MIDDLE SCHOOL

IMPORTANT DATES
Monday 30 April
Year 10 Camp 1 (30 April to 8 May)
Year 9 Careers Day - 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G
Tuesday 1 May
Year 10 Camp 2 (1 May to 9 May)
Year 7-12 Boys Netball
Wednesday 2 May
Year 10 Camp 3 (3 May to 10 May)
Thursday 3 May
Year 9 Careers Day - 9H, 9I, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M, 9N
Friday 4 May
Year 9/10 Badminton
Wednesday 9 May
DOE Community Service
Friday 11 May
Year 10 History - Immigration Museum
Tuesday 15 May
NAPLAN - Year 9
Thursday 17 May
NAPLAN - Year 9
Friday 18 May
Year 10 History - Immigration Museum Excursion
Monday 21 May
Junior/Intermediate Girls Football
Wednesday 23 May
DOE Community Service
Tuesday 29 May
Year 9/10 Football (boys)/ Soccer /Netball (girls)
Wednesday 30 May
DOE Community Service
Please also refer to the Middle School Calendar on the school website for the full list of important dates/events.
Coffee Training Program
Lilydale High School is providing training to Year 9 students interested in learning Barista skills.
The purpose of the training is to introduce students to the grinder and coffee machine, allow them to use all the equipment and learn the sensory properties of coffee. Should they wish to develop their skills further, they will be given information about further training packages provided by Bean Around Town in Croydon.
This training will exempt the student from 1 double period during the week and will require them to do a follow up coffee service, during a nominated recess, in conjunction with Supper Club to qualify them for a participation certificate.
Once numbers have been determined the timetable for training will be developed and will be sent to all those who have expressed interest.
Please complete the 'Expression of Interest slip' below and return it to the Middle School Office by Tuesday May 1, 2018.
Peter Ross, Eleni Stavrou and Riana Asta
Program Trainers
Year 9 Captains' Report
Welcome back Year 9s to Term 2, we hope you had a fun and relaxing holiday and received lots of chocolate!
There are plenty of things coming up in Term 2; ANZAC Day, Cross Country, Year 9 Careers Day and the LHS Coffee Shop.
ANZAC Day (25 April) is a day where we commemorate all the soldiers who fought and lost their lives in the war and the families who lost their loved ones.
Next week on Monday, it is Cross Country and Year 9 Careers Day.
Careers Day is an opportunity for Year 9 students to participate in a wide range of activities to do with their careers including:
- Developing a Career Action Plan
- Creating an individualised Resume with one of Victoria's leading recruiting companies
- Engaging in job matching to individual style and skills
- Discovering where to search and research jobs
- Learning how to choose the right referees
- Learning how to highlight "you" in a cover letter
- Understanding the importance of body language (and practise introducing themselves)
- Exploring the 'do's and don'ts of an interview
- Creating a list of interview tips
- Performing a careers interests profiler test
- Attending a mock job interview
For Careers Day, students are to come dressed in neat and tidy clothes appropriate for a job interview.
Cross Country is being held at Lilydale Lake during Periods 5 and 6 on Monday. This is great opportunity for any long distance runners to show their skills and endurance, but others are welcome to come down and give it their all.
Another new opportunity in the LHS community is the LHS Coffee Shop where there has already been a competition for the name! The Year 9s also get the chance to take a training course on making and serving espresso-based coffee drinks. Students will be able to use this skill when they go for a job interview, showing they have some experience.
Year 9 Captains
YEAR 10 CAMP
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
CAMP DATES
Camp 1 Monday 30 April to Tuesday 8 May
Camp 2 Tuesday 1 May to Wednesday 9 May
Camp 3 Wednesday 2 May to Thursday 10 May
Attached below is the FINAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION for students attending the camp to Central Australia;
- Departure and Arrival times for each camp
- Mobile Phone Number for each Bus/Camp
- What NOT to bring on camp
- Itinerary for each camp (list of items to pack)
DEPARTURE TIMES
Students are required at Lilydale High School at 10 AM SHARP, for a 10:30 am DEPARTURE.
ARRIVAL TIMES
Please be available to pick up your child from Lilydale High School at 5:15 pm – 5.45 pm.
If you have any questions regarding the camp please ring the Middle School Coordinators on 9735 5644.
Year 10 student - Enrolment Information
In the next few weeks, all Year 10 families will receive an email from Lilydale High School requesting that you review the attachment to the email. The subject line will read;
FW: Please review the attached Student Enrolment Information.
The proforma email requests that you print off the Enrolment Information, make corrections, sign it and return the form to the school.
As it is very important that these details are up to date, could you please read them carefully and make changes where necessary. You may either print off the attachment and make changes and return it to the school or send a return email with corrections included.
It is also very important that you check and confirm the Occupation Group codes on Page 3, this is essential demographic information that ensures that Lilydale High School receives appropriate resource allocation for its students. A Guide to the occupation codes is at the rear of the Student Information.
If we do not have an email address recorded for your family the Student Enrolment Information will be mailed home to you.
Students Absences
All student absences must be parent/guardian approved. You can do this through a signed note brought to school, approving on Compass, or by calling the School Absence Line before 9.30 am.
Please click on the Compass Parent Guide below for instructions for approving absences on Compass.
If you have forgotten your Compass username and password, please contact Lauren Kelso in the Middle School Office.
Parent Contact
Please don’t hesitate to call us or your child’s teacher, with any questions or queries in relation to Middle School.
Middle School Coordinators