Olympic Parent Trivia and Raffle

Our 2024 Parent Trivia night is taking place this Saturday at 7pm at the Bowls Club.

Tickets are now almost completely sold out and we are looking forward to a great night of fun, food, drink and live music courtesy of our Parent Band 'Parental Guidance'.

For the parents with tickets, we hope you have your costumes ready as there will be great prizes for best-dressed.

Arrival is from 7pm with everyone seated for kick off by 7.30pm. There will be a sausage sizzle and some other food for purchase on the evening. Everyone is welcome to also BYO own food for the table or order delivery in from local venues.

In addition to Trivia and Games, there will be a wine toss game and other games and prizes during the night.

If you are keen to get some further info on who’s on your table to help with coordination please reach out to Belinda on belindawilliams@hotmail.com

Get involved in our amazing raffle

Alongside the event, we are also running a fundraising raffle with some pretty amazing prizes that have been generously donated to the school. All members of our community are encouraged to get involved and buy a raffle ticket (or five...or fifteen) - whether you are coming to the event or not.

There are three raffle packages to be won;

1st 'Blue' prize package - valued at $2650
- VRC 4 x General Admission Tickets for TAB Champions Stakes Day on the 9 November
- Lavazza Coffee machine, milk frother and pods
- Trattoria Emilia Melbourne CBD Degustation package for 2 x people
- All things Equal Carlisle St 1 x $100 Voucher
- Amazon State Restaurant 1 x $200 Voucher
- Rossi Greville Street Bar 1 x $200 Voucher
- Borsh, Vodka and Tears Bar Windsor 2 x $50 Voucher
- Zjoosh Malvern Central Hamper of women's gifts
- Piccoli Portraits Portrait session and print

2nd 'Green' prize package - valued at $1008
- Fizz Kidz Malvern Full day session for 1 child, or a morning or an afternoon session for 2 children (School Holidays)
- THE LUME 2 x Family passes to THE LUME Melbourne for Leonardo da Vinci - 500 Years of Genius presented by Webuild (maximum of 2 adults, 3 children). Redeem by 8 Dec 2024.
- Las Chicas Carlisle St 1 x $60 Voucher
- Mondo di Pasta Carlisle St 1 x $50 Voucher
- The Coffee Company Carlisle St 1 x $40 Voucher
- Borsh, Vodka and Tears Bar Windsor 1 x $50 Voucher
- Urban Alley Brewery Docklands or Chadstone 1 x $50 Voucher
- Lasagna Lab Windsor All included dinner experience for 2x people (entrees, mains, dessert). Drinks not incl.
- Wall 280 Café Carlisle St 1 x $50 Voucher
- Angus and Bon Steakhouse 1 x $150 Voucher

3rd 'Grey' prize package - valued at $800
- Las Chicas Carlisle St 1 x $60 Voucher
- Mondo di Pasta Carlisle St 1 x $50 Voucher
- The Coffee Company Carlisle St 1 x $40 Voucher
- Wall 280 Café Carlisle St 1 x $50 Voucher
- Borsh, Vodka and Tears Bar Windsor 2 x $50 Voucher
- Urban Alley Brewery Docklands or Chadstone 1 x $50 Voucher
- The Windsor Ale House 1 x $100 Voucher
- Common Room Co Café 1 x $100 Voucher
- Australian Venue Co 1 x $100 Voucher
- Angus and Bon Steakhouse 1 x $150 Voucher

Raffle tickets can be purchased at https://compasstix.com/e/qjjs01djyc

All funds raised through the event and the raffle will be used to purchase new water bubbler taps for the school so please offer your support generously if you can.

Staying SunSmart

A reminder that, as we are into September, all students must have a wide-brimmed hat to wear when playing and learning outside during the school day.

Please ensure that your child has theirs at school each day, clearly marked with their name.

Please also ensure that your child applies sunscreen before school and we recommend them also having a small roll-on sunscreen in their bags to reapply during the day.

Students without a wide-brimmed hat will be directed to stay in the shade in the quadrangle. These hats can be bought from the school office for $10.

Lost property - please claim your items!

We have amassed a huge collection of jumpers and jackets, water bottles and miscellaneous items over Term 3. Parents are asked to visit the Lost & Found, accessible via the Quadrangle, to claim items belonging to their child.

All unclaimed items will be donated to charity on Friday next week.

Year 6 market - this Thursday (12th September)

In leadership, the year 6’s are currently working in initiative groups. This is a project where each team has been tasked to develop a program or initiative that they can run to benefit others in our community.

After the success of last week, tomorrow after school (Thursday 12th September), two groups will be running a mini market in the school grounds.

One group (Bea, Mia, Olivia, Apurva, Ella and Valentina) is selling donated second-hand books and donating all proceeds to Sacred Heart Mission.

Another group will be selling delicious, home made lemonade and pretzels also donating all proceeds to Sacred Heart.

Neither group will be accepting card payments so please make sure to bring a few gold coins.

Library books

With less than 2 weeks to go until school holidays, it is time to return any borrowed school library books. Please return them as soon as possible, as this will allow Carolyn, our library technician to organise and restock the library space in preparation for a busy Term 4.

School Saving Bonus - Actions for parents and carers

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School.
Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. On July 25th this year, an email was sent to all parents to review their child's current enrolment data. Please check you received this email, and have reviewed ALL of the enrolment information. Any updates can be advised via an email to st.kilda.park.ps@education.vic.gov.au

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

in October, to verify your email address
in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus.

Further information about the School Saving Bonus can be found in the below attachment

Year 5/6 families - social catch-up this Sunday

The Year 5/6 parent reps have organised a social event for families taking place this Sunday (15th September). They will be meeting at West Beach Bathers Pavilion from 3:30pm onwards - come down and connect with other SKiPPS families.

Robotics and Chess - Term 4

Click here to book a spot for Robotics and Chess beginning in Week 2 of Term 4.

Kids Unlimited

Extra - curricular activities - bookings now open