From the Principal Welcome back to students, staff and families. The start of term
has been very busy, but students have settled in very well to their
new classrooms and met their new teachers. We look forward
to an exciting year ahead. Our first reports for the year will be
going out in week 7. These are a quick snapshot of how your
child has started. We encourage you to come along to collect the
report and talk to teachers about your child’s progress.
We welcome the following new staff this year:
Miss Gabby Adams – Humanities
Miss Isobel King – Languages, Science, Textiles
In leadership roles this term we have the following:
Gill Berriman – P – Oversee whole school strategic direction and
planning
Ben Bannister – AP – Oversee whole school operations -
daily running and systems, respectful relationships
Teena Dunstan – AP – Oversee curriculum, teaching and learning
Andrew Moore – AP – Oversee school initiatives
(My Education, Positive Education, Collective Ed)
Andrew Dilger – AST oversee grade 8 and Flexible learning
programs
Pete Goward – AST oversee grade 9 and community engagement
Adrian Eberle – AST 10/11/12 coordinator, 11/12 extension
project manager
Tom Robinson – AST oversee grade 7 and Bayview Sports High
Performance program
Liv Stevens - Grade 7 coordinator
Dale Wickham – Grade 8 coordinator
Tullia Chung-Tilley – Grade 9 coordinator
Mel Collet – Grade 10 coordinator
Abi Roberts – Support Teacher
Key Dates for Term 1
MARCH
Mon 4-8 Gratitude Week
Tues 5 Career Café 1.00pm-1.30pm
Wed 6 Gr 10 Immunisation forms due back
Mon 11 Public Holiday-Eight Hour Day
Tues 12 Big Day Out-CBD and Hobart
11/12 Moderation-Student Free Day
Wed 13 School Association Meeting School Café
3.30-4.30pm
Thurs 14 Girls Group-Eastside Activities Centre
Fri 15 AFL 9’s School Challenge at Cornelian Bay
Tues 19 Career Café 1.00pm-1.30pm
Report collection/Barbeque-School Café
3.10-6.00pm
Wed 20 Grade 9 GROWTH Excursion
Thurs 21 Surf Lifesaving School Sports
Fri 22 Dance North performance for Dance Class
Mon 25 Immunisations-Grade 7
Tasmanian Schools Surfing Championships
Tues 26 Big Day Out-CBD and Hobart
Thurs 28 BSC Swimming Carnival-Glenorchy Pool
Fri 29 Sports & Rec Expo
Sat 30 Clarence Plains HARVEST festival
APRIL
Tues 2 Career Café
Wed 3 Grade 9 Excusion-Grote Reber Museum
10.45am-2.55p
Fri 5 Tourism Excursion Macq 01Walking Tour/
Red Decker Tour
Thurs 11 Students last day of Term 1
Fri 12 K-10 Moderation Day-Student Free Day
Key Dates for Term 2
Mon 29 First Day Term 2
Issue 1 4 March 2019
School support team 2019:
Social Worker - Ella Sheedy – Every day except Tuesday
School Psychologist – Kieran Murphy – Tuesday, Friday
School Nurse – Sallyann Lees – Monday and Wednesday
Duty of care issues:
*Student drop off/pick up – Parents/Carers please use the top car park near the gym rather than the staff carpark
unless you need to come into the office. Please avoid dropping students off in high traffic areas. Drivers please drive
cautiously at all times when on our grounds! Students do not always have great road sense.
*Students who ride a bike should provide a helmet for their own safety. Students who need a helmet should see staff
as we have access to helmets through a community program. Students on scooters, although not legally required to
wear a helmet, should use designated paths and take care when crossing roads.
**Please talk to your child about crossing roads in designated areas. Due to the quick increase in size of our
school the mornings in particular are much busier than in the past. Students must adhere to road rules and behave in
a safe and respectful manner at all times on their way to and from school.
**A reminder that our staff car park is out of bounds to students for their own safety.
Message from the School association
“Please come along to join if you are a new parent. You will have more of a say in how we improve our school and
it’s a great way to improve your understanding of how the school operates and our plans for the future. We value the
support of parents on the association – which is much more active these days supporting the school with fund raising
and events. The commitment is 6-8 meetings a year with the option to join event planning and fundraising if you are
able to.” NEXT meeting – Wednesday 13 March – School Café (off staff car park) from 3.30 – 4.30pm.
Please come along and bring a friend!
Gill Berriman
Book Club is back!
Now the school year is back in full swing, Mrs Milne
has started the ball rolling with monthly Book Club
meetings in the library. A group of students from
various grades came together last week to share
what they’re currently reading and chat about what
they particularly liked about their selection. As usual,
Mrs Milne provided a home-baked snack for
participants – and as usual it was a highlight on the
day! The next Bayview Book Club will take place in
March and students from right across the school are
encouraged to come along and take part.
Middle Years Literacy Project
2019 is the second year of the Middle Years Literacy Project
and students at Bayview Secondary College are being provided
ongoing opportunities to improve their writing craft as part of
this great initiative that also involves students at Rokeby,
Clarendon Vale, Lauderdale and South Arm primary schools.
As part of the MYLP, the Bayview Association schools have
teamed up with The Story Island Project who will provide an
ongoing series of writing activities for students throughout the
year. As well as these activities being available to teachers for
use in classes, the Story Island tasks will be published via
Facebook and school newsletters so families can stay
connected to the kind of learning opportunities being offered
at school, and students have the option of working through them at home as well. This term, students in
years 7-10 will also be completing an online writing assessment that will help inform teachers as to the
areas of most need when it comes to student writing. If you’ve got any questions about the Middle Years
Literacy Project, please call 6247 7800 and ask for Mr Warren.
Report Collection Evening – Tuesday 19 March (3.10pm- 6pm)
Parents and carers are invited to come to the school and collect reports
from Home Group/Subject teachers at any time between 3.10pm and 6pm.
This will take place in our School Café where refreshments and BBQ will
be available.
We encourage all parents and carers to take this opportunity to come into
the School on an informal basis and meet with teachers.
If you are unable to attend the report collection evening your child’s teacher(s) will make contact with you
to discuss the report. The report will then be sent home with your child.
Should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us here at the School.
CAREER CAFÉ 19 February
Simon and Jillian visited on Tuesday 19 February to talk about a career with Tasmanian Police. Simon and
Jillian were able to share with our students the pathway to being in the police force and graduating and
outlined some of the requirements that are needed to apply. These include having a driver licence, having a
good base of physical fitness and having a clean social media profile.
For more information https://recruitment.police.tas.gov.au/
Tasmania Police have launched a 4 day, live in residential for Grade 11 students – please contact Andrew
Moore at Bayview Secondary College on 6247 7800 for more information.
TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER FLAG
Thanks to a funding grant from the Office of the
Premier, we now have a new flag pole that allows
Bayview Secondary College to fly the Torres
Strait Islander flag, along with the Aboriginal and
Australian flags. We are grateful for the support
from Will Hodgman and his office.
Shelby Eaton and Harley Lovell, part of our
‘events team’, raised the Torres Strait Islander
flag for the first time.
My Education
Our overarching intention and purpose with My Education at Bayview Secondary College is to:
Engage and connect with industry, agencies, partners, organisations and the community to create meaningful
pathways and experiences to support student aspiration.
Having a planned approach that allows young people to engage in a conversation around the ‘world of work’ and
for every teacher on staff to at some point, touch on the career conversation.
In 2019, students will use www.growcareers.com.au as a framework in home group, as well as harnessing the resources of
the My Ed team and Collective Ed team, to help us achieve the above goals from our 2018-2021 ‘Strategic Overview’.
The Grow Careers website (www.growcareers.com.au) contains up-to-date and comprehensive information and links
to resources tailored to address the specific career questions of middle school students, secondary school students,
parents and the wider school community.
The website is also a clearing house of curated websites and web pages that support Australian students, families and
members of the wider school community with gathering and processing information to make decisions about career,
learning/course and employment decisions.
What this means is that students and families don't have to keep lots of websites 'in their head'. The Grow Careers
website answers all the typical career questions that students and families have and can be confidently used as a one stop
shop for career education. You are invited to check out the website www.growcareers.com.au
Other initiatives the college implemented in 2018, will continue and these include:
All students participating in ‘whole school BIG DAY OUT events’ in terms 2 and 3. Big Day Out off campus
excursions, help student’s consider their interests and develop a clearer picture about a career pathway of interest,
Big Day Out excursion in OPTIONS classes, designed by students and staff and using the shared resources of
Collective Ed to make connections with industry
Every Monday, the college will deliver JOB READY session for targeted students in small groups on resume writing
and applying for jobs (Wow Careers, Bakeries, Retail and Fast Food), essentially, preparing targeted students to enter
the job market. Students will be invited to these session as a follow up from reaching out or attending
Career Café’s on Tuesday’s.
The college will also hold a Big Day Out once per term, for selected students, using our community and industry
connections, as a follow up from Career Café and Job Ready sessions
Our overall aim with My Education is to create some career awareness and teach students how to use this knowledge to
make informed decisions about their future learning, work and life opportunities. For more information, if you have some
life experience to help with our Career Café’s or your very own workplace might be interested in hosting a small group
of students, please contact Andrew Moore, Assistant Principal for Engagement, Wellbeing & Participation at school or
email [email protected]
Information for parents and carers
NAPLAN 2019 Equating Study
Your child’s school has been selected by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting
Authority (ACARA) to participate in this year’s NAPLAN 2019 Equating Study.
The NAPLAN 2019 Equating Study is being held in approximately 420 schools across Australia
between Monday 29 April to Friday 10 May.
The equating tests have occurred each year since 2009. Each year a small number of schools
participate. Schools are carefully selected to ensure a diverse range of student backgrounds and
abilities are represented. The purpose of the Equating Study is to enable the results for the NAPLAN
tests to be reported on the same NAPLAN measurement scales from one year to the next.
ACARA appreciates the participation of your child in the Equating Study. Your child’s involvement and
the results from this study will help ACARA ensure that parents, teachers and schools can rely on
NAPLAN results and be confident that the information is valid and comparable.
Please be assured the equating test is about ensuring NAPLAN results can be reported comparably, not about testing your child. Your child’s results are not reported.
What the study involves
Your child will sit only one paper-based equating test in either Reading, Language Conventions, Numeracy or Writing. The equating test will be paper-based even if your child is sitting NAPLAN Online in May.
The tests will be administered at the school by trained test supervisors. The teacher will remain in the classroom.
All selected students are expected to participate in the Equating Study, unless they have been exempted or withdrawn from NAPLAN tests. If you have questions about your child’s participation, please raise these with your school.
Further information about NAPLAN is available at www.nap.edu.au
Dear parents
As Friday 22 March is National Anti-Bullying Day I thought it timely to let the
school community know that at our school we aim to create a safe and
supportive school community for everyone.
Sometimes, it can be difficult for parents or carers to know what to do
when their child talks to them about bullying.
You are an important part of our work to prevent bullying and to respond
effectively if it happens. Stopping bullying involves everyone.
If your child talks to you about bullying:
Listen calmly and get the full story. Your calm response is important to al-
low your child to tell you all about the situation. After they’ve told you
their story, ask questions to get more details if you need to: who, what,
where, when. Although you may feel some strong emotions about your
child’s experience, try to keep calm to avoid more distress to your child.
Reassure your child they are not to blame. Many children blame themselves and this may make them feel even
worse. You could say things like, ‘That sounds really hard to deal with. No one should have to put up with
that.’ or ‘I’m so glad you told me. You should be able to feel safe at school; that’s not fair at all’.
Ask your child what they want to do and what they want you to do. A critical part of your response is to avoid
jumping in to solve the problem. While it is natural to want to protect your child, helping them to find their
own solution is a better option. It helps them feel they have some power in the situation.
Visit www.bullyingnoway.gov.au to find some strategies. The website has tips and ideas for different bullying
situations. One idea is to practise strategies at home to help your child feel more confident.
Contact the school. Your child may be reluctant for you to do this, so discuss the idea and reassure them that
the school would want to know and is able to help. Make an appointment to meet with your child’s teacher
and, if you need to, ask to talk with the principal. Contact the school immediately if you have a concern
about your child’s safety.
Check in regularly with your child. Keep the conversation going. It can take time to resolve issues, so check in
regularly with your child about their experiences and their feelings. Your ongoing support is important.
If you are looking for support for yourself to deal with a bullying situation, visit www.bullyingnoway.gov.au you will
find ideas on the Bullying No Way! Website for parents.
As well, please contact the school if you would like to discuss any aspect of our approach to preventing bullying
Thanks for your support to make our school a great school for everyone.
CONTACT DETAILS
170 Mockridge Road (PO Box 70) Rokeby 7019
Phone 03 6247 7800
Email [email protected]
Web www.bayviewsc.education.tas.edu.au
Principal ...................... Miss G Berriman
Assistant Principal .... Mr B Bannister
.................................. Ms T Dunstan
.................................. Mr A Moore
A/AP Grades 10/11/12 Mr A Eberle
AST Grade 7 ............. Mr Robinson
AST Grade 8 ............ Mr A Dilger
AST Grade 9 ............. Mr P Goward
Coordinator Grade 7 Ms O Stevens
Coordinator Grade 8 Mr D Wickham
Coordinator Grade 9 Ms T Chung-Tilley
Coordinator Grade10 Mrs M Burnett
School Psychologist .. Mr K Murphy
Social Worker ........... Ms E Sheedy
School Nurse ............ Ms S Lees
Support Teacher ..... Ms A Roberts &
.................................. Ms T Dunstan
School Association Chairperson Mr G French
UNIFORM SHOP
The Bayview SC Uniform Shop is open for
parents/carers and students to purchase uniform
items at the following times during school terms.
Tuesdays 8.15 am — 8.45 am Wednesdays 2.45 pm — 3.10 pm Thursdays 8.15 am — 8.45 am