HOPETOUN P-12 COLLEGE

T H U R S D A Y 3 0 T H J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 0

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Welcome to our new Year 7’s

HOPETOUN P-12 COLLEGE

2020

Term 1

January

Friday 31st January P-6 students commence

February

Tuesday 4th February Big Breakfast

VCE info session

Wednesday 5th February Parents Club meeting

Thursday 6th February Parents Elevate session

@ 3.30pm

Thursday 13th February House Swimming Sports

Friday 21st February

SML Cluster Swimming Sports

Wednesday 26th February

School Council meeting

Wed 26th - Fri 28th Feb Year 7/8’s Bendigo Camp

Hopetoun P-12 College

Phone 5083 3203 Fax 5083 3016 Email: hopetoun.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au

Hopetoun P-12 College is a Child Safe School

We welcomed seventeen nervous but eager Yr 7’s to begin their secondary schooling at Hopetoun P-12 College today. We wish them well for the year and look

forward to watching them embrace our values and grow.

Principal’s Report

Welcome Welcome to a new school year. For some, it is a ‘welcome back’ as they are returning for another year whereas for others, it is an open welcome to new students, parents and carers. It is wonderful to have everyone on-board here at Hopetoun P-12 College. We know it is going to be a wonderful year of achievement, of growth, of improvement and of performance for each and everyone of our students. Our ‘mantra’ is meeting the individual needs of all students. We take this statement seriously and we will certainly do our best to meet the needs of all within the structures and resources of our college. I hope everyone had a safe, relaxing holiday and that students are eager to return to their studies.

Staff have spent the past two days preparing for forthcoming classes, renewing curriculum and preparing for the student arrivals. They have also been involved in professional learning activities and preparing for our school review which will span terms 1 and 2.

New Staff I am extremely pleased to be able to welcome four new staff members to our college. Mr Luke Sherman will be teaching mainly English classes while Miss Rhiannon Smith will be working predominately in the Maths domain. Jake Anders is with us to teach Physical Education and Cathy Roberts will be working as a teacher aide, mainly in the P-2 classroom. Welcome to these staff. We wish you all the best for your time here at Hopetoun.

New students We have quite a few new students this year, most of whom are entering Year 7. We welcomed Issy Allan, Madison Castleman, Marni Cook, Jesse Crisp, Belle Heath, Emily Hooton, Lana Horman, Taya Horman, Macey Huf and Coco Landrigan. We also welcome Molly White in Year 8, Marcus Robinson in Year 9, and Brooklyn Hallam and Tyler King in Year 11. Welcome to all of you and I am sure that our students will use their values of respect, responsibility and team work to make all new students feel welcome and part of our school community.

Welcome, also, to the new parents and carers. Hopefully many of you will be able to attend our Big Breakfast next Tuesday morning.

Invite to Big Breakfast The start of the school year is important and well worth celebrating. To acknowledge the start of the school year we invite all parents, carers, students and friends to our annual “Big Breakfast”. Come along and join us to celebrate schooling on Tuesday 4th February. There will be cereal, toast, pancakes and the trimmings, coffee and juice served from 8am at the front steps of the school. Have breakfast, catch up with friends, welcome new members of the community and have a pleasant start to the year. There will be brief ‘welcome’ speeches at about a quarter to nine followed by open classrooms and an information session for VCE parents and students. New teachers will be introduced and new students and their parents will be acknowledged. When the bell goes at five minutes to nine parents and carers are invited to go into the classrooms and year level meetings for a brief ‘hi’ to start the day while parents of students doing VCE subjects are invited to go to the library for an information session. See the details below for further information on these VCE meetings.

At a Glance:

Big Breakfast Tuesday 4th February. 8 am front steps of the school. For all parents, carers, students and staff.

VCE Information Sessions Tuesday 4th February, 9am in Library All together (VCE parents/carers and students) for 15 minutes followed by 10 minute sessions

for each of the Unit 3-4 subject.

Study Skills Over the past few years we have had a group called ‘Elevate’ visit the school and deliver information sessions to students advising them on study skills, planning, how to organise the school day and how to get the best results. The sessions have been well received and have helped many students to organise their study and develop a study/work/life balance. This year we have strengthened and broadened the program so all students in Years 7 to 12 will be involved. Years 10-12 students will have sessions on study skills and time management while the Years 7-9 students will be involved in a ‘Kick Start’ approach to developing study skills.

We have also organised a session for parents where you will be provided with an overview of the messages delivered to the students. The parent session will commence at 3.30pm and will be for about one hour.

At A Glance Study Skills Information Session for Parents

Date: Thursday 6th February

Time: 3.30pm-4.30pm

Presenter: Elevate Education

School Contacts Principal: Mr Graeme Holmes Primary school leader: Miss Kirsty Bull Leading Teachers: Mrs Maxine Wright, Mr Liam Price, Mrs Courtney Jones & Mrs Trudi Hallam Prep-Year 2: Miss Amanda Cook Years 3-6: Mrs Tracy Bound Year 7 & 8 Coordinators: Miss Smith & Mr Sherman Year 9 Coordinator: Mrs Trudi Hallam Years 10 & 11 Coordinator: Mrs Maxine Wright Year 12 Coordinator: Mrs Courtney Jones Office: Sandra and Andrea Wellbeing: Nicki Chaplain: Helen

Ring the school during office hours (5083 3203) if you wish to make contact with any staff

members.

Mr Graeme Holmes

Principal

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FEBRUARY

OVAL MOWING ROSTER 2020

Leader: Ross Brown

Brad Petschel

Danny McGee

Jamie Glare

SWIMMING PROGRAM

Prep - 2: Tuesday Pd 5 & 6

Gr 3 - 6: Monday Pd 3 & 4

Yr 7/8: Friday Pd 3 & 4

Yr 9/10: Monday Pd 5 & 6

Please remember your bather, googles (if needed)

and towel.

REMEMBER TO BE

SUN SMART

HATS

MUST BE WORN IN

TERM 1

Hats are available for purchase at the office for $5

BIG BREAKFAST

Tuesday 4th Feb @ 8.00am

Pancakes

Cereal

Juice

Tea/coffee

All parents and families are welcome to celebrate the

beginning of the year with a hearty

Monday 23rd of April at Lake Lascelles

Welcome to our new staff for 2020

L-R Tegan Frankel, Jake Anders, Luke Sherman, Rhiannon Smith, Cathy Roberts

School Captain Tegan Frankel, welcomed four new staff members to our school community at assembly this morning.

Mr Anders is originally from Horsham and will be teaching PE/health. Mr Sherman comes from Irymple Secondary and will be taking English classes while Miss Smith previously from Boronia College will be teaching Maths. Finally, Cathy, all the way from across the road, will be in the P-2 room assisting Miss Cook.

We wish them all the best for their time at Hopetoun. Please make them feel welcome, say g’day and introduce yourself.

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