Term 2 Week 1 Tues 13th
April 2010
Reminder for Junior School:
Students in Yr 7 & 8 will have Progress Interviews on Thursday April 15 from 4-7pm – student interview appointment booking sheets have been distributed.
Student reports are available to parents online – accessible via the intranet and your student ID.
Start of Term 2
I take this opportunity to welcome all students and staff to Term 2. I trust that each of you has had a restful break and I look forward to working with you all as this term unfolds. Unlike Term 1, this term is an extended term of 11 weeks duration and there is quite a bit of work ahead of us. In particular, a number of VCE students will be undertaking mid-year exams and hence a consolidated effort needs to take place to ensure that the appropriate preparation for these exams is in place. Teachers will continue to work very hard in support of their students’ preparation for this examination period. Similar efforts need to be considered by all students in all other year levels with the approach of the end of semester 1. This is a time when any perceived difficulties or concerns need to be clarified to ensure that every child has the best opportunity to achieve their very best. The partnership between the student, teacher and home is of crucial importance. We will continue to endeavour to maintain open communication with parents and I strongly encourage parents to remain in communication with us in relation to their child’s learning needs. I look forward to a very satisfying Term 2.
Student Achievement
I wish to congratulate Kristina Gorgievska who on Saturday, 27 March attended the Public Education Forum in Canberra. Kristina represented Eltham High School, as well as Victoria at the Forum. I know that Kristina has been an outstanding ambassador for both our school and the State as exemplified in the following feedback which I received from a Principal Class colleague who was present at the Forum:
“Kristina Gorgievska did a fantastic job speaking about the value of a Government school education and in particular, Eltham. I heard other people in the audience commenting about her great speech and also what a good school Eltham is. Please let Kristina know how impressed we all were with her. She was a great advocate for Eltham High School and government school education.”
Congratulations to our Year 8 students who were selected to
represent Victoria in the Under 15 Australian Volleyball Championships in
Albury during the holidays. The students selected for the girls’ team were
Louise Alford, Lucy Boyes and Gabby Seymour and the boys’ team were Jack
Killeen and Sam Richards. Both these teams won their competitions and
contributed to Victoria winning the overall Best State Trophy. The experience
has provided our students with an opportunity to both display and improve their
skills in the sport. Once again, I congratulate their school based coaches
and wish the students and their school teams the very best in future
competitions.
I also wish to congratulate Sophie Paine of Year 12 who is a member of our Senior Girls’ Volleyball Team and has just been named Vice-Captain of the Australian Junior Women’s’ Volleyball Team. Sophie and her team will represent Australia at the Asian Championships in Kuala Lumpur later in the year. I wish Sophie and her team all the very best with the upcoming competitions which we will follow with interest.
Student Progress Interviews
The Senior and Middle School student progress interviews that took place on Wednesday, 24 March were very well attended. I wish to thank all parents who made the effort to attend the interviews and gain direct feedback on their child’s progress. I also wish to thank all staff for their preparation for this day. I remind parents that the Junior School student progress interviews will take place this Thursday, 15 April starting at 4:00pm. Please ensure that your child has made the appropriate appointments on your behalf so that your interviews can proceed smoothly and in a timely fashion. We are currently working on introducing an on‑line booking process for the next round of student progress interviews which will take place during Term 3.
Prospective Year 7 Enrolments 2011
The Eltham High School Year 7 2011 Information Evening will take place on Thursday, 22 April at 7:30pm. This will be followed by an Open Morning on Friday, 23 April. There will be an opportunity to be part of school tours on that morning and to see the school in action during a normal school day. A range of other tours have been taking place since mid Term 1 and they will continue until after the Information Evening. If you would like to attend one of these tours please ensure that you contact the General Office on 9430 5111 to book in. If you are aware of any families who are interested in joining our learning community I ask you to pass on this information to them, and to encourage them to attend both the Information Evening and one of the tours, if they are not able to join us on the Open Morning. I thank you in anticipation for your support for this.
Anzac Day Memorial Ceremony
Our Anzac Day Memorial Ceremony will take place on Friday, 23 April during Period 6, which will begin at 2:20pm. This has now become part of the culture of the school and it is important for us as a community to acknowledge people who have lost their lives in war. If anyone would like to attend the ceremony, I ask you to contact Kate Scalzo on 9430 5111.
Staff Changes
I wish Brenda Wilkins (Receptionist) all the very best during her period of leave during this term. I hope that she will have a well-deserved break and enjoy all of the adventures she and her husband have planned over the next few months.
I welcome Paula Hogan to the front reception. Paula is replacing Brenda during her leave and will be there to welcome you when you visit the school.
Vincent Sicari, Principal
Canteen Roster |
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April 2010 |
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Wed 14 |
Jenny Alford, volunteer needed |
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Thurs 15 |
Karen Biddiscombe, Pearl Yung, Michelle Jones |
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Fri 16 |
Julie Wright, Catherine James, Jenny McCormack |
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Mon 19 |
Jill Rachim, Shelley O’Connell |
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Tues 20 |
Leanne Johnson, Kerrie Lester |
Canteen volunteers Gael Carter, Manager 9430 5122
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS are now available from the General Office. These books represent great value for not only dining but also for movie vouchers, activities around Melbourne, accommodation and also a discount opportunity for Coles supermarkets (see page F1 in the book. Purchase price is $65.
MUSICAL NOTES Welcome back everybody! Term 2 is promising to be another busy one!
Rehearsals for the bands start again this week. Intermediate Band is going on tour to Ballarat on the 27th and 28th April. The Concert Band tour is in May. Training Band had their first rehearsal on the last Thursday of term 1. It was all we had expected ... those first notes of the 95 member group.
Their debut performance is also in May.
All music students have received their Enrolment, Medical Permission and where applicable, the Instrument Hire Form. Please ensure these are all returned to the music office asap. Let's save a tree and not have to print out new ones!
If you have any queries, please contact the music office on 9430 5127
Jill Browne, Music Administration
Congratulations to 2009 Year 12 students Sean Anderson (VET Multimedia), Shannaya Farkas (VET Multimedia) and Michael Snow (Media) who will be represented in Top Designs 2010. Top Designs is part of the VCE Season of Excellence managed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
Included are works created by VCE students undertaking Media, VET Multimedia, Design and Technology, Food and Technology, Systems Engineering and Visual Communication and Design. On display are multimedia, furniture, photography, short films, Textiles, electronic and mechanical projects and graphic design products and applications.
Top Designs is presented at the Melbourne Museum commencing Saturday March 27 and concludes Sunday June 27. Admission is free.
Marion Stoney, VCD Teacher
Volleyball
Year 7 Volleyball Competition
Year 7 students interested in taking part in a regular weekly volleyball competition can join the fun each Monday after school in the sports stadium.
U/15 Australian Volleyball
Championships.
Congratulations to our year 8 students who represented Victoria in the Under 15 Australian Volleyball Championships is Albury over the holidays. The Victorian teams won both the boys and girls competitions and Victoria also won the overall best state trophy. Members of the winning girls team were Louise Alford, Lucy Boyes and Gabby Seymour and the winning boys members were Jack Killeen and Sam Richards.
All participants played very well and improved a great deal by being involved in the state volleyball program.
Program Payments
At training over the next week all players will be given a volleyball payment form. In our lead up to the Victorian schools cup all players will need to be registered, pay entry fees and pay for a uniform if they need one. Please contact Mr Thomas if the charge on your form is not correct. Check your team training time on the volleyball notice board and get training.
Congratulations to Sophie Paine, a member of our senior girls volleyball
team who has been named as vice captain of the Australian Junior Women’s Volleyball
Team. She will be representing Australia at the Asian Championships in Kuala
Lumpur later in the year.
Important Dates
22nd April – Senior and Inter Northern Zone Volleyball
13th May – Senior VSSSA final
20th May – Inter VSSSA final
6th , 7th and 8th August - Victorian Schools Volleyball Cup
5th – 10th December – Australian volleyball schools cup
If your child is selected in a state team or has a significant ‘sporting moment’ please contact me so that we can share the good news on the parent newsletter.
Greg Thomas- Elite Sports Coordinator
Students from Years 9 to 12 may register interest with Mr Boyd who will then send you all particulars via email.
Want to know more then check the screen in the library foyer and the reception front desk.
For further details contact Phil Boyd …@elthamhs.vic.edu.au
Students from all year levels are invited to be part of this year’s Australian Mathematics Competition.
Cost: $5 to the cashier
Due: by the end of April
Competition date: Thursday 5th August
Venue: The Library
Your Maths teacher will give you practice papers and help you prepare.
Ms Lyn Ivory, KLA Co-ordinator Mathematics
Brendan Monigatti and Jenny Fowler
Middle School Homework Club will officially resume at the start of Term 2. The sessions will take place on Wednesday at 3:15pm until 4pm in Room 105. Each session will be fully supervised by a middle School Coordinator and caters for students who volunteer to come along for extra assistance or simply a set time to work quietly on school tasks.
Mr McCrystal on behalf of Middle School
Junior School Homework Club sessions will be advised in Term 2
Year 10 Work Experience
This year Work Experience is for one week only, May 24 – 28 (the seventh week of Term 2). Students should aim to gain a placement in a job/industry that they are considering for the future. Well done to all those who gained a placement during the holidays, the rest had of you need to get onto it immediately.
Careers Night
Every second year there is a Careers Night where ex-students and parents of current students talk about their jobs: what they do, pathways into the industry, employment prospects and so on. It’s a great way for Year 10-12 students to gather information to help them with their post-school decision-making. This year it will be held on Wed. 16th June. If parents would like to volunteer, call me on 9430 5133 or email careers@elthamhs.vic.edu.au All types of jobs and industries are needed – “tradies”, creative, IT, health & beauty, engineers, financial, etc.
RMIT - Get Real Experience school holiday activities
Events designed to give you real insight into the world of science, engineering and health. All events are free and lunch will be provided.
Health and Medical Sciences - Audience: Years 10 and 11
Explore the diverse world of health and medical sciences through a series of hands-on workshops in biomedical science (anatomy), Chinese medicine, laboratory medicine, medical radiations, nursing and pharmaceutical science.
Date: Tuesday 29 June; Time: 10am - 4pm; Location: Bundoora campus (west). A free bus service will be provided from the City campus; Registrations close: 15 June
Electrical and Computer Engineering - Audience: Years 11 and 12
Engineering technologies have had a significant impact on modern society. Learn more through workshops in a broad range of areas from computer systems, networking and communications, through to electrical, biomedical and electronic engineering. Dates: Wednesday 30 June & Thursday 1 July (identical days); Time: 9.30am – 4pm; Location: City campus; Registrations close: Wednesday 16 June
Environmental Science and Engineering - Audience: Years 10 and 11
Discover more about environmental science and engineering through field work and interactive workshops in environmental engineering, environmental science, geospatial science and surveying. Date: Tuesday 6 July; Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm; Location: City campus; Registrations close: Tuesday 22 June
Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering - Audience: Yrs 11 & 12
Build your understanding of engineering through a series of hands-on workshops in aerospace, automotive, mechanical and mechatronics engineering. Date: Thursday 8 July; Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm; Location: Bundoora campus (east); Registrations close: Thursday 24 June
For more information and to register your place visit
www.rmit.edu.au/seh/experience. Places are limited.
Peter Goddard - Careers Teacher
For secondary school students, a Design Course Expo where tertiary college information booths provide details of design career options, followed by a two-hour presentation in which creative luminaries reveal the inside stories of their brilliant careers. Eltham High School students, teachers and parents have been highly impressed by the past few year's AG IDEAS futures Expo.
Any student hoping to make a career in Design or the Visual Arts should attend. Speak to your teacher to collect information about the participating designers and artists or view the display in rooms 418 or 613. If you are interested please pay the cashier $30 ASAP.
Linda McLeod
Welcome back everybody! Term 2 is promising to be another busy one!
Rehearsals for the bands start again this week. Intermediate Band is going on tour to Ballarat on the 27th and 28th April. The Concert Band tour is in May. Training Band had their first rehearsal on the last Thursday of term 1. It was all we had expected ... those first notes of the 95 member group.
Their debut performance is also in May.
All music students have received their Enrolment, Medical Permission and where applicable, the Instrument Hire Form. Please ensure these are all returned to the music office asap. Let's save a tree and not have to print out new ones!
If you have any queries, please contact the music office on 9430 5127
This year Work Experience is for one week only, May 24 – 28. Students should aim to gain a placement in a job/industry that they are considering for the future. The holidays provide an ideal time for students to get their placement organised.
Career Expo’s
Two of these are coming up (relatively) soon:
• The Age VCE and Careers Expo: 23 – 25 April, Caulfield Racecourse.
• The National Careers and Employment Expo: May 21 & 22 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Surviving Your Adolescents
When: Thurs 13 & Thurs 20 May 2010 from 6.30-9.30pm
Where: Year 12 Study Centre – Montmorency Sec College
To register please contact Heather Douglas on 9422 1500
SCHOOL CALENDAR |
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April 2010 |
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Mon 12 |
Term 2 School resumes |
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Tues 13 |
Finance Committee Meeting 7:30pm |
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Wed 14 |
Sci Yr11 Biology Fieldwork SoSE Yr 11 History Fieldwork to Holocaust Mus Elsternwick Photoshop Basics Nillumbik L & L Room 418 7-9:30pm |
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Thurs 15 |
Sport VSSSA Swimming at MSAC Yr 7 & 8 Student Progress Interviews 4-7pm |
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Fri 16 |
Sci VCE Enviro Sci Fieldwork to Powerworks Morwell Tech – Yr 11 & 12 Tech TOP Designs at Melb Museum |
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Mon 19 |
SoSE Yr 8 Medieval Day at Montsalvat HPE MS Rac & Req Boxercise – Shadow Boxer Eltham |
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Thurs 22 |
Transition Yr 7 2011 Information Night 7:30 in hall |
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Fri 23 |
Transition Open Morning – information & tours 9:30am-11:30am from the Library |
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April 26 |
Public Holiday for Anzac Day |
old hardback novels to be used in a Yr 11 Art project. Also old shirts for smocks. Please donate direct to the Art office. Thank you
ELTHAM HIGH SCHOOL COOPERATIVE
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Simply use the biller code and reference number listed on your statement.
It can sometimes be difficult to identify what items your payment relates to, so please provide us with details at the time of your payment so it can be allocated in accordance with your request. Email your payment details to accounts@elthamhs.vic.edu.au otherwise it will be allocated as follows:
1. Essential education items
2. Optional extras
3. Voluntary financial contributions.
Please note that biller code 87361 will show DEECD (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) NOT Eltham High School. The Department initially receives the payment and then distributes to schools the next day so there is a processing delay of two days.
If you require any further information, please call the office on 9430 5117 Kathleen Hannan, Business Manager
Parents are able to access reports by using their student’s login credentials. It is expected that families will download and store reports electronically, either on their computer hard drive, a CD/DVD or a flash drive. Reports will be available online during your student’s time at EHS. If you wish to print/store in hard copy, the school has a limited number of report folders available. If you would like a cover it can be collected from the General office by parents while the stock lasts. Darren Squires, Assistant Principal Curriculum.
Kevin Rudd’s Education Tax Refund – Parents hold onto your receipts!
Eligible parents can now claim a 50% tax refund on: laptops, home computers, Home internet connections, printers, education software, trade tools, text books stationery (max refund $375 per primary school child or $750 per high school child.)
2009 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON
The Diamond Valley Athletic Club invites girls and boys interested in Cross Country running training sessions held at Willinda Park, Greensborough (Melways 21 A4) on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 5.00pm. Free coaching is available.
The Diamond Valley Athletic Club will hold a Cross Country Trials & Registration Day on Saturday 17th April at Willinda Park, starting at 9.00am.
The First event on the Athletics Victoria calendar will be the Cross Country relays at Jells Park, Waverley on Saturday 1st May 2010. Competition is conducted in the age categories Under 14, 16, 18, 20 and Open Age.
For futher information check the website www.valleyaths.org or phone 0409 005 406.
Max Balchin (Diamond Valley Athletic Club)
Girls! Looking for some fun?
Eltham Lacrosse Club is now seeking applications from girls to play U17’s lacrosse.
Lacrosse is an exciting sport which provides fun and fitness and along with our professional coaching and friendly club atmosphere will give you a great outlet from the tensions of VCE.
Season Commences Sunday 11th April
Training Wednesday nights at 5pm
Eltham Lacrosse Club
2009 Club of the Year
Eltham Lower Park (Mel Map, 21 H10) Main Road, Eltham (near the miniature railway)
Junior Director: Jai Arambatzis 0425 328 223
Secretary: Geoff Elliott elthamsec@lax.org.au