Holy Saviour School Bulletin
Dear Families,
What a rollercoaster week we’ve had with the weather! I hope everyone managed to get through without any major damage, and if you lost power, hopefully it’s finally restored.
Shrove Tuesday and Pancakes at Holy Saviour
Traditionally at Holy Saviour, individual classes have prepared and cooked pancakes as part of our Shrove Tuesday celebrations at varying times during the day. This year, we cooked all the pancakes on the BBQ and shared them together as part of our lunch. Check out the photos below!
Halogen Young Leaders Day
Today, Miss Congerton and I took our Year 6 students to the Halogen National Young Leaders Day at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The National Young Leaders Day consists of keynote talks from various speakers, multimedia presentations and interactive learning that seeks a range of specific outcomes for young people who aspire to lead themselves and others well. A great day was had by all, check out the full report in the newsletter next week!
District Swimming
Congratulations to Bethany De Silva, Penny Merrigan and Thomas Eddington who represented Holy Saviour at the District Swimming event yesterday. Bethany placed second in girls under 12 breastsroke, Thomas placed second in freestyle and Penny placed first in backstroke. What an absolute incredible effort by all three swimmers. Holy Saviour placed second overall in our Highbury District and ninth in the combined Highbury and Gardiners district. Please join us in congratulating them as they will be completing the Divisional swimming on Friday 1st of March. Good luck to our super star swimming team! A very big thank you to Mrs Brooke Eddington for being a parent helper on the day.
Student Representative Council
This week we had our first SRC meeting for the year and have already started planning a couple of activities for the term, and year! These students will be presented with their badges at an assembly later in the term.
About Real Life: Sexuality Education
Once again, as part of our commitment to child safety and student wellbeing we will be running a series of workshops for children led by Sue Pain from About Real Life. The About Real Life program educates young people and families about Sex Education and Healthy Relationships.
Sue Pain will be running evening family sessions at the school with our MLC (3/4) and SLC (5/6) classes on Tuesday 20th February:
- MLC (3/4): 6pm - 7pm
- SLC (5/6): 7.15pm - 8.15pm
For an outline of what will be covered for each session please refer to the flyer below:
School Photos
School photo day is on Tuesday 27th February.
Children will be required to attend school that day in Full Summer Uniform.
Photo orders and payment may be arranged either online or via the photo envelopes that will be distributed next week. Anyone wishing to order sibling photos can do so online or collect a sibling order envelope from the office. Please ensure all orders are submitted by Monday 26th February. Please refer to the below instructions for further details.
Level Information Newsletters
Each class (JLC, MLC & SLC) have electronically sent home a Level Newsletter this afternoon. It contains important information for the term. Please take the time to read and note.
Book Club
The issue 1 Scholastic Book Club catalogue was sent home last week. Please submit all orders by Monday 19th February, 5pm. To view the catalogues online and to place your orders please click here.
School Sports and Family Picnic
Our School Sports are going to look a little different this year. They are going to be held on Friday 22nd March, beginning at 4pm with some traditional flat races (varying distances) and relays followed by Kaboom Sports from 5-6:30 pm which is a wonderful active fun social event. This event will be celebrated with the students and families of St Timothy’s, and held on the St Timothy’s school site. We ask that families bring along a picnic to enjoy a very special evening together. We are still co-ordinating/ finalising plans so final times will be confirmed in the next few weeks.
Year 5/6 Camp
As part of Holy Saviour’s Outdoor Education Program, students in Year 5 and Year 6 attend a residential camp. This year the venue for our camp is Stringybark Lodge Camp, Gembrook, it is a three-day, two-night experience. Students will be attending camp on the following dates: Wednesday 6th to Friday 8 March 2024. This year we will be attending camp with the Year 5 students from St Timothy's Primary School, Vermont. Permission slips were sent out via Operoo last week. Please make sure these are completed by Tuesday 20th February.
Uniform ~ House Tops
At the beginning of 2022, we introduced our new House Sport polos, and with it, a two-year ‘phasing in’ period. As we begin 2024, the expectation is that all students will be wearing the new House Polos this year. The uniform policy can be found here. We also remind parents that term 4 has a ‘No Hat – No Play’ Sunsmart policy. It must also be a proper Holy Saviour hat, normal caps with other logos are not our school uniform and children will not be allowed to play unless it is the proper hat. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
School Supervision Times
It is a requirement that families are informed of supervision hours. As stated in the parent handbook, student supervision is from 8:40am until 3:45pm (M/Tu/Th/Fr) and 3:30pm on a Wednesday. For legal reasons, we clearly stipulate these times, and encourage parents not to have children on school grounds before or after these times unless required for specific school activities. We offer before school care in conjunction with Weeden Heights PS, as well as after school care onsite to help accommodate families. If you have any concerns regarding any of the above information, please make an appointment to see me so that we can discuss it further.
Lunch Orders
This term we have 3 great lunch time options for the children. Baker's Delight (Tuesdays),
Classroom Cuisine (Wednesdays), and Subway (Fridays).
Baker's Delight - Tuesdays
Bakers Delight lunches will now be offered on Tuesdays instead of Thursdays. Choices include Pizza and a Drink ($7) or a Savoury Roll/Bite and Drink ($6). Children are also welcome to also order extra pizza ($4 each) or extra savoury roll / bite ($3 each). All lunch orders must be submitted by 12pm on the Monday for all Tuesday orders. Please use CDFpay to place your orders.
Classroom Cuisine - Wednesdays
On Wednesdays lunches can be ordered online through Classroom Cuisine. This is an online service which provides fresh and healthy lunches for schools. Parents can order online using credit card payment and lunches are delivered to the school. Orders are accepted up until 8.30am on the day of delivery from their varied menu. To do this please register and order through www.classroomcuisine.com.au.
Subway - Fridays
On Fridays, children are able to order Subway lunches. Children are able to have their choice of subway roll with a cookie and a drink. These can be ordered via CDFpay. Orders need to be in by 12pm Thursday morning for lunch on Fridays.
Excel Music Lessons At Holy Saviour
Excel Music will once again be offering music lessons at Holy Saviour. All children enrolled in 2023 will automatically be re-enroled in 2024. Excel Music will contact you directly with any additional information.
Excel Music provides private or group music lessons in guitar, keyboard or drums during school hours. If you are interested in music lessons for your child, please complete an enrolment form and return it either to the office or email it directly to music@excelmusic.com.au. More information about Excel Music can be found here.
Second Hand Uniforms
Second hand uniforms are currently set up in the office. If anyone is interested in purchasing a second hand uniform, please either come in and speak with either Sherridan or Kerry oremail the office with your request and sizing requirements and we will check to see if the item is available. If it is, we will notify you. All we charge for second hand uniforms is a gold coin donation. Please note however that not all sizes and items will be in stock.
2024 Sacramental Program
All the dates for the 2024 Parish Sacramental Program have been set. Please add the following dates to your diaries if you are wanting your child to receive either of these sacraments. All sacraments will be celebrated at St Christopher’s in 2024.
First Reconciliation
Presentation of Candidates: Sunday 3rd March, 10.30am
Family Evening: Thurs 7th March, 7.00pm
Reflection Day: Wed 13th March, 9.00am-3.00pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Wed 20th March, 7pm
First Eucharist
Presentation of Candidates: Sunday 5th May, 10.30am
Family Evening: Thurs 23rd May, 7.00pm
Reflection Day: Wed 29th May, 9.00am-3.00pm
Sacrament of First Eucharist: Sunday 2nd June, 2.00pm
Sacrament of Confirmation – Celebrated again in 2025
Catholic Secondary School Enrolment Applications
Key Enrolment Dates for Year 5 Students in 2024 starting Year 7 in 2026
The key enrolment dates for students in Year 5 in 2024 who will be starting Year 7 in 2026 have been agreed after consultation with the Executive of the Principals Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS).
The timeline of events and dates are as follows:
Monday 29th January 2024 – Applications open for students commencing Year 7 in 2026.
Friday 16th August 2024 – Applications will close.
Friday 18th October 2024 – Offers will be posted to prospective Year 7 applicants.
Friday 8th November 2024 – Final date for parents/carers to accept an offer made by a school.
Parents of Year 5 students in 2024, please diarise these dates so you don’t miss out.
Enrolments open for 2025
Yes, we are already taking enrolments for next year! If you have a younger child who turns 5 before 30 April 2025, please come and see Sherridan or Kerry in the office for an enrolment form. Also, if you know of anyone else in the community with a child the same age, pass on our contact details– we would love to give them a tour of our fabulous school! At Holy Saviour, every other day is Open Day!
Kind regards
Mr Steve Evans
Principal
