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Volume 3, Issue 3 - 28th March 2013 The red jumpers for Year 7 students will be in store from Monday 8th April for those who SHINMINATO VISIT have placed their orders. The bulk shipments Wow! What a wonderful week was experienced with will arrive in 6 weeks. our sister school visitors from Shinminato Senior High We apologise that there will be delays in some items School in Japan last week. Thank you again to our host (as mentioned) and the Year 7 students will not be families and to Russell Turnbull and Hiroe Nakamoto penalized when it is beyond their control that they are who coordinated the visit. As per the report within this not able to wear the “correct” new uniform. Beleza newsletter, it is anticipated that our College will have discounted: organise a visit to Japan in July 2014. If you are traditional ties to $7.00 interested in applying for this exchange, I encourage old spray jackets to $30.00 students to start saving now….. old red jumpers (40% off) Special thanks to Georges Mini Bus Company for their I ask that families contact Beleza Pty Ltd on generous assistance with our Japanese visitors www.georgesminibus.com PH. 0447812387 9702 3218 if you need further details regarding our uniform during this transition phase. If a student is ANNUAL MEETING unable to wear the correct uniform due to The Annual General Meeting of the College was held unavailability from Beleza we ask that a parent or on Wednesday 20th March. Thank you to members of guardian please write a note to their level coordinator. the Noble Park Secondary College Community who Hopefully, within the next 6 weeks all supplies will be attended. Please note that this report is tabled on our available for all new items. website for your information: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/EARLY www.nobleparksc.vic.edu.au FINISH AT 2.30PM SMALL ENOUGHSCHOOL TO CARE COUNCIL Council has endorsed 2.30pm finish times for next - Congratulations are extended to our newly elected Term to allow staff to undertake Professional Council members. Parent Representatives: Development. Shadia Abul-Khalek, Niki Karagiannis, Heather Wood. Monday 29th April ( week 3) DEECD Representatives: Russell Turnbull, Pat Monday 20th May ( week 6) Bollard, Helen Wearing-Smith. Parents are asked to make a note of these times in They will be joining the current members. their diaries. Parent Representatives: Paul Arztenhofer, Craig I hope that all Noble Park staff, students Hancock, Laila Zaman. and families enjoy their Term 1 break. DEECD Representatives: Greg Crowe Term 2 starts Monday 15th Congratulations to Paul Arztenhofer who has been April. Pam Dyson elected as the School Council President and Craig Principal Hancock as the School Council Vice President. Good wishes and thanks are extended to our retiring School Council President, Faye Oram for her hard work and commitment to our College. Thursday 28th March End Term 1-2.30pm finish School Council is seeking expressions of interest from Friday 29th March Good Friday members of our community who may wish to join Monday 15th April Term 2 starts School Council as a Co-Opted member. Interested Monday 15th April Year 12 Camp personnel are asked to contact the Principal, Pam Wednesday 17th April School Council Meeting Dyson on 9546 9066. Wednesday 24th April Open Night - 6.30-8.00pm Thursday 25th April Anzac Day School Council also endorsed that it will be a two year Monday 29th April 2.30pm Finish period to phase out the old uniform with the new Thursday 2nd May Multicultural Day uniform. I have met with Beleza recently who have Monday 6th May Careers Day informed me of the following: Tuesday 7th May Athletics Carnival The new PE uniform top should be available for Wednesday 15th May School Council Meeting sale over the holiday period. There will be a Monday 20th May 2.30pm Finish delay of 6 weeks in the delivery of the shorts, Monday 10 June Queen’s Birthday Holiday Wednesday 12 June GAT (General Achievement for black and red vests and rugby top. all students completing BIG ENOUGH FOR TheOPPORTUNITIES long sleeve white shirts will be available Unit3/4subjects) from the second week of the holidays. Thursday 13th June Student Free Day-Report writing 3 Callaghan Street, Noble Park 3174 Phone: 9546 9066 Fax: 9562 4757 Website: www.nobleparksc.vic.edu.au Email: [email protected] WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN A COLLEGE NEWS FROM ASSISTANT DISTRIBUTION LIST TO HAVE THIS PRINCIPAL MR JEANS NEWSLETTER EMAILED? If so, please send an email to: COLLEGE SMS SYSTEM [email protected] with a The college operates an SMS system to notify request to be included in the distribution list parents of student non-attendance or lateness to to have the newsletter emailed. The school, as well as important reminders and newsletter is produced every three weeks. updates on your mobile phone. For Term 2 there will be newsletters during If you have not received any notices – please Week 3, Week 6, Week 9. contact the front office to ensure that we have your correct MOBILE PHONE NUMBER. MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL STUDENT ATTENDANCE COUNCIL PRESIDENT It is really important that students attend on time Firstly, please allow me to introduce myself, and are at school as much as possible so that my name is Paul Arztenhofer and I have a they can MAXIMIZE their learning. If a student son, Matt in Year 8 and a daughter Lauren in is away, parents or legal guardians are required Year 7. I have recently been elected as the under the Education Act to provide a notice in President of our School Council, and would writing to the School. like to thank the Council for giving me this To assist with this the College prints out and great opportunity. As a council we are keen sends absence letters home with students every to make sure that we better represent the MONDAY. Please indicate the reasons for parents and greater community, and as such absence on this form, and return it with your want to make ourselves more available to you child to the Homegroup teacher on the following going forward. SMALL ENOUGH TO CARE day. Throughout the coming months you will see SCHOOL REPORTS - profiles of our council members on this Well Term 1 has flown by and the holidays are newsletter and we are planning to hold a nearly upon us. Progress reports for term 1 were parents forum during term 2. distributed on the Parent teacher night two weeks The school is going through an exciting ago. For families that did not attend, the reports amount of change at the moment with the will be sent home in the mail THIS introduction of the Year 7 & 8 Learning THURSDAY. The aim of the school reports Centre, and I am sure that this will help to and parent teacher nights are to keep families make the transition from Primary School to well informed about the progress of their Secondary College a smooth one for our children. We really hope that everyone can make children. The new methods being used to it to the next one, which is schedule for Term 3 educate our children in those year levels will on Tuesday 6th August. have a lasting positive effect on our kids STUDENT NETBOOKS. going forward. As a College we are one of the first schools in the In recent times I have been working with state to have a fully operational netbook program some of the junior school team to help that runs from years 7-12. All the netbooks and market our school to local Primary Schools, notebook computers have a range of software and one of my businesses has sponsored a from the Department and the school loaded on short film competition for those schools them. This includes the Microsoft products as which will culminate in the screening of those well as ADOBE Master Collection. Technical films at our open night on the 24th of April. support and software upgrades are also included. We would strongly encourage you to spread This year a range of textbook materials are the word about this evening to any parents in provided on the year 7-9 netbooks! This reduces the area with children in grade 6 this year, so the cost to families who now don’t need to buy that they can share the excitement about what several expensive textbooks. So that no student is is happening at our school. Lastly I wanted to disadvantaged and misses out on learning, it is say that if you have any important that all students bring their netbook concerns or feedback that charged and ready for use in class! you would like to see addressed by School Peter Jeans BIG ENOUGH FOR OPPORTUNITIES Council, please don’t Assistant Principal hesitate to contact me on 0407 494 245. 3 Callaghan Street, Noble Park 3174 Phone: 9546 9066 Fax: 9562 4757 The Year 7 Transition Camp, held from Wednesday March 6th to Friday March 8th was a tremendous success and reflected the calibre of our Year 7 students. They showed a great level of involvement in all activities, great teamwork and collaboration. In addition, they were helpful, respectful and great fun to be with! The staff at Oasis were amazed by the wonderful behaviour, participation and enthusiasm of our students. I would especially like to thank the staff who also attended the camp - Mrs Nicolacopoulos & Mr Delfinis for their support throughout the camp, especially Mr Delfinis who was thrown into the pool, fully clothed, by the students!! A huge thank you to the students who came along and made this camp a wonderful experience for all of us.