What's Happening at CHPS

PE News

A ‘wheely’ great day

Wow! What an amazing turn out we had for National Ride2School Day last Friday. It was a great morning to be outdoors and active. Thank you for supporting active travel and helping to encourage healthy habits for our future. We had about 350 students participate in this wonderful event. 

Term 2:

3-6 House Cross Country: 

The middle and senior house cross country is coming up early Term 2.

Date: Friday 2nd May (week 2)

Time: 9:15 - 11:30am

Dress code: House Colours, runners & spare socks

Courses: 

10 years and under (2km run around CHPS and Yarrunga)

11, 12 and 13 years (3km run around CHPS and Yarrunga)

*please note: students run in the age group according to the age they have turned OR will be turning this year

Event Schedule: guide only

Students will have exposure to the course in their PE lesson prior to the event.

Students who finish in the top 10 - 14 will be nominated to join our training squad in preparation for District Cross Country. 

Parent Helpers: In order for this event to occur, we require the assistance of parents/carers with a working with children's check to assist for the morning. If you are available and would like to help out, please email laura.yorke@education.vic.gov.au

We greatly appreciate your support. Duties can include, standing on a check point and directing students the correct way, handing out finishing tags, lining up students in place order for the results table, handing out ribbons etc. 

It is expected that all students in years 3-6 participate in this event as it is part of the CHPS PE program. There is no cost for this event. 

A compass event has gone out for families to consent to. Please see the course map if you would like to train over the school holidays. Happy running!!

District & Division Tennis 

Congratulations to Sofia from 6LD who competed at the District and Division Tennis Finals on Friday 14th March at Yarra Valley Grammar. Sofia played 5 tennis matches in her pool and made the final where she finished runner up Maroondah champion, top effort Sofia!

Victorian Rock Climbing Championships

Congratulations to Ethan from 3SH who competed in the Victorian Rock Climbing Championships on the weekend. Ethan competed up in the 11 year category and placed 11th overall but was the 1st 8 year old boy in Victoria. Fantastic effort Ethan!

Laura Yorke & Jarod Butcher - PE

Visual Arts

The annual Top Arts exhibition has just opened at the NGV Ian Potter Centre. This exhibition provides VCE Arts students from across the state a stage to showcase their art work. Artworks undergo a selection process that takes a few months to complete. Students must apply online with their teacher's permission, forms filled & submit artworks to the VCAA for deliberation. It can be a long wait to find out if you have been successfully chosen for the exhibition. 

I am very proud to share that, an ex Croydon Hills PS student and Art Captain, Arielle Humphreys, was successful in this process! Her 2 large graphite drawings hang in the portrait section of Top Arts 2025 Exhibition. 

Arielle’s art works are of her grandma and sister, exploring themes of faith, importance of family, people of inspiration as well as hyperrealism techniques. Ari’s use of graphite to create a gradual buildup of light and dark tones has been beautifully executed and she has a very interesting sense and play with perspective which keeps the viewer looking. 

If you would like to see Arielle’s art work, it is now on display at the Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square till 20th July and is a free exhibition. 

Congratulations Arielle. We are so proud of your achievements and cannot wait to see where you go to from here. 

NGV Top Arts 2025 

Claudia Michielin

Visual Arts Teacher

Grandmas’ Faith 2024

Graphite on Paper

100 x 70 cm 

Tali’s Faith 2024, 

Graphite on Paper 

86 x 61.5 cm

Lost Property

Can you help us?  Please read below:

Every week we regularly check, sort and return as much lost property items as we can, however we still have many school uniforms, water bottles, lunch containers and much more in our lost property cupboard we are unable to return to your children.

As shown in the attached pictures some names are either of past students, hand me downs or are not clearly labelled.  We would love every week to be able to return EVERY item back to its family/student.

As it is nearly the end of First Term, we would like to ask all parents to: 

1. Please check that all school uniforms, hats, drink bottles, lunch containers, sports items etc for your children are clearly labelled with your child’s SURNAME and first name/initial.
2. Check the lost property cupboard for any missing items owned by your child - The lost property cupboard is located at the end of the corridor near the main office or accessed via the corridor between the junior and senior school.

 As we are unable to hold so many items in the lost property cupboard, at the end of every term we have to sell off all unclaimed school items for a Gold coin donation to the school and donate all non-branded items to charity.

On Monday 31st March from 3pm till Friday 4th April 9.30am we will be placing all items for sale outside the front office for families to donate a gold coin donation per item.

If you have any queries, please reach out to myself or Fiona.  We hope term 2 brings less missing items.

Thank you 

Fiona & Meagan

Free Dress Day Last Day of Term

Students are welcome to come to school in free dress on Friday 4th April, please bring a gold coin donation to go towards the Good Friday Appeal.