St James School Community News
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Parents Association
What an amazing day for the Mothers Day Lunch over the weekend! It was a glorious sun drenched day and Elwood Bathers put on a beautiful spread for our gorgeous mums. It really was a fantastic day and night and we’re so lucky to have such a lovely group of mothers to share in this very special lunch.
A very huge thanks to all the organisers for the day including Myda, Zoe, Liesl, Connie, Mel, Kylie, Natasha, Kate and Sally.
Our other very grateful thanks go to:
Elwood Bathers for allowing us to celebrate in style, along with Brix Bar for hosting the after party. Our very own Nat Jarvis, from Electric Confetti, for the sparkles upon entry, Think Blooms for giving us an overload for the senses through her stunning floral arrangements and DJ Mark for providing the ripper tunes.
These fun and memorable events wouldn’t happen without our amazing volunteers.
PARENTS NIGHT OUT - SATURDAY 3rd of August
Will you get bragging rights as the Trivia Master or the winning table or will you win the prize for the best “double denim” outfit? Plenty of fun and games throughout the night.
You can organise a table of fellow trivia masters, or allocate a year level or we can nominate a table for you! Bookings will be open soon through Try Booking.
DONATIONS FOR AUCTION @ PARENTS NIGHT OUT
Do you have something you can donate or know some-one that can?
We will soon be sending out an Operoo for auction donations for the parents night out.
If you have anything for the auction, please reply to the Operoo or also let Collette and the Grade 4 reps know.
It can be anything but ideas include - Holiday houses for a weekend/week, wine, chocolates, books, vouchers, children’s items, services (dental, hairdressing, facial or massage treatments etc.) cosmetics or skin care (anything any-one would like to buy).
Or if you are a regular at a business, you can ask them for a donation,we like to support and promote local businesses amongst the school community. Donations will go in our auction booklet that is distributed to all parents.
We will also be sending out a link to buy raffle tickets for our amazing prizes and you can still buy raffle tickets if you cannot attend the event.
DADS and Special Friends Catch Up / Drinks
Every 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:30pm at venue TBA.
THANKS FROM THE PA
We are very grateful for the continued support of all our parents, the school and local community. All our PA members are volunteers who generously give up their own time to organise our school events.
Contributions from our fundraising efforts will be put towards many areas across the school.
FUTURE CALENDAR DATES
- Dad’s Catch Up - every 3rd Thursday of the month.
- Parents Night Out - Saturday 3rd August 2024 at Brighton Yacht Club
PARENTS ASSOCIATION CALENDAR 2024
Maryallan and John
St James PA Co-Chairs
Second Hand Uniform Shop
Please reach out to us if you have any uniform enquiries or suggestions.
Liesl & Ali
School Community News
There are lots of exciting things happening in our community in the next few weeks.
St James - STAY AND PLAY - Transition Playgroup & SCHOOL TOURS
Before and After school care
Extend's valuable and informative monthly publication, 'The Link - Community Hub', has just released its latest edition. It provides interesting articles, reviews and ideas for our community to read and share!
Please click below to download the latest edition
We sincerely hope you find this resource useful and insightful.
The Extend Team
Parent Google Calendar
The google calendar is designed for parents to keep up to date with school events.
Please ensure that you are checking the Parent Google Calendar on a regular basis as dates are added throughout the year.
School Closure Days 2024
2024 school closure days are as follows, but please keep in mind that they may be subject to change, as each term, staff have a full day dedicated to staff professional learning and forward planning.
Term 1 Friday 22 March Staff Planning Day Term 2
Term 2 Friday 26 April TIL
Friday 07 June Staff Planning Day Term 3
N.B. Term 2 Early Release Day - Monday 24 June 1:00pm finish Parent/Teacher Interviews
Term 3 Friday 13 September Staff Planning Day Term 4
Friday 20 September TIL
Term 4 Monday 04 November TIL
2024 Term Dates
Term 1 30 January - 28 March (Final Day Term 1 - School finishes at 3:30pm)
Each Wednesday in February Foundation Students are scheduled for individual testing and do not attend school. Full weeks for Foundation commence in March.
Term 2 15 April - 28 June (Final Day Term 2 - School finishes at 3:30pm)
Term 3 15 July - 19 September (Final Day Term 3 - School finishes at 3:30pm)
Term 4 07 October - 17 December (Final Day Term 4 -School finishes at 1:30pm)
Bell Times
Teacher supervision 8:40am - 9:00am
First Bell 9:00am (Music begins playing at 8:55am)
Fruit Break 10am
Morning Recess 11:00am - 11:30am
Morning Eating Time 11:30 am -11:40 am
Lunch Eating Time 1:40pm - 1:50pm
Afternoon Recess 1:50pm - 2.30pm
Dismissal 3:30pm
Teacher supervision 3:30pm -3:45pm
Lunch Orders
Lunch Orders will not be available on certain days, due to Star of the Sea's events calendar.
Friday 17 May and Friday 21 June
Online orders are blocked on these dates.
2024 Lunch Order Menu
NB some items are only served on certain days
Details on how to set up your Flexischools account for online ordering.
Scholastic Book Club
Issue 4 of Book Club is now out, and booklets will be coming home this week.
Parents who ordered from issue 3 can spend their $5 promotional credit in issue 4 and all orders also earn another $5 for issue 5.
Orders close Wednesday 12th June 2024.
Kindly note ordering books via the book club is entirely optional.
What is Book Club?
For more than 50 years, Scholastic Book Club has been bringing to the joy of reading to Australian children. Today, Book Club can be found in more than 94% of primary schools across Australia, with a yearly circulation of over 20 million catalogues. Each Issue of Book Club covers ages from 0-12+ years and contains specially curated, age-appropriate titles that have been carefully selected and levelled by a dedicated team of professional booklovers.
Book Club provides families with an affordable and convenient way to access the best in Australian and international children's literature. As well as bridging the important class-to-home reading gap, Book Club also benefits Australian schools—for every Book Club order placed, Scholastic gives back 15% of the order spend to schools to spend on valuable educational resources via its Scholastic Rewards program.
So how does Book Club work?
1. Book Club catalogues arrive at school up to twice a term and can usually be found hiding in your child’s backpack. We encourage you to sit down with your child and go through the catalogue together, discussing any books that sparks your child’s interest.
2. Once your child has made their final selection, head over to our LOOP websiteor app
to place your order. LOOP orders are linked to your school in an easy, safe online process. Registering for LOOP will also keep you up-to-date with all of the latest Book Club news, information on exciting new releases, and our exclusive Book Club special offers.
3. Your school’s Book Club Organiser will then take care of the rest! After they have submitted everyone’s orders, our team get to work packing your child’s order full of exciting things.
4. Your child’s order is then delivered to their class, ready to take home and be eagerly read. Orders that you have marked as a ‘gift’ in LOOP will be sent to school for you to secretly pick-up instead.
With numerous studies finding that reading at home is a key factor in a child’s lifelong success, Book Club provides a fun and easy way of bringing books into your home.
Community Notices
Please find attached a flyer which is an invitation to current and specifically Year 5 families to attend the upcoming De La Salle College, Year 7 2026 Information Evening on
Wednesday 5 June @ 6:30pm.
This session will provide families with important details about the enrolment process and what families can expect in Year 7, 2026 at De La Salle College.
Booking can be made directly from the attached flyer or using this link - De La Salle College Year 7, 2026 Information Night
Interested in giving football a go but not wanting to commit to the full season just yet?
Our MiniTillies program is what you’re looking for. Catering to girls between the ages of 4-7 this Football Australia national introductory program can help players learn the fundamentals of the game while having fun and making friends.
Our experienced South Melbourne Women’s FC coaches will run this program under the guidance and assistance of Football Australia. All participants will receive a free Miniroos Shirt and Ball!
See attached flyer for details and link below to register:
School Holidays
Extra Curricular Programs @ St James School
TENNIS
TAEKWONDO
Rise Up Dance Program - After School
@ St James
Dance News !!!
Assembly Performance is being performed by the Rise Up Dance students on 23rd May!!!
We have still spots available for any students wishing to join in with the dance routines & performances,
Thursdays from 3.30-4.45pm in the main Hall!
Please see attached a photo of our beautiful assistant teacher - Scarlett (ex St James / current Star of the Sea student) and Bessie, looking like twins for the day!
Too Cute!
Contact Miss Leisa for more information
leisa.riseupdance@gmail.com
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Seniors
Mondays 3.40 - 5pm
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Tuesdays 3.40 - 5pm
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