A Busy Term 3 and 4 Ahead

Term 3 is already off to a strong start, and the weeks ahead will be full of learning, events, and opportunities for our students. Term 4 will be just as busy, with end-of-year activities, reporting, and celebrations.

We’ll continue to keep you updated through newsletters, Facebook Page, and class communications. Thank you for your ongoing support—it makes a big difference as we work together to help every student have a successful second half of the year.

Thank You for Attending Parent/Teacher Conversations

Thank you to all the families who attended our parent/teacher conversations at the end of last term. These meetings are a great way to strengthen the connection between home and school. They help us to better understand your child’s needs, celebrate their successes, and work together to support their learning.

When schools and families communicate regularly, students are more engaged, confident, and successful in their learning. If you have any feedback regarding our parent/teacher conversations do not hesitate to contact me.

Wearing School Uniforms at Lilydale District School

Uniforms also make it easier for students to get ready each day and help staff easily identify students on excursions or around the school. Most importantly, wearing the uniform shows that we are ready to be safe, respectful, and learning.

Recently I have noticed several students wearing brand named clothing, football club jumpers and inappropriate food wear.  It would be great if we could encourage everyone to be wearing our school uniform every day.

Thank you for your support with this.

NAPLAN Individual Student Reports

NAPLAN individual student reports will be sent home soon. These reports provide a snapshot of your child’s progress in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy.

They show how your child performed compared to other students across Australia and can help you and your child’s teacher identify areas of strength and where support may be needed.

If you have any questions after reading the report, feel free to contact your child’s teacher.

Warm regards,

Karen Hay
Principal

Last week students in K - 2 had a visit from Tasmanian Aboriginal Elder, Uncle Hank. 

We learned about lots of things that are special for our First Nations people, including ochre, abalone, different animals and their skins and we heard Uncle Hank play the didgeridoo. Thanks so much for sharing your culture with us, Uncle Hank!

Our school farm has been buzzing with activity this term! Our VET Agriculture students have been hard at work completing their quad bike and side-by-side vehicle qualifications, gaining valuable hands-on experience and safety skills.

A team of our VET students proudly represented the school at the Campbell Town Show, competing in the wool handling competition—a fantastic achievement showcasing their dedication and talent.

Meanwhile, the Year 7-8 Agriculture and Animal Studies class continues to prepare our sheep for the upcoming Merino Sheep Challenge in September. Their commitment to animal care and presentation is commendable, and we look forward to seeing their hard work on display!

We look forward to sharing more news from the farm.

Our Year 9-10 students were fortunate to take part in the Beacon Foundation Growth Industry Partnership Program (GrIPP) at Bell Bay Aluminium.

They enjoyed an engaging speed career session with Bell Bay Aluminium volunteers, learning about the wide range of careers available on site. Students also had the incredible opportunity to tour the facility and see firsthand how it operates.

Throughout the day, they discovered the key qualities Bell Bay Aluminium values in their employees: 

• Respect for others
• Innovation and initiative
• Commitment to following protocols and processes

We’re proud to say our students demonstrated these qualities during their visit—skills that will serve them well in the future!

A huge thank you to Bell Bay Aluminium and the Beacon Foundation for making this experience possible.

The 5-6 classes have been learning about the solar system in term 2, studying the planets and famous astronomers. As a finish to the unit the students watched a short clip about how to draw Vincent Van Goghs famous painting “a Starry Night”. After doing the drawing step by step, they went over the pencil line with a fine black marker and added colour. These are some of the completed art works.

High School – Student of the Week

Every week, all staff, Student Leaders and the wider community have the opportunity to nominate a high school student as a ‘Lilydale Legend’. These nominations acknowledge when another person has noticed the student demonstrating our school values of being safe, respectful and learning. If a student is nominated by multiple people their name will appear twice. Lilydale Legends for the week will get recognised in our high school assembly and receive a certificate. Congratulations to the Lilydale Legends for Week 1 and 2 - Term 3.

Week 1

The Lilydale School Association is an elected group of people including the school's Principal, teachers, parent/carers, and community members.

The committee is required to hold a minimum of four meetings a year (one meeting per school term) and we meet on the 1st/2nd Monday of the nominated month.

The School Association Committee has the important role of supporting the school in a variety of ways including policy development, financial arrangements, evaluation of school performance and encourages positive community engagement.

Being an elected member or an interested meeting observer, is a great way to stay informed!

Our next scheduled meeting:

When:  Monday, 20 October, 2025
Where: Kindergarten
Time:   7:00pm

We have also scheduled meetings for Monday, 17 November, 2025

If you need to get in contact with members of the School Association, please contact the school office on 6395 0100.

Thankyou.