IMPORTANT DATES

SEMPER SQUAD

FINANCE OFFICE

Monday to Friday

8.00am - 4.00pm

Call 9783 7955

or email

financeoffice@fhs.vic.edu.au

UNIFORM SHOP

CONTACT

Sara, Adele & Sue

Call 9784 9080

or email

uniformshop@fhs.vic.edu.au

NORMAL TRADING HOURS

Tuesday

12.30-1.30pm

Thursday

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Saturday

10.00am - 12.00noon

(fittings by appointment)

CLOSED

SATURDAY 6 MARCH

Labour Day weekend

CANTEEN PRICE LIST

7/10 Campus Canteen

PARENT STUDENT TEACHER (PST) YEARS 7-12 CONFERENCES

THURSDAY 25 MARCH 2021

PST Conferences are being held on Thursday 25 March 2021.

There are no formal classes on this day as students are expected to participate in these conferences.
Conferences will be conducted remotely, via Microsoft Teams. Further information and instructions will be provided prior to the conferences.

STUDENT SUPERVISION BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL

Please be aware that teachers are on duty in the grounds on the:

7-10 Campus: from 8.30am before school and until 3.40pm after school.

Senior Campus: from 8.00am before school and until 3.40pm after school.

It is advisable for students to arrive at school after supervision begins unless they have:

scheduled class time
a planned activity (eg semper squad)

Please note that some buses leave after the conclusion of yard duty. Students are expected to behave in a responsible manner when in school uniform, before and after school. The public often contact Frankston High School to comment on the excellent behaviour of students in public areas.

COMPASS APP

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Compass App is a great way to access your child's timetable, see scheduled learning tasks, approve events, read latest school notifications, school reports and many more. Simply Download the App from your App Store/Play Store.

CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUND

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) helps ensure that no student misses out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government's commitment to breaking the link between a student's socio-economic background and their achievements.

CSEF will be provided to eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

The annual CSEF amount per student is:

$125 for primary school students
$225 for secondary school students

You can apply by contacting the General Office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from the CSEF website.

All applicants must complete and lodge their submission by 5 March 2021.

For further information please see website

YEAR 7 IMMUNISATIONS

The Frankston City 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 City Council.

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 diseases, the vaccines, or how you can prepare your child for vaccination, go to immunehero.health.vic.gov.au

The vaccination dates allocated to Frankston High School are listed below.

Year 7 Students

Friday 5 March

Friday 15 October

Vaccines:

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Diphtheria-Tetanus-Whooping Cough

Year 10 Students

Friday 7 May

Vaccine:

Meningococcal

If you would like your student immunised but have not completed a card, you may collect one from the General Office.

Please ensure the card is returned prior to the immunisation date.

YEAR 7 PARENT MEET AND GREET EVENING

Tuesday 9 March

WORK EXPERIENCE

YEAR 10

21-25 June 2021

REMINDER - Work Experience forms are due back Friday 12 March. If you have not started looking for a placement, please start as soon as possible. All forms are to be handed in to Ms Molloy in the Work Experience Office (in the JRC).

Please be aware that students are unable to do their placements in a hospital or aged care setting due to the DET policy during the pandemic.

There is a program run by Monash University called HANDS ON HEALTH. We have had many students do this two-day program, thoroughly enjoyed it and have taken away a valuable experience. Students who wish to do this program are also more then welcome to attend two sessions to get a further understanding of the medical profession. It covers a wide range medical fields including nursing, medical practitioners, allied health professionals, etc. These programs are currently being run virtually but the students who were involved during 2020 have stated that they still got a lot of knowledge from them. The link for these days is Virtual Work Experience (monash.edu).

If your child is still struggling to secure a placement, please ask them to see Ms Molloy as soon as possible to discuss options and/or obtain assistance in finding a placement. If your child is unable to attend their placement during Work Experience week, they have been advised that they can do their placement on either the July or September school holidays. They will receive the last week of term 2 as a holiday in lieu of giving one week of their holidays.

The link below will take you to all forms (if you have misplaced yours) and important information such as employer ideas, etc.

https://livefhsvicedu-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/lmolloy_fhs_vic_edu_au/EoMieMkxfpROqRL1KASj3VIBIha2KbpjaNaj6xspaGzSYQ?e=k46eYM

Ms Lorelle Molloy

Work Experience Coordinator

FRANKSTON HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS WEBSITE

Our aim is to provide you with all the latest information that will help you make decisions about your future career and your life beyond school.

For the latest Careers newsletter please go to

http://fhscareers.com/

You can use this site to locate University, TAFE and any other type of course across Australia, get information about the VCE, search for job vacancies and much more. Feel free to drop into the Careers Office if you have any questions.

Ms Sharon Bourne

Careers Practitioner

STUDENTS DRIVING TO SCHOOL

Any student of legal driving age who intends to drive to school, either on a regular basis or occasionally, must comply with the school requirements and is required to complete the Parent Permission and Student Agreement Form. These forms are attached below and also available from the Senior Office.

SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICK UP

As we are all aware, we have very limited parking in the Frankston High School grounds for parents picking up their children at the end of the school day. If you organise to meet your children in the drop off zone and they are not waiting for you when you arrive, please do not block the passage of cars trying to get through. If all of the unofficial spaces to the sides of the drop off zone are occupied when you arrive, please continue through the centre of the drop off zone, turn left out of the school into Foot Street, proceed down to the roundabout at Baileyana Street and then do a loop back up and around the Towerhill Road roundabout and back into the drop off zone.

Our preference has always been for parents to park in one of the side streets surrounding the school and wait for children to come to you. Thank you very much to the many parents who already do this.

It is much safer for students to be dropped off to school at the gate of Baileyana Street and then for them to walk across the oval.

Also, a reminder, face masks are mandatory on public transport.

We thank you for your cooperation.

CROSSING THE ROAD

REMINDER TO BUS TRAVELLERS

All students who travel to and from school via the public buses are reminded to only use the black and white ‘zebra crossings’ on Towerhill Road and Foot Street to get to and from bus stops, before and after school.

Traffic is extremely congested on the streets before and after school. It is not safe for students to cross the roads anywhere but the zebra crossings at any time, but especially before and after school. Parents are asked to discuss with their children, the importance of this matter.

FRANKSTON HIGH SCHOOL

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KINGSWIM PARKING

The entire car park outlined in the picture below is reserved for Kingswim clients on a Monday and Wednesday mornings before 11.00am on both days. There are signs clearly marking this area.

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