From the Principal Team
Principal Report
Welcome back to school after the term break. We hope all students have enjoyed some relaxation time and are refreshed and energised for the learning programs in term 4.
Leadership Assembly
A whole school assembly was held today to hear our prospective school leaders for 2020 speak to the students and staff about why they would be the best candidate to represent Greater Shepparton College (interim name). School captain nominees each gave short speeches to the assembly.
The quality of all candidates was extremely high and all nominees should be very proud of their efforts. Student leaders will be selected from all of the existing schools to represent their peers. We will be excited to announce our leaders in our next newsletter. Congratulations and good luck to all who applied.
Year 12 Farewell and Exams
The Year 12 farewell assembly will be held on Wednesday 23rd October in our school hall. This marks the final ‘official’ day of school for Year 12 students. Some VCE students have commenced exams, with performance and language exams starting from Monday 7th October. Written exams will begin on Wednesday 30th October and conclude on Wednesday 20th November 2019.
Shepparton High School’s final Year 12 Valedictory Dinner will be held at The Sherbourne Terrace Hotel on Thursday 21st November. This is the final event for Year 12 students and allows parents, staff and students to reflect on the journey they have been through together for the last six or more years.
Congratulations to all Year 12 students and we wish you all the best for your exams and future endeavours.
SUNSMART IN TERM 4 – HATS
A reminder to all that Term 4 is a Sunsmart Term. This means that a broad brimmed hat must be worn by all students when out in the yard during recess, lunchtime and when taking part in outdoor sports and PE. Please make sure you dust off the hats or purchase a new one if necessary. Bucket hats are available for sale at the General Office for $5.00 Baseball caps are not permitted.
XUNO Learning Portal - Trouble logging in?
If you have lost your Parent Portal password or have trouble logging in, please either contact the school office on 5821 4322 or email the school at shepparton.hs@edumail.vic.gov.au. A new password will be emailed home to your address.
Year 9 2020 Transition Program - for current Year 8 Students
Commencing the week of Monday 11th November, all current Year 8 students from Wanganui Secondary College, McGuire Secondary College, Shepparton High School and Mooroopna Secondary College will be visiting the Mooroopna Campus for three weeks of transition.
The transition activities will take place between 11am and 12.30pm. Week 1 will consist of ‘Engagement activities’, whilst Week 2 and Week 3 will involve students in a range of classroom activities involving either Art, Science, English or Physical Education.
At the moment, all Year 8 students are being placed into Year 9 groups for the Transition weeks. These groupings are a mixture of all students from across all campuses. These are not the final groups for 2020. Further information will be forthcoming as we approach the first week of the transition program on Monday 11th November.
Elective program
The Elective handbooks for the 2020 Year 9s are hot off the press and will be distributed soon. Year 8 students will be offered the opportunity to select electives when a system for recording selections has been identified and tailored to suit our needs.
Orientation Day Tuesday 10th December
On Tuesday December 10th all Year 9 students will attend Mooroopna Campus for a full day of classroom activities. On this day students will be allocated into Form groups for their Core classes in 2020.
On the night prior to the Orientation Day there will be an Information session for Parents and Students to be held at Westside, Mooroopna Secondary College from 6.30pm to 7.30pm (Monday 9th December).
Should you have any queries regarding Year 9 2020 Transition please do not hesitate to contact either Mrs Rowe or Mrs Jerome as SHS transition team members.
