Walton House News
Hampton Park Secondary College
Dear Parents, Carers, Family and Students,
Hello Walton!
Term 1
A very warm welcome to term 1! I hope your break was restful and restorative. We have a huge 2023 to come, filled with exciting opportunities for students and the HP community.
Term 1 begun tragically, with the passing of year 7 Student Eric. While this was extraordinarily devastating for all, the way the HPSC community has supported each other during this difficult time has been inspiring and is a clear testament to the kind of community we are apart of. On Thursday, we held a fundraiser for Eric’s family, students and staff wore yellow or red, Eric’s favourite colours, to honour his life and support the family.
Looking forward…
We have a very exciting Term 1 on our hands!
- Whole School Assembly next week- Tuesday
- Poetry writing competition next Tuesday for Valentines Day!
- Tuesday 7th March- Photo Day (full school uniform)
- Wednesday 8th March- College Open Night
- Friday 10th March- College Swimming Carnival, bring along your House Spirit
- Wednesday 15th March- Student Led Conferences
- Thursday 16th- Monday 27th March- NAPLAN/ACER Testing
- Tuesday 4th April- End of Term House Assembly
Walton House Staff – Introduction
Paul Broecker – Assistant Principal
Gabrielle Phelan – Head of House
Ben Wilson – Year 11-12 Student Learning Leader
Aria Sunga – Year 9-10 Student Learning Leader
Billy Jessop – Year 7-8 Student Learning Leader
Carly Felton – House Admin Officer
Walton Staff Member of the Month!
Each month we celebrate and introduce one of the wonderful Walton staff members at the school. This month we are introducing the fantastic Ben Wilson, who is a new addition to the Walton House Team.
Walton Student of the Month
Each Newshamper will celebrate the success and achievements of students from the Walton house. This month, we are dedicating this space to welcome ALL of the fantastic year 7 students, who have started their time at HPSC with enthusiasm, pride and respect. Please keep it up year 7s, we’re so happy you’re here!
Values Nominations and House Points
Term 1 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. Keep it up.
Reading House Points
We are running the House Reading Challenge again in 2023!! Walton took out first spot last year, so hopefully we can win two years running!
To participate, just read a book, and write a review! You get 50 house points and go into the running to win a book prize!
New Walton Space
We have a new Walton space! The beautiful STEAM centre has been built, it is filled with wonderful resources and top of the line technology. The Walton team will be based in this center, so all students, come to the STEAM centre and say hello!
Thank you,
Gabi Phelan and the Walton Team