Term 3 - Week 3– 29th July 2015
Mortlake College Newsletter 10 Hood Ave
Mortlake, Vic, 3272 Ph: 03 5599 2204
Fax: 03 5599 2503 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mortlakep12.vic.edu.au SMS Mobile: 0427 841 239 (Text Only)
Principals Report -
Parent-Teacher Interviews: Tuesday 4th August
Just a final reminder about Parent-Teacher interviews which will be held next Tuesday 4th August commencing at
2pm. It’s a great opportunity to have a discussion with classroom and subject teachers about how your children are
progressing at school. Years 5-12 staff will be located in the BER and P-4 staff in their classrooms. Classes conclude at
1pm and buses will leave shortly a+er that.
Years 10 & 11 camps
Well done to all the students who par-cipated in the Year 11 work experience camp and the Year 10 city orienta-on
camp last week in Melbourne. The staff supervising the camp were full of praise for all the students and how they
conducted themselves. Thank you to Mrs Allinson, Mr Croucher and Mr Jones for all their hard work organising the
camps and supervising the students in Melbourne.
Student Leaders’ Congress
Last Wednesday evening our Years 5-7 house captains joined the junior/middle years leadership teams from twenty-
one other district schools at the Lighthouse Theatre in Warrnambool to showcase their work on “Healthy Bodies,
Healthy Minds’ through a two minute video presenta-on. This is the second year of the project and the aim is to de-
velop leadership skills in the students by having them take responsibility for a par-cular project or projects within the
school or community. There were over five hundred people in a8endance at the evening including the mayors of
Moyne and Warrnambool, and other dignitaries including Dr Denis Napthine so it’s an important occasion to show-
case the leadership quali-es of our students.
Congratula-ons to our leadership group which comprised:
Amy Hughes Charlo8e Gartland Ollie Mahncke
Kaitlyn Fowler Taine DeManser Sophie Lehmann
Welcome to Mr Dai Nakagawa
This week we welcomed Mr Dai Nakagawa to the school as part of the Aichi (Japan)-Victoria Teacher Exchange
program. Mr Nakagawa is from Tsushima school which is located in the Aichi prefecture of Japan. We look for-
ward to learning more about Mr Nakagawa in the coming weeks.
Parent Opinion Surveys:
Parent Opinion surveys have been posted to a randomly selected sample of parents. If you receive a survey
please take the -me to complete it as it does provide important data for the school. Completed surveys need to
be returned to the school not later than this Friday 31st August.
Warrnambool Eisteddfod Deba.ng:
This week a number of students from Years 5-11 are par-cipa-ng in the Warrnambool Eisteddfod deba-ng com-
pe--on. This will be an invaluable experience for them. The process of preparing arguments, working together
as part of a team and then having to debate a topic in front of an unfamiliar audience are all very challenging but
rewarding aspects of the experience. Congratula-ons to the following students for their par-cipa-on in the de-
bates;
Years 5-6: Ned Quail, Jaime Killen, Taine De Manser
Years 7-8: Olivia Anders, Issac Fowler, Keely Moore, Sam Williams
Years 9-10: Phoebe Calvert, Kismet McCarroll, Jackie Cooper
Years 9-12 (impromptu): Gerald Monteith, Cooper Lower, Jacob Pugh, Bree Cummins, Jake Tanner, Asha Kelly
Graeme Good
Na.onally Consistent Collec.on of Data on School Students with Disability ‘Collec�on No�ce’
All schools in Australia, including Independent and Catholic schools, will par-cipate in the Na.onally Consistent
Collec.on of Data on School Students with Disability this year.
The Data Collec.on is an annual count of the number of students with disability receiving educa-onal adjust-
ments to support their par-cipa-on in educa-on on the same basis as students without disability.
All educa-on agencies are now required under the Australian Educa-on Regula-on 2013 to provide informa-on
on a student’s level of educa-on, disability and level of adjustment to the Australian Government Department
of Educa-on and Training.* Data will con-nue to be de-iden-fied prior to its transfer to the Australian Govern-
ment Department of Educa-on and Training. No student’s iden-ty will be provided to the Australian Govern-
ment Department of Educa-on and Training.
The collec-on of this informa-on from states and territories will inform future policy and program planning in
rela-on to students with disability.
If you have any ques-ons, please do not hesitate to contact Lyn MacDonald on 03 55 992 204 or the Victorian
Department of Educa-on and Training Data Collec-on Hotline on (03) 9651 3621. For ques-ons a+er 7 August
2015, please call the Australian Government Department of Educa-on and Training on 1300 566 046.
For more informa-on on Schedule 3—Amendments for the collec-on of data on students who are persons with
a disability Australian Educa-on Regula-on 2013
see: h8p://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L01723/Html/Text#_Toc404934419
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Parent-Teacher interviews to be held on Tuesday 4th August commencing at 2pm and con-cluding at 6:30pm.
Please be aware school finishes at 1.00pm on this day.
P-4 students have had letters sent home with their interview times. Can you please return the acceptance/decline slip ASAP
5-12 teachers will all be located in the BER building and you are more then welcome to come see them between 2.00pm—6.30pm
This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s/children’s progress with their teachers.
MORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’SMORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’SMORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’SMORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’S
Happy Birthday to the following students for this week . We hope you have a wonderful day.
JULYJULYJULYJULY
31st31st31st31st————Sarah Russell, Aiisha Burgess & Jarrad MacDonald
AugustAugustAugustAugust
1st1st1st1st———— Chloe Goldsworthy, Cohen Kleevan & Brooke Harfoot 2nd2nd2nd2nd—Mark Lehmann
3rd3rd3rd3rd—Spencer Sagnol, Braydan McDonald & Mitchell Parker 4th4th4th4th—Taylah Rohan
5th5th5th5th—Kaylee Bawden, Harry Hobbs & Jake Fowler
LOST PROPERTY
Could parents please ensure all items of school clothing are
LABELLED. There are a lot of jumpers and other items in the P-4 cor-
ridor lost property area – please have a look through these and take
anything that belongs to you.
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE STAFF & STUDENTS WHO BOUGHT CUPCAKES AND HELPED
SUPPORT THE MND AUSTRALIA FOUNDATION
P-4 PLACE Big Talk Homework and Big Write Year One/Two
This term in Year 1 /2 classes we are introducing students and families to Big Write ‘Talk Homework’ as
part of the implementa.on of the Big Write program into our classrooms. The idea of Big Write is ‘that if
children can’t say it, they can’t write it.
It is important to encourage the development of language and listening skills in order to develop children’s
wri.ng ability. Talk homework is an approach that promotes the development of these conversa.ons.
Students par.cipate in tasks to develop their VCOP skills (vocabulary, connec.ves, openers and punctua-
.on) as well as their wri.ng stamina.
Below are some student explana.ons of how Big Write is implemented in the classroom -
This term we have been learning to write a lot. We have a lot of different topics. We use a special pen to
write with. We set our room up with the lights off and li;le plas.c candles and our Big Write books out.
On Wednesday night we talk about our Big Talk Homework. On Friday we go through our wri.ng with a
partner. I think it is amazing and some other people think it is brilliant. Everyone tries their best.
Caitlin
For Term Three Year 1 /2 have been doing a Big Write session. Our class uses a very special pen. Every
Wednesday children get a special topic. Once the teacher has given the whole class a topic they go home
and discuss it with their family.
On Thursday a>er recess 1 /2 P come into the class. We sit in our chair all the lights are turned off and we
have candles on our table, they are called LED candles. We are also not allowed to talk.
On Friday we go through our wri.ng with a partner and go through and fix up any mistakes. We also write
in a green pencil something they need to work on and in red something good about their wri.ng.
Chloe
This term Year 1 /2 have been going home and talking about our Big Write sessions. We have LED lights
and the other lights are off and so> music is on as we write.
Lockie
This term Year 1 /2s are doing Big Write and when we do it we have the lights off, plas.c candles, s.cker
sheets of paper and we also have a black pen. It
is a bit light as well as dark.
Before we start wri.ng we prac.se the VCOP
gang and we set up our table with our Big Write
book, wri.ng goal, candles and pens.
Taylah
This term Year 1 /2 have begun a Big Write ses-
sion. Every Wednesday night we have Big Talk
homework and we have to talk about our topic
but we do not write anything we only talk…
Jack
P-4 PLACE P-4 House group Activities.
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning during House time, the P-4 students do activities. Sometimes
we walk around the lake, sometimes we do skipping. This week our House Captains, Holly and
Mitchell (INSPIRE), Julia and Damien (SUCCEED) and Nelson and Piper (ENDEAVOUR) lead our stu-
dents through a rotation of fun activities. We played “DONKEY”, “BOOTBALL” and “FRUIT SALAD”.
Our Captains did a fantastic job, showed great leadership, and we all had lots of fun!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
We would like to wish Mrs Storr Happy Birthday.
See below the beautiful cakes she has received which have been made
by some of our Mortlake College talented mothers.
YEAR 10 CAMP
Last Wednesday fifteen students from Year 10 departed Terang train station for Melbourne
for the annual orientation camp. On arrival we went to the YHA Hostel in North Melbourne
to unload our bags before students went off into the CBD to complete a group orientation
activity which involved using public transport. In the afternoon students went to the Mel-
bourne Sports and Aquatic Centre for a tour of the facility as well as having some free time
for a swim.
On Thursday morning students attended a work shop at Ambition. This involved students
learning more about how important their presentation skills are when applying for a job. This
included resumes and cover letters, interviews, speaking and listening, dress and appearance.
On Friday morning students explored the Queen Victoria Market before attending a Career
Expo at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre where students had a great opportunity to find out
more about career and industry pathways.
Finally I hope that the Year 9 students will take up this valuable opportunity next year as
this is great preparation for the Year 11 Work Experience camp where students will have to
navigate their own way around Melbourne to their work places.
Cohen Ahern Royce Pty Ltd
Chloe Atkinson East Melbourne Childcare
Breeanna Cummins Panache Flowers
Asha Kelly Melbourne University
Breanna Kirkwood Fitzroy High School
Cooper Lower Soggy Dog Recording Studio
Rachael Mahncke Ascot Saddlery
Gerald Monteith Wrights Marketing
Lily Reriti RACV Club
Jake Tanner OMIC
YEAR 11 CAMP On Sunday 19th August Year 11 students travelled to Melbourne
for their work experience camp. Students spent the Sunday finding
their way to their work experience placements and se8ling into
their accommoda-on at the North Melbourne YHA hostel.
On the Monday morning students headed off to their workplaces,
some being a 10 minute walk away while others involved a train
trip of an hour.
The camp aims for students to complete work experience, nego--
ate public transport and all the responsibili-es and pressures that
go with being in the workforce. Our aim is to prepare the students
for life a+er school and to ensure that Melbourne does not hold
too many fears for them.
Students completed work experience at the following workplaces.
Student Work Placements – Year 11 Work Experience Camp July
19th – 24th 2015
Succeed RIBBON DAY Fundraiser
Tuesday 25th
August
White Ribbon Day – Australia’s campaign to stop violence against women.
Blue Ribbon Day – To remember members of the Victoria Police killed in the line of duty. Funds go to
new and improved emergency facili-es in public hospitals named in memory of fallen Police officers.
Yellow Ribbon Day – A symbol of life and hope. Suicide Preven-on Program.
Show your support by dressing in White, Blue or Yellow. Gold coin dona.on.
There will be a fashion parade in the morning and we will be selling food in the canteen at recess.
Cupcakes 50cents
Frog in a pond $1
SPORTING SCHOOLS PROGRAM
JUST A REMINDER
We will be running a 6 week Running Club as part of the Sporting
Schools Program at lunch time starting on Thursday 30th July.
It will be for Years 5-8 at this stage and all who wish to participate will meet on the school oval at
1.00pm
An afternoon healthy snack will also be provided.
Nathan Jones
PARENT ASSOCIATION
The next Parent Associa-on Mee-ng will be held this Friday
31st July at 9.00am in the BER Building
P-12 Sport Dates
Term 3
July
22/7/2015 -26/8/2015
Spor-ng School—
Swimming
29/7/2015 –02/9/2015
Spor-ng School—Running
Club
September
14th 3-4 AFL 9’s
17th MWV 7-9
Basketball
IN THE
NEWS
Clifford the Dog looking for the Scholastic Book Fair this morning
Please come along and have a look at the fantastic books on display.
Dear Parents
We have begun the subject selec-on process for your child’s course of study in 2016, and want you to be in-
volved as much as possible. There are many choices to be made, and we do not want your child to make choices
that will limit their op-ons in terms of career choices or ter-ary study a+er school.
At Mortlake College we give students who are in Year 10 in 2016 the opportunity to study a VCE subject. This is
designed to give students a chance to understand the expecta-ons of VCE, and to get a ‘headstart’ on their VCE
course. However, this opportunity is dependent on the individual student, and their performance in 2015. In
certain circumstances the opportunity may be given to Year 9 students.
Students entering Years 11 and 12 have the choice of pursuing either a tradi-onal VCE course of study, or an
‘Applied Learning’ course of study.
Students wishing to pursue a tradi-onal VCE course will be expected to select six VCE subjects at Year 11, and
five VCE subjects at Year 12. English must be studied at Years 11 and 12, and Maths must be studied at least un-
-l the end of Year 11.
Students wishing to pursue the ‘Applied Learning’ course at Year 11 will complete the following: English (General
or Founda-on) Units 1 and 2; Maths (General or Founda-on) Units 1 and 2; Food Technology or Product Design
and Technology (Wood) Units 1 and 2; a School Based Appren-ceship or TAFE course (or both); VCAL; and anoth-
er VCE subject of their choice. In Year 12 these students have two op-ons: they can transfer into a full VCE
course or they can con-nue their ‘Applied Learning’ Course and complete an Intermediate VCAL cer-ficate in
Year 12. This would involve students studying subjects dealing with work related skills and personal develop-
ment skills, along with numeracy and literacy. They would also con-nue their SBA/VET subjects. The VCAL pro-
gram allows students to develop work related skills and pursue further pathways beyond school including TAFE,
traineeships and appren-ceships.
Further details about both courses are contained within the 2016 Mortlake College VCE Course Selec-on Guide
that your child has been given. As part of the course selec-on process and to ensure that parents are fully in-
formed, we would also like to have an interview with you and your child before their course for 2016 is finalised.
This applies to all students and their parents entering Year 11 and 12 in 2016. Parents of students in Year 10 in
2016 are also welcome to request a course selec-on interview.
Interviews will take place during Parent Teacher interviews on Tuesday 4th
August. Students and their parents
will see a member or members of the ‘interview panel’ about their choices. The panel will consist of myself,
Graeme Good (Principal), Anne DeManser (Assistant Principal) and Mark Croucher (Careers Co-ordinator). If you
are not able to a8end Parent Teacher interviews, then we will need to organise an alterna-ve interview -me.
In the mean-me, if you have any queries please feel free to contact me at school. Alterna-vely, contact your
child’s house mentor, or Mr Croucher, our Careers Co-ordinator. Your child has also been given an ini-al subject
selec-on sheet and ques-onnaire to complete so that we can begin planning for 2016. As is the case each year,
not all subjects in the selec-on booklet will be guaranteed to run, as this will be dependent on student choices
and teacher alloca-ons. It is important for students to consider which subjects they will enjoy, and which sub-
jects are prerequisite subjects for a par-cular ter-ary course or profession.
Yours sincerely
Anthea Good
VCE Co-ordinator
VCE NEWS
Melbourne / Victoria Open Days 2015Melbourne / Victoria Open Days 2015Melbourne / Victoria Open Days 2015Melbourne / Victoria Open Days 2015
Deakin University (DEAKIN) August 2nd 2015 (Sunday) Warrnambool Cam-pus August 9th 2015 (Sunday) Geelong Waurn Ponds & Waterfront Campus August 23rd 2015 (Sunday) Melbourne Burwood Campus
La Trobe University (LATROBE) August 7th 2015 (Friday) (Shepparton campus) August 9th 2015 (Sunday) (Melbourne (Bundoora Campus)) August 19th 2015 (Wednesday) (Mildura cam-pus) August 16th 2015 (Sunday) (Bendigo campus) August 28th 2015 (Friday) (Albury-Wodonga campus)
Monash University (MONASH) August 1st 2015 (Saturday) Berwick and Penin-sula August 2nd 2015 (Sunday) Caulfield and Clay-ton
Swinburne University of Technology (SWINBURNE)
August 2nd 2015 (Sunday) Hawthorn 10am-4pm
University of Melbourne (MELBOURNE) August 16th 2015 (Sunday)
Victoria University (VU) August 23rd 2015 (Sunday)
Please go to the ins-tu-on website for more details.
MORTLAKE COLLEGE SCHOOL FORMAL
WELL BEING WELL BEING WELL BEING WELL BEING
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
The Mortlake College Breakfast Program will be commenced on
Tuesday 28th July.
It will run from 8.15am to 8.50am in the Home Eco room. All students welcome.
The plan is to start with Tuesday each week , then increasing days if required.
If there are any parents who would like to be a part of this program please contact
myself on either a Monday or Tuesday at Mortlake College.
Thank You
Mick Malady—Welfare Centre
So what can you expect at this years Fete?
Lots and lots of fun! Live music and great food, oodles of stalls and ac-vi-es, rides and
games. Be enthralled at Jamie and Kim's Mobile Zoo, be spooked in the Haunted
House! Show us your spor-ng skills, your green thumb and your aim (with a soggy
sponge). With all this and so much more, you really shouldn't miss it!
Inspire! Endeavour! Achieve!
Thankyou to the Student Leaders who contributed ideas for this years Fete. You'll be
seeing an increased presence of senior students this year, as they not only enjoy all
that the Fete has to offer, but contribute in a volunteer capacity, organising several of
the major facets of the fete. More on this in next weeks newsle8er.
Basket Raffle
Once again we're running our very popular basket raffle. We'll be asking everyone in
the coming weeks to start selling raffle -ckets, but right now is a good -me to keep an
eye out for an item you can contribute to your basket.
The themes for this year are: Prep Amos - TV Treats, 1/2 Povey - Gardening, 1/2 Car-
mody/Talbot - Pantry, 3/4 Storr - Parents Hamper, 3/4 V - Kids Cra+ and then for other
year levels - donate something in your house colour: INSPIRE blue, ENDEAVOUR green
and SUCCEED yellow.
Stalls
Looking for other ways you can help make our Fete a success? We'd never knock back
a jar of homemade jam, relish, chutney or preserves. Homegrown fruit, vegies, herbs
and eggs. Home baked goods such as cakes, biscuits and slices. Homemade items like
kni8ed and crocheted goods, hairclips and fabric bags. Bagged sheep and horse ma-
nure. Po8ed plants and seedlings. Pick a bo8le prizes, empty jars and treats looking for
jars. Prize dona-ons and sponsorship pledges. Please drop me a line if you have any
ques-ons.
Thankyou to those of you who have already contributed and offered assistance.
Kim Parker
Classifieds Singing GroupSinging GroupSinging GroupSinging Group
We are very fortunate to be able to offer singing tuition after
school. Janet Zijm comes to our school with a lot of experience
teaching voice and is willing to have singing lessons after school
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. On Mondays starting in
Week 3 she will commence a senior singing group and is
looking for willing people to join. It will run from
3:30 – 4:30 at a cost of $5 pp . The private 30 mins
lessons will run at a cost of $25 per student.
If you are interested in being part of the group or
having a private lesson please let Kath Tanner know as
soon as possible.
CALLING FOR MORTLAKE COLLEGE
PARENTS TO HELP WITH MEALS ON
WHEELS
Mortlake College is helping to distribute Meals on Wheels on the 10th
, 11th
,
12th
, 13th
& 14th
August
This is a small thing the College parents can do for the Mortlake Community
you only need to offer for 1 day for approximately 1 hour at midday.
If you were unsure what this involved with Meals on Wheels, have any queries
or are willing to volunteer, please contact Mirren Munn on the below number.
Contact Mirren Munn 0488 295 310
Mortlake Junior Sharks
Games/Disco Night
Thursday 6th
August straight a+er training from 5.30 -ll 7.30pm.
$5 pizza and drinks at lollies at canteen prices.
Theme; Wear your pyjamas or onsey.
Lots of dancing games and table tennis comp for U14 footballers/netballers
2015 CALENDAR
JULY
Wed 22nd July –
Wed 26th Aug
Sporting Schools - Swimming
Fri 31st P-4 Halls Gap Zoo Excursion
Fri 31st Biology Excursion Melbourne
AUGUST
Tues 4th Parent Teacher Interviews- 2.00-6.30pm
Wed 5th Immunisation Catch Up
Wed 12th 2016 Kinder Information Night 7.00pm
Thurs 13th Drama Vic - BER
Fri 14th Leila Rose Foundation – Out of Uniform Day
Tues 25th Succeed Ribbon Day Fundraiser
Wed 29th July –
Wed 26th Aug
Sporting Schools - Running Club
REMINDER
HALLS GAP ZOO EXCURSION
For the Halls Gap Zoo excursion this Friday 31st July. All
students are to wear full school uniform, they will need
to bring a coat, drink bo8le, recess & lunch. The bus will
be leaving at 8.50am sharp! And will return by 3.15pm