General News 

Joke of the Week

One Sunday a priest announced he was passing out minature crosses made of palm leaves. "Put this cross in the room where your family argues most," he advised. 

"When you look at it, the cross will remind you that God is watching."

When the parishoners were leaving church, a woman walked up to the priest, shook his hand and said, "I'll take five."

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What do you call a tissue that is sleeping? 

A napkin!

St Vincent de Paul Appeal & Christmas Themed Free Dress Day

On Friday 13th December, children are invited to wear Christmas Themed Free Dress and to bring along non-perishable food donations for the St Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal to support families in need this Christmas. 

All donated food will help St Vincent de Paul make some great Christmas Hampers and make a difference to families in need. Each year level has been allocated two items we would like you to focus on donating. This is so we can get a good range of foods.

Donations are being accepted in classrooms from now until  Friday 13th December.

Class Level Food Allocations

Prep / Year 1– cereal/long life milk 

Year 2/3/4 – /tea/coffee/biscuits (sweet/savoury)/ tinned foods (eg fruit/vegetables/fish/meat/soup)

Year 5/6 – rice/pasta/sauces to make a meal

Of course, ALL donations are welcome and are not limited to specific year levels.

St Vincent de Paul has requested that these items are undamaged and have a use-by date beyond September 2025. Please don’t feel restricted to the above items; this is a guide so we don’t get overloaded with the one food item. Any donations are greatly appreciated. We thank you for your generosity.

Bakers Delight Christmas Fundraiser 

Its that time of the year again! Bakers Delight Vermont South, would like to offer you the opportunity to purchase delicious Fruit Mince Tarts, Lemon Tarts, Christmas Cakes, Christmas Tree Cakes and Small Cakes for the festive season.  For every six-pack of Christmas Tarts or cakes you order, Bakers Delight Vermont South will give $2.00 to the school.

Simply place your order via CDFpay by Thursday 12th December and your order will be delivered to the school ready for collection on Monday 16th December. 

Remember to ask family and friends if they would like to order some too!

Grade 6 Graduation Ceremony & Party 

The Grade 6 Graduation ceremony is currently scheduled for Tuesday 10th December at 6.30pm.  More details regarding this event will be communicated next week. 

The parent-run grade 6 Graduation party will be held on Friday 13th December in the Multi-purpose hall. 

Library Books

Wednesday 27th November was the children's last library borrowing session for the year and all books must be returned to the library by Wednesday 4th December. 

In the coming weeks please remember to return all books that might still be at home.  Please contact the library or classroom teacher if you are unsure of which books might be overdue. 

School Fees

Please note that Term 4 school fees are now due and all school fees must be paid by Friday 6th December.  Statements were emailed to families on Wednesday.  If you have any questions or need to discuss your financial arrangements, please contact the office.

Emmaus Kindergarten & OSHC

Lunch Time Clubs 

This term children can participate in the following clubs during half of their lunch breaks:

Monday - Gardening Club with Mrs Congerton

Tuesday - Art Club with Mrs Turner

Wednesday - Fun & Games in the Library with Mrs Corcoran

Thursday -  Cross stich Club with Ms. Congerton

Mobile Phones

Just a Reminder to students and parents of our rules and regulations regarding the use of mobile phones and other personal devices. In our Holy Saviour Acceptable Use of ICT Agreement, it states that students will, “give my teacher a written ‘BYOD consent form’ from my parents/guardians before bringing my own devices to school. Otherwise I will leave my equipment at home.” If you have an urgent message to get to your child, this is to be done via the office, even if your child is offsite at an excursion or interschool sport event. If you cannot get through on the phone, an email to office@hsvs.catholic.edu.auis always promptly responded to. This is important for the care and safety of all children at Holy Saviour. 

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.  

Term 4 - 'No Hat No Play'

We remind parents and children that term 4 has a ‘No Hat – No Play’ Sunsmart policy. Children must have their hats for every break and PE lesson this term.  It must also be a proper Holy Saviour hat, normal caps with other logos are not our school uniform and children will not be allowed to play unless it is the proper hat. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

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” !