HCC Features 

Staff Encouragement to our Students and Families

HCC staff are excited that finally all students can come and learn together again at school. Here is some love and encouragement from the HCC staff to students and families during this difficult Covid19 time - this encouragement was also published on HCC Facebook page during Heatherton @ Home.

Our Returning to HCC: Reminder of Guidelines

With the return of all students to HCC this week, a friendly reminder that it is important that these previously published guidelines are followed, particularly that any student who is not feeling well should not go to school.

Summary of Ongoing Measures

Student Start and End of Day Details

Drop off and entry from front (Kingston Rd) entrance

Students (and Primary parents) to follow the signs and ENTER the auditorium from the front Eastern doorway (Old Boundary Rd side), and EXIT from the Western doorway (nearer to the Telstra Building).

Primary parents may drop off children in the auditorium, but not move past the cones next to the sound desk (unless you are late and need to sign in through the Compass Kiosk or need to see the College office).

Parents maintain physical distancing in waiting to enter & leave the auditorium.

• Please use hand sanitiser on entry to the auditorium
• No parents onsite beyond the auditorium sound desk (cones out to mark this)
• Gymnasium entrance closed; side gates closed during the morning
• Collect/Drop & Go Policy – no loitering in the auditorium or onsite
• Late students & Primary parents go to Compass Kiosk now located in auditorium.

End of day

Primary Student Collection

Prep to Year 6:  3:10pm dismissal

Parents, please stay in your car until the bell (newsletter/parent letter communication).

Prep to Grade 3: Students will wait in the auditorium and sit in Grade areas. 

Students released as parents enter the auditorium.

Grade 4:   Gym foyer (near Old Boundary Rd) 

Parents to collect them from the foyer entrance but not enter the building.

Grade 5 and 6: Students will wait out the front, either side of the door Living room Café. 

Students can be dismissed when they sight their parents.

Afterschool Care running from 3:10pm.

Secondary Students

Year 7 to 12: 3:25pm dismissal

Will depart from auditorium promptly, no loitering in the auditorium in groups.

Assemblies

• No assemblies until further notice.

Camps/Excursions/Sport

• There will be no excursions, incursions, camps, or interschool sport events until further notice.

Canteen

• The canteen has reopened since yesterday, Thursday 4 June.
• All orders must be placed online via the Qkr! App to ensure contactless payment (no cash transactions will be permitted, no cash service will be allowed during lunchtimes).
• We strongly request that all orders be placed online via the Qkr! app to ensure contactless payment.
• All Qkr! orders must be placed by 11:00pm on Wednesday evening, prior to canteen on the Thursday.
• Secondary students will ideally order via the Qkr! app, however if they need to pay with cash, they are required to order prior to 8:45am in the Salt Café. Cash must be placed in an envelope with their name and order written on the outside. Any change owed will be received back at lunchtime with their order.
• No cash transactions will be allowed to take place at lunchtime. We are seeking to minimise cash transactions as much as possible.

College office

• The College office will not be admitting visitors unless absolutely necessary. If you can ring the College office or email your enquiry, please do so.
• The Compass kiosk is now located in the auditorium. Students arriving late (after 9:00am) or being picked up early by parents, will still be required to sign in and out of the Compass Kiosk. Please use the hand sanitizer located next to it, both prior to use and after use of the Compass kiosk. The kiosk screen will be regularly cleaned through the day.

Staff Members New to HCC in 2020

We have had a break from introducing staff new to HCC this year, so this week we would love to introduce to you: Mrs Christina Douglas.

What subject/s and year level/s do you teach?

At HCC this year I am teaching careers and vocational pathways in Year 9&10 and entrepreneurial skills in Year 7&8.

Where have you taught previously? If a graduate, where did you study?

Previous to my time at HCC, I taught (for the past 19 years!) at Kilvington Grammar School in Ormond.  Kilvington is also a Prep-Year 12 school, and so throughout my time there, I taught in a variety of different areas.  I began as a Primary school teacher in the Junior School, and then after maternity leave, came back to a part-time role teaching Religious Education across the whole school as well as a Year 10 elective introduction to social enterprise.

What motivated/drew/led you to becoming a teacher?

One thing I recently asked my Year 10 students was, what did you “play” when you were 10 years old… I remember playing schools! Yep – I pretty much always enjoyed arranging party games at my cousins’ birthdays and being a Junior Leader at Sunday school or camps or the like.  I remember thinking as a young girl that I wanted to become a teacher - so I could break down the lessons and make the difficult stuff make sense…That is still my aim as a teacher today.

What were your first impressions of HCC?

My first impressions of HCC were of a friendly, accepting, loving community.  Staff have been kind and gracious, students have been enthusiastic and willing to learn, and parents have been welcoming and friendly.  My son in Year 9, and I,  have both felt accepted quickly.  My youngest son is looking forward to beginning at HCC in Year 7 next year.

What are your hobbies/extra interests?

My hobbies and interests involve being creative.  I love to make things, and write -  and I have a vintage caravan that we renovated and named Mabel (after my nana) which is my creative space for doing these things.  I also enjoy baking and going to the movies with my husband, Anthony.

Business Week in Salt Café!

Our Year 7&8 Enterprise Skills elective will be operating their student businesses on Tuesdays  (9 to 23 June) at lunchtime in the Salt Café. All students are encouraged to visit and support them! Here are their small business:

Sweet Soap 

From next week at our school, four Year 7 girls are going to be selling soap on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Salt Cafe. They will be selling donut soaps, organic soaps and light lamps to keep the soaps in. 

The donut soap cost $4.50, the organic ones cost $5.00 and the light lamps cost $9. The profit from this event will be going to charity, to help people living in developing countries. They will have a start in business to help their family make an income.

Trendy Dyes

When:Tuesday lunch times

Where: Salt cafe

What: Tie dye shirts, bags & socks

Prices: All prices are ranging from $3-$12

If you need further information, please contact:

trendydye1@gmail.com

trendy.dye.help@gmail.com

Please check out the website: https://hmhar2.wixsite.com/trendy-dye

For pre-ordes please email us at

trendydye1@gmail.comor KHBUN2@hcc.vic.edu.au

or HMHAR2@hcc.vic.edu.au

BLACKBYTE STUDIOS

Student designed video games!

Lunchtime Tournament – win bragging rights!

Gold coin donation to participate.

If you need further information, please check out the website:

https://epicthediamondques.wixsite.com/ blackbytestudios

Christina Douglas

Careers, Business and Enterpreneurship Teacher

Year 11 Biology: Rat Dissection

On Tuesday 26 May, the Year 11 Biology students undertook rat dissection. The learning that occurs courtesy of a dissection is vastly different to that which occurs in a typical lesson. Having studied the digestive system earlier in the term, dissection gives the students first-hand experience in seeing the subject matter. Such a hands-on learning environment can impart an appreciation and understanding of anatomy, unparalleled by second-hand teaching techniques.

Many students find it much easier to learn when carrying out physical activities, and this helps them to more fully engage with the subject matter being studied. Hands-on dissection allows students to see, touch and explore the various organs of the digestive and other systems. Seeing organs in vivo and understanding how they work within a single animal may strengthen students’ comprehension of biological systems. When applied to their own bodies, this may then translate to a greater understanding of human biology.

Dr Phil Bergen

Head of PE/Healthy Choices/Christian Life

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday: Monday 8 June 

Monday 8 June is the Queen’s Birthday and is a public holiday. School will resume on Tuesday 9 June. We hope that all families have a safe and enjoyable long weekend.

VCE Pathways Night: Thursday 18 June

We are planning a remote evening for parents of Year 9 to 11 students, explaining the VCE systems, HCC's pathways and the VCE subject selection process. 

It will be a very valuable event to help parents understand the workings of the ATAR and VCE, as well as see the varied pathways that we are able to offer to students. Including the option of doing an 'accelerated' VCE subject for Year 10 students. More information to follow.

HCC Enrolment: Prep & Year 7/2021

Dear HCC Community

A friendly reminder to those with children who will be commencing Prep and/or Year 7 in 2021 to please collect the relevant Enrolment Application Forms from the College office or our Enrolments Coordinator, Kelsey Richards. 

For any enquiries, please contact the College office on 8551 6650 or contact Kelsey at kelsey.richards@hcc.vic.edu.au

Year 7 Placement 2021 

If you have a child in Grade 6/2020, we would like to confirm that a position has been reserved at Heatherton Christian College for your child in Year 7/ 2021. Please contact the College office at office@hcc.vic.edu.au or by phone on 8551 6650 to confirm that your child will be taking up this reserved position at Heatherton Christian College in Year 7/2021.

If, however, you are considering enrolling your child at a different Secondary school in 2021, please contact Phil Eastman or our Head of Middle Years, Jacky Gupta, for a discussion on this as we would welcome the opportunity to talk with you first. For any who are changing schools, you will be required to contact the College office on 8551 6650.

We very much look forward to having your Grade 6 child to continue their Heatherton journey with us in Year 7. 

Community Care at HCC – Supporting Family Businesses

We realise that a number of HCC families with businesses are doing it tough at the moment so we would like to help in some small way and garner the support of our HCC community.

If you are a small business owner, are still in operation at the moment and could do with some extra promotion of your business to our College community, please send some information (and photos if possible) through to the office@hcc.vic.edu.au and we will do a promotion through our College Facebook page and, where appropriate, through our newsletter.

Just a small thing but hopefully something that can help you through these difficult economic times.

Phil Eastman

Head of Campus

Term 3 Earlier Start Date

As the annual Christian Schools Australia (CSA) staff conference has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus, we have decided to commence Term 3 one day earlier than previously advertised (Wednesday 15 July). The first day of Term 3 for all students from Prep-Year 12 will now be Tuesday 14 July.

Library Opens

Library is now opened to all HCC students! They can browse books in the Library, and can borrow ONLY FOR USE WITHIN HCC PREMISES, as long as they hand sanitise on entry and exit from the Library.

Signs have been put up, with hand sanitiser at the entrance to both libraries. A printed procedure for returning books has been placed at the Primary borrowing desk.

Returning book procedure is: 

1. Put on gloves
2. Wand books back as usual and place on trolley
3. Spray & wipe keyboard, mouse and wand
4. Remove gloves and put in bin.

Library staff will then sanitise and quarantine all returned books before returning them to shelves.  Returned books cannot be reloaned until they have been cleaned and quarantined.

All cleaning equipment is in place and will be monitored by Library staff.  

Mary Morris

Library Techician

PFA Walking/Running Group is back on! 

Starting yesterday (Thursday 4 June), we will resume our walking/running group. It feels like it has been so long, I am very much looking forward to getting back to it and catching up/praying/exercising with our community. If you have not been out with us, I encourage you if you are able to do so. It is a great start to the day and all are welcome! This is a great opportunity to meet up with friends, meet new people in our community while getting out in the fresh air and getting fit. All abilities welcome. 

When:              Thursdays, 8:45am 

Where:            Meet at the carpark gate near the gym. 

If you have any questions, please contact me at reneecarter@netspace.net.au or on my mobile 0419358002. Please come and join the fun! 

Renee Carter

PFA President

Financial Assistance for Parents & Students with Health Care Cards: Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF)

CSEF (Camp Sports Excursion Funding) will be closing in Term 2, so don’t miss your chance to apply for FREE GOVERNMENT FUNDING, if you haven’t already done so.

Those eligible:

1. Health Care Card, Pension Card or Veteran Affairs Card Holders;

2. Foster Parents;

3. Students over 16 who hold their own Health Care Cards.

Please see the attached information for more details and complete and return the Application form as soon as possible.

If you received this funding last year, there is no need to reapply as this will occur automatically. If you are unsure, please contact Heather Harrison via email at heather.harisson@hcc.vic.edu.au

HCC Care Fund (Update)

A huge thank you to the many HCC families who have donated to our HCC CARE fund. We have had over $11,000 donated to the fund, most of which has now been allocated to families in need. Through the incredible generosity of our HCC community, we have been able to provide immediate financial assistance with school fees to families in genuine need in our community.

The HCC families we have assisted so far have all expressed their extreme gratitude towards those who have donated to the fund. A number of our families are still facing extremely difficult times. We firmly agree that our stand is to do all we can to keep all our students within our school community.

HCC-CARE has been established to provide alternative fee arrangements and prudent financial monitoring to assist families in genuine need. All donations to our scholarship fund have been and will be carefully allocated to any HCC family in great need who have been directly financially impacted by the Coronavirus to assist with school fees.

We still have a need to assist families in need in our Community. You can join us by directly depositing a donation into the College bank account, details below.

ACCOUNT NAME:     Heatherton Christian College

BSB:                              063-182

 ACCOUNT NO:          11500742

 REFERENCE:            ‘HCCCARE & Name’ e.g. ‘HCCCARECliffe’

Thank you.

Peter Cliffe

Executive Principal