MIDDLE SCHOOL
IMPORTANT DATES
Thursday 6 June
Year 10 Immunisations
Friday 7 June
Zoology Zoo Excursion
Year 10 VCE Exams (7 to 14)
Monday 10 June
Queen's Birthday Public Holiday
Tuesday 11 June
Year 10 VCE Unit 1 Exams (11 to 14)
Wednesday 12 June
Year 10 ADP Macbeth Excursion
Thursday 13 June
Year 9 Wellbeing Day
Friday 14 June
Intermediate Badminton
Monday 17 June to Thursday 20 June
Year 10 Exams
Friday 21 June
Staff Professional Development Day - STUDENT FREE DAY
Friday 28 June
End of Term 2 (2.30 pm FINISH)
Taking a Chance -
Leakhena Davison, 9D
One of my subjects at Lilydale High School is Year 9 Food Studies - Food Prep Skills. The second 'Work Requirement' was to produce and decorate a 'Custard Sponge Cake'.
We came in at lunchtime and had just over an hour to assemble and decorate the cake. The cakes were filled with jam and cream and frosted with handmade butter cream. We were able to use food colouring to colour the butter cream. My cake was pink and had mandalas pitied on top with flower sugar glass, chocolate covered strawberries and strawberry roses.
After school, when I was walking home, I walked past a bakery in Lilydale. For some reason, I walked in and looked around. Then I rushed out the door, walked down the street and sat down on a bench to call my dad. I was filled with adrenaline and I told him what had happened. He reassured me and said “just walk in, the owner is a lovely guy and I think he will appreciate your effort”.
I walked in once again and asked for the owner. I told him what I made in class. I said, “I just wanted to show you my cake, I know this is really odd and I don't know what I'm doing”. The owner told me that I had a lot of courage coming in.
I talked to him about what I did in my spare time and how I enjoy cooking, especially painting and sculpting for cake decorating. He told me to come in on the Saturday, with a couple of photos of cakes I've made, so he could show his co-owner.
As soon as I walked out, I called my dad and told him what had happened! We both jumped around in joy and I almost started to cry, as I was so high on adrenaline. When I called mum, she was also really excited for me.
That week, I was so nervous and I had compiled photos of different cakes I had made. It was hard to find things, because I'm not really the kind of person who shows off things, I'm somewhat of a quiet achiever, well most of the time.
I went to the bakery on Saturday and made three cakes. One I decorated the way the owner wanted me to and the other two cakes, I got to decorate the way I wanted. One of my cakes sold in two days for $45. I worked five hours that day and it is now my second job.
I am 14 years old and I now get to practise my skills he taught me. I especially love learning different cake decorating skills.
When my parents came to pick me up from the bakery, I could see how proud they were of me.
I now come in every Saturday and decorate cakes and bake amazing food. I hope this can take me into a future career; it may not pay much money at the moment, but I'm there for the experience.
Year 10 ADP
On Thursday 23 May, Mr Currie's Year 10 ADP class went through a heart dissection with Ms Colyer.
Year 9
Health & Wellbeing Day
On Thursday 13 June, all Year 9 students will take part in a Health & Wellbeing Day to build students' resilience, mindfulness and empathy.
Payment of $12 is due on COMPASS
by Friday 7 June.
Library Time
Year 9 students share their private reading and !
Library fun at lunchtime!
Year 10 VCE Unit 1 Exams
Tuesday 11 June to Friday 14 June
All students must check the timetable carefully to see when their exam is scheduled and bring the required resources with them.
The exam timetable has been posted on the Year 11 Google Classroom.
Please note, all Year 10 classes are running during this week. Students are required to attend classes (except when their scheduled exam is on).
Year 10 Exams
Monday 17 June to Thursday 20 June
Students will only be required at school when they are attending exams. No Year 10 classes will run during this time.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Students must be in full school uniform to sit the exams.
- Students will need to bring the correct resources with them - pens, pencils, dictionary, calculator etc (students can check this with their teacher for each exam)
- Any exam clashes must be rescheduled with the Middle School Coordinators.
- If students are absent on the day of an exam they will need to see the Middle School Coordinators to arrange a catch-up exam.
- Students can leave immediately after their last exam on each day.
- If students have multiple exams on one day, they are not permitted to leave school in between their exams. If they have a break, they will complete private study.
*** LAST WEEK OF TERM 2 ***
Monday 24 to Friday 28 June
Year 10 students are required to attend school during this week. All YEAR 10 TIMETABLED CLASSES are running.
Unexplained Absences
Parents and guardians are asked to please check COMPASS to ensue your child have no unexplained absences.
You can also APPROVE your child's absences by calling the School Absence Line 9735 5644.
A reminder, if it is expected that your child will be away for more than two days, please ring the Middle School Office to let us know.
Parents and guardians who may have forgotten their Compass username and password, can 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