Issue No. 5
Principal:
Assistant Principals:
27th April 2015
Mr David Finnerty
Mrs Sue Glenn
Ms Anne Ure
Ms Karen Shiel
NewsHamper 2015
Phone No: 8795 9400
Fax No: 8795 9455
Absence Line: 8795 9444
Web Address: www.hpsc.vic.edu.au
FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINICPAL—Mrs Sue Glenn
Welcome back to Term 2, we hope that everyone had a restful holiday.
DATES TO REMEMBER
April
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Next week the Year 10 students will participate in mock interviews. This is a wonderful
opportunity for students to develop their interviewing and presentation skills. As a College
we are grateful to the people from varying industries who give their time to participate in 
this program.
Yr 10 Mock Interviews 1pm7.30pm, Weds 29th
Staff vs student Netball Thurs
30th, lunchtime
May
Following the interviews Year 10 students will undertake work experience during week 5 of
this term (May 18th). There are a number of students who are not able to participate in the 
work experience program and therefore they will be required to attend school during this
week.
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Year 10 students will commence their subject selections for 2016/17 during the latter part of
this term. More information on this process will be available during the next few weeks. 
Many thanks to the Careers Team for their organisation of these programs.
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This week the College held the first parent teacher interviews for the year. The day was very
successful with many parents/caregivers attending and obtaining feedback about their
child’s progress. I would like to thank the staff for their professionalism on the day and 
many thanks to Anne Ure, Assistant Principal, for her organisation of the day.
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Next week the Year 7 students will participate in the transition program. A range of exciting
activities have been organised for students. This program will allow for the further building 
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of positive relationships between students and staff.
The College is opening its doors on May 6th to our community, prospective parents and 
prospective students to allow them to interact with our teachers and students in the
classroom. This is a great opportunity for our community to experience firsthand, the
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innovative and engaging learning that happens at Hampton Park Secondary College.
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The last two weeks of Term 1 saw Year 7 to 10 students undertake common assessment 
tasks for their subjects. It was disappointing to note that Year 7 to 11 students absence
increased significantly during this period of time. Common assessment tasks (CATs) and 
school assessed coursework (SACs) are an important measure of student achievement at the
end of a unit of work. Teachers are then able to plan for how best to meet the needs of 
students based on the CAT results. The College is investigating why the student absence 
increased during this time and we will report back to the College Council and community
with recommendations for the future.
College tours for Grade 5/6
students Wed 6th, 5-6pm
College Open Night Wed 6th,
7-8pm
College tours for Grade 5/6
students Thurs 7th, 2-3pm
Staff vs students Spelling Bee
Mon 11th
Humanities week Mon 11th to
Fri 15th
NAPLAN Tues 12th
Senior Sports Thurs 12th
GPA3 reports on Compass Fri
15th
Yr10 Work Exp commences
18th
School Council meet 19th
Casey X Country 21st
Yr8 Sports 26th
Multi Cultural Assembly
Thurs 28th
Staff v Student Dodgeball
Yr11 Exams Commence
Friday 29th
June
During Term 1 the College held the whole school swimming and athletics days and this 
week the cross country was held. I would like to extend my thanks to Bree Peart for her
organisation and coordination of these very successful events.

As always the classroom learning and teaching program for each student is a priority and we 
expect to see great student improvement in their learning during the remainder of the year.

Sue Glenn
Acting Principal
Yr11 VCAL Interviews
commence - 1st
Yr11 Exams 1st –5th
Yr7 Sport Tues 2nd
QUEENS BIRTHDAY
HOLIDAY MON 8TH
CAREERS NEWS
YEAR 10 MOCK INTERVIEWS
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 2015
A reminder that mock interviews will take place between 1.00 pm – 6.30 pm on Wednesday April
29. The venue will be the Language Centre. Students will be dismissed at the end of period 2 and
are only required at school for their interview time. Please be mindful of the fact that the
interviewers are all professionals who give their time freely to the College to support the program.
Attendance is compulsory as this is one of the assessment tasks for Unit 1, Industry and
Enterprise.
Please be on time and remember to bring along to your interview:
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Your Resume
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A cover letter (letter of application) with your job advertisement attached
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A folder containing your achievements e.g. reports, awards, certificates etc.
Importantly, remember that you need to be dressed appropriately and prepared for your
interview.
YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE
A reminder to students and parents that work experience will take place from 18 - 22 May and that
ALL paperwork should have been handed in by now. If your child has still not found anything
then we ask that you please support them in doing this!
Again this is a compulsory part of their Unit 1, Industry and Enterprise subject and they cannot
successfully complete this without a work placement.
FROM THE STUDENT MANAGERS OFFICE
Lost Property
Please report all lost property items to
the
Student Management Office. (Next to
the Junior School Office) For quick
return clearly label pencil cases, bo oks and
uniform items. Check on Compass News
Feed for regular lost/found items.
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MUSIC NEWS
Hampton Park Secondary
College offers great value
instrumental lessons on:
Guitar
Drums
Bass Guitar
Vocals
Keyboard and Piano
Brass and Woodwind
Lessons are great value and
only cost $90 for the rest of the
year.
Join the program now to start
learning immediately.
BEGIN YOUR MUSICAL JOURNEY
ENROL TODAY
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STUDENTS INVOLVEMENT
The following Postcards have been selected by the school community in our Postcard Design
Competition. Congratulations to those winners. We were very pleased with the response to this
competition with well over 350 entries of an excellent standard.
ANZAC DAY 2015
A number of our students participated in an Anzac Day Ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance on Thursday 23rd April.
Below are some pictures from this day.
Thank you to all the students who represented the school at this service.
LEST WE FORGET
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Devon Meadows Junior Football Club is
desperately seeking interested players for
the 2015 season. We are particularly
looking for players for our Under 14, 15, 16
and 17 sides.
If you were born in 1998, 1999, 2000 or
2001 and would like to play and train at
the best ground in the area, Casey Fields,
come and join the Panthers who are part of
the F&DJFL.
For more details, please contact Liam
Moran on 0419 336 516 and/or visit our
website www.devonmeadowsjfc.com
Training is held on Wednesday and Friday
evenings.
LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF!
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in
having new eyes”. (Marcel Proust, 19th century novelist)
Volunteer to host an international high school student through Southern Cross
Cultural Exchange and prepare to be amazed at how this unique and rewarding
experience can help bring your family together, understand themselves better and
see the world in a new light.
We have students aged 15-18 arriving from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and
Scandinavia in July 2015 who are seeking welcoming families all over Australia, in
both rural and urban communities. They will live like a local, attend a local
secondary school, arrive with their own spending money and comprehensive
insurance cover – all arranged by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange.
Capture the spirit of family and friendship - visit us on Facebook or at
www.scce.com.au, email [email protected] or call us toll free on 1800 500
501 to request a booklet of international student profiles.
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