‘Squirrels Cafe’ is operated by the Governing Council who employs a Canteen Manager ably assisted by a fantastic group of volunteers.

The Canteen takes lunch orders 3 days a week – Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Students can make ‘over the counter’ purchases from the canteen at recess and lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Lunches are ordered via the school’s online payment system – Flexischools (app or browser) Parents who are interest in volunteering in the canteen can enquire via the Front Office.

A uniform shop is located onsite and like canteen orders, purchases can be made via Flexischools. The Uniform shop is also open for face-to-face orders at the following times:

• Tuesday: 2.45pm – 3.15pm
• Thursday: 8.45am – 9.15am

Special opening hours leading up to the beginning of the school year will be communicated to parents.

Volunteers are always welcome. Please enquire via the Front Office.

Volunteers are an essential part of our school’s success. Volunteering is a fantastic way to get to know people in the community, make friends and contribute meaningfully to the education of the children – especially your own. There are a variety of ways parents can choose to volunteer at the school either in an ongoing capacity, short term or one off. Some examples (there are many more!) of volunteering options include: – Canteen

– Uniform Shop

– Helping at Excursions including the many Sporting events the school competes in.
– Helping in class (at the teacher’s request)

– Working Bees

– Governing Council

Departmental policy requires parents who volunteer to have undertaken a Working With Children Check and completed the ‘Responding to Abuse and Neglect’ Volunteer online training program. Please contact the Front Office for further information.

The school utilises a core group of Digital Tools that streamline communication with our school community. Primarily these include:

Seesaw: Daily communication and information at a class and whole school level is sent via the ‘Seesaw Family’ app. Each year parents are invited to join their child’s Seesaw ‘class’ via the app.

Edsmart: Where parental permission is sought, parents will receive an Edsmart email containing a digital ‘slip’ for completion. Permission includes attendance at excursions, incursions, camps, sporting events etc. No app or joining by parents to Edsmart is required.

Flexischools: Where a payment is required, parents utilise the Flexischools online ordering/payment system. Available as an app or via a web browser, payments can be made for excursions, camp, school fees etc. Flexischools is also used for Canteen and Uniform orders.

Audiri: Whole school communication is via the app ‘Audiri’ which can be dowloaded from your mobile device’s app store. Once downloaded/installed, search for ‘Stirling East Primary School’ and create an account. This is an essential tool as it is the primary form of communication should we need to communicate of an emergency such as Bushfire or Catastrophic Day school closure.

Written reports are sent home in Term 2 (progressive) and Term 4 (summative). Reports are accessed online via a secure parent portal, ensuring parents can access their child’s current and historical reports at any time. Parents can access the portal via the provided link.

Parent/Teacher interviews are held in Term 1 and a ‘Tour of Learning’ takes place in Term 3. Information about student work is also sent to parents via Seesaw. Parents are welcome to arrange a meeting with their child’s teacher at a mutually convenient time throughout the year.