Newsletter 13 12th May 2015

Newcomb Secondary College Newsletter

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TUESDAY 12th May 2015 ISSUE: 13

Coming Events

Wednesday, 13th May

NAPLAN tests.

Thursday, 14th May

NAPLAN tests.

CONNECT.

Friday, 15th May

GROW at Gordon.

Sunday, 17th May

You Yangs Mountain Bike Park (7am to

4.30pm).

Monday, 18th May

PSD Swim Lessons (P5 & 6).

Tuesday, 19th May

Year 8 Sport: Boys Football/Girls

Netball/Badminton.

Year 7 Soccer.

Deakin Aspire, Year 7 & 8 ECO.

Thursday, 21st May

Year 7 Sport: Boys Football/Girls

Netball/Badminton.

Year 8 Soccer.

Year 11/12 REACH.

Year Level Assembly.

Friday, 22nd May

GROW at Gordon.

Monday, 25th May

Year 9/10 Exams in Class.

Geelong Cross Country.

Indonesian Trip.

NAPLAN

In 2008, the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy

(NAPLAN) commenced in Australian schools. Every year, all students in

Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are assessed on the same days using national tests in

Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (Spelling, Grammar and

Punctuation) and Numeracy. All students in Year 7 and 9 will be

participating in the NAPLAN testing this week.

NAPLAN testing this year will be held today, tomorrow and Thursday, 14th

May. All students are to have calculators for the Maths test and parents

should ask their student if they have one and if not could they please buy

one as soon as possible.

We will issue your child’s NAPLAN report later in the year. The same

report format is used for every student in Australia. NAPLAN tests are not

pass/fail tests. At the classroom level it is one of a number of important

tools used by teachers to measure student progress.

Whilst teachers are continually monitoring the progress of students, the

NAPLAN results provide important milestones to ensure that we are

making the progress that we want. Our teaching program through the year

is focused on improving student performance, but our Literacy and

Numeracy teacher teams have also been doing some work in class over

recent weeks making sure our students are well prepared to do their best

in the NAPLAN.

Mr Phil Honeywell, Principal

Mr Shane Elevato, Assistant Principal

Ms Sue Hedley, Acting Assistant Principal

College Council: Student Leaders: Student Leaders: President: Yvette Ramsay Mitchell Allen Toby France

Vice President: Vidas Kymantas Amanda Clydesdale Bailee Jones

Exec. Officer: Phil Honeywell

81-85 Bellarine Highway Newcomb VIC 3219 Phone: 03 5248 1400 Fax: 03 5248 3523

Email: [email protected] Website: www.newcombsc.vic.edu.au SMS student absences: 0416 907 351

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Our New Phone App is Ready! You can now download our new phone app for use on iPhone or Android. The app is FREE and will allow you to

keep in touch with Newcomb Secondary College in your pocket.

We have included features such as:

Events Calendar

Canteen Menu

Uniform Information

Newsletters

Alerts

Contacts

School Map

Term Dates and more

More information and features will be added in future so get in now and get started. To get the app go to iTunes

Store or Google Apps and search for Newcomb Secondary College

We’d love to hear what you think so please download it now and let us know.

Stephen Bath

IT Co-ordinator

YEAR 12 ART EXCURSION TO THE GALLERY

On Thursday, 5th May the Year 12 Art class visited the Geelong Gallery

during their class time.

The purpose of our visit was to look carefully at the work of Frederick

McCubbin and Juan Davila. We are studying A Bush Burial an artwork

originally created by McCubbin, which Davila referenced in his own versions

of the work. These artworks are significant, large imposing works, two of

which are currently hanging side by side in the gallery. It is well worth a visit

to the gallery to look at these and the variety of other works on display. The

biannual print prize exhibition opens at the end of next week. It is free to

visit the Geelong gallery so I encourage interested student, family and friends

to go and take a look at the changing works. It is very unusual to see these

works hanging side by side.

The student explored ideas themes and media in the artworks, many

commenting on the difference between looking at an actual artwork and a

reproduction of the image.

The Year 12 Art students have also been working very hard on their practical

artwork to produce what is called ‘A body of work’. This is assessed as a SAT

School Assessed Task at the end of unit 4. Included with this article are some

artworks created last year by Stephanie, Simone and Austria.

Ann Roberts

Year 12 Art Teacher

Years 7 & 8 ASPIRE classes at Deakin Waterfront

Students continued their familiarization of the university by completing scavenger hunts and tours of this campus.

Year 7 teams of students were asked to approach various departments within the university campus and introduce themselves before requesting answers to questions (this was pre-arranged by our PST team). Year 8 students attended a structured tour of the campus .

I would like to note the terrific manners displayed by students when alighting the bus and their very positive attitudes to their experiences.

We are looking forward to a visit from Pixel the Robot next week.

Best regards,

Anna Darcey

ASPIRE Coordinator, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University.

Exsight Sport Goal Ball Incursion last Wednesday 29th April 2015

Group 73 East Geelong Prep., Grades 1 /2 Performances Congratulations to Group 73 for their great work in

performing for a third local primary school – this time at East

Geelong Primary School on Monday, 27th April 2015. They

performed for an audience of nearly 150 students.

After organising who would take which parts (25% of Group

73 were absent) while walking up to the East Primary – the

excited ex-East Primary students in Group 73, were really

looking forward to this particular show. Special thanks and

congratulations go to Tim, Brock and Lachlan who all took on

major acting roles in other shows due to absentees. Great

work boys!!! But that goes for all as Ms Underwood explained

in her email that it was a “really positive experience all round.”

The East students and their teachers enjoyed the shows plus

the way Group 73 adapted/’twisted’ the fairy-tales.

Again a highlight was the dancing at the end of the play “Eventually Queen”, after the proposal, marriage and celebration at

the wedding – the preps., most of Grade One and many of Grade Twos danced away at the wedding party. So after “The

Elephant and the 3 Llamas”, Mr Kellett’s big thrill came at the end, when the Preps., especially Mrs Russell’s, ‘belted out’

the Geelong Footy Club song to him. Wow – thank you Mrs Russell and her students (EXCEPTIONAL considering how

many words they had to remember, especially for preps.)

Paul Kellett

Drama Co-ordinator

Bellarine Division Athletics Carnival

On Thursday, 30th April a large school team went to the Bellarine interschool athletics carnival. In near perfect competing condition the students tried hard all day competing and gaining places in many events. It was great to see so many students keen to get involved and to do their school and mates proud. We had a number of outstanding results on the day with many students placing to take home a ribbon. The first place getters go onto the next round in Melbourne to be held later in the year. Well done to the following students who came first: Mystique W (Discus) Alex B (3000m) Emily T (Shot Put) Pel R (Triple jump, 800m and Long Jump) Lachlan C (100m, Javelin and 200m) Jonty J (High Jump) Alexandra C (High Jump) Shania R (1500m walk) Bailee J (Javelin)

Some of the first place getters. Lisa Dyer

Sports Co-ordinator

REMINDER TO PLEASE NAME ALL

ITEMS OF UNIFORM

SCHOOL EXCURSIONS AND REMINDERS

Year/Group Excursion Date Cost Permission Slips &

Payment Due

Group 73 & 84 Deakin Aspire 19th/26th May,

2nd/9th/16th June Nil -

Selected students Ride4 Kids Charity Ride, You Yangs Sunday, 17th May Nil -

72 Drama Chalk About Performance, Arts Centre

Melbourne Wednesday, 3rd June Nil 1st June

Yr 9 IMAX and Circus Oz Wednesday, 24th

June $10 21st June

Year 10 Students REACH Foundation Monday, 17th August Nil 15th August

Senior Concert Band

Band Tour, Daylesford Friday, 24th August $280 $100 deposit by 25th

May

SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

Entertainment Books The College is selling Entertainment Books as part of fundraising for 2015.

The books sell for $55 and are packed with hundreds of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers from many of the

region’s most popular restaurants, attractions, take-away chains, accommodation, and much more! Available as a traditional Entertainment Book OR the new Digital Membership for your Apple or Android

device.

Entertainment Books can be ordered online at www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks or by contacting the College office on 5248 1400.

HEAD LICE

We have had a number of Head Lice cases recently.

Please make sure you check hair regularly and if so treat hair thoroughly before returning to school.

Newcomb Secondary College

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$4 per metre untrimmed

Lamination up to 800mm wide

and

unlimited length

Contact: Jean at Newcomb

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College for more information

5248 1400.

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