20th June, 2017 Reflection A Winter Blessing A Prayer for World Refugee Day - Lord, we are your gathered people, coming together to be one with refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons whose lives have been dislocated by war, famine, and injustice. By our presence we express our solidarity with them in their search for a new life, a new home, and a new promise. We also remember all those who may have come to our school from refugee camps around the world. Lord clear our eyes that we may see the suffering of the refugee, asylum seeker and displaced person. Open our ears that we may hear the cries of those deep in despair. Release our feet that we may walk on paths where we may spread some comfort. Unloose our tongues that we might speak your words of hope and love. Give us open hearts that we may be truly hospitable to the stranger in our midst. Amen
Dear Parents and Friends, Staff Professional Learning Day The College will be running a Professional Learning day on Monday, June 26. This is a student free day. Staff will be undertaking SIMON (our College intranet) and PAM (parent access model) training in order to enhance productivity and learning outcomes and explore the new features. Work Experience We wish all our Year 10s the best on their work experiences that operate the last week of term (June 26 - 30). This experience is always valuable as it reinforces if the pathway is the correct one. Either way it assists when our Year 10 students choose their 2018 VCE / VCAL Pathways and subjects next term. Parents & Friends There will be a Parent & Friends meeting Wednesday 28th June at 7.30pm Principal Mark Sheehan From the Deputy Principal (Staff) Once again, we wish all our Year 9, 10 and 11 VCE students well with their exams that conclude this week. A reminder that Year 10 and Year 11 VCE students only have to attend school for exams as no classes will operate. However, there will be supervised study rooms available for students. As stated in last weeks newsletter Year 11 students will start their Unit 2 studies in the last week of term and Semester 2 electives for Years 9 & 10 will begin in Term 3. Year 7 & 8 Art / Technology rotations will also occur at the start of Term 3. Students in Years 7 - 10 will be given a new timetable at the start of Term 3 and will also be able to access their timetable via SIMON from July 16. Last Day of Term 2 and Buses Please note the following information regarding bus service pick-ups for next Friday June 30. Our College will finish classes at 2.30pm as it has done in previous years. Also as in previous years, Melton town services will run at their regular time and are not tied into school finish times. Students who normally catch the two SITA Buses may wait until their normal scheduled pickup time of 3.30pm or make other arrangements, such as catching other town buses, to get home. Students who normally catch Bacchus Marsh Coaches will be picked up at around 2.40pm except for the Toolern Vale bus which has to meet other services at the Melton Interchange and wait for Melton SC to finish at 3.10pm.