There were some wonderful results achieved by the Oberon students, with many students qualifying to compete in the Western Zone finals on Thursday 20 th June. We had two teams that won their divisions on the day, these were the Under 15 Girl’s Team and the Under 14 Boy’s Team. Year 7 Enrolments 2020 We are currently receiving our Year 7 enrolments from our feeder primary schools for the 2020 school year. Whilst the final number of students in Year 7 in 2020 won’t be finalised until later in the year, the trend that we are seeing is that the number of families choosing Oberon, as their first choice, has increased significantly over the past few years. End of Semester Reports Families will receive a copy of their children’s report on the last day of term, this will be posted electronically via the school portal (Xuno Student Management Tool) after 3.30pm on Friday 28 th June. School Uniform A reminder to parents that all students are expected to wear the correct school uniform at all times. With the weather being a lot colder it is important that students have an appropriate Oberon High School top to wear to keep them warm. If students are wearing an extra layer under their school top, this is not to be a hoody. Students now have the option of purchasing a puffer jacket, which can be ordered in the General Office. The remainder of the uniform can be purchased at PSW Uniforms. Your support with this is most appreciated. Last Day Of Term Arrangements On Friday 28 th June, the school will finish at 2.30pm. All buses have been alerted to this earlier dismissal time. Tim McMahon Armstrong Creek As I mentioned in the previous newsletter and also through a letter to the school community, a further $34.5 million on top of the $6.4 million that we received in previous budgets was allocated to allow for the construction of the new school at Armstrong Creek. Following the State Budget funding announcement, I had a meeting with the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) and the Department of Education Regional office to establish protocols for communication, establish timelines and also to identify issues that will need to be considered as part of our relocation to Armstrong Creek for the start of the 2021 school year. This will be the first of regular meetings that will be occurring. I can now confirm that Kane Constructions have been appointed to the contract to build the school. They have already surveyed the site, and during this week put up fencing to designate this as a construction site. It is anticipated that ground works on the site will begin within the next couple of weeks. Kane Constructions have indicated that all is going well and without unforeseen hold ups or issues. They anticipate that it will take approximately 16 months to complete the project. As previously indicated, I will continue to keep the school community informed of developments around this project, both through our school website and the school newsletter. School Production It will be great if the school community can make the time to attend one of the performances of the school production ‘Smithy’ to support the efforts of the students and staff involved. The school production runs from Thursday 20 th – Saturday 22 nd June in the School Auditorium. Geelong District Cross Country Well done to all the students who participated in the Geelong District Cross Country on Friday 31 st May at Eastern Park. JUNE Sun 16th School Production Rehearsal (10am - 3pm) Mon 17th Unit 2/4 classes begin Ocean Grove PS visit Tues 18th Yr.9 Digital Tech Excursion Yr. 11 & 12 History Road Show Excursion Thurs 20th Yr. 11 VCAL Melbourne Road Safety Excursion WMR Cross Country School Production 7.30pm Frid 21st German UN conference (selected students) TBC Yr. 10 Excursion to Deakin University Waurn Ponds School Production 7.30pm Sat 22nd School Production 7.30pm Sun 23rd Rostrum Public Speaking Final Mon 24th TDFOC Food excursion Frid 28th End of Term – 2.30pm dismissal JULY Mon 15th First day of Term 3 Tues 16th Senior boys’ & girls’ basketball Thurs 18th SSV Cross Country Frid 19th Intermediate girls’ hockey Mon 22nd Senior girls’ hockey, intermediate netball, badminton Tues 23rd Senior boys’ hockey Thurs 25th Senior Sport Yr. 10 immunisations Yr. 9 Careers online assessment P 2,3 & 4 Frid 26th Ecolinc Yr. 12 Biology 9am-3pm Yr. 12 Tertiary Information Session Yr. 11 Holocaust Centre excursion 9.30am-5.00pm Mon 29th Yrs. 11 & 12 Public Speaking Absence Hotline - 0439 326 767 Issue 9 - Friday 14th June, 2019 12 Pickett Crescent, Belmont, 3216 Ph: 5243 4444 Web: www.oberonhs.vic.edu.au Email: [email protected]PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
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There were some wonderful results achieved by the Oberon students, with many students qualifying to compete in the Western Zone finals on Thursday 20
th
June. We had two teams that won their divisions on the day, these were the Under 15 Girl’s Team and the Under 14 Boy’s Team.
Year 7 Enrolments 2020
We are currently receiving our Year 7 enrolments from our feeder primary schools for the 2020 school year. Whilst the final number of students in Year 7 in 2020 won’t be finalised until later in the year, the trend that we are seeing is that the number of families choosing Oberon, as their first choice, has increased significantly over the past few years.
End of Semester Reports
Families will receive a copy of their children’s report on the last day of term, this will be posted electronically via the school portal (Xuno Student Management Tool) after 3.30pm on Friday 28
th June.
School Uniform
A reminder to parents that all students are expected to wear the correct school uniform at all times. With the weather being a lot colder it is important that students have an appropriate Oberon High School top to wear to keep them warm. If students are wearing an extra layer under their school top, this is not to be a hoody. Students now have the option of purchasing a puffer jacket, which can be ordered in the General Office. The remainder of the uniform can be purchased at PSW Uniforms. Your support with this is most appreciated. Last Day Of Term Arrangements
On Friday 28th
June, the school will finish at 2.30pm. All buses have been alerted to this earlier dismissal time.
Tim McMahon
Armstrong Creek
As I mentioned in the previous newsletter and also through a letter to the school community, a further $34.5 million on top of the $6.4 million that we received in previous budgets was allocated to allow for the construction of the new school at Armstrong Creek. Following the State Budget funding announcement, I had a meeting with the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) and the Department of Education Regional office to establish protocols for communication, establish timelines and also to identify issues that will need to be considered as part of our relocation to Armstrong Creek for the start of the 2021 school year. This will be the first of regular meetings that will be occurring. I can now confirm that Kane Constructions have been appointed to the contract to build the school. They have already surveyed the site, and during this week put up fencing to designate this as a construction site. It is anticipated that ground works on the site will begin within the next couple of weeks. Kane Constructions have indicated that all is going well and without unforeseen hold ups or issues. They anticipate that it will take approximately 16 months to complete the project. As previously indicated, I will continue to keep the school community informed of developments around this project, both through our school website and the school newsletter.
School Production
It will be great if the school community can make the time to attend one of the performances of the school production ‘Smithy’ to support the efforts of the students and staff involved. The school production runs from Thursday 20
th –
Saturday 22nd
June in the School Auditorium.
Geelong District Cross Country Well done to all the students who participated in the Geelong District Cross Country on Friday 31
On Thursday 30th May, Oberon hosted a World ’s Greatest Shave event. We raised $8,551.47 for the Leukaemia Foundation.
Seventeen people had their heads shaved by apprentice hairdressers from the Gordon who volunteered their time. Where possible the hair was saved and this has been mailed to a salon that makes wigs that are given to people who lose their hair due to their treatment for cancer.
It was a terrific day – with a dunk tank, BBQ, food and drink stalls, raffle prizes, and coloured hair spray on offer at lunchtime. The student shelter was decorated in orange and blue. There was lots of music, cheering, laughter and energy. Many families were there to support their children in shaving their heads. The community spirit was great to see.
Thanks and congratulations to the students in 9A who planned and or-ganised the day. This forms part of the volunteering component of the Duke of Edinburgh Award which they are completing as part of the En-hancement Program.
The people who shaved were: Alex Honeywell, Connor Nearn, Teemu Brasier, Elijah Selkrig, Oskar Frahm, Greg Burgess, Celeste Schmid, Jamie Shomali, Jacob Robinson, Angus Gale, Trae MacFadyen, Michael Ferrier, Jamie Garcia Baldonado, Luke Johnson, Sam Scott and Wolfe Eadie-Macklin. Thank you to these people, who bravely participated in the event.
Many of these people are now wearing beanies in the cold winter weather!
WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE
GERMAN DAY OUT – Thursday July 18 – Melbourne University
Students in the German Years 9 and 10 classes will attend this event – both parents and students have received letters about the activity. Whilst at the University the students will experience a first-hand insight into various career paths and be able to explore the campus. Forms and payments are due by 15th July.
Contact Frau Ray or Frau Nash for further information. GERMAN TRIP 2020
Expressions of Interest forms are now available for next year’s exchange trip to Germany. Don’t miss out on this amazing experience. Further information is available from either Frau Ray or Frau Nash. VCE Model German United Nations Conference – Friday 21
st June Melbourne
Four Year 11 students – Jude Heatley, Beth Jewell, Denea Laguerre and Shenae Kelly - will represent Oberon at this Conference.
The topic is very challenging “Sustainable Cities and Communities: Towards a Resilient Future”. The team will represent the UK and the entire conference will be in German! Well done to the group for taking this challenge on board.
LANGUAGE NEWS IN 2018
SUBJECTS
Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia Indonesisch indoneshiago インドネシアご
German Bahasa Jerman Deutsch doitsugo ドイツご
Japanese Bahasa Jepang Japanisch nihongo にほんご
English Bahasa Inggeris Englisch eigo えいご
SOSE IPS Sozialkunde shakai しゃかい
Science IPA Naturwissenschaften kagaku かがく
Maths Ilmu Pasti Mathematik suugaku すうがく
Health Kesehatan Gesundheitserziehung hoken ほけん
PE PJ Sportunterricht taiiku たいいく
Sport Olahraga Sport supootsu スポーツ
Computing Komputer Informatik konpyuutaa コンピューター
Drama Drama Drama dorama ドラマ
Music Musik Musik ongaku おんがく
Art Kesenian Kunst bijutsu びじゅつ
Cooking Memasak Kochen ryouri りょうり
Grafics Grafika Grafik gurafikkusu グラフィックス
Electronics Ilmu Elektronika Elektronik denshikougaku でんしこうがく
Consent forms have been distributed and should have been returned to school even if your child does not require the immunisation.
If parents have any questions regarding immunisations please call Barwon Health Immunisation on 4215 6962 or visit [email protected]
IMMUNISATIONS - YEAR 10
Students need to be responsible for bringing their lunch each day. They need regular fuel for energy. This means a healthy lunch and snack everyday at school. This may be lunch from home or purchased from the Canteen which provides a healthy selection. If you son or daughter forgets their lunch they can come to the Office before school or at the start of lunch or Recess to call a parent to bring some lunch or money up to school. As the Canteen is an independent business it is not possible for them to issue lunch passes. Please note that the Office can not longer lend money to students for lunches. We hope that this will encourage your sons and daughters
LUNCH
STUDENT FREE DAYS 2019
The following day has been approved by the Oberon High School - School Council as student free for 2019:
Monday 12th August - Staff Professional Development Day
Please mark this date in your diary.
YEAR 11 November Exam Period Thursday 14th November - Tuesday 19th November Year 11 Formal - Wednesday 20th November Year 12 Commencement Program - Friday 22nd November - Tuesday 26th November Oberon Awards Day - Tuesday 17th December
Year 12 Last day of Year 12 Classes - Monday 21st October Year 12 Celebration Assembly - Tuesday 22nd October Year 12 End of Year Written Exams Wednesday 30th October - Wednesday 20th November Valedictory Dinner - Monday 25th November Could parents of students in Year 11 & 12 please
mark these dates in your calendar
VCE IMPORTANT DATES
If your son or daughter becomes unwell at school they need to ask for permission from their teacher to come straight to the Office to be signed into Sick Bay.
If the student is too unwell to remain at school a staff member in the office will then telephone a parent. For safety reasons it is important for
students not to telephone their parents themselves.
Please remind your son or daughter that Sick Bay is a place for sick students to rest before being picked up by a parent or to rest for 15 minutes before returning to class. It is not a place for extended stays.
It is vitally important for parents to provide up to date contact numbers and emergency numbers in case of illness or emergency.
Please remember that if your child is sick the best place for them to recover is at home.
SICK BAY - AN IMPORTANT NOTICE
Lions Club of Corio of Corio Norlane
OPEN DAY Date: Saturday 15 June
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm Centenary Hall Cox Road, Norlane
All Welcome Bike program
Refurbished lap tops for the needy
Breakfast for under privileged Lions eye program
Blankets for the homeless Hearing Dogs
Camp Licola for the Children
Peace Posters painted by The Children of the world Printed by John Eren MP
Member for Lara
An important reminder that Parents/Guardians and other visitors to Oberon High School must report to the General Office when they enter the school grounds for a meeting, to pick up your child from Sick Bay, for an appointment or for any other reason. Your assistance in this matter is appreciated.
VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL MUST REPORT TO GENERAL OFFICE
