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Bulletin

31st MAY 2019 ISSUE NO. 6

Excellence in Inclusive Education

Address: 2 Berend St, Hampton East VIC 3188

Phone: 9555 6142

Website: www.berendale.vic.edu.au

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From the Principal

Dear Parents & Carers,

I would like to congratulate all our school leaders who received their badges at this week’s school assembly. These students

show enormous pride in our school and consistently model our school values in all their interactions.

School Captains: Petros Christou and Isabella Joy

Vice Captains: Hasib Khan and Jonathon Summers

Sport Captain: Sean Weiss

Sport Vice Captain: Harry Smith

Art Captain: Recce Schneider

As a school community we are continually working

alongside our students as they participate, share their

ideas and represent our school to the wider school

community.

CLUBS:

Tuesday morning Swim Club continues to be well attended. The new Breakfast Club, run on Tuesday and Friday mornings at

8.30am is gaining popularity with both students and staff. We are very grateful to our wonderful staff who volunteer their

time to supervise these morning programs.

Tech Club is also a favourite with our students, on Thursday afternoons from 3.00 – 4pm, students remain at school and

participate in robotics, 3D printing and coding. Our fabulous Educational Support staff

provide extra supervision and support for this program each Thursday.

Our successful before and after school programs provide a terrific buzz and energy

around the school for both students and staff.

Jennifer Hamilton

Principal

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Key Dates

Curriculum Day

Tuesday 11th June

School Council

Wednesday 19th June

6pm-8pm

Years 7 and 8 Camp Manyung

26th-28th June

Reports Published on Compass

Friday 28th June

Last Day of Term 2

Friday 28th June

2pm finish

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Get to Know Our Berendale Staff

By Hasib, Eden, Harrison and Tim 12B

Mr Ben Clancy

What is your job in Berendale School?

Classroom teacher. I teach Year 9 and Physical Education.

What do you like about Berendale School?

Since I’m new to the school, I like how all the students and staff have

been very nice and friendly towards me.

What is your favourite topic to teach?

I have really been enjoying coaching the basketball team. We have 3

great teams across Years 7, 8 and 9.

What do you like to do outside of school?

I enjoy going to the football to support Hawthorn. I also like watching TV series on Netflix.

What is your favourite memory of high school?

My favourite memory of high school was the lifelong friendships I made through the sporting teams.

Miss Madeleine Scally

What is your job at Berendale School?

Social worker.

What do you like about Berendale School?

I like the inclusive community.

What does your typical day look like?

Making sure students feel happy and included.

What do you like to do outside of school?

I like to play with my cat and watch Doctor Who.

What is your favourite memory of high school?

Being involved in theatre with my friends.

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Take Home Readers

To all Y7 and Y8 parents, please look out for a blue reader folder in

your child's schoolbag. Inside the folder you will find a text for

your child to read, a reading journal and some activities to

complete after reading.

As well as being able to read the words in a text, it is important for

children to be able to comprehend and make sense of what they

read. To support this, we would like students to complete one

activity each week from this list and record it in their reading

journal.

Your child’s classroom teacher has discussed this with them, so

they know what the expectations are. The activities compliment

what we are teaching in class. If you have any questions regarding

this, please feel free to speak to your child’s classroom teacher.

Please make sure that your child brings the folder to school every day so we can do some activities in class and change their readers regularly. Sarah Storey Literacy Team Leader

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Visits to the Local Galleries

Recently, Years 11 and 12 students attended some public art spaces in their community. They

visited the exhibition, Planet Robobop in the Year 2149, at the Kingston Arts G3 gallery. In the

following week, they participated in a design workshop at the National Gallery of Victoria. They

undertook travel training, learned behavioural expectations and explored how to engage with

the diverse collection of artworks in the spaces. Also, these opportunities provided them with

inspiration and ideas for their portfolio when they returned to their classroom.

Andy Ding—Art Teacher

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3D Printer in Action!

Our 3D printer is now fully installed and has been busy producing student projects. Students

have been using Tinkercad software to design a personalised keyring and some prototypes.

After, they printed their work on the 3D printer. It has been an incredibly exciting process for

our students to glean over and watch their work being built and printed. We look forward to

seeing what our students will design and produce next!

Andy Ding—Technology Teacher

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Term 2 Weekly Extracurricular Programs

Monday Sport Club

Lunchtime @ Basketball Court

Tuesday Swimming Sport Club

Before school 8am-9am @ Pool

Sport Club

Lunchtime @ Oval

Wednesday Music Club

Lunchtime @ Music Room

Sport Club

Lunchtime @ Oval

Thursday Art Club

Lunchtime @ Art Room

Tech Club

After school 3pm-4pm @ Tech Suite

Friday Music Club

Lunchtime @ Music Room

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Woolworths Earn & Learn

It’s back again!

Simply shop at any Woolworths store between 1st May and 29th June and collect

a sticker for every $30 spent.

Fill in a sticker sheet, available in store and online. And return the sticker sheets to the box at the general office.

Each sticker is a point that Berendale can put towards new resources for the school.

Thank you for your support.

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Address: 2 Berend St, Hampton East VIC 3188

Phone: 9555 6142

Website: www.berendale.vic.edu.au

The Berendale Bulletin was created by students and staff of the Berendale

School Community.

Student Editor: Timothy and Harrison 12B