Important Dates 2014
Leap Up to 2015 - Monday 17 November-Thursday 27 November
Year 7-9 Exam Period - Monday 24 November-Thursday 27 November
Year 10-12 Presentation Evening - Thursday 27 November
Second Hand Book & Uniform Drop Off - Friday 28 November
Last Day of Year 11 - Friday 28 November
Year 7 2015 Connections Night - Monday 1 December
Year 10 Work Experience - Monday 1 December-Friday 5 December
Second Hand Book and Uniform Sale - Wednesday 3 December
Late Start for Students - Wednesday 3 December
(11.45am for a 12.06pm start)
Last Day of Year 10 - Friday 5 December
Year 7 2015 Orientation Day - Tuesday 9 December
Pupil Free Day for all 2014 Students - Tuesday 9 December
College Assembly: Thursday 11 December
5 Session Day
Last Day Years 7-9 - Friday 12 December
Semester 2 Reports are Released - Friday 12 December
Year 7-9 Presentation Evening - Monday 15 December
Some useful links
Dear all, welcome to week 7 - Term 4
This week has
seen the College enjoy some wonderful events that demonstrate the diversity of
the College and the different types of achievements students can experience at
a school with expectations that students involve themselves in the diverse
opportunities it offers.
Second Hand Book & Uniform Sale Drop Off
Just a reminder that the drop off date for any items you wish to sell at the second hand book & uniform sale is Friday 28 November at 8.00am-9.00am & 3.30pm-7.00pm in B Block.
Green Team
On Thursday this
week Jared led Emma, Braden, Daphne, Dylan and Aaron, all pictured, completing
one of our courtyard gardens with a range of indigenous plants. This continues
our practice of encouraging the students to develop their own garden spaces, in
the belief that this develops all student’s pride in their school and it’s environment.
These students also worked tirelessly earlier this semester to complete the
planting along the driveway fence the Primary School constructed. The plants
are growing and it won’t be long before we are enjoying a fantastic garden
along that fence. Any parents who have walked through our internal courtyards
would notice how effective it has been encouraging students participation in
the planting. Last weekend, Foods teacher Jane Boras cleaned out a garden bed
in the Northern Courtyard, in preparation for the development of a kitchen
garden in 2015, to provide produce for her Foods classes.
Music Concert
On Tuesday night
we were part of a large audience who all enjoyed the wonderful talents of our
Music students. The quality of the performances was outstanding. Sasha and
April’s singing, the Smiths versatility, JB’s skills and Johns beautiful
saxophone were some of the standout performances. The supper afterwards was a
lovely way to round out an evening that showcased the achievements of these
excellent students.
World
Challenge
Forest Hill College-Kitchen/Produce Garden
The first steps
have been taken for our new Kitchen Garden/ Produce Garden.
Last weekend
with the help of Nick, Joe and my husband Damien, we made inroads to establish
what will be a Kitchen Garden. Located outside A Block, we removed most of the
shrubs and trees to start preparing the neglected soil for the planting of
crops in early 2015. A big thankyou to Ashlea Gell who provided us with horse poo to
improve its quality.
Russell Beveridge’s
students will be working closely with Food Technology to design a sustainable,
functional and aesthetically appealing area for all to enjoy. We are hoping to
utilise this area as a learning tool for multiple year levels and along the way
discover different techniques that can be employed to produce a range of
delights called Foods from the Forest. Our very talented art students will be
also involved in designing labels for our produce as well as a taste tempting
brochure for our future catering ventures.
It’s an exciting
time where we are working closely together across Domains to provide a wide
selection of opportunities for our students in the New Year. We will keep you
posted on our progress. Anyone interested in volunteering to help with
gardening please contact the College. It would be much appreciated.
Jane Boras
Year 9 Art
On Tuesday a small group of Yr 9 Art
students went on an excursion to Blackburn Lake Sanctuary accompanied by Mr.
Innes and myself.
This was a particularly special
opportunity as students got to work with a local artist Lucinda, to create
mosaic ‘bubbles’ that will decorate the concrete wall at Blackburn Lake.
As this was the first time many of the students had been involved in mosaic work,
it was fantastic to see how quickly and smoothly they picked up the project.
Each student selected a local animal to the lake and did their best to
match the colours of the tiles to the pictures around the room.
Not only did students learn how to produce
extremely creative mosaic ‘bubbles’, but they also got a guided tour of the
lake to see where their work will be placed permanently and the meaning behind
the ‘bubbles’ as well a talk from an expert from Yarra Valley Water on the
lakes aim to reduce waste and protect the local animals.
It was a very enjoyable and successful experience not only for the students but
also for Mr. Innes and myself.
- Miss Smith
Australian Mathematics Competition
The school congratulates one of our brightest Year 12 students Hai Tao H on winning a Prudence Award in the 2014 Australian Mathematics Competition. The Prudence Award goes to students who answer the most number of consecutive questions correctly, and only 0.3% of students who sat the Exam receive an award. A fantastic effort Hai Tao well done!
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