City

Early Learning Centre

Hands on healthy food choices

Children in Reception have been hands-on as we’ve explored healthy eating and nutrition. The healthy choices food pyramid has been introduced and children have learnt about foods that we should eat often that help us to be healthy and active.

We also explored different fruits of the season and the children were delighted to make their own orange juice. Many hands were squeezing and juicing before enjoying the fruits of their labour. While the texture of orange pulp was interesting to some, all children enjoyed the experience and learnt more about healthy food choices and how those choices benefit our body.

Around the world in Pre-Prep

Pre-Prep children are deepening their knowledge and understanding of the world around them with a globe of the world in the Pre-Prep room leading to a number of conversations and explorations of other countries and cultures.

Children have been excited to spin the globe and choose a new country to explore. So far, we have ‘visited’ Sudan and Madagascar, with children learning more about the customs, cultures and traditions of these countries.

This has led to discussions about our own backgrounds and those of our families which have been identified on our Pre-Prep world map. We look forward to continuing our journey around the world, developing an understanding and respect for diversity and enriching our sense of belonging.

Junior School

Ships Ahoy!

Our Junior School students are thrilled with the wonderful gifts we have received from HPF City. We have particularly enjoyed an incredible time aboard the newest addition to our Level 3 terrace — the play boat! Students’ imaginations have well and truly been unleashed as they have taken command of the seven seas of the terrace.

It is safe to say that the play boat, complete with two steering wheels, two chalkboards and a toy telescope, has quickly become the centrepiece of their young adventures. We are very grateful to HPF City for their generous donations which have made our days more magical.

Junior School House Athletics Carnival

On Friday, 2 June, the Junior School House Athletics Carnival unfolded for students from Prep to Year 4. The fun-filled event kicked off shortly after recess at the Collingwood Harriers Athletic Club in Clifton Hill. A range of track and field events awaited the eager participants, allowing them to demonstrate the skills they have mastered during PE classes.

The carnival was a huge success and fostered a sense of friendly competition as students vied for points to contribute to their House leader board. The Year 4 House Captains boosted the lively atmosphere with House-themed accessories and well-rehearsed chants.

And the winning House for 2023 was ... Main!

Disco supports social justice

Our City Junior School Disco Night brought together students for an afternoon of fun, friendship, song and dance in the Level 2 Drama space.

Students could also purchase a specially curated Disco Party Pack for $5.00 that included disco-themed goodies and accessories and allowed our School to contribute to a worthy cause. All the proceeds from the Disco Party Pack sales were donated to Melbourne City Mission to support our commitment to social justice and making a positive impact within our community.

Middle School

Middle School in Action

On Thursday, 1 June, Years 6 and 8 families joined their children in their classrooms on Levels 4 and 5 to learn more about Haileybury’s brilliant teaching and learning program that students experience each day.

In Year 6, students and their families had to ‘crack the code’ using their knowledge of fractions, decimals and percentages. Once students were finished, they worked with their special family guest to make their own code.

Class 8.1 provided an insight into Startup, Haileybury’s entrepreneurship subject where Year 8 students form teams and build their own business startup to solve a real-world problem that they are passionate about. The boys and their families began creating their first prototype of a product or service.

Class 8.2 worked alongside their parents and families to complete missions based on their Humanities History unit which is studying the Black Death — a plague that swept through Europe in the 14th century.

Class 8A, with the input of their families, designed a coat of arms after discussing the origins of heraldry in Medieval Europe and its key symbols. This was part of their unit studying feudalism and social organisation in the Middle Ages.

Class 8B had their special guest assist them to complete a Tarsia puzzle to find unknown angles in triangles and quadrilaterals.

Middle School in Action is a wonderful opportunity for families to engage in a Middle School lesson and strengthen the connection between home and the school. The students were thrilled to have their special guests in the classroom and to demonstrate their growth and love for learning.

Haileybury Parents & Friends City (HPF City)

Haileybury Parents & Friends Cocktail Party

We hope everyone has had a lovely long weekend and enjoyed a few winter nights out and about. It is definitely winter now!

The HPF City Cocktail Party a couple of weeks ago was a great evening. We have collated the funds and can proudly say the event raised $7,300 from the live and silent auctions, the raffle and balloon pops.

Congratulations to the lucky winners of the live auctions and a huge thank you to Baden Lucas, Mark Sutherland and Cherie Tomkin from Lucas Real Estate Docklands for donating their time to support us with the live auctions, raffle and announcing the silent auction winners. They provided many laughs during the evening and assisted us in our fundraising efforts.

Also, we thank all the wonderful Haileybury City families who donated auction, raffle, lucky door and balloon pop items. Our HPF Executive Committee was extremely appreciative of the generosity of so many families. Thank you, everyone. All the donated items, big and small, contributed to the wonderful amount we raised this year.

Without the support of the HPF City, the night would not happen. I would also like to personally thank Michelle White for spending many hours collating items, organising suppliers and generally pulling the night together. Michelle, the night was such a success due to your wonderful efforts.

In addition, we thank Vicki Huang, Sarah Hitt, Melissa Tolani, Jane Woolard, Selena Zhang, Jade Wisely and Angela Farbridge-Currie for assisting with setting up and keeping things running during the night. The entire night is truly a team effort, and this team is pretty amazing!

We also thank Breanna Whitehead, Megan Rapp, Gabe Di Martino, Teni Brown and the facilities team who helped make the campus space look fabulous. The HPF City would also like to acknowledge the many hours that Caroline Merrick and her Executive team at City put in to make the cocktail party a success. We also thank the very talented Middle School Jazz Combo for providing some swinging tunes during the night.

So, you may be asking, what are we doing with the funds that were raised? Well, HPF City are proudly purchasing the following items for the school: