Principal's Report

Grade 6 Maths Olympics

The 17th of May saw a large number of Grade 6 (& some Grade 5) students from the local primary schools attend our annual Grade 6 Maths Olympics. I want to thank the Primary School teachers and students for supporting this great event. As well as Heather Deayton & Georgie McIntyre for their leadership in organising this, as well as the Horsham College staff who assisted on the day. 

Attitudes to School Survey (AtoSS)

Attitudes to School Surveys have started being completed with students across the school. The aim is to survey as many students as possible. For those who missed this in last week’s newsletter the Attitudes to School Survey an annual student survey offered by the Department of Education to assist schools to gain an understanding of students' perceptions and experience of school. Students will be asked about their thoughts and feelings in relation to their school, their learning, peer relationships, resilience, bullying, health and wellbeing. 

Uniform

As the cold well and truly sets in, a reminder to all students and families that only Horsham College uniform should be worn at school. We will be continuing to follow up with students and their families to ensure all students are wearing the Horsham College Council approved uniform. 

In particular we are focused on ensuring students are wearing:

• Black shoes
• School shorts and pants with HC embroidered on them
• College approved jackets
• College approved long sleave tops
• College approved hats/beanies

We understand that there may be short periods of time when a student is out of uniform, please provide a signed note in the diary for these short periods of time. 

Term 2 Upcoming Events

Term 2’s start has already been very busy, with Year 7 Camp, the Information Evening and the Maths Olympics, however there more events coming up to be aware of this term. We have the following big events ahead of us this term:

• Reconciliation Week
• Mid-year exams for Year 11 and 12
• The GAT for students undertaking a Unit 3/4 Sequence
• Curriculum (Student Free Day) - Friday 9th of June
• King’s Birthday Public Holiday - Monday 12th of June
• Wimmera Southern Mallee Careers Expo - Tuesday 20th June