General News
Jokes of the Week
The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples.
The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: 'Take only ONE . God is watching.'
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A child had written a note, 'Take all you want. God is watching the apples'.
Mrs Veni Vandeyar
Our new JLC teacher, Mrs Veni Vandeyar came in this week to meet the JLC children. She will be starting in the classroom on Monday 22nd May. In the meantime here is some information about her to help us get to know her:
Mothers day stall
The Holy Saviour School Advisory Council (SAC) will be holding a Mother's Day Stall on Wednesday 10th May. All gifts will be $7 and children are welcome to purchase one or multiple gifts for Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts etc.
If you would like your child to purchase a Mother's Day gift/s please go to CDFpay to place your order. Orders must be placed by Monday 8th May 4pm.
Run Club with Mrs Abed
Every Thursday before school morning play, children are invited to join Mrs Abed on the Oval for run club. Each lap you run, will win your house points. So far Orchard house is winning on 50 points, followed by Hodgens and Biggs on 35 points and More on 30 points. At the end of the Term the House with the most points will win a special prize. Let’s get running!
National Ride2School Day Prize
Congratulations to all children who participated in the National Ride2School Day last term. On Friday 24th March we had 59% of all students actively travel to school. We are happy to announce that due to our participation we have won a bike hospital day with Dr Cranky's Bikes for Kids. More details about this will be released later this term.
Book Club
The Edition 3 Scholastic Book Club catalogue was sent home last week. Please submit all orders by Friday 12th May, 4pm. To view the catalogue online and place your order please click here.
Holy Saviour Mums WhatsApp Group
The "Holy Saviour Mums" WhatsApp group is a parent initiative designed to share information and communicate with one another. If you would like to join the group and stay in the loop please contact Denise Konstantinou (0414 990 344) and she will add you to the group. You don't have to be a mum to join...Dads are welcome too!
Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards 2023
The 39th annual Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards are officially open for the 2023 competition season. If your child loves writing and poetry here is a wonderful opportunity to enter their work into the competition. Entrants have the opportunity to win cash prizes, trophies, book vouchers, and publication in the annual anthology, and every student is recognised with a participation certificate. For previous winners, presentation ceremonies, learning resources and all other information, please see www.dorothea.com.au. If you would like to register CLICK HERE. Entries for the 2023 competition close June 30.
Excel Music Lessons At Holy Saviour
Excel Music will once again be offering music lessons at Holy Saviour. All children enrolled in 2022 will automatically be re-enroled in 2023. Excel Music will contact you directly with any additional information.
If your child is interested in music lessons, Excel Music provides private or group music lessons in guitar, keyboard or drums during school hours. If you are interested, please complete an enrolment form and return it either to the office or email it directly to music@excelmusic.com.au. More information about Excel Music can be found here.
Holy Saviour Playgroup
Just a reminder that Playgroup is on every Friday mornings 9am - 11am in the Wellbeing Hub. All babies and preschoolers are welcome. So come along and meet some parents for a cuppa while the children have a play. Please extend the invitation to any families in the community who might be interested.
Second Hand Uniforms
Second hand uniforms are currently set up in the office. If anyone is interested in purchasing a second hand uniform, please either come in and speak with either Sherridan or Kerry or email the office with your request and sizing requirements and we will check to see if the item is available. If it is, we will notify you. All we charge for second hand uniforms is a gold coin donation. Please note however that not all sizes and items will be in stock.
Beyond EduCare After School Care
If you are interested in our wonderful after school program run by Beyond EduCare, please refer to the attached enrolment information and CLICK HERE for the enrolment link.
Sun Smart!
As the weather continues to warm up it is timely to revisit ourSunSmart Policy. All students need to wear a hat at school for outside activities and come to school with sunscreen applied on exposed parts of the body. If your child has a skin sensitivity to sunscreen then please send an appropriate sunscreen product.
Follow us on Social Media
Don’t forget, Holy Saviour now has a Facebook page & Twitter! Search for “Holy Saviour Primary School, Vermont South” or “@HolySaviourPS”, then like and share our page to keep up to date with what is happening around the school. We also need people to review our school via the facebook page, so please do this too! The page will be mainly used to promote the school and celebrate achievements of our students. Don’t forget, we are also on Twitter @HolySaviourPSand Instagram “holy_saviour_ps_vs” !