From the Principal Class Team

Dear Parents/Guardians

Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. We have reached the end of another cold winter, the sun  has finally come out and hopefully we can put the colds, flus and sniffles behind us!

Congratulations to our Scientists 

We would like to congratulate Alana Phu Nguyen and Thomas Lam on their successful applications to attend the national Youth Science Forums in January. This year they will be held in Brisbane and Canberra. Students who have attended in the past have commented on what a wonderful experience it was, so we wish them both well for the excellent opportunity afforded them. Thanks to Mr Eli Goldbaum and others for their support of these students applications, and to Brimbank Rotary for sponsoring them.

Beacon Bonanza Day

Next Tuesday is our annual Beacon Bonanza Day. All Year 10 students will participate in ‘Speed Careering’ with a range of people from different occupations, as well as a ‘Work Readiness’ program partly facilitated by our Beacon ambassadors. We are sure this day will prove useful to students as they make their transition through to the Senior Sub School in 2018.

Progress Reports

Year Level Coordinators have been contacting families where there have been concerns raised through progress reports. Remember these reports are available through Compass. All parents are of course encouraged to attend the Term 3 Parent Teacher interviews to be held on Wednesday 20th September. This is an excellent opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers and discuss what is going well, and to work together to support students  who are not achieving as well as they could. Information about this event will be sent home with students shortly. Please be aware that as of next year Parent Teacher interviews will be booked through Compass. Further information and instructions will be provided prior to this, but it is important that you are able to sign in successfully. If you have lost your password or are experiencing difficulties please contact the general Office for support.

Staying safe at schoolies - Start planning with your child 

For Victorian school leavers, schoolies is a time to celebrate an exciting milestone in their lives but this shouldn't mean impacting their health and safety, or causing problems for the communities where they decide to celebrate.

It's a good idea to know where your child will be and what their plans are for end of year celebrations:

where are they going? For example, what is the address of where they will be staying?

the names of their friends who they will be travelling with

how you can contact them if you need to.

Encourage your child to register where they are going and find out more about safe partying at www.goodtimesgreatbreaks.com

Craig Jennings

Assistant Principal

Principal - Ms Kerrie Dowsley

Assistant Principal - Mr Ian Crocker

Assistant Principal - Ms Losh Pillay

Assistant Principal - Mr Craig Jennings