Holy Saviour School 

Holy Saviour School Bulletin 

Dear Families,

School Holy Saviour Day Celebrations

Today all staff and students had a special “fun day” celebrating our Holy Saviour Day.  It was a great celebration of our school and parish, and a great lead-in event to our community wide celebration on Sunday.  The day began with mass and was followed by some fun activities for all the children. Proactivity joined us and led everyone through four tabloid rotations (which included a bit of a water fight!), A huge thank you to Belinda Saville for arranging the Tummy Topper food truck to come to the school and provide a special lunch for children and staff. Unfortunately we ran out of time for our inaugural Holy Saviour’s Got Talent show. This will be rescheduled and will be held during the general assembly on Wednesday 22nd November, 2.30pm. 

Community Holy Saviour Day Celebrations

This is the big celebration! On Sunday 12th November, our entire Holy Saviour Community will be gathering to celebrate our Holy Saviour Day. The day will begin with mass at 10am and will be followed by some exciting activities. Please refer to the flyer below for all the information you require to join us for this community celebration of Holy Saviour.

Grade 5/6 Camp 

Next week, all our Year 5 & 6 students will be attending camp from Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th November. We are going to Alexandra Adventure Resort, a brand new site for us, so we are all excited to see what it’s like. Mrs Rebecca Taylor, Mrs Jenni Kilkenny, Mr Justin Buttigieg and myself will be attending camp this year. We look forward to spending a fun few days with our 5/6 children!

Holy Saviour Christmas Picnic

Save the date! On Thursday 7th December from 6:00pm-7:30pm, we will be celebrating the year with our Holy Saviour Family Christmas Picnic. Children will be performing Christmas songs, Footsteps Dance will showcase all they have been doing with the children this term, and it’s a great opportunity to celebrate the end of the school year together. More details will follow, but we encourage all families to make an effort to attend.

Book Club 

The issue 8 Scholastic Book Club catalogue was sent home last week. This will be the final catalogue for 2023. There are some awesome Christmas ideas so take the time to browse. Please submit all orders by Friday 24th November, 5pm.  To view the catalogues online and to place your orders please click here. 

Annual Poppy Appeal 

The annual Poppy Appeal has supported Australian veterans and their families for many years.  It helps us to honour the service and sacrifice of the people who have served our nation.  At the school office are poppies and other items ranging from $2 to $10 should your family wish to donate. 

Strike Sports Pitch Re-Design Competition

 

To go in the running to win 4 new aluminium soccer goals for our school, students can enter a competition being run by Strike Sports. Competition guidelines are:

  • Find a local soccer pitch near you to re-design
  • Re-design the soccer field however you like with illustrations and a written explanation of your design
  • Entries may include innovative and practical ideas for improvement
  • Entries can be a group or individual project
  • One submission per group or individual
  • Submissions close on the 15th of November and the winner announced on the 30th of November. Submit entries via team@strikesportsco.com.au 

School Advisory Council Vacancies

The School Advisory Council (SAC) provides a forum for discussion and discernment, where the parent/guardian voice and perspective are available to inform and support the decisions made by the Principal and Parish Priest for the good of School and Parish where the wellbeing and outcomes for students is paramount. The role is to give consideration to, and advice on, important School matters in order to support the Principal in the context of the MACS governance arrangements.

 

We are seeking new SAC Members for the 2024-2026 period, from a mixture of year levels and professional backgrounds. More information regarding the SAC can be found in its Terms of Reference. If you have an interest in being on the SAC, any of the existing members would be happy to be contacted and discuss the commitment involved. If you would like to be involved in the SAC, please complete your details in the attached form and we will be in touch shortly.

Swimming Program & Water Safety Week

As part of the swimming program, next Thursday 16th November all children will be participating in Water Safety Week. Children will be swimming in old clothes and bathers without goggles or swim caps. It is a fantastic opportunity for the children to learn water safety and survival skills in a controlled environment. This class will also focus on what items you can use around the pool that may help you stay afloat or use as a lifesaving device.   

 

In addition to their regular swim items (bathers, towel, thongs, underwear, plastic bag etc), children will be also be required to bring:

  • An old set of clothes to wear over their bathers in the water such as t-shirt and shorts, bike shorts, leggings or light short pajamas (no jeans, tracksuits, hoodies or jumpers)
  • An extra plastic bag for the wet clothing.
  • no goggles or swimming caps will be worn during this session.

At the end of the session all children who participate will receive a water safety certificate and a Squirt Tattoo.

 

Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to assist on their nominated days. Please refer to the below schedule for your remaining allocated session times:

If you are unable to make it on your allocated date and time please contact the office so an alternate parent helper may be contacted.

 

Please note that SwimWorld have advised that  NO SPECTATORS are permitted to the swim centre. Only parents/carers who have been authorised by the school and who hold a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) can be permitted to attend. Swimworld have also requested that Parent Helpers only stay for the duration of their allocated time slot so that the area does not become congested. Please also note that no toddlers or younger siblings are to be brought to the pool for safety reasons.

The Slime Spectacular School Fun Run 

Get your slime on! This term, Holy Saviour will be hosting a Slime Spectacular School Fun Run fundraiser!  The Slime Spectacular School Fun Run will be held on Wednesday 29th November. Last Term children received some information on the event as well as a sponsorship booklet. In addition to participating in an awesomely fun slime event, children will be able to  order up to a total of 5 prizes based on their donations received. They can even mix and match!

 

Please refer to the sponsorship booklet for instructions on setting up their cybersafe, online fundraising profile atwww.australianfundraising.com.au.  At the end of our fundraiser, Students can order up to a total of 5 prizes based on their donations received. They can even mix and match! You only need to raise a minimum of $10 to receive an incentive prize. From there, the more you raise the larger prizes you can choose from! 

 

All cash donations must be converted to online donations to redeem your prizes.  More information will be communicated in the coming weeks, but if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the office.  Happy fundraising!

Enrolments open for 2024

Enrolments for 2024 are currently open! If you have a younger child who turns 5 before 30 April 2023, please come and see Sherridan or Kerry in the office for an enrolment form. Also, if you know of anyone else in the community with a child the same age, pass on our contact details– we would love to give them a tour of our fabulous school! At Holy Saviour, every other day is Open Day!

 

Google & Facebook Reviews

As we all know, word of mouth is the most important tool for sharing the successes of our school in our local community.  We invite our community to leave a review of Holy Saviour on our Facebook page and on Google. Thank you to the generous families who have already left a review in this space.🙏

Google Review: https://g.page/r/Ceo4uN0EZbnuEAg/review 

Facebook Review: https://www.facebook.com/HolySaviourPS/reviews 

Holy Saviour Mums WhatsApp Group

The "Holy Saviour Mums" WhatsApp group is a parent initiative designed to share information and communicate with one another. If you would like to join the group and stay in the loop please contact Denise Konstantinou (0414 990 344) and she will add you to the group. You don't have to be a mum to join...Dads are welcome too!

Second Hand Uniforms

Second hand uniforms are currently set up in the office's boardroom. If anyone is interested in purchasing a second hand uniform, please either come in and speak with either Sherridan or Kerry or email the office with your request and sizing requirements and we will check to see if the item is available. If it is, we will notify you. All we charge for second hand uniforms is a gold coin donation.  Please note however that not all sizes and items will be in stock.

Catholic Secondary School Enrolment Applications

Key Enrolment Dates for Year 5 Students in 2023 starting Year 7 in 2025

The key enrolment dates for students in Year 5 in 2023 who will be starting Year 7 in 2025 have been agreed after consultation with the Executive of the Principals Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS). Remaining key dates are:

10th November 2023 – Final date for parents/carers to accept an offer made by a school.

 

Key Enrolment Dates for Year 5 Students in 2024 starting Year 7 in 2026

The key enrolment dates for students in Year 5 in 2024 who will be starting Year 7 in 2026 have been agreed after consultation with the Executive of the Principals Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS).

The timeline of events and dates are as follows:

29th January 2024 – Applications will open for Year 5 students commencing Year 7 in 2025.

16th August 2024 – Applications will close.

18th October 2024 – Offers will be posted to prospective Year 7 applicants.

8th November 2024 – Final date for parents/carers to accept an offer made by a school.

 

Parents of Year 5 students in 2024, please diarise these dates so you don’t miss out.

 

Kind regards

 

Mr Steve Evans

Principal