2025

TERM 1

Friday 7th Feb

First Nations Group 11am.

Monday 10th Feb

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Wednesday 12th Feb

Prep Rest Day / Assessment Day 4.

Thursday 13th February

Friday 14th February

Welcome Picnic / Movie Night

Monday 17th February

House Assembly @ 2.45pm

Tuesday 18th Feb

Wednesday 19th Feb

Prep Rest Day / Assessment Day 5

Thursday 20th Feb

Geelong Advertiser Prep Photos - 2.30pm

Friday 21st Feb

Student Voice Council Speeches

Monday 24th Feb

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50pm

Geelong Advertiser Prep Photo @ 2:30pm

Tuesday 25th Feb

School Council Meeting 1 @ 5:50pm

Wednesday 26th Feb

Thursday 27th Feb

SVC Meeting at Lunch

Friday 28th Feb

House Cross Country Grade 3-6

Monday 3rd March

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Individual Education Plans released today.

Tuesday 4th March

Code BLUE Drill at 1:30

Wednesday 5th March

5/6 Inventions Incursion

Thursday 6th March

Summer Lightning Prem Grade 5/6's

Friday 7th March

CURRICULUM DAY - NO SCHOOL.

Monday 10th March

Labour Day Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 11th March

House Assembly @ 2:45pm

Wednesday 12th March

NAPLAN

Thursday 13th March

NAPLAN

Friday 14th March

NAPLAN

Personal Safety Audit

Monday 17th March

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50pm

Grade 1/2 Simple Machine Incursion

Tuesday 18th March

NAPLAN

Wednesday 19th March

Finance Meeting 2 @2:30pm.

NAPLAN

Thursday 20th March

NAPLAN

Friday 21st March

NAPLAN

Harmony Day - Wear Orange.

First Nations Group 11am

Monday 24th March

NAPLAN

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Prep Fire Ed Incursion - Session 1

Tuesday 25th March

School Council Meeting 2 @ 6pm

Wednesday 26th March

Thursday 27th March

Friday 28th March

Grade 3/4 Science Work Excursion (TBC)

Monday 31st March

House Assembly @ 2:45pm

Tuesday 1st April

SVC Forum Lunch Time

School Council Meeting 2 @ 6pm

Prep Fire Ed Incursion - Session 2

School Spec Rehearsal @ Nothern Bay

Wednesday 2nd April

School Photos

Thursday 3rd April

End of Term Easter Celebration 2:10pm

Friday 4th April

House Athletics Day Grade 3-6.

Last day of Term - 2:30 Home time.

TERM 2

Monday 21st April

Easter Monday Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 22nd April

Whole School Assembly @2:50pm

Wednesday 23rd April

Thursday 24th April

ANZAC Ceremony

Friday 25th April

ANZAC Day Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Monday 28th April

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Personal Safety Audit Administration Year 3-6

Tuesday 29th April

District Cross Country

Wednesday 30th April

Thursday 1st May

Friday 2nd May

Monday 5th May

House Assembly @ 2:45

Tuesday 6th May

Wednesday 7th May

Finance Meeting 3 @2:30pm.

CODE Pink Drill

Thursday 8th May

Friday 9th May

First Nations Group 11am

Mother Day Stall

Monday 12th May

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50

2025 Prospective Prep Enrolment Information Evening @ 6pm

Tuesday 13th May

Annual Report Meeting @ 5:45pm.

School Council Meeting 3 @ 6pm.

Wednesday 14th May

Thursday 15th May

Friday 16th May

Education Support Staff Day

Monday 19th May – EDUCATION WEEK THIS WEEK

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Tuesday 20th May

Enrolment Open Morning and Tour

Division Cross Country (TBC)

Wednesday 21st May

SVC meeting at lunch time

Thursday 22nd May

Enrolment Open Morning and Tour

Friday 23rd May

Monday 26th May

House Assembly @ 2:45

Tuesday 27th May

Wednesday 28th May

Thursday 29th May

Friday 30th May

Monday 2nd June

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50

Tuesday 3rd June

Wednesday 4th June

Thursday 5th June

Friday 6th June

Monday 9th June

Kings Birthday Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 10th June

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Wednesday 11th June

Finance Meeting 4 @2:30pm.

Thursday 12th June

Friday 13th June

Monday 16th June

House Assembly @ 2:45pm

Tuesday 17th June

School Council Meeting 4 @ 6pm.

Wednesday 18th June

Thursday 19th June

Friday 20th June

Monday 23rd June

House Assembly @ 2:50

Tuesday 24th June

Prep for Puberty Parent information online 7-8pm

Wednesday 25th June

Year 5 excursion to BioLab

Thursday 26th June

Code YELLOW Drill at 1:30pm

Year 6 excursion to BioLab

Friday 27th June

Monday 30th June

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Tuesday 1st July

Semester Reports released to parents.

School Spectacular Rehearsal @ Nothern Bay

Wednesday 2nd July

Thursday 3rd July

Friday 4th July

End of term celebration afternoon 1:30-2:30

Last day of term - 2:30pm home time.

TERM 3

Monday 21st July

Curriculum Day - NO SCHOOL.

Tuesday 22nd July

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50

Wednesday 23rd July

School Spectacular Rehearsal @ Melbourne Town Hall

Thursday 24th July

Friday 25th July

National PJ Day - Wear PJ's to school - Gold Coin Donation.

Monday 28th July

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Personal Safety Audit Administration Year 3-6

Tuesday 29th July

Wednesday 30th July

Thursday 31st July

Friday 1st August

2025 Prep enrolments close

Principal's Day

Monday 4th August

House Assembly @ 2:45

Tuesday 5th August

Preps 100 days of school celebration

Wednesday 6th August

Finance Meeting 5 @2:30pm.

Thursday 7th August

Friday 8th August

Principal’s Day

Monday 11th August

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50

Code ORANGE Drill at 1:30pm

Tuesday 12th August

School Council Meeting 5 @ 6pm.

SVC meeting at lunch

Wednesday 13th August

District Athletics Landy Field (TBC)

School Spectacular Rehearsal @ Melbourne Town Hall

Thursday 14th August

Student Led Conferences (TBC)

Friday 15th August

Monday 18th Aug – Book Fair Week

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

5/6 Linked Incursions (Parliament Process) (TBC)

Tuesday 19th Aug

Wednesday 20th Aug

Thursday 21st Aug

Book Week Parade @ 9am on the courts

Friday 23rd Aug

Monday 25th Aug

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Tuesday 26th Aug

Wednesday 27th Aug

Prep Excursion to Queenscliff Marine Discovery Centre 10am-2.00pm (TBC)

Thursday 28th Aug

Friday 29th Aug

Monday 1st Sept

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50

Tuesday 2nd Sept

Book Week ‘Treasure Hunt’ theatre incursion.

Wednesday 3rd Sept

Thursday 4th Sept

Friday 5th Sept

Fathers Day Stall

Monday 8th Sept

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Tuesday 9th Sept

Wednesday 10th Sept

Finance Meeting 6 @2:30pm.

Thursday 11th Sept

School Spectacular Rehearsal @ John Cain Arena

Friday 12th Sept

School Spectacular Rehearsal @ John Cain Arena

Code GREEN Drill at 1:30pm

SATURDAY 13th September

School Spec Performance @ John Cain Arena

Monday 15th Sept – SWIMMING WEEK

- House Assembly @ 2.45pm

Tuesday 16th Sept

School Council Meeting 6 @ 6pm.

SVC Forum at Lunch

Wednesday 17th Sept

Thursday 18th Sept

Friday 19th Sept

End of Term Celebration Picnic 1.30-2.30

Last day of Term - 2:30 Home time.

TERM 4

Monday 6th Oct

Curriculum Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 7th Oct

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50pm

Wednesday 8th Oct

Finance Meeting 7 @2:30pm.

Thursday 9th Oct

Friday 10th Oct

Prep - 2 Athletics (TBC)

Monday 13th Oct

Year Level Assembly

Personal Safety Audit Year 2-6

Fort Queenscliff Excursion Yr 5/6 (TBC)

Tuesday 14th Oct

School Council Meeting 7 @ 6pm.

Wednesday 15th Oct

Thursday 17th Oct

Friday 18th Oct

Monday 20th Oct

House Assembly @ 2:45

Tuesday 21st Oct

Wednesday 22nd Oct

GEELONG CUP DAY - STUDENT FREE DAY.

Thursday 23rd Oct

Friday 24th Oct

Monday 27th Oct

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50

Tuesday 28th Oct

Wednesday 29th Oct

Thursday 30th Oct

Friday 31st Oct

World Teachers Day

Real Dinosaurs Incursion Grade 1/2 Students (TBC)

Monday 3rd Nov

Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

3/4 Cave Hill Creek Camp

Tuesday 4th Nov

3/4 Cave Hill Creek Camp

SVC Meeting at Lunch

Melbourne Cup (Not a day off for us - School as normal).

Wednesday 5th Nov

Thursday 6th Nov

Friday 7th Nov

Monday 10th Nov

Professional Practice Day TODAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 11th Nov

Remembrance Day Service @ 10:50

House Assembly @ 2.45pm

Brave Hearts Incursion

Wednesday 12th Nov

Brave Hearts Incursion

Thursday 13th Nov

World Kindness Day

Friday 14th Nov

World Diabetes Awareness Day. Wear blue. Gold

coin donation.

Monday 17th Nov

Whole School Assembly @ 2:50

Tuesday 18th Nov

Wednesday 19th Nov

Finance Meeting 8 @2:30pm

Thursday 20th Nov

Friday 21st Nov

Monday 24th Nov

Final Year Level Assembly @ 2:45

Tuesday 25th Nov

School Council Meeting 8 @ 6pm.

Wednesday 26th Nov

Thursday 27th Nov

Friday 28th Nov

Monday 1st Dec

Final House Assembly @ 2:45

3/4 Bike Ed

Tuesday 2nd Dec

3/4 Bike Ed

Wednesday 3rd Dec

International Day of People with disability.

3/4 Bike Ed

Thursday 4th Dec

3/4 Bike Ed

Friday 5th Dec

3/4 Bike Ed

Monday 8th Dec

Final Whole School Assembly 2:50

Tuesday 9th Dec

Statewide Transition Day

Wednesday 10th Dec

Thursday 11th Dec

Friday 12th Dec

Semester Reports released to parents.

Monday 15th Dec

Tuesday 16th Dec

Year 6 Graduation (TBC)

Wednesday 17th Dec

Year 6 Adventure Park Day (TBC)

Thursday 18th Dec

End of Year Celebration Afternoon 2:25 - 3:15

Friday 19th Dec

Home time @ 1:30.

HBPS Newsletter

Safe. Respectful. Learners.

Issue 1 · 05 Feb 2025

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