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Dates to Remember Term 4, November 2024, December 2024

Principal Team Editorial 'A strong partnership between home and school is critical to students achieving successful learning and wellbeing outcomes.'

Learning & Teaching Polished Man Campaign , VCAA Assessors 2024 , VIT Full Registration

Attendance Matters The Importance of Sleep

Awards Night

Parent Info Session Digital Habits Presentation 3 Teens & Explicit Content

ES Staff in the Spotlight

Senior School Key Dates:, Year 11 Exams, Year 11 into 12 Step Up , Year 11 Academic Review Conferences

VCE Results VCE Results and ATAR Service

Farewell Year 12s Year 12 Dress Up Week , Year 12 Celebration Day

Logan's Last Hurrah

Maths News Wide World of Maths, Australian Maths Competition

Sports News State Athletics 2024 Results, Year 7 EMR Baseball

Career & Pathways Swinburne TAFE Experience Excursions, Career News

Art & Technology Art & Tech Showcase 2024, Year 8 Systems Technology , NASA Global Hackathon

Performing Arts Important Dates, Dance Performance Evening, Gala Concert Photos , Music Collection Board

News from the Library Term 4 in the Library, Library Leaders, Behind the News Visit, Lunchtime Clubs 2024

Reader's Notes

Connect Crew Introducing Jasper, Giving New Life to Our School’s Seating Benches, Rescuing the Fish Tank

Student Wellbeing Let's Talk Clubs!, Youth Support Services

Parent Wellbeing School Refusal in Teens: Understanding Causes and Solutions, Knox Youth Services Newsletter, Parent Support Services, Youth Support Services

General Information General Office / Reception, 2024 Staff Contacts, Student Absences, Arriving Late to School, Early Departure from School, Year 12 study periods, Uniform Shop, Library Hours, Lost Property, Student Pick up and Drop Off, College Vision, College Policies, Wantirna College

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Term 4 in the Library

Term 4 in the Library means an increasing number of students coming in to study, waiting for an exam to start, celebrating and debriefing after an exam, and getting those assignments finished. Even during busy lunchtime sessions there is always a quiet room waiting for anyone who needs some time to study or do schoolwork.

Term 4 is also time to make sure that Library loans are up to date. All students receive weekly reminders of their outstanding loans. Many still have books that were taken home last year – please encourage your students to check the books they have on loan via the Library catalogue (use the star dropdown list in Compass) Once signed in, they need to hover over their name in the top right hand corner to see a list of options, and choose Loans. They can now see everything they have on loan and if it is overdue. There will Compass messages soon to those families whose students have Library items more than 3 months overdue.

There are no penalties for returning overdue books. Remember – Library books are a shared commodity and need to be returned so others can enjoy reading them. Thanks for your help

Library Leaders

The Library Leaders have been busy practising their new skills. Check out their Halloween display!

Behind the News Visit

Thursday 21 November

We were really excited to find out that Ms Daniels recently won for Wantirna College a National competition for an exclusive visit by the Behind the News (BtN) production team. BtN is an ABC TV program suitable for school students that explains the issues behind the week’s news in an accessible way. During the incursion Year 7 students will be shown how the program is made, how to dissect an issue, and then present it, then afterwards students will have the opportunity to ask questions of Amelia Moseley the BtN presenter.