newsletter november 2019 - plympton international college · 2019. 11. 25. · newsletter november...

Issue : Term 4, Week 4

Excellence Innovation Respect Responsibility

DECD

Newsletter

November 2019

Diary Dates

Term 4

Monday 14th October to

Friday 13th December

November

14/11

Principal Tour

Yr 11 Drama Production

15/11

R-12 Assembly

19/11

Yr 11 Exams start

25/11

Yr 4 Excursion

26/11

2020 Reception Transition

27/11

2020 Yr 8 Transition

28/11

Carly Ryan Foundation

Parent Night

T 08 8297 0488

F 08 8297 8430

[email protected]

www.plymptoncollege.sa.edu.au

Term 4 World Teacher’s Day

Last Friday we celebrated World Teacher’s Day. We are so

fortunate to have a great team of hard working, caring and

passionate teachers at Plympton International College who make a

real difference on a daily basis. Thank you to the school support staff for the

delicious morning tea.

Year 12 Celebrations

The Year 12 students have finished their formal studies and are now

preparing hard for exams. Last week, we celebrated the achievements of all the

year 12s at a special assembly where the Reception students

enjoyed presenting balloons and good luck messages. This was an

important event that makes being part of a Reception to Year 12 College so

wonderful! The Valedictory and

Awards Ceremony was held at the

Morphettville Race Course where a

more formal evening where

parents, staff and students came

together to reflect on the year and

the many successes.

Congratulations to all students for

completing year 12 and to the

Award winners.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sharon Illingworth, Tara Hendry and

Larissa Kalms for their outstanding organisation, Andrew Charlton for his excep-

tional year level mentoring and to all the homegroup/subject teachers who have

supported students along their journey. We look forward to celebrating student

examination results and hearing about their future successes.

Linda Richardson

Principal



The Valedictory and Awards Ceremony Awardees

Governing Council Award: Madeleine McRae-Field

Lions Club of Edwardstown David Martin Memorial Leadership Encouragement Award: Naomi

Hallandal

Jayne Stinson Award: Nathaniel Trevorah

ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award: Shail Shah and Matviy Zhylikhovskyy

Hindmarsh Shield: Prishay Sewrathan

Caltex Best All Rounder Medal: Matviy Zhylikhovskyy

Stephen Patterson Award: Charlotte Weber

Bilingual – Primary: Jethro D

Bilingual – Secondary: Trisha Marie Joseph

International Award – Secondary: Wenqi Hu

Sports – Primary: Charley C

Sports – Secondary: Calvin Schmidt

Values – Year 6 Excellence: Rachael L

Values – Year 6 Innovation: Rowan Y

Values – Year 6 Respect: Noa R

Values – Year 6 Responsibility: Lachlan B

Values – Secondary Excellence: Kit Stone and Hitarth Saxena

Values – Secondary Innovation: Jessica Sharp

Values – Secondary Respect: Jaival Desai

Values – Secondary Responsibility: Samuel Bullock

Good Citizenship Award: Bayley R and Lily O

Principal’s Award Primary: Jiakun L

Principal’s Award Secondary: Oshianna Eyles



Biology

Highest Achiever: Hitarth Saxena

Commitment to Study: Matviy Zhylikhovskyy

Business & Enterprise

Highest Achiever: Lara Greco

Commitment to Study: Naomi Hallandal

Chemistry


Commitment to Study: Jessica Fieg

Drama

Highest Achiever: Ben Leonard

Commitment to Study: Calvin Schmidt

English


Commitment to Study: Aliza Khokhar

Food and Hospitality

Highest Achiever: Maddy McRae-Field

Commitment to Study: Naomi Hallandal

Mathematical Methods


Commitment to Study: Matviy Zhylikhovskyy

Physics

Highest Achiever: Matviy Zhylikhovskyy

Commitment to Study: Jaival Desai and

Rabay Rabay

Physical Education

Highest Achiever: Lara Greco

Commitment to Study: Donisia Skoumbros

Psychology

Highest Achiever: Aliza Khokhar

Commitment to Study: Nathaniel Trevorah

Specialist Mathematics

Highest Achiever: Kit Stone

Commitment to Study: Jaival Desai

Visual Arts

Highest Achiever: Antonia Georgiou

Commitment to Study: Zeynab Shir Alipour

VET – Information Technology

Highest Achiever: Jascha Khairil Azhar

Commitment to Study: Calvin Schmidt



Primary Class Placement

The inclusive, welcoming culture and achievement of our college has resulted in rapid growth (with many

disappointed at not being able to be enrolled).

In primary, we will be expanding from 7 classes in 2018 to 11 or 12 classes (still to be confirmed) in

2020. I would like to thank the staff for their outstanding commitment to our students and high quality

teaching and learning. I would also like to thank our families and volunteers who support our

classes.

We are currently undertaking the 2020 class placement process. Our teachers use their professional

judgement to ensure our classes are balanced. We have to consider the needs of every student. This in-

cludes social, emotional and learning needs. We have every confidence in the professionalism of our edu-

cators who are best placed to make these decisions. Parental input (as per a previous Seesaw invitation) is

welcome however; requests for specific classes or teachers are unable to be considered.

We have asked our students to nominate five friends from their year level and guarantee they will be with

at least one friend. We know that new friendships form as part of our ‘Setting Up for Success’ program at

the start of each year.

Our educators are highly professional and our college’s very strong focus on developing class culture will

ensure every child settles into their new class and will thrive. We look forward to the continued success of

our college in 2020.

Tara Hendry

Director of Primary School

Student Success

Angelica in Year 1 was invited to attend International Glen Iris RG and Infinity AGG Cup. It was her first

time to compete and she was the youngest gymnast in this competition. She won 5th for All-Around plus

5th for rope and 6th for freehand.



Governing Council

It has been a busy year at Plympton International College and now that the year is winding down there’s

some housekeeping to attend to:

Governing Council is an important part of our college and our volunteers work hard to make our college a

better place for our students and staff. If you are interested and think you have the time then please

collect a nomination form from the college office for 2020.

Governing Council meet twice a term on a Wednesday evening. There are sub-committees that meet

once or twice a term. Next year we will be combining the Fundraising committee and the Parents and

Friends committee to become the Plympton International Events committee. We are aiming to advertise a

2020 calendar of events and will be asking volunteers to help make these events a great success for all.

We will be getting a new building soon replacing the music rooms alongside the gymnasium. This is an

exciting time for all. The college now has a tax-deductible donation process in place. If you wish to

donate, it will go towards the building fund that will continue to improve our facilities for our children and

every donation is tax deductible upon getting a receipt. If you, or a business you know, can make a differ-

ence then please contact the Business Manager.

Samantha Malliotis

Chairperson Governing Council

Finance matters

The finance office has moved from the Admin foyer to the office adjacent to Tara Hendry, Director of

Primary School. Please ask at College Office if you are unsure.

A reminder to all families to please finalise all outstanding accounts by Monday 25th November

2019.Payments for fees and excursions can be made online via the college website via our college tab/

make a payment or via the Bpoint symbol at the bottom of the website page. Please provide the student’s

name and payment reason or the invoice number.

If you wish to make a payment via direct credit to the college bank account please contact the finance

section of the college for account information.

The finance section of the college is open to accept payments from 8.15am to 8.45am each morning and

during recess time. Please contact the Finance Manager Cathy Wisdom on 8297 0488 with any concerns

regarding your account.

Cathy Wisdom

Finance Manager



Wellbeing Connections

Plympton International College is

committed to supporting the wellbeing

of all students at the college and in the

secondary school, part of this process

is through the pastoral care program

that is held every Friday morning.

The program covers:

General college information/

communication

Relationship activities

The Keeping Safe: Child Protec-

tion Curriculum

Assemblies

School and career pathways

Guest speakers from SAPOL

(cyber safety), Carly Ryan Foun-

dation (cyber safety), Flinders

University, Uni of SA, Adelaide

University, MFS (Driver Safety)

Excursions to Flinders University

Student Representative Council

Class Meetings

Homegroup teachers coordinate this

program with assistance from SRC representatives to run class meetings giving all students a voice at the

college. Through this process students have decided on a new name for the Pastoral Care Program to

represent what it means to them. After class meetings and votes the new name will be

‘Keys for Success’.

Thank you to all the students who helped in the decision marking process. School staff look forward to

continually developing the ‘Keys for Success’ program supporting students wellbeing.

Cheryl Peat

Wellbeing Leader Secondary

Register for the Carly Ryan Foundation

Parent Online Safety Presentation at:

https://www.plymptoncollege.sa.edu.au/community/events/



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