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2WEEK
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Term 2
Gilson Gazette - 3 May 2019Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Students and Friends of Gilson College
Athletics Day
2019
Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Students and Friends of Gilson College
Athletics Day
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Contents
general news 4COMMENDATIONS ....................................................................4GCCC ANNOUNCEMENTS ..........................................................4PARKING OFF CAMPUS ..............................................................4STUDY CENTRE AND OFFICE CLOSE AT 4:30PM EACH FRIDAY ...5WE’RE PLEASED TO BE TAKING PART IN THE BE AN UPSTANDER - #IHAVEYOURBACK STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION! ................5
PrIMarY news 6AWARDS NAMES ........................................................................6WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN .............................................7UNIFORM ..................................................................................7YEAR 6 PUBERTY INFORMATION NIGHT .....................................8PB4L - GOTCHA CARDS ...............................................................8WALK TO SCHOOL DAY (17TH MAY 2019)....................................8
seCondarY news 9STORY DOGS VOLUNTEER ..........................................................9SCHOOL UNIFORMS ..................................................................9VCAL NEWSLETTER - PAGE 1 .....................................................12VCAL NEWSLETTER - PAGE 2 .....................................................13THE ANZAC BISCUIT .................................................................14ATHLETICS DAY PHOTOS ...........................................................15
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Hiero, king of Sicily was worried. He had given a local goldsmith a quantity of gold to make a crown and when the finished product arrived he was suspicious of the goldsmith. Suspecting that the goldsmith had added silver to the crown to make up the required weight, the king was not sure how to
prove this without destroying the crown.Calling in Archimedes, he outlined the problem to him. “Give me
some time and I’ll find the answer,’ was the response. Silver was lighter than water - that he knew. However, for a time the solution still eluded Archimedes and going to the public baths he lowered himself into the tub of water and watched as some of the water overflowed out of the tub. Suddenly it dawned on him that the volume of water that flowed out of the tub equalled the volume of his body. Now all we have to do is lower the crown into water check the volume of water that spills out and measure it. Then get some gold equal to the volume of water and check that against the weight of the crown.
Archimedes jumped out of the bath and ran home through the streets of Syracuse, still dripping wet shouting, “Eureka! Eureka! I’ve found it! I’ve found it!”
Those who discovered gold in the 1800s here in Victoria shouted ‘eureka’. The shepherd in the verse below also shouted ‘eureka’ when he found the sheep.
Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep, which was lost. Luke 15:6.
Read the rest of Luke 15 and you’ll find God in heaven shouting ‘eureka’ when he finds you.
It’s worth a thought.
Mark B Vodéll Principal
Editorial - I have found it
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general news
COMMENDATIONSAs a part of Gilson
College promoting our PB4L values, we regularly provide students with commendations and record these on SEQTA. This allows you the opportunity to celebrate their success and see how your child is demonstrating ‘respect, responsibility and resilience’. To view your child’s commendation, you can access this through SEQTA Engage by clicking on the ‘Dashboard’ tab on the left-hand side of the page. Then make sure the Pastoral care tab has been selected at the top of the page. Any commendations will appear under the pastoral care title.
GCCC ANNOUNCEMENTS• 4th May - We welcome
you to join us this Sabbath at GCCC as Pr Murray Hunter shares the Word. The worship program will start at 10.00am followed by a time to relax over a hot cuppa and a snack. Life groups will commence straight after snack and chat. Please bring some healthy snacks to share.
• 4th May - Revelation Today begins this Saturday at 3.00pm.
PARKING OFF CAMPUSThank you to everyone
who has been demonstrating our PB4L values during pickup
Senior boys SSV soccer
Verse of the Week “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up.” Galations 6:9
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and drop off times before and after school. Please ensure that if you are picking up your child and parking outside of the school property that you are parking in the appropriate places and not double parking. Unfortunately, there are a number of parents who are double parking which is a very dangerous practice.
Recently we have seen an increase in the number of people who are using their mobile phones whilst driving. It is important to remember that you are modelling appropriate and inappropriate behaviours to your children.
STUDY CENTRE AND OFFICE CLOSE AT 4:30PM EACH FRIDAY
With the earlier sunset times the Study Centre as well as the Office will be closing at 4.30pm each Friday afternoon from May to July.
Please ensure you collect your children before this time. Alternate arrangements can be made with OSHC, if you cannot be at the school by 4.30pm.
Please note that the earlier closing time only applies to the
Study Centre each Friday.
WE’RE PLEASED TO BE TAKING PART IN THE BE AN UPSTANDER - #IHAVEYOURBACK STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION!
The Department of Education and Training is running a poster competition open to students from all Victorian schools. The competition invites students to get creative and design a poster that promotes upstander behaviour and the theme #ihaveyourback.
What is upstander behaviour?
While it can be hard to see someone being bullied, it’s even harder to be the person being bullied.
An upstander is a person who speaks or acts in support of an individual or cause, particularly someone who intervenes on behalf of a person being attacked or bullied.
We can all do something
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help. We can all be upstanders. You can learn more about
upstander behaviour by visiting #ihaveyourback.
You will also find a video created by the Department in partnership with Melbourne Football Club and Victorian Aboriginal Education Inc. that sends an important message about upstander behaviour and racist bullying.
The CompetitionNot only will the winning
student-artists receive a $200 voucher from their choice of JB HI-FI, Rebel Sports, or Eckersley’s Art and Craft but the winning posters will be printed and sent to all Victorian schools.
The winning student’s school will receive a $2,500 voucher from Eckersley’s Art and Craft.
The VALUE for Week 3 of Term 2 will be:
Independent people are not influenced or controlled by others. They are able to think and act for themselves. Independent people are responsible and able to make good choices, not
relying on others for aid or support.God created us with the ability and freedom to think and make choices. We need to
demonstrate responsibility in taking care of ourselves and considering the impact our choices have on those around us.
“Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.” 1 Peter 2:16
The competition runs from 15 March to 26 May 2019.
For more information about the competition and how to enter, visit #ihaveyourback poster competition page.
Gilson College takes bullying prevention very seriously. We want all of our students to feel safe and included.
PrIMarY news
AWARDS NAMESOn Monday morning
one student from each class was acknowledged for demonstrating the value of
INDEPENDENCE
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‘self-discipline’. FH – Kayla ChenFM – Maria AbrahamFR – Verena Mobarak1H – Rafael Abboushi1L – Sipo Cinzah1W – Eva Justin2C – Jenil Patel2J – Amelia Vicek2Z – Dibora Asrat3H – Oliver Stania3R – Colwyn Chok3T – Ellie Poon4B – NA4S – Jessica Ho4W – Zac Georgiou5A – NA5H – Shashank Chander5S – Kunmum Valles6G – Ruth Tsegaye6H – Antonia Adams
6M – Saihaj BhanguFrench – Mia Polidano
WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN
We have two collection boxes for the Woolworths Earn and Learn vouchers. If your child brings them to school they can be put it in one of the collection boxes which is located in the main office. The stickers will be available from participarting Woolworth stores from Wednesday 1st May. Sticker sheets will be made available through each class teacher.
UNIFORM Winter uniform is to be
worn in Term 2. Due to our unpredictable weather in Melbourne we have a two week period where either
Week 2 Primary awards photo
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summer or winter uniform may be worn. However, it must be either complete summer uniform or complete winter uniform, not a mixture of the two.
YEAR 6 PUBERTY INFORMATION NIGHT
On Tuesday 21st May we will be having a Year Six Puberty information night. This will commence at 6:30 in the Year 3/4 building. On this night we will cover topics such as physical and emotional changes, hygiene and how to support your child as they go through these changes. It is a requirement that all Year Six students and parents attend. We will be giving out 1 PEP hour on the night.
PB4L - GOTCHA CARDSAs we continue to
focus on our 3R’s – Respect, Responsibility and Resilience, we are excited to announce that this term we have launched the ‘GOTCHA Cards’ initiative. When students are playing at recess and lunchtime, the yard duty teachers are looking for students who are demonstrating our values. These students will be given a ‘GOTCHA card’ which will then be placed into our
lucky dip box. Each Monday morning, two cards will then be randomly drawn and the lucky two students will get to choose from a box of special prizes. This is another initiative that we are doing at Gilson College to promote a respectful and harmonious environment.
WALK TO SCHOOL DAY (17TH MAY 2019)
Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual, national event when all primary school children are encouraged to walk and commute safely to school. It is a community event seeking to promote road safety, health, public transport and the environment.
WSTSD promotes the important message that active kids are healthy kids. The event encourages parents, carers and their children to build regular walking to and from school into their daily routine. Children need a minimum of 60 minutes exercise per day. Encouraging less driving and more walking aims to decrease dangerous vehicle congestion around schools and reduce carbon emissions from idling cars. Lastly, it is just a nice way to be part of your community. Visit www.walk.com.au/WSTSD
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to accesses a huge range of resources for your school.
On Friday 17th May, we are inviting all students to come and meet us at the Watervale Shopping Centre where we will walk together to school. We will be meeting at 8.00am and leaving no later than 8:10am. All students who participate will be provided with a piece of fruit and drink when we arrive at Gilson College.
secondarY news
STORY DOGS VOLUNTEERStory Dogs is a literacy
program that helps children across Australia learn to read.
It is run by volunteers who come into schools with dogs and listen to children read. Its mission is to make reading fun for children, so they become confident lifelong readers. Currently Story Dogs has no volunteers in our area, and we would love to begin Story Dogs at Gilson College. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer (it would count toward PEP hours), please visit their website https://www.storydogs.org.au/how-to-volunteer. If you have any questions you can email [email protected] to assist you in being qualified as a Story Dogs volunteer.
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
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Term 2, students should have begun the school term wearing full winter uniform.
DRESSWe would appreciate
parents working with your student, checking the uniforms for cleanliness and preparing them for the new term.
Young ladies are to wear long navy blue socks or navy blue tights, both are available from the uniform shop. It would be appreciated if the length of young ladies winter skirts are checked and alterations are made during the holidays. Modesty is the rule of thumb with acceptable length touching the top of the knee, when standing tall.
SHOESIt is also a good time to
remind parents that school shoes should be black polishable leather. Many students are wearing canvas shoes or shoes which look more like runners than formal dress polishable black shoes.
JEWELLERYThe student hand book
outlines the schools stand on jewellery. Girls are allowed a single stud in each year and piercings are not acceptable for the male students. There are number of students who have made the choice to have
piercings and then have them covered with bandaids.
It would be appreciated if parents noted that this will not be accepted in Term 2. All students will be asked to follow the school protocols and wear only the jewellery permitted. If students refuse to take out additional jewellery they may be sent home until it is removed and the guidelines of the school are followed.
SPORT UNIFORMPlease note that the
school sport uniform is only worn on the day each student has Sport. When students have Health and Physical Education, the students are expected to wear full dress uniform and change for their Health and Physical Education. We would appreciate parent support in ensuring the students come to school in their correct uniforms.
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Farewell to Mrs Hutchinson and Mr Hope. Mrs Hutchinson off on maternity leave and Mr Hope one of our Bus Drivers is relocating to Queensland. Best wishes and God bless to you both.
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VCAL NEWSLETTER - PAGE 1
• Waking up on a Wednesday morning, knowing I’m going to be going to TMG COLLEGE is exciting as we go to our choice of course in the working industry. As 9am hits we are introduced into a class with 10 students ready to start the day all ready to undertake Certificate III in Health Services Assistant. (Ramzi)
• I have started Year 12 VCAL this year. It is good for me because it is not too hard for me. My Tafe is a bit more hands on. My work placement is fun and is helping me get experience in the retail industry. (Cameron)
• English is very satisfactory, it provides a good challenge for all of the students and it’s very possible to do. I travel to Sunshine Victoria University Polytechnic every Wednesday and they provide good services there. On Fridays, I go to my dad’s friend’s electrical business. (Giordan)
• The VCAL classes has been a very different experience for me. It has allowed me to improve my confidence when performing certain tasks that require me to use my verbal skills. It has also allowed me to build social skills that I can use when I am in the workplace. I do enjoy being in the workshop as it allows me to keep an open mind when working with tools and machinery. I have also been learning simple tasks that electricians do when on a worksite. Some of these tasks consist of: feeding wire through plaster, replacing power points, checking the meter box. (Jack)
• Some of the things that I enjoy most about the VCAL program is going to my work placements on Fridays and learning new things about being an electrician. I enjoy how hands on my day is rather than being in a classroom and doing a lot of paperwork. I enjoy the customers and the other tradies that I work with when going to building sites and homes. (Lucas)
• One of the main things I’m enjoying in VCAL is my work placement, my job, as I finally get to work and help provide for my family and anyone who is in need. (Mathew)
• In my VCAL course, I am learning about work health safety and transmitted diseases from animals to humans and humans to animals. I am learning proper ways to handle situations with aggressive animals and hazards within my workplace. What I most enjoy about my work placement (Pets Haven, Woodend) is my involvement with animals. (Steven)
• VCAL has made a dramatic change in my schooling career, it has taught me more life skills than VCE has ever done. From learning: how to use basic life skills in the classroom to learning some first aid, difficult mathematic questions and learning what OH&S rules I need to follow in a worksite. While at my TAFE course, it opened my eyes to see how hard life can be and how all of the skills I learnt in VCE and am learning in VCAL can actually help with my day to day life now and after I graduate. (Joshua)
• VCAL is another pathway for learning, and has been most beneficial to me, especially dealing with my anxiety, it has helped me improve my confidence and significantly helped me prepare for the real-life trials and allows me to do what I love the most and
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that is art. School is less stressful and prepares me for real life situations. I really enjoy the work placements because it gives me a reason to look forward to the future, not only getting paid but exploring different fields and falling in love with the work environment. (Khristelle)
• My course in the city is Certificate III in Business, but that’s not what’s been the most amazing part of VCAL for me. For me, it’s the three days in school that I spend learning practically and hands-on. It has been empowering and unlike anything I’ve done in my 12 years in school. Every day I feel like I’ve accomplished something, learned something new, gained more skills that I not only work into my work life but also my everyday life. VCAL makes me want to get out of bed in the morning and come to school at my own volition. I actually enjoy coming to school now. I’ve never been happier. (Nityasree)
• The Carpentry course I’m in is fun. We learn how to use tools and how to use them in different ways. They teach us to use hand tools first then we slowly move to power tools. My work placement is good as he treats me well and I get paid $20 a day but it’s all about the learning experience. The boss also gives me money to buy food and his workers treat me kindly and we all get along well. (Brendan)
• In 2019, it’s so amazing to see Gilson allowing VCAL into the school. As someone who has always wanted to be in the beauty industry this was such good news to hear. I wouldn’t need to stress myself out in VCE just to go to university and study something that had nothing to do with my VCE subjects. I am doing Certificate III in Beauty so I spend my work placement at a beauty salon. Every Wednesday morning at 9am I go to Bianco Beauty, I spend most of the day answering phone calls, cleaning up the treatment rooms and observing different treatments that Bianco provides such as lash lifts, waxing, manicures and pedicures. I’ve been taught a lot already and the girls I work with are always willing to help me and keep me occupied. Beauty is a fun way to express myself and VCAL has given me the opportunity to have my dream job by the time I graduate high school. (Angelica)
VCAL Student of the Month AwardAngelica Thalawiti-Arachchige received the March ‘VCAL Student of
the Month’ award for her consistently completing work to a high standard. Angelica is hard working and we have received the same fantastic feedback
from her course and work placement.
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The Anzac biscuit is a sweet biscuit, popular in Australia and New Zealand, made using rolled oats, flour, sugar, butter (or margarine), golden syrup,
baking soda, boiling water, and (optionally) desiccated coconut. Anzac biscuits have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
(ANZAC) established in World War I. The biscuits were sent by wives and women's groups to soldiers abroad because the ingredients do not spoil easily
and the biscuits kept well during naval transportation. Today, Anzac biscuits are manufactured commercially for retail.
THE ANZAC BISCUIT
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ATHLETICS DAY PHOTOS
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Dear Families, Welcome back to Term Two. We hope you have had a very happy, holy and restful Easter break.
We are thrilled to announce that our School Colour Explosion was a huge success. With your assistance, we were able to raise a whopping $8760.22 which will go towards funding a project through the coming year. It was wonderful to see the spirit and enthusiasm that was displayed in supporting our school and of course the smiles on the students' faces. What a blast of colour it was! And we can’t wait to do it again next year. The student incentive prizes have been ordered and will be delivered shortly. On behalf of the Parents and Friends Committee, we sincerely thank you for your support and effort that was put into Gilson’s first ever Colour Fun Run.
We are excited to announce that the Entertainment Book for 2019/2020 is back and full of new and amazing coupons/offers. The cost is $70 which can be purchased either as a hard copy or electronic version onto your device. It’s available for sale in the uniform shop (cash only) or online. Gilson College receive 20% of the sale of each Membership.
Parents and Friends Committee Gilson College
Gilson College
TERM 2 Mother’s Day Stall
9-10th MayNational Walk
Safely to School Day
17th May Pizza Day
3rd June Cookie and
Cupcake Day 25th June
Click on the following links to order your membership and view the electronic version https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/1956X55
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/816499/
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CategoriesThere are three categories – primary, secondary or special school and prizes for each category.
Prizes The winning posters will be displayed in schools across the state. Each winning student entry will receive a $200 voucher for JB Hi-Fi, Rebel Sport or Eckersley’s Art and Craft.
Plus your school will win a $2,500 voucher for Eckersley’s Art & Craft.
Criteria
You must be enrolled in a Victorian school – government, independent or Catholic.
Do you want to help other students to be upstanders? Enter the Bully Stoppers poster competition!
Be an Upstander - #ihaveyourback studentposter competition
COMPETITION RUNS FROM 15 MARCH - 26 MAY 2019
For more information and poster requirements: www.education.vic.gov.au/bullystoppers
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SECONDARY CALENDARTERM 2 2019
Week 3
m 6th - 8th MaySport & Recreation Rock Climbing Camp
CALENDAR 2019
ANZAC service
PRIMARY CALENDARTERM 2 2019
Week 4
m 14th - 28th MayNAPLAN
m 17th MayNational Walk Safely to School Day
m 18th MayYear 5 GSD
Week 5
m 21st MayYear 6 Puberty Information Night
m 24th MayFrench Poetry Competition and Excursion
Week 6
m 29th MayYear 4-6 Athletics day
Week 8
m 11th JunePUPIL FREE Day - Report Writing
m 13th JuneSchool Photo Day
m 14th JuneMulticultural Parade
Week 10
m 25th & 26th JuneParent Teacher Interviews
