Important Dates 2014
College Assembly~5 session day - Tuesday 9 September
Performing Arts Carnival - Wednesday 10 September
Professional Learning Day (student-free day) - Monday 15 September
Last Day of Term 3 - Friday 19 September
Some useful links
Dear all, welcome to week 8 Term 3.
We have had a fantastic week of achievement at the College. Some of that is mentioned in the articles below and some will come in the blog next week. In addition to what is mentioned below we have had some wonderful success at the Royal South Street Music Competitions. Our percussion ensemble achieved 3rd place in their section and the jazz band although not achieving a place performed very well against some stiff competition. The students have had a great experience and have learnt a lot from seeing and listening to others, and they have come away with 2 Honorable Mentions, and 2 third places out of the five sections they competed in, as well receiving some great feedback. Our thanks and congratulations also go to our Instrumental Teachers Rod and Cameron, and of course our wonderful music leader Cheryl Morrow who has led the program so well. Thanks also to Marianne, Cheryl and Jacki for their support of the program. Official results are available on the Royal South Street website.
We can all look forward to hearing them perform at assembly next Tuesday.
On Thursday this week our College Athletics Team represented the College in an exemplray manner as well. Some highlights being that Sam W achieved 5 first place results and our Year 8 relay team of Holly, Maddie, Steph and Kayleen came first as well. The team achieved many more podium placings, and these results will follow next week.
Parent Teacher interviews were very well attended and the opportunity to receive valuable feedback about how your child can improve their Grade Point Average, as they strive for even better levels of achievement was taken up by many. I am sure this will be of significant advantage to your child across the remainder of the year.
Parent Teacher interviews were very well attended and the opportunity to receive valuable feedback about how your child can improve their Grade Point Average, as they strive for even better levels of achievement was taken up by many. I am sure this will be of significant advantage to your child across the remainder of the year.
Junior Debaters
Last Monday
night our Junior Debate Team; Michaela M, Tiana J, and Tea D, attended the
third of four Debaters Association of Victoria Junior Secondary Program
Training Nights. The evening began with an inter school debate in which our team
argued in the negative against Avilla College, 'That animals should not be used
in sport.' This week our speakers were, Michaela, Tiana and Tea in that
order. They argued that animals should continue to be used in horse and
dog racing as these industries are regulated and animals are treated humanely,
that horses love to run and jump just as human athletes do, and that abolishing
horse racing would cost jobs, and that race horses would most likely be
destroyed if not for the racing industry. The outcome was very close with
both teams presenting strong cases. In the end the other team won by only
one point. Next week we debate in the affirmative “That Australia should
increase its reliance on solar power.”
Ms Romanis.
Year 9 Maths Games Day
Last
Friday, four talented maths students headed down to Williamstown High School to
compete in the annual Year 9 Maths Games Day. Jake D, Jared W, Ricky L and
Dominic O competed against 53 other schools tackling problem solving
challenges, strategy games, relay competitions and Ken Ken games (similar to
sodoku). Our boys did a fabulous job and more than held their own against
schools such as Scotch College and Melbourne High (in fact Dom O beat a Scotch
College student in a game which lost them 10 points- causing them to be knocked
out of first place!) A great time was had by all and we look forward to seeing
the results soon!Mr Heaton
Melbourne Theatre Company's Youth Scholarship Winner
I am very pleased to announce that
Jess S from 10B was successful in her application to Melbourne Theatre
Company's Youth Scholarship program. The program accepts 25 students from
across Victoria to participate in Drama workshops during the first week of the
September holidays culminating in a performance on the final day. We look
forward to seeing Jess' performance and hearing about the experience on her
return.
Schy Peterson
Learning Culture Leader
Schy Peterson
Learning Culture Leader
Accessing Inappropriate Material Online
Teenagers can find a lot of great information online.
However occasionally they can also come across content that is inappropriate -
or unsuitable - for them. This content may be offensive, and in some cases it
can actually be illegal.
Teenagers may
come across offensive online material by accident or they may seek it out. To
help them manage this situation:
- Teach your teens that there are ways they can deal with disturbing material. Reassure teens that you will not deny them access to the internet if they report feeling uncomfortable or unsafe when online. This is a very real concern for teens that may stop them from communicating with you openly.
- Encourage your teen to look out for friends. If they know a friend is accessing content that seems to be impacting on them negatively encourage them to share their concern with their friend and report it to a trusted adult anonymously if necessary.
- If your teen is exposed to inappropriate content and appears distressed talk with them about it. If necessary seek professional support, including through the Cybersmart Online Helpline at www.cybersmart.gov.au/report.aspx. The Cybersmart Online Helpline provides free, confidential online counselling for children and young people.
- Report content that you think may be prohibited to the ACMA's Online Hotline at www.acma.gov.au/hotline.
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