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.   

Late pick ups - 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)

Please complete the Volunteer Induction before your first volunteer session

- Register as a Volunteer & complete the Volunteer Induction

- Present your valid WWCC card to the School Office for verification when signing in.

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.

Supporting Each Other: The SKiPPS Community Pantry 🥫💛

The SKiPPS Community Pantry is stocked with non-perishable food and household items, available for any families in our school community to take from, free of charge, at any time. Whether you're in need of a few essentials or just want to top up the lunchbox, the pantry is there to support you—no questions asked.

The pantry is located next to our lost property racks, just off the quadrangle.

We also warmly welcome donations to help keep the pantry stocked. 

It’s back! And spookier than ever! Nightmare on Fitzroy Street – Halloween Hunt & Family Fun Afternoon!

📅 Friday 31 October | 3.30–6.30pm

📍 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

Bring the kids for a free Halloween adventure! Nearly 60 local businesses are hiding skeletons & skulls in their windows 👀 Find 25, mark them on your Hunt Map, and swap it for a lolly bag at the Lolly Bag Station 🍬

PLUS

👻 Roving Halloween characters, superheroes & princesses

🎨 Free craft station & face painting

💀 Spooky tattoo station

🧟 Giant inflatable Frankenstein & mummy

👉 Download your Hunt Map here: https://fitzroystreetstkilda.com.au/event/nightmare-on-fitzroy-street/

WNBL - Exclusive ticket offer

Exciting news! The WNBL is offering our school an exclusive ticket code for the WNBL Season Opener on 18 October at John Cain Arena, 2:00 pm, when the Southside Flyers take on the UC Capitals. 

Use code FLYERSATSCHOOL for discounted tickets starting from $5 for kids and $20 for adults.   Plus, everyone who uses the code goes into the draw to win a Southside Flyers meet-and-greet at our school and a WNBL prize kit with Spalding basketballs!

Tickets to this epic Season Opener can be purchased via Ticketek HERE or via the QR code within the flyer. 

The Tony Harvey Band is playing at the Bowlo!

On November 9th, from 5pm - 8pm, theFeaturing our very own drums teacher - Steve Donald!  

Share & Repair Weekend - Port Phillip EcoCentre