Where everyone is Welcome!
Calendar Dates- What's on.
JUNE
28th End of Term 2 - 1.00pm Dismissal
JULY
15th Term 3 Commences
26th Grandparents Day
31st Student Learning Conferences
PLEASE NOTE: SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS IS BETWEEN 8.40AM TO 3.45PM ON SCHOOL DAYS.
PRAYER
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen
From the Principal
Dear Parents,
St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal
Many thanks for your generous support of the St Vincent de Paul Society through this year’s Winter Appeal. The food that has been collected will be passed onto St Vincent de Paul to be distributed to those in need in our local area.
Semester One Assessment and Reporting
The Semester One reports will be available today on the Parent Access Module (PAM).
How to access Reports:
When logged into PAM, parents need to select their child. From the Profile Menu, select
"Assessment Reports" and then click on the link to open the desired report.
Student Learning Conferences
Student Learning Conferences are scheduled for Wednesday 31 July, 2024. This will be an opportunity for you and your child to discuss their Semester One report and future learning goals. Bookings will open on Monday 15 July on PAM.
Change of day for Italian
Next term Italian will be taught on Mondays instead of Friday.
International Students
Next term we will welcome international students from China and Taiwan. The duration of the students’ time with us varies from two weeks to six weeks. The international students will work with our students for some of the time and at other times they will work on their own programs. They all have conversational English. This will be a positive experience for all of us and we look forward to meeting them next term.
Refurbishments Update
In the past few weeks refurbishment work has been done in the Loreto Building. The staff toilets, and adjacent teacher work area have been renovated. The office area in the library has also undergone a makeover. This work has resulted in more functional and collaborative spaces for the school community.
End of Term Two
A reminder that Term Two finishes at 1:00pm tomorrow, Friday 28h June. I wish all families well for the coming two weeks.
Important Dates
There are some important dates coming up in Term Three. The first is our annual Grandparent’s Day on Friday 26 July and our Father’s Day breakfast on Wednesday 29 August.
School Closure Day
Our next school closure day is planned for Monday 9 September. The focus of this day is Religious Education.
2025 Enrolments
Enrolments for 2025 are open. If you are aware of anyone who has a child who will be commencing in Prep in 2025, please encourage them to apply.
I wish all of our families and friends a safe and happy holiday.
Warm regards,
Michelle Worcester
Principal
SOVEREIGN HILL- Yr 5/6 CAMP
| Navkirat | An Adventurous Journey The camp experience at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat was amazing! This was definitely the best camp I have ever been to. The activities were so fun the best activity was the mine tour and the Aura show. The food was mouth-watering and the beds were as soft as a cloud. It was truly an amazing experience with my friends. -Navkirat |
| Carol | A RECOLLECTION OF THE PAST The time at Sovereign Hill was amazing, we did fun activities like gold panning, the mine tour etc. The food was gourmet and the rooms we were in were better than my own room! But I personally think the best part was spending time with my friends and having a good time. -Carol |
| Seth | Sovereign Hill was truly an amazing experience. The activities were fun, the food was delicious and the places were spectacular. When I went there it felt like I had been in a place where time was paused for 200 years. I really recommend going for a trip with your family as it truly is a blast from the past. - Seth.D |
| Jesse | A dive into the gold rush Our Sovereign hill experience was one like no other. There were mines that went down 90 feet down into the ground, a museum with artifacts from a battle that happened 150 years ago and some of us even found gold! I felt like we had leaped into the 1800’s and was immersed in wonder in every corner I went down. Yet, none of this could beat spending time with my friends.
- Jesse |
| Norah | Camping in Sovereign Hill My first camp at Sovereign Hill was the best experience I ever had. I think the best thing was the cabins. They had heaters and they were cosy and nice. The food tasted like it was from a five star restaurant, and the camp adventure was really fun. Norah |
| Jeremiah | The best part of the camp to Sovereign Hill was the Light Show. For one part we wore 3D glasses and we were immersed in a virtual reality world. The dinners were really delicious and gave us energy for activities such as gold panning and experiencing 90 seconds of darkness whilst we went down into a mine. |
| Belinda | Time traveling It was a 2-hour bus ride to Sovereign Hill, but when we stepped out of the bus into the cold breeze of Sovereign Hill we knew a huge adventure was awaiting us! We explored mines, we found gold and don’t get me started on the beds, pillows were soft as marshmallows! I loved all the food, but I did miss home-cooked meals. The town smelled like sweet candy mixed with the chilly wind, with the fun times and laughter in the air. I came home, my real home with my family. Belinda |
| Jane | A blast into the past. It felt like we travelled into the past when we went to Sovereign Hills, a place of adventure. People were dressed up in the clothes that they would wear at that time, they were so pretty. It really smelt like the past, it tasted like the past, yum, in fact, it felt like we were actually in the past, we most definitely blasted into the past. It is a place to remember, forever. |
| John | A Dive into the 1800s
I was finally here… BURSTING with excitement, it felt like we had leaped backwards in time, into the greatest camp of ALL, Sovereign Hill! We had so many fun activities to engage in, my ABSOLUTE favourite activity was the light show. It smelt like horse manure but also like an old area, we had lots of fun and laughs that will never be forgotten.
By John |
| Daisy | A trip into the olden days! Going to Sovereign Hill for camp was the best experience ever! Travelling to the past was a blast and panning for gold felt pretty bold. Seeing the Aura light show at night made me feel very excited and bright. All the laughs with my friends made me wish camp would never end!
By Daisy |
| Eliza | Rush for the Gold Rush My second camp at Sovereign Hill was amazing. It felt like the bus was a time machine. This was definitely the best camp experience ever. It taught me things I never knew about. The staff dressed as if they were from the Gold Rush times. We went into the mines, we went gold panning and to the aura show. This camp is worth remembering. Eliza |
| Zara | Fun Times The camp was the best experience, the food was delicious, at Sovereign Hill. I really thought I was in the 1800s. The best part was the Aura show, it was really cool how the screen folded back and we were outside. It was surprising how lots of people were dressed up in cool clothes. It might just be me, but I would highly recommend going back to Sovereign Hill. Zara |
PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE
All of our students have been registered for this years challenge.
If you are participating, please logon with the details you have been provided
and record the books you have completed. We will then verify them online.
Happy Reading!
SCHOOL PHOTOS
Last week we received the School Photos taken by Elite School Photography earlier in the year. As the ordering of the photos were to be completed online, some families may have
overlooked this. If you did not receive photos and would like to place or query an order, please contact Elite School Photography directly on 9570 9311.
Junior Landcare Grant
We are thrilled to announce that we have received a Woolworths
Junior Landcare Grant for our project - Gourmet Garden.
We are looking forward to preparing, planting and harvesting our Gourmet Garden. This is a fantastic opportunity to provide an outdoor learning experience for our students, who will be educated in growing their own food to consume.
St Philip’s Primary School is one of 1,041 primary schools and early learning centres across Australia to receive a Woolworths Junior Landcare grant to help grow our next generation of environmental champions.
The children and teachers are looking forward to getting their hands dirty and learning from this project – we’ll keep you updated!
Cake Raffle
The weekly cake raffle will be drawn at Assembly on Friday mornings. To support this fundraiser we ask for volunteers to provide a sweet treat (eg; cake, slice, cookies, cupcakes etc) to be raffled. Please sign up for Term 3 to bake using the following link https://volunteersignup.org/PDHLA
All donations of baked goods require a list of ingredients attached.
Raffle tickets are 20c each and sold at the beginning of assembly.
Thank you for your support
Tuck Shop
Clara and Angi are managing the tuckshop in 2024 - please reach out to them if you’d like to join the tuck shop team.
Clara: 0449 767 020 and Angi: 0431 021 711
Entertainment books are another piece to our fundraising puzzle. When you sign up you receive 12 months of discounts and offers - and our school benefits - 20% of every membership purchased goes to support our school!
https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/9a27151
COMMUNITY
TEAM KIDS HOLIDAY PROGRAM at Whitehorse Primary School
Our Lady Of Sion College
