Campus News
LEAP Week
Get ready for an inspiring and dynamic LEAP Week in Week 5 as we celebrate the theme of First Nations People with a series of engaging and culturally rich activities. Students will explore indigenous flavours in an exciting Mini Master Chef session using native ingredients, express their creativity through innovative art activities, and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of our Book Fair, featuring stories that highlight First Nations voices and experiences.
The PE department will lead sessions exploring traditional indigenous games and practices, encouraging movement and cultural connection. A true highlight of the week will be a special performance and storytelling session with Torres Strait Islander artist Chris Tamwoy, who will captivate students with his music and personal journey. This will be a week full of thoughtful learning, celebration and community connection — an opportunity for everyone to come together and embrace the richness of indigenous culture and heritage.
Mother's Day events
What wonderful celebrations we enjoyed this year. We loved showcasing the Arts and family fun, as we designed each School’s activities to celebrate our mothers and significant women. Each School had a huge turnout, and the students enjoyed the events almost as much as our families. Thank you for partnering with the School to celebrate these special days in a child’s life. I thank all the staff who were involved in creating, supporting and delivering our Mother’s Day events at City, especially our Heads of School.
Early Learning Centre
A world of imagination
Our World of Imagination project invited the Reception children to explore their creativity through play and storytelling. The children embarked on a magical journey, where they created their own imaginary worlds using art, building blocks and dress-up costumes. From becoming jumping unicorns and stomping dinosaurs, the children brought their wildest dreams to life as they manipulated different resources to create an art piece representing their interests.
This project encouraged teamwork, problem-solving and imaginative thinking. It was a joyful and inspiring experience, allowing the children to express themselves and explore the limitless possibilities of their imaginations.
Thank you, Mum
For Mother’s Day, the ELC recently celebrated and gave thanks to the mothers and significant women in their lives. The morning was filled with smiles, as well as activities shared by children, mothers and significant people and included sewing, threading and board games in our ground floor assembly area. A photo booth was also created by the children.
Having worked hard on their gifts of appreciation for the special people who do so much for them, the children were excited to present their mother or special person with beautiful keepsakes. Thank you to everyone who joined us in this celebration.
Junior School
Welcome to Term 2
The Junior School began Term 2 with renewed vigour and focus after the Easter Holiday. The students were excited to welcome back Ms Lizzy Gibney from parental leave, as our Acting Head of Junior School, and to welcome Ms Lauren Hevey to our Junior School teaching team as the Academic Learning Support Teacher. Our students have continued to show empathy and respect for each other, leading to our Junior School 2025 focus ‘Glow Together, Burn Brighter.’
Prep Parent Information Session - Inquiry
On Monday 12 May, City Campus Prep students welcomed their parents into the classroom as part of our Prep Parent Information Session: Inquiry. Our parents gained insight into the transdisciplinary skills taught during Inquiry lessons, including communication and wonderment, before delving into the Term 2 key concepts of culture, expression and traditions. The Prep students were excited to learn about birthday traditions, and celebrated the birthday of HaileyBEARy, our Haileybury City Teddy Bear, in the classroom and engaged in hands-on learning with their families watching. Of course, no birthday would be complete without singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to our Haileybury Teddy Bear.
Junior School Assembly
The Junior School Assemblies form an important part of our Junior School life and provide an ongoing connection between school and home. Our Year 4 Leaders relish opportunities to speak publicly, and students enjoy receiving recognition of their hard work through our Care, Learn, Play awards, and other significant accolades. We are delighted to share highlights from all areas of our Haileybury Learning with our families, including individual and whole-class musical performances and our year level Snapshot of Learning. City parents are invited to attend the next Assembly on Thursday 12 June.
Please note that on Thursday 29 May, we will be holding our Junior School Science Fair in place of our usual Assembly, which families are warmly invited to attend from 2.45 pm. Our 2025 theme is ‘Decoding the Universe: Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language.’ Please refer to the published hub notice for further information.
The Book Fair at City Campus
We are excited to host The Book Fair at Haileybury City this week (May 19–22) during LEAP Week. The fair has opened on the school’s ground floor assembly area, near Reception. Families are invited to purchase a range of texts supplied by Lamont Books, with a portion of proceeds going to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The fair is open from Monday – Thursday from 7.45 am – 9.00 am, and after school from 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm.
Middle School
Year 8 Entrepreneurs Shine at the Maker’s Market
At Haileybury, we are proud to equip students with essential enterprise skills through innovative programs like StartUp — a core part of our academic curriculum that introduces students to the world of entrepreneurship.
Our Year 8 students have been hard at work designing, crafting and innovating for this year’s vibrant Maker’s Market. The event featured a wide array of eco-friendly treats and treasures, from upcycled gifts and handmade goods to snow cones, hot chocolates, designer pins, tote bags and delicious brownies — delighting shoppers from both the Junior and Middle Schools.
More than just a market, this project provided students with valuable real-world experience. They explored the art of marketing, learned how to scale ideas and gained insight into the many moving parts of running a successful business.
A percentage of proceeds were proudly donated to Melbourne City Mission, helping support those in need and showcasing not just entrepreneurial spirit, but a kind heart for social justice.
Year 5 Middle School in Action
Our Year 5 families recently joined us for a wonderful Middle School in Action experience with their Homeroom teachers. Both GMS and BMS students participated in an engaging English lesson alongside their parents and guardians. Having our parents join us in the classroom reminds us of the strong partnership we share in instilling a love of learning amongst our students. We love seeing our community learning together.
Middle School Mothers and Significant Women Afternoon at The LUME
This year, our Middle School students celebrated the special women in their lives with a memorable visit to van Gogh Reimagined at The LUME Melbourne. This immersive exhibition brings Vincent van Gogh’s iconic artworks to life through vibrant digital projections, creating a rich, multisensory experience of light, sound and colour.
The event featured a touching performance of ‘Mama’ by the Spice Girls, beautifully sung by the City Singers. The Haileybury community came together to explore the stunning exhibition and share in this meaningful afternoon.
Special thanks go to all the remarkable women in the Haileybury community who continue to shape our students into the people they are today. We deeply appreciate your ongoing support and partnership in their learning journey.
Caroline Merrick
Head of City
Haileybury Parents & Friends City (HPF City)
Mothers and significant women events 2025
The City campus has been buzzing with celebrations for Mother’s Day. We hope all the mums and significant women enjoyed the special celebrations whether at Haileybury or at home and felt truly loved and appreciated. This is a wonderful time of year to cherish special people in our lives. We also remember and honour those watching over from above.
Middle School Family Trivia Night - Friday, 13 June
Have you got your tickets yet for the Middle School Family Trivia Night on Friday, 13 June?
Preparations for the event are in full swing, with Haileybury City staff assisting with the questions, and HPF City arranging the games, pizza, popcorn and plenty of things sweet. All the details on how to order food, tickets and more are on the myHaileybury app notice. 160 tickets are available, Middle School parents and students as a family can attend and we strongly encourage you to purchase your tickets early to avoid missing out. Don’t forget those gold coins for some of the popular games run during the night.
HPF City Second-hand Uniform Pop-up Shop
We held additional pop-up shops on Tuesday, 6 May and Wednesday 7 May, which were very successful. A big thank you to parent Andrea Livingston, the SHUS team and Gabe and the facilities team for pulling it all together, and for the coffee and tea facilities provided by the school. What a great service this team of volunteers is providing, supporting sustainability and affordability in second-hand uniforms for many Haileybury student families. We have introduced several new and popular items, including branded umbrellas now available for order and purchase. Another new initiative allows you to buy spare buttons to help extend the life of existing school uniform items.
Our next SHUS pop-up shop will be held on Thursday, 19 and Friday, 20 June. As always, you can continue to drop off second-hand uniform items to be sold into the blue bins at City Reception or basement. Please ensure that a form is submitted with your items and is attached to all bundles (a photocopy of the form is great if you have multiple items on hangers or bags). Items without forms will be treated as a donation. Should you have any queries, please email hpfcity@haileybury.com.au.
Have a great month and enjoy the lovely autumn sunshine.
As always if you have any questions or would like to be involved in HPF City please do not hesitate to contact us directly or catch us around the school.
Melissa Fisher and Michelle White
Co-Presidents, Haileybury Parents & Friends City
