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PO Box 20
15-29 Hospital Street
Wedderburn Victoria 3518
Tel No. (03) 5494 3011
Fax No. (03) 5494 3516
e-mail: [email protected]
website: www.wedderburn-college.vic.edu.au
Term 3Week 8 2nd September 2015
The Newsletter is designed to offer an information service to the parents of Wedderburn College students and local people interested in Education.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
I have spent the first part of this week with members of our
Leadership Team in Melbourne attending Professional
Learning based upon engaging and empowering learners.
We have been fortunate to have participated in and to have
heard a number of highly acclaimed national and
international educators. This learning has energised us in our
work and inspired us to continue the work we do every day
that ensures our students are able to step into the world
beyond school with confidence and the skills they require to
achieve our vision, Creating Positive Learners for the World
Community.
The ability to reflect upon the work that our staff team
undertakes is a very necessary part of our work as educators.
I look forward to sharing the latest research and ideas that
we have heard about with our college community to ensure
that Wedderburn College students continue to be the
recipients of cutting edge educational opportunities.
The College is in the midst of planning for 2016 – yes time
certainly flies! Students in the senior years are making
selections for the subjects they wish to study in 2016 and
across the school we are working on supporting the
transition process specifically from Pre- School to Prep,
from Year Six into Year 7 and into studying VCE/VCAL
and VET. It is vital that students are prepared for the
expectations that each stage of learning demands if they are
to achieve their best.
Importantly, as a College that is responsive to the needs of
our students, we are making some changes to the Year 9/10
program delivery mode for next year and are having an
information session on Tuesday September 8th at 6.30PM
to share these changes with our 2016 Year 9/10 students. Mr
Kelvin Baird, North Central Trade Training Centre, will
attend this session to provide information about the range of
VET (Vocational Education and Training) subjects available
for students to study. Attendance is important for students
and their parents/carers. We are excited about the
reinvigoration of this learning program and look forward to
sharing this with our students and parents. Light
refreshments will be served.
Congratulations to Mark Gretgrix and his wife Lauren on the birth of their daughter, Imogen Grace Gretgrix, a sister for
Hamish. We wish Mark and his family all the very best.
Mrs Margaret-Anne Wright, Principal
DATELINE Every Tuesday, 2nd half lunch time, Homework Club
in the Library
Every Tuesday, after school 3:40-5PM Power Hour
at the BER Atrium
Playgroup sessions Mondays 2-3:30pm; Tuesdays 9-
10:30am
Sept Fri 4th Father’s Day Stall, 9am-11:30am, prices
range from $0.50 to $10.00
Footy Colours Day, gold coin donation
Mon 7th Whole School Assembly 2pm KLC
Tues 8th 2016 Alpine School Information Session
Year 8 6pm (note change of date please)
2016 Year 9/10 Curriculum Program
Information Session at 6:30pm (Note
change of date please)
NCD Athletics Years 7-12 Charlton
Wed 9th P-6 House Athletic Sports (new date)
NCD Athletics back up Years 7-12
Thurs 10th Calder Athletics at Charlton (P-6)
Fri 11th Work Experience BBQ 8AM
Loddon Health Expo (Years 9 & 10)
Wed 16th MIPS in attendance
Fri 18th Last day of Term 3, dismissal at 2:30pm
Casual Clothes Day - SRC Fundraiser
Sun-Thurs 27th– 30th Sept– 1st-8th October
Years 9/10/11 Trip to Indonesia
Oct
Mon 5th Term 4 Starts
Wed-Fri 7th-9th Year 3/4 Queenscliff Camp
Thurs 8th LMR Athletics-Bendigo
Pre/One Kinder Visit
Sunshine Breakfast-Loddon Healthy Minds
Thurs 15th Prep/One Kinder Visit
Immunisation Year 7
Mon 19th NCD Clay Target & Bowls-Boort
Tues 20th SSV Athletics-Albert Park, Melbourne
Thurs 22nd Prep/One Kinder Visit
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P-6 NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS
Can you believe there are only 2 and a half weeks of this term left!
P-6 SPORTS
Due the forecast for rain, our P-6 Sports Day has been postponed until Wednesday 9th September.
BOOK WEEK
I was so proud of the effort and creativity at last week’s Book Parade, and heartened to see more parents and community
members getting into the festive spirit and dressing up. Well done to everyone on their outfits and enthusiasm on the
day. The winners from each grade level were:
PREP: Olivia Walker and Jake EIGHT: Ingrid and Charisma
ONE: Andy and Deacon NINE: Olivia and Tahlia
TWO: Amelia and Ella TEN: Rhordan and Alex
THREE: Erno and Crystal Rose ELEVEN: Tristian, Gavin, Jordan and Bronte
FOUR: Ella Day and Maikia TWELVE: Emma Lockhart
FIVE: Samantha Arnup and Lahni COMMUNITY: Ethan Wiggett and Cheryl Bailey
SIX: Nadia, Amy and Kelsea STAFF: Mrs Stewart and Ms Godden
SEVEN: Elliot and Traydon
Each of our winners needs to hop onto www.thebookdepository.co.uk and choose a book they would like up to the value
of $20, write down the title and author and pass on the information to me so that I can order them.
FOOTY COLOURS DAY FRIDAY
This Friday the 4th of September the SRC is supporting Footy Colours Day. Cancer doesn’t discriminate, affecting
Australians of all ages and walks of life. Schools across the country unite in the fight against cancer by wearing their
favourite football or sports team colours and raise money for the Fight Cancer Foundation to fund vital care, treatment
methods and cures for young children living with cancer. So wear your sporting colours and bring along a gold coin
donation this Friday.
WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY MONDAY
Monday 7th September is our next assembly, to be held in the KLC at 2pm. Mrs Polkinghorne’s Grade 5 class will be
making a special presentation, and our school captains will be presenting Student of the Week awards and Caught Being
Good for the Value of Responsibility. Your child’s teacher will contact you either through Compass or a phone call if
your child is receiving an award at the assembly. All parents, carers and members of our school community are welcome
to attend.
Miss Julie Martin, Neighbourhood Co Ordinator
Playgroup
As part of our Book Week celebrations last week we were treated to a morning of fun, singing and laughter with the
Mainly Music ladies, Kerry Dobbin a childhood entertainer and Tammy Higgs from Goldfields library. It was wonderful
that our young families, kinder and surroundings schools Inglewood and Bridgewater Primary School came along and
share in our morning. Every child was able to play in our new playgroup/ early years room and went home with a
special goodies bag and gift!
In the future we hope to have more of these fun times together as a community.
Mrs Carlie Turnbull, Playgroup Coordinator
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YEAR 7-10 NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS
Incorrect Date
In last week’s newsletter and on the school calendar the date for The Alpine School and the Year 9/10
Information evening was listed as the 9th September. Please note that the correct date is Tuesday 8th September.
Apologies for any confusion.
The Alpine School - Gnurad Gundidj Campus Information Session
A reminder to parents and students that there will be an information session for all current Year 8 students on Tuesday
8th September at 6pm regarding the Alpine School for 2016. There will be an information session following at 6:30pm
regarding the 2016 Year 9/10 curriculum program.
Light refreshments will be served.
2016 Year 9/10 Curriculum Program Information Session
There will be an information session on Tuesday 8th September at 6:30pm for all current Year 8 and 9 students and
parents regarding the Year 9/10 Curriculum Program. It is important that all Year 8 and 9 students and parents attend
this session so they are fully aware of arrangements for 2016.
There is an information session before hand for Year 8 students and parents regarding The Alpine School.
Light refreshments will be served.
Loddon Youth Health Expo - Year 9 & 10
Please make sure that consent forms are returned for the biannual Loddon Youth Health Expo, which is being held on
Friday 11th Sept 2016 at the Boort Community Centre. The expo is an exciting and informative event for all students in
Years 9 & 10 and is a key component of their Health and Wellbeing Program.
Consent can be done online in Compass or via the paper form.
Year 8 Coastal Camp Information regarding the Year 8 Coastal Camp, including consent forms, itinerary and what to bring, was sent home to
parents last week. Please make sure that your child has provided you with this information. Consent can be done via the
paper form or online in Compass.
Mr Richard Dougall, Year 7-10 Neighbourhood Leader
YEAR 11-12 NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS
How amazing was our Book Week celebration last Friday! It was wonderful to see most of our senior students get on
board and dress up as a character from their favourite book. Our students looked amazing. It was also wonderful to be
part of our wonderful staff’s The Wizard of Oz theme.
All Year 11 and 12 students should have returned their Expression of Interest forms for subject selections for 2016.
Once the data is collated students will be notified of when they can make their final selections. If you have not handed
back your form please do so as soon as possible.
POWER HOUR:
Students in Year 9-12 are invited to attend our POWER HOUR study sessions on Tuesday evenings in the BER Atrium
between 3.40 – 5.00pm. This supervised study session will be supervised with the aims of supporting students to
complete homework, revision and other schooling requirements in a focussed, supportive environment. Healthy snacks
will be provided for students during the after school session.
Any community members who are interested and would like to volunteer their time to support students during Power
Hour each week are encouraged to make contact with Margaret- Anne Wright or myself.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
POWER HOUR: every Tuesday evening, 3.40 – 5pm in the BER Atrium.
All Year 9 – 12 students are invited to attend our focused, supportive homework and revision session each week.
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Canteen Roster: Fri Sep 4: Susan Keller Fri Sep 11: Dede Williams Fri Sep 18: Alex Holt
Olaf ice creams are back to regular price of $2.20. Dixie cups are no longer available. The canteen is still selling home-
made XL beef pies for $5.00!!!
There is a new Oak flavour coming out in September - Cookies & Cream!
Mrs Jen Dougall, Manager
FOOTY COLOURS DAY, Friday 4th September
Don’t forget to wear your favorite football team’s colours and bring a gold coin donation to help us raise some
much needed funds for cancer research.
Celebrating Work Experience Our Year 10 and 11 students participated in stimulating and energising Work Experience weeks at the end of Term 2
and the commencement of Term 3. In order to celebrate their learning and to thank the employers who provided the
opportunities for students to experience life in the work place we are having a celebratory breakfast at 8.00AM on
Friday September 11th. Year 10 and 11 students and their parents, along with the employers, are invited to share in this
celebration to recognise the contribution of employers and to celebrate the success of their experiences.
Mrs Barker, VCE Coordinator
Compass News Do you wonder how other parents use Compass? Check out how parents in the Prep – 6 Neighbourhood are using it...
“I find Compass very useful for:
- advising of absences,
- emailing teachers to discuss an issue,
- check for upcoming events,
- give approval for the girls to attend various activities
- and most recently the Learning Tasks bar where you can see what your children are currently learning and how they
are going with it.
Another area I find useful is School Documentation where you can access past newsletters, other resources. Recently I
needed the canteen menu, which was easily accessible here at short notice.” Vanessa Norman
Log In Details
If you have lost your log in details or require help using Compass, please don’t hesitate to contact the College for
assistance.
GENERAL NEWS Homework Club The College provides support to students by offering teacher assistance at a lunchtime Homework Club. The Club will
be in the Library on Tuesdays at lunchtime (2nd half) and Mrs McHugh will be staffing it. Any students who require
assistance with any form of homework are encouraged to attend.
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Chaplain’s Chat
Philmac is an Australian manufacturer and worldwide exporter of irrigation products and is offering a project to rural
communities in the form of funding for projects that make best use of and promote water conservation.
So how does the project work?
Submissions that fulfil the criteria are lodged with Philmac, and once the closing date passes (Friday 4th September), all
entries will be judged by a panel. If a project is accepted, it is then listed on the Philmac website and community
members are asked to vote for their project. The 5 projects that get the most community votes will get the cash and also
some products from Philmac. I have lodged a submission for Wedderburn College Aquaponics Project, which passes
the criteria and now we are waiting for our result. Please be watching as I keep you updated because it will be through
your help that determines whether we become winners in this project and ultimately a win for our community. If we are
successful, it can mean we can earn up to $5000 for our school and community.
Great news; our Aquaponics project has been accepted onto the Philmac site so now we are asking everyone to go to
the website and vote for our project.
The process is easy:
Just go to http://philmacproject.com.au/entry/9507269 and click on the "Vote for this project" button.
Please also share the link on Facebook and get your friends to vote too. We need lots and lots of votes so that our
College can win some cash for our project.
Mr Graham Veal, College Chaplain
Resource Smart School Program.
Wedderburn College is part of the Resource Smart School Program.
As part of the program the school has to complete five modules.
Each time a module is completed a star gets presented to the school.
The exciting news is that the first star has been achieved.
Great work Wedderburn College.
Trina Vaughan
Resource Smart Co-ordinator.
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This week Mrs Chalmer's Grade Prep/1 class came up to visit the garden accompanied by Miss Hawkins.
Students were keen to show how helpful they could be. Using shovels and picks they dug out some of the bigger hole that the older
students had been working on.
There were eggs to be collected. Students were very careful not to break these when getting them out of the nesting boxes and were
proud to show them off.
Students then worked in pairs to plant seeds in garden beds and watered them by using watering cans.
They were grateful to have been able to help and gave a big thank you.
That's all for this week.
Trina Vaughan - Garden Co-ordinator
Garden
Gnome
Gossips
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Do you have your ?
Would you like 9 hours of FREE professional driving lessons in Bendigo?
Inglewood & Districts Community Bendigo Bank may be able to help you.
Application forms are available from: Wedderburn College office and
Bendigo Bank agency at Randall’s Foodworks
Completed forms can be left at the Bendigo Bank agency at Randall’s or at the Inglewood Branch
Further information please contact Linda Younghusband on 54 383 359
COMMUNITY NEWS Fathers Day Stall
The Parents Association is holding a Fathers Day Stall this Friday, 4th September in the College Library from 9:00am to
11:30am. Prices range from $0.50 to $10.00
Wedderburn Community Op Shop
Wedderburn Community Op Shop is in DESPERATE need of second hand uniforms. If you have any school uniforms
that no longer fit your child or you no longer need them, can you please donate them to the Op Shop? You can drop
them at the shop when we are open on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or the last Sunday of the month (Farmers Market).
We also have a drop off bin located right next to the Tyre Centre coming into town from Bendigo direction.
Wedderburn Lawn Tennis Club
Our club is seeking anyone who is keen to play tennis for the upcoming season, that starts on 17th October and finishes
with finals in early March 2016. Our competition consists of two seniors teams (comprising 8 men and 8 women in
each), and 2 junior teams (8 juniors of mixed gender in each team). The competition consists of home and away matches
starting usually at 1pm each week. There is a few weeks break over Christmas. All abilities are welcome.
If you are interested in playing please call Fiona Hall 54927661 or Chris Holt on 5496 2223 for more information.
Wedderburn Netball Club
The netball club annual vote count and presentation night will be this Saturday night at the Wedderburn football
clubrooms from 6.30pm for a casserole tea.
Could all families please supply a large casserole to share and the club will provide sweets.
Presentations will be made for all grades from 13 & Under B through to A grade, all players, parents and supporters wel-
come. The bar will be operating to purchase drinks.
On Saturday the netball club proudly has all six teams in the 2nd semi-final at Wycheproof.
We are hoping to have plenty of support and cheering for our girls throughout the day, game times are;
13 & under A – 9.30am
16 & Under B – 10.20am
16 & Under A – 11.20am
A grade – 12.30pm
B Grade – 1.45pm
C Grade – 3.00pm
Good luck to everyone involved!
Monday 7th September is the NCNA vote count and presentation night, if you haven’t already got your name down to
go please let Sharyn know ASAP.
If anyone has any queries about Saturdays games or Saturday night, please contact Sharyn for further information.
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