From the Principal Team

TRANSITION – 2019 Year 7 Students

Our Transition team led by Julie Jerome, Ben Murphy and Lisa Rowe have been busy planning our information evening and school tours for prospective Year 7 students and their parents. Our Parent Information Night was held here at Shepparton High School on the evening of Thursday 3rd May.

Parents have also been provided with the opportunity, earlier this week, to participate in tours of the school and be shown the extracurricular and core curricular activities undertaken at Shepparton High School. If you have any questions regarding transition, please have no hesitation in contacting a member of the Transition Team or Principal Team.

SHEPPARTON EDUCATION PLAN (SEP)

The VSBA have scheduled a third round of community consultation, this time specifically on the new school design. An online survey and comment board will open on Monday 14th May and run until Wednesday 6th June. Community engagement workshops will be held in Shepparton and Mooroopna the week starting the 28th May.

Please get involved, attend workshops, and complete the online survey as we want to hear from you. To stay up to date on the Shepparton Education Plan:

sign up to receive updates at http://www.engage.vic.gov.au/SheppartonEducationPlan
visit http://www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au

ATHLETICS DAY

Well done to all students who participated in the Athletics track and field events on Tuesday. It was a beautiful day to be out of the classroom, watching students compete in the various events, and to even see some new records being set. Thank-you to our House Captains for their leadership, staff for their support in running the events and to our Sport’s Coordinator Craig Martin for organising the day. Congratulations to Sutherland House who took home the trophy this year with 1207 points.

Results:

Age Group Championships

13 Yrs Tiana Atkinson/Haqil Abdul

14 Yrs Kiana Atkinson/Jamil Sasa

15 Yrs Jasmin Anderson/Rahmatullah Haidary

16 Yrs Abigal Soi & Connor Pattison

17 Yrs Melanie Bell & Jack Leishman

20 Yrs Jasmine Vukevic & Harrison Ryan and Patrick Hodgson

VCAL AWARDS

Congratulations to 2017 Year 12 student Brooke McCluskey on receiving the state-wide 2017 VCAL Personal Development Award. Brooke is to be commended on her efforts towards her education and more specifically her leadership of, and dedication to, her VCAL projects. Looking forward to hearing all about Brooke’s achievements in the future.

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ATTENDANCE: IT’S NOT OK TO BE AWAY!

The way you train is the way you play; if you miss training or train poorly, then you’ll perform below your potential. Attending classes and applying yourself well follow the exact same principles.

Developing gaps in a students’ knowledge base severely restricts both his/her understanding and progress. It is difficult enough to make up lost ground when a student is genuinely ill, but verging on impossible when away for unjustifiable reasons.

Absences and/or lateness to school also shows a state of mind that places a low value on a student’s education. The days of starting at the bottom of an organization and working your way up are virtually gone. Entry for most jobs/careers relies on a certain level of education and both the willingness and capacity to pursue further training.

Parent condoned absences or allowing your child to be late regularly are eroding students’ chances; let’s stop the rot. In future, if we have a school sporting event or camp or a school day before or after a public holiday please ensure your child attends school.

Should you require support in saying NO to your son/daughter in regard to any absences other than illness, please contact his/her Teacher Advisor or Year Level Team Leaders immediately. If you are not sure if there is a holiday for the students please contact the school.

Let’s all work together to make a difference to your child’s future!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Naplan 15-17 May

Senior Winter Sports 18 May

Year 9 OE Sailing Geelong 23 May - 25 May

Food & Fibre Day 25 May

Junior Winter Sports 30 May

GMDSSV Cross Country 1 June

Dates are correct at time of publication