HZSA Afternoon Sport

Round 2 Hills Zone interschool competition results.

Upcoming in Week 8

• Wednesday 20th March - CIS 15 Boys Cricket Trial
• Thursday 21st March - HZSA 16 & 18 Boys Rugby nominations due to Mr Adams, HZSA 15s and Opens Hockey nominations due to Mr Adams

In addition to these weekly updates, Senior School students have been emailed a calendar outlining all the representative sporting opportunities for Semester 1.

Please note, students who nominate to trial for these teams should have extensive playing experience and in the case of AICES and CIS trials, students should be playing in a representative team outside of school at an association or state level. Some sports, such as cricket, require students to be involved in certain representative teams or academies for nominations to be accepted.

Nomination Guidelines

1. All nominations should come from the student interested in trialing.
2. Students MUST email all nominations to the Head of Student Opportunities ( [email protected] ) AT LEAST 3 days before the nomination date. Late nominations will not be accepted. Students who do not nominate will be turned away from any trial they attend.

Nominations need to include the following information:

• Name:
• Event:
• Date of birth:
• Year Group:
• Parents email:
• Playing positions (1st and 2nd preference):
• Playing/representative experience (only include information from the past 2 years):

Once the nomination has been completed and accepted, further information about the trial will be sent to students and their nominated parent email address.

Scholastic Book Orders

All classes have now received the latest brochure. Orders for this edition close on Wednesday 27th March.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 are now well on their way to completing this year’s challenge. During library lessons there is quite a buzz around reading from the list and entering completed books directly into the website. We have had some students who have already completed all twenty of the required books and are now working on creating reviews for our library.

CBCA Book of the Year Awards

In the coming week the official announcement of the short listed books for this year’s awards will be announced. This is a very exciting time for authors and illustrators who have entered their books for consideration as they wait with anticipation to hear which of these have been selected for final judging. There are six finalists in each of the categories.

Five award categories are selected annually. They are:

• CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers — for readers in their secondary years of schooling
• CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers — for readers from the middle to upper primary years
• CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood — for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading
• CBCA Book of the Year: Picture Book — for outstanding books of the Picture Book genre
• Children's Book of the Year Award: New Illustrator – for new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration
• Eve Pownall Award for Information Books — for books that document factual material

During library lessons in Term 2, students will be looking closely at the short listed books in the categories appropriate to junior school.

Book Covering

Library staff have been busy preparing many new books for our students, as part of this process each new book needs to be covered in contact or plastic, to protect the books allowing them to last longer in the hands of the many students who use them. We could not have completed this task without the assistance of our wonderful parent volunteer “ Covering Crew ” who have covered in excess of 750 books already this year! You are AMAZING and we are so very thankful for your help.

Ensemble timetable

The ensemble timetable, as well as information on each of the ensemble, can be found by following the link below.

Please note that anyone who is participating in our instrumental ensembles (not Choir), they are expected to have private music lessons in or outside of the College.

Private Music Lessons

All Private Music lessons have commended this week and I would like to thank our students, parents and tutors, as it took a little while for our new students and tutors had to navigate their way to their first lesson. If you have signed up to have lessons, you should have been contacted by your tutor sometime this week with the lesson times. Please let Mrs Neralie Want know if you have not heard from your tutor [email protected]

Also, we are currently dealing with a large number of applications so if you have sent your applications in the last week or so, there will be some delay in our response. We apologise for this delay and will get back to you as soon as possible. Please contact Mrs Want if you have not heard back from us by the end of this week. If you would like to sign up for private music lessons, please read the information on Private Music Tuition Brochure which includes the application form.

Also, you should have received your instrument if you have applied to hire an instrument.

Again, if you have any questions or issues with this, please contact Mrs Neralie Want [email protected]

Ensemble Fees

We will be running over 20 ensembles at the College again this year. To cover some of the cost of hiring external conductors, accompanists, new music, performance events and other related costs, students will be subject to ensemble fees. The fees will be added to the school account and will be charged twice per year. This will occur at the end of Term 1 and end of Term 2.

It is important to note that the fee structure is set at $75.00 per student per semester, equating to $37.50 per term. This fixed rate remains consistent irrespective of the number of ensembles a student chooses to participate in. Our intention behind this approach is to encourage students to engage in multiple ensembles.

For families that have more than one child participating in ensembles, the sibling discount will apply for second child and any subsequent children, at a rate of $50.00 per child, per semester ($25.00 per term).

These charges apply to all students participating in instrumental and vocal ensembles, with the exception of the Stage 1 Choir.

Thank you and I look forward to a wonderful year of music making with your children this year.

Students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to access subject teachers and support and assistance for work or assessments that are currently completing. Students do not need to book a place but should arrive to the listed rooms at the times included in the below grid.

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

If you are currently learning an instrument or like to sing, it is not too late for you to join an ensemble. P lease email Mr Tyler Barnes [email protected]

Please see the Ensemble timetable below for the rehearsal times, as well as information on each of the ensembles that are offered at the College.

Private Music Lessons

All Private Music lessons have now commenced. If you have signed up to have lessons but have not started your lessons, please let Mrs Neralie Want know [email protected]

We are currently dealing with a large number of applications so if you have sent your applications in in the last week or so, there will be some delay in our response. We apologise for this delay and will get back to you as soon as possible. Please contact Mrs Want if you do not hear back from us by the end of this week.

If you would like to sign up for private music lessons, please read the information on Private Music Tuition Brochure which includes the application form.

Also, if you have signed up for Instrumental Hire, you should have received your instrument on your first private lesson or at your first ensemble rehearsal. Again, if you have any questions or issues with this, please contact Mrs Neralie Want [email protected]

Ensemble Fees

We will be running over 20 ensembles at the College again this year. To cover some of the cost of hiring external conductors, accompanists, new music, performance events and other related costs, students will be subject to ensemble fees. The fees will be added to the school account and will be charged twice per year. This will occur at the end of Term 1 and end of Term 2.

It is important to note that the fee structure is set at $75.00 per student per semester, equating to $37.50 per term. This fixed rate remains consistent irrespective of the number of ensembles a student chooses to participate in. Our intention behind this approach is to encourage students to engage in multiple ensembles.

For families that have more than one child participating in ensembles, the sibling discount will apply for second child and any subsequent children, at a rate of $50.00 per child, per semester ($25.00 per term).

These charges apply to all students participating in instrumental and vocal ensembles (with the exception of the Stage 1 Choir in the Junior School).

Thank you and I look forward to a wonderful year of music making with your children this year.

• Monday, 25 March – Parent/Teacher evening for Senior School (Years 7-12) parents.
• Wednesday, 27 March – Parent/Teacher day and evening. This is a full day of meetings, which will stretch into the evening. All students (Pre-K to Year 12) will not come to school on this day.

Junior School students should not attend interviews with their parents/carers and it is kindly requested that you arrange supervision for your child/ren whilst you are attending your interview. Refer to the KT OOSH all-day vacation care service below for Wednesday, 27th March.

Senior School students, as part of the conversations, will be asked to provide an overview of their progress and the plans for the remainder of the course. As such, it is expected that students will be in attendance with their parents/carers for the interviews.

KT OOSH - Wednesday, 27th March (Junior School only)

KT OOSH will be running an all-day Vacation Care Program to support Families with care requirements for the day from 6:45am – 6.00pm.

Children will be challenging their inner creativity by conducting Science Experiments and Sensory Challenges along with making Play Dough and Slime!  There will also be plenty of time to play sporting games and catch up with their friends.
As KT OOSH Services is a Licensed Childcare Provider and we are attached to the Centrelink Child Care Benefit Scheme, all students attending the program MUST be fully enrolled with the service prior to attending.

If you are currently enrolled with KT OOSH then all you need to do is simply log into your OWNA APP and book the Vacation Care session Wednesday 27th of March 2024.

If you wish to enrol with KT OOSH so you are able to attend this Pupil Free Day and/or the upcoming School Holidays then please go our website ktoosh.com.au and register now via the OWNA widget then forward an email to [email protected]
New students enrolling MUST be fully enrolled no later than Sunday 24th March 2024.

• Date: Wednesday, 20th March
• Location: Tiered Learning Centre (TLC)
• Time: Arrive from 6:30pm for 7:00pm start

The TLC is located in between the Main College Reception (Clock Tower) and the Auditorium. Arrive from 6:30pm where snacks and refreshments will be provided whilst you get to know each other – meeting commences 7:00pm.Nominations for the Executive Committee & P&F Volunteers are open now.

Member of the Executive Committee

• You are an active member of the P&F Executive Committee.
• You meet monthly with fellow Committee Members.
• You play an active role in helping to shape P&F activities, functions, social gatherings, etc.
• You are committed to attend meetings and be available and able to support with key events.
• You can Chair or be involved in sub-committees, fundraising activities, etc.

Member of the P&F Volunteer Group

• You are able to support as part of key events or initiatives ad-hoc.
• You are able to opt-in and opt-out of what you are and are not involved with, based on your availability.
• You have a commitment to community and connection with other families around the College.
• You can be involved in sub-committees and key working groups chaired by a member of the Executive.

What the P&F is NOT

• The P&F is not a function to voice concerns or issues about the College.
• It is not an appropriate forum to create change of curriculum or education.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

Matt Perry
President – RHAC P&F Association
[email protected]

The battle against cancer is a cause of immense significance, and this event plays a pivotal role in raising crucial funds to support the Cancer Council in its mission to fund research, offer patient support, and provide carer information, and counselling services, among other essential initiatives. In 2023, our dedicated Hills community contributed over $300,000 to this important cause.

We are looking forward to welcoming new team members showing supporting for our friends and family. This year we are going in harder and finishing stronger!

Stay tuned for our updates.

• Registered RHAC-Coca Cola Community Team members: 20
• Fundraising Goal: $16,000
• Total Funds Raised: $990.00
• Fundraising Team Members of the Week: Maria Cade and Theresa Simonsen

Your invitation to the Hills Relay for Life Masquerade Gala Ball
The Hills Relay Organising Committee are hosting a Gala Ball on Saturday, 13th April. Tickets range from $150.00 each to $1,500.00 for a table of 10. Bookings close at 11:59pm on Sunday, 31st March.

If you wish to reserve a table or tickets, please click on the link below.

Please Note: “The website charges a % fee to all credit card transactions. Therefore, we want to ensure the full ticket prices are donated to the Cancer Council. If you have a concern about paying via Credit Card, please let us know and we can send you the Bank account details to pay by EFT.”

Bookings will close at 11:59 pm on Sunday 31st March, 2024.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact [email protected] or click on the link below.

College Shop Hours (eff. 26/10/23)

Uniform fittings are by appointment only. Over-the-counter sales are available throughout.

For holiday hours (eg. term holidays, Easter, Christmas/New Year), please check for notices under College News of the newsletter.

2024 Trading Hours

Normal trading hours resume week commencing 05/02.

• Monday – Wednesday: 8:00am - 12:00pm
• Thursday – 12:30pm - 5:30pm
• Friday: CLOSED

College Shop Contact Details
[email protected]
Ph: 8814 3518

This year, we're excited to announce the Spring Fair, a major fundraising event in the 2024 calendar. We welcome your support in planning and participating throughout the year as many hands make light work. Businesses interested in sponsorship or supplying goods or services are encouraged to reach out.

Family Support Meals

From time to time, fellow families at the College are hit by unforeseen stresses (physical, emotional, financial, etc.). The RHAC P&F, through your support, facilitates a way for those families to access quality meals in their time of need to simply ease a bit of the pain during difficult times.

You can help by donating a store-bought meal, or by donating as little as $10 by clicking the link below which would be greatly appreciated. If you can provide a store-bought meal for the freezer, slices / banana breads / muffins (lunch box fillers) and desserts are also most welcome and may be dropped off with Mrs Sharon D’Agostino at the College main reception.

Get Involved

To get involved in the P&F, contact us at the email below.

Warm regards,
Matt Perry
President – RHAC P&F Association
[email protected]