Every day is a great day at FHC, and today was no exception.

We spent the day immersed in establishing our Learning Culture.

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students develop Shared Expectations

Following on from our traditional first day assembly, students

spent much of the day establishing a series of shared norms

and expectations linked to the College values. They prescribe

how we learn best and how we should conduct ourselves

in class and in the yard.

 

The Education Maintenance Allowance is paid to parents of eligible students under 16 years of age, and the student is enrolled at a Government or non-Government School in Victoria. It is provided by the Victorian Government to eligible low- income families to help with Education-related costs.

To be eligible for EMA you must:

(a)      be an eligible beneficiary of a Centrelink pension, allowance or benefit, that is a holder of Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession /card holder within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004 OR

(b)      be a Veterans Affairs Pensioner OR

(c)       be a foster parent AND

(d)      Submit your application to the school by the date/s listed below

Submission Dates

The application form must be lodged at the School by:

29 February 2012 for the first instalment

3 August 2012 for the second instalment

Parents with Year 7 children commencing in 2012 must lodge the application form before

15 December 2011. For late enrolments, applications will be accepted up until 29 February 2012

Students turning 16 in 2012 will be paid on a pro-rata basis

The School Start Bonus is provided by the Victorian Government to assist low-income families with the costs associated with children starting Year 7 at a Government or non-Government school. The School Start Bonus is separate, and additional to the Education Maintenance Allowance

To be eligible for School Start Bonus you must:

(a)     be an eligible beneficiary of a Centrelink pension, allowance or benefit, that is a holder of Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession /card holder within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004 OR

(b)      be a Veterans Affairs Pensioner OR

(c)       be a foster parent AND

(d)     have a student enrolled in Year 7 in 2012 and not have received the Start Bonus in a previous year.

(e)     Application Forms must be lodged before 15 December 2011

For late enrolments, applications will be accepted up until 29 February 2012

 

Application Forms will be available from the General Office 30 November 2011

The time has finally arrived!!  The construction of the Synthetic Soccerfield & Running track isnow complete. A final safety inspection will occur next week ( Feb 6) and we will open the track to our students. Clubs interested in hiring the space after hours should contact Nicky Edwards at the College.

 

 

The Intergenerational Choir, made up of 12 residents from Strathdon Uniting Aged Care and a group of students from Parkmore Primary School and Forest Hill College, performed at the Whitehorse Seniors Festival luncheon held at the Box Hill Town Hall on Wednesday 12^th October. Songs from The Sound of Music were sung beautifully by the choir, including Do-Re-Mi, Edelweiss, My Favourite Things and The Sound of Music.
The choir, led by a volunteer choir conductor, rehearsed weekly in the lead-up to their first public performance at the in October. The choir now hopes to perform at end of year functions at local schools and aged care facilities.

Congratulations to Xena, Jaime, Renee, Kosta, Shaye, Tara, Johanna, Erin and Charlotte for their commitment to rehearsals and fabulous performances. I’d like to thank Ms McEwen and Bel for driving the choir members to rehearsals at Strathdon on Fridays.

Melanie Fraser
Community Enhancement and Partnerships

 

 

On Wednesday 19 October we held our Parent Information Night for the Year 7 Digital Learning Program in 2012.

In response to feedback from parents and students over the last two years we have adopted a smaller device, making it easier to transport to and from classes and the College, and fitting neatly and securely into lockers and bags.

On the night, families were provided with information about the purchase of the device.

There are two options for purchase:

•  Outright purchase via a one off payment of $752.40 INC GST (excluding additional option costs)

•  Financed purchase over three years via, one upfront payment of $165.00 and 36 individual monthly payments of $37.80, (inclusive of additional options).

Forest Hill College provides onsite technical support for the device and all software licensing outside of what is provided by DEECD in order to keep the overall expenses associated with your purchase at a minimum.

If you have not yet received your information package you are able to download the appropriate documentation from the website link below, alternatively you can contact the College on 03 9814 9400 or call in to collect one.

http://home.fhc.vic.edu.au/digitallearning

What to do now?
Choose you payment option and place your order for 2012.

Orders for the outright payment option through Winthrop is required by:
Friday the 9th of December (Date Extended).

Orders for the financed payment option through rent-tech have ended and is no longer an available option.

For further ordering inquiries or help with ordering please contact one of the educational team at Winthrop on (03) 8420 9399.

If you have further questions about the Digital Learning Program, you can contact Schy Peterson, eLearning Coach At Forest Hill College via email S.Peterson@fhc.vic.edu.au or by calling the College on 9814 9444