2025 Newsletter #3

Dear Silverton families,

Welcome back to Term Two, I hope everyone had an enjoyable school holiday period. As I mentioned at assembly on Monday morning, it’s been a great start to the Term. Congratulations to our students for the way in which they have returned to school.

I wanted to start my newsletter by saying a big thank you to all of our lovely parent/carer volunteers who have helped us throughout Term One at various events and fundraising initiatives.  

Congratulations to our winners of the Easter Raffle on the final day of the Term: Zoe FH, Aliyah 34C, Zahra 56M, Cadey 56M, Owen 56W and Kamila 56K.

House Cross Country Day was held on 28^th March. Congratulations to all students for their efforts on the day. A big thank you to Mrs Kittle, Mr Peterson and all staff for their assistance on the day. Thank you again to our parent volunteers for their help with the BBQ! Good luck to those competing in District Cross Country.

Our Year Six students had a fantastic time at Camp Kookaburra during the last week of Term. Congratulations to all students for the way they conducted themselves at camp. A big thank you to the staff that went along as well as those who stayed back at school with our Year Fives.

I’m very happy to report that the current building project is now complete. Entry/exit through the Jacksons road gate is now back to normal. Thank you again to everyone for your flexibility throughout the building works. I will provide everyone with an update on the next project for which includes new roofing for the Admin building, Learning Centre Five and the Activities Room when I know more in the coming weeks.

Our School Review process has now finished and I look forward to sharing the new School Strategic Plan with our community once I have the final copy. Thank you to the parents/carers who assisted with the process. Thank you also to all of our staff and students for their great work throughout our school review.

Last Thursday our school captains and vice captains ran our special ANZAC assembly for the whole school. Thank you to our student leaders for doing such a great job and a big congratulations to all students for showing the respect that the assembly deserved. I was very proud of them! Our school captains also attended the ANZAC Day ceremony at the Noble Park RSL and represented our school very well. Thank you to Mrs Luong for also going along with them, much appreciated.

This afternoon we are holding a STEM afternoon for our 2026 Foundations. As always, we are looking forward to welcoming another cohort of students to Silverton next year. If you know anyone who is looking for a school in 2026 please encourage them to contact the school office to book in a school tour.

On Friday 9^th May we will be holding our Mother’s Day Breakfast in Prosser Hall before school from 8:15am. Then throughout the day we will be running the Mother’s Day stall. Looking forward to welcoming our Mother’s, Grandmothers and special family members along to Silverton next Friday morning.

Please RSVP to Breakfast here 

Silverton’s Open Night is coming up on Thursday 15^th May from 5:00pm – 7:00pm. It’s always a great night. I’m looking forward to seeing you all there and showcasing our beautiful school.

I wanted to say thank you to John Mooney, the Principal of Emerson for donating a lovely hand made dolls house for our Foundation students to enjoy playing with. The dolls house was made by a 91 year old Gentleman by the name of Vin who’s hobby is woodworking. On behalf of Silverton, we want to say a big thank you to Vin!

We are hoping to build on our collection of board games for our lunchtime clubs. If you have any board games that you no longer use, we would be very grateful for any games donations. If you are able to help, please deliver any games to admin.

A big thank you to all families who have made payment of their parent contributions and laptop payments via compass. If you need any help using compass or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to speak with the admin team.

Silverton has now become a Rubbish Free school! I’m asking that all families support this change by ensuring that lunch boxes are free from plastic wrappers. Some simple changes you can make to support this would be to take snacks out of their plastic packets and put them as well as sandwiches into small plastic containers in your child’s lunch box.

Once again, I would just like to thank you all for your ongoing support.

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 2: 22 Apr – 4 Jul - 2:30pm Finish

Term 3: 21 Jul – 19 Sep - 2:30pm Finish

Term 4: 6 Oct – 17 Dec - 1:30pm Finish

Curriculum Days - No School

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Photography Permission 

There are many occasions during the school year when staff photograph, film or record students participating in school activities or events.

Please provide permission via Compass. There will be an alert on your front page to select to give, or not give photography permission. Or please click here for a direct link.

  

 

Ahoy There! Term 2 Adventures in Foundation

We’ve had a fantastic start to Term 2 in Foundation! The children have returned with enthusiasm and curiosity, ready to dive into new learning experiences.

This term, our classroom has been transformed into a pirate-themed wonderland! Our imaginative play space now features a Pirate Ship, encouraging creative role-play, collaboration, and rich language development. But the fun doesn’t stop there — our pirate theme is woven throughout our curriculum, making learning even more engaging and meaningful.We’re thrilled to see the excitement and engagement this theme is bringing to our learning. It’s going to be a term full of discovery, imagination, and growth!

 

 

 

 

Open Night Open Night - Thusrday 15th May. BBQ from 5pm School Tours 5:30 and 6:00pm Learning Centre's open until 7pm.

Year 7 Application for 2026 Grade 6 Students have been sent home their Year 7 application form. This is due back by May 9th. Here is the full Information Pack.

Grade 6 Camp Adventure at Camp Kookaburra Camp Kookaburra was a wonderful way for our Grade 6 students to connect, challenge themselves, and make lasting memories! ...Read More

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Mother's Day Breakfast Mum's, Nan's, Grandma's, Aunties and other family are welcome to join us for coffee & cake and some fun activities on Friday 9th May to Celebrate Mother's Day. Please RSVP here if you can make it. ...Read More

Vote at Silverton Come and vote this Saturday, 3rd May, at Silverton and buy a sausage to  support the school.

 

 

 

 

Parents Association Update

We are having a BBQ on Election Day, Saturday 3rd April. Thank you to those that have already volunteered. We still need 1 more volunteer for 2-3pm.
If you are able to help, please contact admin@silverton-ps.vic.edu.au

So far this year we have raised $2,522, it is a great start to our yearly goal of $10,000.

 

 

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