SEPTEMBER
Sunday 1	Happy Father's Day
Thursday 5	Year 6 Challenge Day (feeder schools only)
Friday 27	Last day of Term
OCTOBER
Monday 2	Don Live Visit Year 10
Monday 14	First Day of Term 4
Thursday 17	Immunistion Year 10
Thursday 17	Immunistion Year 7 - Catch up

Term 3 Reporting and Communicating

As a part of our reporting and communicating with families this year, we will have an "open" afternoon where families will be able to come for a look at their child’s Evidence Of Learning. We are wanting this opportunity to be an informal way for your child(ren) to share with you some work they are proud of and also a chance to have an informal chat with their teacher about future learning. This will be a self-guided look at Evidence Of Learning through student work samples (bookwork and on devices). Teachers will be in Learning Areas to help direct families but won’t be available to be booked for a period of time like the 3 Way Conferences. Families can request a copy to be sent home at a later time. This will occur on Thursday 19^th September from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Please keep an eye out for the form with RSVP information.

Family School Satisfaction Survey 2024
Every year the Department for Education, Children and Young People conducts a School Satisfaction Survey to find out what your child(ren)'s school does well and where it may improve.

We would be grateful if you completed our online survey about Reece High School. Your feedback is very important to help us inform our school-planning and decision-making.

The survey is open from Monday 26 August 2024 until Friday 20 September 2024 and should take about 5 minutes to complete.

Take the online survey by clicking this link or pasting it into your browser: https://nam.dcv.ms/HkijxNWH43

The survey is carried out on a secure website and all responses are anonymous and confidential.

All families in this school received the same survey link and no identifying information is collected. A summary of the survey results will be provided to schools. Responses from individuals or small groups will NOT be disclosed to any Department for Education, Children and Young People staff.

Please contact your school if you require any assistance.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey.

Uniform

We would like to thank parents and students for the effort they have made to make sure they are in full school uniform. The school uniform builds a sense of connectedness among students and to the school. When worn well, it enhances the way in which individuals and the school are viewed in the community. Uniform also means that students can easily be identified as members of RHS, increasing safety and supervision for all students.

Online Safety

Teachers often get questions in relation to social media. If you have concerns about a social media platform and its content, please ensure it is reported to the eSafety Commissioner. The website also has a range of useful and important information for parents and online safety.

Tom Murray | Principal

Year 7’s have wrapped up their narrative unit and are now focusing on the life of Ned Kelly. The question they are pondering is whether Ned Kelly is an Australian hero or a villain? If you have a year 7 student at home, share your opinion and thoughts about Ned Kelly with them.

In HaSS, students have completed their amazing advertisements which have showcased their knowledge about economics, what different brands use to appeal to their consumers, and how music can affect their audience. We are now heading into our new unit of ‘Liveability’ which will introduce Year 7s to what makes a place liveable.

In Maths, students have recently completed their 3D Measurement unit, which focuses on finding the volume of rectangular and triangular prisms. This week, we are starting our new unit, Percentages. This unit will focus on calculating percentages and using them in financial contexts.

In Science, students have just finished their unit learning about Space. In this unit, students learned about how the Earth, sun and moon influence predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons, gravity and tides. The next Science unit is about the classification of living and non-living things.

Hannah Rabe
Year 7 Teacher

Over these past few weeks in English, Year 8 students have been exploring the world of dystopian fiction. A dystopia is a fictional future world or society where things have gone very wrong – oppression, inequality, and danger are the norm. The students have been exploring the themes and ideas that make up these texts and getting together and discussing their thoughts and opinions on these matters in Literature Circles. These are student-led discussions, where each student has a designated role to fulfil. This enables them to practise and build on their skills of speaking and listening.

In HASS, students are still exploring Landscapes and Landforms, however, we have moved on from identifying and explaining what and where these things exist. They are now looking at when these changes in the earth become dangerous. Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions are now the topic of our investigations.

In Science this term, Year 8 students are looking at energy. They are learning about the different types of energy and the forms they exist in. They are also looking forward to completing their bouncing ball investigations later this term.

Currently in Maths, Year 8 students have been learning about distributive law and factorising. They are learning how to solve problems that require them to expand brackets and use the distributive law to solve them. They are about to move into factorising, which requires them to do the opposite!

Alastair Yeates

Year 8 Teacher

This term we have been working on a number of different projects. We have new year 7 classes in the kitchen starting their cooking journey, learning safe practices and techniques. Year 9 hospitality students have had fun decorating cakes. Two of our wonderful cakes entered the chocolate Winterfest competition in Latrobe.
Some year 10 students were presented with their barista certificate from TAFE.

The Design and Technology department has been very busy so far this year with large numbers in classes and supporting all the work required for our school production. A big thank you to all of the students who helped out with that this year, whether it be moving sets or props, constructing, painting, putting up scaffolds, etc. 'Many hands make light work' was certainly evident during this time, and to those students who went above and beyond, thank you.

Year 7’s have started this term well in MDT and are progressing quite smoothly through the puzzle/maze project with some students completing this in the coming week. They will then move on to a metal action figure and I look forward to seeing all the creative designs.

Year 8’s have completed a CAM-operated toy and are currently completing metalwork projects of a sliding toasting fork and nut-person. Some of our more enthusiastic students have even started working on the tile top table where they have to measure, mark out, and drill 96 holes with a high level of accuracy in order to complete the project. The single block Wood Design course is working on a stacking boxes project, whilst the 8 Engineering Challenges class has constructed popsicle stick bridges and begun working on their CO2 car creations.

Year 9 Metalwork is constructing sheet metal toolboxes, whilst the 9 Wood Design class has completed a sliding bevel and is now using these to construct a small step ladder. Both of these classes are working well.

Year 10s are completing a bedside cabinet project and some students have also been working on a small metal dice and steel framed table. These projects are being completed to a high level and students should be very proud of their efforts.

Gavin Smith
MDT Teacher