From the Principal
Dear Parents,
A huge congratulations to all the students and staff involved in our Christmas Chapel! What a fantastic celebration of the birth of Christ and the incredible talents within our school. The performances, readings, and worship were truly inspiring. Thank you also to our parents for coming and supporting this special event—we loved having you with us!
Well done to our Year 6 students on their excellent Fun Day that they hosted on Wednesday, we had a wonderful time participating in a range of activities, thanks for organising such a great day for the school. Congratulations also for your outstanding behaviour at Jamberoo! It was a fantastic day of fun, laughter, and memorable moments, and you represented our school beautifully.
A reminder that next week there are some important events. The main one to be aware of is our presentation night at 5pm on Thursday. Please arrive at 445 pm so students can be seated appropriately. As you know we are reasonably relaxed at most of our events at school, however, this is one of the few formal occasions throughout the year. Attendance is compulsory for all students, and they must be in full summer school uniform, students in the wrong uniform will be unable to go on stage.
Our Year 6 graduation is also on Friday morning at 9am. Our year 6’s need to arrive at 8.30am. I’m looking forward to celebrating our graduation students next week!
As we approach the last week of school, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your outstanding support over the course of the year. I look very much forward to seeing you all at Presentation Night on Thursday.
My door is always open,
Joe Britton
Lunch Orders
Our Term 4 Lunch Orders are open! Thank you again to Georgette and her team for providing this service to our school community.
Lunch orders will take place every Friday for Term 4, starting Friday the 18 October 2024.
If you would like to volunteer and help out with the lunch order preparations, please be so kind as to email Mrs. Jordaan.
Please see below the menu and associated link for you to order the lunch orders for the term.
Week 8, 06 Dec: Sausage sizzle and ice cream with or without a drink (click here)
A reminder our orders close on Thursdays at 11am.
If you have any questions, please email or speak with Mrs. Jordaan (pa@hpcs.nsw.edu.au).
2025 Term Dates.
Term 1
| Commences | ||
| Years 1-6 | Tuesday | 28 January 2025 |
| Kindergarten | Thursday | 30 January 2025 |
| Finishes | ||
| Friday | 11 April 2025 | |
| 11 weeks | ||
Easter Public Holidays: Friday 18 April – Monday 21 April (in school holidays)
Anzac Day Public Holiday: Friday 25 April (in school holidays)
Term 2
| Commences | ||
| Monday | 28 April 2025 | |
| Finishes | ||
| Friday | 4 July 2025 | |
| 10 weeks | ||
King’s Birthday Public holiday: Monday 9 June
Term 3
| Commences | ||
| Monday | 28 July 2025 | |
| Finishes | ||
| Friday | 26 September 2025 | |
| 9 weeks | ||
Term 4
| Commences | ||
| Monday | 13 October 2025 | |
| Finishes | ||
| Friday | 5 December 2025 | |
| 8 weeks | ||
OOSHC @ GRG
OOSHC at GRG will be closed on Wednesday 4 December, Thursday 5 December and Friday 6 December. OOSHC parents will need to make alternate arrangements to pick their children up from school on those days. GRG OOSHC will be running vacation care from Monday 9 December to Friday 13 December. Contact GRG OOSHC for more information or to register.
Year 5 Bushfire Hazard and National Park Excursion.
As part of the Geography unit this Term, Year 5 visited Bola Creek in the Royal National Park to explore the areas affected by bushfires in Sydney and how to prevent bushfires
Pet Safety Incursion – Kindy, Year 1+2.
Students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 engaged in a Pet Safety course at school that aligns with PDH outcomes of making safe choices. Students learned about how to safely interact with a dog and got to put these skills to use by interacting with a friendly dog in a safe way.
Save the Dates: Upcoming Dates
4 December: Year 6 Graduation Dinner
5 December: Presentation Night
6 December: Graduation Ceremony
6 December: End of Term 4