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Eltham High School
Parent
Newsletter
Tuesday, 5th
December, 2000 Term
4 Week 10
From the Principal
Top Arts
awards – National Gallery of Victoria
Congratulations to Georgina Butterfield and Andrea
Tham who have had their folios shortlisted for display in the Top Arts
Awards. At this stage we are waiting for other students who were nominated, to
contact the school.
Welcome
to new parents of Year 7, 2001
The newsletter
distribution has been extended this week to the parents of next year’s Year 7
students who are visiting the school today as part of Orientation Day.
I extend a warm welcome to you all as your children
start their secondary education at Eltham High School and wish all students success in their future
studies. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the many opportunities
the school offers and to ‘get involved’ – we want you to enjoy your schooling.
Retirements
Diane Stone - we wish Diane all the best in her change of
direction and thank her for the major contributions she has made to Eltham High
School. She will be missed particularly in the area of music but as well her
efforts in other areas eg as a member of School Council. The staff will
farewell Diane at a function to be held next Friday afternoon at the school.
We also farewelled and thanked Graeme Crowther
last week on the occasion of his retirement from teaching and wished him well
for the future. Paul
Rose, Principal
ENGLISH NEWS
Publication Success
Congratulations to Becky
Chanock of 11D who had her piece of writing titled "Ollie"
published in The Age in their Education Age section.
EHS Student
Anthology 2000-2001, Louder than Scarlet
It's out, it's published,
and it's your writing! Congratulations to the student editors in chief,
Zilla Bailey and Nic Taylor, the editorial team, and the Supervising
Staff Editor Glennis Pitches on a great edition of the student writing
anthology. It's available to all
students and parents,
for sale at $10.10
from North of the Yarra bookshop, or from the cashier.
Writing Competitions
Novella Writing Competition, 10,000 words, closing date Dec 15. Students who have indicated that they would like to enter, make sure you have an entry form, and get your writing sent off in time!
Nillumbik Shire Alan
Marshall Short Story Competition 2,500 words. Competition details at www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au
or by contacting the Shire Council. See
Ms Burns if you are interested in entering.
SECONDHAND BOOK SALES AND
ENROLMENT FOR 2001
The second hand book sales are
finished and have been very successful. I wish to clear up one point however,
the school takes a 20 per cent commission on books sold, and not 10 per cent as
has been printed on some of the seller’s lists. I apologise for this error, but
the school’s commission has been 20 per cent, not 10 per cent, since we
commenced selling second hand books many years ago. It takes a lot of time and
effort to organise and run the second hand book sales and this is a very
important source of fund raising for the school. The error on the seller’s list
was my mistake.
Those
relatively few books that have not been sold may be collected and taken
to North of the Yarra School Books who do purchase second hand
texts for on- selling. Year 10 students should have collected their unsold
books while they were on Peer Support Training. Year 12 students have all been
contacted personally about their unsold books. Books for students in Years 11,
9, 8 & 7 and those few remaining books for Year 10 students will be
returned to students with their end of year reports. Any books not picked up
with reports will be considered as a donation to the Student Welfare
Counsellor.
Parents are strongly encouraged
to complete all enrolment administration for 2001 this week. Those families who
have not yet returned the various enrolment documents are asked to please do so
very soon. A reminder; the bonus stationery packs are again proving very
popular and a great saving to families. To receive a free stationery pack
(retail value around $30) please pay the 2001 School Council charges by Friday
15th December. Payment can be made to the Cashier any day between 8
am and 4 pm. We will also accept credit card payment over the phone. Peter
Gurney, Business Manager
DRAMA NOMINATIONS
(continued from last week)
Best Performance in an
Improvisation (male)Yr 7
Tim Monigatti Tom Edsall
Shane Howe Matt
Bolger Hobsen
Best Performance in an
Improvisation(female)Yr7
Kathryn Naja
Best performance in an
Improvisation (male)Yr8
Eugene Holcombe Aiden Phelan
Tom Deylen
Best performance in an
Improvisation(female)Yr8
Ria Hearse Sarah Burt
Best Performance in an
Improvisation (male) Yr 9
Jack Mitchell Oliver Butterfield
Best Performance in an
Improvisation(female)Yr9
Brianna Barling Amanda Hughes
Best
Performance in an Improvisation(male)Yr10
Simon Child Reuben
Liversidge
Patrick Armstrong
Best Performance in an
Improvisation
(female) Yr10
Oki Gardner Bianca Mason
Nadia Bailey Miranda
Dell’Anno
Bonnie Taylor
Best Performance
in an Improvisation (male)Yr11
Leigh Nuriden
Best Performance
in an Improvisation (female) Yr11
Leah Martin Stephanie
Maroney
Best Performance in
an Improvisation (male) Yr12 Tim Hester
Best Performance
in an Improvisation (female) Yr12
Zilla Bailey Jasmine
Tearle
Jo Upson
Lifetime
Achievement Awards
Zilla Bailey Geoff
Lemon
Tim Hester Jo
Upson
Kate Bruin
MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC
Christmas
break up – come along and enjoy a night of Christmas music and a chance to sing
your favourite carols.
Thursday 7th
December 7..00-9.00pm
Eltham High School
oval. Bring rugs/folding chair and your best singing voice.
Groups
performing: Symphonic, Concert and Intermediate bands and our guests from Cabra
College (SA).
Christmas Hamper –
If you are able to provide something for the hamper
could you please bring it to the music office tomorrow.
Food
and drinks available
Hostings The Cabra College
(SA) Concert Band We will be hosting a band from Cabra College
(South Aust.) on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th December and
would appreciate some extra families to billet students on Thursday and Friday
nights. The band will be busy during the days and performing at our Christmas
break-up. The band will be returning home on Saturday morning. If you are able
to billet one or two students, please drop me a note asap. Mr
Waterworth.
Students using school owned
instruments
All instruments will be
checked and repaired during the week beginning Dec.11. School owned instruments
must be returned to the music office by Friday 8th
Dec. Students will be permitted to take instruments over the holidays and can
be picked up on Monday 18th Dec.
Term dates for
2001:
Teachers resume on Tuesday 30th January
Students begin on Wednesday 31st January
Last day of term 1 Friday 6th April
Easter:
Friday 13th April – Monday 16th
April
Term 2
Monday 23rd April – Friday 29th
June
Term 3
Monday 16th July – Friday 21st
September
Term 4
Monday 8th October – Friday 21st
December
NILLUMBIK JUNIOR COUNCIL
This
year Paul Skeen, Chiara Lawry,
Megan Priest and Brendon Elliot were selected from the Year
9’s in the SRC to go to Junior Council.
The Nillumbik Shire runs Junior Council – which has 4 representatives
from St. Helena
Secondary College, Eltham High School, Diamond Valley Christian College and
CLC.
The Junior Council met once a month at the Shire
Offices in Greensborough for a full day. The
meetings were normally during school time but there were a few in the
holidays. One of the meetings involved
going to a Youth Forum at the Eltham Community Centre where Justin Madden,
Minister for Youth Affairs, spoke on issues regarding the Youth of
Victoria. There were performances from
the Eltham Little Theatre, guest speakers and panel discussions.
At Junior Council we discussed issues that regard Youth
and then we decided on two that we thought were more important. The two were ‘Smoking & Drug Use
In The Nillumbik Shire’ and ‘Youth Festival’. We decided which of these were more relevant
to us and then we split up into two groups to try to do something about our
topics. All of the Eltham students were
in the Youth Festival Group. We decided
we wanted a Youth Festival to co-inside with the Eltham Festival. We sent out surveys asking young people if
they would attend and we had to seek the permission of the Council. We wrote out a report and forwarded it to Council.
Because
we had limited resources we could not hold a full festival but we had a lot to
do with the music and the ‘Chill Out Tent’, at the festival.
Every time we
went to a meeting we had 2 people from within the Shire Offices who told us who
they were and what they do.
For the first few meetings we had Pizza or Fish
& Chips that were supplied by the Council and on the final day we went the La
Porchetta in Greensborough.
Junior Council gave me an insight into the Council
and how it worked and I also made some new friends. Overall the Program was excellent and I would recommend that if
you have the chance, go there. Paul Skeen.
SUMMER
READING CLUB
Yarra Valley Regional Library
will once again be running this Club during the school holidays. Upon
registering students receive a “Be a Reading Wizard” reading kit. This
contains a reading record and fun activity sheets. It will be available from 1st
December. Fantastic prizes to be won include a $235 scooter and helmet. Contact
Eltham Library for more details.
HAS
YOUR CHILD BORROWED BOOKS FROM MR MONIGATTI?
Students who have borrowed books from the school this year
are reminded that they need to be returned to me as soon as possible. If you
require books for 2001 please contact me on 9439 5111.
Brendan Monigatti,
ARTS NEWS
CANTEEN ROSTER
WED. K.
Batty, C.Richards
THURS. S.
McEwin, J. Samphier
FRI. M.Cary,K.Nelson
MON. J.Seidel
TUES. L.Laos
Calendar
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December |
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TODAY |
Year
7 2001 Orientation Day |
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Tues.5t |
Canteen
luncheon starts 2 pm |
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Mon.11 |
Middle
School Orientation |
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Tue
12 |
Middle
School Orientation |
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Year
9 Reports distributed period 6 |
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Year
8 Reports distributed |
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Year
8 Awards Ceremony period 6 |
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Year
7 Reports distributed |
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Wed
13 |
Year
8 Museum-Imax /School activities |
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Year
7 Healesville/School activites |
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Thur
14 |
Year
11 reports distributed 9
Co-ord.office |
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Year
10 reports distributed Gen.office |
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Year
8 Healesville/City to Eltham Bike ride/ |
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Cricket/School
activities |
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Fri
15 |
Year
8 Leisure Centre/School Clean up |
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12
o’clock Sausage Sizzle |
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Year
7 Imax/Eltham LowerPark/Leisure Centre |
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End
of year program finishes |
Mon.18-Tues.19.
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Locker clean up, furniture and classroom
organisation, yard duty program and general school clean up. Interviews as
required.
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FRUITBOWL, FREEZA & THE NILLUMBIK SHIRE
PRESENT
FRUITBOWL
All ages
Saturday 9th December
Featuring SHIHAD
Plus supports: pre shrunk, Waylayd,
Esdterie
7.30-11.30pm
Eltham Roller City, Susan St., Eltham
$13 PRE SOLD,
$16 AT THE DOOR.
This is a fully supervised, drug and alcohol free
event. FreeZA is a Vic. Gov. Dept. Human Services Initiative.
Letter received from
People for Environmental Protection
24.11.2000
Mr
Cousins
Eltham
High School
I’d like to thank you very much for your students’
involvement in PEP’S Wash Against Waste at the Festival. The girls were great
workers, plunging up to their elbows in the washing up- with great enthusiasm
and it was a real pleasure to have them on the team. They were great
ambassadors for the school. Please extend to them our many thanks for their
cheery effort and let them know that at the end of the day there was only one
bin of rubbish to be disposed of after a crowd of 5000 hungry visitors! (And
most of that was from the one food vendor who did not use the Wash Against
Waste service). So as an environmental action it was most successful in
reducing waste generation and disposal. The kit belongs to the community and we
would very much like to see it being used as often as possible by any group,
association or school. I would be most grateful if you would pass the word
around and should the school every have occasion to use it please do not
hesitate to get in touch. Finally I’d like to say that it was a great
opportunity to work with students and we would love to have a continued
association with Eltham High in the future. Yours truly,
Jennifer Lock PEP Secretary.