Principal's Update

Welcome to an early edition of this week’s newsletter, ahead of tomorrow’s Bendigo Cup public holiday. I hope you enjoy the mid-week break and have a lovely day, whatever you have planned.

Class placements for next year

At this time of year, we begin planning class placements for next year. If you would like to make a class placement request, please refer to the Class Request Policy on our school website for information about the process.

Celebrating our teachers

On Thursday, we will celebrate our wonderful teachers for World Teachers’ Day. I would like to personally thank each of them for their care, dedication and commitment to supporting our students to be their best. We are grateful for everything they do for our school community.

Halloween Dress-Up Day

This Friday, students are invited to dress up for Halloween and bring a gold coin donation. All money raised will go to State Schools’ Relief, which supports students and families to access essential school resources.

Graduation photos

Leading Image will be at school next Thursday, 5 November, to take graduation photos. Please ensure your child is wearing full school uniform. A reminder that black shorts and make-up are not part of our school uniform.

Division cricket

Congratulations to our cricketers who represented our school at the division cricket last Friday. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams enjoyed some wins and had a great day out. Well done to everyone involved!

Student-free day

A reminder that Tuesday, 10 November, is a student-free day for assessment and reporting. Students are not required to attend school on this day.

Administration upgrade

We are pleased to share that the builders have arrived and work has begun on our administration upgrade. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding while we use the Freeman Drive entrance. We look forward to seeing the new space take shape.

Booklists

As per our message last week booklist is expected to be around $200, they will be finalised mid-November, a payment system can be organised through the office.

Big Hill Primary School

HOSTING OF BIG HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL Extreme Fire Danger Days.

I would like to inform you that our school will be hosting students and staff from Big Hill Primary School. This arrangement is part of their pre-emptive bushfire safety plan due to their school being in an extreme fire danger area.

Under the Department of Education’s Bushfire and Grassfire Preparedness Policy, schools at high risk of bushfire must activate pre-emptive action plans when fire danger ratings at the LGA level reach certain thresholds. LGA forecasts are a subset of weather district ratings, and while not issued publicly, they are provided to the department and emergency services to support school and community safety.

As always, our priority is the safety and wellbeing of all students and staff. We are fortunate that the current fire conditions do not impact our school's operations, so we are pleased to offer a safe learning environment for the relocating school community.

Warm Regards,

Melissa Cusack

Kangaroo Flat Primary School

Respect, Responsibility and Teamwork. Always Being Your Best.

Issue 19 · 27 Oct 2026

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Respect, Responsibility and Teamwork.
Always Being Your Best.