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STUDENT FREE DAY - MONDAY, 23 MAY
KINDER - YEAR 12
We wish to remind families that Monday, 23 May is a student free day.
There will be no programs or classes running on this day.
This is to enable all BHCS Staff to participate in a training day.
For all term dates, curriculum days and student free days, please check our school calendar.
WE ARE HIRING
A few opportunities to join our enthusiastic team here at BHCS have just been placed on our website! We're currently looking for:
· Finance Officer
· Careers Adviser (Replacement Position to Dec, 2022)
· Learning Assistant (Senior School)
If you, or someone you know, are interested in knowing more about these positions, read more by visiting https://www.bhcs.vic.edu.au/careers
All enquiries about these positions should be directed to applications@bhcs.vic.edu.au
NAPLAN 2022 - YEAR 3, 5,
7 & 9
NAPLAN will be held at BHCS from 10-17 May. here. Information about withdrawals is now available, please contact vfraanje@bhcs.vic.edu.au for more information.
Students in Year 7- 9 will need to bring their own headphones (wired only - no Bluetooth).
NAPLAN CATCH UP SESSIONS
We would like to inform families that if your child/ren have been absent on the day of their Naplan testing, they will be scheduled to complete Naplan on another day. If you have any concerns please email vfraanje@bhcs.vic.edu.au
MASKS ON BUSES
The current variant of COVID-19 is proving to be highly infectious with significant impacts on our entire school community, staff and students alike.
The current health advice mandates that all bus users (aged 8 and above) are required to wear masks. This remains a mandatory requirement for both private and public buses in Victoria. This includes when travelling on buses for camps and excursions.
For the health and safety of all concerned and in an effort to avoid any further cancellations of our services we request that all families please partner with us to ensure that all children between Years 3 (8 years and older) up to Year 12 consistently wear a mask while they are on the school buses.
YEAR 7 ENROLMENTS 2024
If you have a child who is expected to start Year 7 in 2024 and have not yet put in an application, please contact the Registrar, Jodie Davis, as soon as possible. Applications close at the end of May.
Students who are currently enrolled in Year 5 at BHCS do not need to reapply for Year 7.
NEW FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER
The school is pleased to congratulate Daniel Turcato on his new position. Congratulations Daniel!
1) What is your new role at BHCS and what are you excited about this year?
Finance & Operations Manager
I am excited to get to the know the team and the community and being part of what God is doing at BHCS.
2) What did you do previously?
I have worked at a Chartered Accounting firm for the past 13 years! I started as a cadet when I was still studying at University and finished as a Manager in their Business Advisory division.
3) What do you like to do for fun?
I love sport! Any sport really but AFL football and basketball are at the top of the list! I also love spending time with my wife and young family of 4 kids between the ages of 2 and 8. If I can play sport with them, well, that is the best of both worlds!
BHCS BUILDING FUND DONATIONS
With the expansion of our Junior School nearing completion and plans for further development in the senior area, we would like to give parents and friends of Belgrave Heights Christian School, the opportunity to make a donation to the BHCS Building Fund. A building fund donation provides the opportunity to contribute to the School in a very practical and permanent way which will provide learning opportunities to current and future students who will gain the benefits of the amazing new facilities.
Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so by making a payment at reception or by bank transfer to the School’s Building Fund account as follows:-
Belgrave Heights Christian School Building Fund
BSB 633-000
Account No. 137 265 468
All donations to the building fund are tax deductible. If you would like a receipt for tax purposes, please ensure that you provide us with your full name, address &/or email address. If you have any queries, please contact Liz in the Finance Office at lmiko@bhcs.vic.edu.au
A STORY IN MINIATURE - VATE WRITING COMPETITION
Students in Years 7 to 12 and their teachers are invited to submit a story between 300 and 500 words in length inspired by the writing competition theme (A Story in Miniature).
We encourage students and teachers to find inspiration from the miniature stories that make up their daily life - the small interactions and delightful tidbits that make up their day - and transform them, with brevity, into a piece of polished prose.
There are four categories available in the competition. Schools may submit up to five entries in each of the categories.
Years 7 and 8 students | Years 9 and 10 students | Years 11 and 12 students | Teachers
Each entry must be emailed to cjerram@bhcs.vic.edu.au by 4pm on Tuesday 31st May 2022. All entries must be the original work of the person entering the piece.
If you have any questions or would like any further details please email Clare Jerram cjerram@bhcs.vic.edu.au
"It's possible, in a poem or a short story, to write about commonplace things and objects using commonplace but precise language, and to endow those things - a chair, a window curtain, a fork, a stone, a woman's earring - with immense, even startling power." - Raymond Carver
Myrtle the Turtle needs a new Home
Free to good home, tank and equipment supplied: Myrtle the Turtle. Please contact Mrs Eastwood on 97567006