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

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Student Achievement

On World Refugee Day (Monday 20 June), I congratulate Liv Smith (Year 12, Stewart House) who has written and directed the next performance for Scrambled Prince, the school’s elite touring theatre company. I’d Turn Back is an amazing play about the plight of refugees. Working through the Salvation Army’s asylum seeker project, Liv spent last November and December meeting with refugees in the community and in detention. The show is based on their stories.

Liv is a member of the Senior Drama and Scrambled Prince ensembles. Other members of Scrambled Prince include: Michael Jukes (Year 12, Stewart House), Oliver Zagorski (Year 12, Rutter House), Tess Hider (Year 9, Stewart House), and Chrissy Fitzmaurice (Year 11, Andrew House). The music for the show has been composed and performed by music teacher Gabrielle Piras. The performance is intense, moving physical theatre exploring some very challenging and important themes. The play is an amazing testament to the talent and hard work of all involved, but particularly Liv Smith.

The Premiere of this show took place on Wednesday the 22 June at the Salvation Army 828 Sydney Road North Coburg at 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

This show will also feature as one of a suite of 3 plays the school will present at the 2016 Melbourne Fringe in September, and the Adelaide Fringe in February 2017. These plays include: I’d Turn Back with Scrambled Prince; Ceremony of the Innocent (junkyard opera based on the Children’s Crusade) with Scrambled Prince; What I Learned at the Big School, (a Year 7 Odyssey) with our Junior touring company, Scrambled Eggs.

I wish Liv and her team all the very best as they embark on the performance of her play and I so much look forward to seeing it. I also wish the Scrambled Eggs Ensemble the very best as they engage in their preparation for their performance at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

I take this opportunity to commend the work of the After School Drama Program Leader, Mr George Franklin and his group of supporters and contributors, all of whom share their amazing talent with our students and put in a great deal of work and eff ort in their support.\

Rock2Top

On Sunday afternoon a very excited group of 42 students and staff departed from the front of the school on their Rock2Top adventure. The group boarded their plane at Tullamarine for a 7:55 flight to Darwin. The group will be away until the end of the first week of the term break and I am certain that they will have the time of their lives. A fantastic itinerary including a range of indigenous cultural experiences will most certainly provide a great deal of learning for all of them. I wish to thank the four staff who have volunteered to accompany the students, Ashlea Oates, Nick Cooper, Bree Pascoe and Phil Boyd (Tour Leader); without their dedication and commitment experiences such as this would not be possible for our young people.

DATES TO REMEMBER 2016

Thursday 23 June Year 7 Integrated Studies ExpoFriday 24 June End of term 2 (2:30 Finish)

Year 10 and Enhancement 2017 Infor-mation Night Wednesday 13 July - 7:00pmVCE Information 2017 Night Wednesday July 20 - 7:00pm Year 9 2017 Information Night Tuesday July 26 - 7:00pmVCAL Information Night ( Thursday July 28 - 7:00pm

1 Principal’s Report3 Assistant Principal’s Report4 Junior School5 Senior School8 Musical Notes 9 Careers9 Sport10 Science11 Arts12 Community Announcements

TERM 2 / WEEK 11Tuesday, 21 June 2016

YEAR 7 EXPO Thursday, 23 June

END OF TERMFriday, 24 June 2:30 pm Finish

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Fri 24• Tournament of Minds Training: Lunchtime• End of Term 2 (2:30pm Student finish)

JULY 2016

Mon 04• Scrambled Prince Rehearsal

Tue, 12• Year 7 METRO Trains Community Education Visit: P1

Wed 13• Year 10 and Enhancement 2017 Information Night : 7:00pm

Thu 14 • Symphonic Band Rehearsal Day at EHS• Year 7 Immunisations

Fri 15• Symphonic Band Camp: Healesville Fri 15 - Sat 16

Mon 18• Training Band Camp: Mon 18 - Tue 19

Tue 19Intermediate Band Camp: Tue 19 - Wed 20

Wed 20Concert Band Camp: Wed 20 - Thu 21• VCE Information 2017 Night: 7:00pm• School Council: 7:30pm

Fri 22• Year 11 Melbourne Career Expo: • Senior and Intermediate strings Rehearsal day

Tuei 26• Year 9 2017 Information Night: 7:00pm

Wed 27• Year 7 A,B,C,D City Experience Camp: Wed 27 - Fri 29• VIctorian Schools’ Music Festival - Intermediate Strings

Thu 28• VCAL Information Evening:

SCHOOL CALENDARMAY 2016

As I always say, our students are our best ambassadors and I am sure that on this trip like many others that came before, our students will represent us in an admirable way.

I look forward to hearing about their experience on their return.

Whole School Assembly

The Semester 1 Whole School Assembly took place on Wednesday 22 June at 9:00 am. During this assembly we highlighted the school value of Social and Environmental Responsibility and aligned this with the importance of Reconciliation and our understanding of the indigenous culture of the land on which we gather each day to learn. This was a special assembly planned and organised by our two school leaders: Brock Manson (Year 12, Everard House) and Ruby Zogopoulos (Year 12, Andrew House) in collaboration with the Nillumbik Reconciliation Group. A range of guest speakers and performers communicated their views, feelings and culture to us. It was a great morning and it was fantastic to have representatives from the Nillumbik Reconciliation group taking part.

End of Term Arrangements

As the end of Term Two draws near I take this opportunity to wish Miss Michele Bregar all the very best as she embarks on a period of leave for the remainder of the year. I wish her well in her endeavours and look forward to her return in 2017. A replacement to take over Miss Bregar’s classes has been appointed and will be on deck from day 1, Term 3.

I also wish Ms Sha Shukor and her husband all the very best as she moves into a period of Parental leave awaiting the birth of her second child. A replacement for Ms Shukor’s Teaching role will be appointed in the next couple of days and the vacancy she leaves in the Junior School Coordination Team has already been filled. We look forward to hearing about the new addition to Ms Shukor’s family.

Finally I wish Katrina Kelly (Integration Department) all the very best in her new job outside of the school. Katrina has been associated with our school for many years; as a parent, a volunteer and as a paid staff member. I take this opportunity to thank Katrina for all her work as a member of the Integration Team and I do wish her well as she embarks on this new venture.

As is the case with each last day of term, school will conclude at 2:30 pm. I ask all parents to ensure that appropriate travel arrangements are put in place for students to accommodate the early dismissal.

I take this opportunity to wish all the students and staff a very relaxing break. Whilst I know that senior students are required to undertake some work and study it is also very important that they have a decent break prior to beginning Term 3. I ask all students to keep themselves safe and I look forward to seeing everyone back on the first day back, the 11th of July.

Note of condolences

I extend the most sincere condolences of the Eltham High School Community to Mrs Nimma Sagar and her family on the recent loss of their mother. Our thought and prayers are with the family at this very sad time.

VINCENT Sicari, Principal

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

2017 Course Planning - Year Level Information Nights 2016

In the first few weeks of Term 3 there will be a number of important information evenings for students in Years 8, 9 and 10. The purpose of these sessions is to inform students of the pathways available to them in 2017 and how to go about selecting them.

The sessions will ensure that students get information that is accurate and consistent, have a chance to hear from their peers who are currently undertaking courses at the relevant year level and a chance to have questions answered.

It is important that all students along with a family member attend the session relevant to their Year Level so that they can make informed decisions as they move towards 2017. Should you have any queries regarding the sessions (see the times and dates listed below) please do not hesitate to contact the relevant sub school leader: Ross McKinnon (Middle School) or Anna Panas (Senior School)

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7:00pm• Year 8 into Year 9 Information Evening: 7:00pm• Australian Maths Competition

Fri 29• Volleyball Victoria Schools’ Cup

AUGUST 2016

Wed 03• 21st Century Skills Activity• Year 7 E,F,G City Experience Camp: Wed 03 - Fri 05• Critical Thinking Test

Thu 04• Space Camp 2017 Information Night

Mon, 08• Victorian Schools’ Music Festival - Choir Section

Sun 14 • Symp-honic Band Sydney tour: Sun 14 -Sat 20

Mon 15• Year 11 and 12 Smiling Minds seminar: P4

Wed 17• Year 7 H,J,K City Experience Camp: Wed 17 - Fri 19

Thu 18• Ace Your Exams Year 12 seminar: P1

Tue 23• Victorian Schools’ Music Festival - Concert Band

Thu 25• Year 12 English seminar

Mon 29• Year 12 Assembly - Police Presentation: P4

Year 10 and Enhancement 2017 Information Night (for current Year 9 students)

Wednesday 13 July - 7:00pm

VCE Information 2017 Night (for current Year 10 students)

Wednesday July 20 - 7:00pm

Year 9 2017 Information Night (for current Year 8 students)

Tuesday July 26 - 7:00pm

VCAL Information Night (for current Year 10 students considering a VCAL pathway)

Thursday July 28 - 7:00pm

Reports for Year 11 and Year 12 subjects are now available via Compass. For Year 10 students completing a Year Eleven Enhancement subject, your report is available, but only for this subject. Reports for all other year levels will be available on Friday 15th of July.

For any queries regarding reports please contact either the relevant teacher directly via email, or me here at school. (nao@elthamhs.vic.edu.au)

Tim Natoli, Assistant Principal

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Year 7 City Experience Program

Dear Parents/Guardians,

It is with great pleasure that I am able to inform you that the Year 7 City Experience Camps will be occurring in July/August this year. Our Year 7 classes will be divided into three groups, with each class attending camp on the dates shown below:

• Camp One, Wednesday July 27 – Friday July 29: 7A, 7B 7C and 7D • Camp Two, Wednesday August 03 – Friday August 05: 7E, 7F and 7G• Camp Three, Wednesday August 17 – Friday August 19: 7H, 7J and 7K

You may have noticed that the cost for this camp ($250) appeared on your Eltham High School financial statement which was forwarded to families at the end of 2015; parents are requested to ensure payment is finalised for this camp by the end of Term 2. If payment by this date causes any diff iculties please contact our Revenue Administrator, Paula Hogan (9430 5118), to discuss payment options.

To ensure students are able to fully participate in the City Experience Program, all students will need to have a Myki card with at least $30.00 credit.

The itinerary, camp agreement and consent forms, special dietary requirement forms, payment forms and medical forms are all available on Compass and a hard copy has been given to students. All forms need to be completed and returned no later than Wednesday 13 July, 2016.

If you have any questions about the Year 7 City Experience Camp or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Anam Javed on 9430 5270 or by email at jav@elthamhs.vic.edu.au.

Anam Javed, Junior School Leader

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ROSTER FOR JUNE

Wed 22• Jenny Connor• Volunteer Needed

Thur 23• Christine Farrugia• Volunteer Needed

Fri 24• Marie-Claire Desfantaines• Volunteer Needed

Mon 13•

Tues •

Upcoming Menu

Wed: Meatball SubsThurs: Chicken and Cheese ShnitzelFri: SupriseMon: Tues:

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Year 9 Program: Step Back, Think

As you would be aware, at Eltham High School great importance is placed on our core school values which continually guide our work with students.

As part of the Year 9 Program all students will participate in a ‘Step Back Think’ session which will take place on Thursday, 23 June. Step Back Think are a not-for-profit organisation focused on the prevention of social violence. Their mission is to drive cultural change to end social violence and is guided by three pillars: Education, Awareness, and Partnerships & Advocacy. They take a public health approach to the prevention of social violence by educating young people, raising awareness, and creating change at an institutional level. In particular, the session will focus on what the media has termed the ‘coward punch’ and how it changes lives forever.

A typical Step Back Think presentation includes:

•Two diff erent stories about victims of assault;

•What happens to the human brain when it is damaged;

•The consequences for both the victim and perpetrator; and

•Helping students understand how they can make a diff erence in reducing social violence.

We believe this session will be of great value to our students, providing a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of the prevalence and lasting eff ects of aggressive and violent behaviour, and how as members of their community they can support change. As such it is a compulsory element of the Year 9 Program. Further information on Step Back Think can be found at:

http://stepbackthink.org/

If there are extenuating circumstances as to why you believe this may not be the right time for your child to deal with material of this nature, please immediately make contact with Cameron Laurence, Student Growth and Leadership Leader at lau@elthamhs.vic.edu.au.

We thank you in anticipation of your support.

Cameron Laurence, Student Growth and Leadership Leader

MUSICAL NOTES

Music Camps 2016

Paperwork for the Music Camps being held in July 2016 went home with students from rehearsals in the week 14 to 17 June. If your child was absent from rehersal the forms were posted home. Students in our Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Intermediate Band and Training Band will attend an overnight camp at FernGully Lodge in Healesville. Could you please ensure all forms are completed and returned by no later than Monday 20 June 2016. Please check Compass for more details. All forms were to be returned by 20 June. Any outstanding forms should be immediatley returned to the music off ice.

Symphonic Band Tour to Sydney NSW

Paperwork for the Symphonic Band Tour to Sydney (14 to 21 August) has been sent home. Please ensure all forms are completed and returned by no later than Friday 24 June 2016.

AMEB Exams 2016

AMEB exams are taking place at Eltham High School from 16 to 24 June 2016. Students sitting an AMEB exam please note the rehearsals and exam times have now been entered into Compass. Please check Compass for your scheduled rehearsal times. The date range for the rehearsals is 24 May to 16 June. You should have two rehearsals appear on Compass between, or on these dates. Please note we have had to schedule rehearsals on the student free day - 10 June 2016. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause however we had to include this date in the schedule to fit everyone in. If you do not have two rehearsal dates scheduled please come to the Music Off ice immediately and see Jane.

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Drama

When: Wednesday (Junior)Thursday (Senior)Location: 111 Drama SpaceTime: 3.20pm – 5.00pm

George FranklinDrama/Coach Critical & Creative Thinking

Scrambled Prince Workshops

When: Tuesday

Location: 111 Drama SpaceTime: 3.20pm – 6.00pm

George FranklinDrama/Coach Critical & Creative Thinking

EHS Swimming Club

When: ThursdayLocation: Eltham Leisure CentreTime: 7.00am – 8.00am

Phil Boyd

EHS Swimming Club Coordinator

Interschool Debating Team

When: MondayLocation: Room 301Time: Lunchtime

Adaline TallaridaDebating Coordinator

PRISIM(People - Respecting - Indvidual’s - Sexuality - Identity - Movement)

When: Tuesday Location: Room 156Time: Lunchtime

Louise HeathcoteStudent Services Leader

Tournament of Mind (Starts Term 2)

When: Tuesday (Year 7 - 10)Location: Room 154Time: Lunchtime

Loren ClarkeTournament of Minds Coordinator

ELTHAM HS CLUBSWHY NOT GET INVOLVED!

Please note the starting time of your AMEB exam on Compass is approximately 20 minutes prior to your actual exam time. This will allow you time to leave your class and come to the Music Off ice to warm up. Please confirm your actual exam time with your music teacher.

Students sitting Bassoon AMEB exams are required to sit their exam at the AMEB in Hawthorn.

Singing Lessons

If any student is interested in singing lessons on a Monday or Wednesday afterschool, our new voice teacher has places available. Please contact the Music Off ice for more details.

Jazz Choir

Our Jazz Choir is looking for new members. They meet on a Monday from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. If you are interested in joining the Jazz Choir please contact the Music Off ice.

Absence from Rehearsals

Could all parents/guardians please ensure their child’s absence from a rehearsal is approved via the Compass Parent Portal.

RICK PLUMMER, Director of Music/

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Space Camp 2017 September 16 - 29, 2017

SPACE CAMP 2017 IS HAPPENING AND CREW MEMBERS REQUIRED .

It’s 16 days of excellent adventure from an intensive space eductaion program in the deep South of Alabama to the warmth of Orlando/ Disneyworld to the fabulous city of San Francisico. Visit local schools, attend a Grid Iron game, Harry Potter World, Alcatraz and a whole lot more.

The program is open to any student 15 years or older at the time of the camp. We have 24 spots available and priority will go to students for whom it is the only opportunity available while at Eltham High School

The second parent information night Thursday 4 August 7.00pm in the 100’s open space (main building)

ROSS PRINGLE, Space Camp Coordinator/

SPORT

Year 7 and 8 Timetabled Sport

Students in Year 7 and 8 participate in one ‘Sport’ class each week. This is separate from the Physical Education classes.

Over the past few weeks, we have seen a huge increase in students failing to bring their PE uniform to Sport.

It is an expectation that ALL students bring and change into their EHS PE uniform. Students who do not change are kept behind for a short detention at lunchtime. We ask for your support with the following:

• Students to bring PE uniform to Sport

• Unwell or injured students should bring a signed note from home

• NO mobile phones/laptops etc to be brought to Sport

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Nic Cooper or Ms Bree Pascoe at school.

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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

Luke HerringICT 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

EHS Swimming Club

When: ThursdayLocation: Eltham Leisure CentreTime: 7.00am – 8.00am

Phil Boyd

EHS Swimming Club Coordinator

EXTRACURRICULAR CLASSES & TUTORIALS

Eltham High Student Features in Eltham Wildcats National Title

Year 7 student, Finnbar Maley (7H Everard), is a member of the Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club U14 Boys team who were victorious in the 2016 National Classic held at Dandenong Basketball Stadium over the Queen’s Birthday weekend. Featuring the best 16 teams from around Australia, the boys progressed undefeated through the round robin stage and knockout finals before meeting the hosts, the Dandenong Rangers in the final. Despite being down early, the Wildcats clawed their way to the lead and came home strong winning 49-41 and taking the nationally recognised event. Congratulations to the Wildcats and Finnbar.

STALLIONS TRIUMPH AGAIN

The Eltham High School senior boy’s footy team ( The Stallions ) ventured out to a cold, wet and windy Laurimer Park on Tuesday 21 June for the Northern Zone semi finals. Needing to win all three 30 minute Round Robin games to progress to the Final the boy’s played great team football and always stepped up to find a way to win when things got tight on the score board.

GAME 1 - ELTHAM - 3.3=21 defeated Northcote 2.6=18

GAME 2 - ELTHAM - 6.9=45 defeated Brunswick 0.0=0

GAME 3 - ELTHAM - 4.5=29 defeated Mill Park 3.1=19

Well done to all players:

Backs: Hick, Charles, McGrath, Mcveigh, Clark, Horman, Richards

Mids: Amenta, Clamp, B.Glasgow, Smythe, Howe, Mitchell, Ellis

Forwards: Wallace, Gray, Eustance, Wachinger, Johnson, Alderton, Papa.

Umpires / Runners: McMahon, Wold, E.Glasgow, Doumtsis.

Good luck in the finals on 19 July.

Peter Nicholson, Sports Coach

Nic Cooper - Sports Co-ordinators

Volleyball Competitions

• Monday night volleyball for Year 7 teams 3.25 in the Stadium each week.• Thursday night competition for Year 8 to 12 students 3.25 in the Stadium.• Spikezone runs every Thursday for our primary school crew at 4.15 till

5.00pm

It is the grand final for each competition this week. Trophies will be presented after the grand final.

Victorian Schools’ Volleyball Cup – July 29, 30 31.

Teams for Victoria’s Schools’ Cup have been announced. Please make sure you have paid volleyball program fees that cover entry, CRT cover and bus transport for this event.

As this tournament take place over a Friday, Saturday and Sunday this may impact on many students that play sport on weekends normally. Please talk to your weekend sport coach and let him/her know that you have made a commitment to play volleyball over this weekend in July and that you may miss a game with your regular weekend team. Victorian Schools’ Cup is a qualification event for National schools cup in December and we need all students to be available to play.

The draw for Victoria’s Schools’ Cup should be available a week prior to the tournament.

Rowville Invitational Tournament

Congratulations to the Year 7 and 8 students who took part in the Rowville Tournament last Thursday. The Year 7 girls and the Year 8 boys won a ‘volleyball’ for the school and all students gained valuable practice in the lead up to Victorian Schools’ Cup.

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PARENTINFORMATION

Compass Parent Portal Log into for Information on:

School Term Dates

2016TERM 2:

Starts Monday, 11 April

Finishes Friday, 24 June at 2.30pm

TERM 3:

Starts Monday, 11 July

Finishes Friday, 16 September

2016 Volleyball Dates

29 – 31 July Volleyball Victoria Schools’ Cup

11 October Year 8 Volleyball Round Robin

25 October Year 8 Northern Zone Volleyball

26 October Year 7 Northern Zone Volleyball

26 October Intermediate 2017 Round Robin

22 November Year 8 State Volleyball

23 November Year 7 State Volleyball

4 – 9 December Australian Volleyball Schools’ Cup

If your child is selected in a state or national team or has a memorable sporting achievement, please let us know so we can share the good news

GREG THOMAS, Volleyball/ Elite Sports Coordinator

DRAMA

Liv Smith (Year 12F Stewart, Senior Drama and Scrambled Prince member) has written and directed the next performance for Scrambled Prince, the school’s elite touring theatre company. I’d Turn Back is an amazing play about the plight of refugees. Working through the Salvation Army’s Asylum Seeker Project, Liv spent November and December meeting with refugees in the community and in detention. The show is based on their stories. Scrambled Prince members Michael Jukes (12F Stewart), Oliver Zagorski (12E Rutter), Tess Hider (9E Stewart) and Chrissie Fitzmaurice (11A Andrew) join Liv in the cast, and music for the show has been composed and performed by music teacher Gabrielle Piras. The performance is intense, moving physical theatre exploring some very challenging and important themes. The play is an amazing testament to the talent and hard work of all involved, but particularly Liv Smith.

The Premiere of this show will be on Wednesday 22 June at the Salvation Army 828 Sydney Road North Coburg at 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

This show will also feature as one of a suite of 3 plays the school will present at the 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival in September, and the Adelaide Fringe Festival in February 2017. These plays will be I’d Turn Back with Scrambled Prince, Ceremony of the innocent (junkyard opera based on the Children’s crusade) with Scrambled Prince, and What I Learned at the Big School, (a year 7 Odyssey) with our Junior touring company, Scrambled Eggs.

George Franklin, Drama Coordinator

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SCIENCE

The BrainSTEM Program

All was revealed on Presentation Day – where all the participating schools shared their research and experiences.

With Professor Paul Stoddart as their mentor, Josh Kammerhofer (10F stewart), Marianna Saill-Dilnot (10F Stewart), Sebastian Ransley-Raven (10C Everard) and Nathan Wall (10F stewart) presented their entertaining and informative research into a method to measure blood pressure, by using blood oxygen levels and optical detection, a method that is non-invasive and doesn’t rely on blowing up a bag on someone’s arm. Who was Samuel von Basch? He was the physician who invented the method of blowing up a bag: the sphygmomanometer, way back in 1881.

To see their presentation follow the link below:

https://drive.google.com/a/elthamhs.vic.edu.au/file/d/0BwZUOt8fuuvYUnZNTHI4TG9wTU0/view?pref=2&pli=1

The teams from six other schools also presented:

The Scotch College team examined indigenous medicine, using “weeping emu bush” for septic wounds.

The girls from Camberwell Girls Grammar researched a dance assistant band – a wristband that vibrates to a musical beat.

The team from Vermont Secondary College observed the urban heat eff ect around Swinburne and their own school.

The students from Melbourne High looked at microfabrication of surgical equipment using gold etching.

Mount Waverley Secondary College students had the task of assessing alternative food sources, in their case: mealworms – insects. Yum!

Lastly, the team from Alphington Grammar put forward the design of a self-regulating plant that waters itself.

Planning for the 3rd BrainSTEM Innovation Challenge has now commenced, and sometime during term 3, we’ll be looking for some more students to get involved in this fantastic program!

ROB COVENTRY, Science Co-ordinator

PARENTS AND CARERS

School Photos and 2015 Mercury

Student school photographs have been received and are currently being distributed to students in class throughout the week.

Copies of the 2015 Mercury will also be distributed to all families that have paid for a copy by the end of this week.

KATHLEEN HANNAN, Business Manager

MAY 2016

THUR 19 MayIntermediate (Yr 10) State Volleyball Final

FRI 20 MaySenior Boys & Girls State Volleyball Final

ELTHAM SPORTSTIMETABLE

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STUDENT WELFARE

Parent’s Guide to Gaming

‘Keep gaming fun and safe’, is a recommended resource which is available to anyone to download.

It is intended as a practical guide to assist parents on how to deal with the impact of video games on their children. It was produced by Steven Dupon, Manager of the Manningham YMCA Youth Services.

It is very clearly presented and covers area such as:

Understanding Video Games, Benefits of Gaming, Risks and Concerns, Connecting with your Gamer, Managing your Device, Taking Control and When Things get out of Hand.

http://youthservices.ymca.org.au/Projects/Pages/Gaming.aspx

A small number of hard copies will be available for parents to borrow from the commencement of term 3, from our School Resource Centre.

Makehouse: A hip, hop and a jump into the music industry

A day of hands on workshops for Yarra’s young music and events aficionados (aged 15-25). It’s a day to hone in on industry skills in areas such as music production, performance and promotion and presence all followed by our music industry ‘Speed Dating Session’, a chance for young people to meet and chat with some of their favourite local industry professionals within the irreverent creative hive that is Bakehouse Studios Workshops Topics will cover:

• Creation, performance and presence.

• Music business and events.

Delicious African catering from Saba Foods and amazing networking opportunities provided.

Check out the Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/620346124796780/ or book in online

https://www.trybooking.com/LQIQ

WHEN: July 1, 10am-3pm

WHERE: Bakehouse Studios

27-29 Hoddle Street Richmond, Vic 3121

CLEVER GIRL – FREE PROGRAM FOR YOUNG WOMEN WITH LINKS TO 3081 & SURROUNDS

This eight week program (initial meeting at the Banyule Health centre) starting Thursday June 23rd will be off ering a range of activities aimed at lifting the skills and inspiring the curiosity of young women in the Heidelberg (ish) area. We’ll be talking about sex and respectful relationships, learning to use power tools, growing and harvesting food, learning about money, making heaps of interesting art objects, painting and decorating a bungalow and writing messages in bottles and sending them out to sea. Plus many other cool (and serious) things that the young women will help co-design, and based on needs that at this point, are unknown.

Contact Rachel @ Marist Youth Care for details: Rachel Burns, T 03 9380 2065 M 0458 241 759 rachelb@maristyc.com.au

Please give us a call to discuss and refer to this great program.

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Headspace Greensborough off icial launch & school holiday activities

Launch details

Date: Friday 24 June

Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location: headspace Greensborough, Level 1, 78 Main Street Greensborough VIC 3088 Join in the fun

Find out about the services and support available

Tour the site and view the fantastic facilities

Enjoy performances and activities by local young people including music, henna, badge making & temporary tattoos.

FREE School Holiday activities at headspace including: Vision Boards, movie sessions & board game bonanza. See attached flyer for details or call 9433 7213

Louise Heathcote, Student Services Leader

NORTHERN STAR CHESS SECONDARY GIRLS’ TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016

This competition is designed for school teams of 4 or more girls. Your school can send as many students as would like to participate. Individual girls who are not part of the main team will enter the Reserves competition, but still have the opportunity to contribute to the overall team score.

Venue: The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School, 350-370 Kings Way, Melbourne

Date: Thursday, 21st July

Time: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Cost: $20 per player (schools are invoiced after the event)

State Qualification: The top girls from this event will be invited to participate in the Chess Victoria - Secondary Girls state finals to be held in term 4.

Tournament Details: Please see the attached flyer

Entry limit: It may be necessary to restrict the number of teams competing. Please contact Pearl if you are planning to enter a team.

Previous Champions: 2015: Glen Waverley Secondary College

2014: Glen Waverley Secondary College

2013: Our Lady of Sion College

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