Dear Families, 

Welcome back to school for Term 4. It is amazing how quickly the school year is passing by.

I hope everyone had a wonderful two week break and are ready for a big term of learning and exciting events. Welcome to our new students, and families, to Beveridge PS. 

Festival of Colour - next Friday

We are all excited about next Friday 17th October! We have a full day of activities, including our whole school Colour Run and afterschool community event. Please make sure you have read the Compass information with the specific details of how the day will be operating. 

Grade 2 Excursion

Our Grade 2 students are getting ready for an exciting day at Edendale Farm tomorrow, whereby they’ll explore nature, learn about sustainable living, and meet some friendly farm animals. A huge thank you in advance to our amazing parent helpers for joining us – your support makes these experiences possible. 

School Buildings at Ambrosia Campus

Over the holiday break we have had two double storey modular buildings installed at the campus. We have one more arriving early next week and also an additional toilet block. We have been busy ordering furniture and resources to ensure the classrooms are all set up and ready for learning in 2026. 

First Aid and CPR Training

This week, and next, our staff are undertaking their First Aid and CPR training after school. This ensures that we have all staff trained in up-to-date processes and procedures, and therefore can respond to any incidents and/or emergencies promptly. 

School Hats

A reminder that all students must bring and wear their school hat during recess and lunch time play breaks during term 4.  We do have hats for sale at both campuses if you need to purchase one. If parents are unable to attend the office to purchase a hat, you are welcome to ring through to purchase one over the phone. Hats are $15 each.

We do follow a No Hat, No Play rule and students will be required to stay indoors and/or in shaded spaces if they do not have their hat. 

I hope it has been a wonderful first week back for all.

Take care,

Christine Cole

OCTOBER

• October 10th: Grade 2 Edendale Farm excursion 
• October 15th: Regional Athletics (selected students)
• October 17th: Festival of Colour Day
• October 20th: Campus Assemblies - Ambrosia 9:10am & Arrowsmith 2:40pm
• October 24th: Young Leaders @ Wallan SC (selected students) 

NOVEMBER

• November 3rd: Student Free Day - Report Writing
• November 4th: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
• November 6th: Grade 3 Scienceworks excursion
• November 10th: Campus Assemblies - Ambrosia 9:10am & Arrowsmith 2:40pm
• November 12th: Road Safety incursion (Gr 3-6)

DECEMBER

• December 1st: Campus Assemblies - Ambrosia 9:10am & Arrowsmith 2:40pm
• December 9th: Step Up Day (Transition)
• December 11th: Grade 6 Graduation
• December 12th: Curriculum Day
• December 19th: Last day of term 4 - early finish 12pm/12:15pm

A reminder that all students must bring and wear their school hat during recess and lunch time play breaks during term 4.  We have hats for sale at both campuses if you need to purchase one. If parents are unable to attend the office to purchase a hat, you are welcome to ring through to purchase one over the phone. Hats are $15 each.

We do follow a No Hat, No Play rule and students will be required to stay indoors and/or in shaded spaces if they do not have their hat. 

We look forward to seeing you all,

Ms. Bourke, Ms. Pemberton and our amazing students.

Reminder to Grade 5 Families

2026 Grade 6 uniform orders are now open. Please head to the PSW website to place your order. Orders must be placed by Monday 13^th October.

Orders are placed directly through the PSW online website. Please visit the PSW website psw.com.au and search for Beveridge Primary School. Click on the GW26 items labelled YEAR 6 ONLY. Orders cannot be placed through the school. All orders will be sent to the school in bulk for distribution. Orders will not be sent directly to families. 

Orders must be made by Monday 13^th October. No late orders can be accepted as PSW need to start production. 

If you experience any issues when placing your order, please contact PSW directly on 9768 0333.

Flyer attached.

Our school has been invited to participate in the 2025 Billy Slater Challenge!
We’ll be sending both a Boys and Girls team made up of Year 5 and 6 students to compete against other schools in an NRL Tag competition. In this modified version of rugby league, players wear tag belts around their hips and “tackles” are replaced by removing a tag from the ball carrier.

We’re encouraging all students who have:

• Participated in the after-school League Stars sessions,
• Played with Mr Hamilton during Term 3 recess sessions, or
• Enjoyed the NRL activities during sport earlier in the year,

to register their interest in joining a team.

Each team will be capped at 12 players, and the event is open to all Year 5/6 students at BPS.
Once places are filled, registrations will close.
The event will be published on compass tomorrow, Friday 10th October at 4pm.
Please be prompt to ensure your child does not miss out.

It’s been fantastic to see such strong interest in Rugby League across our school this year. With these growing opportunities, we hope to keep building on this momentum into 2026 and beyond!

We are looking forward to having the Next Athletics program back at Beveridge PS this term! The Term Four program will start on Wednesday, 22 October.

Wednesdays, 3:45pm-4:45pm

Dates: 22^nd October – 10^th December (8 weeks)

Location: Senior Campus

Link to book: Level 2 (age 5-8/P-2)

Link to book: Level 3 (age 8-10/Yr 3-4)