South Hobart Primary School eNewsletter

Dear Families

What a wonderful event last Friday, with amazing weather for Ride the Rivulet! It was great to see the school community come together for this experience. Well done to all students who participated and congratulations to Year 1 who won the trophy for the largest number of entrants. Thank you to Kellie and Sophie and your crew of volunteers for all your hard work in pulling this together.

There are several items in this fortnight’s newsletter written by our Year 6 leaders, thank you for your efforts students. I look forward to reading your articles today and in future newsletters as you report on events around the school. We also heard in assembly today about the leadership work being undertaken by our Year 6 students; it is exciting to hear about their projects and the opportunities they have to use their initiative and build their leadership skills.

Today we officially farewelled Mrs Helen Drysdale in a whole school assembly. Mrs Drysdale has had a long career spanning over four decades. Today we celebrated the positive impact she has had on students, families and staff over this time. We wish her all the best for a happy and satisfying retirement.

Naplan assessments drew to a close on Monday with South Hobart showing a very high participation rate, which is excellent. Well done to all Year 3 and Year 5 students who did their very best with each and every test!

A reminder that next Wednesday 5 April is the last day of term one for students. Staff will be here on Thursday for statewide moderation day.

I wish everyone a safe and happy Easter holiday. The first day of term two is Wednesday 26 April.

Regards

Anne Reeves

Principal

Leading News

Do you have a child born in 2019? If they are, we are inviting you to come along to our Pre-Kinder sessions every Friday at 9-10.30 am in our Kindergarten rooms.

This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to become familiar with the Kindergarten environment and meet other families.

Please contact our school office to complete your enrolment form and we look forward to welcoming you and your child.

Kindergarten 2024 enrolments are now open. If you live in the South Hobart Primary school catchment area or have children already attending, and have a child who will be four by the 1 January 2024 they are eligible for enrolment at our school.

Please contact our school office to complete the enrolment forms. Evidence of the student’s identity, place of residence and health care information are required.

Families pay an annual levy to assist with the cost of cultural activities, materials and equipment students use at school. Please see the link for more details.

2023 School Levies and Charges Policy

Levies for 2023 are:

Kindergarten	$270.00
Prep to Year 2	$330.00
Year 3 to Year 5	$360.00 (includes Swimming & Water Safety program)
Year 6	$360.00 (Includes Leavers Activities)

Payment Options

BPay, Bpoint, Service Tasmania, Eftpos
Credit Card over the phone (03) 6223 6040
Cheque payable to South Hobart Primary School
Levy Instalment Plan (Please contact School Business Manager south.hobart.primary.admin.staff@decyp.tas.gov.au or ph: 6223 6040 or the Contact US button on the Schoolzine App.

Invoices have been processed and should arrive in the mail next week. Payment is due in full by the end of April 2023. If you experience difficulties with making payment by the due date please contact Julieann Graham, our School Business Manager, to discuss your individual case and implement a payment plan. Payments can be made weekly, fortnightly, monthly.

Please also refer to the STAS information in this newsletter.

Families who were approved and received STAS in 2022 have been sent correspondence regarding STAS 2023 directly from the Department of Education and do not need to complete another STAS application.

STAS application forms for families who have not applied for, or been in receipt of STAS in 2022 including new enrolments who believe they meet the eligibility criteria are now available from the school office or families can apply on-line: https://stasonlinesubmission.decyp.tas.gov.au/The eligibility criteria means that if a parent/carer holds a current concession card as listed below they are eligible to apply for STAS:

Centrelink Health Care Card
Pensioner Concession Card or
Department of Veteran Affairs Concession Card

Parents/carers cannot apply again online if they received STAS in 2022. If a parent/carer wishes to add a newly enrolling student to their STAS file (ie: a Kindergarten student or sibling) they simply need to email their name and the student’s full name, date of birth, grade and school they will be attending in 2023 to: stas@decyp.tas.gov.au

Completed hard copy application forms can be returned to the school office or sent directly to the Department of Education by post, fax (6173 0315) or scanned and emailed to stas@decyp.tas.gov.au Please ensure that forms are signed and dated before submitting.

If you recieve an invoice for Levies but have recently applied for STAS please contact Julieann Graham (School Business Manager) by phone : 6223 6040 or email south.hobart.primary.admin.staff@decyp.tas.gov.au or the Contact US button on the Schoolzine App.

Payments for band are now set on the Qkr! app. Thank you to the families who have already paid.

Please refer to the letter sent home (and via Schoolzine) on Thursday 16 March and have your enrolments and payments finalised by Monday 3 April. Thank you.

Regards

Helen Rothwell

AST

Lost property is located on the Garden rooms deck. As the photo shows it is overflowing.

Any unnamed uniform will be donated to charity early next term.

Thursday 6 April (Week 9 in Term 1) is a student free day due to Teacher Moderation.

If you require supervised care for your child/ren for the duration of the whole day from 8:30am - 3:00pm, please contact us by Monday 3 April at 3:00pm.

Student Free Day

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Term	Week	Date	Event	Help Required	Families Invited	FYI
		Fri 31 Mar	Whole School Assembly		Y
	9	Tues 4 Apr	K – 6 Cross Country	Y	Y
			SA AGM and first meeting of new committee
		Wed 5 Apr	Author visit - Lian Tanner (2/3A,3A,3B,3/4A,4A,4B)
			Last day of term 1			y
		Thurs 6 Apr	Statewide Moderation Day (student free day)			Y
		Fri 7 Apr	Good Friday			Y
2	1	Wed 26 Apr	First Day Term 2
	2	Mon 1 May	Swimming and Water Safety Yrs. 3 – 5 commences			Y
		Tues 2 May	AMT - CAT Competition			Y
		Wed 3 May	Interschool athletics	Y	Y
		Thurs 4 May	AMT - CAT Competition			Y
			Year 6 Band Rehearsal			Y
	3	Fri 12 May	Swimming and Water Safety concludes			Y
	4	Mon 15 May	Jon Madin (music experience for students, concert at end of day) Year 3-6		Y	Y
		Tues 16 May	Jon Madin (music experience for students, concert at end of day) Year 3-6		Y	Y
		Thurs 18 May	Year 6 Band Rehearsal			Y
		Wed 24 May	National Simultaneous Story Day			Y
			Year 6 Camp commences			Y
		Fri 26 May	Year 6 Camp concludes			Y

Click here for the SHPS Calendar.

Click her for the 2023 Term Dates and 2023 School Term Calendar

On Friday March 24 we held our annual bike event Ride the Rivulet which for the first time, coincided with National Ride to School Day. It was truly an amazing turn out with over 160 kids on their bikes ready and willing to participate. With a strong focus on fun, the event offers a way to build the bike riding participation of our students and is such a great opportunity for safety education/awareness all the while encouraging a heathy engagement in and respect for the local environment and each other. This year building on the success of previous years, there was something for everyone. Whether to experience a competitive bike race, to ride for fun, roll the oval, try skills at the obstacle course or just cheer on friends and siblings. It was a wonderful afternoon. We’d like to extend our deep gratitude to all the enthusiastic staff, volunteers, parents, and sponsors who gave their time or donated prizes making this event possible, thank you – you brought the good vibes!

A special mention and thanks must go to the School Association for providing the afternoon tea, to Anne, Julieann, Sandy and Lady Gowrie for your support and patience. To Bec (MC skills), Joe (traffic and rivulet logistics), Nerida (lead rider and past student support), Prue (kitchen coordination), Ed (Obstacle course and Trophies), Annie (medals) and Altus traffic (providing signs and the traffic plan), thank you. Fabulous prizes were generously donated by; Roll Cycles, Cyclingo, and the Bicycle Network ensuring there were stickers for everyone!

Big congratulations to all the kids who participated and especially to the Grade 1 students who won the perpetual trophy for most riders in a year group.

We look forward to seeing you all at the next one.

Sophie and Kellie

Clear here to view TDA Diving Clinic Flyer

Click here to view State Growth Advert for Crossing Officers

Click here for the Community consultation to inform Landowners Consent – proposed South Hobart Oval female change rooms, accessible toilet and accessible site access