Clifton Hills Primary School 50th Anniversary

A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us today to celebrate 50 years of Clifton Hills Primary School.

We hope you enjoyed the opening ceremony, displays, class stalls, and catching up with old friends and teachers.

A BIG thank you to our 50th anniversary committee, Clifton Hills staff and our wonderful P&C.

Please enjoy this selection of photos from our 50th anniversary event.

🎉The day is nearly here🎉

We look forward to welcoming you to our 50th anniversary celebrations on Saturday September 10. Classrooms will be open between 9.00-10.00am with the opening ceremony to follow. Please observe the reserved seating signs for special invited guests.

Programs will be available at the welcome desk as you enter from Butler Pass. Maps will be placed on walls around the school.

We kindly ask ex-students and staff to write their name on a white sticker and attach the coloured stickers that correspond with the years you were at Clifton Hills. You may need more than one. This will help you reconnect with friends, teachers and staff. There will also be a guest book for you to record your attendance and share any memories of the celebrations and/or your time at Clifton Hills.

Visitors that have pre-ordered merchandise will be able to collect their order from the merchandise stall outside room 9 following the opening ceremony. Limited stock will be available to purchase on the day. Get in quick! Don’t forget to buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win some of the amazing items.

Contents from the time capsule will be unveiled at the opening ceremony. Students from the year 2000 will be able to collect their work sample to take home. Unfortunately, work samples as part of class books will not be able to be separated. Please take a photo of your work to enjoy.

Parking will be available in the carpark on Butler Pass, near the oval. The administration carpark is for special invited guests only. If local, please consider walking. Parking is also available at Frye Park which is only a short walk from the school.

Our class stalls are primarily cash only. Please bring along some small notes and coins to join in the festivities.

If you need any assistance on the day, please see our amazing staff. They will be wearing green CHPS vests and staff badges.

We can’t wait to see you. 😁

🌟FLASHBACK FRIDAY🌟

There is ONLY one week until our 50th Anniversary Celebrations and Open Day on September 10th.

Were you a student (or staff member) at Clifton Hills in the year 2000? We will be unveiling items from the time capsule at our opening ceremony. This time capsule was safely attached to the music room wall for more than 20 years. What will be inside? Do you remember what you created?

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It is only two weeks until our 50th Anniversary Celebrations and Open Day on September 10th. Are you coming? What are you looking forward to the most?

Check out these few images from school fetes of the past as well as our current information poster.

Not long to go now. We look forward to seeing you.

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Clifton Hills students have been able to participate in many special interest clubs during our 50 years. Did you know, back in 1981, students had the choice of 11 club activities, including knitting and crochet? Were you part of any clubs when you were at Clifton Hills?

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Our wonderful library was built in 1979. It has seen many changes in layout, shelving and uses over the years, but one thing that has never changed is the love for books and reading.

What memories do you have of our school library?

**DATE EXTENDED**

We've extended the cut off to 3pm tomorrow (1st July) for online and emailed orders ONLY.

If you don't order now at the lower pre-order price, we only have a limited run of stock available on the day, you might miss out or end up paying more!

Run, don't walk!
(But only figuratively - you should already have a device in your hand!)

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We are busily putting together our 50th anniversary commemorative edition of The Kestrel. This special full-colour publication will celebrate five decades of school history as well as current information and events.

Can you help us identify the date and/or any other details about these photos?

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Have you heard of The Kestrel?

No, not the bird. The Kestrel is the name of our school publication. The first issue was produced in 1989 as a collection of creative writing. The 21st anniversary and 40th birthday editions celebrate school history, events and student work.

We are working hard to produce the 50th anniversary commemorative edition of The Kestrel and it is available to order right now!

Do you have a copy of The Kestrel or any other school memorabilia? Did you know, in 1981 students could purchase a school bag with the school logo on it? Do you have one lying around somewhere?

𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞

We are now taking orders for merchandise celebrating our 50th anniversary. This can be done through the P & C's "School24" app in the "Events" section. Money and orders will need to be completed by (Wednesday, 29th June - week 10) Unfortunately, there will be limited stock available on the day of the celebration so it is therefore a good idea to take advantage of the pre order prices to avoid disappointment.

If you don't have the School24 app, you can email 𝐜𝐡𝐩𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 to order your items and request an invoice for payment.

Pick up of items will be available a few days before the event for families currently at the school and on the day of the celebration for others.

🌟FLASHBACK FRIDAY🌟

Flashback to the 2010’s. The last of our decade themed flashbacks.

We received a new Early Childhood centre, art/music room, administration building and partly rebuilt junior block. The school’s official address changed from Connell Avenue to Butler Pass.
Students participated in annual tree planting, Dale Fest, Book Week, Kelmscott Show, Carols by Candlelight and talent show events.
The school uniform changed to bottle green shirts and dresses. New choir and faction shirts were also introduced during this decade.