General News 

Jokes of the Week

I read that by law you must turn on your headlights when it’s raining in Sweden, but how am I supposed to know when it is raining in Sweden?

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A turtle is crossing the road when he’s mugged by two snails. When the police ask him what happened, the shaken turtle replies, “I don’t know. It all happened so fast.”

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Baby News

Congratulations to Lucy Reincke and David Moore on the safe arrival of their beautiful baby girl April Elizabeth Moore! Lucy, David and Ethan welcomed their delightful new addition to the family on Monday January 3rd at 10.46pm, Weight: 3.64kg.  Everyone is doing well and enjoying this special time together.

Parent/Teacher “Getting to Know You” Chats

These will be held on Tuesday 15th February between 2pm and 8pm.   

 The purpose of the meeting is for parents to take the opportunity to exchange information about your child’s school progress outlining their strengths as well as challenges and areas for improvement. This is information that will greatly assist the teachers knowledge and understanding about your child. It will also aid in goal setting and on-going development. 

Interviews will be 15 minutes duration and conducted via Zoom. A link will be emailed to you prior to the meeting time. Dismissal on this day will be at normal time.  All bookings will need to be made via the school interviews website:www.schoolinterviews.com.au  Parent Code: hwanh or by clickingHERE.

 If you are unable to make it on Tuesday 15th February, please contact your child’s teacher to arrange an alternate time.

Return of Lunch Orders

Lunch orders will recommence from next week.  Children can order Bakers Delight for Thursdays and Subway for Fridays via CDFpay. Please remember to use any CDFpay credits you may have when paying for orders.  If you are unsure of your credit balance please contact the office. 

Classroom Cuisine will be available for orders on Wednesdays. 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. 

Please go to the "Lunch Orders" page in the newsletter for further details.

Safer Internet Day- Tuesday 8th February 

Safer Internet Day 2022 is on Tuesday 8th February. The theme this year is Play it Fair Online. 

The global initiative brings families, schools, organisations and governments from 170 countries together to raise awareness about online safety.

Holy Saviour is proud to be participating and promoting eSafety in our school and community.

School Photos

Tuesday 15th March is school photo day! More details will be sent home in the coming weeks.

Specialist Timetable

This year children will have specialist learning times on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. All students will have Library on Tuesdays and classes in PE, Mandarin and Performing Arts on Wednesdays. On Fridays all children will have a DigiTech class.  Please refer to the below table for further details.  

Please remember that ALL students will be required to wear their sports uniforms on Wednesdays.   Children will also be required to wear their sports uniforms for Classroom games and sport on Thursdays for Prep - grade 2 and Fridays for grades 3 - 6. 

This term 5/6 students will be required to wear their inter-school sports uniform on Fridays. More information on inter-school sports will be given once the Term 1 fixture has been finalised.

Specialist Timetable

Library Helpers Wanted

We would love for any parents who might have a spare hour or two on a Tuesday morning to assist in the library. If you are able to help out, please contact theoffice. 

Free Children's Chairs

We are giving away some children sized chairs.  If you would like some please contact the officeand Kerry and Tarnia will be happy to put some aside for you for collection.

Skoolbag App

Skoolbag have made a few changes in their latest update. If you have problems logging in via your device, then please download the latest update via the App Store. Please refer to the below instructions on how to install Skoolbag if you have not already done so. If you have any questions or problems then please contact the office.

Beyond EduCare After School Care

If you are interested in our wonderful after school program run by Beyond EduCare, please refer to the attached enrolment information and CLICK HERE for the enrolment link.  

Waverley Cinema Movie Star Birthday Parties

Waverley Cinemas, located at the Pinewood Shopping Centre in Mount Waverley, has teamed up with Holy Saviour to offer Movie Star Birthday Parties (post-lockdown of course)!    

This is one of the easiest ways to celebrate your child's special day. There are no deposits, no minimum numbers, no work. Just book your party and they will do the rest. What's more, the school receives $2 per paid person in that party. Click on this link  to to see just how easy it is to run a Holy Saviour Movie Star Birthday Party. 

Multi Purpose Hall Bookings

Please note that the Multi Purpose Hall is now available for hire on weekends or after 6pm during the school week. All bookings are to be made through the school office. A copy of the hire agreement can befound here, please feel free to share this information with those looking for spaces to hire.

Sun Smart!

As the weather starts to warm up it is timely to revisit ourSunSmart Policy.  All students need to wear a hat at school for outside activities and come to school with sunscreen applied on exposed parts of the body. If your child has a skin sensitivity to sunscreen then please send an appropriate sunscreen product.

Follow us on Social Media

Don’t forget, Holy Saviour now has a Facebook page & Twitter! Search for “Holy Saviour Primary School, Vermont South” or “@HolySaviourPS”, then like and share our page to keep up to date with what is happening around the school. We also need people to review our school via the facebook page, so please do this too! The page will be mainly used to promote the school and celebrate achievements of our students. Don’t forget, we are also on Twitter @HolySaviourPSand Instagram “holy_saviour_ps_vs” !