2025 Newsletter #10

Dear Silverton families,

I just wanted to remind everyone about our process when leaving the school grounds. We would prefer that students do not play on the basketball courts or the playground next to the basketball courts after school as Team Kids require this space for the students who are in after-school care. If parents/carers are running late, students should wait at the gate with the yard duty teacher.

Division basketball was held on 23^rd Oct at Rosewood Downs PS, our boys won and progressed through to Regionals which is a huge achievement! Congratulations! Thank you to Mrs Kittle for her coaching!

Congratulations to the students who competed at Regional Athletics on 24^th Oct. Again, a fantastic achievement! Thank you again to Mrs Kittle for support of our athletes!

Congratulations to all of our year 5/6 students on their amazing passion projects that were on show at the passion project showcase. Thank you to the LC4 staff for organising such an amazing event and to all of the family members that came along to make it a special day.

Division softball and cricket was held at Silverton on 31^st Oct. Congratulation to all students who participated.

Our Year 3-6 students recently completed their swimming program at Haileybury College in Keysborough. Congratulations to all students and a big thank you to all staff for their flexibility over the two weeks.

Silverton’s 2026 Foundation program commenced last Wednesday. It was lovely to see so many of our 2026 Foundation students here and we look forward to seeing them again over the next three Wednesdays from 1:00pm – 2:30pm. A big thank you to all staff involved in the program!

A big congratulations to our Fuse Cup team who competed in the Gold Coast over the weekend. Varadha, Amelia and Reyansh won the Just Dance national final and Hicham won the Mario Kart national final. A big thanks also to Mr Tang for his coaching and support of the Fuse Cup team.

On Monday this week, we had a very exciting day with Melbourne United basketball club visiting our school. All students took part in a basketball clinic and then after lunch some of our students were lucky enough to play a game against some of the Melbourne United players! Thank you to Mrs Kittle for organising such a great day!

Senior Band are heading off on their band tour this week, playing gigs at Dromana PS and Bonio PS on Thursday and Friday. Wishing them all the best with life on the road!

Just a reminder that we have our Slime Run coming up on Friday 28^th Nov which will be held on the oval at 2:15pm. Parents/carers are most welcome to come along to watch!

Thank you,

Mark Pollard – Principal

A few Reminders

• Please ensure that your child(ren) are in full school uniform. If you have any questions about uniform or require any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

• Arrival time: For safety reasons, students should not arrive at school before 8:45am. This is when staff begin before school yard duty. If you need your child to be supervised earlier than 8:45am, we have an Oshcare service which runs everyday from 7:00am – 8:45am. Please enquire if you require this service.

• Pick up time: School finishes at 3:15pm every day. If you require your child to be supervised later than that, please also enquire with our Oshcare program.

• Please DO NOT park in the disabled carpark unless you are permitted to do so. 

• Please obey all street parking signs in neighboring streets to avoid being fined and do not perform U-turns outside the school gates.

• Please ensure that everyone crosses the roads at the designated school crossings.

Important Dates

School Hours: 9am - 3:15pm

Assembly: 8:50am Mondays
Recess: 11am - 11:30am
Lunch:   1:45pm - 2:15pm

2025 Term Dates

Term 4: 6 Oct – 18 Dec - 1:00 pm Finish

Curriculum Days - No School

Newsletter Articles

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Performing Arts Showcase

 

 

LC4 Passion Project Showcase

Check out the Grade 5 and 6 Passion Project Showcase here.

 

 

Class Information for 2026

Thank you to those families with students in Grade Foundation to 5 that have filled out the 2026 Survey. If you have not yet, please do so byt the below link ASAP.

This helps us for planning 2026 classes.

2026 Class Information Survey

 

Silverton Value Adder Winner

Congratulations Dylan on winning the Silverton Value Adder award for showing Empathy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parents Association Update

Thanks to everyone who has volunteered with the Parents Association events and fundraising this year!! Money raised over the past couple of years has contributed to important school resources like the laptop charging trolleys, as well as to landscaping improvements at the oval gate area.

 

So far this year, we've made over $6,600 profit, and are hoping to reach our $10,000 goal with our final events - every bit helps, please see below for how you can contribute

 

Slime Run - Friday 28th November
Fundraising for our school is easy! Simply go to www.myprofilepage.com.au and create a profile page to share around to family and friends to receive online donations. There are prizes to be earnt and Monty coins to collect!

Unlock prizes by raising as little as $10, the more donations raised, the more prizes you will receive. Our top fundraising students will get to slime Mrs Wheeler!

We will need helpers on the day - please register at this link if you can help: https://forms.gle/cUqMEczEmXLSHxzS9

 

Twilight Festival BBQ & Raffle
We are wrapping up our 2025 fundraising efforts with a BBQ and Raffle at Silverton's Twilight Festival on Tuesday 16th December.

We are calling for donations of prizes for the raffle - this could include toys, books and games, gift cards or vouchers, festive food and drinks. All items should be new please.

Please drop off to the tub in the office by Thursday 11th December. All donations are greatly appreciated!

Tickets for the raffle will be available to purchase on the night.

A link for volunteers to help at the BBQ will be sent closer to the date.

 

 

 

Children's University

 

2025 Naplan Results We’re thrilled to share that we achieved amazing NAPLAN results! Our students demonstrated high growth across several categories, outperforming similar schools and exceeding the state average in multiple domains. ...Read More

Silverton Student Committee Silverton Student Committee Scores Big with Sports Posters ...Read More

Regional Athletics We had 7 students represent Silverton Primary School in the Regional Athletics Carnvial ...Read More

Division Softball Runners Up The boys played against Springvale Rise primary school for their first match and came away with a 17-12 win to progress the boys to the Grand Final. The boys played exceptionally well as a team against Dandenong North going down 15-17 in a thrilling match to finish Division Runners Up. ...Read More

Division Basketball Premiers Our boys basketball team managed to come away as Premiers in Division Basketball. ...Read More

Regional Basketball Finals Making it to Regional basketball Finals is a huge achievement for these boys as it meant they are one of the top 8 teams out of a possible 350 schools in the Regional. ...Read More

TeamKids Update Lots happening in Team Kids, see Newsletter, Fairy Bread Day and BIG Playdate. ...Read More

Chess We are proud to announce a qualification of full team (4 students) to junior state final in Brandon Park Primary. ...Read More

FUSE CUP Champions SILVERTON PS TAKES HOME THE TITLE OF NATIONAL PRIMARY CHAMPION FOR MARIO KART ONCE AGAIN!!! But not only that... for the FIRST TIME EVER, WE ARE THE NATIONAL PRIMARY JUST DANCE TEAM AND SOLO CHAMPIONS!!!   ...Read More

Foundation Transition We were all so excited to welcome the 2026 Foundation students to Silverton as they began their first transition session for the year! The theme was centred around fun and engaging activities inspired by the story Wombat Stew. ...Read More

• Australian Sports Camp
• Stage School Australia