YEAR 7 ENROLMENTS 2024

If you have a child you expect to commence Year 7 in 2024 and you are not already enrolled please contact the Registrar via jdavis@bhcs.vic.edu.au to begin the process.

PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS – SEMESTER 1

Thank you to all those who attended Parent-Teacher Interviews online on Tuesday, March 15.

If you have not yet booked any appointments, but wish to do so, a limited number of appointments are still available on Wednesday, 23 March for Year 7 to 12 teachers.

Bookings close at 5pm, Tuesday, 22 March. Please refer to the Flexischools notice, or email that was sent home for more information.

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY

School Photo Day (for Prep to Year 12s) will be taking place on TUESDAY, MARCH 22, which includes all class group photos, portrait photos for individual students, and Captains’ photos for applicable students. Sibling Photo Day will take place in the same week on THURSDAY, MARCH 24.

Information regarding this has been emailed home to all families. The unique order forms will be distributed to students by their homeroom teacher.

We strongly encourage all families to carefully read through the information that has been provided via email and Flexischools, so that both parents/carers and students are prepared for the relevant School Photo Days.

Should you have any questions related to the School Photo Days, please do not hesitate to contact us at Student Services, located between Reception and the DC.

You can also phone us on 9754 6435 or email studentservices@bhcs.vic.edu.au. If you require assistance with online ordering, please contact SchoolPix directly by emailing help@schoolpix.com.au or calling 1300 766 055.

KINDER PHOTO DAYS

Kinder Photos for 2022 will be taking place as follows:

Tuesday, March 22 - 4yo Cockatoo, King Parrot & Kookaburra Groups

Wednesday, March 23 - 3yo Rainbow Lorikeet Group

Thursday, March 24 - 4yo Currajong Group

These photo sessions will include both group and portrait photos for Kinder children.

Please contact Kinder Director, Mrs Meese, if you have any questions. If you require assistance with online ordering, please contact SchoolPix directly by emailing help@schoolpix.com.au or calling 1300 766 055.

PERSONAL DETAILS

We would like to remind families that if your circumstances change in any way - this includes address, phone numbers, email address, custody arrangements and fee arrangements - please update your Operoo profiles and then contact the School as soon as possible. This will assist us in ensuring that any communications sent reaches you. Please feel free to email any updates to office@bhcs.vic.edu.au, so this can be passed on to the relevant departments.

BOOM DAY- TOMORROW

When: Friday, 18 March

What: Our theme for the upcoming BOOM day is 'Kindness Culture'.

We are running this as part of the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. We will talk with the students about taking action and the need to actively develop a culture of kindness.

Dress Up: Wear something ORANGE.

BHCS TWILIGHT TOURS

We are opening our doors for visitors to come and enjoy a Twilight Tour of BHCS on Thursday 31st March. This is a fantastic opportunity for families considering joining our community to take a closer look at our grounds, classrooms, subjects, and of course our amazing teaching team!

Pre-registered group tours will be led by our student leaders and teaching staff, leaving every 10 minutes. Last tour leaves at 6pm.

Registrations are now open - so spread the word and share this link with your friends and neighbours: bit.ly/bhcstwilight

Please join us in praying over our school leaders and staff as we meet new families and walk with them in the decision-making process of finding the best possible school to partner with in the education and nurture of their children.

HELP NEEDED

We're looking for a small crew of parent volunteers to help us by cooking and serving a simple BBQ through this event. If you're up for some fun and involvement onsite, and are good at turning a sausage - we'd love to hear from you. Contact Amanda Wight, our Pulse Coordinator for more details on pulse@bhcs.vic.edu.au

ANZAC SERVICE REQUEST

This year our school's Anzac service will be commemorating 80 years since the 1942 Fall of Singapore, the Japanese Air Raids over Northern Australia (the bombing of Darwin) and the PNG Kokoda Campaign.

If you have a family member who was serving in the Australian military during any of these events, we would appreciate hearing from you. Please forward a service photo of your family member, along key information such as his/her name, rank, enlistment number, military group and location of service to Mr Andrew Ware (aware@bhcs.vic.edu.au) with the email subject being '1942' so that we can honour your veteran during the service.

NOTE If your family member's record is already commemorated on the Wall of Heroes in the school's Armistice Peace Garden, you do not need to resend this information.

Closing date for submissions will be Thursday March 31.

COVID-19 INFORMATION

Surveillance Testing

This will continue for the remainder of Term 1. The suggested testing is for twice per week, meaning this allocation is sufficient for an additional two weeks, depending on the days of the week you are choosing to test.

Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and who have completed their 7-day isolation period and are subsequently asymptomatic do not need to undertake surveillance testing for a period of 30 days.

Covid emails

The School will continue to send out details of covid cases and household cases in each class as a daily evening email. These emails will cover the numbers that have recently been reported. These reports will relate to attendance prior to the day of the report. In some cases, this may be one day, in other cases multiple days.

Students Who Test Positive

If your child tests positive, please advise the school as soon as possible (24 hours a day) via covid@bhcs.vic.edu.au with the day that they tested positive. They will need to isolate for 7 days. Your child will not be required to get a follow up PCR test.

Positive results should also be reported via coronavirus.vic.gov.au/report or by calling 1800 675 398. Reporting your result ensures that support can be provided to you.

Negative tests do not need to be reported.

Students with cold and flu symptoms

Thank you to families who have been keeping their children home when they are unwell. If your child does have any type of cold and flu/covid-like symptoms, please continue to keep them home until they are well and use a rapid antigen test to check for covid. A reminder that the symptoms to watch out for are:

fever
chills or sweats
cough
sore throat
shortness of breath
runny nose
loss or change in sense of smell or taste.

Some people may also experience headache, muscle soreness, stuffy nose, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Unfortunately, students who present with these symptoms while they are at school will be required to go home.

Extra Help

The Government has tips on what to do if you are managing COVID at home. For further information, please click here.

Masks including buses

The Government has recently announced the removal of masks for all Secondary students. The School understands, however, that there are some students who would prefer to continue to wear them and the School remains supportive of this. Students in Year 3-6 and staff who work in these areas are still expected to wear masks at this point in time. Please refer to the full article on masks for additional information.

As there is a mix of students on buses that include the Year 3-6 students and because buses are a confined space, all students must wear masks while they are on the bus. Should this change, we will inform families accordingly.

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