HIGHVALE SECONDARY COLLEGE

NEWSLETTER ISSUE #4 27th MARCH 2018

EXCELLENCE | INTEGRITY | RESILIENCE |RESPECT |RESPONSIBILITY

Capital Avenue Glen Waverley, 3150

Phone: (03) 9803 5144 Facsimile: 9803 4310

Email: highvale.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

School Website: www.highvalesc.vic.edu.au

Newsletter No. 5 27th April 2018

Important Dates

Thursday 3rd May Senior Sport Round Robin

Tuesday 8th May Cross Country

Friday 11th May Intermediate Sport Round Robin

Tuesday 15th May NAPLAN testing until Thursday 17th May

Tuesday 15th May Debutante Ball Information Evening

Tuesday 22nd May NEVR Sound Check Day and Performance Evening

28th May to 8th June Year 7-10 Exams

1st June to 8th June Year 11 Exams

Monday 11th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 12th June Student Free Day – Report Writing Day

Wednesday 13th June G.A.T. Exam

Friday 29th June Last Day of Term 2

C A R E E R N E W S

Click the link(s): Career News 20th April

Uniform Shop Hours

Tuesdays 8.00am to 11.00am

Wednesdays

1.00pm to 4.00pm

Click here for Uniform Order Form

Student Absence Reporting Hotline

9803 5144 Press 1

Please call before 9am

Term Dates 2018

TERM 2: 16th April - 29th June

TERM 3: 16th July - 21st Sept TERM 4: 8th Oct - 21st Dec

2019 TERM 1: 29th Jan – 5th April

Canteen

Canteen Price List click here Note: Due to renovations, the canteen will be closed for all of Semester 2.

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Welcome back to term 2. I trust everyone has had a restful and enjoyable break. Thank you to everyone for a great term 1.

Regional duties

I have again been asked to fill in as a Senior Advisor for Region for the next 5 Weeks. In my absence, I have asked our Assistant Principal Mrs Heather Carr to be acting principal.

Parent teacher interviews

If you missed out on seeing a teacher at Parent Teacher Interviews, can you please email the teacher directly via Compass.

Building program

S Block

The internal walls are being finalised ready for partitions and glass to be installed.

View of the break out space adjacent to the doors top VCE centre.

Shadow Minister for Education Visit

The Shadow Minister for Education Mr Tim Smith toured the school this Wednesday from 11 to 12 noon.

He was given a tour of the College’s new rooms in H and G block and we had the opportunity to discuss with him our need for additional funds to complete landscaping the grounds and the library extension.

Ian Watkins

Principal

Anne Linton Music News

Ian Watkins Principal

Term 2

Welcome back to Term 2.

This term is a time for students to build on their goals to achieve their best in all aspects of schooling. There are many extra curricula opportunities for the students across all year levels to be involved. These include Robotics clubs, Interschool Sport, Debating and Public Speaking, musical performances – NEVR concert and Winter Concert, ICAS competitions, Science Talent Quest just to mention a few. The school offers tutoring after school in Mathematics and English and VCE subjects.

Compass, Highvale Email and BYOD

Students and parents are encouraged to utilise Compass as it is the College’s information portal to check news items and Learning Task feedback.

Students also need to check their Highvale email regularly as subject teachers communicate via this avenue.

The BYOD program is very popular and I would encourage more students to sign up to utilise their mobile device. Feedback from students with their own BYOD device is that the system is quick, reliable and saves time waiting for netbooks to boot up, and they can organise their class work efficiently. The BYOD information books are available at the General Office and Sub school offices.

Heather Carr Acting Principal

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Heather Carr Acting Principal

FREE YEAR 7 - 10 TUTORING

FREE VCE TUTORING

The program runs in the safe, supervised enviroment of the senior study centre afterschool between 3.00-4.30pm from Mondays to Thursdays.

All our tutors are past Highvale students who achieved outstanding results in their chosen subjects and have been endorsed by the teaching staff as being highly knowlegable of the subject content.

Tutoring can provide a number of benefits for students of all learning stages such as:

- Assist with subject content and improve results - Gain confidence. - Goal setting and time management skills. - Provide students with valuable advice, feedback and encouragement.

Please refer to the timetable below for subject availability.

Please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Egan at keg@highvalesc.vic.edu.au to enquire about how you can get involved.

Kellie Egan Tutoring Coordinator

COMMUNITY NEWS Protecting Children from Abuse: For Parents and Carers

保护儿童免遭虐待： 父母和照护者护知

Bảo vệ Trẻ em khỏi bị Ngược đãi: Dành cho Cha mẹ và Người chăm sóc

학대로부터 어린이 보호하기: 부모와 보호자를 위한 정보

Çocukları Tacizden Korumak: Anababalar ve Bakıcılar İçin

Dear parents,

As adults we play a critical role in protecting children from harm. The following link provides you detailed information.

For English version, please click the following website,

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/about/programs/health/protect/ChildSafeStandard5_ParentsProtecting.pdf

For other languages, please click the following website,

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/translations.aspx

SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS YES, we are still collecting Sports for Schools vouchers. Please bring to the front office by the end of May 2018.

Highvale Secondary College "Making a difference"

Highvale Secondary College Capital Ave, Glen Waverley Melbourne, Victoria, 3150

Phone: (03) 9803 5144 Facsimile: 9803 4310

Email: highvale.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au School Website: www.highvalesc.vic.edu.au