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School Banking program communication templates for your school.1. Get involved in the School Banking programProvide information about the School Banking program to the school community. This newsletter article includes tokens.
2. Get involved in the School Banking programProvide information about the School Banking program to the school community. This newsletter article does not include information about tokens.
3. School Banking Information SessionProvide information to the school community about your upcoming School Banking Information Session.
4. Join the Dollarmites on a savings adventure with School BankingProvide information about the 2020 School Banking program theme and reward items.
5. New School Banking rewards now availableInformation about the new reward items released each term.
6. <Character name> is coming to <school name>Provide information about an upcoming visit from a Dollarmites character.
7. School Banking is a great way to practice regular savingsRemind parents/guardians and bankers what day School Banking day is at your school.
8. Congratulations to our School Banking saversEncourage eligible bankers to redeem for their reward item on the next School Banking day
9. Can you volunteer? We need your help with the School Banking program!Help you find a replacement (or additional) School Banking Co-ordinator to support the School Banking program at your school.
10. Thank you to our School Banking Co-ordinatorThank a departing School Banking Co-ordinator for their support and introduce your new School Banking Co-ordinator to the school.
11. <$xxx> raised through School Banking!Share your fundraising efforts through the School Banking program and thank parents and bankers for their support.
12. Completing your deposit slip for School Banking dayReminder to complete a deposit slip for School Banking day.
13. CommBank Youth appIntroduce the CommBank Youth app to parents and bankers.
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14. School Banking Rewards Notify bankers of the current reward items available and how to redeem their tokens.
15. School Banking Tokens Explains tokens to parents and bankers and how to redeem them.
16. No School Banking Co-ordinator available this week Notify bankers there will be no School Banking this week, due to no School Banking Co-ordinators being available to facilitate the program.
17. School Banking is back at <insert school>Inform the school community that School Banking is returning or recommencing.
18. School Banking day is changingNotify bankers that the School Banking day at your school is changing.
19. School Banking Notice – Temporarily unavailableInform the school community that School Banking is unavailable temporarily.
20. Final Call for VolunteersFinal call for volunteers to run the School Banking program at your school.
21. Wallet Insert: School Banking day has changedNotify bankers of a change in School Banking day at your school.
22. Wallet Insert: No School Banking todayInform bankers and their parent/guardian that there will be no School Banking today.
23. Wallet Insert: School Banking no longer using tokensInform bankers that the school will no longer be issuing tokens. Token count will be tracked electronically through the School Banking portal.
24. Wallet Insert: Reminder to only bring deposits on advertised School Banking dayInform bankers who bring their School Banking deposit to school on a day that is not the correct School Banking day.
Get involved in the School Banking program.<School name> is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students.
School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way to help young Australians practice good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.
The rewards available during 2020 are:o Terry Denton’s Activity Book o Mini Soccer Ball (size 2)o Treetop Stationery Set o Treetop Handball o Tomato Seed Kit o Magic Mist Drink Bottle o Emoji Wallet o Snakes & Ladders Game
School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.
Getting involved in School Banking is easy!
All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways:
1. OnlineVisit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.
2. In branchVisit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.
If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet.
School Banking day is <day>. Each week you need to <insert process for handing in book>.
If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2020 School Banking program parent guide from the school office or visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
Get involved in the School Banking program.
<School name> is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students.
School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way to help young Australians practice good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking will earn an exciting reward everytime they reach 10 deposits.
The rewards available during 2020 are:
o Terry Denton’s Activity Book o Mini Soccer Ball (size 2)o Treetop Stationery Set o Treetop Handball o Tomato Seed Kit o Magic Mist Drink Bottle o Emoji Wallet o Snakes & Ladders Game
School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.
Getting involved in School Banking is easy!All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways: 1. OnlineVisit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.
2. In branchVisit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.
If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet.
School Banking day is <day>. Each week you need to <insert process for handing in book>.
If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2020 School Banking program parent guide from the school office or visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
School Banking Information Session.<School name> is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students.
School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way to help young Australians practice good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.
The rewards available during 2020 are:
o Terry Denton’s Activity Book o Mini Soccer Ball (size 2)o Treetop Stationery Set o Treetop Handball o Tomato Seed Kit o Magic Mist Drink Bottle o Emoji Wallet o Snakes & Ladders Game
School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.
School Banking day is <day>. Each week you need to <insert process for handing in book>.
We will be holding a School Banking Information Session at our school:
Time: <time> Date: <date> Location: <location>
Please join us and find out more about the School Banking program and how your child can get involved.
If you are interested in opening a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account for your child you can visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account. A School Banking representative will be available at the Information Session to explain how you can do this. In order to verify yourself and your child, you will need your driver’s licence and your child’s birth certificate, but if you don’t have these with you on the day, you can complete verification online at home.
Join the Dollarmites on a savings adventure with School Banking!Every year the School Banking program launches a new savings adventure and eight new exclusive School Banking reward items.
In 2020, School Banking is taking children on a Treetop Savers adventure to the enchanted Treehouse of Savings.
There are 8 new reward items for 2020 from the Treetop Savers range:
o Terry Denton’s Activity Book o Mini Soccer Ball (size 2)o Treetop Stationery Set o Treetop Handball o Tomato Seed Kit o Magic Mist Drink Bottle o Emoji Wallet o Snakes & Ladders Game
If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2020 School Banking program parent guide from the school office or visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
New School Banking rewards now available!
Exciting new Treetop Savers rewards are now available, while stocks last!
Treetop Stationery Set Treetop Handball Magic Mist Drink Bottle Tomato Seed Kit
For every deposit made at school students will receive a Dollarmites token. Once students have individually completed 10 deposits/ tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items, in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them!
Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every <day>.
<Character name> is coming to <school name>!
A special Dollarmites visitor is coming to school to <insert activity e.g. talk to us about the School Banking program or collect School Banking books>.
<Character name> is excited to see you all on <date>.
Remember, School Banking day is every <day>.
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School Banking is a great way to practice regular savings.
Remember, <Day> is School Banking day and students can bring in their weekly deposit.
Saving regularly is an important habit to get into, whether you're saving a little or a lot. Remember, there is no minimum deposit with School Banking, you can send as little as 5c per week in, saving regularly is what is important.
For every deposit made at school, students will receive a Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for an exclusive School Banking reward item in recognition of their regular savings habits.
School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.
If your child has lost their book, please contact your School Banking Co-ordinator for a replacement or visit any Commonwealth Bank branch.
Thank you for supporting the School Banking program at <school name>. We would also like to thank the wonderful parents who volunteer as our School Banking Co-ordinators and process our banking every week.
If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2020 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
Congratulations to our
School Banking savers!Congratulations to our School Banking students who have earned 10 Dollarmites tokens. They are now eligible to redeem these tokens for an exclusive School Banking reward item!
Eligible students can redeem for a reward by bringing their completed rewards slip to school, along with their 10 tokens, on <insert day e.g. the next School Banking day>.
Keep up the great work and remember, School Banking day is every <day>.
Can you volunteer? - We need your help with the School Banking program!
Our students really enjoy participating in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program and to keep this program running we need your help.
The program requires a volunteer School Banking Co-ordinator to facilitate the banking and distribution of School Banking rewards. The School Banking is processed at the same time each week and will only take a small amount of your time .The Commonwealth Bank will provide support in how to run the program. Your help with the program will greatly benefit students as they develop vital saving skills and also help our school with fundraising.
As part of volunteering you are eligible to receive a Certificate of Attainment that details the activities that you are involved in. For example: cash handling, program facilitation, account reconcilitation and more.
Currently, School Banking day is <day>.<Changes to the day can be discussed based on the volunteer’s availability>
If you are interested in volunteering for this great program, please contact <insert contact details>
Thank you to our School Banking Co-ordinator.
We would like to thank <Co-ordinator name> who has volunteered as our School Banking Co-ordinator since <date>. <Name> will be finishing as our Co-ordinator on <date>. We would also like to welcome <name> as our new School Banking Co-ordinator!
Our School Banking volunteers are vital in helping students practice saving regularly.
$<xxx> raised through School Banking!
Thanks to the fantastic efforts of our students we have raised $<xxxx> for our school through the School Banking Contributions Program in <term 1, 2 etc>. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.
These funds will go towards <insert activity/item>. Saving regularly is an important habit to get into, whether you're saving a little or a lot. Keep up the great work and remember, School Banking day is every <day>.
Completing your deposit slip for School Banking day.
Please ensure your child’s deposit slip is correctly filled out before banking with School Banking. The below example indicates the fields that are required to be completed.
Enhance the School Banking experience with the CommBank Youth app. The CommBank Youth app provides a hands-on experience teaching your child to earn, save and spend their money responsibly. With the CommBank Youth app your child can:
Check the balance of their Youthsaver account View School Banking deposits in their transaction history Track the number of Dollarmites digital tokens they earn towards receiving a reward Set up savings goals and track progress Create a list of chores/jobs they can do to earn pocket money.
Get Started:1. Download the CommBank Youth app on any iOS 9+ device.2. Your child can securely log on to the CommBank Youth app using their NetBank client
number. If your child hasn’t got a NetBank client number, you can set this up by visiting your nearest Commonwealth Bank branch with your driver licence and child's birth certificate.
School Banking rewards. The rewards available during 2020 are:
o Terry Denton’s Activity Book o Mini Soccer Ball o Treetop Stationery Set o Treetop Handball o Tomato Seed Kit o Magic Mist Drink Bottle o Emoji Wallet o Snakes & Ladders Game
For every deposit made at school students will receive a Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings habits.
How to redeem your tokens for a rewardTo redeem your reward item from School Banking:
Complete a rewards card slip by writing in your details and ticking the item you would like to redeem.
Place the slip in your yellow Dollarmites wallet with your 10 Dollarmites tokens. Hand it in with your School Banking Deposit on School Banking day.
Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember School Banking day is every <day>.
School Banking tokens. What you need to know about Tokens
One Dollarmites token will be issued for every School Banking deposit made (maximum of one per week).
You need to have made 10 School Banking deposits to redeem a reward.
Tokens do not expire. If you don’t have enough tokens at the end of any year, you can save them for the next year until you have 10 tokens to redeem for a reward item.
Tokens cannot be pooled between, or given to, siblings or friends to get rewards faster. The School Banking rewards program is designed to reward individual savings.
All rewards are available to order from the term listed, and are offered only while stocks last.
Your deposit/token count is electronically tracked by School Banking so it doesn’t matter if you lose your Dollarmites tokens.
You can also track your tokens on our fun easy to use CommBank Youth app (visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking for more details).
If you forget to put your School Banking in one week, you are unable to make 2 deposits the following week for 2 tokens. Maximum of one deposit/one token per week.
How to redeem your tokens for a reward Complete a rewards card slip by writing in your details and ticking the item you would
like to redeem for the term. Place the slip in your yellow Dollarmites wallet with your 10 Dollarmites tokens. Hand it in with your School Banking Deposit on School Banking Day.
Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every <day>.
No School Banking Co-ordinator available this week.
Due to unforeseen circumstances no volunteers are available this week to facilitate School Banking.
If you are interested in becoming a School Banking Co-ordinator, the program requires a small amount of a volunteer’s time, one day per week. The Co-ordinator facilitates the banking as well as the distribution of School Banking rewards and is provided with support around how to run the program for the Commonwealth Bank.
If you are interested in becoming a School Banking Co-ordinator and assisting with School Banking, please contact <contact details>
School Banking is back.
School Banking is back. School Banking Day will be <insert day>, commencing on<insert date>.
School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way to help young Australians learn about money and practice good savings habits. For each weekly deposit made at school, students will receive a Dollarmites token. Once they collect 10 tokens, they can redeem them for a School Banking reward.
If your child has previously participated in School Banking, or has an existing Commonwealth Bank
Youthsaver account, they can start banking straight away by bringing their Dollarmites deposit wallet to school on School Banking day.
If your child has lost their deposit wallet, please contact your School Banking Co-ordinator or visit any Commonwealth Bank branch for a replacement.
Our School Banking program is made possible because of volunteers. Thank you to those volunteers for donating their time to run School Banking for our students.
If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2020 School Banking program parent guide from the school office or visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
School Banking day is changing.
Our School Banking day will be changing from <insert day> to <insert day> as of xxxxxxx.
Please ensure that Dollarmites deposit wallets are now brought into school on <insert day> mornings. Any wallets received on any other day will be sent home with a reminder note that the School Banking day has changed to <insert day>. Please note that this is due to the privacy and security of your child’s banking information.
Everything else School Banking remains the same.
If your child has lost their Dollarmites deposit wallet, please contact your School Banking Co-ordinator or visit any Commonwealth Bank branch for a replacement. Thank you for supporting the School Banking program at our school.
If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2020 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
School Banking Notice- Temporarily Unavailable.
The Commonwealth Bank School Banking program will be temporarily unavailable at our school until we source a new School Banking Co-ordinator.
Our last banking day will be <insert day DD/MM/YY>. <School Banking will restart on <insert day DD/MM/YY> / we will advise when School Banking will recommence>
The program requires a small amount of a volunteer’s time one day per week to be the School Banking Co-ordinator. The Co-ordinator facilitates the banking as well as the distribution of School Banking rewards and is provided with support around how to run the program for the Commonwealth Bank.
If you are interested in volunteering for this great program, please contact <insert contact information>
orIf you are interested in volunteering for this great program, please fill in the tear off section below and return it to <return details>.
Yes, I would like to help with School Banking!
Name: _____________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________
Email: ______________________________________
Availability: __________________________________
Final call for volunteers.
The School Banking Program will be finishing at our school on <insert date> as we look for new volunteers to help us facilitate the program.
Our students really enjoy participating in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program and to keep this program running we need your help.
The program requires a volunteer School Banking Co-ordinator to facilitate the banking and distribution of School Banking rewards. This only takes a small amount of your time one day a week and the Commonwealth Bank will provide support on how to run the program. Your help with the program will greatly benefit students as they develop vital saving skills and also help our school with fundraising.
Currently, School Banking day is <insert date>. This day can be changed to suit the new volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering for this great program, please contact <insert contact details>
Wallet Insert: School Banking Day has changed
School Banking day has changed Our School Banking day has changed from <insert day> to <insert day>.
Please ensure that Dollarmites deposit wallets are now brought into school on <insert day> mornings. Any wallets received on any other day will be sent home. Please note that this is due to the privacy and security of your child’s banking information.
Thank you, School Banking Co-ordinator
Wallet Insert: No School Banking today
No School Banking today.Due to unforeseen circumstances, there was no School Banking today. We can no longer hold Dollarmites deposit wallets at school for privacy and security. Please keep your wallet at home and send it in again next week on School Banking day.
Thank you for your understanding,
School Banking Co-ordinator
Wallet Insert: No longer issuing tokens
Update to School Banking.Due to the overwhelming success of the School Banking program <Insert school name> has decided to utilise the Commonwealth Bank School Banking Portal to track tokens and no longer issue physical tokens making it easier for parents and the volunteers. Your School Banking Co-ordinator will notify students when they are eligible to redeem a reward. To assist us in the transition, could you please return any Dollarmites tokens the next time your child participates in School Banking.
Thank you,
School Banking Co-ordinators
Wallet Insert: Reminder to only bring deposits on advertised School Banking day
School Banking Update.Just a reminder that School Banking is processed at our school each <Insert day>. If for some reason you are unable to send in your child’s deposit book or forget to bring it in on <Insert day>, please hold onto it at home until the following week, then send it in and we will process at that time.
Thank you,School Banking Co-ordinators
