out Dental Health Policy this month.  Please view it on the Parent Information wall and provide feedback via email of by using a form from the 'Parent Feedback' folder located under the sign in counter.

This informative evening is a MUST for all parents whose children are starting school next year.  We strongly advise at least one parent from each household attend and hear from:
- a child psychologist
- a speech therapist
- an occupational therapist. 
Valuable information will be presented and plenty of time allocated to general discussion and your questions.

RSVP  RSVP  RSVP 
by email or at the sign in counter

Please take your child's water bottle home every day for cleaning.

With Winter and the flu season here it is so important that we limit the breeding grounds for germs as much as possible.  

Thanks for your help in keeping Green Gables healthy

Are you eligible?
Is your child starting primary school in 2014?

If your child is starting primary school in 2014, you need to know about the Schoolkids Bonus. It is a new payment to help eligible families with the costs of primary and secondary school studies.

If you receive a family or income support payment, including Family Tax Benefit Part A, you may be eligible for up to $410 each year for your child to help cover the costs of uniforms, stationery, sporting gear, school fees or excursions. Half is paid in January to help with back-to-school costs and half in July for ongoing costs. When your child moves into secondary school, the rate increases to $820 per year, again with half paid in January and July.

Each November, Centrelink will write to Family Tax Benefit Part A customers whose child is likely to be starting primary school in the New Year and ask them to check and update their child’s education details. If you’re eligible, all you need to do is tell Centrelink when your child is starting primary school to activate the payment and it will continue to be paid into your bank account twice each year, for as long as you remain eligible.

Please note that children in preschool are not eligible as preschool is not part of formal primary education.

For more information, including the full eligibility criteria, visit australia.gov.au/schoolkidsbonus.

Hi Everyone,
Click on this picture/link for the 'Resourcing Parents' newsletter for April containing parenting courses that might interest some of you.
Kind regards,
GGK