The Heights, Lilydale Heights College Newsletter, is published each month and aims to collect important posts from our website, community notices and advertisements in downloadable files. We ask that all parents read our website or/and newsletter to stay updated with all the school news.

The College is running smoothly and the clear focus on teaching and learning is evident as I move around the College.

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, James Merlino, as well as MP Harriet Shing came out to our school to undertake a sod turning ceremony, which officially kicked off the start of construction for our Sustainability Learning Hub, Sports Gymnasium and Town Centre.

As part of Community Outreach Week, a group of students visited the residents of Lilydale Aged Care.

Learning Focus has been on examinations and On Demand Testing as a part of our assessment schedule. On Demand Testing allows students and staff to check student growth in literacy and numeracy throughout this year.

Congratulations to Ms Clare Rayner, Duke of Edinburgh instructor for her official recognition as an award leader in the State of Victoria.

Senior students have prepared for and sat practice examinations over the term break. Feedback from these exams provides students with an insight into the areas they need to focus on in preparation for the end of year examination period.

Thank you to everyone who dressed up on Tuesday and showed their support for the Epilepsy Foundation.

Learning focus has been clearly placed on improving learning outcomes in the classroom. Students have been completing Progression Tasks and Common Assessment Task across all subject areas.

Congratulations to the Middle School Japanese class who visited Lilydale Primary School this week to run a lesson in Japanese with the Grade 3 and 4 students.

Well done to all the SIRC members for the visit they made to Lilydale Aged Care

Thank you to everyone who donated during the Term 2 casual dress day. This money was used to purchase books for Dixons Creek Primary school.