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Upcoming Dates
September 20th – Last day of term (2:30pm finish)
Student Free Days 2024:
June 7th – Curriculum Day
November 4th – Report Writing Day
November 5th – Professional Practice Day
2024 Term Dates:
Term 1 31st January to 28th March
Term 2 15th April to 28th June
Term 3 15th July to 20th September
Term 4 7th October to 20th December
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School Council
The school is supported through the work of the School Council that strengthens the provision of education for our students. It sets the educational policy and direction, and oversees the finances and resources to enable the school to carry out its educational purpose. School Countil meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 5:00pm, and Finance at 9am.
Membership consists of parent/carers, community, and DET personnel. Calls for nominations and a subsequent election occurs in term one each year and membership is for up to two years.
2024 Membership:
- President: Diana Duffy
- Vice President: Charlene Longmuir
- Treasurer: Amber Hewat
- Executive Officer: Julie Brown (Acting Principal)
- DET Rep: Ashley Kalkandis (Assistant Prinicpal)
- DET Rep: Samantha Simpkin (Leading Teacher)
- Co-opted Member: Sharlene Gillick
- Parent Rep: Audrey Anderson
Minute Secretary: Philip Davey (Business Manager)
Student Uniform
Wearing of school uniform is the expectation for all students at Hamlyn Views School. The uniform for our school, can be purchased from Bellarine Uniforms at 162 Moorabool St, Geelong. Order forms are available at the school office along with sample sizes to try on. Please see attached Student Dress Code and Uniform Price List.
Monty’s Cafe
Monty’s Café is run by the Later Years students. The students make and deliver cookies, coffee/hot chocolate/tea and occaisional lunch orders for staff and students. The Later Years students are developing their Real-life Engaging Applied Learning (REAL) skills while working in the Café. The students are leading every part of the process from organising the coffee orders and money, getting the ingredients together, following the cookie recipe, making the coffee and delivering to staff and students. The students are very enthusiastic and are always willing to be part of Monty’s Café. We are looking forward to the expansion of Monty’s Café as the school grows.
Resource Smart
ResourceSmart Schools is a Victorian Government program that assists Hamlyn Views to embed sustainability in everything we do. At Hamlyn Views School we strive to make a positive contribution to sustainability at school, home and beyond. We achieve this by ensuring we integrate sustainability into all areas of the curriculum and embed a sense of ownership and pride in improving the environment. We lead the community by demonstrating exemplary practices in waste management, water and energy usage, and use of our exceptional school grounds to improve biodiversity.
The ResourceSmart Schools program has five modules. At Hamlyn Views we work together to accomplish a set number of actions to complete each Module, in which we receive a certificate for. With support from CERES, Hamlyn Views have received 1 certificate for the core module and almost completed the module of water.
This year, we are working to receive our certificate for the Biodiversity module, to accomplish this we use sustainable design features in our school to continually improve biodiversity; optimise the teaching of sustainability education using the natural environment; educate students, staff and the whole community about actions for improving biodiversity in our school, and linking school vegetation and habitats with surrounding areas; and conduct biodiversity auditing to improve the habitat quality at our school.
Energy – To monitor and control energy consumption within the school so that we reduce our impact on the natural environment; use resources and equipment as efficiently as possible; include students in developing and maintaining an energy efficient school; educate students, staff and the whole community about the best practice for energy efficiency; the sustainable design features in our school; and conduct auditing and monitoring of energy usage around our school.
Waste – To use an integrated waste management system within the school so that we reduce our impact on the natural environment; practise the 7R’s waste minimisation hierarchy; close the loop on organic waste onsite; manage recycled products and landfill waste daily in the appropriate manner; educate students, staff and the whole community about the best practices for waste management; and conduct auditing and monitoring of litter and waste at our school.
Biodiversity – To use the sustainable design features in our school to continually improve biodiversity; optimise the teaching of sustainability education using the natural environment; educate students, staff and the whole community about actions for improving biodiversity in our school, and linking school vegetation and habitats with surrounding areas; and conduct biodiversity auditing to improve the habitat quality at our school.
Water – To monitor and control water consumption within the school so that we reduce our impact on the natural environment; to appreciate water as a precious resource; educate students, staff and the whole community about the best practice for water efficiency; and conduct auditing and monitoring of water usage and stormwater collection around our school.
Green Team
Our Green Team members are the most important kids in the school. They set a great example and encourage others to care for our environment. Green Teams are student leaders. With support from the Resource Smart Co-Ordinator and the staff Green Team, Green Team members create and run projects and campaigns at your school to fix the environmental problems that we think are the most important to the students at our school.
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Parent Resources
Inidividual Education Plan Summary Guide
Link to Department Parent Payment Policy: https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/parent-payment/policy
Look up your child’s school zone online at https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au/