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
Robotics Club	After School for students in Years 1-6 Fees apply	Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:30pm	School	Sign up at www.kidsunlimited.com.au
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 michael_roper@fastmail.fm (further details below)
Chess Club	For all students Fees apply	Wednesdays 10:40- 11:25am	School	Sign up at www.kidsunlimited.com.au
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 tuan@elev8tennis.com.au
Electronics	After School for all students Fees apply	Thursdays 3:30 - 4:30pm	School	Sign up at www.kidsunlimited.com.au
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) claire.byrne@yahoo.com.au
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]