SKiPPS Newsletter

Important Notices

Curriculum & TPPD Day Reminder

 

We will be having our final student-free day of the year on Friday 24th November - which is a Teacher Professional Practice Day.

 

Team Kids will be running a full day program on both days for any families requiring childcare. https://www.teamkids.com.au/venues/st-kilda-park-primary-oshc-5/ 

Year 3/4 Camp

With the warm weather arriving, it is the perfect time for our Year 3/4 classes to head off on school camp on Monday - Wednesday of next week (13th - 15th November).

 

Our teachers and students are looking forward to this highpoint of the school year and we have 3 days of fun activities planned.

We strongly encourage attendance at school camps as we see first-hand each year the major role that it plays in building confidence and resilience in our students. Facing up to the challenges of being away from home, sharing cabins and completing often-daunting activities is an unrivalled learning experience. School camps are very often the part of school that students look back on with the most fondness.

 

We ask that Year 3/4 families promptly return all paperwork and make payment for camp via Compass.

 

Any families with questions or who may need financial support are asked to contact Neil on neil.scott@education.vic.gov.au 

Dads Camp

Bookings have now closed for Dads' Camp 2023 and this is now less than a month away, on the weekend of the 1st - 3rd December.

Camp organisers will make contact with families directly to confirm all of the details for the weekend.

 

Please note that the Dad’s Camp  is a private event and not a school event or activity.  The School and School staff have no involvement in, management of, or control over the Camp. School staff will not be in attendance at the Camp.

 

Given that the Camp is not an official school activity,  School staff  are not in any way   responsible for the supervision of or safety of children attending the Camp.  Parents and carers are responsible for the supervision and safety of their children participating in the Camp.

Mango Fundraiser - orders now closed

Orders have now closed and been placed for our 2023 Mango Fundraiser.

 

We have requested that the trays of mangoes be delivered to school in the final week of November but we will not receive confirmation for another week or so.

 

We will communicate exact delivery dates and pick-up arrangements with families directly through Compasstix when we know more.

2024 SKiPPS Fete

Plans are already well-advanced for our 2024 school fete, taking place on Saturday March 2nd 2024.

 

The fete committee will be meeting  on Wednesday November 15th at 6pm at school.

 

Any interested parents who are keen and able to get involved and help out are encouraged to attend, in particular any parents with skills in;

  • graphic design/promotional artwork
  • marketing
  • fundraising/donations
  • event co-ordination - running the sports events taking place on the school oval

If any parents would like to get involved and help out with the running of our 2024 fete, please contact Belinda Williams, our fete co-ordinator on belindawilliams@hotmail.com 

Parents Battle Of the Bands - Northside versus Southside

 

The moment has arrived... 

You have an opportunity to come and support the Southside at the upcoming Northside VS Southside Parents Battle Of the Bands!

Port Melbourne PS, Ripponlea PS and Elwood PS (Southside) will be competing, as well as Fairfield PS and Westgarth PS (Northside). 

 

Please support the PBOB Charity with a general admission ticket, or select the school you wish to support! 

Your school is still benefiting from each and every event we put on.

 

We would love to see you at The Corner Hotel, on the 16th of November, from 7pm. 

Tickets here: here

https://tickets.cornerhotel.com/outlet/event/dfdf3add-009d-4103-9cec-0d828746cad6