General News 

Joke of the Week

One afternoon in the Arctic, a father polar bear and his son polar bear were sitting in the 

 snow. The son polar bear turned to his father and asked,

"Dad, am I 100% polar bear?"

"Of course, son, you're 100% polar bear."

A few minutes pass, and the son polar bear turns to his father again and says, "Dad, tell me the truth. I can take it. Am I 100% polar bear? No brown bear or panda bear or grizzly bear?"

"Son, I'm 100% polar bear and your mother is 100% polar bear, so you're certainly 100% polar bear."

A few more minutes pass, and the son polar bear again turns to his father and says,

 "Dad, don't think you're sparing my feelings if it's not true. I really need to know... am I really 100% polar bear?"

Distressed by this continued questioning, the father polar bear finally asked his son, 

"Why do you keep asking if you're 100% polar bear?"

"Because I'm freezing to death out here!"

Emmaus Kindergarten & OSHC

Book Club

The Issue 7 Scholastic Book Club catalogue was sent home last week. Please submit all orders by Friday 25th October, 5pm.  To view the catalogue online and place your order please click here. 

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.

Parent Helpers Needed for Lunch Order Pickups

Thank you to all the parents who have been helping with lunch order pick-ups this term on a Tuesday and Friday.

If you are able to help next term we would be very grateful!

Please advise if you can assist with Subway or Baker's Delight Lunch order pickups on a Tuesday or Friday Morning.

Both stores are located at the Vermont South shops and all that's required is to collect the orders from the stores and drop them off to the school anytime before lunch (1.30pm). 

If we have enough families volunteering then a roster can be devised and it will only be a commitment of couple of dates  per term. 

Please indicate your availability on the Audiri app form or email the office.

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.  

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” !