Term 4 WEEK
2020 6 OF 9
Year 9 Buangor Camp
Weekly Newsl etter for Parent s, Students and Friends of Gilson College
Gilson Gazette - 6 March 2020 Page 1 Year 9 Buangor Camp
Contents
general News GILSON COLLEGE CHILDRENS CENTRE...... 4 GCCC NEWS...... 4 SCHOOL BANKING...... 5 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING ...... 5 SCHOOL FEES...... 6 primary News AWARDS NAMES...... 6 SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICK UP...... 7 WET DAY AFTER SCHOOL PICKUP...... 7 BEING ON TIME FOR SCHOOL...... 7 LABELING CLOTHES AND OTHER ITEMS...... 7 UNIFORM - HATS...... 7 SWIMMING WEEK 7 (10TH TO 13TH MARCH)...... 8 YEAR 3 GSD...... 8 PRIMARY DISTRICT SWIMMING CARNIVAL...... 8 PRIMARY SRC ATTENDING YOUNG LEADERS DAY 2020...... 8 INTRODUCING OUR NEW TEACHING STAFF 2020...... 9
Page 2 Editorial:
Santé. Prost. 乾杯.Dô. Будем здоровы. Noroc. Salud. 干杯.Živjeli. चीयस%।. Mabuhay. Or as we say in English – Cheers! Or as we say in English – Cheers! It’s kind kind of ofodd odd how how we clink we glassesclink glasses and wish and good wish health good or express health goodwill or express to others, goodwill to others, call call outout ‘cheers’ ‘cheers and’ andthen then drink drinksomething something that is bad that for is our bad health. for our Now health. I know thatNow many I know that many of of youyou will will think think I will outlineI will outlinethe dangers the ofdangers alcohol –of however alcohol that – howeveris not my focus that inis thisnot my focus in this editorial.editorial. Most people Most recognisepeople recognise the dangers the of alcoholdangers – I’veof alcohol written about – I’ve them written before about and them before and will probably write willagain probably – but this weekwrite I’m again focusing – but on this perhaps week lesser I’m known focusing poisons. on perhaps lesser known poisons.
Recently the JournalRecently of American the Journal Medicine of American (JAMA) published Medicine an article (JAMA) that showed published the links an article between that showed the soft drink consumptionlinks and between higher risksoft of drink disease consumption and death. You and can higherread an riskarticle of about disease it here: and death. You can read an article about it here: https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2019/09/05/Both-sugar-sweetened-and-diet-soft-drinks-linked-https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2019/09/05/Both-sugar-sweetened-and-diet-soft- to-a-higher-risk-of-death-says-studydrinks-linked-to-a-higher-risk-of-death-says-study So what were the details in brief? So what were the details in brief? • Number of countries• Number involved? of countries – Ten (all in involved? Europe). – Ten (all in Europe). • Number of people• Number involved? of –people Over 451,000 involved? – Over 451,000 • What did they measure? – How much soft drink they consumed. • What did they• measure?How long – How did much this softtake? drink – Eightthey consumed. years of recording data • • How long did thisDid take? they – Eight measure years ofanything recording else? data - Over the next 12 years they also recorded who died and what caused their death. • Did they measure• So anything how many else? died?- Over the– 41,693 next 12 years they also recorded who died and what caused their• death. What caused their death? – This is complex but there were all the usual causes, but what was interesting was the relationships observed. • So how many died? – 41,693
• What causedThe more their death? sugary – Thisand is artificially complex but sweetened there were all drinks the usual consumed causes, but was what found was to be associated with interestingincreased was the riskrelationships of death observed. from all causes. Obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease have all been linked to soft drinks, however this study appears to be the first to also find that The more sugarydeath and byartificially Parkinson sweetened disease drinks was consumed strongly associatedwas found to orbe linkedassociated to softwith increaseddrink consumption. risk of death from all causes. Obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease have all been linked to soft drinks, however thisWell study as appears you can to be imagine the first, tothe also British find thatSoft death Drinks by ParkinsonAssociation disease (BSDA) was strongly pointed out that while associated or linkedthere to soft is drink a link consumption. or association between soft drink consumption and higher mortality rates there is no evidence of a causal relationship. In plain language – they are saying while there may Well as you can imagine, the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) pointed out that while there is a link be a pattern that can be noticed, the soft drink is not the reason why people died. or association between soft drink consumption and higher mortality rates there is no evidence of a causal relationship. In plain language – they are saying while there may be a pattern that can be noticed, the soft Hmmm. Now I’m old enough to remember when the same type of studies showed a link drink is not the reason why people died. between smoking and higher risks of death, and you guessed it – the tobacco companies came Hmmm. Now outI’m oldwith enough the same to remember responses when: ‘There the same is typea pattern of studies that showed is obvious, a link betweenbut we are clear that there is smoking and higherno risks evidence of death, of and a causal you guessed relationship it – the tobacco between companies smoking came and out cancer.’ with the same responses: ‘There is a pattern that is obvious, but we are clear that there is no evidence of a causal relationship betweenToday, smoking very and few cancer.’ people would argue with the research on smoking, and I wonder how long will it be before we have warning labels on soft drinks? In the meantime, perhaps we should Today, very fewbe people using would “Adam’s argue Ale”with the when research we clinkon smoking, glasses and and I wonder wish eachhow long other will good it be health. before we have warning labels on soft drinks? In the meantime, perhaps we should be using “Adam’s Ale” when we clink glassesIt’s and worth wish a each thought. other good health.
It’s worth a thoughtMark B Vodell Mark B Vodéll Principal Principal
Page 3 Primary Awards
general News straight after snack and chat. Please bring some healthy snacks to share. GILSON COLLEGE • March 14 - There will CHILDRENS CENTRE be a board games and karaoke night starting EXPRESSION OF INTEREST with closing Sabbath If you are interested in at 7:15 pm, so come acquiring a place for your child along and bring your at the Childrens Centre please friends and family for call the College Office and a great night out in the request for an Expression of upper eco, bring some Interest form. More details to snacks to share! follow. • March 17 - GCCC GCCC NEWS Management • March 7 - We Committee Meeting: welcome you to join us This will start at 6.00pm this Sabbath as Pr Mau in the college staff Tuaoi shares the word. room with a light tea. The worship program • April 9 - 13 - We will start at 10.00am encourage you to followed by a time to join us for Big Camp fellowship over a hot 2020 for a time of cuppa and a snack. Life great fellowship and groups will commence blessings! Click on
Page 4 Verse of the Week "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in.” Ecclesiastes 9:10
the following link for more persons who feel unable Registration: https:// to stop it from happening. vic.adventist.org.au/ Bullying can happen in bigcamp/ person or online, via various SCHOOL BANKING digital platforms and devices and it can be obvious (overt) A reminder to all our or hidden (covert). Bullying College families, school banking behaviour is repeated, or has has begun. Monies are collected the potential to be repeated, each Thursday. If you are over time (for example, through needing more details please call sharing of digital records). the College Office. Bullying of any form or for NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION any reason can have immediate, medium and long-term effects AGAINST BULLYING AND on those involved, including VIOLENCE - FRIDAY MARCH bystanders. Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals, 20 whether in person or online, are th On Friday 20 March, not defined as bullying. Gilson College students will be participating in a variety Tips for parents: of different activities as a part If your child talks to you of the National Day of Action about bullying: against Bullying and Violence. Tips for students: These activities will help provide If it happens in person, try students with strategies to these: help minimise, deal with and eliminate bullying at our school. • Ignore them. Try not to show any reaction. What is Bullying? • Tell them to stop and Bullying is an ongoing and walk away. repeated deliberate misuse of power in relationships through • Pretend you don’t care. repeated verbal, physical and/ • Go somewhere safe. or social behaviour that intends • Get support from your to cause physical, social and/or friends and report it to psychological harm. an adult. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power, If it happens online, try these: or perceived power, over one or • Avoid responding to
Page 5 The VALUE for Week 7 of Term 1 will be: ENTHUSIASM Enthusiasm is intense and eager enjoyment, great excitement for, or interest in a subject or cause. God created us to enjoy life. He has a plan for each one of us and the Bible tells us that He delights in us. He wants us to do the best we can with a positive attitude, and to be the best we can be. "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in.” Ecclesiastes 9:10
the bullying. primary News • Block and report anyone who is bullying online. AWARDS NAMES On Monday morning in • Protect yourself online our Primary Awards Assembly using privacy settings one student from each and keep records. class was acknowledged for If you see someone being demonstrating the value of bullied: Tolerance. • Leave negative FH – Valentina Fonoia Tavita conversations. Don’t FM – Ariani Mollica join in. 1B – Matias Arenas • Support others being 1H – Graciella Fandy bullied. 2C – Kiara Raj If it doesn’t stop: 2Z – Rowan Markovican • Talk to an adult (parent/carer/teacher) 3H – Richard Chan who can help stop the 3R – Edna Mesele bullying. 3T – Fizza Shah • Keep asking for 4H – Austin Suban support until it stops. 4S – Aiota Lafaele SCHOOL FEES 4W – Vanessa Cucanic College Fees are now due. 5A – Talia Farrugia Payments can be made over 5H – Justin Todorovski the phone, BPay or in person 5M – Shreyas Bomirasipet through the College office. 6G – Martha Ratabua 6H – Efrain Masis Figueroa 6M – Sarron Yohannes FRENCH – Caleb Bobis
Page 6 at school between 8:20 am and SCHOOL DROP OFF AND 8:50 am, as we work together PICK UP to encourage and develop Please ensure that if you responsibility in being on time. drop your child off in the morning before 8:20 am, that LABELING CLOTHES AND you stay with them until the gates open. If students are early OTHER ITEMS and not supervised they need Please ensure your child’s to be booked into OHSC. Please clothes are clearly labeled also remember that students are with their name so that their only supervised until 3:50 pm belongings can be returned after school. Any child who has to them. This is particularly not been picked up after this important for those items that time, will be taken to OHSC and are regularly removed such as parents will have to pay the cost. hats, jackets and shoes. Lunchboxes, drink bottles, WET DAY AFTER SCHOOL school bags, pencil cases and all stationery should also PICKUP be clearly labeled. The clear We would like to thank all and permanent naming of of our parents for the patience any uniform items, brought to and resilience that has been school assists in the speedy shown when it has been raining return of items. during pickup time. If there are Any enquiries about storms during this time, we will lost property can be made at stop pick up until they have the school office. You will be passed. This will ensure that our directed to the location of the students, parents and teachers Lost Property box. Monday are safe. morning assembly is also an opportunity to locate any lost BEING ON TIME FOR items. Lost and unnamed uniform items will be held for SCHOOL two weeks and then sent to the We would like to remind Uniform Shop for resale. everyone that our first period of the day begins at 8:50 am. At this time, we close our gate to UNIFORM - HATS the primary school playground Please note that the school and students are directed to the hat is part of the summer front office to sign in and collect uniform and must be worn a late pass before going to class. during recess and lunchtime. Please ensure your child arrives Please refer to our SunSmart No Hat – No Play policy.
Page 7 TH Council (SRC) members will be SWIMMING WEEK 7 (10 attending Young Leaders Day TH TO 13 MARCH) at the Melbourne Convention Due to Monday 9th March Centre by school bus. The bus being a public holiday, students will leave Gilson College at will not be having swimming 7:45am and return to school by lessons this week. This will 3:20pm. Primary SRC students ensure that all students receive will need to wear their full the same amount of time at summer uniform. Students must swimming lessons. bring their lunch, drink bottle, a snack and a pen. Please ensure YEAR 3 GSD students bring their lunch in their excursion bag so they do Our Year Three GSD will not have to carry their large be on Saturday 14th March school bag around all day. beginning at 10.00 am in the Eco Science building. This is a Young Leaders Day is now a wonderful day where parents regular event in the Primary SRC and students come along to calendar due to inspirational, praise and worship God. high-profile speakers and the positive impact on our student leaders as the presenters share PRIMARY DISTRICT how they have developed their SWIMMING CARNIVAL own leadership qualities. The Last Friday, we took 30 aim of the day is to motivate and students to the second stage of inspire student leaders to make District Swimming Carnival. Our a difference, particularly in their students showed great resilience leadership positions in their and perseverance against eight local schools and communities. other schools from our division. We would like to encourage and Overall Gilson ranked 5th in the affirm all of our SRC members total tally. The following students including, Vanessa Cucanic, qualified to go through to Evan Cini, Tinevimbo Rusike, Division which is the next level Justin Tran, Martha Ratabua, AJ of the competition: Khammy-Phan, Cheryl Lee and Dinh Nguyen. Eira K, Erica M, Caitlyn H, Neili P, Ayumi P, Rebecca C, Evan C, Lucas G PRIMARY SRC ATTENDING YOUNG LEADERS DAY 2020 On Friday 20 March our Primary Student Representative
Page 8 INTRODUCING OUR NEW TEACHING STAFF 2020
MS AMELIA MAKI-NESTE MR ZACHARY REDMAN AREA OF TEACHING / AREA OF TEACHING / RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBILITY Year 5 Year 7 Humanitites, Bible, HPE and Careers, Year 10 HPE, Sport QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Coordinator Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching CAREER SUMMARY Worked in consumer finance before pursuing my CAREER SUMMARY teaching career 2016-2019 - Tweed Valley Adventist College INTERESTING FACT(S) ABOUT YOURSELF INTERESTING FACT(S) ABOUT YOURSELF I was born missing my right hand I once preached to members of the Mexican Drug Cartel in Southern Mexico. HOBBIES Socialising over brunch, finding the best coffee HOBBIES spots and playing sports such as basketball Hanging out with my family. Anything to do with sport.
MR CARNLEY SCOTTER MS JESSICA HOSKEN AREA OF TEACHING / RESPONSIBILITY AREA OF TEACHING / Year 7 Homeroom Teacher, RESPONSIBILITY Year 7 Bible and Humanities Year 4 Year 7&8 Drama, Year 10 History and VCAL Bible QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Teaching(Primary), PE minor Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching CAREER SUMMARY CAREER SUMMARY First Year teacher First Year Teacher INTERESTING FACT(S) ABOUT YOURSELF INTERESTING FACT(S) ABOUT YOURSELF I'm a sweet tooth and love to bake! I love all foods but my favourite would have to be Indian food. HOBBIES Exploring new places, going to cafes, meeting up HOBBIES with friends, going to the beach, and travelling! I like AFL and cricket, learning more facts about Christianity, playing board/video games, eating food!
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Page 11 INSIGHTS Respectfully breaking the masculinity strait jacket
There’s nothing so mindless as a mob, which was abundantly clear last year when a group of boys from a Melbourne school were filmed making a misogynist chant on a crowded tram.
While it’s easy to blame the mob for such behaviour it shows that out dated ideas about masculinity persist. There’s still a lot of work to be done to teach boys to respect women and treat them as equals.
Calling out the bro’ code The tendency for boys to bond tightly is dual-edged sword. On the one hand, a tight set of mates provides a boy with a sense of safety, security and belonging. On the other hand, the bonds between young males can propel a boy to act in ways that are reckless, amoral and just plain stupid.
It takes a brave boy to go against the crowd and call out this bro’ code. Doubly so when he has to stand up and call out the sexist behaviour of his friends. Calling out your mates’ sexist comments, like calling out violent acts, is the quickest road to ostracism and being branded a loser, loner or loathsome by the mob.
Respectful attitudes take courage It takes courage and real leadership to swim on your own against the tide, particularly when the mob is swimming the other way. Courage, leadership and respectful behaviour are part of the ongoing conversations about respectful behaviours that adults need to have with boys from the early primary school years.
Respectful attitudes requires eldership Men have major role to play in helping boys develop healthy values and attitudes that they can take into their adult lives. Men’s lifestyles and beliefs become touchstones for adolescent boys who are searching for legitimate pathways to adulthood.
Boys need to see genuine reactions of outrage and disgust by the men in their lives to sleazy, inappropriate behaviours toward women displayed by some current high profile celebrities so they see that misogyny and disrespect plays no part in decent masculinity. Similarly, they need to see men calling out inappropriate remarks made toward women in the workplace, in the community and at home.
Respectful attitudes are forged through rites of passage One of the great opportunities we have as a culture is the reintroduction of healthy rites of passage from boyhood (and girlhood) into manhood (and womanhood). It is through adult-initiated rites of passage that boys leave behind the vestiges of boyhood, taking on the mantle of manhood and the responsibilities that go with being a man.
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Page 12 Respectful behaviours between boys and girls are now part of school curricula in all schools. They also need to be reinforced, and indeed lived, by parents and other community members for lasting change to occur.
Michael Grose Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. He’s an award-winning speaker and the author of 12 books for parents including Spoonfed Generation, and the bestselling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It. Michael is a former teacher with 15 years experience, and has 30 years experience in parenting education. He also holds a Master of Educational Studies from Monash University specialising in parenting education.
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Page 13 CALENDAR 2020
PRIMARY CALENDAR TERM 1 2020
Week 07 m 14th March SECONDARY CALENDAR Year 3 GSD TERM 1 2020 Week 09 m 24th & 25th March Week 07 Parent Teacher Interviews th m 8th march m 27 March Weetbix Tryathlon Last Day of Term 1 m 9th march Labour Public Holiday TERM 2 2020 m th 11 march Week 01 SSV Year 9-12 Boys and Girls Softball m th th m th th 15 - 17 april 11 - 13 March Year 5 Sovereign Hill Camp Year 9 Fryers Ranges
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