St James School Community News

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Parents Association

We are excited to bring you the latest news from the Parents Association at St James Primary School. There are several wonderful events coming up, and we look forward to your involvement in making them successful and memorable for our students and families.

We are looking forward to welcoming Grandparents and Special Friends to our school for a day of celebration! The event will begin with light refreshments, followed by activities with the children, and conclude with a liturgy in the school hall to mark All Saints and All Souls Day. This is a cherished tradition at St James, and we can’t wait to see the smiles and hear the laughter as our students connect with their special guests.

Art Show

Thursday, November 7th, 2024

Get ready for an exciting showcase of creativity! The St James Art Show will feature artwork created by our talented students across all year levels. Parents, guardians, and family members are invited to attend and appreciate the wide variety of artistic pieces on display. We look forward to celebrating the artistic achievements of our students!

Christmas Carols

Friday, November 29th, 2024

Mark your calendars for an evening filled with festive cheer! Our annual Christmas Carols will be held at the end of November, and we invite the entire school community to come together to celebrate the holiday season. The students have been practicing their carols and are excited to perform for family and friends. This event is a highlight of the year and a wonderful way to kick off the Christmas season with music, joy, and community spirit.

Looking Ahead….

In addition to these events, we are busy planning other exciting activities for the final term of the year. Keep an eye out for more details in upcoming newsletters and communications from the Parents Association.

Thank you for your continued support of our school community. We look forward to seeing you at these upcoming events and celebrating the many talents and traditions that make

St James Primary School a special place.

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. This year funds raised have gone towards professional soccer nets and we will use current funds towards Chrome books for the students. We are also working towards improved security at the school with CCTV.

PARENTS ASSOCIATION CALENDAR 2024

Dad’s Catch Up - every 3rd Thursday of the month.

Maryallan and John

St James PA Co-Chairs

Second Hand Uniform Shop

The next sale is on Friday 15th November at 8:45am - 9:15am.

Please reach out to us if you have any

uniform enquiries or suggestions.

Liesl & Ali

School Community News

St James STAY AND PLAY - Transition Playgroup & SCHOOL TOURS

Before and After school care

As a Catholic provider, MACSEYE have strong links with our school and local parish,

working together to build a vibrant community of support for children and families.

MACSEYE is an approved registered provider, and sets a high standard of quality in line

with the National Quality Standards.

Families who need Outside School Hours Care will need to enrol with MACSEYE.

Please refer to the flyer below which has the enrolment link.

If you have any questions, please email MACSEYE directly at

enrolments@macseye.vic.edu.au

Parent Google Calendar

The google calendar is designed for parents to keep up to date with school events.

Google Calendar

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

Your School Canteen is ourlunch order provider and operates at Star of the Sea College. See attached flyer with further details.

Orders are placed online via flexischools and see below example of the menu.

Your School Canteen also offers the option to order food for recess on Fridays!

Your School Canteen Welcome Letter.pdf

Your School Canteen Menu Term 3.pdf

PLEASE NOTE THAT LUNCH ORDERS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON

THURSDAY 15th & FRIDAY 16th AUGUST

DUE TO STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS

Scholastic Book Club

The Scholastic Book Club catalogue was sent home with your child recently and orders for Issue 7 closed Friday October 25.

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.