Corryong College Keeping In Touch 17th November, 2017 P O Box 225, Corryong, Vic. 3707 Tel. No. 02 6076 1566 & 02 6076 1061 Senior Campus Fax. No. 02 6076 1650 Junior Campus Fax. No. 02 6076 1849 www.corryong.vic.edu.au [email protected]Dear Parents/Guardians, Well done to the Year 11s who completed their exams this week. This is always a stressful situation however all Year 11’s handled themselves very well. Next week will see the Headstart programs commence. This will allow the current Year 10 and 11s to have a taste of their subject selections for next year. During this, we will see our new Art Teacher, Ms Brigitte Krstic be introduced to her 2018 Studio Arts class. Ms Krstic is a highly experienced Art Teacher who will be relocating her family to Corryong. It is with great pleasure that we introduce Ms Krstic to her 2018 students. Tough Mud! Nothing but Fun and Endurance! Well done to all the students who participated in last week’s Tough Mud challenges. There was a huge array of teams that got involved and demonstrated their ‘have a go’ nature. This was a brilliant day of fun, challenge and literally ploughing through thick mud. Well done to the students who coordinated the events and activities and a huge thank you to the coordinating staff behind this day. Our huge thanks goes to Mr Warren Sinclair as the hours spent in organising such a great day goes well beyond the call of duty, making this the flawless, highly motivating and inspiring day for all. Medieval Day was a Hoot! Students got a great taste of the Medieval era thanks to Ms Ruth Hill who organised the awesome Medieval Day. Students were immersed in the art of medieval jousting and archery. It was a great day of fun and history. It would be great to see more dressing up to match this awesome day next year. For those who did dress up, wow! They dressed to impress! Thank you so much to the Parents Club and St Vincent ’s de Paul for their contributions in making this day a hit! Great work Ms Hill! The Local Open Garden Weekend Presented our Amazing SAKG and Hospitality Skills. Thank you to Kaye Laverty and Helen Marshall. Their tireless work makes these days and beyond a success. The weekend dis- played our beautiful Stephanie Alexander Garden and the delicious treats that our hospitality students prepared. We had many locals coming for coffee, cakes and lunch as well as wondering through the gorgeous garden. These days are a tribute to the hard work that goes on behind the scene with hours of work that is done outside of the normal school day. Thank you to Kaye, Helen and Leonie Wilson who run around making sure our students have access to the best, and most realistic, industry practice. All hospitality students did a great job. Well done to all and thank you to those who visited and contributed to the continuation of the SAKG and hospitality facilities. GET INVOLVED - 16 DAYS of ACTIVISM - LAUNCHING RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS Tuesday 28th will see the college’s coffee shop open to the public 12:40 - 1:40pm every day to celebrate 16 days of Activism and the launch of Respectful Relationships. Respectful Relationships is a commitment to developing resilience and exactly that; respectful relationships in our students and the local community. 16 Days of Activism, highlights the days between International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25th November) and Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign (10th December). This is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world. During this time, the coffee shop will be open to the public to serve toasties and drinks. We hope to see you all here. Thank you all in advance. Fran Heath College Principal
A BLOCK CLOSURE Just a reminder to all students that A Block is closed for VCE Exams. It will
be open again as from Thursday 23rd November. Please keep noise to a
minimum please.
Library Book Donation –
A huge thank you goes out to Louise Curven from our
Senior Campus Office. Louise has kindly donated over 100 books to the school library and Year 5 – 8 HUB. Thank you Lou, the whole school will benefit from your
kind donation.
Donations required:
We are currently seeking donations of
dirt and hay for our SAKG
gardens. If anyone could help us out it
would be greatly appreciated.
Please contact Blaire Plowman or
Kaye Laverty at the College.
F-4 HAPPENINGS
TERM
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Grandparents and Friends Day Friday 1st December - flyer sent home last week.
Foundation Transition Thursday November 30th - Transition Information Night 7pm
Friday December 1st 9am—1pm
Friday December 8th 9am—3.20pm (Full day)
Wednesday also saw the completion of the awesome Year 2/3/4 Bike Ed
program. Students, staff and parents rode their bikes safely, with all learnt
bike skills, to the Corryong Creek to participate in onsite workshops. The
students were Water Scientists for the afternoon, carrying out water quality
testing and invertebrate sampling. A huge thank you to Cathy Lebusque for
demonstrating and allowing all students to carry out all the science testing
with top notch equipment, as well as a great big thank you to the number
parents that accompanied the ride to ensure we had extra eyes and support for
our young riders. A great way to get our students out and about whilst mixing
positive attitude of having a go, fresh air, confidence with their bike skills and
brilliant learning. Well done to all the
staff that coordinated and supervised the
event.
Mathy Matt Show Monday 20th November all the students will share music, tricks, and
handy hints for making maths fun. The show will commencing in the
morning and go for approximately 50 minutes.
Jump Rope for Heart Last day of Jump Rope for Heart will be Friday 24th November.
There will be a ‘Jump Off’ on Friday morning in the sports session
9-9.30am..
A reminder that sponsorship forms are due back.
Foundation/1
Marlie from
Miss Lebner’s
Foundation/1
class would
like to share
her story about
“Stone Soup”.
Home Group Subjects Homework
Year 8 Science Rock collection
Year 9 English Writing folio
Year 9/10 All subjects Exam revision
Later Years news
Head Start This week has seen our Year 11s undertake exams in all subjects. Congratulations to all for taking this seriously. Next week our current Year 10s and 11s embark on the Head Start program whereby students will be in their Year 11 and 12 2018 classes with their new teachers. If your child is planning on being absent during this week a parent/guardian must contact the College for attendance purposes. The student must also arrange with their 2018 teacher to collect required work that will be missed. However we encourage all to attend this week. Year 11s final day of school for 2017 is Friday 24th November.
Year 12 Graduation Year 12 will celebrate thirteen years of schooling next Friday at the Youth Club Hall. A jukebox has been booked for the evening to encourage all to stay and enjoy the night. BYO beverages.
Mrs Edwards requires Year 12 helpers (or parents) to set up the tables, chairs and decorate the hall from 1:30pm on Thursday 23rd November. The more assistance the quicker it will be done. Students are also required to assist in the pack up of this event.
Nadia Edwards and Helen Marshall
What a day it was at Tough Mud Corryong 2017, a day that is fast becoming one of the highlight of the Corryong College
year. Over 150 students jumped, crawled, slid and climbed their way through over 20 obstacles to prove that they were tough
enough. This years event was once again designed and run by the students themselves, highlighting just what amazing
students we have. A big thank you to all those that assisted in providing equipment, support and funding to make this event
possible.
Tough Mud Corryong is a major student driven fundraiser for our school and this year we raised close to $3,000. This money,
along with the money raised from last years event will go towards upgrading one of our basketball courts. Again, a massive
thank you to all those families that donated money—student prizes will be ordered shortly and should arrive in the coming
weeks.
OUR TOP FUNDRAISERS
PIPPA GALBRAITH JACK MCLEAN PHOENIX STAFRACE
THE ORGANISERS
FUN & FITNESS TOUGH MUD
ULTIMATE
A big thank you to St Vincent De Paul and Parents Club
for their contribution of this fantastic day. The students
thoroughly enjoyed the dressing up and re enactment of
the medieval days.
Thank you also to Miss Hill for organising this great
event to happen.
Corryong Op Shop Volunteers Thank you for your interest in supporting our Op Shop as a volunteer. Our Op Shop supports our three local schools by providing regular, much needed funds for equipment that would not be purchased through the general budget, while providing a service to the wider community. Please fill out your details below: Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….. Address: …………………………………………………………………………………….……………….. Phone: ………………..……………… Email: ……………………………………………………………... Please indicate below in what way you would like to be involved (Tick all relevant boxes)
Working in the shop – shop Working in the shop – sorting Rag cutting Committee member Emergency relief (Your name and phone number would appear on the roster)
Your Preference for Work
I like to work alone I like to work with others
What is your availability? (Tick all relevant boxes) Monday ¨ Morning ¨ Afternoon Tuesday ¨ Morning ¨ Afternoon Wednesday ̈ Morning ¨ Afternoon Thursday ¨ Morning ¨ Afternoon Friday ¨ Morning ¨ Afternoon Saturday ¨ Morning ¨ Once a week ¨ Once a fortnight ¨ Once a month ¨ Bi-monthly ¨ Other ………………. Please indicate any other special requirements; for example “I would like to work with …” ……………………………………………………………..…………………………………………..……… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….. Thank you for your interest. Any enquiries should be directed to Sally Permezel, Roster Co-Ordinator ph: 0418 474 995 [email protected]; School Representative Name: …………………………..……… Contact Number: ………….………...……
