Important Notices
Celebrating Book Week: Dress-Up Parade & Class Voting
As shared in last week's newsletter, this week we are celebrating Book Week. On Friday morning we’ll have our Book Week Dress-Up and Parade . Families and students are warmly encouraged to dress as their favourite book characters, and especially to draw inspiration from our Book Week theme, Book an Adventure!
Each class has received copies of the 2025 CBCA Book of the Year shortlists. Together, students are engaging with these extraordinary books, discussing them, and casting votes for their favourites.
Students’ votes will be collected on boards in the quadrangle - look out for the class-winning books to be announced at assembly on Friday.
Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge- closing soon!
As the Premiers' Reading Challenge is coming to an end soon, can all students participating in the Challenge, please complete their reading & update the by Friday the 29th August.
If you have any questions, please email your child's teacher directly.
Dad's & Carer's Camp 2025
As per last year, the 2025 Dad's & Carer's Camp will be held in Wye River on the Great Ocean Road on 12th - 14th December. With beach and mountains as your backdrop, Wye River is a picturesque camping spot. Located right on the beach and just 20 minutes from Lorne, or 35 minutes from Apollo Bay, it's an easy 2-hour drive from Melbourne.
For the benefit of new parents to the school, over the last 10 or so years, small alternating groups of dedicated Dads have developed a tradition of taking their kids away for a weekend of activities, food, music, movies and general fun in the sun. Over the years the camp has grown from a small group of Dads & kids to a large event for the whole community.
Early Bird Tickets go on sale at 10am Monday 1st September and are limited, so move quickly to secure your place. To assist us, the campground and our suppliers be prepared as early as possible, we are opening tickets early this year, and keeping prices the same as 2024 during the month of September (save 10%).
Tickets available here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1453182?qr=true&qr=true
To be clear, this is NOT a school organised event but a privately coordinated event. No school staff are in attendance and supervision of children remains the responsibility of individual parents all weekend.
Gathering Parent and Carer Feedback
At SKiPPS we place great value on the input of our families, and right now there are two ways you can share your feedback with us.
Education Department Parent/Carer Opinion Survey
Each year the Department of Education runs the Parent / Carer Opinion Survey, which gives families an opportunity to share their perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, and student engagement.
- The survey is open from Monday 18 August to Friday 19 September 2025.
- It takes around 20 minutes to complete and can be done on a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
- Families can complete the survey in English or in 10 other languages.
A Compass message with the survey link and PIN was sent to all families on Monday of this week. Participation is optional, but we encourage all parents and carers to take part. The results help us identify areas for improvement, guide professional learning, and inform school planning.
SKiPPS School-Level Parent Survey
In addition to the Department’s survey, SKiPPS is also running our own school-level parent survey. This gives us a slightly different set of data and, importantly, provides families with the opportunity to leave written comments.
These comments are extremely valuable in helping us understand your perspectives in more detail.
📝 Click here to complete the survey:👉 Parent & Carer Survey
Northside vs Southside Battle Finals at the Corner Hotel!
Our school parents' band 'Parental Guidance' has earned a coveted spot to perform at the Northside v Southside Battle Final! They would love to see you rocking the front row of the iconic Corner Hotel!
When: Thursday, 18 September, doors 7pm
Where: The Corner Hotel, Richmond
All proceeds help fund the production of the entire Battle Season — so the more successful the event, the more each participating school receives!
Don’t miss a night of live music, laughs, and amazing performances. Grab your tickets and cheer for our band!
🎟 Tickets: 2025 Tickets Corner Hotel
Follow @parents_battle_of_the_bands on Instagram and Facebook to catch the lead-up excitement!
Proudly sponsored by our partners Rock Academy and Ferguson Plarre's Bakehouse.