Fee schedule – GRADE 5 .au



-52705-7239000Berwick Lodge Primary School145 Mansfield Street, BerwickPO Box 454, Berwick 3806Telephone: 9709 6700Tuesday 10th November 2020Dear Parents/Guardians,2021 PARENT PAYMENTS ARRANGEMENTSAt Berwick Lodge Primary School we aim to offer all children the opportunity to discover and develop their talents in a wide range of areas. On an annual basis School Council prepares a budget to provide resources for educational programs, administration, facilities development and maintenance. Berwick Lodge Primary School currently receives funds from two main sources: Department of Education and Training (DET) Student Resource Package (SRP) contributes to staff salaries, school administration, utilities and services, cleaning, and some property maintenance. The payment and contributions provided by our parent community are an essential component of funding. Locally raised funds are the major source of our educational and school program funding. These include parent payments for books, stationery and curriculum supplies, parent contributions and PFA fundraising. The payments listed are the minimum amount considered essential to enable School Council to continue to provide the high quality and standards that we have come to expect at Berwick Lodge Primary School.Financial Support for FamiliesBerwick Lodge Primary School understands that some families may experience financial difficulty and offers a range of support options, including:The Camp, Sports and Excursions Fund, which provides payments for eligible students to attend camps, sports and excursionsAccess to State Schools’ Relief support for clothing/uniforms For a confidential discussion about accessing these services, or if you would like to discuss alternative payment arrangements, please contact Business Manager at Berwick Lodge Primary School on 9709 6700 .Payment MethodsPayments can be made by credit card, EFTPOS, Direct Credit, Centrepay (Centrelink), CSEF allocation (if available) or BPay. Payments can also be made by instalments via any of the methods listed above.For further information on the Department’s Parent Payment Policy please see a one page overview attached.Please find the fee schedule for your child attached. Please complete this form and return to the school by Friday 4th December 2020 so the school can prepare accordingly. While payment is not required until the start of the 2021 school year, we would appreciate payment or establishment of a payment plan by this date. We thank families for supporting our school by meeting their commitments regarding parent payments. HENRY GROSSEKJADE THOMASPRINCIPALSCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENTFee schedule – GRADE 5Please find the itemised list of Essential Student Learning Items and Optional Items for your child. Berwick Lodge Primary School also continues to welcome your voluntary contributions for 2021. Please complete this form below and return to the school by Friday 4th December 2020.We would appreciate payment in full or the first instalment by Friday 4th December 2020.Essential Student Learning ItemsEssential educational items are those used in the course of instruction in curriculum programs both classroom and specialist based. They include materials that the individual students take possession of and materials for learning and teaching where the students consumes or takes possession of the finished article. Below is a list of items and activities which are essential for your child to learn the standard curriculum. You may choose to purchase these items through the school or provide your own. Please indicate which items you would like to purchase through the school on the table below:Essential Student Learning ItemsAmountGrade 5 Book Pack $150.42Online Subscriptions $ 53.20Consumables – STEM/Inquiry/Science/Craft $ 35.00Consumables – Visual Arts $ 20.00** See list below for breakdown **TOTAL$258.62Due to COVID-19 & DET restrictions, the Book Pack component of the Essential Items will NOT need to be collected as in previous years. The Book Pack once paid for will be delivered directly to your child’s classroom. The other Essential Items listed will also be delivered to either your child’s classroom or the specialist area (eg: Visual Arts)Optional ItemsBerwick Lodge Primary School offers a range of optional activities that are additional to the delivery of the standard curriculum. These activities are designed to broaden the school experience for your child. Due to COVID-19 & DET restrictions, we are not in the position to confirm our proposed Camps and Excursions until closer to the actual dates. We will therefore not be charging a Camp Levy or Excursion Levy which we have in previous years. Each camp and excursion will operate on a Pay As You Go situation and we will send out further information for each activity closer to the date. Optional Item AmountOptional camps and excursions as scheduled throughout 2021. The cost of these excursions will be advised throughout the yearTo be advisedTOTAL$ TBAVoluntary ContributionsBerwick Lodge Primary School continues to welcome your voluntary contributions to support our school. You can make a general voluntary contribution (fundraising contribution) that goes towards all of our school’s important priorities for 2021 as well as providing additional activities and services for all students. Alternatively, you can make a voluntary contribution to any of the specific priorities outlined in the table below. Please indicate your voluntary contribution below:Voluntary Contribution Tax deductible?Suggested Voluntary Contribution per familyAmountFundraising ContributionIn order to reduce the number of fundraising activities conducted throughout the year, Berwick Lodge School Council approved the introduction of the Fundraising Contribution during 2016. This contribution assists with the funding of many projects across the school. Examples include updating our Prep-Grade 6 Readers, installing seats and tables in junior play area, updating library facilities.No$40Building FundDuring 2011 the Berwick Lodge School Council established a school building fund. Families are now able to make tax deductible donations to this fund which can be expended on construction of new buildings and improvements to existing buildings, including maintenance. The building fund has helped to assist with such things as recarpeting the portable classrooms and fitting out the Forest Room.Yes$30ICT Funding ContributionTeaching and learning has changed significantly in the last few years, especially with the growth (and cost) of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). We now include the option for families to make contributions towards the costs of ICT in the school. These include computer use across the curriculum, hardware, software, equipment upgrades, purchasing and leasing of new technology (ie: Interactive White Boards, digital cameras, multi-media projectors, computers, ipads etc).No$30Grounds MaintenanceMaintaining our grounds to a high standard is an ongoing challenge. Some of the issues we would like to address through the collections of a ground maintenance contribution are maintenance and repairs such as repairs to uneven concrete, landscaping of areas including the area around the BER building and the land where the portables have been removed, upkeep of our community garden and refurbishment of other garden areas.No$30Library FundDuring 2020 the Berwick Lodge School Council established a school library fund. Families will be able to make tax deductible donations to this fund which can be expended on purchasing books to update the library.TBA$30TOTAL$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.Parent Payment ChargesStudent Name:_________________________________ Grade 2020: _______ Year Level 2021: _______Essential Student Learning ItemsAmount $_______Optional ItemsAmount $_______Voluntary financial contributionAmount $_______TOTAL $ _______PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY (tick method of payment below): FORMCHECKBOX Full Amount $________________Payment by BPay/EFTPOS/Credit Card/Direct Credit/Centrepay (please circle) FORMCHECKBOX Monthly Instalments $________________per month. Start date / / End date / /These payments do not occur over the school holidays.Payment by BPay/EFTPOS/Credit Card/Direct Credit/Centrepay (please circle) FORMCHECKBOX Fortnightly Instalments $__________________ per fortnight. Start date / / End date / /These payments do not occur over the school holidays.Payment by BPay/EFTPOS/Credit Card/Direct Credit/Centrepay (please circle)Parent’s Signature: ___________________________________ Date: ______________________Credit Card Details Authorisation: FORMCHECKBOX Visa FORMCHECKBOX MasterCardParent’s Name: Contact Phone Number: ____________________Amount Authorised $ (Full amount or Instalment amount as per above schedule)Name on Card: Card Number:Expiry Date: Security Code:Cardholder Signature: Berwick Lodge Primary SchoolEssential Items Breakdown 2021Year Level: Grade 5BookPack ItemsQty Cost Protext Dotted Thirds 9mm 70gsm 64 pg10 $ 7.50 Premium Graph Book 10mm 48 pg2 $ 1.19 Faber-Castell Connector Marker Pen 12pk2 $ 6.60 Staedtler Noris Club Colouring Pencils 12pk2 $ 5.30 Soft Scissors 178mm 1 $ 1.85 Staedtler Glue Stick 35g4 $ 5.00 Staedtler Ruler 30cm2 $ 0.70 Staedtler Natural Graphite Pencils HB6 $ 1.38 Staedtler Rasoplast Eraser Medium2 $ 1.70 Artline Fineliner Pen3 $ 3.00 Maped Shaker Sharpener 2 Hole1 $ 0.80 Staedtler Textsurfer Classic Highlighter 4 pk1 $ 3.65 Staedtler Ballpoint Pen Medium - Blue5 $ 1.75 Staedtler Ballpoint Pen Medium - Red5 $ 1.75 Tissues 2ply 100pk2 $ 1.80 A4 Copy Paper2 $ 8.30 Mega Scrapbook 100gsm 64 pg3 $ 3.30 Marbig Display Book 20 pocket A42 $ 2.00 A4 100 sheet Office Pad2 $ 2.00 Document Wallet A4 Clear Button5 $ 2.50 Licorice Allsorts Pencil Case 2 Zip1 $ 2.80 Premium Sticky Notes 75x75mm Yellow4 $ 1.60 Bostik Blu Tack 75g1 $ 2.20 PVA Glue1 $ 2.65 Sticky Tape Roll 19mm x 33m1 $ 0.50 Masking Tape Roll 18mm x 50m1 $ 1.75 Shintaro Light Weight Headphone1 $ 4.95 Mathomat Student Pack1 $ 8.30 Citizen 8 Digit Pocket Calculator SLD2001 $ 3.95 Product Dynamics BLPS Printed Student Planner1 $ 6.45 Oxford Atlas for Australian Schools 5-61 $ 29.60 Illustrated Maths Dictionary1 $ 23.60 Macmillan Student Dictionary (retained from Grade 3/4)1 $ - $ 150.42 Online SubscriptionsEssential Assessment (incl My Literacy/My Numeracy) $ 10.25 Cars & Stars Literacy $ 19.95 iMaths $ 3.00 Maths Online $ 20.00 $ 53.20 Consumables - STEM/Inquiry/Science/Craft $ 35.00 includes items such as cover paper, tissue paper, pipe cleanersicy pole sticks, beads, skewers, sequins, glitter, sugar, soda, plates, spoons, scratch artConsumables - Visual Arts $ 20.00 includes item such as clay, paint, oil pastels, cardboard, project paper, popsticks, cartridge paper, sequins, buttons, brushesGrade 5 Total $ 258.62 ................
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