Holy Saviour School Update
Dear Families,
On behalf of all the staff at Holy Saviour, I would like to wish everyone a very happy, safe and holy Christmas and New Year period. 2022 has again been a challenging year for all of us, but we have navigated our way through this successfully, together as a community. I’m sure, like me, you are all ready for a relaxing break over the next month.
If you are travelling, travel well and stay safe. For those of you remaining at home, enjoy the time with your families. I look forward to many exciting experiences with you in 2023.
Grade 6 Graduation and Awards
On Tuesday night we celebrated graduation for the 2022 Grade 6 students. It was a beautiful celebration and trip down memory lane. Special thanks to Rebecca Taylor for all the amazing work she did in getting the night ready. This time of year is extremely busy for all and organising graduation on top of all that is no easy feat.
We also presented three awards on the night:
The Deakin Shield for Outstanding Academic Achievement presented by Michael Sukkar was presented to Chloe Pham
The Forest Hill School Endeavour Award was presented to Leona Di Campli San Vito
The School Sport Victoria Award for Outstanding Academic & Sporting Achievement was presented to Devassy Pynadath
Congratulations Chloe, Leona & Devassy on your awards.
Student Leadership
This morning we celebrated a beautiful end of year mass & assembly for our community. At the assembly, we said farewell to our 2022 Grade 6 children, and presented our 2023 Grade 6 children with their leadership badges.
We also announced the Captains for 2023, I am pleased to inform the community that Captains for 2023 are:
School Captains: Jeannette Byrne-Dimos & Brody Mussared
Biggs House (Blue): Nikitas Konstantinou
Hodgens House (Red): Jacob Parisella
Orchard House (Green): Harry Mitchell
More House (Yellow): Miller Thiedeman
We congratulate all these children and look forward to an exciting year in 2023 with them as our student leaders.
December Student Reports
Our December school reports have now been published to the parent portal and are available for you to view. An automated email containing instructions and login details will come from no-reply@nforma.com.au and not the school. Please ensure that you check your junk/spam folder for an email from that address.
It is highly recommended that you use a computer to access your child’s reports for the first time. Subsequent logins can be made on a mobile device if preferred. Once you have followed the instructions, you will be able to view your child’s report online. Once in the portal you will need to choose your child (if you have more than one at our school) and then choose 'Assessment and Reporting'. Then select the year/semester. If you have any questions or issues, please contact the school office.
2023 Fee Structure
After consultation with our School Business Manager and the School Advisory Council, I am pleased to inform families that the fees for 2023 have been finalised. Full details about these are available below.
We will again offer a discount on the family school fee to families who pay upfront before Thursday 6th April. A reminder that there is a Concessional Fee Policy to provide fee remissions from school fees for families who are eligible under the policy (e.g. health care card). Please feel free to make an appointment to see Steve Evans in the school office if you have questions or concerns about school fees. No Catholic child will miss out on a Catholic education due to fees. Thank you.
Please also see the attached fee commitment statement for 2023. We request that families submit this form by Friday 3rd February 2023.
Items From Home List
Please see attached the Items to Bring from home list for 2023. Children are to bring these items with them on their first day of school, Tuesday 31st January 2023.
Key Dates for 2023
We have almost finished the school calendar for 2023 and this will be released to families before the end of the year. In the meantime, please refer to the "Important Dates" page of the update for some key events in 2023.
Holy Saviour Parish Christmas Mass & Children's Play
The Christmas Children's Mass will be taking place at 6pm on Christmas Eve. Please email Belinda (binndy20@gmail.com) if you will be attending mass on Christmas Eve and would like your child to be involved in this year’s play. This year Fr Ralph has a new reading and play for the children for our annual children’s Christms play. Many thanks,
Belinda Saville
Library Books
Please take some time over the holidays to track down any missing library books and return them at the beginning of the year. If you are unsure of which books might be overdue please contact the office.
Catholic Secondary School Enrolment Applications 2024 & 2025
Key Enrolment Dates for Year 5 Students in 2023 starting Year 7 in 2025
The key enrolment dates for students in Year 5 in 2023 who will be starting Year 7 in 2025 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:
27th January 2023 – Applications will open for Year 5 students commencing Year 7 in 2025.
18th August 2023 – Applications will close.
20th October 2023 – Offers will be posted to prospective Year 7 applicants.
10th November 2023 – Final date for parents/carers to accept an offer made by a school.
Parents of Year 5 students in 2023, please diarise these dates so you don’t miss out.
Kind regards,
Steve Evans
Principal
