Principal's Message

ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO!! How is your fundraising going for our Colour Explosion Run on Friday 13th November?

We are so grateful to the students and families that have already started their fundraising! Mr Hill has been giving out prizes to individuals and classes for a range of achievements across the school, as we head into our biggest fundraising event at Hillsmeade.

We look forward to a fun-filled day and welcome families to watch from the sidelines as our students participate and enjoy all the craziness this event brings.

Keep up the great effort and I look forward to seeing our final fundraising figures next week.

Year 6 Camp

It was an absolute pleasure to accompany our year 6 students on City Camp last week. It is always full of great experiences and lots and lots and lots of walking!! Students have stated their highlights as going to IMAX, shopping at the Queen Victoria Market and eating at a restaurant on Lygon Street. A huge thank you to Mrs McKneil for all of her organisation and work and to all staff that left their regular routines behind to accompany our students. It really was a wonderful time for everyone.

Curriculum Day Reminder

A reminder that there are two curriculum days this term.

1. Wednesday 25th November
2. Friday 18th December

TeamKids will be on offer on both occasions. Please plan ahead accordingly.

End of Year Extravaganza

Our whole school end of year celebration is around the corner! On Monday 7th December between 3.45pm - 5.00pm, all students will be performing and participating in our annual End of Year Extravaganza. This is held at the amphitheatre, with students performing under the shade sails and families asked to sit on the oval. 

In conjunction, we will also be running our annual Christmas Raffle, with tickets on sale soon. 

Christmas celebrations at Hillsmeade

Just a reminder that all Christmas celebrations and acknowledgements start at Hillsmeade on 1st December. We know that there is a lot of early exposure on tv, in shops and across all social media, so we try to keep school routine as regular as possible at the end of the year. We ask that any Christmas cards, headbands, hats presents etc are held off until 1st December. We thank you in advance for your support.

Meet your 2027 teacher and Step Up

As per previous years, we continue to assist students to transition positively into their new classes, with their new teachers as we come to the end of the year. This year all students will meet their 2027 class teacher(s) and experience their new classroom for one hour on Tuesday 8th December. 

Following this, the entire school will then enter 2027 Step Up on Tuesday 15th December until Thursday 17th December - a total of three full days to help everyone be familiar and adjust to their new arrangements.

This means that 2026 classes will finish on Monday 14th December.

The official last day of Term 4/the year is Thursday 17th December, with school finishing at 2.30pm.

Term 4 2026

• Tuesday 10th November -  Prep 2027 Transition session #2
• Friday 13th November - WHOLE SCHOOL COLOUR EXPLOSION RUN
• Tuesday 24th November - Prep 2027 Transition session #3
• Wednesday 25th November - Curriculum Day
• Monday 7th December - End of Year Extravaganza (after school)
• Tuesday 8th December - Statewide Transition Day & Prep 2027 Transition session #4
• Thursday 10th December - Year 6 Graduation at Bunjil Place
• Monday 14th December - Last day of 2026 classes
• Tuesday 15th December - 2027 classes
• Thursday 17th December - Last day of the school year 2.30pm dismissal
• Friday 18th December - Curriculum Day