Welcome back to Term 4 everyone. The weather is warming and the festive season will be upon us shortly. The College continues to work at full pace and planning for 2018 is well underway.

Another term has ended, the days are longer and the weather is warmer (slightly). Lilydale Heights College continues to be an active learning environment where learning and extra curricular opportunities continue to be presented to students by highly committed staff.

This year's production is a re-telling of the magical story of Dorothy and her adventures in The Land of Oz.

It features all the characters that we know and love, with quirky twists that make their way into the piece...

The recent Curriculum Day saw teachers refining Semester 2 unit plans and embedding writing-to-learn strategies in the curriculum as part of the College’s literacy plan. These strategies are highly effective in improving students’ subject knowledge as well as their writing skills.

Welcome back to Term 3. I trust everyone had a warm winter break. The school term has started well and students are now well engaged in their classes as we move into the second half of the school year.

Clearly this has been a very busy Term at the College. I would like to take this opportunity to thank staff for their tireless work and wish all members of our College community a safe and warm winter break.

Many thanks to Cam Greenwood, creator of Monsta Surf for his presentation to all Year 9–12 students at the College yesterday, 22/06/2017.

His message about being yourself, following your passions , giving to others and living life without limits was powerful and purposeful.

The month of May has proven to be a very busy period for staff and students at Lilydale Heights College. The classrooms remain a hive of activity and this has been supplemented by the various extra curricular programs on offer to students throughout the College.

Hello from China once again. I am currently part way through a visit to China, travelling with the Department of Education. The tour has taken us to many cities in central and eastern China including Xi’an, Beijing and Shanghai. This has been a wonderful opportunity for Lilydale Heights College to be represented on an international stage and for the benefits of the Victorian Education System to be shared across the world.

Tomomi Matsubayashi has been our latest Japanese Assistant and will finish her year here at the end of the term.

Between March 14 and 17, our Year 7s spent four days at Christian Youth Camp (CYC) in Cowes. Throughout that time we explored some of Phillip Island and had our days packed with activities. CYC itself had much to offer. Their ‘High Swing’ tested our nerve, though students met this daunting activity with enthusiasm. The Flying Fox and trampolines were less nerve-racking experiences, but were popular nonetheless. Many students enjoyed mountain bike rides and took on the mechanical climbing wall. Indoor activities included table tennis, pool and ‘Ed’s Alley’, which became a favourite. Mr Denny suffered defeat after defeat on this nineteenth century style saloon game: The students proved far superior! However, the swimming pool was a favourite for most, and on more than occasion, the students refreshed themselves after a hot, action packed day.