Dear Families,

It’s been a very busy and eventful term, we’ve managed to fit quite a lot into our 11 weeks! Mother’s Day stall & afternoon tea, Cross Country, Interschool Sport, National Simultaneous Story Time, First Eucharist, Book Fair, Reports and Interviews, Morning Teas, an Expo of Learning Morning, Plus, we’ve even managed to cover our usual curriculum expectations too!

Thank you for another wonderful term, and your patience and cooperation with all the work happening around the school. It's a really exciting time for us, and the next 6 months are going to get busier!

School Holiday Works

Over the school holidays, there is going to be quite a bit of work done throughout the school while there are no children or staff onsite.

Works include:

painting & carpeting of the corridor from the school office through to the library
painting & carpeting of Rooms 11 & 12 (the 5/6 rooms)
painting in room 10 (STEAM room)
demolition of the wall opposite the children's toilets
painting of the toilet doors in bright colours!

When we return, Rooms 6 & 7 (back of Shared Area), Rooms 1 & 2 (new Art & Music rooms), Rooms 11 & 12 (5/6s), and Room 10 (STEAM) will all be complete and ready to move into. We will then start work on turning the MPH into the Kinder, and the major works will begin 🤞 in the Shared Area & adjoining classrooms. By the end of July (Wednesday, Wk3), we will have needed to vacate and completely clear every room and space in the Shared Area.

We will require some parent assistance to help move everything, I will be sure to give plenty of notice this time around!

Grandparents / Special Friends Day

On Friday, 26th July we will celebrate the gift of our grandparents. We invite grandparents, or other people who are special to us, to join us for Mass at 9.10am followed by a visit to the classrooms and Morning Tea. This is a wonderful day that is enjoyed by the children and adults alike.

Emmaus College Junior School - Family Information Evening

Please save the following date in your diaries, I encourage all of you to attend and get the latest updates on the plans we have for 2025.

Wednesday 31st July

- 6.00pm Sausage Sizzle

- 6.45pm Presentation about the Junior School Program

School Tours & Open Days

Since the announcement of the Emmaus College P-12 beginning next year, I have been swamped with school tours! Our previously organised Open Days have now finished, but we have scheduled some new dates for Term 3. Please feel free to share the following with anyone you know who wishes to enrol at Holy Saviour/Emmaus College:

Tuesday 23rd July - 9.30am
Tuesday 13th Aug - 9.30am
Wednesday 14th Aug - 4pm

Prep 2025 Enrolments

We have had great interest in Prep for 2025, as well as other year levels, and we’ve had a good number of enrolments come through already. If you have a child who is eligible to start Prep in 2025, please submit your enrolment at your earliest convenience. This will enable us to develop a clear picture of classing and group sizes for 2025. Enrolments for 2025 are to be made through the Emmaus portal.

Catholic Secondary School Enrolment Applications

Key Enrolment Dates for Year 5 Students in 2024 starting Year 7 in 2026

The key enrolment dates for students in Year 5 in 2024 who will be starting Year 7 in 2026 have been agreed after consultation with the Executive of the Principals Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS).

The timeline of events and dates are as follows:

Monday 29th January 2024 – Applications open for students commencing Year 7 in 2026.

Friday 16th August 2024 – Applications will close.

Friday 18th October 2024 – Offers will be posted to prospective Year 7 applicants.

Friday 8th November 2024 – Final date for parents/carers to accept an offer made by a school.

Parents of Year 5 students in 2024, please diarise these dates so you don’t miss out.

Final Thoughts ~ Enjoy the Break!

We are now at the halfway mark of 2024 and I wish to thank all those people in our community who have contributed in a positive way to our school: parents, teachers, support staff and our students. No matter how big or how small your contribution, you are helping make Holy Saviour a great school for your child to attend each day.

On behalf of everyone at Holy Saviour I would like to wish everyone a very safe, happy and relaxing break. For those of you who are travelling, travel well and stay safe. For those of you remaining at home, enjoy the time with your children. We look forward to starting with you again on Monday 15th July.

Kind regards,

Steve Evans

Principal

Happy Birthday!