Dear parents and carers,

Welcome to the 2026 school year. It was great seeing families at the Welcome Picnic and coffee morning last week, especially those families new to the Clifton Hill Primary School community.

The start of the school year has been a hot one, but the students have settled into the classroom routines with enthusiasm.

Thanks to the fundraising efforts of our 2025 Big Play Out, we were able to paint and replace carpet in four of our classrooms in the main building. This included the removal of asbestos floor tiles in these spaces. The improved spaces are very much appreciated by staff and students. Improving the aesthetics of our classrooms will be an ongoing project throughout 2026 and 2027.

This year we welcome a number of new staff: Rose Williams, Tara Cosson, Lee Blackman, Ali Orman, Nick Snibson, Fergus Sinclair and Oscar Kahans. We are fortunate to have such high calibre people join our team.

CURRICULUM DAY (STUDENT FREE)

Our first curriculum day will be Wednesday 4th March. This will be a parent-teacher session. TeamKids will operate on this day. Information on booking a session will be sent via Compass.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos will be held on Friday 27th February. Sibling photos and graduation photos will take place later in the term.

AMBULANCE COVER

Families are reminded that the Department does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents and guardians of students, who do not have student accident insurance/ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance/transport and any other transport costs.

PRIVACY POLICY

Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy. Please take time to familiarise yourself with the Department of Education and Training's Schools' Privacy Policy which can be viewed on our school website (www.cliftonhillps.vic.edu.au).

SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL

A reminder that there is no supervision for students before 8:45am and we request that parents/carers do not drop their children off until 8:45am. This is for your child’s safety. Students found in the yard before 8:45am will be sent to the office or TeamKids. We also ask that if you know you are going to be late to collect your child that you let the office know. That way, we can have children wait in the classroom or at the office until your arrival. If you are going to be more than 10 minutes late, we ask that you contact TeamKids to make a booking.

SCHOOL POLICIES

Several key policies can be accessed on the school website (www.cliftonhillps.vic.edu.au). We encourage you to familiarise yourself with policies such as:

SunSmart and Extreme Heat Policy
Anaphylaxis Policy
Mobile Phone Policy
Child Safety Policy
Volunteer Policy
Administration of Medication Policy

We hope your children have settled in well to the new school year.

Regards,

Megan Smith

Principal

Clifton Hill Primary School acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we come together to learn, and we pay our respects to Elders of the Kulin Nation past and present.

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