Dates for the 2025 Year - Closure Days

Parents/carers please note the School Closure dates set for the 2025 school calendar.

There are 4 days set aside for staff professional development and first aid training. There are additional 2 days as set aside for staff Time in Lieu Days (TIL) who are working outside of their expected work hours. TIL days were introduced as a component of the new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement in 2022.

Monday 3rd November
Friday 21st November

NED

As you know we recently hosted an all school event called NED's Resiliency Ride. We trust your child was encouraged by the show which inspires everyone to become Champions at school and in life! If your child has already purchased a yoyo, here is an important link to help them get off to a good start with proper string length adjustment, click here.

Additionally, here are a couple of our favourite follow up home resources from The NED Show website. You may want to use these with your child as they are designed to go hand in hand with the programme.

The NED Pledge

Champion Choices‍

If you'd like additional resources, they are available here.

And don’t forget to ask your child what they learned in the show about Never giving up, Encouraging others and Doing your best! Educating together!

Kindest regards,

Trish Lloyd,

Wellbeing Leader

Term 4 - No Hat - No Play

Summer School Uniform

From the start of Term 4 all students can begin to wear their School Summer Uniform. The full transition to Summer Uniform will be by Monday 20th October (Week 3, Term 4).

Please note that as we are a sunsmart school, all students are required to wear their school hats from the first day of Term 4 whilst outside.

Sunsmart Policy

Our Sunsmart Policy requires all of our students to wear their St. Andrew's school hat in term 4. We expect all children to have and wear their school hat. Wearing the school hat is not only compulsory during recess and lunchtime, but also before/after school and during Physical Education lessons, sport and other outdoor training sessions.

As a SunSmart registered school all children will have access to Sunscreen.

Zooper Dooper Friday

With Term 4 warming up we welcome back our Friday Zooper Dooper sales!

Children are invited to bring $1.00 to school to purchase a Zooper Dooper at recess on a Friday.

We thank our Year 6 children for volunteering their time to support the sales of the Zooper Doopers. All profits raised from the sales will go to our Kadasig fundraising efforts.

Zooper Dooper Fridays will start on Friday 10th October.

School Fee Statements

Your Term 4 statement has been emailed out to families.

Please remember to check your spam/junk folders. If you have not received it, please contact the school office. If you are having financial difficulties, please arrange an appointment with the principal.

PSW

Please find attached the new pricelist for Primary School Wear

Classroom Cuisine

The new Term 4 menu is attached below. They have added a Mexican Inspired Salad with Corn Chips and Tortellini Pasta Salad to their main course selection - perfect for the warmer months. Also, the Simple Salad Roll is back due to popular demand! The subsequent courses now include a Raspberry Jelly Cup and a Bag of Grapes, to take advantage of the seasonal produce.

School Hours

Our school day begins at 8:45 a.m. By this time, all students should be in their Classrooms, ready for the day.

Our school day finishes at 3.15pm and all students are expected to be collected by 3.30pm.

If this is not possible, you will need to make alternative arrangements, such as the OSHC program run by Youth Leadership Victoria.

Children should not be left unsupervised on school grounds.

8.15am	Before school supervision begins
8.30am	Classrooms open
8.45am	Class Prayer, Circle Time & Roll taken
9.00am to 11am	Learning Time
11am to 11.40am	Recess Play
11.40am to 1.25pm	Learning Time
1.25pm	Lunch eating Time
1.35pm to 2.15pm	Lunch Play
2.15pm to 3.15pm	Learning Time
3.15pm	Dismissal
3.15pm to 3.30pm	After school supervision

Lost Property

Please check the lost property bin if you are missing any items.

Our lost property is stored in the blue wheelie bin.

It is helpful to mark your child/ren's item of clothing clearly to ensure a quick return.

Community

Kingston Youth Services