Book club
The school participates in the Scholastic Children’s Book Club. Through the school, parents are given the opportunity to purchase popular, suitable books at cheaper prices. Notes and pamphlets are sent home each month advising parents of procedures. When the books arrive they are distributed to students in class. The school receives free books with each order and these are either donated to the library or used in classrooms as part of the home reading scheme.
Collecting your child during school hours
When children need to leave the school for approved appointments during the school day, they must be accompanied by a parent or designated care giver.
An exit slip must be obtained at the front office and then given to the class teacher when you collect your child. These slips have a photograph of your child printed on them. Please ensure you allow enough time to go to the office to obtain the exit slip and collect your child to make your scheduled appointment.
No child is permitted to leave school grounds without permission of a parent or guardian.
This policy allows us to accurately record when a child leaves the school and also notifies the class teacher or relief teacher that a student has been correctly signed out by an authorised person.
Teachers have been advised that parents/carers must have a release note from the office if they are collecting students during the school day.
School communication to parents
- Newsletter - Weekly newsletters are sent home and posted on the school website and APP each Wednesday to inform parents of school events. Community Notice boards situated in the front foyer and outside the canteen also informs parents of activities and events.
- School website
Smartphone school app
Griffith East Public School has an APP. Search for the free SkoolBagg app in the Apple app or Google Play Store.
Create an account and sign in with your email account
Search For Griffith East Public school and add your subscriptions group
The APP will ask you for which individual grades you would like notifications for or you can select all grades.
Information which will be available on the App include:
- Weekly Newsletters
- Calendar of Events
- Canteen Menu
- Notifications of School Events and changes to routines
- After school return times of excursions
You are also able to send an absentee note to the school on the APP
This is an additional avenue of communication to the school community.
Lost property
Lost property is located in the school office. Look for lost property in classrooms, corridors and playgrounds. Lost property is displayed regularly. Named articles found in lost property are returned to the owner.
Teachers regularly sort lost property and items not claimed are donated to charity groups.