Important Notices

Planning for 2027

We are well into the process of planning for next year, creating classes, employing staff and setting budgets for a successful 2027.

As our budget is determined by enrolment numbers, it is vital that we get an accurate picture of how many students we will have at SKiPPS at the start of next year.

If your Foundation - Year 5 child is going to be elsewhere next year, we would appreciate you letting us know as soon as possible.

Reminder- Student Free Day 

Students will not be required at school on Monday 2nd November - Melbourne Cup Eve, the day before the Melbourne Cup Public Holiday. 

If you require supervision for your child, please sign them up at Team Kids for the day.

Walk & Wheel Month at SKiPPS

October is Walk & Wheel Month at SKiPPS, a great opportunity for our school community to celebrate active travel and find more ways to walk, ride or wheel to school.

Travelling actively to school is a wonderful way for students to start the day feeling energised, alert and ready to learn. It also provides an opportunity to get some daily exercise, enjoy time outdoors, develop road-safety skills and connect with friends and the local community. Choosing active travel also helps reduce traffic around the school and is better for our environment.

To celebrate, we will be holding our Ride to School Day on Friday 30 October! Students are encouraged to ride their bikes or scooters to school so they can participate in the bike circuit. Classes with the most active travellers over the month of October will get to enjoy making their own smoothies on our smoothie bike!

We look forward to seeing lots of bikes, scooters and happy walkers and wheelers as we celebrate the benefits of getting active on the journey to school during October.

Tissue box donations for classrooms

Classrooms are in need of tissues boxes all year round.  It would be greatly appreciated if each family could send one box of tissues with your child to their classroom each term. 

 Help needed with the chickens

Our five beautiful chickens who live a life of luxury in our amazing chook house (located in the quiet area behind the Kitchen Dining Room) require care throughout term 4. We are looking for some parent volunteers to help spread the workload of looking after them each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

You will be required to check in on the chickens, collect the eggs, top up food and water, remove manure and replace hay. This should take 15 minutes maximum. However, you are welcome to hang out and relax with the chickens if you would like. They do enjoy spending time out of the coop so if you feel comfortable, let them them roam and lock them back up before you leave. 

If you think you can help out, please select the available slots and click on the button to sign up for one or more days during term 4. You will be required to sign in at the office and show your working with childrens check if you sign up for Tuesdays and Thursdays and visit during school hours, otherwise you can complete the tasks straight after school.

Walkathon - donations still open!

Thank you to all our families for your generous donations to our 2026 Walkathon. With your support, we reached our $15,000 fundraising target, helping fund basketball court bench seating and improvements to our school buildings and grounds.

Donations are still open, so there is still time to contribute if you haven’t yet had the chance. Every donation is appreciated.

Later this term, we will award prizes to the class that completed the most laps and the class that raised the most money. We look forward to celebrating their efforts!

Thank you again for supporting our students and our school.

Donate here: https://www.mycause.com.au/events/skipps-2026-walkathon

CCTV at our school 

St Kilda Park Primary School has decided to use a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system at our school.

Our school has an obligation to ensure the school environment is safe and secure, and fulfil our duty of care to students, staff and visitors.  The CCTV system will assist our school to fulfil these obligations and to prevent and manage other inappropriate behaviour on school grounds. CCTV will also provide enhanced capability to protect our school’s assets against vandalism and theft.

We will follow Department of Education policy requirements for the design, installation, management and use of the CCTV systems. This policy is available at: CCTV in Schools – Installation and Management.

We will also place a CCTV Privacy Notice on our school website with more information about our school’s use of CCTV before it is rolled out befofre the start of the 2027 school year.

If you have any questions or concerns at this stage, please email st.kilda.park.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Year 6 to Year 7 Step Up

The City of Port Phillip has opened registrations for their 2027 Step Up High School Transition Program.

Date: 21 January 2027

Location: Lagoon Reserve Community Room, 81 Liardet St, Port Melbourne

Time: 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Cost: Free

Facilitated by: The Human Development Workshop

The Step Up program is designed to support young people as they prepare for the transition from primary school to secondary school, helping them build confidence, connections, and practical skills before starting Year 7.

Registration form: Step Up: Port Phillip High School Transition Program Tickets, Lagoon Reserve Community Room, Port Melbourne | TryBooking Australia