Mortlake College Newsletter 10HoodAve Mortlake,Vic,3272 Ph:0355992204 Fax:0355992503 Email:[email protected]Website:www.mortlakep12.vic.edu.au SMS Mobile: 0427 841 239 (Text Only) Term 3- Week 10—18th September 2019 Principal’s Report End of term On Friday school finishes at 2:30pm and the buses will leave shortly aer that me. It is, of course, ‘Footy Colours day’ where students are encouraged to wear an item/items of footy clothing to support their favourite team and it’s also the day of the annual Grand final Breakfast which will be held in the undercover area commencing at 8am. It would be great to see lots of families at the breakfast. Sun Smart policy Just another reminder that the school’s Sun Smart policy comes into effect from the first day of next term. Everyone is expected to wear a hat when outside at recess and lunchme and also during outside acvies such as PE. Please ensure that your child has a hat each day and that it is clearly named. Green bucket hats can be purchased from the school’s uniform shop. Year 12 Revision Our Year 12 students will, of course, need to spend some significant me on holiday homework and revi- sion work as their final exams are very close at hand. I’m sure they don’t need reminding that they only have a lile more than two weeks of classes remaining next term and their first exam is on Wednesday 30 October. Make Up Parent Teacher Interviews We have set aside the first Wednesday 9 th October of Term 4 for Parent/Teacher interviews that need to be made up for Mr Keang and Miss Jusn. Please log on and book your appointment in the school- interviews.com.au. School Uniform – repeat Have your say about our school uniform. The students have had the opportunity to parcipate in a stu- dent focus group, which will connue. The student’s priories are to have black shorts available for eve- rybody as part of the new uniform. The students would like to have a mascot and also some changes to sports uniform. Other suggesons have been a school hoodie, a beanie for winter, and a warmer jacket. Staff and school councillors have had discussions and now it is your turn. Please send any uniform sug- gesons into the school office. However please note we will not be making any major changes to our uniform at the moment however we are more likely to adopt a few addions that have a focus on inclu- sivity and that are not cost prohibive. The students will connue to meet so please send in you sug- gesons.
We are currently taking enrolments for Prep for 2019. Please if you have not already en-
rolled your child, send in the enrolment forms or call into the school for an enrolment
pack. This helps with our classroom planning for 2019
Families are most welcome to call at the school any �me for a tour .
OUT OF UNIFORM DAYS TERM 4 2019
Gold coin dona�on with the money going towards small projects around
the school.
The next date for out of uniform is
Friday 25th of October
LAST DAY TERM 3
FRIDAY 20th SEPTEMBER
SCHOOL FINISHES AT 2.30PM
Grand Final Breakfast: WEAR YOUR FOOTY COLOURS
Friday 20th September 8:00am – 8:55am
$12:00 per family $5:00 per secondary student
$4:00 per primary student
If you can donate any of the following please �ck and write quan�ty.
All dona�ons need to be at school by Wednesday 18th
September.
Thank you
F-4 Team
………………………………………………………………………………………………
Name_________________ No. a4ending_____________
Please fill out & return by Wednesday 18th
September.
Eggs
Juice
Bread
Plain flour
Duck numbers will be on sale at the door of the
evening performance of the P-4 The Gruffalo
GWR ATHLETICS BALLARAT
Congratula�ons to the following students who competed at the Greater Western Region Athle�c Finals
at Ballarat on the 16th
September
Shae DeFrancesco Julia Mann
Jackson Boyden Simon Atkinson
Issac Fowler Holly Fowler
Grace Wareham Claire Mahncke
Tasha Killen Zoee Boyden
Lily Schuuring Elise Killen
Mia Richie Lucy Barry
Hamish Hobbs Taine DeManser
The following students recorded places
Jackson Boyden 1st 100, 200, Triple Jump, 400m, 3
rd Long Jump
Simon Atkinson 3rd
Long Jump
Issac Fowler 3rd
Javelin
Shae DeFrancesco 1st Javelin
Congratula�ons to Shae and Jackson who will now compete at the State Championships in October.
SPORT SPOT
P-12 Sport Dates Term 3 & 4 October 11th Yr 3-6 Regional
Athle�cs
21st Yr 7/8 Cricket in
Warrnambool
22nd Yr 7/9 Basketball
STATE NOMINATIONS/REPRESENTATIVE SPORTS/RESULTS
Informa�on regarding state nomina�ons and other sports can be found on the School Sport Victoria website.
www.ssv.vic.edu.au
CONNECT Parents and students can connect to School sports Victoria via Facebook and Twitter. Just follow the
following links http://www.facebook.com/SchoolSportVictoria https://twitter.com/@SchoolSportVic
Nathan Jones & Val Riordon—Year 7-12 Sports Coordinators
October 25th Yr 5/6 Cricket
November 7th Yr 9/10 Cricket
FOOTBALL
AFL 9s
Morning everyone, last Friday, a
group of 5/6 girls played AFL 9s
Football against other local schools.
Our first game was against St Pats
A, which we lost. The next games
were against Terang A and Terang
B, unfortunately we lost both of these games as well.
A�er the 3 games we had a break. Before we went out on the field, they introduced us
to an AFLW player from the Geelong Football Club, Georgia Clarke, who spoke to us
about her pathway to become an AFLW listed player.
Next the students had a challenge to see who could kick the furthest. We then played
two more games, one against Camperdown which we won by 32 points and the other
one against St Pats which we lost.
Overall the day was a huge success and we all had heaps of fun.
And thanks to Mr Boyden for the day.
By Holly Jones Grade 5
We also had a number of our
year 4s par�cipa�ng last
Thursday, who enjoyed a
great day of football.
Advance Snow Camp On Monday 9
th September ten students from the Advance class travelled over 6 hours to
Mount Buller Resort.
Student experienced one of the best snow condi�ons in recent year and were exposed to
picturesque scenery as well as great food and accommoda�on.
Students had ski lessons Tuesday and Wednesday morning and then were able to prac�ce
their learnt skills in the a�ernoon each day. It was pleasing to see all students display a
high amount of resilience to con�nually improve a�er being challenged on numerous oc-
casions.
A huge thankyou to Ms Elsie O’Neill for coming on camp. Her experience and support on
the slopes was invaluable.
Assembly Awards Monday 16th September
Founda5on/One: Levi Kahukura – for working hard on your narra�ve story
Pippa Noesgaard – for se4ling in well to your new school
Year One/Two: Wynter Bradbury – for wri�ng a really interes�ng narra�ve
Isabella Reichman – for puOng in 100% at our produc�on rehearsals
Year Three/Four B: Blake Murray – for regularly following instruc�ons and
giving his best efforts with wri�ng.
Spurs Lynch – for an incredible understanding of frac�ons in maths
Cooper Edge – for an excellent determina�on to get through the Maths On
Demand test
Year Three/Four C: Eli Bradbury – for your excellent dance moves and lead-
ership for our annual concert songs
Mikaylah McDonald – for persistence in maths – not giving up when it gets
difficult.
Congratula5ons to all of these students.
P-4 PLACE There are s5ll a few
5ckets leF for
tonight's
performance
Produc5on Sneak Peak! Our F-4 Superstars have spent a lot of �me rehearsing for our performance of The
Gruffalo. Our teachers have been working very hard geOng our costumes ready and
we are all very excited to perform for you. See you at the show!
SAME-DAY NOTIFICATION OF UNEXPLAINED STUDENT ABSENCES
FACTSHEETFORPARENTS/CARERS
If your child is sick or absent, you are required to no�fy their school as soon as possible on the day of absence
using one of the following methods:
Online: log the absence directly using your school’s IT plaRorm. (Skoolbag)
Telephone: the school office and let the staff know your child’s name, class, date of absences and rea-
son.
Email: the school and provide the staff with your child’s name, class, date of absences and reason.
No�fying the school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps
ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility.
Why do I need to no5fy the school if my child is absent? Schools need to know when and why a child is absent and you need to know if your child isn’t at school.
From the end of Term 2 2018, all Victorian government schools are required to contact parents/carers as soon as
prac�cable on the same day of an unexplained student absence. If your child is absent on a par�cular day and you
have not contacted the school to explain why, the absence will be marked as unexplained.
This system also promotes daily school a4endance. Going to school every day is the single most important part of
your child’s educa�on, they learn new things every day – missing school puts them behind.
What is your responsibility?
let the school know in advance of any upcoming absences or let them know in the
morning if your child won’t be at school. In order for schools to implement the same day no�fica�on require-
ment, it’s essen�al that you provide the school with your most up-to-date contact details.
Generally one no�fica�on will be sent per family. Should there be circumstances that require both parents and
carers to be no�fied, please contact the school to make the necessary arrangements.
What is the school’s responsibility?
The school must no�fy you of an unexplained absence in rela�on to your child as soon as prac�cable on the same
day.
Schools will let you know either by your school’s online communica�ons app, SMS, phone call or email.
Ask your school for a copy of the A!endance Policy which outlines the school’s processes and procedures for
monitoring, recording and following-up of student absences.
PLEASE REMEMER IF YOUR CHILD IS
AWAY FROM SCHOOL TO CONTACT
MORTLAKE COLLEGE
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Scholarships There are a number of scholarships you can apply for through VTAC http://www.vtac.edu.au/scholarships.html
Others require you to apply directly to tertiary institutions. It is well worth spending some time searching for scholarship opportunities or equally contacting the institution directly. A scholar-ship can help in a number of ways, payment of books, study materials, course fees or other costs associated with tertiary study. There have been several this week that we have been made aware of Newman College https://newman.unimelb.edu.au/prospective-students/scholarships-and-bursaries/ & Capstone Editing textbook grant. https://www.capstoneediting.com.au/textbook-grant If students are interested it is well worth the application process.
