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HEATHMONT COLLEGE 21 February 2013 ~ PRINCIPAL ~ No. 2 Year 7 Camp Celebration Evening FEBRUARY 2013 22 Fri Sport: Senior Summer – Selected students only On Thursday night we had a celebration of the Year 7 Excursion: Girl’s Program – Selected students only camp held two weeks ago at Phillip Island. Our young 25 Mon Camp: Year 11 Outdoor Ed – Lorne Surfing & Mountain students performed an enthusiastic and lively cheer Biking – Group 1 departs leading display. Photos of the camp were also 26 Tues School Council Meeting – 7:30pm – 9:00pm projected to an audience in the background while 27 Wed Camp: Year 11 Outdoor Ed – Lorne Surfing & Mountain some of our up and coming Year 7 public speakers Biking – Group 2 departs & Group 1 returns talked about the camp. In addition, the Year 7 students Year 7 & 9 Immunisations selected for Ambassador roles were presented with a Year 12 – Michael Carr Greg Evening, 7:30pm Deakin University certificate of recognition. MARCH 2013 Overall, it was a wonderful night for parents, students 1 Fri Camp: Year 11 Outdoor Ed – Lorne Surfing & Mountain Biking – Group 2 returns and teachers and reflected well on our Middle School Excursion: Girls Program – Selected students only team. Thanks should be extended in particular to 6 Wed Governor’s Visit Haroula Christodoulou and Alison Richards for Sport: Group Swimming – All Day – Selected students organising both the night and the camp. Agi Birchall only was an inspiration to many of the students, along with 7 Thur Incursion: Year 11 – Shape Your Destiny all the other staff involved in the proceedings. Thanks Excursion: Year 9 City Experience – 091, 092 & 093 is extended to our wonderful student leaders who 8 Friday Excursion: Girls Program – Selected students only helped make the camp a great success. 11 Mon Public Holiday – Labour Day German Exchange Students arrive MEC Year 12 Day Swinburne Lilydale 13 Wed Camp: Year 12 Outdoor Ed – Departs 14 Thur Sport: Intermediate Summer – Selected students only Our Year 12 VCE students spent last Friday at 15 Fri Camp: Year 12 Outdoor Ed – Returns Swinburne’s soon to be closed Lilydale campus with 18 Mon Sport: Golf - All years 19 Tue College Athletics Day – All students students from Ringwood, Norwood and Melba Sport: Zone Swimming – Selected Students only Secondary Colleges. It was an important day for our Excursion: Year 11 VCAL senior students where they were given valuable advice 20 Wed Camp: Year 10 Ace Hi Camp Departs focussing on how to maximise outcomes for VCE. 21 Thur Excursion: Year 9 City Experience – 091, 092 & 093 22 Fri Camp: Year 10 Ace Hi Camp Returns The central themes of organisation, consistent study, Sport: Year 8 Summer - All Students exam practice, collaboration in study groups, getting 25 Mon College Cross Country – All Students plenty of sleep, maintaining organised notes and a list 26 Tue School Council Meeting – 7:30pm – 9:00pm of other practical ideas need to be followed through by 27 Wed Sport: Year 7 Summer – All Students students. If our Year 12 students take the advice and 28 Thur Final Day Tem 1 – Students dismissed at 3:01pm put it into action, then they will make a noticeable impact on their final TER score at the end of the year. School Swimming Carnival Following on from this day, we have the Michael Carr- What a day the Swimming Carnival was! We were Gregg presentation coming up next Wednesday night lucky that the temperature was in the low twenties. It at Deakin Burwood. As I wrote in our previous didn’t rain and we enjoyed the refurbished Croydon newsletter, if there is one evening that I recommend Memorial Swimming Pool. Students were dressed up Year 12 parents to attend, it is this one. It is so in their house colours and there was a great festive air important and students will know this when they to the proceedings. Thanks is extended to the staff attend. It has made a positive impact on many who organised the day and the students for making students who have attended over the past 5 years. Heathmont College proud. Please make the effort and come along. We are arranging a bus to take parents and students to the venue. If you are interested in booking a seat, please contact Senior School asap. Michael Fitzgerald College Principal HEATHMONT COLLEGE A Waters Grove, Heathmont 3135 P 9871 4888 F 9879 4770 E [email protected] W www.heathmont.vic.edu.au Senior School Middle School SACs and assessments for the upcoming weeks Year 11 Welcome to the students, families and staff of Middle 18 February Senior Sport (Fri) College Swimming School for 2013. The students have begun the year to Sports (Tues) enthusiastically and seriously, arriving at class with 22 February Business Management SAC (OU1 1 their books and equipment, in correct uniform and session) ready to learn. The staff have commented on how Chemistry SAC (OU1 1 session) willing the students are to answer questions and work General Maths SAC (OU1 1 session) to a high standard. Any students who are still sorting Legal Studies SAC (OU1 1 session) out folders and textbooks need to have this organised Legal Studies Outcome tasks due as quickly as possible and ask their Learning Group Psychology poster SAC (OU1 2 teacher and coordinator if they need support. sessions) Introducing the Middle School team for 2013: 25 February MEC Evening with th to Michael Carr-Gregg (Deakin 27 ) Head of Middle School Ms Alison Richards 1 March Unit 1 OES Lorne (Mon – Wed) Biology SAC (OU2 1 session) Year 7 Coordinator Ms Sabrina Luciano English SAC (OU3 3 sessions) General Maths SAC (OU1 1 session) Year 8 Coordinator Ms Sabrina Luciano ICT practice SAC (OU1 2 session) Media Poster due Year 9 Coordinator Mr Gavin Ferrier Physics SAC (OU2 1 session) 4 March Shape Your Destiny Yr 11 Transition Coordinator Ms Haroula Christodoulou to English Outcome task due 8 March Food Technology SAC (OU1 1 session) Please contact the relevant coordinators if you have Health & Human Dev. SAC (OU1 1 any concerns. We look forward to an enjoyable and session) successful year working together. History SAC (OU1 1 session) Maths Methods SAC (OU1 1 session) Alison Richards Outdoor Ed SAC (OU2 3 Session) Head of Middle School Psychology SAC (OU2 3 sessions) Year 12 Transition 18 February Senior Sport to Accounting SAC (OU1a 1 session) Two weeks ago all 22 February Chemistry SAC (OU1 & 2 - 2 sessions) the Year 7’s and 35 Chemistry excursion student Leaders set Food Tech SAC (OU1 1 session) off to Phillip Island, Psychology Outcome 1 (test) for the Year 7 Transition Camp. 25 February MEC Evening with Michael Carr th On camp the to Gregg (Deakin 27 ) students were able 1 March Biology SAC (OU1 3 sessions) to experience many Design Fibre SAC (OU1 1 session) challenging Design Wood SAC (OU1 1 session) activities such as PE SAC (OU1 1 session) high ropes, giant Psychology Folio Task 3 due swing and raft 4 March Business Management SAC (OU1b making. Also they to Case Study 1 session) were able to 8 March Biology SAC (OU1 1 sessions) develop team Design Fibre – SAT (OU3 Part A and building skills in 1Ž2 Part B) activities such as Design Wood - SAT (OU3 Part A and raft making and 1Ž2 Part B) sporting games English Outcomes due (text) which were run by Health and Human Dev SAC (OU1 1 our Student Leaders. session) Many students Legal Studies questions (OU1 1 experienced surfing session) for the first time and Maths Methods SAC (OU1 1 session it was such a delight test) to watch each Outdoor Ed SAC (OU1 3 sessions) student succeed in Physics SAC (OU1 1 session) standing up on their Psychology Folio Task 4 due surf board, even if it Nina Ling was for a few Head of Senior School seconds. The weather was perfectly sunny and warm which I hope to hear from you if there is any reason or need. made the cam even more enjoyable and comfortable I believe if we all work together your child will gain a happy experience from their time at Heathmont I enjoyed sharing these College experiences with you all on Thursday 21 Sabrina Luciano February 2013 at our Year 8 Coordinator Camp Celebration Evening. Year 9 Haroula This year as one of the Year 9 level captains I am Christodoulou looking forward to working with all Year 9 students and Transition Coordinator getting to know them better. As a captain I had the opportunity to go on the Year 7 camp as a leader. It Year 7 was a great way to build up my leadership skills and get to know the other leaders in the school better. On the camp we got to participate in activities such as a A very big WELCOME to our Year 7 students and high ropes course, raft making, a trip to Cowes and parents. surfing. Everyone enjoyed surfing and learning to stand up on the board. I’m really looking forward to What a brilliant start to the year! Well done on getting representing our year level this year along with the through your first few weeks at Heathmont College. other three Year 9 captains. The camp was fantastic and it was great to see Shannon Pauer students get involved in all the different fun activities. So far we have been back at school for almost 3 I am impressed to see how well students have learnt to weeks, and I have really enjoyed being in Year 9. I am use their new combination locks and how organised really looking forward to Year 9 and HIPE.