Another GREAT Week 9

Dear all,

welcome to week 9 of Another GREAT Week.

Some key dates for all parents to be aware of for NEXT WEEK

Curriculum Development Day ( Student free Day) Monday 17 September

End Term 3 Friday 21 September

VCAA Exam preparation 

On Wednesday we met with all students doing VCAA end of year exams. Again I challenged the students to pay the price necessary to be their personal best.
We reminded them of the importance of establishing sound sleeping habits, eating well and developing a study roster that is planned now, incorporating planning around their VCAA exam timetable. Our students should be ensuring an even spread of study time across their subjects to ensure they get the best out of themselves in all of their subjects.

Trivia Night

On Wednesday night Impact conducted their annual Trivia Night. Over 80 staff and students attended. This is a wonderful event that takes a lot of leadership and organisation to make happen. Congratulations to the Yr 12 boys who made up the winning team, and of course to our Impact team who organised and ran the event so well.

Year 9 Growth Celebrations

Growth Celebrations occurred across the Strathdon Elderly Community, Heatherwood and City Experience groups. Ms Cook, Ms Horton and Mr Rogers, as well as the Mayor of Whitehorse, attended a celebration of the collaborative development of a "Blue" seat, displayed now at the Nunawading Bunnings. The seat has been constructed by our students and members of the elderly community. In presenting the seat at Bunnings last Wednesday, the students and elderly citizens were also promoting the organisation "Beyond Blue." Well done to Sam, Rob, Jason and Josh, who made the seat with artist Jay. Below is a photo of the boys, the artist Jay, project co ordinator Liesl and the elderly residents ( seated on the seat) who made the seat at Bunnings.

South Street Music Competitions

On Friday last week our travelled to Ballarat, as they have done for the past 3 years to compete in the South Street Music Competitions. Well done to the staff involved and to the following students for the time they have spent rehearsing and preparing for this event, CHARLIE ERIN LYDIA JIN YONG FAITH ZAC ALEXANDER JUN BAO BENJAMIN EDWARD JAMES AROYA.

Bunnings Parents Association Sausage Sizzle

It would be great to see many faces at Bunnings in Vermont South on Sunday 16 September to support our Parents Association, who support us so well. If you would like to help out please contact the front office and we will put you in touch with the parents who are running the BBQ.

Year 7 2013 Literacy and Numeracy testing

On Saturday morning this week we will be conducting our Literacy and Numeracy testing for our Year 7 2013 cohort. We will also be conducting the first of 2 elearning presentations to help induct our new parents into the digital world our students learn in.

                                                              World of Maths

This Thursday students in Years 7 and 8 participated in the World of Maths Challenge. The activity involved them doing a number of very complex problem solving activities that required high level Mathematics skills to be used.

                                                            Sport- Year 8 and 7

On Wednesday our Year 8 students participated in their winter round robins. Congratulations to the following students who participated in basketball, Table Tennis and Hockey. Erik Jordan Ehsan Dean Oliver  Ryan Matese Alex Michael James Jun Bao Zoe Amber Annaliese Kayleigh Holly Larna Chloe Aileen Kate Emilie Elsa Tiegan Shania James Benjamin Adam Ricky Dominic Stefan Kevin Dylan Anesu Tom James Matt Lachlan Baillie Joshua Jake James George Brandon Mitchell


We also congratulate our Year 10 coaches, Ben, Nathan, Jack, Tim, Dylan, Steph, Paige and Taylah on a job well done. It is wonderful to see them take on this leadership opportunity and give up their time to help out their younger school mates.

On Friday our Year 7 students participated in their winter round robins. They competed in
boys and girls Basketball. Congratulations to the following year 7 students for representing the school, Jared James Jordan Liam Nick Jake Matthew Jake Nitesh Jonathan Andrew Tevita Matthew Tevita Matthew William Alex Cindy Jessica Jess Miriam Mary Tayla Vanessa Talia 
Congratulations also to their Year 10 coaches Ysake, Patrick, Josh, Alex, Sarah, Jessica, Sam, Amanda, Dom, Bryan, Tobias and Jacob.

                                Unit 2 Chemistry and Biology Excursion

This Friday our Year 11 Chemistry and Biology students went on excursion to
The focus of the excursion was to complete VCE Assessment Tasks at the Aquarium.


                                                  Rotary public Speaking

On Wednesday, Year 10 student Paul successfully represented Forest Hill College in the District Rotary Club 4-Way test Public Speaking competition. As a result of his winning speech - appropriately titled 'Speak Up' - Paul will now progress to the semi-finals in October. Congratulations and good luck, Paul!

Message to 2012 Year 9 Parents about laptops

A letter to all Year 9 students will be coming home soon indicating how their laptops will be replaced. Students will have an option to sell good quality machines to the school. All students in Year 9, 2013, will be provided with a netbook for years 10-12. The only cost for parents of Year 10 students in 2013 will be a $100 bond.

Message to Year 7 2013 Parents about Laptops

We have been able to secure a reduction in price of the new model Acer netbook for Year 7 families for 2013. This will amount to a reduction of approximately $80 off the price of the new model ( B113). As a result, we have removed the option of purchasing the run-out model from our website. The price of the new model has been negotiated down to equal the price of the run-out model. The ordering process is now open, and the expected delivery date is sometime in January, ready for the commencement of the 2013 school year.

Presentation Night 2012

Please note there are some Term 4 dates now below in our upcoming dates section. Presentation Night this year will be split into 2 events.One of the main reasons is we have not been satisfied with the venue we have been using and have been unable to locate a venue we have been suitably impressed with. We have such a wonderful Theatre, we decided to use it. The main limitation for us is it only holds 440 people. That is why we have split it into 2 nights. Tickets will be available soon, and we are looking forward to 2 wonderful celebrations of our student's success in 2012.

Some key dates for all parents to be aware of for the remainder of the Year

First Day term 4 Monday 8 October
Last Day Year 12 classes Wednesday 24 October
Final Year 12 Assembly ( Whole College) Thursday 25 October
Year 12 Formal Thursday 25 October
VCAA Exams Commence Thursday 1 November
Year 10 and 11 Exams  12-16 November
Presentation Night Years 10-12 Thursday 29 November
College Assembly Friday 7 December
Orientation Day ( Year 7 2013) Tuesday 11 December
Presentation Night Years 7-9 Tuesday 11 December