Many of the students ventured into an Alpine environment for the first time, even though it is autumn, they realised we need to be prepared for every type of weather condition no matter what the season.

Welcome to Term 2, I trust that everyone has had a restful Easter period and is enjoying the beautiful autumn weather we are currently experiencing in Melbourne. This term promises to be very busy and includes events such as: NAPLAN, Work Experience, Open Night, Examination Periods, Self-Evaluation, Attitudes to School Survey and Reports.

Many thanks to College Leaders and Captains Eden, Kacey, Gen and Hannah for their representation at the local Lilydale ANZAC Day dawn service.

Daniel Hughes was involved in the Futsal Junior World Cup in early March, held in Barcelona, Spain. Following is a summary of his experience.

After 12 months hard work and determination Eden Magee was presented with her Silver Level Award. This is a fantastic achievement and should be celebrated.

The Peer Support students visited some of our local Primary Schools this week and did a great job running activities and practising their leadership skills. The Aged Care home visit was also a highlight, with students hearing some amazing stories from some members of our community.

Congratulations to Bella Theophanous-Maddison, Tash McGrath and Hayley Ray who represented the College and the Yarra Group district in the EMR Swimming Carnival on March 26.

Staff Professional Learning with a focus on Literacy continues this term. Staff have completed sessions on Independent Reading, Writing to Learn (WTL) strategies and Substantive Talk (ST) strategies for use in the classroom.

Congratulations to the SIRC students who organised an awesome celebration for Harmony Day.

Thank you to all families who provided food for the lunch and to all students who dressed up. It was a wonderful atmosphere that celebrated the diverse community that we live in.

Congratulations to all the students who participated in this Carnival on March 7. We had 12 students who represented the College, not only swimming in their events they had won at the College Carnival, as well as participating in other events which resulted in Lilydale Heights coming 6th overall, including coming 3rd in the Junior Aggregate.

Our Compass and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award group started their activities this week. On Tuesday 19th March after school our students made their way to Clifford Park activity Centre in Wonga Park.

Once again this year, the Year 10 Peer Support classes headed down for a day at Year 7 camp.

Students had planned various beach activities for the afternoon and enjoyed seeing the camp site again after a few years – they shared stories of their own experience of Year 7 camp on the way down.