IMPORTANT DATES

Wednesday 13 June

DOE Community Service

Monday 11 June to Friday 15 June

Year 10 VCE Exams

Monday 18 June to Thursday 21 June

Year 10 Exams

Wednesday 27 June

DOE Community Service

Friday 22 June

Report Writing Day - STUDENT FREE DAY

Friday 29 June

END OF TERM 2 - 2.30 pm FINISH

Monday 16 July

Term 3 Starts

Please also refer to the Middle School Calendar on the school website for the full list of important dates/events.

Year 10 Exams

Monday 11 June to Friday 15 June

Year 10 VCE Exams

Monday 18 June to Thursday 21 June

Year 10 Exams

Year 9 Captains' Report

Recently there has been many events and opportunity’s around the school for Year 9 students. We have had Reconciliation Week, Duke of Edinburgh excursions, Sport days, Tasmania camp deposit payment and Year 9 Health and Wellbeing Day.

Last week, was Reconciliation Week. Reconciliation means to restore friendly relations. There were many involvements to the week, like the writers notebook prompt and the different bell music. The music was performed by the following artists;

Archie Roach - Took the children away
Baker Boy - Marryuna
No Fixed Address - We have survived
Paul Kelly - From little things, big things grow
Tiddas - Anthem
Warumpi Band - Black fella, white fella
Warumpi Band - My island home
Xavier Rudd - Mana
Yothu Yindi - Treaty

These artists are all indigenous, except for Paul Kelly (his song is about a historic indigenous event).

Last Friday at lunchtime, there were also some Year 9 Humanities students doing flash mob

speeches outside the Performing Arts Centre.

This semester, the Duke of Edinburgh class have been doing many community services within and outside the school. They have been cleaning up the school ground rubbish and rubbish around Lillydale Lake. They have also visited the Lilydale Aged Care facility twice. It was a great experience for everyone, playing games and losing bingo with the elderly folk.

Over the past two weeks, students have had the opportunity to sign up for a SPORT of their choice. This is a great way for students to show off their skills in their chosen sport, or try something new. Their were many sports such as; football, soccer, netball etc.

This week, the Tasmania camp deposit payment $300 opened. Make sure you get your money in quick, because it will be a fun and exiting experience that you will always remember.

Last Thursday, it was the Year 9 Health and Wellbeing Day. The boys went to the Lilydale Lawn Bowls Club and the girls went to the Lutheran Church in Lilydale. It was a fun day for everyone.

For the boys, we all met at the Bowling club and we split up into groups and did an activity where we all got to find out an interesting fact about each other. We then split off into smaller groups and gave each other compliments. We then watched a short video on mindfulness and had a discussion about it. We had a snack, then went off into groups. My group did AFL at the Lilydale oval, but other groups did meditation, basketball and lawn bowls. We came back to have lunch at the bowls club. Then we had three VCE students come in and talk about their experiences with resilience, which was really good. We then did some goal setting to finish the day.

The girls had an amazing time at the Lutheran church. When we arrived, we were split into small groups to talk about decision making and self talk. After snack, we had the opportunity to chose two activities; such as a gym workout, aerobics, yoga, arts and crafts, meditation, mindfulness and walking the trail. Later on in the day, we had some guest VCE students to talk to us about resilience and never giving up. I'm sure all of the girls were inspired by their resilience.

Zac Hoiles and Sophie Mastaing

Year 10 Captains' Report

The last two weeks have been eventful, if nothing else for the Year 9 and 10 cohort. Having participated in many sporting events and representing the school across a number of areas.

First, the EIS Basketball team represented us, managing to secure great wins against Templestowe College and Rowville Sporting Academy.

Following that, we had the Intermediate Football team go out. We were represented by three LHS teams on the day, with our the EIS team winning the round comfortably.

That same day, our EIS Netball team participated against other schools winning the Grand final 33-17. The Intermediate Soccer team also played other schools winning 7-1 against Lilydale Heights.

All of our students and teams did a great job representing us and played really well.

Looking ahead to Monday18 to Thursday 21 June, the Year 10 students have their mid-year exams coming up. This is a fantastic time for students to demonstrate what they have learnt in class over the last semester.

Good luck to all students with their exams and we hope you try your hardest to get the best possible result.

Corey Waite and Tameka Fossey

Year 9 Tasmania Camp -

Initial Deposit $300

The Middle School is offering Year 9 students the opportunity to go to Tasmania for a five-day camp from Monday 12 November to Friday 16 November.

CAMP DETAILS

Accommodation

Various accommodation centres around Tasmania.

Visiting

Cataract Gorge, Port Arthur, Port Arthur Ghost Tour, Tahune Airwalk, Mt Wellington, Caves, Wildlife Park.

Travel

By aeroplane/boat to/from Tasmania and bus around Tasmania.

Please note: This is the initial deposit to secure your place on the camp. A second and final deposit will need to be payed on Friday 17 August.

We expect the final deposit to be approximately $500, however, this is subject to cost of flights and the Spirit of Tasmania prices at the time of booking.

Consent and Payment of $300 due by 13 July, 2018 on COMPASS.

Year 10

Painting and Drawing

Congratulations

Emily Reynolds in Year 10 (one of our amazing Music students) has recorded a cover, of a song titled “Grace” which was played on Radio Eastern (98.1 FM) last Saturday 2 June, between 6 pm and 7 pm.

Emily entered the Radio Eastern 98.1 FM New Talent Hour Music Competition.

How have I've been going in Semester 1?

S and N

All students should take some time to consider how they are going with their learning in all subjects.

The questions you should ask yourself relate back to the criteria that will assist you to be deemed 'satisfactory' in your subjects:

Am I punctual to class?
Do I take all of my equipment?
Do I have a 'can do' attitude to my work?
Do I persist with my work?
Do I complete the work set for me?
Do I complete all assessments?
Do I complete my homework?

Students Absences

Parents and guardians are asked to please approve your child's absences on COMPASS.

It is DEECD (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) policy that all student absences are accounted for.

If you have forgotten your Compass username and password, please contact Lauren Kelso in the Middle School Office.

Middle School Coordinators

SCIENCE

Year 9 Science