Principal's Report

Dear HPS Community, 

Welcome back to our Year 3 campers! From all accounts it was a wonderful experience. Thank you very much to our staff and volunteers who attended and also well done to the students for a successful first school camp experience. I am sure there will be some tired people and plenty of washing to be caught up .

Well done to everyone for a fabulous and focused first term! From the establishment of classroom expectations and collaborative learning during the start of year Connect Create Explore (CCE) there have been so many positive interactions, activities and opportunities.

A special congratulations to our Foundation students for successfully completing their first term of school. The calm and confident manner in which they have settled into routine at HPS is a credit to them, as well as to their parents, carers and teachers and staff who have supported them so aptly.

We wish Anouka Hoppmann-Smith and her partner well as they await the arrival of their first little bundle of joy. We thank Anouka for all her work at HPS to date and look forward to hearing the news when baby arrives. 

We welcome Chris Roberts who is taking over the teaching of the Year 4 class for the remainder of the year. Chris is familiar with our school as he has worked as a casual relief teacher over the past few years.

Thank you to Mark B and his children Grace and Andrew for their time volunteering at breakfast club this term. Mark is not able to continue in Term 2 and we appreciate the time and effort he has been able to give this term.

If anyone else is available and would like to volunteer to help at breakfast club, please let me know.

Helping out by feeding little tummies ready for a big day of learning is very beneficial for the children and rewarding for the volunteers!

School Council

We have been able to fill the vacant parent member positions to ensure we have a full school council committee!

After the presentation of the annual report to community this week, we held our first council meeting with our new committee and elected office bearers for council positions.

Congratulations and thank you to the following members

President: Emma-Jane Stabb

Vice President: Matthew Dixon 

Treasurer: Enaksha Garde

Secretary: Belinda Keeffe

Executive Officer: Naomi Ivers (mandated role of principal)

Members of school council

Subcommittees of school Council can be set up for the following purposes:

• to assist the Council with a range of its responsibilities 
• to have specific responsibilities delegated to it. 

Each member of Council is expected to be a member of a subcommittee, and other members of our school community are encouraged to participate and join a subcommittee. 

Subcommittees of Council can only provide advice and recommendations to Council. The Council must endorse the purpose and terms of reference of a sub-committee.  

Subcommittees must consist of at least three members, one of whom must be a Council member. It may include members of the school community who are not Council members. I invite you to email me (naomi.ivers@education.vic.gov.au) with which subcommittee you are interested in joining, if applicable. 

The following Subcommittees of the Council are convened for 2025:  

Education Subcommittee (Curriculum & Wellbeing)

Responsibilities include: 

• Seek input about school programs and policies where appropriate and  make recommendations accordingly 
• Monitor achievements of the Annual Implementation Plan goals and  priorities 
• Coordinate the review of current education policies and the writing of  new education policies. 
• Consider and recommend any necessary adjustments to present policy

Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee 

Responsibilities include: 

• Overview site maintenance and development to ensure that  Occupational Health & Safety requirements are met
• From time to time make recommendations concerning the  maintenance, development and use of the total School environment
• Implement buildings and grounds projects as requested by the Council ∙ Establish and coordinate working groups to carry out specific tasks
• Make recommendations to the Finance Committee regarding priorities, anticipated costs of buildings and grounds projects to assist in the formulation of the School Budget for areas not covered by AIMS 
• Second personnel, as required, to assist in its duties
• Monitor conditions of school pool agreement

School Aged Care Subcommittee 

Responsibilities include: 

• Coordinate the effective and efficient running of the School Aged Care  (SAC) program 
• Monitor the monthly reports by the SAC Coordinator 
• Make recommendations to Council concerning the implementation of  the program 

Finance Subcommittee 

Responsibilities include: 

• Maintain and manage all school funds in conjunction with the Principal
• Make recommendations concerning school finances and educational  grants
• Temporarily second personnel to assist in its duties 
• Present to all Council members a written report of each Finance Committee meeting
• Prepare, present and monitor an annual School Council Budget

Community Engagement (Fundraising) - Subcommittee

Responsibilities include: 

• Make recommendations to Council to support school operations in terms of:  
• annual fund raising programs
• specific fund raising activities
• Coordinate and implement fund raising activities approved by Council
• Provide coordination for school events which enhances the sense of community within the school 
• Promote, by using the best available resources, our school’s assets
• Publicise special events happening at the school
• Temporarily second personnel as required to assist in its duties

2025 Camp Dates:

Year 3 - Wednesday 2nd - Friday 4th April

Year 5 - Wednesday 7th - Friday 9th May

Year 6 - Monday 12th - Thursday 15th May

Year 4 - Wednesday 27th - Friday 29th August

School Council Meeting Dates: Start time 6pm, Conclude by 8pm 

Term 2

Tuesday 20 May

Tuesday 17 June

Term 3

Tuesday 12 August 

Tuesday 9 September

Term 4

Tuesday 28 October 

Tuesday 2 December

Wishing everyone a wonderful and safe school holiday break and a lovely Easter. I hope everyone enjoys time with friends and family whilst eating hot cross buns and Easter eggs like I plan to! 

See you Tuesday 22nd April for the start of Term 2.

Naomi Ivers

Principal

Heidelberg Primary School