CURRICULUM DAY REMINDER

No School - Friday, 25th November

A reminder that coming up soon there will be a curriculum day on Friday, 25th November - there will be no students at school on this day.

OSHC care is available - please refer to the below.

END OF TERM 4

FINISHING DATE & TIMES

The last day of term for Term 4 is

Friday, 9 December

Normal finish times apply

3.00pm (Kinder)
3.15pm (Prep – Year 6)
3.30pm (Secondary)

Canteen

Please note that the last day for Student Canteen will be Wednesday, 7th December.

The last day for Café will Friday 9th December with food service until 11.00am and drinks available until 1.00pm

Buses & Shuttle Service

The bus & shuttle service will run on the last day of school as usual

2023 Commencement

Prep, Years 7s, Year 12s and some Kinder begin classes on Tuesday, 31st January
All other students return Wednesday, 1st February

SCHOOL TIME CHANGES FOR 2023

Some advanced warning of a change to our school timetable in 2023.

In 2023 we will be running a 6 x 50min period timetable. This timetable will also include a 5 min change over between classes to allow students to move between classes. The first bell will ring at 8.40am for a 8.45am start at Devotions. Lunch is brought forward to 1pm and the finish times remain the same, Primary will finish at 3.15pm with Middle and Senior School finishing at 3.30pm.

Kinder times will remain the same, 9am start and 3pm finish.

PERSONAL DETAILS

We would like to remind families that if your circumstances change in any way - this includes address, phone numbers, email address, custody arrangements, and fee arrangements - please update your Operoo profiles and then contact the school as soon as possible. This will assist us in ensuring that the information we provide you is correct. Please feel free to email any updates to: office@bhcs.vic.edu.au.

POSITIVE START PROGRAM

The Positive Start program aims to re-engage primary and secondary students and to boost their physical and emotional health and wellbeing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. As a school, we are not eligible to be included in the program, however, eligible families may be able to access holiday camps as part of the program. The program has been extended to include the summer holidays and Term 1 holidays.

More information is available here: https://www.vic.gov.au/positive-start-holiday-camps and \ via the Expression of Interest Letter (insert link to the attached). This includes information about eligibility and how to register their expression of interest.

DC BORROWING UPDATE

2022 CELEBRATION NIGHT

Celebration Night will be held on Thursday, December 8 at 7pm at Belgrave Heights Convention Centre.

Students will be required to wear their school uniform and sit with their homegroup on this night. The 2022 Year 12 students are invited to dress in semi-formal wear. Alternate dress may be required if your child's involvement in a particular activity requires this, this would be confirmed by their homegroup teacher.

BOOKLIST, STATIONERY & DIGITAL DEVICES FOR 2023 (Year 7-12)

Textbooks, resource lists, stationery lists and digital device ordering details are now available for 2023. These have been emailed to families, as well as sent out via Flexischools. Please email office@bhcs.vic.edu.au if you did not receive this information.

For your convenience, we've included a few quick links below, however, please refer to the original email for full details.

Year 7-8 student digital device device portal

Year 9 -12 student digital device portal

Year 7-12 Campion Online Ordering Code: P2X2

VCE Edrolo Ordering Information

All other resources regarding textbooks, stationery and resources can be found on the School’s Website by clicking on Parents Resources > Other Resources, under the heading “Textbooks, Stationery & Resources”. (Or click here).

SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL SHOP

The Sustainable School Shop (https://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au/) is an excellent online resource available to families to use to buy and sell second hand uniforms, books, calculators and musical instruments. Families can create an account and view items for sale via this website. If you'd like to know more, please see the attached flyer.

SUN SMART INFORMATION

Heading into summer!

As the weather begins to warm up, we ask that families ensure students have a drink bottle for school each day.

Students are permitted to take a water bottle in to their classes with them.

Hats are to be worn by all students during recess and lunch times. SPF 30+ plus broad spectrum, water resistant sunscreen should be applied daily before going outdoors.

Daily temperatures should not be used as a guide to when sun protection is needed. When the temperature is cool, it means there is less infrared radiation, but UV levels can still be high. You can check the UV level forecast here.

WE ARE HIRING

Opportunities to join our enthusiastic team here at BHCS have been placed on our website! We're currently looking for:

2023 Secondary Mathematics Teacher
2023 Primary Teacher (12 Month Contract)

If you, or someone you know, are interested in knowing more about these positions, read more by visiting https://www.bhcs.vic.edu.au/careers

All enquiries about these positions should be directed to applications@bhcs.vic.edu.au

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