Middle School Report

“Fall Forward” – Denzel Washington

Welcome Middle School Families to the 2022 School Year. I was going to begin by saying let’s hope we don’t have any interruptions this year…….but I wished for that last year as well!

Firstly I would like to introduce our team – we are very lucky to go into 2022 unchanged and we know in sport an unchanged line up is a winning line up.

Our subschool office manager is Ms Tammy Dimarco – Tammy is your first port of call for any communication especially attendance and lateness. If during the school year your child needs any assistance / support at school we encourage them to head to the subschool to see Tammy.

We have Ms Lily Popovska as our Year 9 Coordinator. Ms Popovska is a very experienced / knowledgeable and above all caring leader who has a terrific rapport with her cohort. 

Ms Popovska is approachable and always makes time to listen and support our students. Ms Popovska has been a coordinator across all year levels and understands the needs of students at different stages of secondary school.

Mr David Gayfer returns again as our Year 10 Coordinator. There is a nice symmetry here as many of our Middle School families will know Mr Gayfer in his role as Year 7 Coordinator a few years back. Mr Gayfer’s time in the Junior School gives us a valuable insight into our students which gives us a head start into being able to best support and nurture your child. Mr Gayfer, like Ms Popovska is a very experienced coordinator who brings a wealth of knowledge having worked in other school settings such as SEDA and Peter Lalor Vocational College.

Term 1 Key Dates:

Combined Key Dates for Year 9 & 10

March 11 – Fair Go Sport Athletics Day

March 7 – Student photo day

March 2 – Parent / Teacher interviews

Year 9 Key Dates:

Feb 28 – Advance orientation bushwalk

March 17 – Year 9 Sovereign Hill excursion

March 23 – Advance Bike Education program

March 28 – Year 9 Outdoor education kayaking 

March 29 – Year 9 Health Immersion Day

April 6th / 7th & 8th  – Year 9 Advance Camp

Year 10 Key Dates:

Feb 14 – Year 10 Peer Support Leaders program begins

March 15 & 18 – MIPS Interviews

March 21 – Year 10 Outdoor Education surfing Angelsea

March 23 – Year 10 Outdoor Education orienteering

April 4 – Year 10 Immunisations

As you can see from our calendar of events the Middle School is a hub of activity which provides our students with a variety of experiences. 

Student Rewards & Recognition Program 2021 - Positive Education points

As part of our School Wide Positive Behaviour Program our Positive Education Rewards and Recognition Program is up and running again for 2021. Staff have already been using Quick Praise and Respect Passes in the first three weeks of Term 1. All students can see their ongoing Positive Education points on their Compass dashboard - top right hand corner. There is a line with how many Positive Education points.

At our end of term assembly we will acknowledge and celebrate our students who are awarded the most points!

Any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact one of our team: 9466 0900

Kind regards

Mr Nick Vass – Middle School Leader

Ms Lily Popovska – Year 9 Coordinator 

Mr David Gayfer – Year 10 Coordinator

Ms Tammy Dimarco – Sub school Office Manager

Ms Lea Volpe – Assistant Principal

Brazilian jiu-jitsu 

On behalf of all students and staff at Reservoir High School we would like to congratulate Liam Magno from 9A on winning a gold medal BJJ (Brazilian Jiu – Jitsu) Australian Open in Byron Bay NSW. Liam’s father Michael who is also his coach, is so proud of him and is looking forward to the Dust National Championship in couple of weeks.

Liam trains 3hrs 5-6 days a week.

Well done! 

Good luck in your next round.