The Link - Hillsmeade Primary School

NOTICE BOARD 

Next Assembly 

Our next fortnightly assembly for our community to attend will be Friday 3rd May

Assemblies commence at 2.30pm, so please arrive around 2.15pm and find a

place to sit at the rear of the gym.

Hillsmeade commemorative “brick” 

The Hillsmeade School Council is extremely excited to present a unique opportunity to leave a lasting mark at Hillsmeade.

Please see the attached flyer with all the details on how you can acquire a commemorative “brick” to be placed under our flag poles.

The brick allows you to personalise it with elements such as your child’s name, their year level, the year they commenced their journey at Hillsmeade, your family name or even a hand-drawn picture.

Don't miss out on this chance to leave a lasting mark on our school community!

You can place your order via the following links: https://www.hillsmeade.vic.edu.au/20years/

Link to ordering portal: https://compasstix.com/event/da79ecc4-35ce-47c7-9688-895b1ed1e25c 

Curriculum Days for 2024 

  1. Wednesday 22nd May
  2. Tuesday 13th August
  3. Wednesday 27th November
  4. Friday 20th December

Wellbeing Dog Trial

 

Hillsmeade Primary School is committed to supporting the positive mental health and wellbeing of all students and we are investigating the possibility of welcoming a Wellbeing Dog to assist with this. On Tuesday 23rd April, we welcomed a new wellbeing recruit, Yoshi the fluffy Labradoodle, on a trial basis. Yoshi may spend days with us on multiple occasions. We want Yoshi to:

  • Become familiar with the space
  • Meet staff
  • Meet students who are comfortable with dogs
  • Begin to provide supervised, controlled comfort and support to our students who are experiencing high levels of distress
  • Facilitate the development of therapeutic relationships within the school

Yoshi will always have an adult supervisor and if you or your child is not interested in spending time with him, that is absolutely fine. 

Please email the school if you have any significant concerns regarding Yoshi’s visits.

BREAKFAST CLUB 

Breakfast Club will be open from 8:00am to 8:45am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!

Lot's of free tasty options! See you next to the Canteen!

Carer supervision is required prior to 8.35am, teachers are on duty from 8.35am only.

Canteen

  • The canteen operates each school day. Canteen orders must be submitted by 9am online using QuickCliq. Please note that this is a website only (there is no QuickCliq app) but the website works on mobiles, iPads, and desktop/laptops. 
  • You will need to register an account to get started, and then enter your children’s details. Please note when entering your child’s profile, use their class (eg: Prep C, 1/D, 4/D, etc) in the Room field.
  • Counter sales are available at recess and lunch for snack items (not lunch) – cash only.

Canteen orders are online only, and close at 9am.

If you are unable to submit your canteen order online by 9am then you will need to bring lunch for your child to school.

C.S.E.F.

Do you have a health care card?

   

You may be eligible to apply for the CSEF (Camps Sports Excursion Fund) which gives each student $125 per year to go towards Camps, Sports, Excursions and Incursions at Hillsmeade Primary School.

 

Applications must be submitted by the end of TERM 2

Please see the office staff for further information and application forms

How Hillsmeade will communicate with you in an emergency.

 

In the event of a whole school emergency at Hillsmeade Primary School, we will contact our school community via Compass.

 

We encourage all of our families to ensure they are checking Compass regularly, and preferably have downloaded and installed the app (click here for iOS, click here Android).

 

If you do not have your login details, please contact the office ASAP for your username and password. The Admin team are happy to help you get started using the app. Compass also have extensive guides for parents on how to use the Compass app.

 

Please ensure you have notification settings switched to ON in order to keep up to date with information regarding your child and the school.

ACE Foundation Free Glasses Program

The ACE Foundation is proud and delighted to inform you that if your child requires glasses, they can receive ONE pair for FREE.

Please see the Hillsmeade Office Staff for forms and more information.