Semester 2 Award Ceremonies
The Semester 2 Award ceremonies will take place over the coming weeks. The focus of these assemblies is to gather in year level groupings to acknowledge and celebrate student achievement with the awarding of Academic Awards for excellence in learning and Merit Awards for a positive approach to learning and College Colours. An invitation is extended to all parents to come along to the relevant ceremonies on the following dates:
- Year 11 – Friday 15 November at 11.00 am
- Year 9 – Friday 29 November at 8.50 am
- Year 10 – Friday 29 November at 11.00 am
- Year 7 – Thursday 5 December at 8.50 am
- Year 8 - Thursday 5 December at 11.00 am
All assemblies will be held in Centennial Hall with the exception of the Year 11 gathering which will be held in the Doyle Centre. Parking will be available on the green basketball courts.
Criteria for Academic and Merit Awards
Academic Awards are awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence; personal organisation; a positive contribution to the learning environment; enthusiasm for the subject, creativity and originality and have achieved a subject average of 85% or above in a given semester. The 85% average is a weighted average, each faculty determines how this average is calculated, based on the number and a nature of assessments. Merit Awards are limited to a maximum of 4 per class and are awarded to students who demonstrate enthusiasm to study, consistency in effort, punctuality, completion of homework, meeting task due dates and a cooperative approach to others.
Academic Foundation Program
At the conclusion of examinations for students currently completing Year 9, 10 and 11 the Academic Foundation Program will commence. During this time students will commence their studies for the following year level. The dates are as follows:
- Year 12 (2020) – Monday 18 November until Friday 29 November
- Year 11 (2020) – Monday 2 December until Thursday 5 December
- Year 10 (2020) – Monday 2 December until Thursday 5 December
Attendance in these classes is compulsory for all students.
Booklists
College Booklists are now available from Lilydale Books. Booklist can be accessed via one of two methods:
- Directly via Lilydale Books by using this link here
- Via the link on the College Website under the Learning drop down menu that will also take you to the Lilydale Books website
Families will have the option of printing the relevant booklist and then placing an order via the College Administration Office or via Lilydale Books. Or you can access the list and place an order directly on the Lilydale Books website. Subject confirmations will be available on the Parent Portal by no later than Friday 15 November.
School Bus Tracking Service
Ventura have recently updated their website and have now enabled a live tracking feature for their public school buses that service the College. Families can now see in real time the location of buses as they move along their runs. Please use the link here to access this service.
Uniform Shops Trading Hours
Bob Steward Uniform Shop. Trading hours for the remainder of Term 4 are Monday 8.00am-2.00pm, Tuesday and Thursday 12.30pm-4.00pm. The shop will also be open Saturday 9 November and Saturday 30 November, 9.30am-12.30pm.
Seond-hand Uniform Shop. During Term 4, the Second-hand Uniform Shop will be open every Thursday, from 12.00pm to 1.30pm. The shop will also open on Orientation Day, Tuesday 10 December (NB: the shop hours on this day are to be confirmed).
Instrumental Music Schoolarships
Auditions for 2020 Instrumental Music Scholarships will take place on Monday 25 November and Tuesday 26 November (from 3.30pm to 5.00pm) in the Music Department (SLR 1.1). Instrumental Music Scholarships on offer include: brass, drums, guitar, piano, strings, voice and woodwind. To request and application form or if you have any queries please contact Mrs Flint in the Music department at sflint@mlmc.vic.edu.au. Applications are due Thursday 21 November at 4pm.
