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Apr 12-29 Year 7 Swim-Survive Program period
18-22 Year 9 City Experience - (9A,B,C,D & E)
25 Anzac Day Public Holiday
27 2017 US/NASA Advanced Space
Academy Tour Informaon Evening
7-8pm - Performing Arts Centre
May 3 Year 7 2017 Open Night
6:00-9:30pm—EDSC Sports Centre
4 Sta Professional Development
Workshop Day - ALL students
dismissed at 12:40pm
9-13 NAPLAN test week (Year 7 & 9)
19 Athlecs Carnival - ALL students
23-27 Year 9 City Experience (9F,G,H,I & J)
Jun 2 Year 7 Immunisaons
Chickenpox and Dose 2 of HPV
6-10 Year 10 & 11 Exam week
13 Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
14 Year 9 Exams
17
Assessment & Reporng day for Sta
STUDENT FREE DAY
24 Last day of Term 2
Students dismissed at 2:30pm
Volume 42: Number 5, 15 April 2016
Principal’s Report
An Excing Challenge
Aer being in an Acng Principal capacity in Term 1, the
rst day of this week - the start of a new, fresh Term,
held a personally excing element for me as I
commenced my role as substanve Principal of EastDoncaster Secondary College.
Aer being a teacher, leading teacher and Assistant
Principal at various stages over my thirteen year tenure
at this College, I would rstly like to say to our College
community that the opportunity to assume the posion
of College Principal is an enormous honour, challenge
and privilege.
The prospect of connuing to work with the members
of the East Doncaster community to achieve excellencein all aspects of school life is an excing one and I look
forward to meeng that challenge in all aspects that
the Principal’s role will aord me.
As a College Principal, rst and foremost I am an
educator with a passion for teaching and learning. I will
endeavour to connue to visibly inuence the teaching
and learning environment at EDSC so that opportunies
are connuingly created for others to make a dierence
in learning in order that our students grow as young
people and ourish as members of our local and globalcommunies.
My focus, as a leader, is set rmly on empowering
others, helping them idenfy their areas for growth and
being able to sustain their commitment to the
collecve good of the school community. As College
leader, I want our students to be very clear about what
I stand for, and how commied I am to their success.
The key to the pursuit of excellence in an eecve
school, I believe, is the development of a culture whereboth students, teachers and parents recognise the
potenal, capacity and value of learning and work in
partnership to make this a reality.
Important Dates
Cont’d...
East Doncaster Secondary College can truly be proud of
its recent outstanding achievements. If it is, however,
to serve the current student populaon and those of
the future, the College must be willing to acknowledge
that it is on a journey of connuous improvement and
the inherent challenges that this presents.
If you would like to discuss any element of life at East
Doncaster Secondary College, I would invite you to
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John Roberts
Principal
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contact me at the College. I look forward to discussing
our College goals and aspiraons with our community
members.
School Council 2016/17
Our newly formed School Council convened for the rstme on Wednesday 23 March.
We were very pleased to welcome our new parent
representave; Catherine Mormer
Recent School Councils have been vibrant, supporve
and focussed on creang a college that will deliver
sustained excellence in teaching and learning. The
recent compleon of the Sports Stadium and the soon
to be opened Performing Arts Centre are just two
examples of the vision our School Council has had forEast Doncaster Secondary College. I’m certain that our
current School Council will connue to work on behalf
of our enre College community to help guide us in our
connual improvement agenda.
Our School Council for 2016/17 is comprised of the
following representaves:
Parent Representaves: Malcolm Abbo (President),
Stefan Kazakis (Vice-President), Rajbans Kaur, Nick
Milani, Cyrus Tengra and Catherine Mormer
DET Representaves: John Roberts (Execuve Ocer),
Karen Boyle, Marianne Lee and Lisa Bull.
Community Members: Parents and Friends
Representave (to be conrmed) and two Student
Representaves – School Captains, Richard Sun and
Saraid Taylor
ANZAC Day Commemoraons at EDSC
The College will be commemorang ANZAC Day in anumber of ways over the next week.
Eight members of our Student Leadership Team will be
represenng the College at the Rotary Club of
Templestowe Schools’ Anzac Day Service next Thursday
at the Templestowe Reserve – involving every Primary
and Secondary School in the Manningham network. Our
School Captains will lay a wreath at the memorial
during this ceremony.
Student leaders are selling ANZAC Day badges on behalf
of the Doncaster RSL during lunch and recess breaks up
unl ANZAC Day. We will also be conducng assemblies
at the College next Friday, April 22, hosted by our
student leaders, to commemorate ANZAC Day and its
signicance for our naon.
It has become a proud tradion at East Doncaster for us
to respect the eorts of our service personnel
throughout numerous conicts and connue to
encourage our young people to strive to be global
cizens commied to the ideals of world peace.
Student Achievement - State Swimming Finals
It was very pleasing to see that the East Doncaster SC
Swimming Team enjoyed such a successful day at the
EMR Finals held at Ringwood Aquanaon pool in the
last week of Term 1. Our team competed to a very high
standard on the day to achieve our goal of a top ten
regional nish.
This result means that we will have two of our
outstanding swimmers, Kayla Costa and Emilia Doherty
represenng our College in the upcoming SSV StateSwimming Carnival on Tuesday 19 April. This will be
complimented by having Josh Sist, Pyper Byrne and
Ellyse Byrne represent the College on Wednesday 20
April in the diving component of the State Finals. This is
a great achievement by all of these students and I wish
them all the best for their parcipaon in such a
presgious compeon next week.
To compliment this, it is also exceponally pleasing to
note that Kayla Costa parcipated in the Australian Age
Naonal Swimming Championship last week inAdelaide, winning gold in the 14 years Buery and 16
year 4x100m relay – congratulaons to Kayla for her
superb eorts and achievements!
Our Director of Sport, Michael James, has included a
more detailed report of the Swimming Carnivals within
this Newsleer.
The me for our ‘High School Musical On Stage’ school
producon draws near, and we are inving you to come
and witness your fellow peers perform their rendion
of the story we all know and love.
Performed in the brand new Performing Arts Centre
from 18 - 21 May 2016, details will be available on our
College website. Be sure to book your ckets via
TryBooking using the link below. First in best dressed,so hurry!
hps://www.trybooking.com/KVUC
The Producon Team
High School Musical On Stage
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Good quality second hand uniforms are available for
purchase between the hours of 9am-1pm every day.
We appreciate all the generous donaons, however we
are unable to accept any more uniform donaons at
the moment as our cupboard is bursng at the seams.
Rose Howarth
School Nurse
Term 2 2016 - Uniform reminder
All students are required to have the EDSC School bag
as they are a part of the standard College Uniform. Youcan purchase very cheap ‘nearly’ new bags from the
second hand uniform shop between the hours of 9am-
1pm daily. There are also new bags available to be
purchased at the General Oce for $43.
All students are to wear the complete school uniform
both at school and on their way to and from school.
This is a reminder that in Term 2 our students should be
wearing their winter uniform. Please refer to the
College Uniform Policy.
If you know anyone who is interested in enrolling their
child at EDSC they are welcome to aend our Open
Night on Tuesday 3 May in the EDSC Sports Centre.
No bookings are required and escorted tours of the
school will commence from 6pm. The Principal’s
address will be held at 7:30pm.
Open Night for prospective parents
Prospecve parents who would like to see the “school
at work” can book a school tour online through
Trybooking.com.
Tours will take place on selected Tuesday and Thursday
mornings from 9:15-10:15am and bookings are
essenal.
To book, click on the link via the home page of the EDSC
website.
You can also click on the following link :-
hp://www.trybooking.com/Booking/
BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=179832
School Tours for prospective parents
Second hand Uniform Shop
Parents and Friends report
SAVE THE DATE – AGM & NEXT MEETING
The Parents & Friends Commiee will be holding its
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING next Monday 18 April at7:30pm in The John Landy Centre. All commiee
posions will be declared vacant, including President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Communicaons
Ocer and General Members.
It is a very rewarding and enjoyable experience being
on this commiee with many dedicated and
knowledgeable people. We meet monthly to discuss
school related topics and receive valuable input from
our Principal. We have all made a lot of new friends
and each acvity has proved to be a fun and enjoyableexperience for all involved.
Please consider being a part of this dynamic team in
2016.
COMING SOON - The NEW 2016/2017 Entertainment
Book.
Watch this space…
Health Centre News
Dates of Year 7 Immunisations
2 June Chickenpox and Dose 2 of HPV
14 Sept. Dose 3 of HPV and catch up
program for absentees.
Rose Howarth
School Nurse
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ADVANCED SPACE ACADEMY US/NASA SPACE CAMP
TOUR 2017 - INFORMATION EVENING
The College is holding an oponal opportunity for
interested students (and their parents) who are
considering applying for the 2017 tour.
This informaon session, on the proposed 2017 Space
Camp will outline the applicaon process, program,
inerary and indicave cost to parents and prospecve
tourers (students).
There will be an opportunity for parents and students
to ask quesons.
This tour is primarily aimed at current Year 9 & 10
students, with Year 8 students welcome to apply.
Aendance at this Informaon Evening will not
inuence the selecon prospects of applicants.
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Performing Arts Centre (PAC)
Starng at 7:00 pm
Information Evening - US/NASA Space
Camp Tour
Kim Schwarz
Maths/Science Teacher
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Students from Year 7 to 9 are invited to join the "Study
Sessions" on Tuesday nights from 3.30pm - 4.30pm in
the 400 block.
Please ll in and return the aached Permission Slip if
you want your student to aend.
If you have any quesons about these sessions please
speak to Ms Polidano.
Middle School Study Sessions Years 7-9
Cont’d...
Middle School Staff
Middle School News
Head of Middle School
Kate Leaumont
Year 7 Coordinators
Lily Trist
Amy Neelbeck
Year 8 Coordinators
Sally Polidano
Bre Lamb
Year 9 Coordinators
Errin Wilson
Jonathan Davies
Camp was terric. We had many acvies such as
mountain biking, skate boarding, giant swing, surng,
canoeing and much more. My personal favorite was
surng because it required persistence and resilience.
You had to be persistent because you had to keep
trying to x your mistakes on the suroard, and you
had to be resilient and not give up.
At Anglesea Recreaonal Camp I made many new
friends by sing at their table during meals and
introducing myself to them. I also met new people from
other classes by sing at the BBQ area and introducing
myself to people there. I think it was a good idea for
students to sit on tables with new people. On camp I
made a stronger bond with my cabin mates. Not only
did we hang out at lunch mes or math classes, but we
lived together for a few days. This meant we got to
know more about them, their fears and what ischallenging for them. We now know more about each
other and are closer friends than before. Year 7 camp
was a great experience. Camp is a memory that will live
on forever!
By Hayley Petdro 7J
Student Reports
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Year 10-12 - Senior School students -
After school Study Sessions
All students from Year 10-12 are invited to come to The
John Landy Centre aer school each night from 3.30-
5.00pm.
The "Senior School Study Sessions" are an opportunity
for students to catch up on homework, collaborate with
peers or work with teachers when they are available for
extra assistance.
Throughout the year, we hope to have many ex-
students drop by to also oer their advice and
assistance to our students when possible. Parents/
guardians please note, these are not metabled
supervision sessions for sta, any extra assistance
oered is done in addion to the normal aer school
requirements for our teachers.
I would like to thank sta in advance for their oer of
support.
If you have any quesons about these sessions please
speak to Ms Catalano.
Year 10 students are reminded that Work Experience
arrangement forms are due on 15 April and 10 June.
Students are expected to complete two dierent one
week placements. Many students have secured a
posion, which is wise given the compeon for places.
At least one week of work experience is to be secured
by 15 April 2016.
Janine Joosten
Work Experience Coordinator
Year 10 - Work Experience
Senior School News
Head of Senior School
Michael James
Year 10 Coordinators
Evan Jones
Gayle Dimitriadis
Year 11 Coordinators
Melissa Quintal
Paul Basford
Year 12 Coordinators
Jarrod Sturnieks
Lynee Smith
Senior School Staff Students are encouraged to use their networks to
idenfy possible employers. They are also encouraged
to use the lisngs of previous Work Experienceemployers that are available any recess and lunchme
in the Careers Room. These are grouped by occupaon.
Students are welcome to photograph relevant pages so
they can be accessed in the vacaon. They are also
welcome to speak to Ms Joosten and Ms Kennedy if
they need parcular support.
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Sports News
EDSC SUCCESS AT EASTERN REGION SWIMMING
The East Doncaster SC Swimming Team had a successfulday at the EMR Finals held at Aquanaon (Ringwood) in
the last week of Term 2.
A 30+ strong team of students (mainly consisng of
relay teams) competed outstandingly on the day to
achieve our goal of a top ten regional nish.
Considering the standard of swimming in Eastern
Region schools, this is a signicant achievement for East
Doncaster SC and one we as a school community should
be proud of.
Some notable performances from the day:
Kayla COSTA (Year 9)
1st
15 years 50m Buery
1st
12-15 years 100m Buery
1st
15 years 50m Freestyle
1st
12-15 years 100m Freestyle
Emilia
DOHERTY
(Year 9)
1st
15 years
50m
Breaststroke
Both Kayla and Emilia will
represent EDSC in the SSV State
Swimming Carnival on Tuesday
19 April – well done to both
these outstanding young
swimmers! Also, we will have Josh SIST, Pyper BYRNE
and Ellyse BYRNE represenng EDSC on the day aer in
the diving component of the State Finals, we wish them
the best of luck also!
SUCCESS FOR KAYLA AT THE NATIONAL SWIMMING
CHAMPIONSHIP!
On the back of her performances for EDSC, Kayla
COSTA parcipated in the Australian Age Naonal
Swimming Championship last week in Adelaide.
It is my great pleasure to announce that Kayla won gold
in the 14 years Buery and 16 year 4x100m relay –
well done, Kayla!
This is a signicant achievement for Kayla, who is a
talented sportswoman with a big future in her chosen
sport - all members of the EDSC community are proud
of what she has achieved and wish her the best of luck
in the future!
CHISHOLM ‘CHEETERS’ WIN THE 2016 EDSC HOUSE
CROSS COUNTRY
In perfect weather condions, the 2016 EDSC House
Cross Country was held at Ruey Lake Park in the last
week of Term 1.
In a day full of outstanding athlec endeavour, the
Chisholm ‘Cheeters’ (748pts) led the eld in a
compeve days cross country ahead of Bradman
‘Brumbies’ (570pts), Dunlop ‘Dragons’ (488pts) and
Sutherland ‘Scorpions’ (435pts) who lled out the
minor placings.
Overall, it was great to see high levels of enthusiasm
from all Middle School students and those Senior
School students who took me out of their busy
schedule to run in an aempt to qualify for the
Whitehorse Division Cross Country in two weeks.
From an individual perspecve, the year level results
are as follows:
Year 7 Girls
1st
– Kristy ARULRAJAH
2nd
– Elisha COX
3rd
– Petra EDWARDS
Year 7 Boys
1st – Krisan ZALAC
2nd
– Luke MCMANUS
3rd
– Con MOUTAFIS
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Michael James
Director of Sport
Year 8 Girls
1st
– Chloe LOK
2nd
– Hannah SENIOR
3rd
– Chrisna D’ORAZIO
Year 8 Boys
1st
– Luke KNIGHT
2nd
– Wen Kang LOH
3rd
– Brendan DU
Year 9 Girls
1st
– Gemma POTTER
2nd
– Chloe LEAUMONT
3rd
– Daphne WONG
Year 9 Boys
1st
– Erfan NASIRI
2nd
– Emanuel EMMANOUILIDIS
3rd
– Nick SCALA
Senior Girls
1st
– Caitlyn YEE
Senior Boys
1st
– Brendan LEE
2nd
– Brendan LIM
3
rd
– Bre MACISSAC
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VCAL Students Learn to be Safe
On 22 March VCAL students aended a road safety
event at the new campus of Box Hill Instute at Lilydale.
The event was
sponsored by atEAST
and local Rotary clubs
and presented by RYDA.
Students learned about
the ways to ancipate
risks and avoid crashes.They heard ‘Genevieve’s
Story’, that of a local girl
who died with her friend in an accident. Students met a
young man in ‘Aer the Crash’ who had been seriously
injured in a crash and whose life and abilies have been
changed forever. Car safety and stopping distances
were the focus of demonstraons by professional road
safety instructors.
This was a valuable opportunity for students to prepare
to be safe road users. Our thanks is extended to local
Rotary Clubs and atEAST for their support.
VCAL Students hone their gardening skills
As part of the
program to
contribute to the
community,
VCAL students
undertook to
plant around 600
Kangaroo Paws
and a number of owering eucalyptus trees in the
surrounds of the new Performing Arts Centre.
Their skills improved as the day progressed and
students certainly displayed great teamwork and
communicaon skills.
Special thanks to AngieNianiakos who spent the
day with the students
and to Don Dobson for
Careers News
providing this opportunity. We
hope that the whole community
enjoys the gardens and
landscaping that the VCAL
students helped to create.
Year 10 Work Experience
Year 10 students are due to have one of their Work
Experience placements organised by today, 15 April
2016.
The Careers sta were o campus on Friday 15 April2016, so students are asked to hand any outstanding
forms in to the Careers Oce on Monday 18 April 2016.
Any students who are having diculty obtaining a
placement are asked to see Mrs Joosten in the next
week.
Congratulaons to all those students who have
organised one or both placements. Also, thanks to
families who provide valuable support to students in
nding an employer.
VCAL News
Janine Joosten
VET & VCAL Coordinator
Janine Joosten
Work Experience Coordinator
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Humanities News
Much has been happening in the Humanies faculty
over the last few weeks of Term 1.
Year 8 Coast Fieldwork Trip
On March 9 we went on a
eldwork trip to coastal towns of
Port Phillip Bay. We visited
Sandringham, Seaford, Half Moon
Bay and Paerson River.
At each of these sites we
observed dierent coastal
landforms and processes. We made use of oursurroundings to collect data for our Fieldwork Report.
The day was interesng and a great experience which
gave us the opportunity to educate ourselves about the
local beaches. We were able to learn about some of the
coastal management pracces in place and talk about
the changing environment.
Overall we had a good and producve day outdoors,
with a parcular highlight being the food at Half Moon
Bay.
Wrien by Year 8H
Year 9 ANZAC Centenary Schools Link Project
Students in both Year 9G and 9J will begin liaising with
students from our French link school Le Lycee Jean
Racine. These students will be immersing themselves in
the study of World War One in the next few weeks as
we prepare for ANZAC Day commemoraons. As part of
the curriculum for Term Two they will look into the
causes of and impact of World War One. A parcularfocus of ours is to study the experiences that our
soldiers had when ghng overseas.
Le Lycee Jean Racine established in 1988, is a secondary
school, situated approximately 40kilometres south-east
of Amiens and 100km north of Paris. This is in the heart
of the Western Front, where a signicant number of
Australian’s fought and lost their lives from 1914-1918.
The Lycée has a student populaon of approximately
750 students (some students are boarders), including a
few students from abroad.
As part of our studies the two classes will communicate
rst via leer and then via a blog to discuss how
communies commemorate their fallen and to learn
from students who are situated in the towns where
much of the ghng took place. On 25 April, thestudents of the Lycee will also be remembering French
and Australian soldiers who lost their lives as they
aend services in their own community. This is a rich
learning opportunity for our students, who would
otherwise not be able to access informaon from the
World War One baleelds.
We are looking forward to the next stage of the project
as we begin to make connecons.
Lucy Marshall
Humanies Teacher
Year 10 History Holocaust Museum visit
Year 10 History classes have been looking at the Rise of
Nazi Germany and visited the Jewish Holocaust
Museum in Elsternwick to gain a deeper understanding
of this period of History. Students watched and
discussed a documentary, listened to a survivor’s
tesmony, and were given a guided tour of theMuseum displays. Students were moved and inspired
by stories of survivors of the Holocaust and their
message “ we are all human beings”.
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Our school’s purpose is to develop passionate learners
who are crical thinkers with the condence and
capability to engage in the global community.
Care and Compassion, Curiosity, Excellence, Fairness,
Resilience, Respect and Teamwork are the core values
that underpin the culture of our school as we embrace
the challenges of 21st
Century learning.
Creating a Culture of Curiosity
The College is conscious of the need to
provide an ecient process for
families to be able to buy and sell their
second-hand textbooks and other
student resources.
We would like to inform you of the College’s new
iniave to provide parents with the ability to tradethese second-hand items via the Sustainable School
Shop. www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au
Please click here for further informaon regarding
buying and selling books via the Sustainable School
Shop. Secondhand Textbook Trading User Guide
Refer to informaon further in the newsleer and the
School website under Parent Informaon.
Second hand Book Sales
PLEASE NOTE: It is important to name your students’
jumpers/jackets!
If a student loses their jumper/jacket and it has their
FULL name CLEARLY marked, if it is found it will be
returned directly to the student during class.
These jumpers are expensive and there are many le
around the College grounds aer sport and aer
lunch. Wherever possible, they will be returned if they
are labelled with the student’s full name.
School jumpers/jackets
Have you applied for the Camps, Sports
and Excursions Fund (CSEF)?
Parents are reminded that if you hold a valid means-
tested concession card or are a temporary foster
parent, you may be eligible for the CSEF. A special
consideraon category also exists for asylum seeker
and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the
school to use towards expenses relang to camps,
excursions or sporng acvies for the benet of your
child.
The annual CSEF amount per student is:
$225 for secondary school students
How to Apply:-
Refer to the aached CSEF applicaon form, collect a
form from the College or download from the CSEF
website. Applicaons close 3 June 2016.
Further Informaon:-
For the CSEF applicaon closing dates and more
informaon, please see:
Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
Student Lunches
Just a reminder to parents that we are unable to deliver
lunches to students during school me. If your student
has forgoen their lunch, it can be le at the General
Oce but it is the student’s responsibility to come andcollect it. (They do not always hear the PA
announcements). Hot or Take-away food is not
appropriate to be le.
Our canteen is open at Breakfast, Morning Tea and
Lunch mes every day.
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Payments to the College
Students can make payments at the following mes:
8:00am-8:45am, recess, lunch and aer school.
Parents may make payments from 8:00am-4:00pm.
When making payments in cash please ensure that the
correct money is enclosed in the payment envelope ,
as many students do not come to collect their change.
All payments for excursions must also include the
permission form in the payment envelope and be
returned to the general oce prior to the excursion
payment due date. Parents are reminded that receipts
for payments are no longer being issued. A statement
showing payments made will be provided upon request
from the General Oce. For payments that are tax
deductable, receipts will be posted home. If a parent
requires a printed receipt, this must be requested in
wring on the payment envelope. Receipts will be
posted within 14 days of the transacon.
Do not hesitate to contact the General Oce if youhave any enquires regarding the College Charges or if
your account details have changed.
Late passes
Students arriving late must go straight to the General
Oce to sign themselves in via the Compass Kiosk
otherwise they will be recorded as absent. Students
must carry their EDSC Compass Student Card with
them at all mes. It is necessary to use this card to
sign in and out via the Compass Kiosk. If a student has
lost/misplaced their card they must replace it by placing
an order online through Compass.
Students will not be permied to leave class and sign
out without presenng a note from a parent/guardian
to their teacher or having an approval on Compass.
This note needs to be put in the box beside the Kiosk in
the General Oce when the student signs out. An
approval can be loaded on Compass instead of
providing a note, however this must be loaded before
the me of the student’s departure.
PLEASE REMIND ALL STUDENTS THAT THEY MUSTCARRY THEIR STUDENT/LIBRARY CARDS WITH THEM
AT ALL TIMES.
ALL students must sign in/out with their card at the
General Oce when they are arriving late or leaving
early for any reason.
All Student Library Cards from last year will connue
working unl students receive their new 2016 cards in
the coming weeks.
The cards are also used for any student photocopying
that is done at school.
Student/Library Cards
Student Absences
If a student is unable to aend school, is going to be
late or needs to leave early ……………..
The school must be informed of ALL absences, whether
it be illness, appointments, holidays or any other
reason. You can do this via the following opons.
The easiest way is to log in to Compass with your
Parent Login and ADD A PARENT APPROVAL .
Calling the absence line BEFORE 8:30am on the
day of the absence. Phone: 9842 2244 (dial
opon 1)
Sending a note with the student for early
departures. Teachers will not allow students out
of class without a note or an approval on
Compass.
Any unexplained absences will be followed up with an
SMS nocaon if their child/ren are absent without an
explanaon. Please do not reply to this SMS as this
service is not available.
Phone messages from students will not be accepted.
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Parent Details
Parents and guardians are reminded that the
Department of Educaon and Early Childhood
Development does not provide personal accident
insurance for students while at school or during any
school related acvity including camps and excursions.
Parents and guardians are responsible for paying the
cost of medical treatment for injured students,
including any transport costs. Student accident
insurance policies are available from some commercial
insurers. These cover a range of medical expenses not
covered by Medicare or private health insurance. It is
also highly recommended that families have Ambulance
Victoria Membership Cover if it is not included in yourprivate health cover. Ambulance costs are very
expensive and are not covered by Medicare.
Student Accident Insurance
Have you moved house or changed phone numbers?
If so, please remember to ll in a ‘Change of Details’
form (aached to the newsleer). A form can also be
collected from the General Oce. Please return this
form as soon as possible. It is important that we haveyour most current details for general purposes and in
case of an emergency. It is also important that you
keep your mobile phone and email address details up
to date on Compass. This is to ensure you do not miss
out on vital informaon including student aendance
alerts.
All parents can view Reports and upcoming events/
excursions that are occurring at the College by vising
the Compass Portal.
Please remember to log on regularly to check the latest
news, update aendances and use Compass to contact
teachers if needed.
All parents should have their Parent Compass Login
details. If you do not have these details, please contactthe college on 9842 2244 and we can email or re-post
this for you.
We would like to remind Parents and Students that it is
the students’ responsibility to ensure that their locker is
securely locked at all mes.
Students who have not arranged to supply a suitable
padlock for their locker will be asked to purchase one
from the General Oce.
All students from Year 7 to 12 have an iPad or laptop
for school work. Please refer to the 1-to-1 Learning
Program policy for further informaon on Caring for 1-
to-1 devices. Replacement combinaon padlocks are
for sale throughout the year from the General Oce for
$20.
The school will not be held responsible for
items that are not properly secured in
lockers.
Student Locker Security
Students are reminded that the Canteen is open before
school from 8.30am unl 8.45am, then again at Recessand Lunchme only.
Students will not be served while classes are in
progress.
Canteen Hours
Excursion/Sporting Event reminder
Please be reminded that all students in Years 7-10 are
required to aend classes if they return from an
Excursion/Sporng event early. They are required to
aend classes even if the event has nished earlier thanexpected. They are required to stay unl 3:15pm.
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Year end is in sight and now is the time to consider buying and selling second-hand textbooks.
Sustainable School Shop provides the second-hand textbook trading system for the school. Our school’s 2016
booklist/textbook information for years 7-12 has been uploaded and is ready to use on the Sustainable School
Shop website. To get started, go to www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au and either register as a parent or log-in if
you’re already registered.
Buying second-hand textbooks
Click Find Books, select your booklist, and tick the boxes of the books you need. The system will show you the cor-
rect second-hand books to buy. Click Member With Most Matches to see who has most of these books, or click
Cheapest Books. You'll receive Ad Match emails when newly listed books match your wanted ads.
Selling second-hand textbooks
Get your books home and list them for sale asap. Click Sell Books and follow the prompts, the system will assist ad
construction and provides a pricing guide. Write the availability date in your ads if your books are still being used.
To sell books that are not on your old booklist, please click MyAds/Create Ads and follow the prompts.
Other tips
Searching for second-hand textbooks begins as soon as the new booklists are distributed.
People with wanted ads always get first choice of the newly listed books for sale.
Be mindful to price your books reasonably, this is a competitive marketplace.
Don't make special trips when collecting books, just fit it into your normal routine.
Only buy second-hand workbooks that have not been written in.
Many book suppliers have very good returns polices that will enable you to continue looking for second-hand texts,
even after submitting your new book order - check your suppliers returns policy.
Be considerate to others by delisting your ads promptly as your books sell - this assists everyone using the service.
To delist log-in click the red Delist button and then the sold button on the right side of your ad.
Please remember, by recycling your textbooks you are helping another family in our school community.
We trust this is of assistance and wish you well for the coming trading season.
Regards,
Sustainable School Shop
http://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au/http://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au/http://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au/
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