Principal
Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge
I had the privilege of attending a luncheon held for all the Lalor Secondary College students who successfully completed the Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge. We are proud of those who have a love of reading and who were able to meet the requirements to receive an award for the Premier. As a school we know that those students who continue to engage in reading improve their literacy capacity and are very often in the high performing student group in Year 12. I encourage all students to get involved in the reading challenge in 2024 and look forward to seeing many more students complete this challenge.
Change to Regular Program
As the Year 11, 10 and 9 students all complete their end of Semester Exams there is some changes to the regular school program that parents / carers / guardians should be aware of as it impacts your children directly.
The Year 11 exams have commenced, and students will complete these up until Friday the 10th of November. All Year 11 students are then involved in a Year 12 Orientation program that starts with their exam feedback held on Monday the 13th of November.
The Year 10 exams commence on Monday the 13th of November and conclude on Thursday the 16th of November. Year 10 students are not required to attend school on Friday the 17th of November. The 2024 Year 11 Orientation program commences on Monday the 20th of November. All Year 10 students are required to attend this program.
The Year 9 exams will be held on Friday the 17th of November and Monday the 20th of November. Year 9 students are required to attend school as usual during these days.
All Year 7, 8 and 9 students will be involved in the End of Year Activities program commencing on Thursday the 7th of December. Details of this program will be provided in the coming weeks.
Dealing with Distressing Online Content
With the tragic and distressing events unfolding in the Middle East, Australia's independent regulator for online safety, eSafety Online safety | eSafety Commissioner has issued guidance to help parents and carers support their children in dealing with distressing online content.
The eSafety website Distressing or violent content | How to get help | eSafety Commissioner has resources for parents and carers about online safety. These include information on extra precautions you can take to protect your children from seeing disturbing content online.
eSafety encourage parents and carers supporting young people who may be more vulnerable to check in with them. If they are presenting with signs of distress, support is available through external services including: ·
- headspace: 1800 650 890
- Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800
- Lifeline: 13 11 14
- Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
If there are any questions around the information above, please contact me via the details listed in this newsletter.
Best regards,
Corey Jewell
College Principal