Newcomb Secondary College Newsletter FROM THE PRINCIPAL T FROM THE PRINCIPAL T FROM THE PRINCIPAL TEAM EAM EAM TUESDAY 26th August 2014 ISSUE: 27 Coming Events Thursday 28th August Professional Learning Day NO Student’s required at school. PLEASE NOTE THE OFFICE WILL ALSO BE UNATTENDED AS OFFICE STAFF WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY. Thursday 4th September Year Level Assembly Year 12 Bio Lab “The Splinter Gene” Thursday 11th September College Assembly R U Ok Day Friday 12th September V8 Supercars Excursion Sandown Racetrack. Staff Professional Development Day - Thursday 28 August This Thursday 28th of August is a pupil free day for staff professional development. In the morning all staff will be participating in a range of learning opportunities related to both School Wide Positive Behaviour Supports and practices related to assessment for learning and effective feedback stategies. In the afternoon all staff member’s will be heading off in all directions to visit other schools – this will provide staff with the valuable opportunity to observe the programs and practices in other schools and to share ideas. Year 8 Course Selections Last week all Year 8 students were assisted through the selection process with our course counselling staff. They should bring home a copy of their selections for families to see, sign and return to school. If your young person was absent last week they need to see Mr. Wight or Ms. Smith to do their course selection by the end of the week or a course will need to be selected for them. Good Luck Mr Unmack We would like to wish Mr Glenn Unmack well as he takes leave to compete in two gruelling events. He will be competing in two Triathlon World Championship races after qualifying in his age group through races in Geelong and Melbourne. The first is the Half Ironman (known as 'Ironman 70.3') Championship in Mont Treblant, Canada on the 7 th September. In this he will swim 1.9km, ride 90km and run 21km with around 4.5 hours of racing. If that sounds pretty straightforward then the second is the famous Hawaii Ironman in Kona, Hawaii on the 11 th of October. This race is the pinnacle of Triathlon Sport with a swim of 3.8km, bike ride of 180km and finishing off with a run of 42km with between 9 1/2 to 10 hours of racing. Mr Unmack is training very hard for these events and we look forward to hearing all of the descriptions and stories on his return. College Council The August Meeting of the Newcomb Secondary College Council took place last Thursday 21 st August. Among the items discussed were the College Canteen, the cessation of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and some VCAL projects. The Council also approved this year's Bike Tour to the Otway's, and a number of Outdoor Education excursions. Mr Phil Honeywell, Principal Mrs Colette Brennan, Assistant Principal Mrs Liz McNamara, Assistant Principal College Council: Student Leaders: Student Leaders: President: Vidas Kymantas Daniel Blair Alexandria Potter Vice President: Yvette Ramsay Luke Warren Madeline Walker 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: 0434 728 159
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Newcomb Secondary College Newsletter
FROM THE PRINCIPAL TFROM THE PRINCIPAL TFROM THE PRINCIPAL TEAM EAM EAM TUESDAY 26th August 2014 ISSUE: 27
Coming Events
Thursday 28th August
Professional Learning Day NO
Student’s required at school.
PLEASE NOTE THE OFFICE
W I L L A L S O B E
UNATTENDED AS OFFICE
STAFF WILL BE INVOLVED
IN THE PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING DAY.
Thursday 4th September
Year Level Assembly
Year 12 Bio Lab “The Splinter Gene”
Thursday 11th September
College Assembly
R U Ok Day
Friday 12th September
V8 Supercars Excursion Sandown
Racetrack.
Staff Professional Development Day - Thursday 28 August
This Thursday 28th of August is a pupil free day for staff professional development.
In the morning all staff will be participating in a range of learning opportunities
related to both School Wide Positive Behaviour Supports and practices related to
assessment for learning and effective feedback stategies. In the afternoon all staff
member’s will be heading off in all directions to visit other schools – this will
provide staff with the valuable opportunity to observe the programs and practices in
other schools and to share ideas.
Year 8 Course Selections
Last week all Year 8 students were assisted through the selection process with our
course counselling staff. They should bring home a copy of their selections for
families to see, sign and return to school. If your young person was absent last week
they need to see Mr. Wight or Ms. Smith to do their course selection by the end of
the week or a course will need to be selected for them.
Good Luck Mr Unmack
We would like to wish Mr Glenn Unmack well as he takes leave to compete in two
gruelling events. He will be competing in two Triathlon World Championship races
after qualifying in his age group through races in Geelong and Melbourne.
The first is the Half Ironman (known as 'Ironman 70.3') Championship in Mont
Treblant, Canada on the 7th September. In this he will swim 1.9km, ride 90km and
run 21km with around 4.5 hours of racing.
If that sounds pretty straightforward then the second is the famous Hawaii Ironman
in Kona, Hawaii on the 11th of October. This race is the pinnacle of Triathlon Sport
with a swim of 3.8km, bike ride of 180km and finishing off with a run of 42km with
between 91/2 to 10 hours of racing.
Mr Unmack is training very hard for these events and we look forward to hearing all
of the descriptions and stories on his return.
College Council
The August Meeting of the Newcomb Secondary College Council took place last
Thursday 21st August. Among the items discussed were the College Canteen, the
cessation of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and some VCAL
projects. The Council also approved this year's Bike Tour to the Otway's, and a
number of Outdoor Education excursions.
Mr Phil Honeywell, Principal
Mrs Colette Brennan, Assistant Principal
Mrs Liz McNamara, Assistant Principal
College Council: Student Leaders: Student Leaders: President: Vidas Kymantas Daniel Blair Alexandria Potter
Vice President: Yvette Ramsay Luke Warren Madeline Walker