From the Principal

Welcome to Term 3, 2023. It is hard to believe we are already mid-way through July and commencing Semester 2 – the year is flying by!

For our VCE students, this is an important term. Unit 4 content will be completed, and revision will begin. It is critical that part-time working hours and other commitments are limited as students prepare for end-of-year exams. I remind students that Term 3 will pass very quickly and that it will be too late in Term 4 to commence studying for exams.

For our Year 12 VCAL cohort this term is a chance to acquire all the required competencies to ensure they qualify for the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning.

Often during this time of year, students are turning 18, attending parties and gaining their driver's licence. It is important to enourage our students to balance their studies and other commitments to ensure successful long-term outcomes that will set them in good stead for the future.

As parents and guardians, you play an important role in supporting students as they come to the end of their secondary school years.

We wish all our Year 12 students a successful final semester at the College.

Winter rain jacket

After submissions by several parents, the uniform committee has arranged for an additional rain jacket to be added to the uniform list.

This jacket will help keep students dry and should be worn over the blazer. The rain jacket is not a compulsory item and does not replace the blazer.

All students should still wear their blazers at all times while travelling to and from the College.

The jacket is available from Academy Uniforms for $42.

Looking Ahead - Melton Campus Students

Looking Ahead - Cobblebank Campus Students

Enrolment Assistance Event – Tuesday 18 July

Do you need help to complete the enrolment application for your child for Year 7 in 2025?

Come to our Melton campus next Tuesday 18 July from 2pm-8pm. (109-141 Bulmans Road, Melton West - enter via Gate 4)

Our staff and interpreters (Dinka, Arabic and Burmese - various dialects) will be there to help you complete an application for either of our campuses - Melton or Cobblebank.

Please bring:

• Your child's birth certificate (required)
• Your child's Baptism certificate (if applicable)
• Your child's most recent school reports and NAPLAN results (required)
• Your child's passport and visa (required if they were born overseas)
• Court orders including family court orders and intervention orders (if applicable). If both parents cannot sign the application, a Statutory Declaration must be provided stating the reason why.
• Two separate documents confirming your residential address (required).

A non-refundable application fee (paid via credit card or EFT) of $50 is required for each child.

Applications for Year 7 2025 close on Friday 18 August 2023.

Below are translated versions of the information above.

Subject Selection Expo for Years 10, 11 and 12 2024

Our annual Subject Selection Expo and Information Evening for Year 10, 11 and 12 2024 Melton Campus students and their families will be held on Thursday 20 July.

The evening will help students make informed choices regarding subject selection and pathways that best suit their interests, strengths and career aspirations and give them the greatest chance of success.

It is expected that all current Year 9, 10 and 11 Melton Campus students and a parent/guardian attend the expo and information sessions as follows:

Subject Selection Expo

4pm – 7.30pm, Trade Training Centre, Melton Campus

Year 10 2024 Presentation

5.30pm – 6.15pm, Performing Arts Centre, Melton Campus

VCE and VCE-VM 2024 Presentation (Years 11 and 12 2024)

6.30pm-7.30pm, Performing Arts Centre, Melton Campus

The 2024 Subject Selection Guide is now available on the College website and students should look through this before attending the Expo and information sessions.

A letter with additional details about the subject selection process has been emailed to all current Year 9, 10 and 11 families.

College Production Premieres Thursday 10 August

Our bi-annual College production Rags to Riches will entertain audiences in our Performing Arts Centre from Thursday 10 August to Saturday 12 August.

This year's production is split into two acts.

Act 1 -  Cinderella, if the shoe fits

First up is the hard-to-resist, all-time favourite fairy tale, told with fun and flair. Our actors take over the stage playing rhyming narrators, singing villagers, friendly animals, charming royalty, energetic messengers, the haughty stepmother and stepsisters, the irresistible Fairy Godmother, and lovely Cinderella. Of course, once the charming Prince discovers the proper owner of that famous sparkling slipper, everyone lives happily ever after!

Act 2 - Celebration of music and dance

This act showcases our talented Vocal ensemble, VET music band, classroom dancers and dance ensembles.

Show times are: Thursday 10 August, 7pm; Friday 11 August, 7pm; Saturday 12 August, 1pm.

To book tickets, visit https://www.trybooking.com/CJHYL

Italian Week Canteen Menu

As part of Italian Week celebrations at the College next week (17-21 July), our canteen has some special menu items and deals that can be ordered online via the Flexischools app.

Simon Everywhere App

Put permission requests for excursions, emails and school reports at your fingertips when you download the Simon Everywhere app to your smartphone.

The app gives you access to PAM, the College online parent portal and allows you to:

• give permission for excursions
• log student absences
• receive notifications from the College
• sign in without having to enter your username and password each time
• access your child’s reports, grades and attendance
• update medical information.

Simon Everywhere can be downloaded from the Apple Store or the Google Play store. Below are guides to help you.

Please email itsupport@sfcc.vic.edu.au if you require further information or assistance.

Community Notices

Soup Van volunteers wanted

Butterfly Body Kind Youth Advisory Group

Students aged between 13-17 who are curious about social media and body image are invited to apply for Butterfly’s Body Kind Youth Advisory Group. It's your chance  to influence decision-making and share insights and ideas to inform a brand-new education program for Australian Secondary Schools, Body Kind Online Education. Visit butterfly.org.au to find out more.

Mental Health First Aid Course

Mental Health First Aid Course

Useful Links

Keep updated with College events, procedures, resources and information via the links below.

PAM – Parent Portal

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