Walton House News

Walton House Update

Dear Parents, Carers, Family and Students, Hello Walton! Welcome to term three, I hope you all had a relaxing break and got a chance to unplug, relax and fill up your cups! Term three is looking to be an exciting term with a lot of different events on.

Upcoming events

Course Counselling

Course Counselling will begin on Friday, with 11 into 12. Next week we have year 10 into 11. Parents/guardians are encouraged to attend these counselling sessions.

Year 7 into 8 2024 - Tuesday 14th August
Year 8 into 9 2024 - Thursday 10th August
Year 9 into 10 2024 - Thursday 3rd August and Friday 4th August
Year 10 into 11 2024 - Monday 24th July to Wednesday the 26th July. On the Monday counselling will run from 11.00am - 6.00pm and on the Tuesday and Wednesday usual school hours (9.00am - 4.30pm)
Year 11 into 12 2024 - Friday 21st July

HP’s got Talent!

This term HPSC is hosting a talent show! If your child has a special skill or talent, please encourage them to sign up at Walton house!!! If we win the talent show, we win 500 points that go towards winning the house cup!

Values Nominations and House Points

Term three is only in week 2 and we have already received so many student values nominations. Sometimes Walton house get up to 40 values nominations a day! In the last 2 weeks, this student has received the most values nominations, scoring 30 house points in 10 days!

Laloifi MALAEULU

Good work Ifi, keep it up!

Staff Member of the Month

Each month we celebrate one of the Walton staff members by interviewing them! This month we are featuring the talented Miriam Fee.

How long have you worked at Hampton Park? I’ve worked at HP for 15 years

What do you teach? I teach visual arts subjects.

What is a hobby or interest you have outside of school? I like to visit coastal trails for exercise and sketching.

What is your favourite movie? I don’t have a single favourite but ‘Alice’ by Jan Švankmajer is among my top picks. It is a surreal stop-motion version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’.

What is your favourite book? ‘The Miniaturist’ by Jessie Burton

Favourite quote or words to live by: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde

Reading House Points

In 2022 Walton came in first in the House Reading Challenge. We are trailing behind this year, but we have a semester to catch up! So please, if you’ve read a book recently, please write up a review, send it to Mr Shinkfield and you’ll score 50 house points and go in the running to receive a book prize at the end of the year!

Uniform

A reminder that all students are expected to be in full school uniform. This means the academic uniform, or the sports uniform. Students can’t mix and match the academic and sports uniform. A reminder that as we head into winter, hoodies are not permitted nor are puffer jackets. Please ensure you contact Walton for support if you require assistance in obtaining a uniform. As a whole, the uniform at HPSC has been looking amazing. Let’s keep it up!

Attendance and lates

Attendance has improved so much since last year, well done to all students and families for prioritizing attendance. Please continue to let us know the reason for an absence if it occurs. At HSPC we want students to be having access to as much learning time as possible, so please remember to come on time, all the time 😊

Thank you

Gabi Phelan and the Walton Team

(from left: Paul Broecker, Carly Felton, Gabi Phelan, Ben Wilson, Aria Sunga and Billy Jessop)