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HIGHVALE SECONDARY COLLEGE
Capital Avenue
Glen Waverley 3150
Phone: 9803 5144
Fax: 9803 4310
Email: [email protected]
School Website : www.highvalesc.vic.edu.au
Edition 16
17th October 2014
OUR SCHOOL VALUES
EXCELLENCE ~ INTEGRITY ~ RESILIENCE ~ RESPECT ~ RESPONSIBILITY
IMPORTANT DATES
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Wednesday 22 October
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Thursday 23 October
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Friday 24 October
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Fri 24 – Fri 31 October
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Wednesday 29 October
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Mon 3rd Tue 4 November
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Friday 7 November
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Wednesday 12 November
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Wed 12 – Fri 21 Nov
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Mon 17 – Wed 24 Nov
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Wednesday 26 November
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Monday 1 December
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Monday 1 December
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Friday 5 December
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Wednesday 17 December
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Tuesday 16 December
Year 12 Farewell Assembly
Year 12 Pancake Breakfast
Year 12 Graduation Dinner
Year 7 to Year 10 Exams
st
Year 12 end of year exam period starts (until 21 November)
Curriculum Day (Mon) & Public Holiday (Tue) – No students required at school
Immunisations – All Year 7 Boys & Girls and Year 9 Boys
Advance Camp departs
Year 12 Exams
Year 11 Exams
Art Show
Yr 10 & 11 Headstart Program Starts
Yr 7,8 & 9 December Program Starts
Yr 10 & 11 Headstart Program Ends
Yr 8,9 & 10 December Program Ends
Presentation Evening
CAREER NEWS
Click the link(s):
Uniform Shop Hours
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
8.00am to 11.00am
1.00pm to 4.00pm
Click here for Uniform Order Form
Career News 10th October
Career News 17th October
TERM 4
2014 Term Dates
6th October – 19th December
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
TERM 4
2015 Term Dates
29th January - 27th March
13th April – 26th June
13th July – 18th September
5th October – 18th December
Canteen
Student Absence Reporting Hotline
Click here for Canteen Price List
9802 5075 - Please call before 9am
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Welcome back. I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable holiday.
Year 11/12 Unit 4 Exams
To all of our year 11 and year 12 students undertaking a Unit 4 VCE study, I wish you ever success in your
last few days of study. Keep up the good work. The October Year 12 exams have now concluded and we
hope that everyone reflects on their results and identifies areas on which to concentrate in order to
maximise performance.
Internationalisation
I would like to thank Mr Morrow and Mrs Grennan for their efforts in promoting the school to our overseas
agents during the term 3 break. We look forward to strong interest in places for our international student
program.
This week the school undertook its reaccreditation as part of the four year cycle to quality assure our
international program. Our reviewer was very pleased by our systems and care and attention to the
students. We look forward to the reviewer’s report in December.
2015 China Tour
Later this year information will be provided about the proposed 2015 visit to our sister schools in China. I
strongly encourage all students from year 7-11 to consider this wonderful opportunity.
2015 Course Selection (Forms Due for Return today)
All current year 7 to 9 students have received and considered their elective choices for 2015. These
selection sheets were due for return today – if you haven’t already done so please return them as a matter
of urgency otherwise you increase the likelihood of not being allocated your preferred subjects as subject
selections will now be processed and the timetable blockings for 2015 developed.
I would like to thank Mr Langdon for all of his dedicated work in bringing this very important process to
fruition.
The Courses team will be interviewing all parents and students to confirm 2015 courses from 25th
November.
Building works
There have been a number of site meetings with the architects, builders and school representatives.
At this stage the library is re loading the books onto shelving. At the last count there were some 600 boxes
of books! The library classrooms L1 and L2 are back in action and Mrs Batrouney our careers coordinator
has now returned to her revitalised office.
The Administration area has now been re carpeted and various roof elements repaired.
Our music area is on track for completion by the start of 2015 school year. Over the holidays the slab for
the new music practise rooms was laid down. Framing will begin next week. The old music and drama
rooms have been stripped inside and once the old ceiling was removed it is amazing how large the space
seems.
Ian Watkins
Principal
DECEMBER PROGRAM – PAYMENT OVERDUE
If you haven’t already informed us, the school needs to know by Friday 24th October whether or not your
child is attending the December Program.
Is your child attending?
Yes - Consent online using Compass Events and manually make the $50 payment to the office
No
- email Deb Gale on Compass or give written notification to the office
REMINDER TO BACKUP ACADEMIC REPORTS
Access to Compass ceases as soon as a student exits the school (including exiting Year 12 students). This
means that on-line access to Academic Reports also stops at the same time.
In order to avoid reprinting fees, it is strongly recommended that families keep a backup of all Academic
Reports.
College Charges 2015 – Additional Payment Mode via Compass
The College will be mailing home shortly to all families information regarding payment of College Charges
for 2015.
For 2015 the College has introduced a further option of paying via the Highvale Compass Portal.
To pay via this method use your parent login and password to access the portal. (Your Account log on and
password will be included on your mailed statement of college charges form). On the right hand side under
my news you will need to click on Course/Confirmation Payment link. From here you will be able to
process your payment. There is an option of paying your charges in full or in two instalments. If you elect
the two instalment method your credit card will be debited for first instalment at the original time of payment
and then automatically debited for the second instalment on the 5th February 2014.
If you process your payment online you do not need to return the Statement of Charges Form.
Payment Direct to College
Please note that you still have the option of returning payment and form to the College Office.
Payment mode accepted at the office is cash, cheque, credit card and EFTPOS.
Online BPAY payment is also available. For BPAY payments your statement of charges form will include
the College’s Biller Code as well as your family reference number. Please retain this information for future
payments.
For all payments to the College General Office including BPAY please ensure you return your Statement of
College Charges Form so that your fee payment can be allocated correctly. Alternatively at time of
payment you may email this information to the College - [email protected].
2015 Year 11 & 12 Student Book Hire and Bond Payment
Year 11 and 12 Headstart Program for 2015 Commences Monday 1st December. All students will need to
pay their book hire and return this year’s current texts prior to collection of 2015 text books. Year 11
Students will also be required to pay their book bond prior to collection as well. Book Bond will be refunded
at the completion of year 12 providing all texts are returned and compulsory charges have been paid.
Payment for this is also available on Compass.
Highvale Administration Team
Year 7 to 10 Exam Timetable Sem 2 : 24-31 Oct
Friday October 24 through to Friday October 31 – in the Community Centre
Exam Timetable May 25 to June 1 - CC
Period 1
Period 2
EN007A CSA
Friday October
EN007B YDU
24th
EN007C KHU
(Fri1)
EN007D DRO
EN007E
EN007F
EAL52L2H
EN803E
EN803F
Period 3
EN905A
EN905B
EN905C
EN905D
EN905E
EN905F
EN905G
EAL52L1H
Period 4
YDU
CSA
BWE
CSA
TSC
PCH
KFE
KFE
Period 5
EN701A GRO
EN701B CWO
EN701C TCR
EN701D NVA
EN701E YDU
EN701F NVA
EN701G TCR
EN701H BWE
EN701I CWO
Monday
October 27th
(Mon2)
MA805A
MA804E
MA804F
MA804G
MA804H
TSC
KHU
PCH
TCL changed
time
KGR changed
time
JGA
NWA
BBR
MVU
MVU
Tuesday
October 28th
(Tues2)
EN803A
EN803B
EN803C
EN803D
EN803G
EAL78H
MA616A
MA616B
MA616C
MA616D
MA616E
CWO
GRO
TSC
PCH
KFE
GRO
MCS
JGA
SSU
WWI
MCS
HU625C TBA
HU629C MCO
PD624C LCO
TS638A BBR**
TS608E LNI
MA915D
MA915E
MA915F
MA915G
MA907A
MA907B
MA907C
MA907D
MA907E
MA907F
WWI
ABR
WWI
ABR
ADI
CMO
SBO
WWI
DKO
WWI
PD035A KDW
PD035B LCO
PD035C ASC
PD035D AGO
PD035E HRO
PD035F HRO
PD035H LCO
AT639B TCL
EN616A KHU
PD607C SBR
PD611B AGO
SC615B CMO
TS642** JCH
AT643A HPA
HU608D MTA
LO608a RLN
LO616A DBO
SC609B ADI
SC612E DDO
MA909A
MA010D
MA010E
MA013A
MA013B
MA804B
MA804C
MA804D
ADI
PSL
NWA
SSU
ABR
SMN changed
time
WWI changed
time
SMN changed
time
Wednesday
October 29th
(Wed2)
Thursday
October 30th
(Thurs2)
AT638B BHU
HU608C MTA
HU620C TBA
HU621B MPE
HU625B SED
LO606APBA
PD607B LNI
SC611B KCA
SC612D DDO
TS608D GTH
HU621C MBA
LO616B PSL
PD601B HRO
SC617B JSM
HU620D MPE
SC616C MVU
AT616A NVA**
HU626B CMI
HU629D GRO
PD626B AGO
TS621/622A WDE
Friday October
31st
(Fri2)
TS647B LNI
PD934A DCR
PD934B KDW
PD934C HRO
PD934D ASC
PD934E KDW
PD934F KDW
PD934G ASC
PD934H KDW
AT612A HGO
AT637A ALI
EN629B TCR
HU608E MTA
LO606B PBA
LO618A FKA
SC616D RPA
TS637B JCH
TS610/615A PNA
MA906A KCA
NOTES:Catch up exams will need to run concurrently with other exams - students will need to provide
medical certificate for missed exam time or have approval to do catch up exams
EXAMINATION PROTOCOL
The following exam conditions will apply throughout the examination period:
 No bags permitted in the examination hall. All bags should be in a student locker.
 No ipods to be brought into the examination hall.
 All mobile phones must be turned off and placed on the examination desk
 Each student is to place their ID card on the examination desk.
 One bottle of water is permitted on the examination desk.
 During the examination students are not to talk until given approval to do so.
 Students who do not behave appropriately during their exam will be removed from the
examination hall to complete their exam elsewhere and parents will be notified.
 EAL students are permitted to use paper bilingual dictionaries (NOT ELECTRONIC) in EAL
exams ONLY.
 Thesauruses NOT PERMITTED for any students
Year 11 Exam Timetable Sem 2 : 17-24 Nov
Monday November 17 (Mon1) – Community Centre
Period 2
Period 3 and 4
Community Centre
Community Centre
9.20 am READING
10.55 am READING
Period 1 9.30 am START
11.05 am START
Set up
10.30 am FINISH
11.55 am FINISH
1 Hour (incl reading time)
2 Hours (incl reading time)
(CC)
EN012A
EN012B
EN092A
EN092B
Period 5
NO
EXAM
(CC)
EN012A
EN012B
EN092A
EN092B
EN112A
EN112B
LI012
Tuesday November 18 (Tues1) – H Block
Periods 1 and 2
Period 3 and 4
1 ½ Hour Exams
1 ½ Hour Exams
8.35 am READING
10.55 am READING
8.50 am START
11.10 am START
10.20 am FINISH
12.40 pm FINISH
BM022A
EC022A
BM022B
ME022A
BM022C
MU022A (D9)
Wednesday November 19 (Wed1) – H Block
Periods 1 and 2
Period 3 and 4
1 ½ Hour Exams
1 ½ Hour Exams
8.35 am READING
10.55 am READING
8.50 am START
11.10 am START
10.20 am FINISH
12.40 pm FINISH
BI022A
LO101A
BI022B
SA022A
Lunch, Periods 5
1 ½ Hour Exams
1.05 pm READING
1.20 pm START
2.50 pm FINISH
CH022A
DT022A
DTT02A
VC022A
Lunch, Periods 5
1 ½ Hour Exams
1.05 pm READING
1.20 pm START
2.50 pm FINISH
PY022A
PY022B
Thursday November 20 (Thurs1) – H Block
Periods 1 and 2
Period 3 and 4
1 ½ Hour Exams
1 ½ Hour Exams
8.35 am READING
10.55 am READING
8.50 am START
11.10 am START
10.20 am FINISH
12.40 pm FINISH
FY022A
MA072A
HI022A
MA072B
PE022A
PH022A
Friday November 21(Fri1) – H Block
Periods 1 and 2
Period 3 and 4
1 ½ Hour Exams
1 ½ Hour Exams
8.35 am READING
10.55 am READING
8.50 am START
11.10 am START
10.20 am FINISH
12.40 pm FINISH
DR022A
MA112A
GE022A
MA112B
LS022A
MA112C
MA72AA
Lunch, Periods 5
1 ½ Hour Exams
1.05 pm READING
1.20 pm START
2.50 pm FINISH
HH022A
HH022B
Lunch, Periods 5
1 ½ Hour Exams
1.05 pm READING
1.20 pm START
2.50 pm FINISH
Monday November 24 (Mon2) – H Block
Periods 1 and 2
Period 3 and 4
1 ½ Hour Exams
1 ½ Hour Exams
8.35 am READING
10.55 am READING
8.50 am START
11.10 am START
10.20 am FINISH
12.40 pm FINISH
MA102A
AC022A
MA102B
NO EXAM
NO EXAM
LIBRARY NEWS
The library staff are back in the refurbished library building, however, most of the books are still in boxes
awaiting the installation of additional shelving.
Some borrowing is possible, although the number of books available is small.
Thankyou to all our wonderful 'book storers' who have looked after many of the books. Now is the time to
return them and get them back on the limited shelves we have reinstalled.
Many thanks to all the wonderful students who have moved boxes, unpacked books and equipment,
located equipment, moved furniture and generally volunteered to help in any way possible. You are all
fantastic. We couldn't have done nearly as much without your help.
A very big thankyou to the Anglim family for generously donating books to the library. They will be a great
addition to the collection.
Chess Club
Chess Club is up and running again in L2 - Tuesday and Wednesday lunchtimes.
Maths/Science Tutoring
Back in L2 - Tue, Wed and Thur afternoons (3.00 - 4.00)
The refurbished library is a lovely bright and fresh space. Come in and have a look!
Mrs Johnson, Mrs Mangan and Ms Marshall
YEAR 9 & 10 TOURISM, TRAVEL & SPORT EXCURSION
On Friday 10th and Tuesday 14th of October, Highvale students from the Tourism, Travel and Sport
geography elective enjoyed a day out at some of Melbourne’s top tourist attractions.
First up they were able to explore the National Sports Museum and partake in some games themselves in
the special interactive sports area. Later, they were able to get a new appreciation for the Melbourne
Cricket Ground whilst on a tour of its main features. These included the underground cricket nets, AFL
players’ rooms, press conference room, media rooms and much more. In the afternoon it was off to the
Queen Victoria Market for some much needed lunch and it was great to see several students opting for
market food instead of getting McDonalds…again! After lunch students did very well to survey over 50
members of the general public about their purpose for being at the market and improvements that could be
made to it. They are now in the process of writing up a formal fieldwork report based on the data they
collected on the day.
All the students had a wonderful time and a big thank you must go to Rick Derons, Russell Marshall and
Tom Barton for their assistance on the day!
Mary Taylor
Year 9/10 Humanities Teacher
SPORTS REPORT
District Athletics
Well done to the following students who competed at the Eastern Metropolitan Region Athletics Finals last
week:
Deane Cadavona
Grace Zhang
Zoe Glazner
Dale Steele
Sarah Duncan
Dylan Knight
Sam Knight
Matthew Price
13Yr 3000m
13Yr Discus
13Yr Javelin
13Yr Triple Jump
14Yr 800m and 1500m
15Yr 200m and Triple jump
16Yr Shotput and Discus
20 Yr Javelins
Congratulations to Dylan Knight (pictured on the left) who placed 2nd in triple jump and to Sam Knight who
came 2nd in shotput.
Interschool Sport Finals
This term we have a number of teams competing in finals after having won their district competitions earlier
in the year. Best of luck to the following teams:
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Year 7 boys table tennis- 17/10/14
Year 8 boys and girls table tennis- 22/10/14
Year 8 boys basketball- 24/10/14
Year 7 boys volleyball- 27/10/14
Intermediate boys table tennis- 29/10/14
Year 7 girls cricket- 5/11/14
Amanda Gomes
Head of Health and Sports Coordinator
MUSIC NEWS
At the end of last term, the Senior Band visited the local Highvale Retirement Village to perform for the
residents. This has developed into a regular occurrence, with our students playing there a couple of times a
year.
The Highvale students had a chance to share their music with an appreciative audience. The songs ranged
from golden oldies that the audience knew, such as 'In The Mood' and Bach's 'Air', to the more
contemporary pieces of 'Locked Out Of Heaven' and 'Eye of The Tiger'. Once the performance was over,
the Senior Band enjoyed the afternoon tea supplied and was able to spend some time chatting with the
audience members.
The Highvale students were excellent ambassadors for our school, and they are now looking forward
to their next performance to the students of Highvale Primary School.
Suzi Reid
Senior Band conductor
GARDENING – PLANTS/CUTTINGS REQUESTED
Mrs Braddy is undertaking some gardening around
the school whenever she has an opportunity using
cuttings from her home.
She would appreciate with donations of any small
shrubs/ established cuttings that you may have.
(Nearly) anything will be gratefully received!
Thanks
COMMUNITY NEWS
School Uniforms For Sale
2x
1x
1x
1x
1x
Size 12
Size 14
Size 14
Size 12
Contact :
Denise
Summer Dress (Excellent Condition)
Summer Dress (Excellent Condition)
Spray Jacket
Winter Skirt
Winter Pants (never worn)
0439 038 293
Maths/English Tuition – Free Assessment
$25 each
$25
$40
$75
$20
2014/2015 ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS $65
Melbourne Entertainment books are now available from the General Office for $65.
If you’d rather pay and order online, you can use this link then collect in person or pay extra for delivery.
Sales contribute towards the school’s fundraising efforts as we receive 20% commission on book sales.
You can use your book from now until 30th June 2015 so get in early to get the most out of it.
New - digital version now available (Minimum requirements: iPhone4s or Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean))
Please note: Entertainment™ Digital Memberships are compatible with iPhone4s and above, and Android 4.1.2 (Jelly
Bean) and above.
So you have a choice: the traditional Entertainment™ Book Membership or the new Entertainment™ Digital Membership.
The Entertainment ™ Digital Membership
The brand new Entertainment™ Digital Membership puts the value of the Entertainment™ Book into your Apple or Android
device, and allows you to:
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Show and save using your Apple or Android device, with no Card or Voucher to present
Search for nearby businesses in the Entertainment™ program
Search for specific businesses by name, location or dining category
Share your Membership with your immediate family
Which Membership is best for you?
BOOK
DIGITAL
You like to plan ahead when dining out
You like to flick through the Book
You tend to make spontaneous dining decisions
You don’t have an Apple or Android device
You never leave home without your iPhone or Android smartphone device
You want to share your Entertainment™ offers with your immediate family
Keep track of your savings automatically
Contact: Ronnie O’Loughlin (PTFSA)
0422377438 [email protected]