Student News 

Congratulations Rory!!

Our Warrior Rory’s achievements keep rolling in.....1st place in 100m, 200m and shot put for Rory at Divisional Track and Field Day. What a fantastic effort, we are all so proud of you!

Congratulations Lachlan 

A massive congratulations to Lachlan who received an academic scholarship to North Geelong Secondary College. 

1/2 PJ DJ Night 

Our grade 1's and 2's got to enjoy a night of dancing and singing along to their favourite songs. 

Prep to 2 Athletics 

Well done to all of our Prep-2 students who participated in our Junior Athletics. It was so great to see all students out there giving it their best go and supporting each other during the events. Thank you to our student leaders for running the events and Mrs Cockerill for organising the morning. You are all SUPERSTARS ⭐️

Colour Explosion 

The HBPS Community brought the fun, colour and enthusiasm. HUGE thank you to Leanne Keller and Jodie Brown for making this wonderful event such a success. We hope everyone had as much fun as our staff did! 

Bank Baddies 

Our School Band, “The Banks Baddies” performed at the Geelong Show last week. They have been working so hard in the lead up to their big performance. We are so proud of you all. You smashed it!

Morning circle time activities 

Monday – Kindness to Our Community Pledge: Ask students to make a pledge by finishing the sentence: “This week, I will be kind to our community by…” Write the pledges on a class poster as a visual reminder. 

Tuesday - What is a Clean Environment? Discuss with students what a clean environment looks like and why it’s important. Ask them to share one thing they can do to help keep our environment clean (e.g. picking up rubbish, turning off lights when not needed etc.) 

Thursday - Waste Sorting Challenge: Bring in some clean waste items (e.g., paper, plastic bottle, food wrapper). Hold a quick sorting challenge where students decide which items go into recycling, compost, or landfill. This can be done verbally or with pictures. Friday - Nature Appreciation: Have students close their eyes and imagine a place in nature that makes them feel calm and safe. Then, ask them to describe what they pictured. Discuss how keeping these places clean is part of their right to a safe environment.  

Lunchtime Activities (4 days): These activities will be led by our student leaders and take place during lunch breaks. 

Monday – School Pride Club: during lunch students are encouraged to assist the student leaders in cleaning our environment – rubbish bags provided and/or gardening tools e.g. brooms, rakes etc. 

Tuesday - Nature Scavenger Hunt: Students can explore the school grounds with a list of items to find (e.g. a leaf, a piece of bark, a flower). This helps them connect with nature and appreciate their clean environment.

Thursday - Art from the Earth: Students can use natural materials like leaves, twigs, and stones to create artwork on the ground. This activity promotes creativity while using materials that are part of our environment. Art Captains will be running this activity from Chaucer Street. 

Friday - Environment-Themed Storytime: Student leaders will read books or stories that focus on caring for the earth and its resources.