Kambrya News Weekly News Term 1, Week 4 2020 Principal’s Message Dear students, parents, guardians and community members, We are already half way through term one! The term is going fast! Key Dates 2020 School Council ballot papers went home on Thursday and Friday with the eldest child of All School Calendar dates now appear on each family. Note that there is only one ballot paper per family, regardless of the number Compass - we strongly encourage all parents of children enrolled. The School Council is a vibrant and authentic consultation group in to check for upcoming events through the College, and I encourage all parents to please have your say on your representatives. Compass, click on the Calendar Tab, then Please return your ballot papers on time ( by 4:00pm on 28th February ) I thank all the Public Whole School Calendar, you are able to view details in a Week or Month format candidates for submitting their interest. In light of the terrible tragedy in Brisbane this week, it is timely to remind ourselves Tuesday 3rd March that the scourge of family violence is still plaguing our community. Our thoughts are Whole School Athletics Carnival with the family and friends of the victims, and indeed to all those who have ever been victims of family violence. We are a Respectful Relationships school; as a College we Thursday 5th March firmly denounce any form of family violence, and we will never turn a blind eye to it. We Year 7 Immunisations Round 1 urge all parents to have the conversation with your children about what family violence - students to wear sport uniform is, and to promote positive and respectful relationships for your children. As adults, we need to be the role models and agents of change that will empower our children with the Monday 9th March values and dispositions that will see this shameful behaviour banished from our society, Labour Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY once and for all. If any parents, children or friends ever need guidance or support with family violence concerns, please call 1800 RESPECT ( 1800 7377 328 ) for confidential Wednesday 11th March service. Their website also provides outstanding information and resources. Check it Year 7 - Year 9 Wellbeing Activity Day out at www.1800respect.org.au. Congratulations to our Year 7, Year 8 and Intermediate boys baseball teams who won a Thursday 13th March three tiered divisional competition between Cardinia, Casey North and Casey South this Year 7 Splash Day - Swimming Carnival week. They are all now off to the Regionals! Well done to coaches Mr Alex Clarke and Mr John Rafferty too. Our Intermediate girls softball came second in the same competition; Tuesday 17th March well done girls! Transition Information Night No 1 for Year 7 2021 enrolments Photo below is of our fabulous Year 12s at their study retreat last week. Wishing all a lovely weekend. Wednesday 25th March Parent Teacher Student Conferences - Kind Regards No classes scheduled, Students are encouraged to attend with their parents Friday 27th March Keith Perry Cross Country Carnival/ Colour Run Principal Last Day of Term 1 - 2.30pm Dismissal Tuesday 14th April First Day of Term 2 Wednesday 22nd April Transition Information Night No 2 for Year 7 2021 enrolments 68 Bemersyde Dr, Berwick, VIC 3806 Phone: 9707 7600 Email: [email protected] www.kambryacollege.com CRICOS Provider Code: 00861K Admin News Finance News Our preferred option for Payment of Fees is via Compass. However; we know that Compass does not have a shopping trolley and asks you to enter payment details for each subject. We understand this can be frustrating and have been in discussions with Compass to rectify this situation. If you have paid your fees direct to us by BPay, direct into our Bank Account or at our Accounts Office, it is a manual process for us to go back into Compass and mark these fees as paid, similarly to the way you have to do it – one by one. Therefore, if you have paid your fees using any method other than via Compass, please ignore Compass requests for payment. Payment Plans obviously work in the same way. If you have any Account queries or would like to set up a Payment Plan, please contact either Gayle on 9707 7607 or Nikki on 9707 7635. School Council Elections 2020 - Parent Ballot We received more nominations for the parent member category than required, and as such we now need to conduct a ballot. A ballot paper and personal statements have been sent home with the eldest child in each family this week. • Each parent can only vote once in this election • There are only three positions available. Please place the Number 1 to 3 next to the name of the candidates for whom you wish to vote for. Your vote will be invalid if you vote for more candidates than the number of vacancies to be filled. • Place the completed ballot paper in one of the small envelopes and write your name and address on the back. • Place this envelope in the second blank envelope supplied and either hand deliver it to our reception or post it. Please note that postal votes should be posted in time to reach the school by 4:00pm on Friday 28th February 2020. Kambrya College PO Box 153 Berwick 3806 The ballot closes Friday 28th February 2020 at 4:00pm. Ballot papers received after this time will not be counted. Should you have any queries regarding the voting process, please do not hesitate to contact Rose Serra, Principal’s Assistant, at the College. Wellbeing News 2 Year 10 News The smell of the beach air filled our lungs; the cool breeze filled the air. It was time to dive in. On Monday on the 3rd of February, the Year 10s headed to Mornington Beach to complete our Team Building Activities. These activities were set to help us bond together with new people in our group and generally have a good time, even if it was raining and the ocean was as cold as the freezers at Woolworths! We were put out of our comfort zones when swimming in the ocean, played competitive beach games together, went on a thrilling beach walk! These activities all combined gave us the ability to not stress about anything and just to have fun in the moment. First and foremost, seeing Mr Irons walk into the water exclaiming that the water “(wasn’t) cold” whilst we are freezing our behinds off, was certainly an experience we’ll never forget. The next activity was the beach walk and after the quick, yet refreshing swim, it certainly was pleasant walking and talking and sharing experiences between ourselves, or just complaining how we were hungry! Finally, our last activity before lunch was the beach activities and after playing dodge-ball on the sand, I can clearly determine my sense of balance is just as bad on sand as it is on dry land. Then the best part of it all, we got to go explore Mornington town and grab ourselves something to eat. With all these fancy looking places we could go to Subway, a fish and chip shop, a noodle store but finally the best of them all: Coles… But other than that, this was an experience of a lifetime and it shows that just being with new people or friends out of your comfort zone can impact you in such a positive way. I would like to thank on behalf of the Year 10 students, all the teachers and others that made this day possible. It really made it a day we won’t forget. Jie Piercy Year 10 3 Literacy News For the love of books! On Friday the 14th February our Literacy Team held a special event in the new Literacy Centre, welcoming all students to check out the space and giving away pre-loved books from their second-hand-book library. 20 boxes of books were emptied in 20 minutes flat!! We are delighted that these books can be loved again, with students eager to take them home and enjoy their new treasures! Athletics Day News B9G & M9D will be selling food and drinks during the Athletics Day Carnival, which is on the 3rd of March. We encourage all students to bring along some change to buy cookies, zooper doper icy-poles, lolly bags, BBQ and soft drinks. 4 VET Hospitality News Parents and relatives of second year VET Hospitality students were invited to attend an information evening on 19th February. Focus of the event was to meet families personally and provide them important information such as the course structure and the work experience program for second year Hospitality course. Students prepared a lovely selection of finger food for their parents and relatives to enjoy during the evening. It was a wonderful experience to be able to coach our students on this event and furthermore, it is fascinating to see how much they learn through hands on experiences that we provide throughout the program. I would like to congratulate Hannah D’arcy, Jilian Pan, Chanthealinsak Chem, Max Edwards, Olivia Poulton and Cody Roberts for their efforts and determination in producing such delicious and attractively presented finger food to serve our guests. Ms Manori Liyanage VET Hospitality Trainer 5 ARTS News 2020 Production News – GREASE 19th - 22nd August 2020 WOW. What a big production year we are already having. With our highest ever number of applications for cast and crew, as well as our first year of having a live band, we have been absolutely overwhelmed with talent and enthusiasm! We would like to congratulate everyone who has expressed interest so far and to thank you for your patience and support as we finalise casting and the schedule for the year.