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Eltham High Schoolt (03) 9430 5111 | ABsenCes: (03) 9430 5299 eltham.hs@edumail.vic.gov.auwww.elthamhs.vic.edu.au

TERM 1 / WEEK 5tuesday, 22 march 2016

DAtes to remember

2016

Monday, 11 April:

First Day term 2

Friday, 15 April:

whole school Assembly

Wednesday, 27 April:

Athletics Carnival

Year 7 ‘the Ict Forum’Information evening

tuesday, 22 march: 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Last Day of term 1thursday, 24 march: 2.30pm

// PrinciPal’S rEPort

A Focus on Our School Values

on the first day of attendance this year students took part in a number of year level assemblies. the focus of each assembly was to support students to revisit the school Values and to align themselves with who we are as a learning community. six of our senior school leaders selected one of the school values and presented to the assembly on what that particular value means to them.

School Value: Integrity presented by David Sutherland.

“Hi i’m David sutherland and i’m here to briefly discuss the school value of integrity. this can be one of the more confusing but perhaps the most important of the school values.

the dictionary describes integrity as, the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.

Although this definition gives a general explanation of what the word means, it doesn’t clearly explain how integrity applies to our everyday lives. so this is what integrity means to me and how i think it should apply to our lives.

integrity can be thought of as the underlying value, or the foundation, which all the other values sit upon, whether they are the values which our school holds dear or any other values that are important to you.

A person who demonstrates integrity will apply themselves 100 % to each and every aspect of their lives, even if their actions go unseen. you don’t have to get straight A’s to demonstrate integrity and you don’t have to win every athletic race to demonstrate integrity. if you try your hardest, apply yourself completely, and be true to who you are, you are demonstrating integrity.”

Student Achievement

Australian Junior Athletics:

Congratulations to Keely Boyne (year 9, Everard House) who competed in the 2016 Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Perth last week. she competed in the under 15 200m Hurdles final and came 5th overall. she also competed in the under 15 90m Hurdles and finished ninth - just missing out on qualifying for the final. Keely ran her personal best in both events. this is an outstanding achievement for Keely and i wish her all the very best as she continues to engage with the sport.

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MarcH 2016

Wed, 23•symphonic Band Performance in Ballarat•year 8 surf Camp: 8J & 8K (wed, 23 - thurs, 24)

thurs, 24•Last Day term 1: 2.30pm•Golf - Recreational Activities 2•Principal’s Advisory Group meeting

Fri, 25•Good Friday

tues, 29•Bennetts Lane Performance

aPril 2016

Mon, 11•First Day term 2•Loddon Prison schools Program•year 11 science seminar

tues, 12•VCe studio Arts unit 1 & 3 top Arts

Wed, 13•Vet iDm screen worlds & top Designs

thurs, 14•year 11 Legal studies - Police Guest speaker•year 11 technology seminar

Fri, 15•whole school Assembly•year 12 oes - Barmah (Fri, 15 - sun, 17)•year 12 top Designs (textiles & wood)

Sun, 17•Jazz Band & Junior Jazz Band Rehearsals for Generations in Jazz (10.00am - 2.00pm)

Mon, 18•Assembly tutorial (Group A)•Choir Performance at eltham Primary school

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BmX national Championships:

Congratulations to Hannah Wasylkowski (year 9, Stewart House) who competed in the 2016 BmX national Championships in Bathurst last week. After a big crash in a national series race on thursday she was nursing some injuries going into the national race on saturday. Hannah competed against 26 other girls from across Australia, she began saturday well with a 4th and a 2nd place and then she crashed in her third race but finished with enough points to make it into the semifinal. Hannah finished 3rd in the semifinal which guaranteed her a finals berth, she is the first Victorian girl in her age group to make a national final in a number of years. in a nail biting final, Hannah earned herself the title of ‘#5 Australia- 15yo Girls’. this is an exceptional achievement and one that Hannah should be very proud of. i know that we all are very proud of her. i wish her well with her future in the sport.

Beach Volleyball:

i take this opportunity to congratulate all the students that participated in the Beach Volleyball competitions . some outstanding results have been achieved and i refer you to the sports section of the newsletter for the finer detail. well done!

Chess Victoria tournament:

Congratulations to Cameron Yung (year 12, Stewart House) who on sunday, 20 march participated in the Chess Victoria Age-Group Rapid tournament and managed to win the u18 Boys division. the published photo shows Cameron with the u16 champion Regan Crowley and international master Leonid sandler who is the current Chess Vic President. this event is for juniors (18 years and under) who have a rating with the Australian Chess Federation, or students who qualified to one or more Chess Victoria state finals in 2015. more than 150 young people across all the divisions participated in the competition.

over the term break, Cameron will be travelling to Canberra to participate in the Doeberl Cup. Cameron is a student who is highly committed to his studies but also shows passion and commitment to this sport in which he participates in at a high level. i wish Cameron all the very best as he prepares for his next round of competition.

Safe Schools Coalition Discussion with both Local and Federal Members of Parliament

on monday 21 march, we were very fortunate to host a visit from representatives from state and Federal Parliament. Both Vicki ward and Jenny macklin were interested in hearing from our students on the recent debate around the safe schools Coalition.

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tues, 19•2015 Anthology Launch - workshops•edendale Farm sustainability Program (ABCD)• indonesian Film Festival 2016•year 8 medieval montsalvat (8A,B,D,F,H)

Wed, 20•edendale Farm sustainability Program (eFG)•year 8 medieval montsalvat (8C,e,G,J,K))•year 11 supreme & County Court excursion•year 12 Business management - CuB & ikea•school Council meeting (7.30pm - 9.30pm)

thurs, 21•edendale Farm sustainability Program (HJK)•unit 3 (studio Arts, Photography, VCD & ViD) “Copyright” seminar•year 7 (2017) open Day/ information evening

Fri, 22•Active for life: Boxercise•AnZAC Day service (11.00am - 11.30am)•top Designs - year 12 systems, year 11 Product Design & technology•year 11 oes - Lower yarra

Mon, 25•AnZAC Day: Public Holiday

Wed, 27•Athletics Carnival

Fri, 29•Active for Life: Lawn Bowls

MaY 2016

Mon, 2•year 10 work experience (mon, 2 - Fri, 6 may)

Approximately 30 students participated in a discussion led by Jenny macklin. As expected, our students did not hold back and were able to communicate their ideas, feelings and hopes in a very clear and mature way.

once again i have to say that this forum was yet another example of just what fantastic ambassadors our students are for our school and for our community. Both Vicki and Jenny left the school with a good deal to think about. in particular, it highlighted the importance and the benefits of the work of the safe schools Coalition and the value that our students see in this work supporting the education agenda of not just our school but also our system. needless to say i was very proud of them.

i take this opportunity to thank both Vicki and Jenny for taking time out of their very busy schedules to meet with our young people.

Wedding Bells

i extend the congratulations of the eltham High school Community to mr Gabriel Piras and miss Adaline tallarida who were married on saturday, 19 march and similarly to miss ida sakkal who was married to her partner Brian on sunday 20, march. we wish them all a long and happy life together.

Congratulations

i take this opportunity to congratulate mrs Veronica Rustica and mrs natasha young who, as of the start of term 2, will be moving into a period of maternity leave followed by parental leave. i wish them and their respective partners all the very best as each couple awaits the birth of their first child. we are currently in the process of filling the teaching positions which become vacated with both mrs Rustica’s and mrs young’s departures.

Retirement

i wish to acknowledge that mrs Helen macKenzie, for personal reasons, has tendered her resignation, effective as from the first day of term 2. mrs macKenzie was employed from the tAFe sector to support the development and implementation of the Vet Hospitality program as well as teach in the Foods program. she has done a wonderful job in establishing the Vet Program and ensuring that it works well and meets the needs of our students. i thank mrs macKenzie for her hard work and commitment over the last few years and i wish her and her family all the very best as she moves into this next stage of her life.

i am very pleased to say that we have appointed mrs yasemin Ziada to take over from mrs macKenzie. mrs Ziada comes highly qualified to deliver the Vet Hospitality program as well as teach the Foods program and she comes highly recommended. i wish mrs Ziada a very positive entry into our learning community.

Farewell

Also at the end of this term we will farewell Deb Potts who has been the Receptionist at eltham High school for the past three years.

Deb has been an exceptional support to the school by greeting visitors, directing telephone enquiries, producing the weekly school newsletter and managing many other school communications.

we wish her well in her future career path and sincerely thank her for dedicated commitment to the school during this time.

School Working Bee

A big thank you to all the families that attended the working Bee on sunday, 20 march. there was a great deal achieved through a strong, collaborative approach. in particular, i wish to thank the young people that attended and made the day even more enjoyable; some of which came on their own to contribute to this wonderful community spirit that exists within our school. As always, i commend the work of the Grounds Committee without whose hard work, planning and insight, we could not have achieved what we did. A special mention of the maintenance crew, Ben and Rhys who were on duty for the entire morning. thank you!

End of Term

it is hard to believe that we have actually come to the end of term 1. whilst this has been a relatively short term, it has been a very busy one. irrespective of the length of the term, everything that needs to happen within the term has to be done. the year has begun calmly and smoothly and, as always, the pace has developed cross the term.

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roStEr For MarcH 2016

Wed 23•shirley Diez•simone ellul

thurs 24•tracy Abdallah•Joanne Kesteser

Fri 18•Public Holiday

roStEr For aPril 2016

Mon 11

tues 12

**EFTPOS facilities+ are now available**

UPcoMinG MEnU

wed: Hokkien noodles

thurs: Hamburgers

Fri: Public Holiday

mon:

tues:

cAnteenroStEr & MEnU

i take this opportunity to congratulate all the students for the way that they have been engaging with their work and of course the teachers for their hard work and dedication.

i wish you all a very happy easter and i wish all students and staff a relaxing and restful term break.

As customary with the end of each term, on thursday 24 march, school will finish at 2.30pm. i ask parents/guardians to arrange safe travel home for all students.

VINCENT SICARI, Principal

/ aSSiStant PrinciPal

Your tutor

this week students in year 10 and year 12 had the opportunity to hear about a product freely available to them for 2016 called ‘your tutor’. students in year 9 and year 11 will be introduced to the service during the first week of term 2.

your tutor is an online service designed to support students in their learning by connecting them with tutors. once students have registered they are able seek assistance at any time between 3:00 and 10:00pm. when clicking on the ‘Connect’ service they will generally be connected to a tutor online within a few minutes and can then spend as long as they need to receive personalised support in their learning.

tutors are available to support students in the areas of english, mathematics and the sciences as well as with their literacy and numeracy skills which will assist students across all of their subject areas. the service is not designed to provide students with ‘answers’ but to provide tailored support to help them get ‘un-stuck’- when they need it. Also included is a writing review service where students are able to submit drafts of their writing and receive feedback on their work within a 24 hour period.

tutors are professional, carefully selected and work under the guidance and supervision of your tutor. this ensures the service is safe and supportive for students.

while this is a commercial product, eltham High school has been lucky enough to be selected alongside a number of other schools in our area to be sponsored by melbourne Polytechnic. this sponsorship will allow students in years 9 - 12 to access the complete service for the duration of 2016 at no cost. students need only collect a your tutor - Activation Card from their sub-school office and get started straight away.

i encourage you to access the your tutor website to find out more about the service at www.yourtutor.com.au should you have any queries or feedback regarding the service i also encourage you to contact me here at school. we see this as a positive opportunity for our students and i would lastly like to thank melbourne Polytechnic www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au for making it possible.

Skateboard Storage

new skateboard storage is in the process of being finalised and will be based in the Bike shed. From the beginning of term 2 students will be required to store their skateboards in the Bike shed instead of in the Junior school office.

skateboards will be able to be stored securely using a combination padlock that can be used to lock the skateboard to the rack. students will be able to leave the lock attached to the skateboard rack.

As of term 2 students will not be able to store their skateboards in the Junior school office. to ensure that they can store their skateboard securely, students will be required to supply a combination lock for their personal use.

FRAN MULLINS, Assistant Principal

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// MiddlE ScHool

Year 8 Surf Camp

students should now be in receipt of their year 8 surf Camp form. Dates for the remaining camps are shown below:

8G & 8H: tuesday, 22 - wednesday, 23 march

8J & 8K: wednesday, 23 - thursday, 24 march

ROSS MCKINNON, Middle School Leader

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the Arts department is currently looking for donations of any kind of tape (rolls of masking tape, duct tape, electrical tape, brown tape, clear tape, band aid etc.) and continues to look for musical instruments that are beyond repair.

UTE LEINER, Art

// carEErS

New Eltham High Careers Website

At eltham High school Pathways and transition is an important part of your child’s educational experience.

As such i would like to announce the creation of an eltham High school web based career support site.

it can be accessed at www.elthamhighcareers.com with the majority of menu links open access. However, there is also a dedicated student area where your child can create an account and take advantage of various activities and production tasks. in there you will find interest and occupations quizzes, a resume format, digital portfolio access and many more useful tools. when your child creates their account have them use their school email address and a password will be generated for them.

the site has information for all year levels with the full functionality of the site becoming more appropriate as students move into year 9. the student account remains accessible across the life of your child’s high school life.

i would encourage you to have a look at the site and if there are any questions regarding its use please feel free to conatct me on 9430 5113 or at pri@elthamhs.vic.edu.au

Year 10

year 10 work experience 2016: monday, 2 - Friday, 6 may 2016:

All students are required to organise an appropriate placement for this time, with the emphasis being on a career related interest.

students can access the required forms via the intranet under the senior school link or obtain them from outside the Careers office.

Please make an early start on the placement and be aware that this is compulsory program that replaces all classes including year 11 enhancement.

ROSS PRINGLE, Careers/Pathways

drama

when: wednesday (Junior) thursday (Senior) Location: 111 Drama space time: 3.20pm – 5.00pm

George Franklin Drama/Coach Critical & Creative Thinking

Scrambled Prince Workshops

when: tuesday

Location: 111 Drama space time: 3.20pm – 6.00pm

George Franklin Drama/Coach Critical & Creative Thinking

EHS Swimming club

when: thursday Location: eltham Leisure Centre time: 7.00am – 8.00am

Phil Boyd

EHS Swimming Club Coordinator

interschool debating team

when: monday Location: Room 301 time: Lunchtime

Adaline Tallarida Debating Coordinator

Photography, Visual design & creativity club

when: TBC Location: Room 601 time: Lunchtime

Artek Halpern-Laurence Ex-Student

PriSiM(People - Respecting - indvidual’s - sexuality - identity - movement)

when: tuesday Location: Room 156 time: Lunchtime

Louise Heathcote Student Services Leader

tournament of Minds (Starts term 2)

when: tuesday (year 7 - 10) Location: Room 154 time: Lunchtime

Loren Clarke Tournament of Minds Coordinator

eLthAm hs cLUbsWHY not GEt inVolVEd!

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// lanGUaGES

New Caledonia Tour – 2016

Chers Parents and students,

Plans are currently underway planning a trip for eltham High school French students to new Caledonia: our closest French-speaking neighbour. At this stage we are hoping to travel to noumea in september, 2016 (first week of the school holidays). the dates will be monday, 19 september to monday, 26 september. the trip will be booked through Get educational tours for their eight day “noumea study and Holiday excursion” (a copy of the itinerary is attached). students in years 9-11 are invited to participate.

An information evening will be held on wednesday 13 April, 2016 at 7.00 pm in the100’s open space where further information about the trip will be available and the opportunity to have any questions answered.

the approximate total cost of the tour, including departure taxes, meals, airfare and accommodation, is expected to be $2,750. .

interested families are asked to complete the expression of interest form, and return it to mrs nicassio, mrs Keating or ms Considine by monday, 11 April (1st day of term 2).

we hope many students will join us to explore the sights and sounds of the southern region of La nouvelle Calédonie, and to experience French as a living language. in order for the trip to proceed a minimum of 15 students are required.

we look forward to seeing you at the information evening on wednesday 13 April, 2016.

merci beaucoup et à bientôt.

MANUELA NICASSIO, Languages KLA Coordinator

Extra Maths Help

when: tuesdayLocation: Room 706time: 3.10pm – 4.00pm

Briony TurnerMaths KLA Coordinator

Homework club - Year 7when: thursdayLocation: Room 142time: Lunchtime

Ashlea OatesEnglish/Integration Studies Teacher

it Support - Year 7Get to know your surface Pro 3

when: thursday Location: Room 140time: Lunchtime

Katie ReedICT Leader

Smart not Scattered - Year 7A group for year 7 students wishing to get on top of their time management, goal setting and organisation.

when: thursday Location: Room 142time: Lunchtime

Ashlea OatesEnglish/Integration Studies Teacher

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// MUSical notES

Year 7 Instrumental Lessons and Rehearsals

the year 7 instrumental lessons commenced week beginning monday, 29 February. the lessons will appear on Compass; please ensure you check Compass regularly. you must bring your instrument to your first lesson. Please ensure you have purchased an instrument through Fine music or Bows for strings.

Junior strings rehearsals are on Fridays from 7.30am - 8.45am.

training Band rehearsals are on tuesdays from 7.30am - 8.45am.

Students are to arrive by 7.20am to set up and the rehearsal runs from 7.30am to 8.45am. we encourage parents to attend the first rehearsal and hear their first amazing sounds.

Symphonic Band Concert with Ballarat Concert Band

the symphonic Band will perform a combined concert with Ballarat Grammar and Ballarat High school on wednesday, 23 march. Please see Compass for full details. Dinner will be provided and students will be required to give Jane nicholson $5 to cover the costs. the formal performance uniform is required to be worn.

Bennetts Lane Performance

on tuesday, 29 march the Jazz Band and stage Band will be performing at Bennetts Lane. Bennetts Lane is the longest running Jazz venue in melbourne and the opportunity to perform at such an establishment will be an exciting experience for the students. Bennetts Lane is a fully licensed public venue. the evening will begin at 7.30pm and conclude at 10.00pm.

Although there will be a strong staff presence, we ask parents to attend, not only to support the students and enjoy the music but also to provide supervision of your child. if you are not able to attend, could you please confirm in writing the name of the person who will be taking your child to and from the venue, to monty mackenzie or ed Fairlie.

Jazz Band and Junior Jazz Band

the Jazz Band and Junior Jazz Band will have a weekend rehearsal on sunday, 17 April from 10.00am to 2.00pm in preparation for Generations in Jazz.

Concert Band Tour to Wangaratta

the Concert Band tour to wangaratta will depart from eltham High school at 7.30am on wednesday, 20 April and will return at 4.30pm on Friday, 22 April. there will be a letter sent home with specific information regarding payment and what to pack. students will be provided with an itinerary closer to the tour. Please see Compass for further details.

2016 Instrumental Music Program Fees

the fees are payable in three instalments; the first being due on 5 February, then 18 April, 2016 and 16 June, 2016. or for the training Band and Junior strings, the fees are due on 17 march, 2016, 12 may 2016 and 21 July 2016. the instrumental lesson fee is the first instalment due by 5 February 2016, the ensemble program fee is the second instalment due by 18 April 2016. the third instalment is due by 16 June 2016 and will be for any other fees i.e. instrument hire, percussion equipment fee etc.

you can pay via BPay, over the telephone (tel: 9430 5118) or direct to our cashier in the General office.

Please note, as the eltham High school music Program is a self-funded program, and in order to meet the commitment to staff, if a student withdraws from the music Program anytime during the year, full yearly fees are payable.

if you have any queries about the music Program, please contact the music office on 9430 5127 or email Jane, our music secretary, at nio@elthamhs.vic.edu.au

RICK PLUMMER, Music Director

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• iCt Forum & workshop for year 7 Families•Lunchtime workshops for year 7 students•skateboard storage•ssV Diving - Region & state Championships•subscribing to eHs newsletter•term Dates•year 7 Attendance

School Term Dates

2016teRm 1:

Finishes thursday, 24 march: 2.30pm

teRm 2:

starts monday, 11 April

Finishes Friday, 24 June

PArentinForMation

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// SPort

Eltham High School Volleyball

Volleyball Competitions:

monday night Volleyball for year 7 teams started well with 8 teams playing. new players are always welcome. Please pay $3 as you enter the stadium.

thursday night Volleyball got off to a great start with 7 teams playing last week. there is still room for other teams if students are still interested in playing. Please pay $3 as you enter the stadium.

Beach Volleyball:

Congratulations to our Beach Volleyball teams on representing eltham High so well at south melbourne beach last week.

the year 8 Boys won a silver medal. they were Nathan Barry (year 8, Rutter House), Jackson Stafford (year 8, Andrew House), Christian Roberts (year 8, Andrew House) and Laz Olsen-Wilken (year, 8 Rutter House).

the following day our year 9 Boys and Girls both won a silver medal. Congratulations to Zac Broeren (year 9, Everard House) and Paddy Leahy (year 9, Stewart House) on their silver medal in the year 9 Boys pairs competition. Congratulations to Carly Svent (year 9 Stewart House), Jamieson Weddle (year 9, Rutter House), Tilly MacDonald (year 9, Stewart House) and Nicola Harrington (year 9, Andrew House) on winning their silver medal in the year 9 Girls fours.

2016 Volleyball Dates:

15th April: senior northern Zone Vollleyball

19th April: intermediate northern Zone Volleyball

19th may: intermediate state Volleyball Final

20th may: senior state Volleyball Final

29th – 31st July: Volleyball Victoria schools’ Cup

11th october: year 8 Volleyball Round Robin

25th october: year 8 northern Zone Volleyball

26th october: year 7 northern Zone Volleyball

26th october: intermediate 2017 Round Robin

22nd november: year 8 state Volleyball

23rd november: year 7 state Volleyball

4th – 9th December: Australian Volleyball schools’ Cup

if your child has a unique sporting moment or is selected in a state or national team please let us know so we can share the good news. email: tho@elthamhs.vic.edu.au

GREG THOMAS, Volleyball/Elite Sports Coordinator

eLthAm sPortstiMEtaBlE

aPril 2016

Fri, 15 april•senior northern Zone Volleyball

tues, 19 april• intermediate northern Zone Volleyball

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// WorkinG BEE

Working Bee: Sunday, 20 March

Perfect autumn working conditions prevailed for the 50 parents, students, past parents and teachers who attended the second working Bee for the year on sunday. All tasks planned were addressed in a comprehensive manner. thanks to all those who attended this event, especially the Grounds Committee members who supervise tasks and provision volunteers with morning tea and barbeque lunch.

Listed below are the tasks that were completed on sunday.

•A u-shaped sleeper retaining wall was constructed around the mosaic memorial on the Bell street fence. sleeper tops will be affixed at the next working Bee. our thanks to marcus Drakes who supplied a post hold digger for this job.

•120 new plants were assigned new homes in a variety of locations; the internal courtyard of the 100’s, the central courtyard and the area adjacent to the cricket nets.

•the triangular shaped garden bed in the central courtyard was completely removed of builders rubble and replaced with new soil. Plants and mulch will be installed at the next working Bee in may. our thanks to Barry Robinson who supplied a jack hammer for the job.

•A significant amount of pruning and weeding was completed on the north side of the 400’s block. it now looks very neat the tidy.

•Brush cutting and mowing was completed in a range of locations across the campus precinct.

•A significant amount of spraying of couch grass was completed in the area adjacent to the cricket nets.

thanks again to all our volunteers who made the sacrifice to support this event and make a difference to the school environment. Listed below are all those volunteers who signed the registration book on the day.

Robert Ackland, Leo Adamson, Marian Birkett, Donna Broadbent, Keegan Brown, John Coates, Gabby and Sarah Cook, David and James Cox, Brett Ditchfield, Michael and Tye Friedl, Silvia Furfori, Philip Green, Stuart Hearity, Nicole Johnston, Natalie Kellett, Tim Kervin, Natasha and Charlie Levan, Bruce Martyn, Simon Maurdev, Bruce McCallum, Frank Medcalf, Tim Natoli, Nicolson family, David and Lisa Norden, Kelly O’Donnell, Barry Robinson, Vincent Sicari, Jeremy Taylor, Nikolas Tooley, Simon Treadwell, Tutera family, David Tyndall, Sue Washington, Sharon and Ben Wells, Brendan White and the Zuzic family.

the grounds committee is in desperate need of new members to jour our Committee. At present we have 10 members of the Committee whose children have long graduated from the school. we have had no new members join in 2016. it is about time some new parents took the leap and joined a well organised machine that continually makes a difference.

working Bee dates for the remainder of 2016 are as follows:

sunday, 1 may

sunday, 5 June

sunday, 21 August

sunday, 23 october

sunday, 13 november

JOHN COATES, for the Grounds Committee

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Extra homework help in 2016 thanks to Melbourne Polytechnic

next time your child gets stuck during homework or study, don’t let it turn into an argument. you have free access to a huge network of expert teachers and tutors, online, on-demand, with the school’s yourtutor service.

Connect to a live expert 3pm-10pm for real-time help with maths, english, the sciences and more. or your child can upload a draft assignment any time and get personal expert feedback, to help them make it their own best work.

melbourne Polytechnic are providing free access to yourtutor for our students in 2016 to help with after-hours study, for confidence, support for parents, and learning improvement.

students have received activation codes.

unlock your child’s account now at http://yourtutor.com.au/start

DISCLAIMER: “Eltham High School does not endorse any company, organisation or product referenced in the Community Announcements”

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Dragonfly is an exciting monthly meeting place for kids in years 7 to 10 featuring some of the biggest names in Australian entertainment. The Dragonfly Grand Opening will take place at Skaterz, in Eltham, on Friday 22nd April and will feature Big T (X Factor 2015) and Bella Paige (Junior Eurovision 2015). Yamaha Music Australia are proud to invite students from Eltham High School to perform on stage at Dragonfly to support our celebrity entertainment throughout 2016. Make sure you come down and support students from Eltham High School performing with Big T live on stage at 7pm. Performers will be announced soon! For more information, to find out how YOU can be involved and to purchase tickets please visit http://www.dragonflymelbourne.com.au

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