Yea High School

NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER Racecourse Road, Yea, 3717 Phone: 57972207 Fax: 57972931 Email: yea.hs@edumail.vic.gov.au Website www.yeahs.vic.edu.au

Issue 15, 20th October 2017

IMPORTANT DATES TERM 4 OCTOBER

24th—Year 12’s Last Day

25th—Grade 6 2nd Transition Day

27th—Year 7 Vaccinations

30th & 31st—Year 11 Exams

NOVEMBER

1st—Year 8 Hume Region Volleyball

1st to 24th—VCE Exam Period

3rd—VCAL Last Day

7th MELBOURNE CUP DAY

Parents have access to Com-pass to monitor your child's at-tendance, homework and as-sessment tasks, communicate with teachers, update personal details, view timetables and

book parent teacher conferences. If you need to update your login details or need any help with accessing Compass please con-tact the Administration Office.

BREAKFAST CLUB THANK YOU

Yea High School would like to thank the Rotary Club of Yea and in particular, Rotarian David Ngo who provided us with a monetary donation to support the Breakfast Club. This donation will allow the Breakfast Club to con-tinue to operate Term 4. Yea High School is incredibly lucky to have the continued support of local community

MARTIAL ARTS THERAPY

Over an 8-week period during Term 3, our Year 9 and 10 male cohorts had the opportunity to participate in a Martial Arts Ther-apy Program. This program was funded directly by School Fo-cused Youth Services and was facilitated in respond to the Resil-ience Survey. The program par-ticularly focused on Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Social Management. A big thanks goes to Guy Rhynsburger who facilitat-ed the program and to Rod Clue who supported this program.

YEAR 8 HOLOCAUST MUSEUM EXCURSION

On the 14th of September, Year 8 students visit-ed to Holocaust Museum in Elsternwick. Stu-dents heard from guest speaker - Holocaust Survivor, Paul, toured the museum and viewed a short film. Students represented Yea High School well and feedback from volunteer facilita-tors was positive.

PRINCIPAL’S TEAM REPORT

VCE STUDENTS

Many of our VCE students were busy preparing for their final examinations over the holiday period with many

attending revision lectures and undertaking practice exams. This Tuesday, October 24th, will be the final day

of scheduled classes for Year 12. The school will farewell the class at an assembly which will include a slide

show tribute. The Year 12 class will lunch with the staff and then depart for an afternoon and evening of enter-

tainment in Melbourne. The year is far from complete with their examinations commencing, Wednesday 1st

November. English is the first exam and a full examination timetable is available from the website: http://

www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/pages/vce/exams/timetable.aspx

We congratulate the class of 2017 for their significant contribution to the school and wider community and

wish them the best of success for the challenges that lie ahead. We look forward to seeing them all again at

the Valedictory Dinner which is scheduled at Beaufort Manor on November 17th.

2017 ON DEMAND TESTING STANDARD SCORE SCALE REVIEW PROJECT

Our school currently uses On Demand testing to provide our teachers with insights into your child’s literacy

and numeracy development. Following a request from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

(VCAA), which is responsible for the development of On Demand, I am informing you of our school’s partici-

pation in a project to review the On Demand tests. This review will involve the equating of students’ On De-

mand test outcomes with the school’s NAPLAN data. Towards this end, the school will grant the VCAA per-

mission to collect our On Demand data.

The data collected will contain test results and associated student details from On Demand assessments at

our school for 2017. Our data, along with data from other schools will be used in a one-time linking process

between On Demand and NAPLAN results held by the VCAA to form a single dataset. This dataset will then

be anonymised and used to review the performance of the On Demand Tests. All identified data collected will

be destroyed at the completion of the process and there will be no release of any school or individual results

or personal details as part of this work.

This work will benefit our school by further enhancing the reliability and accuracy of the On Demand tests.

Please contact the school if you require more information.

ICT PROVISION 2018 AND BEYOND

Yea High School has recently sought quotes for new netbooks for students in Years 7 and 10 in 2018. Con-

sistent with the policy introduced in 2015 every Yea High School student will be asked to have a net-book for

class use, which they will also be entitled to use at home for their personal use. Details of the upfront Pay-

ment rental plan will provided later in Term 4.

STUDENT LEADERS

The 2017 School Captains, Dean Mercuri and Alexandra Huggins, have set a great example to the school

community. Soon we will be calling for nominations for School Captains and School Council Representatives

for 2018. Nominating students will issued with an outline of the requirements for the positions. All individuals

nominating are required to be interviewed by the principal and the senior school manager.

SUNSMART

During Term 4 and Term 1 in particular, staff and students are asked to avoid being outdoors without suitable

protection from the sun. The school’s policy encourages students and staff to wear appropriate hat and wear

sunscreen. We would ask for parents to support the school’s policy on this issue.

Parents are asked to make hats and sunscreen available. The school also provides sunscreen at various lo-

cations around the school, at the Junior School office, PE office at the stadium, at the main office and at the

school nurse office. Students without suitable protection outdoors will be directed to shaded locations or in-

doors.

MELBOURNE CUP HOLIDAY

The school will be closed on Tuesday 7th November for the Melbourne Cup holiday. Those students who

have scheduled examinations and assessments on Monday 6th of October are required to attend school.

PRINCIPAL’S TEAM REPORT CONTD

ABSENCES

Parents need to update Compass if their student/s are not attending school. This can be

done before or after the absence alternatively they need to contact the school by phone,

email or note if their child is absent from school.

CHANGE OF DETAILS

We require you to notify the General Office if your contact details have changed including address, phone

numbers or email.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Warmer conditions require us to remind bus travellers and families that uses will not proceed if roads are

blocked due to accidents, weather conditions or on days deemed Code Red days. The school will endeavour

to contact families. COMPASS and the School App notices will also be used to notify families of interruptions

to bus travel.

VISITORS

Please note that all visitors to the school must sign in at the front office.

SCHOOL BUILDING IMPROVEMENT WORK

The 16th November has been set as a completion

date for the current school upgrade work (Art room,

Wood/Metal and Music/Drama Space shown below).

Over the Term 3 holiday break work on a kitchen up-

grade in the staffroom and a computer area in the

library commenced. New doors, internal from the cor-

ridor and external to the yard for the Café, have also

been installed.

Mr. Bruce Skewes & Mr Brian D’Arcy

WOODWORK ROOM

MUSIC/DRAMA ROOM

ART ROOM

THROUGH TO SPRAY BOOTH & METAL WORK

YHS SPORTING SUCCESS

Congratulations to the Year 7 Boys’ Badminton Team for their efforts at the State Badminton Competition.

The boys competed on Tuesday the 20th of September in Melbourne. The team consisted of Austen Ross,

Riley Slevin, Forest Ryan, Matthew Luke and Riley Ball-Tilbrook. They now look forward to next year’s tourna-

ments in the hope of more success!

Well done to Ethan Sweeney, Tobias Philpot, Cassie Wilsmore, Ruby O’Dwyer. Skye Aldous and Benjamin

Charles who competed at the Hume Region Athletics. Congratulations to Cassie Wilsmore who placed 3rd in

Shot put and Discuss & Ruby who placed 3rd in Javelin.

Remote Pilot’s Licence (RePL) course

The Institute for Drone Technology:

The Institute for Drone Technology is an Australian Registered Training Organisation (No. 45181) de-livering education and training under the Australian Skills Quality Authority. The Institute is approved by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to provide training and assessment for the RePL. Central Ranges Trade Training Centre (CRTTC):

The CRTTC is a cooperative venture between nine secondary colleges in Central Victoria providing

technical training in automotive and engineering trades. The CRTTC is proud to partner with the Insti-

tute for Drone Technology to make this opportunity available to residents of Central Victoria.

Employment

The international market for drone technology has been estimated by PriceWaterhouseCoopers to

grow to US$127 billion by 2020.

Successful completion of this course may provide career opportunities as a Drone operator within a

range of roles in sectors such as agriculture, tourism, media, surveying, emergency services and aerial

imagery. In addition, the skills gained will complement jobs in traditional occupations such as photogra-

phers, surveyors, civil engineers and construction managers.

CASA and the RePL (https://www.casa.gov.au/)

“You need to be licensed and/or certified by CASA if you fly a drone commercially in Australia, outside

the excluded category. A remote pilot licence (RePL) allows you to fly for RPA operators, who in turn

need to hold an RPA operator’s certificate (ReOC). So, if you are working for yourself, you need both”.

Our course meets the latest CASA endorsed guidelines and syllabus from June 2017. The new sylla-

bus represents a significant lifting of standards in terms of provider quality requirements and course

content, and reflects the latest in pilot knowledge and skills.

Price: Training and assessment: $3000 (Bring your own Drone or use one of ours)

Available to course participants only: Phantom 4 Advanced drone with extra battery for

multirotor only for the especial price of $2,000.

For more information call or email Carlo De Martinis:

Mobile: 0409 227 569 email: DeMartinis.Carlo.C@edumail.vic.gov.au,

Course Structure for basic RePL (sub-7 kg, multirotor only): See over page.

Session plan multirotor only sub 7kgs version 2

(Modules 1-13 & 16)

NOTE: Students MUST complete the online component for Modules 1 to 8 before attending class.

Duration: 7 days. Dates: Nov. Sat 25, Sun 26. Dec. Sat 2, Sun 3, Fri 8 Sat 9, Sun 10.

Location: Central Ranges Trade Training Centre, Loco Street, Seymour 3660.

Time Day 1 Sat 25 Nov

Day 2 Sun 26 Nov

Day 3 Sat 2 Dec

Day 4 Sun 3 Dec

Day 5 Fri 8 Dec

Day 6&7 Sat/Sun 9,10 Dec

0900

– 1045

Module 1 Gen-eral Introduc-tion and over-view of course.

Module 2: Air-space, Charts and other Aero-nautical Publica-tions

Module 6: Hu-man perfor-mance for RPA

Module 4: Elec-trical and elec-tronic systems for RPA

Module 5: Me-teorology for RPA

Availa-ble for

knowledge and

practical flight

assess-ment

1100

– 1215

Flight Demon-stration includ-ing demo. of set up, all the

parts of RPAS, safe launch,

flight (control) and recovery. Also pitch, roll,

yaw.

Module 7: RPA knowledge of operations and procedures

Module 7: RPA knowledge of operations and procedures

Module 8: Operation rules and rules of the air for RPA

1315

– 1415

Module 3: Basic aviation knowledge for RPA

Practice: Mod-ule 9: Pre and post operation actions and procedures for RPA

Practice: Mod-ule 11: Man-age other per-sons in relation to RPA opera-tion

Practice: Mod-ule 10: Energy management for RPA

Practice: Mod-ule 16 - RPA that is multi-rotor

1430

– 1530

Practice: Mod-ule 12: Navi-gation for RPA operations

Practice: Mod-ule 13: Non-technical skills for operation of RPA

Available for review

Available for review

1530

- 1730

Flight Practice

Flight Practice

Flight Practice

Flight Practice

Flight Practice