Another GREAT Week 1

Calendar Dates for Term 2

Multi Cultural Week15 April to 19 April 
Discovery Evening Wednesday 24 April
Full College Assembly Wednesday 1 May
College Athletics Carnival Friday 10 May
NAPLAN Tests 14, 15, 16 May
GAT Wednesday 12 June
Report Writing Day Friday 14 June 
Final day Semester 2 Friday 28 June

Dear all welcome back to Term 2. I hope you had a great break.

The students started back on Monday. Most were very well presented in their uniform, looking smart and ready for a big term. The staff have had a big focus on uniform this week. Please ensure if you have a child who is missing a part of their uniform that you send them with a note to their Year Level Leader who will issue them with a pass. Please ensure that the time spent on a uniform pass is minimized. Remember that our Wellbeing Team can and do assist with families who are finding it challenging to afford replacement items.

Congratulations Max- Year 11

Max has been selected to represent Australia at the World Deaf Youth Association Camp in Rome from the 12th to the 20th of July this year. He is one of 2 Australians selected. He will travel to the Isituto Statale di Roma where he will join youth from around the world to share and exchange different cultures and experiences. Max is to be commended for his selection into this prestigious event, and we are extremely proud of him and this achievement.

Year 7 & 9 Vaccinations

All of our Year 7 and 9 students had their vaccinations on Tuesday of this week.

On 

Year 8 Writers Workshop

As part of the ongoing English incursion program, renowned author Scott Gardiner came out to work with our Year 8 students this Wednesday. Scott is an author of teen literature who has won book of the year awards previously. He came to us through links we have with the Blackburn Library. His work was to encourage in our students the worth of writing and that all people have a story to tell. He promoted reading and writing and engaged our students in his own stories.

Year 9 Growth- Smart Start Program/ City Camp and Community Service

This Wednesday the Year 9 students began a unit of work on earning money, saving, investing and banking. Staff from the Commonwealth Bank came out and delivered the first of 2 workshops to our students. The students also began their work on either the City Project or Community Service. All of our Year 9 students do community service throughout the Year 9 program.

Year 11 & 12 Top Arts Excursion

Our VCE Art students made the trek into the NGV to attend the incredible Top Arts Exhibition. Top Art is an exhibit of the highest scoring arts works from last years VCE students. Our students got to look at the development of each piece of work through the folios and journals that accompany each piece of art. This gives our students a clear insight into the design process required to produce the top art scores in VCE.

Teacher of The Year Finalist

We would like to congratulate Amanda Purcell, following the recent announcement that she has been selected as a finalist for the Teacher of The Year- Disability services and special needs for 2013. Amanda is the leader of our Deaf Facility and has overseen significant enhancements of the opportunities for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students both at Forest Hill College and across the State of Victoria. She is a prominent leader of Deaf education across Australia and we are immensely proud of her achievement. The announcement of the winner will be made at Crown on Friday the 17th of May.