Joke of the Week

A grandmother took her little grandson to the beach.

They were having a good time until a huge wave came in and swept the boy out to sea.

She fell down on her knees and pleaded to the heavens,

"Please return my grandson, that's all I ask! PLEASE!!!"

A moment later, lo and behold, a wave swelled from the ocean and deposited the wet, yet unhurt child, at her feet.

She checked him over to make sure that he was okay.

He was fine. But still she looked up to the heavens angrily and said,

"When we came he had a hat!"

School Gate

Please note that the school gate (Highbury Road Entrance) will be closed from 11am - 2.30pm on school days for Child Safety. If you need to access the school during those times then please contact the office.

Parent Helpers

Do you have a spare hour or two once or twice a month? If you do we would love some help at school!

Second Hand Uniform Shop : We are looking for parent/s to assist once or twice a month with processing and managing the donations from the second hand uniform shop. This can be done any day or time during school. Please contact the office if you are able to assist.

Library: We currently have two lovely parents who assist with borrowing, re-shelving and book covering in the library on a Wednesday. If you have some time on a Wednesday and would like to join the library helper roster then please contact the library.

Book Club

The issue 1 Scholastic Book Club catalogue was sent home this afternoon. Please submit all orders by Monday 19th February, 5pm. To view the catalogues online and to place your orders please click here.

Healthy Lunchbox Week

This week is Healthy Lunch Box week. Did you know that around a THIRD of school children’s daily food intake comes from their lunchbox? This is why it is so important to make it count and provide healthy and nutritious options. The Nutrition Australia Healthy Lunchbox Week website has some great recipes, tips, hacks and downloadable resources.

Please ensure that your child's lunchbox contains a healthy lunch and snack for morning tea. All classes have "brain food" time too, so please ensure that lunchboxes also have an extra piece of fruit to have during this time.

School Fees

Just a reminder that 2024 fee statements have been emailed to all families as well as "2024 Payment Commitment & Authority" forms. Please check both parents emails and spam folders for these. If you haven’t received it, please let the office know.

Please complete the "2024 Payment Commitment & Authority" form and return it to the office at your earliest convenience. If you choose to pay your fees before 28th March (last day of term 1) you will receive a 5% discount ($135) off the family fee. If you have a health / concession card or are eligible for CSEF funding, please contact the office.

Financial Assistance - Information For Parents

Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government’s commitment to breaking the link between a student’s background and their outcomes. Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply.

For more information about the CSEF and to access an application form, click here.

Mobile Phones

Just a Reminder to students and parents of our rules and regulations regarding the use of mobile phones and other personal devices. In our Holy Saviour Acceptable Use of ICT Agreement, it states that students will, “give my teacher a written ‘BYOD consent form’ from my parents/guardians before bringing my own devices to school. Otherwise I will leave my equipment at home.” If you have an urgent message to get to your child, this is to be done via the office, even if your child is offsite at an excursion or interschool sport event. If you cannot get through on the phone, an email to office@hsvs.catholic.edu.au is always promptly responded to. This is important for the care and safety of all children at Holy Saviour.

Student Medical Information

Just a reminder to families to please log into Operoo and check that your child's medical information is up to date and current. Please also ensure that if you have a child that is anaphylactic, asthmatic or suffering from allergies that you have submitted the appropriate and most current Action Plan (signed by your child's doctor / GP) to the office and also have uploaded a copy to their Operoo student profile. Please also ensure that we have your child's medication (epipen/ventolin/allergy medicine) in the sick bay in case of an emergency.

Specialist Timetable

This year children will have specialist learning times on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Mondays will be Art and STEAM, Wednesdays will be Library and Mandarin with Meg Languages, and Thursdays will be PE. Please refer to the below table for further details.

Please remember that ALL students will be required to wear their sports uniforms on Thursdays. Children will also be required to wear their sports uniforms for Classroom games and sport on Tuesdays for JLC & MLC and Fridays for SLC.

Specialist Timetable

	MONDAY ART	MONDAY STEAM	WEDNESDAY LIBRARY	WEDNESDAY MANDARIN	THURSDAY PE
9 - 9.30am	SLC - C
9.30 - 10am	SLC - C
10- 10.30am	SLC - KC	SLC - C
10.30- 11am	SLC - KC	SLC - C
RECESS
11.30 -12pm	JLC	MLC	SLC-KC & SLC- C	JLC	JLC
12-12.30pm	JLC	MLC		MLC	JLC
12.30 - 1pm	MLC	JLC	MLC	SLC-KC	MLC
1 - 1.30pm	MLC	JLC	JLC	SLC-C	MLC
LUNCH
2.30 - 3pm		SLC - KC			SLC- KC & SLC - C
3 - 3.30pm		SLC - KC			SLC- KC & SLC - C

Excel Music Lessons At Holy Saviour

Excel Music will once again be offering music lessons at Holy Saviour. All children enrolled in 2023 will automatically be re-enroled in 2024. Excel Music will contact you directly with any additional information.

If your child is interested in music lessons, Excel Music provides private or group music lessons in guitar, keyboard or drums during school hours.

If you are interested in music lessons for your child, please complete an enrolment form and return it either to the office or email it directly to music@excelmusic.com.au. More information about Excel Music can be found here.

Audiri App

Audiri is the platform we use to communicate any daily information to you. It is also how you can notify us of any student absences or early departures. Please refer to the below instructions on how to install Audiri / Skoolbag on your phone / device if you have not already done so. If you have any questions or problems then please contact the office.

Beyond EduCare After School Care

If you are interested in our wonderful after school program run by Beyond EduCare, please refer to the attached enrolment information and CLICK HERE for the enrolment link.

Sun Smart!

As the weather continues to warm up it is timely to revisit our SunSmart Policy. All students need to wear a hat at school for outside activities and come to school with sunscreen applied on exposed parts of the body. If your child has a skin sensitivity to sunscreen then please send an appropriate sunscreen product.

Follow us on Social Media

Don’t forget, Holy Saviour now has a Facebook page & Twitter! Search for “Holy Saviour Primary School, Vermont South” or “@HolySaviourPS”, then like and share our page to keep up to date with what is happening around the school. We also need people to review our school via the facebook page, so please do this too! The page will be mainly used to promote the school and celebrate achievements of our students. Don’t forget, we are also on Twitter @HolySaviourPS and Instagram “holy_saviour_ps_vs” !