Jokes of the Week

What is a huge Irish spider called?

Paddy Long Legs.

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When is an Irish potato no longer Irish?

When it’s a French fry!

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Why did St. Patrick drive all the snakes out of Ireland?

It was too far to walk

Harmony Day - Monday 21st March

In celebration of Harmony Day on Monday 21st March, we are encouraging all children to come to school dressed in clothes representing their family's heritage. Clothing could be a national costume, or clothing in the country's ethnic colours. Grade 5 and 6 children from Hodgens house (red team) will be running special multicultural games during the day and children will have the opportunity to enjoy a special "Aussie Themed" lunch.

Bakers Delight Hot Cross Buns Fundraiser

Bakers Delight Vermont South, would like to offer you the opportunity to purchase delicious freshly baked Hot Cross Buns in a variety of flavours (Traditional, Choc-Cherry, Apple & Cinnamon, Mocha, Fruitless and Choc Chip). For every six-pack of Hot Cross Buns you order, Bakers Delight Vermont South will give $1.50 back to the school.

Simply place your order via CDFpay by Monday 4th April and your order will be delivered to the school ready for collection on Thursday 7th April.

National Ride2School Day - Friday 25th March

National Ride2School Day, on Friday 25th March, is Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel and one of the best days on the school calendar. It is a day full of fun and colour, where students, teachers and parents discover the joy of riding and kick-start healthy habits for the future.

The grade 6 student leaders team will be collecting points to see which class is the most active. All students who ride or scoot to school, will receive 5 points for their class and the winning class will be taken out for a class game.

Before school an obstacle course will be created on the basketball courts for students to ride around and show off their skills on wheels, Bikes and scooters will then be parked behind the library in the bike stands.

Each team member that rides or scoots will receive an extra point for their house team and this will go to the mighty Holy Saviour Cup. Each term the winning team will receive a full hour of extra play and have lunch with your Principal Mr Steve Evans.

Book Club

Dont forget to place your orders for the issue 2 Scholastic Book Club catalogue. If you would like to place an order but are unsure of the process, please refer to the "Book Club" page further in the newsletter. Please submit all orders by Friday 25th March, 4pm. To view the catalogue online and place your order please click here.

Student Writing Competition

Entry is NOW OPEN in the 2022 Schools Poetry & Short Story 'National Treasures' Writing Competition! Students all over Australia are invited to enter their 16 line poems OR 500 word short stories, and battle it out for the great cash & prizes on offer.

There is no theme!! Entrants are encouraged to let their imaginations run wild and write on ANY TOPIC and in ANY STYLE. Students from ALL GRADES are welcome to enter - Kindergarten/Preparatory to Grade 12.

Submit your 500 word short story OR 16 line poem at:

https://www.write4fun.net/competitions/71/enter

Entry is FREE and all entries must be in by the closing date of Friday 30th April 2022.

For more information on the competition and prizes up for grabs go to:

https://www.write4fun.net/competitions/71

School Photos - Late Ordering

School photo day was on Tuesday 15th March. If you have not placed your photo orders it is not too late. Please refer to the below instructions for further details.

Holy Saviour Festival Survey

Please take a moment to complete this quick survey regarding the Holy Saviour festival from our Festival Committee. Please click here or scan below:

Sports Uniform

The new House tops are now available to purchase from PSW. Like any uniform change, there will be a “phasing in period” for the new sport polos, with the expectation that by the beginning of 2024, all children will be wearing the new polos. The current Sky-Blue polo and Senior School Sports Top are no longer available for purchase from PSW. All other uniform items remain the same.

Lunchtime Clubs

Lunchtime club activities are back this term! Children have the following choices during the week:

Nature & Construction Club - Tuesdays

Dance club (Prep - grade 3) - Wednesdays

Minecraft (grades 4 - 6) - Fridays

Art Club - TBA

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

	TUES LIBRARY	WED PE	WED MANDARIN	WED PERFORMING ARTS	FRI STEAM
9am - 9.40am	4/5CT	6T	P/1/2KV	4/5CT	3/4EW
9.40am - 10.20am		4/5CT	6T	P/1/2KV	6T
10.20am - 11am	3/4EW	P/1/2KV	4/5CT	6T	4/5CT
RECESS
11.30am - 12.10pm	6T	3/4EW
12.10pm - 12.50pm			3/4EW
12.50pm - 1.30pm	P/1/2KV			3/4EW	P/1/2KV

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 the office.

Free Children's Chairs

We are giving away some children sized chairs. If you are interested please contact the office and 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.

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 be found 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 our SunSmart 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 @HolySaviourPS and Instagram “holy_saviour_ps_vs” !

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