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Issue 36—15 November 2013
From the Principal
Issue 36 15 November 2013
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From the Principal
School News
Hollows House
Camp News
iCentre News
eLearning News
Student Leadership
Art News
METEC News
Sport News
Music News
School Calendar
Lachlan
Hugo Madeline
Coleman-Bock
School Captains
Please remember to advise the relevant House
Assistant by 9:30am if your child will be absent
from school
Melba—8804 6407 Freeman—8804 6408
Hollows—8804 6409 Dunlop—8804 6410
Music Dept: (Direct) 8804 6411
Term Dates in 2013: 1. 31/01—28/03 2. 15/04—28/06 3. 15/07—20/09 4. 07/10—20/12
Next School Council
Meeting - Wednesday 27 November 2013
Dr Sandra Woodman
Principal
Blackburn High School 60 Springfield Road, Blackburn Vic 3130 Website: www.blackburnhs.vic.edu.au
Telephone: +613 8804 6464 Facsimile: +613 8804 6499 Email: [email protected]
Thank you for your performance at our Royal South Street Society ‘Stems Show-
case’ performance on Sunday 3rd November.
We really appreciate you taking the time to perform for us. We are truly grateful
you were able to assist us in making the afternoon a huge success.
We have also received wonderful feedback
and our audience thoroughly enjoyed your
performance. There were many people call-
ing out for an encore from the audience and
many Volunteers have cited you as the most
impressive performance!! We loved having
you showcase your talents as a fitting finale
to our 2013 Eisteddfod.
We thank you for your ongoing support and
we look forward to seeing you at the 2014
Competitions.
Kind Regards,
Linda Kinnersly Royal South Street Society
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School News Christine Simpson
VCE Coordinator Y
ear 1
2 N
ew
s
UNIT 3 & 4 Exams
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School News Y
ear 1
2s 2nd Hand Uniform Donation
Families of Year 12 students might consider donating uniform to the second hand shop now that it is no longer required. Obviously many
families will have younger students to hand uniform items down to, but if not, money raised through the sale of uniform supports the
work of chaplaincy at the school and supports students in need. We urgently need dresses, skirts, jumpers and spray jackets for the
shop. If you have any items for donation they can be left in a box in the Year 12 Common Room or left at the General Office.
SECOND HAND TEXT BOOK SALE:
The Second Hand Textbook Sale will be held on Friday 6 December from 8am to 11am and 4pm to 5pm in Melba
Rooms M5 to M7 which are on the second floor of the library building. Please note only cash or cheques are accepted
– there is no credit card facilities.
Please see your Compass News for the Second Hand Text Book list which provides information for Sellers & Buyers and
includes a list of books for sale.
Prior to the sale date any students/families who are wishing to sell books must hand them in for collection to Melba
Room M5 on the following days:
Year 10, 11 & 12 – Friday 29 November to Tuesday 3 December between 9am and 3pm
Year 7 to 9 – Monday 2 December or Tuesday 3 December between 9am and 3pm
** A “SELLERS SHEET” (see Compass News) MUST ACCOMPANY ANY BOOKS SUBMITTED FOR SALE **
Note there are very limited Year 7 books from 2013 that can be sold or bought for Year 7 in 2014.
Year 12 students are able to drop books off in a plastic bag with a copy of the Sellers Sheet to the library any time
from now until Friday 29 November (see above).
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed for the Annual Second Hand Text Book sale.
Assistance will be needed on the following days, during school hours:
Friday 29th November
Monday 2nd December
Tuesday 3rd December
These days are set aside for books to be handed in and processed.
Volunteers are also needed for Sale Day : Friday 6th December. We
will require assistance from 7.45am onwards : see below for further
details about sale day opening hours. Volunteers will need to be able
to commit to a minimum of 2 hours assistance on the morning of sale
day.
If you are able to assist, or would like further information, please
contact Megan at the school on 8804 6464.
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School News
Whole School Assembly
On Tuesday of this week, we had our final Whole School Assembly for the year. Thank you to Curt
Webb and Edwin Cornish, who did the compering and to David Woods who also volunteered to assist.
Emily Preston did a fine job of leading us in the National Anthem and Sam Davies performed the Last
Post and the Reveille with distinction. The theme of the assembly was Remembrance Day. Yester-
day, we had services in our Houses and participated in the local Blackburn RSL Service which is why
we held the whole school assembly on Tuesday. Thank you to Blackburn RSL for their assistance with
our House assemblies.
We also celebrated more great achievements of some of our students – congratulations to Yvette Har-
ris who was awarded Best Speaker in the Annual Parliamentary Debate against Mullauna College earli-
er in the year which was organised by Dee Ryall, our local member and former student.
Congratulations also to Kim Luu of Year 8 and Nicole To of Year 7 who received Distinction Certificates
for the University of New South Wales Mathematics Competition. The music and mathematics talents
of some of our students were also recognised with Michael Lo, Darren Lee and Allan Pennings receiv-
ing their prizes for the winning Maths Rap which was part of the Numeracy Week celebrations.
Jane Richards
Assistant Principal
Congratulations
Roshani Congratulations to Roshani Kandell in Year 8 who was the lucky winner of a 2 Gb iPod shuffle in the Language
Perfect draw.
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Remembrance Day Service
EYE WATCH NEWS The number one place for Hollows News
Congratulations Hollows Readers Well done to Hollows House who won the Gold Medal in the annual Reading Olympics which was a Mentor
Group reading competition organised by the library staff. Also congratulations to H3 who read the most
pages over the 3 days. Thanks to Ms Weber and Jo Henry for the lovely framed certificate which we will
display.
Around the mentors A reminder that Year 10 and 11 students will be continu-
ing exams next week. They are only required at school
during exam times but must wear full school uniform.
Our Year 7-9 students will undertake mentor groups as
usual.
From November 25 all students will be undertaking our
‘step up’ program where students will start their classes
for next year.
Hollows House held a Remembrance Day service on Monday which was extremely moving and thought
provoking. A highlight was the visit from Jim Marshall of the Blackburn RSL who was accompanied by two
veterans -one from the Vietnam war and one from the Afghanistan conflict. Thanks to Jim Marshall of
Blackburn RSL for organising the veterans to attend and for helping us to understand the importance of
the day. Thanks goes to Cahill Ross who played the ‘last post’ on trumpet and to Abbey Foulcher and Ellie
Parratt who sang the anthem. Thanks also to Holly McCarthy, Lucy Fist, Sam Burns, Nick White and Zac
Coleman Bock for being involved in the service. The students did the House and school proud with their
contributions.
Camp News
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Ron Hansen
Junior Provision (Junior camps
and excursions coordinator)
Camp Reminders
Central Australia Tour A tour of Central Australia will be offered to students in Years 10-11 in 2014. The camp will oc-
cur during the last week of term 2. It will be a 8-day
Highlights of the Red Centre tour and cost $1400. The tour will include famous places in Central Australia such
as Kata Tjuta (Olgas), Uluru, Alice Springs, Kings Can-yon and MacDonnell Ranges. Students will fly in and out of Alice Springs to avoid a lengthy bus tour.
This tour is only offered every second year so if you are
interested then I suggest you take up the opportunity. See your House Secretary to pick up an information sheet.
The cost will be $1,400.
A $200 deposit is required to confirm a place by Wednesday, 27th November. A minimum of 35 students need to be interested (and deposits paid) for this tour to proceed
Year 8 Camp 2014 There has been some concern that not all students would have the opportunity to attend a resi-dential camp at Year 8 in 2014. Due to this concern arrangements for Year 8 camp have been
changed so that ALL students have the opportunity to attend camp.
To accommodate the whole year level 2 x 3-day will be offered at the Philip Island Adventure Re-sort in the week beginning 12 May 2014. One group will be away Mon-Wed and the other Wed-Fri. Costs and payments will be made in 2014 although a $50 deposit for camp will be included with
school fees for 2014.
Full arrangements for the camp will be published later this year.
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Students Learn @ our iCentre
The Reading Olympics – an annual reading event
All students recently took part in a mentor group activity called The Reading Olympics. The activity is designed to highlight the importance of reading every
day, and the place that reading has in our daily lives.
We aimed at having everyone read for one hour, so three twenty minute mentor sessions were devoted to the activity. The silence around the school was notable as students and teachers became absorbed in their books and enjoyed the
unique opportunity to lose themselves in a good story.
To give the activity a competitive edge, a gold, silver or bronze medal was on offer to the House that could read the most pages of their books. Results were recorded by mentor teachers and passed on to me to do the final count.
Congratulations to Hollows House for winning the gold medal in The Reading
Olympics for 2013. The excitement on Ms Purcell’s face is obvious at she holds up the prize at House assembly. Hollows students read a massive 4671 pages.
Melba House won the silver medal by reading an amazing 3678 pages. Many thanks to Betty for accepting the award on behalf of her mentor group. This was closely followed by Freeman House who read 2536 pages. Well done to everyone
that took part in the activity.
Val Weber
Teacher Librarian & iCentre Leader
iCentre News Val Weber
iCentre Manager
Library
Hours
Monday to Thursday
8:15am—4:00pm
Friday:
8:15am—3:30pm
Contact number for
Val Weber &
Jo Henry:
8804 6464 (extn 6511)
Website Address:
www.blackburnhs.vic.e
du.au/library/
library.htm
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eLearning News Margaret Graham
eLearning Coordinator
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Remembrance Day Service
Student leaders from all houses attended the Blackburn RSL Remembrance Day Ceremony on Mon-
day, 11th November. Along with representatives from federal and state government and local primary
schools, the students laid a wreath and Remembrance poppies at the memorial in Morton Park in
Blackburn. Following the ceremony the students enjoyed refreshments at the RSL Club Rooms where
they had an opportunity to meet and chat with members.
The students did a wonderful job representing Blackburn
High School and found the experience valuable.
Louisa Pennell
Student Leadership Coordinator
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Cheryl Angus
Art & Technology Coordinator Art News
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Cheryl Angus
Art & Technology Coordinator Art News
Jarrod Main
METEC Coordinator
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METEC News
METEC Driver Training –
Open to ALL Year 10 students
In 2014 we are offering to ALL Year 10 students the opportunity to participate in the highly rated METEC
driver training course. The course combines both theory and practical aspects of driver training. Stu-
dents will be placed into groups of three, and with one instructor per three students will have the oppor-
tunity to learn all the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to be a safe driver on our roads. The
course will cover some of the following:
PRACTICAL
Students will be taught to drive in a manual, automatic and dual controlled vehicles by fully qualified
and experienced driving instructors. All driving will be done at the METEC complex, which includes hills,
slaloms, 3 point area, traffic lights, roundabouts etc.
THEORY
Correct driving procedures including defensive driving, “systems of Car Control”, Basics of transmission
control – clutch, gears & brakes, Hazard perception – intersections –communication, the effect of alcohol
and drugs, road law, tyres & their function, vehicle checks.
We are holding a Student Information Session on Monday 18th November for all of 2014’s Year 10
Students during Mentor time in the gym. Students who participated in this year’s program will present
and answer any questions your son/daughter may have.
After your son/daughter has gathered the information of what is involved, we are calling for a return let-
ter of an Expression of Interest. Further planning and a Parent Information session will be running
early in 2014.
Further information can be found through this link: http://metec.com.au/
A decision on whether the program will run will depend on the number of students who wish to attend.
If you have any queries, please contact Mr Jarrod Main (organiser) at the school during the day on 8804
6464.
SPORT CAPTAINS 2014
Applications are now open for current Year 11 students to apply to be Blackburn High School Sport Captains in 2014
Applications are available from and must be returned to the General Office or House
Assistants (Except Freeman students who will need to collect and return them from ei-
ther one of the other houses or the General Office)
Any questions please ask Mrs Roche or email [email protected]
Applications due no later than Tuesday 26th November
Nadine Roche
Sports Coordinator
Music News
Upcoming
Events
Term 4
Thu 28 Nov
Jnr/Int Ensembles
Concert
(all Junior/Intermediate
Ensembles)
2—4 December
String Workshop
(ChaS, ConS, Quattro
Strings)
Contact
Details
Music Department
8804 6411* *Direct line to Maureen
Stephen Hardie
8804 6464 (extn 6526)
Fax: 9894 2751
Stephen Hardie
Director of Music
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Dear Parents,
It has been decided that this year, for the first time, we will hold our Junior/Intermediate Ensembles Concert on-site at Blackburn High School, in the new Gymnasium/Performance Centre. Because of the new arrangements, it
would be appreciated if you could take a few moments to read this notice to ensure everyone is familiar with how the concert will proceed. The program order is overleaf to inform you when your son / daughter will be required.
Please come along and make it a great night for our marvellous musicians. Admission: $10 Per Adult
$5 Concessions – seniors and tertiary students Children under 18 no charge
This is our final major concert for the year. Our experience as parents of performers and staff tells us that getting organized is always challenging, trying to ensure that the family have something to eat and still get to the
concert on time. Performers in the first half of the concert should arrive no later than 6.45 pm. Performers who are in the second half of the concert should arrive by 7.15 pm, making the available time even more limited.
IMPORTANT NOTE In a change from what usually happens at concerts, please note that
Friends of Music will be selling sausages before the concert only, from 6.30 pm, and not during interval. Drinks and snacks only will be available at the interval, but no sausages at this stage. We hope this
will suit families attending and we will be able to enjoy some social mingling with other parents around the BBQ prior to the concert.
All money raised from this event will go towards the Music Chair replace-ment fund.
On arrival, all instrumentalists are to put their instrument case in the Music Block. If not required to remain in the Music Block at this time, students can then proceed either to the BBQ or to the Gymnasium. Performers are re-
quired to sit at the eastern end of the auditorium (closest to the Music Block) when they are watching the concert, and should move to the Music Block only when asked to by their ensemble director.
The Music Block will operate as our “backstage” area. It is important that only performers, music staff and Friends of Music helpers come into the Mu-
sic Block during the evening. Please assist staff in the smooth running of the concert by delivering your child to one of the doors of the music block.
JUNIOR/INTERMEDIATE CONCERT PROGRAM ORDER
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28
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To Students
Dress: Blackburn High School has a very specific dress code for formal concerts. Opportunities for changing at school are limited, so we suggest you arrive in your performance dress.
Male Black cotton shirt; black trousers (no jeans); black shoes; socks.
Boys’ shirt to be worn tucked in. Female
Black cotton shirt (no t-shirt material): preferred ‘fitted’ w/. ¾ sleeves; black dress pants or skirt (no jeans); black shoes; socks.
Girls’ shirt may be worn (tail) ‘out’. Look after your instrument and music. It should NOT be left out on a floor or table unprotect-
ed! After performing, place your folders back in your ensemble crates and return to the gym to support the other ensembles.
To Families Please arrange to stay for the entire concert. It is enormously important to the players that
they have a strong audience and we try very hard to develop this student support of their friends.
Concert starts at 7:30 pm, (concluding approx 10:00 pm)
1. Concert Band
2. Quattro Strings 3. Flute Ensemble
4. Junior Band
5. Junior Stage Band
INTERVAL
6. Novice Band
7. Guitar Ensemble 8. Concert Strings
9. Intermediate Stage Band
Stephen Hardie Director of Music
Music News Stephen Hardie
Director of Music
18 19 20 School Tour
(Booking
Essential)
21 GLP Showcase
Year 10 Formal
22 23 24
25 Year 8—Professor Bunsen Program
26 School
Tour (Booking
Essential)
Year 9—Professor Bunsen Incursion
27 28 Junior & Intermediate Ensembles Concert
29 GLP—High Resolves Incursion
Text Book Hand in Day for Years 10, 11 & 12
30 01
02
Text Book Hand in Day for all Years
03
Last Day for Text Books
04 School Tour
(Booking
Essential)
05 06 2nd Hand Book Sale Day.
07 08
09 10 11 School Tour
(Booking
Essential)
12 13 14 15
Day
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Year 10 & Unit
2 Exams
Year 10 & Unit
2 Exams
Year 10 & Unit 2
Exams Year 10 & Unit 2
Exams Year 10 & Unit
2 Exams
Year 9 Exams Year 9 Exams Year 9 Exams Year 9 Exams
Year 9 into 10 in 2014 Step up Program—25/11 to 6/12
Years 10 & 11 into 11 & 12 in 2014 Step Up Program—25-29/11/2013
Years 7 & 8 Step up Program—25/11 to 13/12
Unit 3&4 Exams Unit 3&4 Exams Unit 3&4 Exams Unit 3&4 Exams
Year 9 into 10 in 2014 Step up Program—25/11 to 6/12
Years 7 & 8 Step up Program—25/11 to 13/12
NEVR Strings Workshop
Year 10 - Sports Leadership Sailing Camp
Years 7 & 8 Step up Program—25/11 to 13/12
Year 9 Gold Coast Camp
