Yea High School NEWSLETTER

Yea High SchoolNEWSLETTERIssue 18, 8 December 2017Racecourse Road, Yea, 3717Phone: 57972207Fax: 57972931Email: yea.hs@edumail.vic.gov.auWebsite www.yeahs.vic.edu.auAfter a slightly extended period of reading in the2017 challenge, entries have closed and thewinners of the raffle prizes have been drawn.Congratulations to Olivia Johnson who receivesfirst prize, a 7 inch Android tablet; second prizeof a waterproof Bluetooth speaker goes to AaronHuggins; and the third prize winner is RileyThomas who takes home a JB Hifi voucher.YHS Library wishes to thank all those who havesupported the Reading Challenge in 2017, itwas our most successful challenge to date with76 tickets issued in all. That means that YHSstudents in Years 7-10 have read more than 150books throughout the challenge, which is a littleover three months!BOWLING THEM OVER AT THE YEA BOWLS CLUBThe year 10 students recently participated in a bowling clinic at the Yea Bowls Club as part of their physicaleducation program. The bowls club would like to inform any interested students that the club holds fun Monday Evening bowls sessions that start with a light meal at 6pm rolling into about ninety minutes on thegreen. This is an opportunity for some relaxed one-on-one tuition provided by experienced local bowlers. The Monday Night sessions are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month up to March. Familymembers are welcome too.IMPORTANT DATESTERM 4NOVEMBER27th—Year 11 Last Day Excurision30th—1 Dec—Step up Yr 10 11DECEMBER11th—18th—End of Year Activities12th—State Wide Transition Day22nd—END OF TERM 4Parents have access to Compassto monitor your child's attendance,homework and assessment tasks,communicate with teachers, update personal details, view timetables and book parent teacher conferences.If you need to update your login details or need anyhelp with accessing Compass please contact theAdministration Office.

PRINCIPAL REPORT2017 YEA HS SPEECH DAY & AYCE PRESENTATION AFTERNOONThe Yea HS Speech Day is set for Tuesday 19th December 2017 at the Yea Shire Hall. Families and students are requested to arrive a minimum of 15mins before for a 1:30pm start. All students are required to bein full school uniform.The AYCE presentation day follows on Wednesday 20th December with the formal presentations commencingat 2:00pm at the Bayswater venue in Wantirna.PASSING OF FORMER PRINCIPAL GLEN JONESThe school was recently made aware of the death of Glen Jones. Glen was Principal at the school from 1972– 1978. Glen passed away on the 23rd November aged 83 years. Former Principal Bruce Kindred attended aservice, in Mt Martha last Friday, to celebrate Glen’s life. The school was pleased to donate to the MacularDegeneration Foundation in Glen’s honour.STEP UP AND SUBJECT SELECTION FOR 2018Students have recently completed their ‘Step Up’ programs. The ‘Step Up’ is invaluable and enables the students to gain an understanding of what will be required of them in their following year of study.Students going into senior school should have finalised their subjects for 2018. Classes will commence day 1,Tuesday 30th January 2018.UNIFORMSchool uniform for 2018 is available from the school uniform shop. Please contact the school office.BOOKLIST & NETBOOK PROGRAMAll students should have received their booklist information. If you have not submitted yours back to the officeplease do so by the 12 October.Orders will be available for collection on Wednesday 24 January 2018 in Room 10 between 9am and3pm. Payment may be made by cash, credit card or EFTPOS only. No cheques will be accepted.Home delivery (if selected) will be delivered in the fortnight ending 19 January 2018.Students entering Year 7 & 10 in 2018 have the opportunity to rent/purchase a new netbook. Information wassent home with the booklist. Students have the opportunity to make a full upfront payment of 500 or take upthe rental plan which will cost a total of 540 over 3years (intial payment of 120, then 85 payments in Term1 & 3 in 2018, 2019 and 2020.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTParents are asked to update their contact details, if required, particularly email addresses, to support ourcommunications particularly leading into the anticipated hot weather at the start of 2018. Families are alsoreminded that buses will not run on Code Red days; however the school will be open.Please find attached to this newsletter the Bushfire Response Information – Code Red (Catastrophic) Days.MEDICAL ACTION PLANS FOR ALLERGIES AND ANAPHYLAXISIt is mandated that schools have current medical action plans for students with allergies and/or Anaphylaxis.Actions plans are required to be provided to the school on the current forms after consultation with a doctor.Please help us by organising these plans for the start of the school year in2018.CONTACT DETAILSPlease make sure we have all your current contact details are up to datethese can be checked and updated through the Compass Portal.Mr. Bruce Skewes & Mr Brian D’Arcy

YEAR 11 STEP UP.Year 11 step up has now concluded. If any students have missed any of their step up classes, please contactMs Barns for your holiday homework so that you can begin the 2018 school year up to date with your work.Ms Barns and Ms Hard will be available until the end of the year to discuss course changes if necessary. Youcan contact them on barns.janae.j@edumail.vic.gov.au or hard.amanda.m@edumail.vic.gov.au.Year 8 science has finished the year by making slime.MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM 7BOn Wednesday, 7B held a class Kris Kringle at their end of year class party. Dylan Fraser took on the role of Santa and handed out the presentsand cards to the rest of the class, Ms Miller and Mr Treloar. Merry Christmas from 7B!Year 12 LEAVERS ManualsA reminder for all Year 12’s are required to attend Speech Day to receive their Leavers Manuals

Emergency Information 2018Bushfire Response Information – Code Red (Catastrophic) DaysYea High School is committed to ensuring that our school community is as prepared as possible for the bushfire season. The safety ofour students and staff is paramount.Statewide responseEvery school (government and non-government), and children's service has been asked to review its emergency management plan andaddress any priority maintenance works.The CFA is conducting training for school principals and directors of children's services with facilities in areas of identified bushfire risk.Schools are also being provided with additional curriculum resources to assist in preparing students for the threat of bushfires.The DET has a web page which advises of school closures located at http://www.education.vic.gov.au press the emergency closuresbutton on the page for detailed information.School ClosuresSchools that have been identified as being at high fire risk will now close on a day declared a Code Red Fire Danger Rating Day withinthe relevant Bureau of Meteorology district. Yea High School is located in the North Central district (see map).Yea High School has been part of an audit process designed to access the site’s fire risk. The audit has assessed The Yea HighSchool site as being low risk.Consequently, the site has not been placed on the Bushfire At-Risk Register and so Yea High School will not automaticallyclose on a Code Red Day.School Bus ServicesSeveral schools in the west of Murrindindi Shire have been placed on the Bushfire At-Risk Register these are: Flowerdale PS, KinglakeWest PS, Middle Kinglake PS and Kinglake PS. The placement of these sites on the Bushfire At-Risk Register has a flow on impact onthe West Murrindindi School Bus System. Bus routes passing through at-risk areas or routes operated by schools in at-risk locations willbe closed on high-risk fire days.The impact on the school bus routes servicing Yea High School, Yea Primary School and the Sacred Heart Primary School willbe as follows:On a Code Red Day NO school buses will runOn days other than Code Red school buses will not run if it is likely the route passes into, or through, a high risk area due to agoing fire. The complete route will be cancelled.CommunicationYea High School has been working closely with our local primary schools and DET representatives in order to develop a number of waysfamilies can access information relating to Code Red or localised emergency events.We have developed ‘five ways’ for members of our community to access information relating to school and bus service closure. This information system will be used for Code Red Days and for responses to localised emergencies.School Notice: In circumstances where there is adequate time to notify families prior to an event (Such as a Code RedDay), students will be issued with a notice to take home to their family outlining arrangements for that day.email: The school has set up an email group which will allow the school to contact families with a short message with up todate information.Websites: Both the school’s website www.yeahs.vic.edu.au and www.yea.com will carry relevant information that families can access.Skoolbag App: The Skoolbag App is available for Smartphone users. Information will be posted via the App.Telephone Hotline: The school has established a Hotline which will have relevant information relating to Code Red days orlocalised emergencies affecting school operations or the school bus system. The Hotline number is 57972686.Please note that with some of these ‘ways of communication’ the school needs to have current information as to correct mobile telephonenumbers and email addresses.Please ensure your contact details held at the general office are correct and up to date.Further InformationThe DET has set up a website with comprehensive information and answers to frequently asked questions it can be found , the school’s administration is very happy to speak with family members and go over aspects of the school’s emergencyresponse plans. Feel free to make contact with Yea High School on 57972207.Bruce SkewesPrincipalDecember 2017