Capital Avenue Glen Waverley, 3150

Phone: (03) 9803 5144 Facsimile: (03) 9803 4310

Email: highvale.sc@education.vic.gov.au

School Website: www.highvalesc.vic.edu.au

Newsletter No.2 22nd February 2021

EXCELLENCE | INTEGRITY | RESILIENCE |RESPECT |RESPONSIBILITY

Important Dates

C A R E E R N E W S

Click the link – 12th February 2021

Uniform Shop 2021

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for Uniform Order Form

Check COMPASS regarding booking for opening hours

Term Dates

2021

TERM 1: 28th January—1st April

TERM 2: 19th April—25th June

TERM 3: 12th July—17th September

Friday 26th February District Swimming

Monday 8th March Labour Day Public Holiday

9th—10th March Year 7 Camp Group A

11th—12th March Year 7 Camp Group B

Tuesday 16th March Year 7 Immunisations

Wednesday 31st March Parent/Teacher Interviews, Pupil Free Day

Thursday 1st April Last Day Term 1

Monday 19th April First Day Term 2

Student Absence Reporting

Hotline

9803 5144

Press 1

Please call before 9am

Ian Watkins

Principal

Principal’s Report 2020 Year 12 Graduation Celebration On Tuesday 9 February we welcomed our 2020 Year 12 students back to present them with their graduation certificates and VCAA VCE award. The graduation ceremony was live streamed using the same company that did such a great job with last year’s awards presentation. During the afternoon students caught up with their past teachers over an elegant afternoon tea.

Year 12 Study Camp

I would like to thank Mrs Patti for developing a very intense and well targeted program. Year 12 study camp at Melbourne

University

Coronavirus update

As you may be aware, the situation regarding the response to novel coronavirus has continued to evolve. Our current

restrictions mean that all students are to wear masks inside school buildings. Parent meetings will still need to be conducted

remotely over the internet.

However most school operations are back to normal. The school currently is allowed to conduct inter school sport, excursions

and camps.

Any changes to Covid restrictions will be communicated via COMPASS as they are announced.

Council election process School council nominations are now open. Please see the COMPASS news feed which has the nomination form attachment. Nominations close 3 pm Tuesday 23 February 2021. Please follow the instructions on the nomination form. Ian Watkins—Principal

Ros Patti

Head of Senior School

Year 12 Graduation/Reunion Afternoon Tea- 9th February 2021 During 2020 a number of events had to be postponed due to COVID-19. I am now are delighted to report that on the 9th February 2021 we were able to hold our annual reunion for our 2020 Year 12 students. The students were able to partake in a sumptuous afternoon tea that was provided by the school and there were many happy stories about what the students would be doing in 2021 shared. This reunion was coupled with a graduation ceremony where the students were able to receive a framed Year 12 Certificate from Highvale Secondary College and their Completion of Year 12 Certificate from VCAA. The event was live streamed for parents. This was a very successful event and was well attended by the 2020 Year 12 students and their teachers. I would like to thank Mr Watkins, MS CARR, Mr Hunter, MS Turner and Ms Woo for all their efforts in helping me to organise this event. Roslyn Patti Head of Senior School

2021 Year 12 Study Conference Camp

The 2021 Year 12 Study Conference Camp was held at Newman College, Melbourne University. This year the camp like the camps gone by was a great experience and a fantastic way to start the year. By staying on the campus of Melbourne University the students were able to experience independent university life.

The camp comprised of a series of sessions aimed to enlighten and inspire the students with English workshops presented by experts in their area, and a study skills group presentation by Elevate. Mr Korlos explained subject scaling and how the ATAR works.

The students learned from Ms Stranger and Ms Vujovic how to develop wellbeing/mindfulness /relaxation techniques so as to enable them to best deal with the important year ahead. The students also listened to a talk from Sonya Karras who regaled the students with stories about responsible drinking and partying. The main aims of the camp were achieved and that was to promote Year 12 as an exciting and stimulating year of study.

I would like to thank

Ms Woo, Mr Korlos, Mrs Caserta, Ms Verezub, Mr Hrisovergi ,Ms Dowsing,, Ms Clark, Mr Joblin ,Ms Vujovic Mr Shelly, Mr Sterling, Mr Mitchell , Mr Ahmet ,Ms Singh ,Ms Stranger for attending the camp and making it successful for the students Roslyn Patti

Head of Senior School.

ELEVATE

Dear Parents

This is a reminder notice that parents of Highvale Secondary College have exclusive access to Elevate Education’s

Parent Webinar Series for Term 1, 2021.

The first webinar was on the neuroscience of student motivation and took place last week. Elevate has kindly

made extended access available for parents who were unable to make it to the live event.

I'm so glad that many parents of Highvale Secondary College participated in the webinar. This put Highvale

Secondary College in the top-engaged parents’ bracket.

The Time Management webinar focuses on the #1 issue that causes slamming doors and unnecessary fights -

when your child should be studying and when they shouldn't. The session will empower parents to be on the

same page as their children with simple, practical advice to implement as soon as the webinar finishes.

Register FREE for the next webinar on Time Management.

The webinar is run live online from 6pm – 7pm (AEDT) where the presenter will share Elevate’s key research and

skills, and will conduct a live Q&A so you can ask questions directly.

The next webinar is:

TIME MANAGEMENT: Feb 24th 2021 @ 6PM (AEDT)

https://get.elevatecoaching.info/au/timemanagement?state=AUS%20-%20VIC&schools=Highvale%20Secondary%20College&promoformat=schooleventlink&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=111682438&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9gq-

f2O9oI35h0CbF9cykcUBCNIa4zQUan26khsOZtnddHzA5zdVQlZiDql9ZkXuHlc-WpuXMl-3bC2ARn_CTbW9H8DU_KgEDSWSZ4tApEVTj30Dc&utm_content=111682438&utm_source=hs_email

Should you have questions or would like to contact Elevate directly, their details are listed below.

1300 667 945

✉️ auscoaching@elevateeducation.com

https://au.elevateeducation.com

https://www.facebook.com/ElevateEd/

We hope that you will attend this Webinar

Mrs Patti

Head of Senior School

Parent Presentation – Darren Pereira: Parenting Strategies for Teenage

Success

On Thursday evening (18th Feb) Darren Pereira presented, via Zoom, to the families of the College providing a very

engaging, insightful and entertaining look at how parents can support their children as they move into their

teenage years.

Darren has presented in 5 different countries and delivered presentations to over half a million people. He is a

highly regarded speaker who has been working with the college for the last three years to deliver presentations to

the students in Yrs. 7,8,9 and 10 based around the College values.

The parent presentation touched on some of the college values elements, that your children will be seeing in the

next few weeks, as well as a range of supports and strategies to employ with your children to create a more

harmonious relationship.

Darren was also very giving of his time and after the presentation stayed online to answer specific questions that

some of our parents had for another 40 minutes.

The feedback was excellent and we thank Darren for his work.

Leigh Hunter

Assistant Principal

Year Level Coordinators

YEAR LEVEL COORDINATORS

YEAR 7 Madeline COSTELLO

YEAR 8 Karnel AHMET

YEAR 9 Philip BAUMGARTNER

YEAR 10 Brian HURLEY

YEAR 11 Richard SHELLY

YEAR 12 Carly WOO

HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL Natalie VALENTINE

HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL Roslyn PATTI

Please see the table below for a list of the 2021 Coordinators.

Uniform Shop

IMPORTANT COVID UPDATE

Due to the changing COVID conditions the uniform shop will be via APPOINTMENT ONLY during normal shop hours.

These hours are 8 to 11am on Tuesdays and 1 to 4pm on Thursdays. Information regarding how to book an ap-

pointment will be uploaded into COMPASS.

Alternatively you can download the uniform order form from the website and submit it via email to

admin@highvalesc.vic.edu.au for processing.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Protecting Children from Abuse: For Parents and Carer

保護孩子免受虐待 給家長和照顧者的資訊

Bảo vệ Trẻ em khỏi bị Ngược đãi: Dành cho Cha mẹ và Người chăm sóc

학대로부터 어린이 보호하기: 부모와 보호자를 위한 정보

Dear parents

As adults we play a critical role in protection children from harm. The following link provides

you detailed information.

For Easy English version, please click the following website,

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/about/programs/health/protect/EasyEnglish_Second ar-

ySchool_FactSheet.pdf

For other languages, please click “Translated information” in the following website and select your

language.

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/safety/Pages/child-protection.aspx (Click here)

Highvale Secondary College "Making a difference"

Highvale Secondary College Capital Ave, Glen Waverley Melbourne, Victoria, 3150

Phone: (03) 9803 5144

Facsimile: (03) 9803 4310 Email: highvale.sc@education.vic.gov.au

School Website: www.highvalesc.vic.edu.au