Dates and Notices
Important Dates
Three Big Changes to the Vaccine Program
In 2015 three major changes to the vaccine program will impact on parents of secondary school students.
- The Frankston Council's immunisation service may contact you about the secondary school vaccine program. Schools have been authorised to provide details to local councils for this purpose. Please write a letter to the school if you do not want your contact details given to the Frankston Council.
- In 2015 only, the vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough will be offered to all students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. From 2016, this vaccine will be offered to Year 7 students only. This will provide earlier protection from these diseases.
- The time-limited human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine program for Year 9 boys was completed in December 2014. HPV vaccine will continue to be offered to all students (both male and female) in Year 7 from 2015.
You should have received the vaccine consent form/s sent home from school with your child. You need to read, complete and return the form/s regardless of whether your child is being immunised at school.
To learn more about the changes, the diseases, the vaccines, or how you can prepare your child for vaccination, go to immunehero.health.vic.gov.au
The dates allocated to Frankson High School are listed below.
Year 7 - All Students
HPV/Chicken Pox - Friday, 6 March 9am
HPV/Boostrix - Friday, 8 May 9am
HPV only - Friday, 4 September 9am
Years 8, 9 and 10 - All Students
Boostrix - Thursday, 30 April 9am
Canteen Price Lists
School Photo Day
Student Insurance
Parents are reminded that DET and Frankston High School do not provide personal accident insurance for students. Parents and guardians are responsible for the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including transport costs.
Student accident insurance policies are available for purchase through JUA Underwriting. Please phone 9909 7480 for further information.
Parents are also reminded that DET and Frankston High School do not provide insurance for personal possessions of any description, including motor vehicles, for damage or theft at school or on the school grounds.
Mrs Carolyn Florance, Business Manager
Belongings at School
Students are advised not to bring expensive belongings to school other than equipment required for learning.
Frankston High School Council does not have the authority to reimburse parents or replace students’ personal belongings that are lost or stolen. For security purposes, parents please remind your children to always ensure personal belongings are placed in their lockers and then locked with their padlock.
Mrs Carolyn Florance, Business Manager
Uniform Shop Opening Hours
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS TERM 1
Telephone 9784 9080
Thursdays
12:30pm – 1:30pm
3pm – 4pm
7:30pm – 8:30pm
Saturdays
10am -12 noon
THE UNIFORM SHOP WILL NOT BE OPEN ON
SATURDAY, 7 MARCH
Students with Medical Conditions
Parents are reminded to advise the school of any change in diagnosis and treatment of their child’s medical conditions immediately.
Emergency Alert
Homework Club
Year 7 Parents Wine and Cheese Evening
Please join us on Tuesday, 24 February at 7pm for our Year 7 Parents Wine and Cheese Evening. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet your child's classmate's parents and Junior School staff.
Refreshments provided. Please RSVP to Cheryl Hodgson on chodgso@fhs.vic.edu.au or to the office on 9873 7955 so that catering can be organised.
Picnic at Cruden Farm
Want to Help the Environment?
‘Want to help the environment but want to keep it simple?
Are you over having a huge phonebook in the house that you never use?
Try cancelling your phonebook subscription by going to this address and following a few really simple steps: https://www.directoryselect.com.au/action/home.’
French Language Assistant: Olivia Manner
We are pleased to welcome our volunteer French Language Assistant, Mlle Olivia Manner, for Semester 1, 2015.
Olivia comes from the North-West of France, can see England from her home city, and is a graduate, hoping to improve her English with us, and loving Australia so far!
Learn Greek at Frankston High, Year 7 – 10 Campus
The Frankston Greek Community is conducting classes in Modern Greek language & Culture every Thursday evening from 5pm - 7:30 pm.
The syllabus is approved by The Department of Education and Training and is taught by qualified teachers. The classes range from Preparatory to Year 10. The school caters for students from parents of Greek and non-Greek background. Students who complete Year 10 are eligible to undertake VCE Modern Greek. Other activities such as dancing, singing and participating in festivals are also held during the year.
Did you know that 25% of the English language derives from Greek? Here are some such words. (Idea, psychology, geography, physics, astronomy, biology, aerodynamics, photograph, catastrophic xylophone, melancholy, just to mention a few. Also, all words which have ps, or ph in them are of Greek origin).
Classes will commence on Thursday,5 February 2015. Adult classes can be also offered provided there are sufficient numbers.
The fees are: $300.00 p.a. for the first child. $200.00 for the second, and third child and free for any additional children in the same family. For more details contact Con Demopoulos (Principal) at 97874869 or 0438874868, or just turn up at Frankston High School Year 7 - 10 Campus, Rooms 51 & 52 next to the hall on a Thursday evening at 4:30pm.