An average of 30 students are arriving late each day, and late arrivals are very disruptive to the start of the school day and can affect both individual learning and the classroom routine.

Please remember that:

• School gates open at 8:30am.

• The first bell rings at 8:40am.

• Teachers collect students from their class lines at 8:45am to begin learning.

• From now on, the school gates will be locked at 8:50am sharp.

Students arriving after this time must enter through the front office and sign in using the iPads or QR code provided.

We understand that morning traffic can be busy, so please allow yourself enough time to navigate traffic and arrive before the bell.

Your support in ensuring students arrive on time each morning helps all children begin the day calmly, focused, and ready to learn. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

At St Peter’s, the safety and wellbeing of our students is always our highest priority. We are fortunate to have a caring community that values the safety of every child, and we ask for your continued cooperation in ensuring safe practices around our school grounds, especially during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.

Recently, several safety concerns have been brought to our attention:

• Disability Parking Bays: Please do not park in the carparks reserved for people with disabilities on either Bellarine Avenue or Parkside Avenue, unless you hold a valid permit. These spaces must remain available at all times for families who require them.

• Keep Clear Zone on Bellarine Avenue: A reminder not to stop or wait in the “Keep Clear” zone. We have asked the council to repaint the road signage to make this area more visible.

• Stopping Near the Crossing: It is unsafe to stop on either side of the road too close to the pedestrian crossing to drop children off. This restricts visibility for children and drivers. Please use the pink drop off zones.

• Crossing Safely: Parents and children must use the designated Bellarine Avenue or Parkside Avenue crossings when crossing the road. Please note that the corner of Bellarine & Parkside where the new footpath slopes is not a crossing. Please model safe behaviour for our students by always using the crossing.

• Before-School Supervision: Children are being left unsupervised outside the school gates or at the playground across Parkside Avenue before 8:30 am. This is not safe.

  • School gates open, and staff supervision begins at 8:30 am.

  • For families who need to drop children earlier, CommunityOSH is available and provides safe, supervised care before school.

• After-School Supervision: Please remember to collect your children promptly at 3:15 pm and ensure you exit the school grounds by 3:30 pm.

  • Children are not to play on the playground or climbing equipment after school, as staff supervision ends once the bell rings and students are dismissed.

We understand that mornings and afternoons can be busy and parking can be challenging, but every decision we make at drop-off and pick-up time contributes to the overall safety of our students and community.

Please ensure you observe the timeframes and road rules outlined above. By working together, we can help keep all children safe and model the responsible behaviours we wish them to learn.

We’re so looking forward to celebrating together at our 2025 Christmas Carols! This special event is a chance for our community to come together in faith and joy, reflecting on and celebrating the birth of Jesus through music and prayer.

Community Dinner/Picnic: 5:00pm – 6:30pm

Carols Performance: 6:30pm – 8:00pm

To help make this a truly memorable evening, we’re seeking volunteers. Many families attended our recent Volunteer Meeting to share ideas on how we can all play a part in ensuring the night runs smoothly and joyfully. We understand that volunteering can be tricky with children present, so we encourage families to support one another - an promise that parents will not be rostered on while their children are performing!

Volunteer Roles vary from set-up and decorations, to food stalls, cake stall donations, helping with pack down - and can can be done at various times throughout the day/evening. Too see how you can volunteer and the roles available, please click HERE

We’ve already had a wonderful response to our fundraising efforts — thank you! Funds raised through food and raffle sales go directly towards covering the running costs of the evening (staging, lighting, and sound), and your support is vital in helping bring this event to life.

All donors will receive:

⭐ Acknowledgment in the school newsletter

⭐ Verbal thanks and logo display on the night

⭐ An Instagram shout-out

If you or someone you know can assist through donations, please contact Steph at swood@spkeiloreast.catholic.edu.au.

We are so grateful for the generosity and community spirit of our families. Together, we can create a beautiful night of song, faith, and celebration for everyone to enjoy.

This year, our school will be scaling down the swimming program to ensure we make the best use of the government funding provided. Students in Grades 3–6 will participate in a four-day program at the East Keilor Leisure Centre, with a strong focus on building water safety knowledge and skills. As part of this program, students will be working towards their Victorian Water Safety Certificate, with Grade 6 students receiving their official accreditation upon completion.

For our Prep–Grade 2 students, the program will look a little different. They will complete a series of theory-based lessons in the classroom that focus on the important aspects of water safety, helping them to build awareness and understanding before beginning more practical swimming instruction in future years.

We believe this approach will allow all students to gain valuable knowledge and skills around staying safe in and around the water.

As the weather warms up, we’d like to remind all families about the correct summer uniform requirements to ensure consistency and safety for all students:

• Uniform: Please ensure your child is wearing the full, correct summer uniform each day.

• Hat: A school hat is required for all outdoor activities. No hat = no play.

• Socks and Shoes: White stripe socks for girls and grey stripe socks for boys and black school shoes must be worn.

• Jewellery: For safety reasons, jewellery should be limited to small, plain studs or sleepers and a (non-smart) watch only.

• Nails: Nails must be kept short and natural (no polish) to support safe participation in sport and physical activity.

• Hair: Hair longer than shoulder length should be tied back.

We appreciate your support in maintaining our uniform standards and ensuring student safety and wellbeing.

Grades 3-6 will be involved in the St Peter's Athletics Day to be held on the 7th of November at Moonee Valley Athletics Track (please note the change of venue).

Children will participate in various events across the course of the day, including sprints, hurdles, long jump, high jump, shot put and discus. Students are encouraged to wear a hat, socks, head band or ribbons to support their house on the day. Full sport uniform must still be worn.

Prep to Grade 2 Tabloid Sports Event will be held on Thursday 6th on the oval. It is a fun and engaging morning for all students promoting teamwork, participation and enjoyment in a safe and supportive environment. Students will participate in a range of skill-based and team activities including;

• Blow-up agility races

• Long jump

• Sack races

• Inflatable zorb races

• Archery target

• Giant inflatable basketball

• Parachute games

• Shotput

• Vortex javelin

All activities will be facilitated and supervised by Proactivity staff along with St Peter’s teachers. Students are encouraged to wear a hat, socks, headband or ribbons to support their house on the day. Full sport uniform must still be worn (Students who are unsure of their house colour will be informed in the coming weeks).

We are all very excited that Monty’s Colour & Slime Fun Run is back again this year!

The fun will take place on Friday, 5th December. 

Last year’s Fun Run was such a memorable and joy-filled day - huge thanks to our amazing organiser and parent, Sally-Ann Stavrou, for bringing the event to life! We’re thrilled to have it return and can’t wait to see even more colour, laughter, and slime this time around.

To get involved, head to www.myprofilepage.com.au and click on the Register button to create a cybersafe online profile page. Be sure to search for 'St Peter’s Primary School (Keilor East)'. If you have trrouble you can watch this video: REGISTER 

Raise just $10 to receive your first incentive prize, or choose to support one of the amazing causes linked to the event.
You might even unlock bonus donations—what a great way to give back while having fun!

Let’s get ready for another unforgettable day of fitness, fun, and community spirit!

Thank you for your school fee payments to date. School fees must be paid in full no later than the 30th November 2025. If you have any queries or concerns please contact Anna Will on 03 9337 4111 or awill@spkeiloreast.catholic.edu.au.

At St Peter's, we value strong partnerships and open, respectful communication between families and staff. To help keep our interactions positive and productive, please remember the following key points of our communication guidelines:

• Email is effective for sharing information, asking questions, or scheduling. However, sensitive issues, concerns, or personal matters are better handled via phone call or in-person meeting.

• If you need to meet with a teacher or staff member, please arrange this in advance via email — unscheduled meetings can’t usually be accommodated.

• Before sending an email or meeting in person, pause to ensure your message is respectful, calm, and focused on solutions.

• When raising concerns, your child’s classroom teacher should be your first point of contact.

• Staff will respond to emails during their working hours. Emails received outside those hours will usually be answered within 48 hours (unless urgent).

Please avoid naming children other than your own in emails, to protect everyone’s privacy and dignity.

For full details of our Communication Guidelines and Protocols, please see the full policy here: https://www.spkeiloreast.catholic.edu.au/for-parents/communication/

For the past few weeks, six students have been engaging in a club called 'Book Break' which encourages students to come for half a break to participate in literature activities.

The students have interviewed the supervisor, Miss Katrina and she has said that its been so wonderfull to have so many passionate readers come and partaicapate, that book break has been a great succsess so far and we are looking forward to having more boys and girls come forward on breaks!