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School Council News

Update from the Buildings and Grounds Sub-Committee 

School Council sends our best wishes to the Chelt.Sec community. We hope everyone is keeping safe and well. If you need support at this time, please contact the College.

 

Congratulations to the entire cast and crew on the success of Grease the musical. The college and extended community is buzzing with the amazing show you put on for us. 

Grease the musical
Grease the musical

 

Buildings and Grounds update

We are lucky at Chelt.Sec to have some generous spaces including two big playing fields. But some of the buildings and grounds are definitely in need of renewal. School Council and school staff are engaged in an improvement program for the buildings, grounds and facilities to create the environment our students deserve.

 

Recent initiatives include: 

  • Facelift for the gym – both interior and exterior including carpet, painting, new gardens and signage and banners showing our college values.
  • Community garden: the fence is complete, our community garden sign erected, fruit trees planted and planter boxes painted in our House colours. We look forward to the next stage of adding more planter boxes and planting fruit, vegetable and herb seedlings. Bring on Spring as we watch our fruit trees (peach, lemon, granny smith apple, lime, cherry and orange) blossom and mature.
  • Increased security measures with additional CCTV security cameras and lighting to make the college grounds safer.
  • New shade sails – very large shade sails – making the rear grounds more usable in all weather.
  • Vape sensors have been installed in all student toilet blocks.
  • Whole school improvements; new flag poles, lighting and college signage promoting our values, so we can proudly show our allegiances to visitors, students and staff.
  • We have engaged a fencing company to construct a new exterior fence for a section of the back of the school, with the remaining fencing to be scheduled.  The new fence is to add increased security and improve the appearance of our college.

Thanks to those who have contributed to these projects; state government support, a grant obtained by one of our College Captains, and generous voluntary contributions from parents.

 

Next: more work on the Community Garden, a significant upgrade for the Junior School Village (watch this space for concept drawings coming soon!)  and a review of outdoor learning spaces.

 

Gym signage
Gym signage
Gym foyer
Gym foyer

 

 

Gym exterior
Gym exterior
Community Garden
Community Garden
Fruit trees
Fruit trees

 

 

Fruit trees
Fruit trees

 

 

Planter boxes
Planter boxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shade sails
Shade sails
Flag poles
Flag poles

 

 

Values signage
Values signage

 

The Buildings and Grounds sub-committee members are; Andrew Hall, Susannah Bowen-Wheatley (parent members), Karl Russell, Peter Allan (school) and Sahil Kumar (student co-op).

 

About School Council

Every government school has a council. School Council participates in the development and monitoring of the school’s strategic plan and school policy and plays an important role in overseeing the school’s financial operations and budget. School Council members are drawn from students, parents, the Department of Education and the community. Chelt.Sec’s School Council includes sub-committees; Student Services, Education Policy, Engagement and Communication, Building and Grounds and Finance.

 

How can you help?

Ongoing financial support from our families assists the College in offering the best support for your students, including facilities and infrastructure. The list of works (above) that have taken place this year has come from both parent contributions and grants (government or otherwise).

To find out more or get involved with School Council, contact Andrew (President) at andrew.hall2@education.vic.gov.au

 

To engage with the wider school community, join the Chelt community on Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/cheltsecfamily