Open Day-THIS Saturday!

Open Day is THIS Saturday! As in previous years we highly value the students and parents who volunteer their time on the day. Thank you to those that have volunteered their time to show off our beautiful school.

More information can be found here - please help us by tagging anyone who might be interested in coming.

https://www.facebook.com/events/257874291760005/

Future Year 7 Registrations

If you have a child who is due to commence Year 7 in 2021 we would recommend that you speak to the Registrar in regards to submitting an application if you have not already done so:

Yr 7: Entry for 2021 (Applications will close Friday May, 31 2019)

Alinta Uniform Shop

Alinta Uniform Shop Open Times (during school terms):

Mondays & Tuesdays - 8am to 10am

Thursdays - 2pm to 4pm

On Saturday June 1, the uniform shop will be open 9am-12pm

2019 Term Dates

Please find below the term dates for the remainder of 2019:

Term 2: Last day Friday, 28 June

Term 3: Wednesday, 17 July - Friday, 20 September

Term 4: Monday, 7 October - Tuesday, 10 December

Looking for Community?

Parents Friday Morning Coffee: Parents are invited to join us each Friday morning after drop off in the school restuarant for a coffee. If you are a new family at the school this is a great way to meet other parents. There is no need to RSVP, just come for as little or as long as you can. We would love to see you!

Parents of Prayer (POP) Meeting: Parent's who would like to pray together are invited on Thursday morning to meet at 9.00am in the restaurant.

VCAL Student Placements

We are looking for businesses to take on enthusiastic and engaged VCAL students for their Structured Work Placements. We are particularly looking for placements in the Electrical, Beauty and Building areas. If you are or know someone who might be able to take on one of our students, please contact Andrew Ware via aware@bhcs.vic.edu.au.

NAPLAN Testing- Continues

Friday 17 May, 2019

Period 1 - Year 7 Conventions of Language

Period 2 - Year 7 Numeracy

Monday 20 May, 2019

Period 1 - Year 3/5 Numeracy

Period 2 - Year 3/5 Conventions of Language

Year 11 Exam Information

Beginning Friday 7 June all students undertaking a Unit 1 subject will be sitting exams. Exam timetables have been shared, printed and displayed in the VCE Centre. A copy of the exam timetable is available here.

Year 11s may come late and/or leave early dependent on their exam schedule. If they choose to do this, they MUST sign in & out at the Office. Students leaving early MUST have a parent sign them out, or an email must be sent to Vicky Fraanje prior to them leaving. Students who have neither of these will not be able allowed to leave school premises before 3.30pm.

Please note that VCAL classes will run as per normal.

General Achievement Test (GAT)

All students who undertake a Year 12 subject must sit the GAT on Wednesday 12 June, 10am - 1.15pm. More information can be found here.

Students may wear their PE uniform for exams.

Year 12 classes run as per normal through the Year 11 Exam timetable except for 12 June when no VCE classes will be running.

Building Fund Donations

With some exciting future plans in the pipeline (and as the end of the financial year is drawing to a close), we would like to give the parents and friends of Belgrave Height Christian School an opportunity to donate to our Building Fund.

Donations can be made by cash, cheque or EFTPOS at reception or by bank transfer into the Schools 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, so 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

Resources for Fiji

The VCE Gravitate students will soon be off to Fiji on their Missions Trip in June. They’ll be visiting various communities and schools. To assist the people in these areas they would love to take with them some necessary resources that we take for granted.

If you would like to help by donating a packet of pencils or crayons or anything on the following list, these donations will be happily received. Please send all items to the school office by Thursday, June 13 and mark them "Fiji".

Resources required:

Pencils (black)
Pencils (coloured)
Crayons
Lots of chalk (white and coloured)
Pencil sharpeners
Erasers
Biro pens (for teachers - blue/black/red)
Soccer, Footy, Rugby and Volley Balls (deflated)

Carpark Reminders

We would like to thank parents/carers for their co-operation in the school carpark.

Please note the following so that we can continue to ensure the safety of all our students and visitors.

While on the school grounds please use the crossings and paths provided, this models how our students should use the area and ensures everyone's safety.
Drivers please use your indicators and obey road laws and speed limits. Driving slowly while in the carpark is imperative.

Earn & Learn - Woolworths

The Earn & Learn program through Woolworths provides an great opportunity for our school to have access to new equipment (ICT, science, sports, mathematics, arts and more) simply by collecting stickers by shopping at Woolworths!

How can you help? Between 1 May & 25 June 2019, collect as many stickers as you can. Stick them on the supplied posters at school or on a sticker sheet and return to the Earn & Learn box at reception.

You can download extra sticker sheets here

Earn & learn only runs for a limited time, so spread the word and get everyone in your family helping you to collect stickers!

BHCS Community Care Update

We had a wonderful time at the first cook up and it's been so good to be able to offer meals to families at BHCS in need. The team have planned the menu for the next cook up, so please consider donating any of the following :

Sundried tomato pesto, tinned tomatoes, tinned lentils, tomato paste, olive oil, dried chilli, lasagne sheets (both regular and GF), balsamic vinegar, basmati rice, breadcrumbs, tinned chickpeas, coconut cream, honey, bakers flour, tinned pineapple, passata, yeast, tomato sauce, vegemite, BBQ sauce.

Donations can be left Reception (we also have a box for donations at Kinder). Every donation is so appreciated!

Term 2 cook up is 11th June. If you'd like to be involved, please contact Al Giles-Kaye on algileskaye@gmail.com Thank you for your support!

Chaplaincy Update

There have been a few changes to our chaplaincy team since the beginning of this term. Unfortunately Anthony Smith (Senior School) and Dreana Beitzel (Middle School) have had to finish up with BHCS. Matt Edwards (Junior School) is continuing in his role and will pick up a bit of extra work in the absence of Anthony & Dreana.

The school leadership is currently interviewing two excellent candidates that we believe will be an exciting addition to our chaplaincy team. We hope to have an official announcement in the coming weeks.

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