Hello Parents and Caregivers,

Please find below my updates for this coming fortnight.

YEARBOOKS

Just letting everyone know that we still have a whole box full of yearbooks available for purchase through the office. The cost to purchase one of these keepsakes is $28 and all purchases can be made directly through the office during opening hours.

GENERAL FINANCE

Just a reminder that full payment on the below activities is due soon. If you are having financial difficult and require financial assistance, please contact bsm@enoggerass.eq.edu.au to arrange a payment plan. 

Invoice	Due Date
CARS & STARS Subscriptions for 2025	13th of December - OVERDUE
Religion Books	10th of February 2025 - OVERDUE
Making Friends Performance – Whole School	28th of February
Year 3 Starlab Incursion	11th of March
Youth Leaders Conference 2025	14th of March
Prep SRS – Full payment or first instalment payment	4th of April 2025

We have parents who haven’t made payment on the CARS & STARS Subscription for 2025 or for Religion Books. Please be aware that this directly affects your child as it means they don’t have the valuable resources required to complete certain activities in class and for religious instruction lessons.

Just letting all parents and carers know, invoices are always sent out to the paying parent via email. The paying parent is allocated at time of enrolment and can only be changed if requested in writing. What this means is that only one paying parent can view invoices online through QParents. If you would like more information around this please email me on bsm@enoggerass.eq.edu.au . If you believe you may have a student credit on your account, please contact me directly to apply this credit as you are unable to allocate credits through QParents online.

We strongly recommend all parents to sign up to Qparents, so they can stay in the loop with the schools’ happenings. If you have any other financial inquiries, please contact me directly.

ACCESS TO SCHOOL

Just a reminder to families that being onsite after hours is not allowed, even in school holidays. We have lots of signs up around the school that state that when the school is closed, being on site is classed as trespassing. The only exception to this is when we have external hirers onsite and P&C or school run events. 

CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE

Queenslanders go through around 3 billion drink containers each year! Containers for change has created a way to recycle those containers that incentivises Queenslanders, and positively impacts our environment and the communities we live in.

The Containers for Change Schools program is a school-based program designed to encourage Queensland schools to raise money through the Containers for Change scheme and help educate the next generation on the importance of recycling.

If you are collecting containers and would like to donate these to Enoggera State School, please use the NEW code: C11523111 when dropping off at one of the main containers for change deposits.

SPARE UNIFORMS AND UNDERWEAR

It is important that all Year 1 and prep students have spare clothes packed in their bags including underwear. We request this just in case a student has an accident throughout the day. If you have a child who has recently borrowed clothing from the office, could you please urgently return these spares and replacement underwear to the office as we have very low spare clothes. We are also happy to accept donations of new underwear due to these not being returnable as we cannot accept already used and washed underwear. 

STOP DROP AND GO ZONE – 285 South Pine Road

The stop, drop and go zone is monitored each morning and each afternoon by a staff member. The correct procedure for this area is to drive up to the gate where the staff member is standing who will assist the safety of your student/s out of the car and on to the school grounds. Please do not stop half way and try and help your student out of the car at the first gate closest to the OSHC and Administration. If you do stop at the first gate, this causes a ripple effect in cars backing up and blocking the school entry and affecting the school crossing. Please follow the directions of the staff member to ensure the smooth transition of cars during these busy times.

Brisbane City Council has been advised of illegal street parking in the area and people not following the stop drop and go sign rules. Vehicles must not be left in this area at any time. If you require additional time to unload your student/s in the morning please ensure you’re a parking in a street park and walking up to the school. Alternatively, we have a stop drop and go zone located on Laurel Street, which is also monitored daily by a staff member. The same rules apply. Thank you for your understanding with this matter. 

RELIGION BOOKS

Invoices were sent out to all families with students who are a part of the Religious Instruction program for 2025. If you don’t believe you have received this and your child is currently enrolled in the program, please let me know as book orders have already been placed. Invoices are currently overdue. Preps are excluded from this program.

LOST PROPERTY

Just a reminder to parents and students that the school’s lost property is located directly under the administration office outside of the uniform shop.

A big thank you to the parents in the community who have been collecting lost property daily and putting items in this area for students to collect. 

MEDICAL DETAILS AND MEDICATION

In preparation for the start of the year we are compiling medication requirements for all students that require daily or emergency medication to be administered by school staff. Please have a good read of the below information if your child requires medication to be administered at school during school hours;

1. Does your child need medication during school hours?

If your child needs to take medication at school, please provide the office staff with:

• a completed and signed consent to administer form; 
• The medication in its original container; and 
• Medical authorisation (e.g. the pharmacy label, or a letter from the doctor, or a completed and signed health action plan).

Please refer to the following information:

The consent to administer medication form can be found here:

2. If my child has to take medication at school, how will the doctor know what paperwork the school needs?

When you next visit your child’s doctor (or other health practitioner), you could give them a copy of the the information for parents/carers and health practitioners. This document explains what advice they need to provide to help the school to safely administer medication to your child.

3. Easy medication packaging

If your child takes tablets or capsules each day, you can ask the pharmacist to pack them individually in sachets, blister packs or bubble packs.

This packaging is known as a ‘dose administration aid’ (or DAA) and has the pharmacy label instructions as part of the packaging.  When medication is packaged in a DAA it can make it easier for the school to safely store and administer it. Please note: A pill case (e.g., a weekly medication organiser) filled by yourself is not a DAA and is not something the school is approved to use.

4. Medication safety at school

If your child requires medication at school, there are some things you can do to help.

• Only provide medication that has been medically authorised.
• Check that the medication hasn’t expired.
• Provide medication in the pharmacy packaging.
• Hand medication to the school in person.
• Collect unused medication in person.
• Provide a pill-cutter if tablets need to be halved or quartered, or arrange for the pharmacist to package the medication using a dose administration aid.

Please disregard this if your child does not require medication whilst at school.

If you believe your child’s medical condition is no longer relevant, or you would like to update the details of your child’s condition and treatment, please advise the office as soon as possible.

For returning students with medication currently kept at school, please keep an eye out for further e-mails regarding collection of potentially expired or soon to be expiring medication.

For new students, please supply the office with the required medication and paperwork as soon as possible as your child’s health is of up most importance to us.  

And if you have questions, please contact the administration office on 3550 1333.

Have a wonderful fortnight!   

Ellie Mastrapostolos

Business Manager