SCHOOL INFORMATION
THURSDAY 7 MAY
School Basketball Stadium Car Park
'Exercise East' is an annual regional Emergency Exercise involving all councils in the Eastern Metropolitan Region. The Emergency Exercise is used to test the management of a local facility that could be called upon as an Emergency Relief Centre.
In the Yarra Ranges municipality, our Basketball Stadium is one of a number of facilities that could be used to provide basic food, water, shelter and other services to community members who, for whatever reason, have had to leave or can’t get back to their homes as a result of a large scale emergency.
This year’s exercise to be held on Thursday 7 May, will involve some 140 people from Yarra Ranges, Monash, Whitehorse and Nillumbik Councils as well as agencies like the Police, Red Cross, The Salvation Army and Department of Health and Human Services who support the operation of an Emergency Relief Centre.
Due to numbers, please avoid the car park at the stadium for drop off and pick up, between the hours of 8.00 am and 3.30 pm.
If you would like more information about the Emergency Exercise, please contact Kym Mallamaci (Yarra Ranges Council) on 9294 6713 or Stuart Young, Assistant Principal on 9735 5644.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
A reminder from Public Transport Victoria
Children aged between 4 and 16 (inclusive) can travel on a concession fare and do not need to carry a Concession Card.
Eligible students aged 17 and over (or younger students who wish to purchase a student pass) must carry a Victorian Public Transport Concession Card.
An on-the-spot fine of $75 may apply for students who fail to travel with a Concession Card.
Further information, including a Victorian Public Transport Concession Card can be obtained from www.ptv.vic.gov.au or from the School Office.
2016 SEAL PROGRAM TESTING
Testing for the Program will take place on Friday 22 May, from 9.15 am.
To guarantee your child's place in the test, all application forms, payment of $20 and supporting material must be received at the School Office by 3.30 pm Tuesday May 19.
For details of application forms and payment, please see the 'Application Forms & Supporting
Material' page on the school website; (under the 'Our School' link).
Notification
Invitations for an interview will be sent out in late June. The interviews will take place in August. A personal interview with the student is one of the selection criteria and is required for final acceptance into the program.
Further Information
For further information about the Select Entry Accelerated Learning Program, please contact either Brooke Addison or Sandra Smith, SEALP Coordinators on 9735 5644.
TECHNOLOGY FEES
All Technology elective subjects carry a fee to help cover the increasing cost of materials. Thank you to everyone who has paid his or her contribution.
For those with outstanding fees, notices have been issued to students and we ask that parents/guardians please assist the school by paying the contribution as soon as practicably possible.
If you are experiencing any difficulties with this request, please don’t hesitate to contact the school on 9735 5644.