Community News
Supporting the learning environment
All parents/carers/visitors who visit during school hours are required to report to the school office upon entering school grounds. This includes when students arrive late, are picked-up early, dropping off items of clothing/lunches/bags, etc. The staff in the school office will contact the teacher/student on your behalf, if required.
| Daily school schedule | |
|---|---|
| 9.00am – 10.40am | Session One and Two |
| 10.40am – 11.25am | Intervallo – Snack Break |
| 11.25am – 1.05pm | Session Three and Four |
| 1.05pm – 1.50pm | Pranzo - Lunch Break |
| 1.50pm – 3.30pm | Session Five and Six |
Late pick ups - We would appreciate if parents could collect children promptly at 3:30pm. Children who are not collected by 3:40pm are sent to the office and parents contacted.
Children who are not collected by 3:45pm or their parents cannot be contacted, are sent to Team Kids for Outside School Hours Care, and can be collected from there.
Booking Fees will apply.
Team Kids - Onsite Coordinator (during operating hours) ph: 0413 169 633
Team Kids Bookings Office - 1300 035 000
Volunteering at SKIPPS
All volunteers are required to have a valid Working With Children Check (WWCC).
Apply for a free Volunteer WWCC at:
Working with Children Check | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)
Before your first volunteer session at SKIPPS, please ensure you present your WWCC card to the School Office for verification. Volunteers are also required to watch the following Parent Helper Induction session, available on the school website under Community, School documents, and review the Child Safe Code of Conduct Policy.
Extra Curricular Activities
At SKiPPS we are excited to provide lots of opportunities for students beyond the classroom to explore and develop their skills and passions. Some of these are offered by our school staff, some by our parent community and others by external providers. Below we have tried to collate all of the opportunities in one place and encourage your child to get involved in 2025.
Name of extra-curricular club | Details | Date and time | Location | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Adventurers Club | Nature based learning and play program | Tuesdays after school 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Meet in Library | St Kilda Park Primary After School Program — Urban Adventurers
0425 709 914
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| Robotics Club | After School for students in Years 1-6
Fees apply | Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:30pm | School |
Sign up at |
School orchestra
| Students and parents of all ages and abilities are welcome to join | Wednesday mornings 8:00am | Library | Michael Roper 0433 911 773 See SKIPPS Orchestra Information link below for further details
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| Chess Club | For all students
Fees apply | Wednesdays 10:40- 11:25am | School | Sign up at |
| Tennis coaching | Before school tennis coaching
Fees apply | Thursdays 8:00 - 8:45am
| Albert Park Tennis and Hockey Centre, Hockey drive |
Contact the instructor directly. Call Tuan on 0435 333 007
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| Electronics | After School for all students
Fees apply | Thursdays 3:30 - 4:30pm |
School |
Sign up at |
| Run Club | Free, all students & parents/carers are welcome | 8:15am- 8:45am every Friday morning during term | Oval next to SKIPPS | Claire Byrne (parent of Alby and Rosie) |
| Music Lessons | Fees apply | By appointment | School | See 2025 Music Lessons Flyer below for Teacher contact details
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Local Night Out
Priority primary care centres (PPCC)
Priority primary care centres (PPCCs) are now providing care for people with conditions that require urgent attention but not an emergency response.
The PPCC initiative aims to reduce demand on hospital emergency departments by providing a primary care service for urgent conditions that do not require an emergency response. PPCCs are GP-led services that increase access to primary care and provide care for people with conditions such as mild infections, fractures and burns.
PPCCs may be stand-alone clinics or operate as part of a GP clinic or community health service. The Centres will be open for extended hours (up to 16 hours per day), 7 days a week and free for people of all ages (with and without a Medicare card).
The clinics are supporting nearby hospital emergency departments by providing GP-led care for urgent but non-life-threatening conditions such as mild infections, fractures and burns. They also offer pathology and imaging services onsite or nearby.
Care is available to anyone with or without a Medicare card, at no cost to the patient. (Costs may be required for imaging, pathology and other services.)
If your condition is serious, but not life-threatening, you can visit a PPCC instead of waiting in an emergency department. They have GPs and nurses who specialise in providing urgent care.
Prahran UCC (supporting the Alfred Hospital)55 Commercial Road, MelbournePhone bookings: (03) 9119 1055Online bookings: prahranppcc.com.au This clinic is part of the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic network.
Frankston PPCC (supporting Frankston Hospital)
Sandringham Ambulatory Care Centre
28 Cranbourne Road, Frankston
Phone bookings: (03) 9119 1077
Online bookings: frankstonppcc.com.au
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