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Parent Newsletter
Tuesday 25th July, 2000 Term 3 Week 3
Welcome Back
This term we welcomed Colleen Hackett back
from her well-deserved Long Service Leave. I inadvertently left Colleen off the
“Welcome back” list and apologise for that.
I got along to see Medium Rare last Thursday evening
and I was most impressed with the skill, enthusiasm and quality of the
performance. Congratulations to all the students involved and to the crew.
Special Thanks to George Franklin, Liz Lacey and Kiah Gudde
for their leadership.
Speaking of things dramatic, Allison Lemcke and Diane Robertson have been selected to perform in Catchment Players “Catchment Kids in Concert” to be held at the Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre on August 17 – 20. Well Done Allison and Diane.
Business Award
Trudi Kelly has been awarded a High
Distinction in the AMP/Australian Business Studies Competition. Trudi will
receive her award at a presentation ceremony to be held at the University of
Melbourne. Well done Trudi.
New Zealand Principals Visit Eltham High School
Last week Eltham High School played host to four
principals from New Zealand. During their visit they explored curriculum,
professional development, compensatory education, music program and management
issues. Our visitors were most appreciative of the work of out staff, the
commitment to the success of each child, our ability to take a long term view
of a student’s development and the high quality of our programs. As well as the
visit to Eltham High School, Helen Rix (Assistant Principal, Student
Welfare) made a presentation to the NZ Principals Association Conference and I
participated in a conference forum discussion on the impact of changes in
Victorian education.
Paul
Rose, Principal
In years past, Eltham High School has been fortunate
to have had a number of major building upgrades. These have provided the
specially set up rooms necessary for Art, Commence, Science and Technology
subjects. In comparison, the school only has a limited number of permanent
general purpose classrooms. Our general purpose rooms are mainly portable
classrooms, some extremely old and, in general, lacking the additional support
space provided in new permanent buildings. Despite this rather gloomy
assessment, there is hope. It has been acknowledged within DEET that Eltham
High is entitled to more permanent classrooms. Our challenge is to have our
need become a DEET priority in the next building budget.
Peter
Silva, President
Found – a boy’s bike During the last school holidays a boy’s bike (a black Giant, Boulder 520) was left in the bike shed. To prevent it being stolen it was moved to a locked storage shed. Despite announcements over the PA system, an article in last week’s newsletter and notices in the daily student bulletin the bike was not claimed. The bike may now be claimed at the police station in Pryor St.
LIBRARY
NEWS Unfortunately quite a
number of students have library resources which are overdue and need to be
returned. Would parents please check with their children whether they do have
overdue resources? Once students have overdue items their borrowing privileges are suspended until the items are
returned. This then impacts severely on
their ability to successfully complete assigned tasks and also affects other
students as those resources are not available for general use. Lists of overdue
library resources are uploaded every Thursday afternoon on to the school’s
intranet. They can be located under the
heading “Library Overdues” on the school’s intranet homepage. Therefore,
there is no excuse for students saying they did not know they had overdue
resources. On a more positive note, the next meeting of the Library’s
Bookclub will be held in the very near future. We intend to meet twice this term, probably
during week 4 and week 9. The meetings
will be held during lunchtimes, rather than after school. All students are
welcome. Rhonda
Malone, Library Co-ordinator
EDUCATION MAINTENANCE
ALLOWANCE
Thursday 27th Parent/Teacher
Interviews & AGM for Music Support Group
Friday 28th Extended
rehearsal (Jazz Band)
Mon 31st – Sat 5th MUSIC CAMP
Mon 31st – Tues 1st
– Intermediate Band
Tues 1st -
Wed 2nd – Training Band
Wed 2nd –Thurs 3rd–
Concert Band & Concert Strings
Thurs 3rd – Sat 5th -
Symphonic Band
AUGUST
Mon 7th Intermediate
& Training Bands perform at Banyule Music Festival
Stage
& Jazz Band performance
Tues. 8th Concert
& Chamber Strings perform at the Banyule Music Festival
Sat 18th Box
Hill Championships – Stage and Jazz Bands
Sun 20th Box
Hill Championships – Training, Inter., Concert & Symphonic bands
Clasax Competitions
Over the weekend some of Eltham High’s clarinet and
saxophone players had the opportunity to show their stuff at the annual
Clarinet and Saxophone Society Competition. Across the board there was some
very fine playing from both senior and junior students. In the Junior section
Eltham took the lot with Ashlee Bain 1st, Brad Dupui 2nd
and great performances by Leighton Wong, Ilona Day and Nick Jameson.
The intermediate section had Anna Smolenaers,
Jess Green, Amy Doyle and Stephanie Tham playing some of their best
music, with Laura Medcalf receiving an Honourable Mention.
Amelia Dow, Gemma Lethborg, Clare Houston, Holly
Clowes and Jolynne Yeo played extremely well against some tough competition for the Isobelle
Carter Award, with Owen Davey winning the award in the saxophone
section and Jolynne Yeo receiving the Peter Clinch Encouragement
Award.
In the Senior Ensemble section the saxophone
ensemble played very well despite being down in numbers. Having held the title
for numerous years, first prize was again awarded to Eltham High, this year
going to our Clarinet Choir.
Thank you and well done to all who participated in
this very successful event.
Congratulations to Yr 12 percussionist Danny
Richardson who was recently awarded Plenty Valley FM’s music scholarship
for 2000. Performing on xylophone and vibraphone, Danny competed against
musicians from Banyule, Whittlesea and Nillumbik.
SPORT SPORT SPORT
Eltham Swim Squad
7:00am–8:00am
at the Eltham Leisure Centre every Thursday morning. Let coach Neroli Nixon help you to enjoy swimming and
improve your fitness. $55 for the term,
payable to the School Cashier.
Year 8 Football
Eltham was defeated by Northcote last week in the
third round of the Year 8 competition. Northcote dominated onball and despite
the best efforts of the Eltham boys they were unable to get into the match.
Final scores were Eltham 5 goals 8 lost to Northcote 10 goals 8. Cameron
Blewett was a standout player for the team and his attack on the ball and
overhead marking a feature of his play.
Other boys to stand out included Luke Neil and Ben Phillips. Thanks
to all boys for their efforts this year as we certainly had some memorable
moments. Special thanks to the team
officials in Shaun Pennant, Andrew Moyle, Jarryd Brigham, Harry Pearce
&Blake Leonard & to Mr Nicholson for umpiring our last match at
short
notice. Mr
McCrystal – Coach
Junior Volleyball
The Grand Final will be held
at 3:30 pm on Thursday afternoon between ‘Big Balls’ and the ‘Awesome
Twosome’. The bronze medal game will be
played at the same time between ‘Dodgy Fridges’ and ‘Don’t Care’. All teams are
asked to attend the Grand Final as trophies and M.V.P. awards will be presented
after the games finish at approx. 4:10 pm.
All participants will receive something regardless of where their team
finished, so please attend. Greg Thomas
Cross
Country
Six Eltham High School students competed at the Victorian State Secondary Schools Association’s Cross Country Championships held at Yarra Bend Park, Fairfield, on Tuesday, 18th July. In the Boys U20 5km event, James Attard finished in 8th place in a time of 16 min 56 sec. Scott Wheeler finished in 46th place in a time of 19:02 with Cameron Laurence close behind in 50th position in 19:11. Kathy Young completed an excellent season of schools cross country racing when she finished the Girls U20 3km event in 11th position in a time of 11:57. Lindsay Parsons came home in 50th position in a time of 13:47. Brooke Palmer competed in the Girls U16 3km race and finished in 71st position in a time of 13:58. James Attard has been selected for the Victorian Schools Team and will be representing Eltham High School in the Australian Schools Cross Country Championships to be held at Yarra Bend Park, Fairfield on Saturday 5th August. We wish James all the best at the Nationals.
ENGLISH NEWS
Phillip Adams Endowment.
The EHS Mercury Writing Awards have received a
wonderfully generous gift of $2000 from Phillip Adams to support book
prizes for students. We are immensely
grateful for this kind of practical support from this well-known ex-student. If you are aware of any parents or
ex-students who are able and interested in endowing specific areas, we would
love to hear from you. The amount need
not be large to be helpful.
The Melbourne Writers Festival
Aug 28-31 The organiser
of this festival has once again approached the school for student chairs for
writers panels and forums. Erin Lander
of Year 11 is the student liaison officer for the festival, and for our school. She has faxed a list of student presenters
through, and they will attend a training day very soon. You’ll hear more about this event in future
newsletters.
KLA English had an excellent participation rate in the state conference held at La Trobe University last weekend, and two teachers attended the national conference in Brisbane during the school holidays. Important trends in English teaching, and in curriculum materials and needs of students were identified. These professional development activities are of great significance. They revitalise teachers interest and knowledge in specific areas, and lead to improved professional and student programs.
The Ansett-APEC National Essay Contest
Entry details at www.apec.org.au Closing date October 6th 2000
Whittlesea Show Writing competitions.
If you’re interested, ring/fax Ms Lois Taylor 97162276
My (not still living) Hero A competition linked to
illustrator Robert Ingpen's book Once Upon A Place is open to
students. You need to visit the website
http://www.oldtreasurymuseum.org.au
and view the paintings done for the book at Gold Treasury Museum, Old Treasury
Building, Spring St 9th June to 30 July. Then, you nominate your own hero of all time (you can't nominate
someone still living), giving reasons for your choice.Closing date end of Term
3.
Thursday 17th August – Eltham High School’s Careers
Night – 7:30 pm in the Hall – further details in next week's newsletter
Thursday 7th September – VCE Parent Information Night
Work Experience for Year 9
Year 9s will undertake two weeks of Work Experience
during the last few weeks of Term 4 this year between Monday November 27th
and Friday
Calendar
Tues
8th Aug |
Year
11 & 12 Parent Teacher Night |
Thurs.
17th Aug |
Eltham
High School Careers Night |
Tues
29th Aug |
Curriculum
Day |
Tues
5th Sept |
M/S
Interim Reports Distributed |
Wed
5th Sept |
M/S
Parent Teacher Night |
Thursday
7th Sept |
VCE
Parent Information Night |
Mon
11th Sep |
J/S Interim Reports Distributed |
Tues 12th Sept |
J/S Parent Teacher Night |
Cont. … December 8th 2000. Students can do 1 x 2 week placement or 2 x 1 week placements.
While the end of the year appears to be a considerable time away, it is
important that students begin arranging their placement now.
For the first time in 2000, two other secondary schools will be starting Work Experience for all their Year 9’s at the same time as us. If Eltham High students leave it too late, they may not be able to arrange a placement of their choice and instead have to do ‘whatever they can get’. I am therefore requesting students to have completed their work experience arrangements by the end of this term. Students need to begin now looking for a suitable placement. The following is an extract from an article by Janet Wilson titled ‘Working World’, taken from The Age’s Education section of 26th May 1999.
“… For many students work experience will play a
major role in their year’s activities.
Work experience can provide a valuable part of the total school
experience and students should plan in advance to make the most of their
opportunities. Many students leave it
until the last minute and settle for work in the nearest shop or their parents’
place of employment. Your parents may
be wonderfully talented people, but do you really want to do the job they are
doing?
At 14 or 15 you probably don’t know what you want to
do with your life, but this doesn’t mean that the experience should be
wasted. Are there things you like
doing? Do you enjoy sport? Do any of your parents’ friends have
contacts with sporting organisations that they would be happy to contact on
your behalf? Look up the Yellow Pages,
ring some of the organisations listed under sport and ask them if they take
students. Remember that the most
popular places may be filled up several months ahead.If you know what you would
like to do at the end of your school career, head in this direction. Occasionally,
work experience could save you from making a
mistaken career choice….”.
The aim of the work experience program at EHS is to:
Encourage students to gain a better understanding of the labour market that
they will soon be entering;
Assist students in making informed decisions about
their transition from school to further study or work;
Give students the experience of being part of a workplace;
Building confidence, self-esteem and independence; Learn new skills and
transfer skills to a workplace. Year 10 students should also be organising work
experience for various times during the terms and are asked to collect
information from the Careers Room at lunchtimes.
Parents can you help?
EHS always on the lookout for new workplaces for our
students. If you have your own business
or the organisation you work for may be interested in offering a position to
our students, please contact me at the school, or e-mail me on careers@elthamhs.vic.edu.au
Many thanks, Julie Buckland, Careers teacher.
Eltham High School will be running a 10 day tour to Vietnam in the first term school holidays in 2001.
The approximate cost will be $2000.00, which
includes airfares, accommodation, tours and some meals. This tour is available to students, ex
students, parents and staff. If you are interested please collect an expression
of interest form from Mrs Wallis, School Cashier. This tour is expected
to fill up fast, so if you are intending to go, a $200 deposit, payable to
Eltham High School is necessary by Thursday 3rd August. If you
require further information, please contact Ms Parry, Ms Brady or Mr
Monigatti.
INTERNET FOR PARENTS
A “hands-on” experience about the internet will take
place at the school in Room 707 on Thursday 3rd August,
7:00pm–8:30pm. Come along and discover :
What is the internet and www, How to search and surf, Email and how to use it,
Internet Service Providers. The cost of the workshop is $25 (GST Inc). Please indicate your intention to attend on
the form below. Return with payment to
the Cashier by Friday 28th July.
Limited to 20 places. Contact Mr Gary Bass or Ms Glennis
Pitches.
Internet
For Parents
NAME:
________________________________
CONTACT PHONE NO ___________________
Other things I would like to know about
________________________________________
Please return with $25.00 to Cashier
CANTEEN ROSTER
WED. L.Burleigh,C.Simpson,J.Kilkenny,C.Richards
THURS T.Goonan,J.Lock,J.Samphier,L.Skippen,G.Carter
FRI. M.Young,Denise,L.Johnson,T.Edgoose,J.Grifftiths
MON. R.Burke,K.O’Hara,W.Brown
TUES
L.Laos,C.Snedden,M.Hamilton,B.Bensaude
URGENT!!
Volunteers are needed desperately for Fridays. If you can assist, please contact Mrs Bev
Cust in the Canteen.
PHYTO-BEAR
SURVEY Mannatech Products would like to remind
parents of students who took part in the Phyto-bear trial that the survey forms
are now due back. The forms may be dropped into the Sick Bay at any time. Many thanks for your co-operation.
PHOTOGRAPHY
NEWS Congratulations
to Tim Hester for winning a Merit Certificate in the
Term 2 Ilford Photo Competition for his
photo “KUHLSCHRANK”. Well done, Tim
Taken from property in Laurel Hill Dve, Eltham Nth.
Pure bred Boxer pup – Female 10 weeks old.
Colour – Brown with white socks and black
muzzle.
Tail has been docked very long. Please
contact 9439 3327 if you have any information. REWARD OFFERED.
PHYTO-BEAR SURVEY Mannatech
Products would like to remind parents of students who took part in the
Phyto-bear trial that the survey forms are now due back. The forms may be
dropped into the Sick Bay at any time.
Many thanks for your co-operation.
PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS Congratulations
to Tim Hester for winning a
Merit Certificate in the Term 2 Ilford
Photo Competition for his photo “KUHLSCHRANK”. Well done, Tim
Taken from property in Laurel Hill Dve, Eltham Nth.
Pure bred Boxer pup – Female 10 weeks old.
Colour – Brown with white socks and black muzzle.
Tail has been docked very long. Please contact 9439 3327 if you have
any information. REWARD
OFFERED.