Walton House News
Dear Parents, Carers, Families and Students,
Hello Walton!
Term Three So Far
Term 3 has been great so far. On the 29th of July we hosted a mid-year awards assembly which showcased the amazing academic and achievement awards. We had families and the whole school in the hall to support these students. It was a huge success and we are very proud of these students.
We have seen student success and time and time again. Last week we held a year 9/10 assembly where we celebrated student success, and also showcased the grand final for the year 9 boys basketball competition! It was a great assembly, and it was lovely to see all the students get behind and support the year 9 basketball boys.
On Wednesday we hosted the second round of Student Led Conferences for 2022. Excitingly, this was conducted both online and in person. It was wonderful to meet families and hear how students are going in school.
Next week is Book Week, and the school is hosting a Fancy Dress Day on Thursday the 25th of August. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favourite fictional character from a book, tv show, movie or comic. There will be prizes to win on the day, and a book trivia for staff and students to compete in at lunchtime. There will be house points to win!
Homework Club
A reminder that homework club runs after school on Monday (library), Wednesday (e-block) and Thursday (library). The homework club is run by passionate, experienced and knowledgeable teachers, it is free tutoring and a wonderful program for any/all students to be involved in!
Values Nominations and House Points
Term 2 has already shown a huge amount of values nominations come through to celebrate the incredible work that students are doing in their classes, and to show the dedication to adhering to the school values. We had a House Assembly last week which celebrated these achievements.
A huge congratulations to all our Walton students for their efforts on earning nominations for living our HPSC values. Currently our nominations stats are:
Respect: 107 student nominations
Learning: 1401 student nominations
Working Together: 679 nominations
Leadership: 100 nominations
Community: 62 nominations
That is a total of 2,352 nominations since the beginning of the year!
Reading House Points
If sport isn’t your thing, remember that across the houses we have a reading program. This reading program is to encourage students to read books, fill out a mini review and receive 5 house points!
If you’re interested in this, please go to the library near the returns, and you’ll find some coloured slips. They are in house colours, so grab a yellow one and start reading! Ms Riley will add this to compass as a values nomination and you will get house points!
If a student writes a longer review (300 words), Mr Shinkfield will post it on the compass newsfeed, and that student will be awarded 50 house points (that’s right, 50!).
Book recommendations:
Each month we will have staff and student recommendations in the Newshamper.
Student Book Recommendation:
This month’s student book club recommendation comes from fantastic Year 8 student: Fareshta Rezai recommending the trilogy ‘The Inheritance Games’ by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.
Walton Student of the Month!
In each Newshamper we celebrate the achievements of one student. This month, our student of the month is…Theo Van Rooyen Thank you for your hard work and improved attendance. You’re doing amazing!
Walton Staff Member of the Month!
We also want to introduce some of the amazing Walton teachers that work within our wonderful house. This month, we are featuring the dynamic Joel!
Ready to Learn Reminders:
Please remember to wear your uniforms with pride. Uniform is an important way to demonstrate our togetherness as a community, and a way to represent our school community. It’s a responsibility of students at HPSC to uphold this standard, and overall, we are really impressed with the presentation of uniform so far.
As we are into winter, if a student has an out of uniform jumper, they may loan a school jacket for the day. They will also receive a detention, unless there is a valid reason for being out of uniform and note from home. Wearing the uniform correctly is a great way for us all to show school pride! 😊Remember to attend classes on time, so that students have the best chance at accessing information and content. Being 10 minutes late 5 times a week means students can be missing an hour of class time over the week.
A reminder to students to ensure bags aren’t coming to classes, and that lockers are being used appropriately. Enjoy the last few weeks of term, and have a restful, safe and happy break!
Thank you
- The Walton Team