Dear Families,

Winter is well & truly upon us! We’ve experienced some fresh mornings this week, and while it has still remained quite cold throughout the day, we have been blessed with some beautiful sunshine which makes the cold just a little more bearable! We have one more week left this term before we all can enjoy a well deserved term break.

Early Finish

Do not forget we have an early finish on Friday 28th June at 1pm, this is the end of term 2. Term 3 begins on Monday 15th July.

St Vincent de Paul Fundraiser - Guess the Lollies in the Jar!

Thank you to everyone who registered their guesses for the lolly jar competition. We managed to raise $92 which will go straight to the Vinnies Winter Appeal. Congratulations to the winner of the large jar, Bethany, who guessed 799. There were 775 lollies in that jar. Congratulations to the winner of the small jar, Ben E, who guessed 599. There were 594 lollies in that jar. Well done Bethany & Ben!

Vinnies CEO Sleepout

Last night I joined approximately 250 other business and community leaders, including 13 other MACS staff, out in the cold to experience what too many Australians experience each night. A huge thank you to families, parishioners and staff who supported me with my fundraising efforts this year, at this point I have managed to raise approximately $1400, with the Melbourne event raising $1,312,506, which will go a long way in supporting the work of Vinnies. If you haven’t yet donated and would like to, donations will still be accepted until 31st July, just head to my fundraising page and share what you can: CEO SLEEPOUT: Sponsor

Celebration of Learning

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us in celebrating an amazing term of learning and reconnecting with each other at our Celebration of Learning this morning. It was great to have you all come through and see what we’ve been doing, share a cuppa, and get a sneak peek of all the updated rooms.

Emmaus College Junior School - Family Information Evening

Please save the following date in your diaries, I encourage all of you to attend and get the latest updates on the plans we have for 2025.

Wednesday 31st July

6.00pm - Sausage Sizzle

6.45pm - Presentation about the Junior School Program

Semester One Reports & Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

Semester One reports have been sent out today via email, these emails have not come from Holy Saviour, they are from no-reply@nforma.com.au. Please check your junk/spam folder if you cannot find it.

On Tuesday 25th June from 2pm to 5.30pm and Wednesday 26th June from 2pm to 6pm our Semester One Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences will take place for all students.

Interviews are strictly for 15 minutes so please be on time as this will keep things flowing on the evening. To book an interview with your child's classroom teacher please CLICK HERE or go to https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au and use the code kkjg2.

St Vincent de Paul Winter Food Appeal

Once again, we are making a plea to help vulnerable people and families as we head into the winter season. St Vincent de Paul work tirelessly to give aid, food and accommodation to many people in need in our community and across Melbourne. We are asking for donations of non-perishable foods over the next few weeks of June, which will include the Feast of the Sacred Heart, the traditional time the Society’s call for help. After that time, the Society of St Vincent de Paul will collect all of our food items and distribute them where they are needed most.

To ensure we get a good range of items we are suggesting different levels bring different types of items:

Prep/1 – cereal/ long life milk

Year 2 – tea/coffee/biscuits (sweet/savoury)

Year 3/4 – tinned foods (eg. fruit/vegetables/fish/ meat/soup)

Year 5/6 – rice/pasta sauces to make a meal

Please note that Pasta has been removed from the list as St Vinnies have advised us that they have an oversupply. ALL donations of the other foods are welcome and are not limited to specific year levels. Thank you for your generosity!

Lamont Book Fair

The Lamont Book Fair is currently well under way in the library! Thank you to all the families that have been coming in and supporting the book fair. The school receives a 20% commission on all book sales which goes towards purchasing new books for the library. If you haven't yet had a chance to pop in, the book fair is currently running before and after school as well as during the Parent Teacher Interview days. The final day will be on Wednesday 26th June.

Prep 2025 Enrolments

We have had great interest in Prep for 2025, as well as other year levels, and we’ve had a good number of enrolments come through already. If you have a child who is eligible to start Prep in 2025, please submit your enrolment at your earliest convenience. This will enable us to develop a clear picture of classing and group sizes for 2025. Enrolments for 2025 are to be made through the Emmaus portal.

Catholic Secondary School Enrolment Applications

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

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:

Monday 29th January 2024 – Applications open for students commencing Year 7 in 2026.

Friday 16th August 2024 – Applications will close.

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

Friday 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

Important Dates

Some Key Dates for 2024

Term 2

Looking Ahead...