St James School Community News
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Parents Association
We are almost halfway through Term 3 and have a jam-packed next few weeks coming up! There’s lots of dates below and a great idea to pop them in your calendars now.
FATHERS DAY BREAKFAST
We are excited to celebrate our St James Dads/Special person on Friday 6th September in the Tilley Garden starting from 7:45am to 8:50am.
Breakfast will be outside in the Tilley Garden, next to the library (we’ll move inside if it’s raining).
Tickets are $20 per family (1 Adult and up to 4 kids)
Breakfast includes bagels with plenty of topping options, barista made coffee, apple or orange juice.
The $20 will be charged against the Adult ticket only. There’s no charge for the child tickets selected however make sure your select individual tickets for each child for catering (4 max - let us know if you have more!).
Make sure you purchase tickets by Friday 30th August so we can cater for you.
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1264832
Any questions Sara @ 0429 421 362 or Maria @ 0421 984 287
Vegan and Gluten Free options will be available. Please specify dietary requirements for each person as part of your booking.
ST JAMES SOIREE
Piano and Dance students at St James will have the opportunity to perform in a soiree on Tuesday 10th September in the St James hall. The soiree will start at 5pm to 6pm if any parents and students would like to attend.
2024 STJ COLOUR EXPLOSION RUN
The St James annual Colour Run is fast approaching. Mark in Thursday 12th September in your calendars. The kids always have a blast on this day.
FOOTY DAY SAUSAGE SIZZLE: SEPTEMBER 19
Back by popular demand the Grade 6s are organising a sausage sizzle for Footy Colours Day on the last day of Term 3, Thursday 19th September. Proceeds go towards their graduation. Support your team and the Grade 6s!!
DADS DRINKS
Dads and special friends drinks are on the 3rd Thursday of each month.
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.
FUTURE CALENDAR DATES
Don’t miss a thing. Sending a reminder there is a full school calendar featuring everything in one place. Check out St James Website page news and events / events for more:
- St James Fathers Day breakfast at 7:45-8:50am in the Tilley Garden Friday 6th September.
- St James Soiree - Tuesday the 10th September at 5-6pm
- Colour Explosion Run - Thursday 12th September Elsternwick Park
- Footy Colours Day - Thursday 19th of September
- Dad’s Catch Up - every 3rd Thursday of the month.
- Grandparents and Special Friends Day - Friday 1st November
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
St James STAY AND PLAY - Transition Playgroup
Stay tuned for further School Tour dates in Term 3
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
As previously mentioned, a new lunch order provider - Your School Canteen - commenced in Term 3 at Star of the Sea College. See attached flyer with further details.
Orders are still placed online via flexischools so from a parent's perspective there will be no change in the ordering process. The menu has changed - see below example of the new menu available as of Term 3 - and the new provider also offers the option to order food for recess on Fridays!
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.
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
To register for MiniTillies: https://bit.ly/3UOJjKy
Extra Curricular Programs @ St James School
TENNIS
TAEKWONDO
Rise Up DANC Program @ St James
Monday lunchtime 1:50-2:30pm in the school Hall
Thursdays from 3:30-4:45pm in the school Hall
Contact Miss Leisa for more information
leisa.riseupdance@gmail.com
PIANO
VIOLIN, CELLO, GUITAR
Exciting news! Genesis Music School is thrilled to offer affordable violin and cello lessons together with their guitar lessons to our school community. For further details please contact Genesis Music School.
ART
ART SMART
Professional Afterschool Art Program
Let's unleash your child's creativity with Art Smart and join us for a free trial session.
Seniors
Mondays 3.40 - 5pm
Juniors
Tuesdays 3.40 - 5pm
Enrol now - https://arteastudio.weteachme.com/classes/1043232-art-smart-professional-art-program-st-james