Principal's Message

Linda Buckeridge: Principal

Last Day of Term 2 - Friday 4th July

I cannot believe we are already half way through the year!! Next term is only a 9 week term, which will go by so quickly and before we know it we will be heading to the end of the year!

A big thank you to all of our staff, students and community for making Term 2 such a positive experience for everyone. Make sure you stay warm during this winter break!!

A reminder that the last day of Term 2 is a 2.30pm dismissal time.

OSHC provider TeamKids will be available from that time. They will also offer a holiday care program during the term break.

Student Absences/Attendance - Did you know??

The table below outlines the concern that can occur if children have lengthy absences, starting from Grade Prep! The decisions we make now for our children can impact greatly on their future and success in education. Please consider carefully when you permit your child to stay home. We are very understanding that with illness and family circumstances students may not be able to attend at times, but we encourage students to please be at school on a regular basis.

Year 6 Market Day - Friday 27th June

WOW!! What a crazy, fun and uplifting experience this was for everyone! I am so proud of our Year 6 students and the work they have put in to make such successful businesses. We saw some amazing activities, tasted some delicious treats and were effectively persuaded to go and experience the varied business ideas. A huge congrats to the Year 6 teaching team for helping our students put together such a wonderful day. A big thanks also to the school community for their support of this enormous project!

Semester One reports

Reports will be available via Compass on Friday 4th July.

School Review Update

As you know, this year Hillsmeade is in our review, that occurs every four years. In term one we asked for family feedback and as a part of that you had the opportunity to put your name forward to be in the feedback groups to assist with the review. The date for these groups will be Thursday 7th August. So stay tuned for your invite!!

Madagascar Jnr - The Musical

We were lucky to have a tiny snapshot of the 5/6 student production of Madagascar Jnr at assembly last week. If that performance is anything to go by, we are in for an absolute treat for the real show in August!

Tickets will go on sale next week, so keep your eye on Compass for details. Tickets will be available through the Bunjil Place booking system, not via the school.

We can't wait to see our talented performers on the real stage!!

Staffing Update

With Mr Harrison taking some extended leave, we have been able to appoint staff into acting leadership roles for semester 2. A big congratulations to Bryce Turvey who will be Learning Specialist of whole school Teaching and Learning - out of the classroom full time. We also congratulate Alex Hope who has been appointed to Acting Learning Specialist for English, working outside of the classroom two days a week.

There may be some adjustments to class teachers due to these changes, however we will keep all families affected updated of these changes where necessary.

Save the Dates - Term 3

Monday 21st July - First Day Term 3
Friday 25th July - PREP 2026 APPLICATIONS DUE ONLINE
Friday 1st August - Year 3 Healesville excursion
Monday 4th - Tuesday 12th August - School Review period
Wednesday 13th August - CURRICULUM DAY
Monday 18th August - BookWeek kicks off with a BookWeek PARADE/Dress Up Day!!
Wednesday 20th - Friday 22nd August- Year 4 Camp
Monday 25th August - Year 5/6 Production @ Bunjil Place
Wed 3rd/Thurs 4th Sept - Fathers/Special Others Stall
Friday 5th September - Fathers and Special Others Breakfast
Monday 8th September - 4Cs performance at Bunjil (Pasifikia group)
Wednesday 10th September - Preps excursion to the Moonlit Sanctuary
Thursday 11th September - RUOK Day
Wednesday 17th September - Yr 5 Sovereign Hill excursion
Friday 19th September - Footy Day and last day Term 3, 2.30pm dismissal