NOTICE BOARD
Wednesday 24th May Pupil Free Day-No students to attend School.
Vacation care will be available for existing OSHC families. Bookings can be made through the Xplor App. $50.00 for the day. Lunch will be provided.
NEXT ASSEMBLY -Friday 26th May
Friday 26th May is our next fortnightly assembly for our community to attend.
Assemblies commence at 2.30pm, so please arrive around 2.15pm and find a
place to sit at the rear of the gym.
Student Eyecare Program
The Student Eyecare Program has commenced. The optometrist will be onsite during school hours to provide students who's families have completed the eyecare form with a comprehensive eye test. Your child will have an appointment sometime in the next 4 to 5 weeks. Each child will receive and individual report regarding the eye health, and a prescription will be provided if glasses are required. For further enquiries please contact the office.
School Photos
You can still order school photos from the AdvancedLife website.
You will incur a late order delivery fee from AdvancedLife (this is not a school charge).
You can also go back and order photos of your children from previous years.
You will need to enter the school’s 9-digit code, which is:
LG3 X97 85R
You can order a variety of photo options:
- portrait prints of different sizes
- class photo
- hi-res digital downloads of photos
- sticker sets
- iron-on labels
Parenting Resources
Our DET Student Support Services team have shared this resource with us so that we can forward it on to you all.
If you are interested in taking part in FREE ONLINE parenting programs, please click the link below to register.
The school is not affiliated in any way, but we felt that we would like to share this with you in case you are interested.
ACTIVE THURSDAYS
8.15am - 8.40am with Mr. Chazbek and Student Leaders
At the amphitheatre - all welcome!
BREAKFAST CLUB
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!
Serving food, music and good times from 8:00am!
Next to the Canteen service window
See you all there!
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.
ENGLISH FOR PARENTS at Hillsmeade ELC
These classes run during the School term:
Group 1 (face to face)
Monday 9:00am – 12:00noon & Thursday 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Group 2 (online)
Monday 1:00pm – 4:00pm
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BOOK CALL
GLEA NICOL ON 0118 956 510 OR 03 0704 7488
Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund applications (CSEF)
Applications close at the end of Term 2 each year.
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you have a valid means-tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families.
Payment amounts this year are $125 for eligible primary school students. Payments are made direct to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions and sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
This funding has been made available to support students to participate in school trips, camps, and sporting activities. This funding can also be used in conjunction with any funding accrued from previous years.
Applications are now open. Please bring your Health Care Card to the office and complete an application form.
You can also download the form, and find out more about the program and eligibility, on the Department of Education and Training’s Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund web page.
Check with the school office if you are unsure, and please return completed forms to the school office as soon as possible.
Annual privacy reminder for our school community
Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.
Please take time to read our school’s collection notice, found on our website.
We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Microsoft 365
safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information.
If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Microsoft 365 please contact the school.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents found on our website.