Community News
Supporting the learning environment
All parents/carers/visitors who visit during school hours are required to report to the school office upon entering school grounds. This includes when students arrive late, are picked-up early, dropping off items of clothing/lunches/bags, etc. The staff in the school office will contact the teacher/student on your behalf, if required.
| Daily school schedule | |
|---|---|
| 9.00am – 10.40am | Session One and Two |
| 10.40am – 11.25am | Intervallo – Snack Break |
| 11.25am – 1.05pm | Session Three and Four |
| 1.05pm – 1.50pm | Pranzo - Lunch Break |
| 1.50pm – 3.30pm | Session Five and Six |
Late pick ups - We would appreciate if parents could collect children promptly at 3:30pm. Children who are not collected by 3:40pm are sent to the office and parents contacted.
Children who are not collected by 3:45pm or their parents cannot be contacted, are sent to Team Kids for Outside School Hours Care, and can be collected from there.
Booking Fees will apply.
Team Kids - Onsite Coordinator (during operating hours) ph: 0413 169 633
Team Kids Bookings Office - 1300 035 000
Volunteering at SKIPPS
All volunteers are required to have a valid Working With Children Check (WWCC).
Apply for a free Volunteer WWCC at:
Working with Children Check | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)
Before your first volunteer session at SKIPPS, please ensure you present your WWCC card to the School Office for verification. Volunteers are also required to watch the following Parent Helper Induction session, available on the school website under Community, School documents, and review the Child Safe Code of Conduct Policy.
Extra Curricular Activities
At SKiPPS we are excited to provide lots of opportunities for students beyond the classroom to explore and develop their skills and passions. Some of these are offered by our school staff, some by our parent community and others by external providers. Below we have tried to collate all of the opportunities in one place and encourage your child to get involved in 2025.
Name of extra-curricular club | Details | Date and time | Location | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Adventurers Club | Nature based learning and play program | Tuesdays after school 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Meet in Library | St Kilda Park Primary After School Program — Urban Adventurers
0425 709 914
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| Robotics Club | After School for students in Years 1-6
Fees apply | Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:30pm | School |
Sign up at |
| School orchestra | Students and parents of all ages and abilities are welcome to join | Wednesday mornings 8:00am (beginning 12/2/2025) | Library | Michael Roper 0433 911 773 (further details below)
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| Chess Club | For all students
Fees apply | Wednesdays 10:40- 11:25am | School | Sign up at |
| Tennis coaching | Before school tennis coaching
Fees apply | Thursdays 8:00 - 8:45am (beginning 6/2/2025) | Albert Park Tennis and Hockey Centre, Hockey drive |
Contact the instructor directly. Call Tuan on 0435 333 007
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| Electronics | After School for all students
Fees apply | Thursdays 3:30 - 4:30pm |
School |
Sign up at |
| Run Club | Free, all students & parents/carers are welcome | 8:15am- 8:45am every Friday morning during term | Oval next to SKIPPS | Claire Byrne (parent of Alby and Rosie) |
| Music Lessons | Fees apply | By appointment | School | See below for Teacher contact details |
Local Night Out review : Choir-oke
Leaning in on Prince fans for this! This review works if you think of how his song ‘1999’ goes..
I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it seems remiss.
But there are a lot of parents - who may like to try out this.
It’s a night of cele-bration, a chance to sing in harmony.
There’s a bar and there’s a power-point, they’re calling it Choir-oke.
Say say 2000, 25 you can try it, oops that doesn’t rhyme.
A chance to sing out loud cos it’s total family free time.
It’s led by a pair of singers who are witty and they dress in style.
Every month at Trinity, at 7 yeah they will make you smile.
Say say, if you singin’ in the shower then this night could be for you.
Next one is 27 March, spice up your Life, ooooo oooooo ooooooooooooh.
Insta: choiroke-melbourne
Tix : $25
Claire O’Boyle [Sorcha 6L]
