Warrnambool College Newsletter

School President: Glenistair Hancock May 2015, Issue 7 This Issue http://www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au/ Assistant Principal Report 2-3 Career Report 3 Open Night Information 4 Upcoming Events Careers News 5-6 Barwon Prison excursion 7 11th— Year 11 History Indonesian Trip 8 12th May Camp Music Report 9 May 13th Wise Choices Sport Report 10 Leadership Report 11 May 13th Path of Life Paralympian presentation 12 May Year 12 outdoor ed RCD Brain awareness 13 14th— canoe camp Community notices 15th Principal Report and useful information 14-17 May 17th Netball academy trip to see the Michael Fitzgerald Vixens In the big scheme of things, our Grafton Road May 18th– Year 10 city We experienced an aboriginal smoking buildings have not been around for that long. 20th orientation camp 1 ceremony to cleanse all participants, and then Our current school was officially opened on watched our Kalay Academy girls perform a May 18th Year 9 Lake Pertobe th 18 May, 1961, a little over a half a century traditional welcome/cleansing dance. Excursion ago. May 19th Junior winter sports We listened to Lucas Mackley, Taylem Wason, Our school first opened in 1907 at the other Shania Pridham and Oceania Henry read out May 20-22 Year 10 city end of town only 50 years before that. It is the stories from the stone which explained the Orientation camp 2 difficult to comprehend that before schools symbology of the message poles. We heard existed in Victoria, before Cook landed at Shane Howard, a father of one of our May 20 Path Of Life Botany Bay, before Shakespeare wrote his students, sing of the love story of eels, their May 20 Wise choices plays, before the Roman Empire and the migratory patterns in South West Victoria and Egyptian Pyramids, before modern recorded the link with aboriginal culture. May 21 Year 9 Lake Pertobe history, more than 20 thousand years ago, people walked on this same land. We heard Adam Matheson present a narrative May Year 10 City that linked the various elements of the 25th— Orientation Camp 3 People walked on the hill that our school now ceremony to our ongoing commitment to local 27th occupies. A people and a culture that is one of culture. May 25th World Vision Youth the oldest on this planet. Our indigenous Conference history is part of what makes us who we are It was a great day for our school with May Year 10 City and was the basis of an uplifting ceremony at the new stone, the message poles, the 27th— Orientation Camp 4 Warrnambool College last week. Gnatanwarr welcome message on our gate 29th and the aboriginal flag flying proudly beside May 28th VCE Top Arts and The unveiling of the message stone the Australian and Warrnambool College flags Top Design was both symbolically important and acknowledging the past and welcoming all visitors to our school. a celebration to our school, our aboriginal May 28th Dream time at the students and our community. It was a moving I thank all involved in the ceremony and look MCG event where we heard from Marcus Clarke, an forward to the next 20,000 years at May 29th Year 12 Top designs ex-student, talk about his time as a student at Warrnambool College. food and technology Warrnambool College and the changes in indigenous education over the past few June 3rd Try a career day Year decades 9 PhoeniX

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Grafton Road, Warrnambool Vic 3280 Ph: 5564 4444 email: [email protected] www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au

Parents please note: Students are supervised between the times of 8.45am until 3.45pm daily

Assistant Principal Report Adam Matheson, David Clift, Emma Miller, Danny Finn

NAPLAN-

The National Assessment Program– Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2015 for years 7 and 9 students will be held on Tuesday 12 May, Wednesday 13 May and Thursday 14 May. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy.

Adam Matheson The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals which can be used to improve student achievement. All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN tests. During test week, catch up tests will be available to students who are absent on test days. Catch up tests can be taken during the week in classes after scheduled tests, up to and including Friday 15th May, 2015. Support can be arranged for students with disabilities, if the student regu- larly uses similar support for classroom assessment tasks. Exemptions may be granted to students with significant intellectual disabilities. If your child is eligible for support due to disability or an exemption, you should discuss David Clift this with their classroom teacher prior to the tests. Parental consent is required before any support due to disability or exemption is granted. Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or guardians. This is a matter for consideration by parents and guardian in consultation with the principal. If, after consultation, you decide to withdraw your child, you must sign a withdrawal form. These forms are available by contacting the College.

Later in the year all year 7 and 9 students who completed the testing will receive a report. The report will describe a child’s particular skills in Read- Emma Miller ing, Writing, Language Conventions and Numeracy. The report will also show how a child performed in relation to national minimum standards. We are confident that the information parents receive as a result of their child’s participation in the NAPLAN tests will be valuable in helping them to assess their child’s progress in literacy and numeracy. If you require more information regarding the tests, please visit the VCAA website at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website at www.nap.edu.au.

Danny Finn

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COLLECTING STUDENT FROM SCHOOL Heywire- If you need to collect your child early from school, we ask that you please come to the office to meet them. All students leaving early The ABC’s Heywire competition is need to sign out at the office. currently calling for stories by year 10, 11 and 12 students from regional For security reasons we CANNOT allow parents/guardians to collect them from classrooms. areas of Australia. They are encouraged to submit text (400 words), If you have arranged to pick your child up and they don’t turn up to audio, photos or video about life in meet you, one of our office staff will collect them from the class- “their neck of the woods”. There are room for you. some great prizes available for students. More info can be found at abc.net.au/haywire.

Jackets-

Last year we had a successful trial with a windproof jacket that has now been made available to students. This created problems with our supplier, Dobsons, as they would not embroider House logos on the sleeve of the jacket until 15 for that particular House had been ordered. To rectify this situation we instructed Dobson’s to lower the price of the jacket and we would have the sleeve embroidered locally. A large order of jackets was received last weekend and from our understanding parents were contacted via Dobson’s to advise that jackets were ready for collection. The school was not contacted nor have we had an opportunity to embroider the sleeves. Many students have been quite disap- pointed not to have the House logo. The College will cover the cost of the House logo embroidery on the arm of the jacket. If students would like the College to organize this for them, please drop your jacket into the main office (ensure it is labelled or put a name on a piece of paper in the zip pocket) at the end of the school day on Friday. Alter- natively, parents can take the jackets directly to Joroni Embroidery, ph: 5562 0756.

Messages

The office staff will do their utmost to pass on any emergency messages to your child. However, in the case of miscellaneous messages, we can only PA your child during recess or lunch time to pass on these messages on. If your child does not respond to the PA, your message may not be delivered. This is especially the situation if your child is playing sport. We ask that you please make any arrangements with your child before they leave for school to avoid any confusion. We are aware that things pop up throughout the day and again stress that

the office are happy to deliver emergency messages.

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On Tuesday the 19th of May we will be opening our school to prospective families from our community. This is a wonderful opportunity for people to get a direct insight into how our College operates. In response to parental feedback we are altering the context of the night. Previously we have run large group tours of the campus and visited classrooms to hear an overview provided by the head of the teaching area. The negative feedback was that the quality of the night was very much dependent upon the tour guides provided. People were also unhappy with the length of time it took to see the school and reported that often, they still did not get to visit the areas of direct interest to them.

To combat this problem we are offering a timetable of scheduled lessons that grade 5 and 6 students can attend. The night will run from 5.30 to 9 with 6 different classes running every 20 min for parents to choose from. In addition to this, tours will leave from the College Hall every 20 min for parents wishing to walk around the campus with a guide. A formal presentation will take place in the College hall at 7 pm. It is our hope that parents will be able to structure their evening around the direct interests of their child. They can begin and leave when ever it suits. For example they could take a tour, attend some classes, take in the presentation or vice-versa. We are strongly encouraging our current students to get involved on the night. Many staff are looking for interested students who can assist in teaching spaces. We need tour guides and gen- eral assistance. If your child is able to help out on the night please ask them to speak to a mem-

ber of staff or Emma Miller to receive a permission note.

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Careers Peter Bollard

All Warrnambool and District Secondary Colleges in conjunction with the region’s Further Education providers will be combining to host the Biennial Careers Expo during Careers Week in May 2015. The primary aim of the Expo is to assist students and their parents to research a wide range of careers options in preparation for the important decisions students will make over the next few years. The Careers Expo is conducted every two years and from past experience and testimonials, is an invaluable experience and extremely useful in assisting students in their career decision making and transition process. Research clearly indicates that families who research career options early have a greater degree of success in navigating through the many career options. Guest presenters are current practitioners in their chosen vocations and they will outline the day to day tasks involved within their career, the career paths and education and training required to obtain employment in their field / industry as well as further career prospects / advancement opportunities. Students from Year 8 to Year 12 can attend the Careers Expo.

Expo Dates and Venues:  Monday 18 May 2015, 7:00 pm: Emmanuel College  Tuesday 19 May 2015, 7:00 pm: Brauer College  Wednesday 20 May 2015, 7:00 pm: Warrnambool College Each evening will commence at 7:00pm with an array of static displays. Presentations commence at the times listed below: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 7:15pm – 7:55pm 8:00pm – 8:40pm 8:45pm – 9:25pm Students are able to choose up to three different presentations on each of the three evenings. As it is possible to attend nine different career presentations during the week, we encourage all students and parents to take full advantage of this schedule.

Students MUST complete the forms and return them to their Tutor prior to the event. Date: Friday 1 May 2015 (Forms have been distributed to students in Year 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (via their Tute Group) Once you have indicated which sessions you wish to attend:  We will work out a timetable for you.  After processing, these forms will be returned to you indicating which sessions you will be attending and the room location of the presentation.  A map is located on the reverse side of each evening program and it will indicate where each of the rooms are located at each of the Secondary Colleges. Career preparation is vitally important to any child’s future prospects and students are encouraged to do a little research prior to the Expo in order to ask relevant questions, enjoy and make the most of this opportunity.

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More Careers news.. Peter Bollard

MEET MELBOURNE:

The University of Melbourne will be visiting Warrnambool to provide students and parents in Years 10, 11 and 12, the chance to talk to our friendly staff and find out more about…

Courses and career outcomes, including the Mel- bourne degrees and graduate pathways.

Unique opportunities to enrich your degree such as studying a concurrent diploma or going on ex- change. Deakin Equity and Access Program: Housing options, residential colleges, scholarships

and student services. DEAP is a collaboration between Deakin University and Access Melbourne, our special entry and access Warrnambool College and has conducted a range of pro- scheme, which offers guaranteed entry to Mel- grams to demystify tertiary education and to encourage bourne degrees for eligible students. students to achieve their best. It aims to build on the as- pirations of young people to participate in higher Information for Indigenous students. education. This year the program is working with Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 Warrnambool: 6:30PM – 8:30PM, Wednesday 27 May 2015. students.

Venue: The Carmichael Function Room, City Memo- Student Reflections: rial Bowls Club, 50-58 Cramer St, Warrnambool . ‘I learnt that there could be different ways to get into university’ – participant

Some of the activities include: The Great Uni Race where Students will work in small groups to answer a Great Uni Race question that requires exploration of the University campus. In their groups, students will be asked to discuss and determine which employability skills for the future their question relates to.

The Access Uni Day encourages students to explore what university is like, from an academic, social and student support perspective. Students will engage with Deakin Student Ambassadors in order to develop a more au- thentic understanding of what university can offer. Stu- dents will also have a tangible opportunity to envisage themselves succeeding in a university environment during a mock graduation ceremony. For all the latest Careers Activities, Resources and useful Links – Please visit the schools Careers Blog

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Legal Studies Sylvia O’Donnell

On Wednesday the 6th of May, 35 year 11 & 12 Legal Studies students headed off to maximum security HM Barwon Prison to take part in their Schools Program. This program is designed to provide students with a fo- rum to develop knowledge on the criminal justice system, incarceration and the decisions that lead to a person being imprisoned. After going through the rigorous entrance pro- cedure (no phones allowed for the 3 hours we were in there, possibly the longest people had gone without phones in years!) we were escorted to the visitor centre. Awaiting us there were 3 prisoners, ready to tell their stories. Sitting in small groups we had the opportunity to listen and talk directly with people who had made choices that had significantly impacted their own and others’ lives. Getting the chance to talk with people who have committed serious offences, their feelings, decisions and subsequent consequences, is not an opportunity that comes along every day. Students found this a rewarding but con-

fronting day; in the words of one it was ‘not your normal school day’.

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The Warrnambool College Dream Team of 29 students plus Group Leader 2015 Indonesian Trip Michelle Ladhams, Steve Hall, Alannah Clifford, Bec Burchell and James Hold- en, recently returned after two incredible weeks in Indonesia. Michelle Ladhams The opportunity to experience such a diverse, vibrant and unique culture was an amazing experience, and the students returned with a much richer perspective of the wonders of Indonesian society, culture and sense of hospitality. The study tour was divided into visiting two vastly different islands. First the group spent 6 days in the Balinese cultural centre of Ubud. The clear high- light of our time here was the Bike-Baik tour, in which we we driven to the top of a mountain by bus and then descended by mountain bike. The views of rice paddies, green terraced fields, and Balinese temples were simply awesome and the students were given endless greetings by local children and their families as we wound our way down the mountain through many small villages. The whole day was a real close up of the beauty of the country – not We had the pleasure of staying at to mention consisting of lots of food, Kodak moments and very little peddling OKA Kartini bungalows in Ubud. The – what more could you want! family of Mr Agung took us in like their own family, and our students grew extremely fond of their young children, who spent much of the time with us. Our mornings were spent by exploring cultural sites and labouring at a local school for students with disabilities, while our afternoons were spent practising our haggling skills in the local art and clothing markets and relaxing by the pool with our hosts children, who gave our students an opportunity to practise their language skills and realise how talented and awesome they really are!

On our last nights our hosts put on a surprise Indonesian fiesta in our honour. A suckling pig which took 4 men to carry was provided, as well as a full dancing and musical ensemble. Everyone got up and had a dance, before the fireworks began! Despite our prom- ises to return, leaving our hosts and their beautiful family was thus very difficult for both staff and students and a fair few tears were witnessed at the airport.

The dream team then flew to Jogjakarta, the capital of the island province of Java and the home of our sister school SMA3. The city is considered by most to be the Indonesian capital of music, art and traditional Javanese culture. Here the students were quickly taken out of their comfort zones! Each student was paired with a host family from the school, and for the next nine days ate, relaxed, commuted and interacted like an Indonesian. The intensity of the experience was chal- lenging at first, but students were unanimous in the extent of their language improvement, their enjoyment of the week, and their newfound love for their Indonesian friends and families. Students attended classes at the school, as well as various important cultural sites such as Prambanan temple and bo- rubudur, not to mention the unique experiences provided by each host family (Think jet skis, horse treks, traditional feasts, weddings and shopping sprees). Our trip was a phenomenal opportunity to see the beauty and diversity of a country which offers so much more than meets the eye. The relationships our students formed will be permanent reminders of the warmth of the Indonesian people, the adventurous spirit of our students, and the importance of friendship between these two countries. All students should be congratulated on the way they threw themselves into every opportunity and squeezed as much benefit as they could from the trip. Sampai Tahun Depan!

Mas Jimmy

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Music Report Sonia Gellert

Event Date Required th Year 7 Open Night Tuesday 19 May Choir Senior Rock Band Junior Concert Band Warrnambool Music Eisteddfod

-Strings/Guitar Monday 15th June Anyone interested see Music Department ASAP

-Instrumental and Band Tuesday 16th June Junior and Senior Band (PLEASE NOTE: The Band Section is in the EVENING approx. 7pm) -Choral Wednesday 17th June Choir -Piano Thursday 18th June Anyone interested see Music Department ASAP -Vocal Friday 19th June Anyone interested see Music Department ASAP Warrnambool College Band Camp (Term 3) Tues 15th- Thurs 17th Junior and Senior Concert Bands September Music Camps (External to school) If you are passionate about music, you may be interested in attending one of the following camps coming up in the next school holidays. Many Warrnambool College students and music teachers have taken part in these camps in the past, and have come back with glowing reviews! Please see the music department for more information.

Brucknell Music Camp Run by: Lakes and Craters Band Camperdown Inc When: 28th June- 4th July (first week of school holidays) Where: Brucknell Scout Camp (near Timboon) Cost: $280 if paid by May 1st, or $300 after For: Brass, Woodwind and Percussion players, with at least 12 months experience Age: For anyone of any age! What’s Involved: The Brucknell Music camp concludes in a concert on the last day. The week is spent rehearsing about 20 pieces for this concert, as well as workshops and social activities. This is a great opportunity to work with conductor Monty Mumford and extend your playing ability to the next level!

MOVE Hamilton Run by: Orchestra Australia When: 6th-10th July (second week of school holidays) Cost: FREE Where: Hamilton What's involved: Students get the opportunity to rehearse and perform in an orchestra made up of students from the district and tutors from Orchestra Victoria. There are also private workshops with these professional instrumentalists and a concert at

the end of the week performing the pieces worked on through the week.

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Sport Report Adam Dowie

th . Of May the Warrnambool College Cross Country

On Monday the 4 was held. The 3.4 km course was completed by roughly 735 of our students with all competitors earning points for their house. In each Year level the first 60 place getters were rewarded with a small Big M, do- nated by the Warrnambool Cheese and butter factory. , BELFAST 866, CHILDERS 673, HOPKINS 591

, MERRI 1285

, LOGANS 1447 Overall House Results: FLAGSTAFF 1852

a feat th of May our Senior Girls’ and Intermediate Boys’ Volleyball teams travelled to Horsham to compete in the – On the 6 Greater Western Region competition. This was always going to be a tough ask for our teams who competed against ‘traditional’ volleyball schools with established Volleyball academies. Despite the tough ask both teams played extremely well and are to be commended on their performances.

For the Senior Girls’ they first met Mount Clear College who is fair to say gave our girls a ‘lesson’ in how to play. Their

team carried a couple of extremely good servers and our girls struggled to deal with their speed and power. As the game wore on though we were able to combat our opponent’s skills and began to dominate the contest at the net. The pressure did not let up for the girls as in the second game they took on the favourites from Horsham College. Again the girls were not able to get the win, but put in a solid performance to push the Horsham team deep into both sets that Mount Clear were unable to accomplish.

The Intermediate Boys’ were first up against the highly fancied Murtoa College. The boys got off to a rough start as the academy team dished out a clinic in the opening set on team play and strong attack at the net. After a quick regrouping and tactical change the boys managed to claw their way back into the match with strong defence and placement. Sadly, this was not enough to overcome the Murtoa side who took the game in straight sets. Although the boys received a bit

of touch up in their first game they bounced back superbly to dominate from that point on. In their remaining games they did not- a fantasticdrop a set effort.to win their two further games with ease. The performance of the boys team earned them run-

ners up

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Leadership report Rose Shamoail Student Leaders Report On Monday the 4th of May the student leaders met up with a youth representative from WRAD (Western Regional Alcohol and Drug centre). Students shared their ideas of fund raising and in- tentions of their project. Along with this, students found out more information about what WRAD do and how they help the local community with Mental Illness. The student leaders also got a mention in The Standard a few days later (Wednesday the 6th of May). The website for their fear factor SLEEP OUT (for 14hours without technology, no food and no blankets) was also published this week. Students aim to sleep out once their fund raising goal has been achieved! You can help students raise money for Mental Health by check- ing out this website or coming into Warrnambool College your- self: www.gofundme.com/t4c4qn4 Good luck with your project Student Leaders!!!

Declan Primmer was re-elected as Warrnambool City Youth Mayor for a second term.

The Year 12 Student will work closely with the Senior Councillors to achieve the goals set by the Youth Council.

Declan hopes to work towards building mental and physical health in young people as well as in- forming them on the pathways to tertiary education linking in with the Beyond the Bell project.

“Bettering the lives of young people in the region.”

The Youth Council exists to advocate the opinions, issues and concerns of young people with the goal of en- hancing opportunities for the youth of Warrnambool.

Well done on an amazing achievement Declan Primmer!

The following students should also be congratulated on their re-election on the youth council of Warrnambool: Gabby Good, Jessica Benter, Aislinn Primmer and Tom O’Sullivan.

It’s great to see our students being part of the local community. Keep it up! -Miss Shamoail

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On Wednesday the 5th of May students across year 7-10 at Warrnambool College were given the opportunity to listen to an Australian Paralympian in Wheelchair Rugby, Josh Hose.

Born in Camperdown, Josh spoke candidly to our students about the moment his life changed dra- matically, when on Australia Day in 2005, Josh was a passenger in a car with his mates when the The students listened intently as Josh described his per- driver lost control. sonal story of the battles he faced as a result of the accident. He described the emotional tailspin he felt as he was faced with the adversity of going from a carefree, bodily able, year 12 student who had recently graduated, to one Josh’s story is one of adversity, resilience that was now left with serious spinal damage, putting his and inspiration. Ever the competitor, he be- life on a course he could never have predicted. gan playing the sport as part of his rehabilita- tion and has since become one of the leading players for his state team, the Victorian Thunder. His outstanding form in national form eventually caught the eye of selectors and he was named in the Australian train-on squad for the 2009 Asia-Oceania Zone Championships. Since then, Josh has maintained his position in the side, compet- ing in all major tournaments in 2010 and 2011as a valuable 3-point player. Josh played a key attacking role in the team’s vic- tory for gold over Canada at the London Games and on the day students were given the opportunity to see and hold, the very heavy gold medal.

The 2015 Wheelchair Rugby Hamilton Classic will be held on Friday the 22nd of May & Saturday the 23rd of May, com- mencing at 10am, at HILAC - Shakesphere St, Hamilton. For

further information ph. 55514300

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The death of a friend has inspired Tom Sullivan to make life better for children living with a Brain tumour. Together with Year 12 student Jessica Slattery the pair are encouraging students and the wider community to Go Grey for May and help raise awareness, support and money for the Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) fund. In March, Tom’s neighbour Pippa Rea,11, died from cancer. Tom said he learnt about the RCD fund when Pippa took to the skies in a helicopter ride which was thanks to the supporters of the fund. The fund was set up by Liz Dawes whose 18 year old son Robert died from a brain tumour in 2013, and which also provides music therapy and yoga sessions for children and young people with a brain tumour.

Tom and Jess said the RCD fund helped give kids a better quality of life.

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Community Notices / Useful Information

Spare time during winter school holidays? Why not volunteer at this year’s Fun4Kids Festival Sunday 28 June to Saturday 4 July 2015? Sign up now for one or more days (two 4 hour shifts each day of the Festival) and be part of the wonderful Fun4Kids Festival volunteer FUN CREW. Secondary School Students who wish to volunteer must be 14 years of age or over at the start of this year’s Festival.

There is a variety of workshop areas in which to volunteer – lots of Art and Craft areas; Cooking; Digital Technology (Film making using iMovie); Building & Design; Face painting (Face painters MUST be available for 2 hours training prior to the Festival), Painting; Volunteer Staff Cafeteria; Ten Pin Bowling; Woodwork etc.

Secondary School Students with internet access are able to complete and return a SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION WEBFORM – see website – http://www.fun4kids.com.au/get-involved-fun4kids

OR contact the Fun4Kids Volunteer Manager, Sharon Wohlers on 5559 4834 or [email protected] for more information or to request a hard copy of the Secondary School Student Volunteer Registration Forms to be posted out.

ATTENTION ALL BUSINESSES IN THE WARRNAMBOOL DISTRICT Uniform Do you want to reach the local school market with Shop your goods and services? Normal Trading Hours: Help Local Primary and Secondary schools enhance and provide additional educational support and services to our students and their families. Tuesday & Thursday: EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST are being invited from businesses who wish to participate 8.30am – 11am in a BUSINESS SPONSOR PARTNERSHIP with the Warrnambool and District Network of Saturday: 9.30am – Schools (made up of 18 primary and secondary government schools within the Warrnambool district). 12noon

Various Sponsor Partnerships are available. Contact Lorraine or Kerryn on Please contact Joanne Saffin or Warwick Price at Grasmere Primary School for more information: PH: 5561 1947 for any enquiries Telephone: 03 5565 4253 or

Email: grasmere,[email protected]

The Department of Education & Warrnambool College does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education or Warrnambool College for accuracy of information contained in advertisement or claims made by them.

Community Notices / Useful Information

Vital Newsletter - Wellbeing in Schools Greetings from Trinity College, The University of Melbourne. It is with great pleasure that we are announcing the following Please click on this link for staff and $500 scholarships available to Australian students in the New students wellbeing in schools. York Jazz Symposium this year:  Travel Assistance  Low SES  Regional (any regional city within Australia) In order to qualify for these scholarships, students must submit the Application Form and their audition, as well as a Students and Parents are Reminded: 300 word Personal Statement as to why they would benefit from the scholarship. Students applying for one of the Low To not bring any unnecessary or valuable SES scholarships also need to provide evidence such as their items to school. The Department of HealthCare Card and a supporting statement from their Education and Early Childhood school. Development does not nold insurance nor The outcomes of the scholarships will not be announced until does it accept responsibility for private after the closing date, to be fair to all students. property brought to school by students, Please click here to view: Brochure Audition Application staff and visitors. If you have any questions at all, please : Lisa Mac, Leadership

Programs Officer, Pathways School: (0)3 9348 7565.

The Department of Education & Warrnambool College does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser.

Community Notices / Useful Information Parent & Family Education Programs PROGRAM CALENDAR TERM 2 Parents/Guardians are required to record all student absences via 2015: Compass. Program Dates/Times Venue To log into Compass to record the absence for your child directly, the TUNING INTO KIDS link to this site is www.wblcoll.vic.jdlf.com.au or you can Google the 6.30 PM WEDNESDAY’S 15TH, 22ND, 29TH APRIL and Warrnambool College website and click on the Compass link. 13TH, 20TH, 27TH MAY Venue: CENTACARE, WARRNAMBOOL If you have lost your log in details, please do not hesitate to contact LIVING WITH TEENS the school office on 5564 4444. 6.30 PM MONDAYS 11TH, 18TH, 25TH MAY It is a legal requirement for a note to be sent if your child is signing out Venue: PORTLAND of the College early. Alternatively, you may log on to Compass and LIVING WITH TEENS approve the early depart before they need to leave, or you may give 6.30 PM TUESDAYS 12TH, 19TH, 26TH MAY the office a call. Unfortunately we cannot accept a text message sent Venue: EMMANUEL COLLEGE, WARRNAMBOOL to the student’s phone as permission. It can sometimes be very 123 MAGIC & EMOTION COACHING 9.30 AM TUESDAYS difficult to contact a parent to seek permission at the time the student 2ND, 9TH, 16TH JUNE is signing out if they don’t have prior permission. In this case we are Venue: CENTACARE, WARRNAMBOOL not permitted, by law, to allow the student to leave the College. RAISING TEENS 9.30 AM THURSDAY 25TH JUNE Venue: CENTACARE, WARRNAMBOOL

123 MAGIC & EMOTION COACHING SICK BAY 6.30 PM TUESDAYS 9TH, 16TH, 23RD JUNE Any parents picking their child up from the sick bay will Venue: CENTACARE, WARRNAMBOOL

need to enter via the Russells Creek entrance and drive BUILDING CONNECTIONS past the pool and follow the signs located on the school TBC buildings. There is a short term car park near the new Venue: CENTACARE, WARRNAMBOOL climbing tower. Please follow the signs to the new location of the sick bay.

Are your children covered for an Ambulance?

Parents are reminded that the Department does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents and guardians of students, who do not have student accident insurance/ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance/ transport and any other transport costs. If your child is injured / unwell at school and is deemed to need an ambulance, an ambulance will be called. Please ensure your child is covered in the event of such a

situation arising.

Circle of Security Parenting Group - Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service Please click here to view brochure for the Circle of Security program, facilitated by CAMHS. Please note that this program is only open to parents who are active Staff Contacts consumers or carers of South West Healthcare Mental Health Services. Principal: Michael Fitzgerald

Assistant Principals: Adam Matheson/Emma Miller David Clift/Danny Finn Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN) School President: This is a leadership program for 14-17 year old students. Our club Glenistair Hancock provides funding for two students from this ara to attend the training. House Leaders: It is conducted at a weekend residential camp at either Mt Gambier or Daniel Lee – Belfast Maryborough. It is designed to develop dedision making skills, Lisa Douglas – Childers leadership and community service skills. Colin Payne – Flagstafff Andrew Thomson – Hopkins It targets students who may not be in leadership positions at present Troy Boote – Logans but who exhibit the qualities of compassion, concern and commitment Ewen Burt – Merri to their community. School Captains: RYPEN is conducted from Friday to Sunday afternoon, usually in Ashley Hay April—the date will be confirmed soon. Most of the cost is met by the Raven Hancock Rotary Club, but students are asked to pay $50. Transport will be Mollie Keast provided by the Rotary Club. Taylor Johnstone

Students who wish to apply may send a written application to Business Manager: Rose Shamoail at Warrnambool College. Christine Dickson

Accounts & Family Payments: Alannah Clifford

The 2015 South West Community Foundation Granting Round is now Careers: open and calling for applications. $84,000 is available for granting to Peter Bollard charitable projects within the local government areas of Glenelg, Snr School Co-ordinator Southern Grampians, Moyne, Warrnambool, Corangamite and Colac Brad Henriksen Otway. Music Department: Community groups can apply for a grant of up to $5,000. The 2015 Emma Thompson Application Form and Guidelines are available for download from www.southwestcommunityfoundation.org or contact Executive Officer School Counsellor: Linda Grant on 0437 756 082 to have the forms posted. Jayce Dufty