Upcoming Events
Curriculum Day reminder
A reminder for families that our staff will be taking part in a Curriculum Day on Friday 8th September. This is a student-free day at school.
Staff will be working with Ris Leung, a passionate advocate for, and expert in, children learning to write. Ris is an ex-teacher and Principal and now works as a Literacy Consultant. You can find out more about her at https://www.ozlitteacher.com.au/
On the day Ris will work with us to better understand the writing process and the role of the trait of sentence fluency in high quality writing.
Team Kids will be running a full day program on the 8th for any families requiring childcare. https://www.teamkids.com.au/venues/st-kilda-park-primary-oshc-5/
Walkathon
Our annual school Walkathon will be taking place on Monday 4th September. Notices went home earlier this week providing greater detail and asking for your support in collecting sponsors for your child for each lap of the oval they can complete.
We are aiming to raise $15,000 from this year's walkathon - funds that will be used for our major fundraising goal of rejuvenating our school basketball court in 2024.
Following the walkathon, we will continue with the tradition of a whole-school celebration with a sausage sizzle and icy poles straight after school in the schoolyard. Look out for ways that you can volunteer to help this take place and start collecting your gold coins now.
The event requires a large number of parent volunteers to act as marshals and card markers and even more to help with the after school food stalls.
If you think you can help out for an hour during the afternoon or after school, please sign up for a slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094BABA62EA3F85-skipps14#/
Fathers' and Special Persons Day Celebration - Friday 1st September
Join us to celebrate Father’s Day at SKiPPS!
All Dads and Special People are invited to attend the annual, Fathers and Special People Morning.
Hosted by SKiPPA (St Kilda Park Parents Association), this special event provides students with an opportunity to come together before school on Friday 1st September 2023.
Be greeted by a croissant and a coffee and then move onto some competitive fun with the kids.
Enjoy some bonding time with the kids and other SKiPPS families before beginning your day.
Coffee & Croissant $5. A huge thankyou to Little Sister Bakery for their continued support.
Dads' Footy Competition - Saturday 2nd September
In the lead up to Fathers' Day, our SKiPPS dads are joining forces with Middle Park Primary School to again take part in the Bayside Dads' Footy Carnival at 2pm on Saturday 2nd September.
Training has been going well and we are confident of retaining the trophy won so memorably in 2022.
It is not too late for any match-fit dads to get involved (please email Ed Waters EW@tangoprojects.com.au to find out more).
Families are all invited and encouraged to attend the game to cheer on our school and to have a fun afternoon. As well as top quality football from our dads, there will also be live music, food, drink, family entertainment and lots more.
Footy Colours Day & Footy Breakfast - Friday 15th September
With the end of term fast approaching, it is almost time for that wonderful SKiPPS tradition - Footy Colours Day.
In celebration of St Kilda's almost-certain appearance in the Grand Final, we invite all students, staff and parents to put on the jerseys or colours of their favourite side and wear these proudly to school on Friday 15th September - the final day of term 3.
These could be AFL, NRL, soccer or any other sport - maybe we will see some Matildas fans this year. We will have a Footy Colours parade on the basketball court at assembly time and classes are already planning some football themed learning activities for the day.
SKiPPA, our Parents' Association will kick the day off at 8am by firing up the BBQs and getting the coffee ready for a special Footy Colours breakfast.
They will have bacon and egg rolls for sale and a coffee cart operating for the absolutely best way to end this term. We hope to see you here.
Orchestra Soiree
Date and Time: Tuesday 12 September 6:30 - 9:00pm
Venue: Heroes Lounge, Upstairs - St Kilda RSL, 88 Acland Street, St Kilda
Tickets can be purchased on line athttps://www.trybooking.com/CKVAA
Ticket prices : $20 for adults, $5 for children
Join us for an evening celebrating the musical diversity of our local community covering genres from Classical through to jazz and pop. We invite you come together to share music and raise funds to support the SKiPPS Orchestra, our next generation of musicians!
Coming up to a decade old, the Orchestra has provided an invaluable opportunity for students to play in an ensemble and begin a lifelong musical journey. We will be lucky enough to have some former SKiPPS students perform on the night along with other friends of the Orchestra.
Performances from previous soirées have included opera singing, a Tuba and fiddle klezmer duet and a Cello ensemble with eight cellos!
If anyone would like to enquire about performing, please let Simon Chatfield know (simechaty@hotmail.com or 0411441966). Classical, jazz, pop or any other genres are welcome! Solos, duets or other size ensembles.
All funds from the ticket sales will go towards the payment of our Orchestra conductor to supplement the voluntary contributions of orchestra member’s families and help keep the Orchestra experience accessible.
Donations are also welcome via our Australian Cultural Fund donation program
All donations are appreciated . Donations over $2 are tax deductible.