Office News

TERM 2:26 APRIL - 24 JUNE

IMPORTANT DATES

22 June: due date for CSEF applications

23 June: 8:30am special end of term breakfast at the Breakfast Club

24 June: Last day of Term 2 - 2.30pm Dismissal

                  1:30pm - Special Assembly - Farewell to Rosemary Cosentino

                  Please join us to thank and farewell Rosemary. All Welcome!

                  Enter through the gates, office will be closed

                  2:30pm finish 

                  Grade 3 - 6 Camp deposit due

Walkathon payments now due via the Qkr App / fundraising. Please finalise by the end of term.

TERM 3: 11 JULY - 16 SEPTEMBER

CURRICULUM DAY TERM 3

11 July - students commence Term 3 on Tuesday 12 July

IMPORTANT DATES TERM 3

22 July: Sustainable Second Hand Uniform Shop

RECYCLE YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND HELP WILD GORILLAS

South Melbourne Park Primary School has signed up to the Melbourne Zoo's program to recycle mobile phones. So over the holidays clean out your old devices - mobile phones and tablets are accepted, and bring them into the office.

One of the biggest threats to Eastern Lowland Gorillas is the mining of minerals such as coltan, a metallic ore used in mobile phones and other electronic devices. As demand for mobile phones increases, so too does the mining of vital gorilla habitat. Not only does this destroy forests, but the smartphone manufacturing process involving land clearing and mining and transport of precious minerals, means that smartphones generate a larger carbon footprint than any other consumer electronic device. 

By recycling mobile phones, we can reclaim over 95% of their materials, preserve gorilla habitat, and keep phones out of landfill.  We encourage you to use your phone for as long as possible, and when you upgrade, please recycle your old phone through our They’re Calling On You program.