Term 3 - Week 10– 16th September 2015
Mortlake College Newsletter 10 Hood Ave
Mortlake, Vic, 3272 Ph: 03 5599 2204
Fax: 03 5599 2503 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mortlakep12.vic.edu.au SMS Mobile: 0427 841 239 (Text Only)
Principals Report -
Aussies of the Month
At Monday’s P12 assembly joint Aussies of the Month for September were recognised. Taine DeManser and
Spurs Lynch were the two deserving winners. Taine always par#cipates in the extra-curricular ac#vi#es at school
with enthusiasm whether it’s in the academic, spor#ng or public service domains. His recent contribu#on to the
school’s breakfast program has been outstanding. Without being asked he helps cook, serve and clean up and
he has been a great support for the staff and parents involved. Well done Taine! Spurs received his award for
his great a,tude during lunch#me library sessions where he is always polite and well behaved. Recently he
stayed back and packed up the games that had been le. out by the other students. Congratula#ons Spurs!
Sports News!
Congratula#ons to the Mortlake Junior Sharks netball team, and their coach Mrs DeManser, who were victori-
ous in the Grand Final last Saturday.
Good luck to the following;
• Brooke Eldridge & Renee Reynolds and their Woorndoo Mortlake netball team in the Grand Finals on
Saturday.
• Mr Jones and the Terang Mortlake football teams in their finals.
• Dot Jenkins whose North Warrnambool Eagles’ netballers have qualified for the grand final in a fortnight.
• Tristan Webster Bamford and Jake Tanner in their preliminary final with the Eagles this weekend.
• Asha and Lizzy Kelly who will be compe#ng in the Australian Inter-school Equestrian championships in
Sydney during the holidays.
• Lachlan Wareham, Kira Firth & Georgia Wareham with their cricket representa#ve teams over the holi-
days
Hopefully, I haven’t missed anyone!!
New school jackets
Included in this newsle=er is informa#on about the new school jacket that will be available to order early next
term. Please read the informa#on carefully. The jackets are not compulsory but we would love all our students
to have one by next winter and thereby avoid the issues that arise when students wear jackets and tops that are
not part of the school uniform.
P-4 Produc�on
Well done to all the P-4 students and staff on a great ma#nee on Tuesday and I’m sure the evening performance
will be just as exci#ng! Well done to all the P-4 students! Thank you to the P-4 staff and Kath Tanner for doing
such a great job! Thanks also to all the parents and friends who helped in any way.
MORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’SMORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’SMORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’SMORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’S
Happy Birthday to the following students for this week and over the school holidays.
We hope you have a wonderful day.
September 17th—Michael Hall 18th—Alice Kain
19th—Hayley Mann 20th—Katy Jarvie 21st—Thomas Hetherington
23rd—Rebecca Mann 25th—Logan Bray 27th—Declan Compton-Sheaves
28th—Aaron Medley & Airlia Munn 29th—Holly Hetherington
30th—Letitia Howat & Amelia Barry
October 1st—Tiffany McLauchlan 3rd—Jackson Monahan
School Fete
Don’t forget that the school fete will be upon us very quickly once school resumes so please support the Parents’
Associa#on and the school by a=ending the fete on October 16. Any help and support you can provide before-
hand or on the day will be greatly appreciated.
Sun Smart
We are a Sun Smart school and we expect everyone to wear hats whilst outside during Terms 1 and 4 when ex-
posure to the sun can be damaging. Parents are asked to ensure that their children have their school hat with
them when they return to school next term. Students who do not have a hat will have to stay in the undercover
area or under the shade sails.
Final assembly this Friday
Just a final reminder about the final P-4 assembly which will be held on Friday in the BER building and the light
lunch that will be available from approximately 1pm, also in the BER. As men#oned previously it will be an op-
portunity to formally farewell and thank Alison Storr.
Happy holidays!
I hope you all have a very safe and enjoyable holiday period and we will see all students again on Monday 5 Oc-
tober refreshed and ready to commence Term 4. There is, of course, very li=le #me remaining for students in
Year 12 and others studying Unit 3&4 subjects so it is most important that part of the holiday break is used to
consolidate the learning and prepare for a successful exam period. Subject teachers have outlined their expecta-
#ons, including a number of prac#ce exams and sessions to be held at school but it is up to each individual stu-
dent to ensure that they do what is required. Success at VCE doesn’t come without hard work and commitment
and the next six weeks or so are cri#cal to that success.
Graeme Good
A reminder that school finishes for the end of Term 3 at 2.30pm on Friday 18th September
Procedure for Mortlake College Bus Passes
A friendly reminder about students wanting to travel on a bus and other buses:
• Parents/guardians must contact the school not later than one school day prior to request the travel.
• If seating is available, a bus pass will be sent home with the child.
• The bus pass must be signed and dated by a parent/guardian, returned to the school office on the morning of the travel arrangement.
Please note that bus passes may be requested in the week prior to the travel but cannot be approved if made on the day the travel is requested.
It is important to keep in mind that we cannot always guarantee a pass as it is dependent on the seating capacity of each bus.
We thank you for your assistance.
GRAND FINAL BREAKFAST - WEAR YOUR FOOTY COLOURS
Students have the op#on of wearing their footy colours on Friday 18th
September, there
will be breakfast available in the undercover area from 8:00 – 8:55 , the cost will be:
$12:00 per family $5:00 per secondary student or $4:00 per primary student
Thank youP-4 Team
Dear Parents
School Council has approved the introduc#on of a ‘so.-shell’ school jacket which can be worn both in and out
of class and on school excursions.
An official school jacket was first discussed in the context of a very cold winter and students wan#ng to wear
jackets in class that were not part of the school uniform.
Samples of the so.-shell jackets were taken to the senior student leadership team and they were very enthu-
sias#c about them and felt that the student body across the school would be equally enthusias#c.
School Council discussed the jackets and they also felt that they made a great addi#on to the school uniform.
There are a number of op#ons regarding the embroidery of a house name and a student’s name so please
consider those prior to placing an order.
Regards Graeme Good—Principal
AUSSIE OF THE MONTH
Taine DeManser-Taine always participates in the extra
curricular activities at school with enthusiasm whether it is in the academic, sporting or public service domains. He was rewarded for his efforts in the recent interschool debating team where he was awarded the 'Overall best debater' for the Year 5/6 level. He actively participates in school sporting activities and any oppor-tunity he is offered he grabs with both hands. His recent contri-bution to the breakfast program has been phenomenal. Without being asked he helps cook, serve and clean up. He is a very val-uable contributor to the breakfast team.
Spurs Lynch - : His outstanding achievement was for staying
back in the Library at lunch#me and packing up all the games that had
been le. out and sca=ered by other students who had been playing
with them.
He is always polite and well behaved during lunch#me Library sessions.
YEAR 7 CAMP NELSON &
YEAR 5/6 CAMP BALLARAT
A couple of photos sent in this morning of the Year 7’s
on camp in Nelson and the year 5 & 6’s in Ballarat. Have
a terrific #me. Full reports next term
2016 Prep Enrolments
We are currently taking enrolments for Prep for 2016. Please if you have not already enrolled your
child, send in the enrolment forms or call into the school for an enrolment pack. This helps with our
classroom planning for 2016
LEILA ROSE FOUNDATION—A letter of appreciation and certificated was received
for our donation for the dress up day on Friday 14th August
P-4 PRODUCTION
Photos from our P-4 Production matinee Tuesday 15th
September.
SPORT SPOT
P-12 Sport Dates Term 3&4
September
7th-11th Physical Educa#on Week
14th 3-4 AFL 9’s
15th Yr 8-10 & 12 PE Excursion
17th MWV 7-9 Basketball
October
9th GWR Athle#cs
14th Super 8’s Yr 7&8
20th State Athle#cs & Yr 8-10 & 12 PE Excursion
29th Super 8’s Yr 9 & 10
November
13th Yr 5-6 Milo T20 Hamilton
24th Bike Ed
December
9-12th Bike Camp
GWR ATHLETICS FRIDAY 9th OCOTBER
Training for this Year 7-12 carnival is on every Tuesday
lunch#me. Thanks to those students who have displayed a
commitment so far!
More informa#on will be provided soon.
SHOOTING
There is a clay target compe##on for Year 7-9 students in Warrnambool on
Monday 12th
October. See Mr. Jones for further details.
T20 Blast Cricket
Students from Years 9-10 will have the opportunity to try out for our T20 Blast cricket teams early next term.
WESTERN WAVES CRICKET - GIRLS
Any girls between the ages of 11-18 who would like to try out for the Western Waves should a=end the
Female Development Camp in Hamilton on Thursday 1 October. If you would like some more informa#on
on the camp, please contact Lachie Green on 0428 880 372.
Good luck
Georgia Wareham, Kira Firth
and Lachie Wareham
All the best to these students
and their representa#ve cricket
commitments over the
holidays.
Well done to Maddy Deaner
who performed well at her
first dressage compe##on
placing 4th.
Divisional Athletics 15th September
Congratulations to all those athletes who represented Mortlake College on Tuesday in the Divisional Athletics. Although the official placings and qualifications have not been finalised. I have been privy to some great results.
Sophie Lehmann 1st 12-13 yrs Girls Shot put,
Amy Hughes 2nd 12-13 yrs Girls Discus
Simon Atkinson 2nd 11 yrs Boys Long Jump
Mia Richie 2nd 9-10 yrs Girls 1500m
Hamish Hobbs 2nd 9-10 yrs Girls 1500m
Ruby Schuuring 5th 12-13 yrs Girls 1500m
Todd MacDonald 5th 12-13 yrs Boys Shot Put
Liam Schuuring 10th 11 yrs 1500m
Holly Fowler 10th 9-10 yrs 1500m
It appears as though Sophie Lehmann, Amy Hughes, Simon Atkinson Mia Richie and Ham-ish Hobbs will be progressing through to the Regional Carnival in Ballarat. Congratulations and good luck !!
SPORT SPOT
SPORT SPOT
PHYSICAL EDUCATION WEEK—7TH-11TH SEPTEMBER Thanks to the following organisa�ons for dona�ng gi�s that will be used for prizes this week.
Thank everyone for participating
in PE week activities
The following students either won
their competition or displayed a high level of effort and sportsmanship.
Kick in a Bin P-4 - Sam Hall
Kick in a Bin 5-8 – Brodie Anders
Kick in a Bin 9-12 - Jake Tanner
3v3 Basketball 8-12 - Gerald, Cooper & Triston
3v3 Basketball 4-7 - Lachie, Todd & Simon
Mini Commando - Lachie McGavin &
Mackenzie Mann
Bootball - Byron Loader
Dodgeball – Jack Ritchie
Soccer – Shayne Woods
Quiz
Jackie Cooper
Taine Demanser
Erin McGuigan
Sarah Russell
Grace Wareham
Colouring Compe��on
Elise Killen
Molly Goddard
Spencer Sagnol
Julia Mann
Mia Richie
SPORT SPOT
RUNNING GROUP Yrs 5-8
Running group for Years 5-8 run every Thursday lunch#me.
On behalf of everyone at Mortlake College
BEST WISHES and GOOD LUCK
to
ASHA and LIZZY KELLY
who will both be compe�ng in the Showjumping
At the Na�onal Interschool Equestrian Championships in SYD-
NEY Sept 28-Oct 3
Safe travel, and GO MORTLAKE!
STATE NOMINATIONS / REPRESENTATIVE SPORTS
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—Year 7-12 Sports Coordinator
PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXCURSION
DEFY FITNESS WARRNAMBOOL
SPORT SPOT
AFL 9s
On Monday the Years 3 and 4 students went to the Leura Oval in Camperdown to partic-
ipate in the AFL 9s.
The rules for AFL 9s are; you cannot tackle, if a girl kicks a goal it’s 9 points but if a
boy kicks a goal it’s still 6, you have to stay in your own third – forward, centre or back.
Six schools turned up and there were 16 teams.
We would like to thank the Year 8 and 9 boys who umpired and give a special thanks to
Mr Boyden for helping to run it.
Mitchell Hughes and Julia Mann
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratula#ons to the Mortlake Junior Sharks netball team, and their coach Mrs De-
Manser, who were victorious in the Grand Final last Saturday.
Breakfast Program will start in 3rd
week of term 4.
As the breakfast program is going well, we need
a couple of parents / family members
to volunteer their time on a Tuesday morning
8 :15 -9 am.
Please contact the General Office or school
nurse Michael Melady if interested.
WALK TO SCHOOL MONTH
5TH TO 30TH OCTOBER 2015
Mortlake College will be participating in the Walk to School month
Walk to School month encourages primary school stu-dents to walk, ride or scoot to and from school throughout October to build healthy habits for life. Walking to school helps children get the physical activity they need each day to be healthy. Children and their parents are encouraged to start walking to and from school on the first day of term 4, and keep it up each school day throughout October.
Children need 60 minutes of physical activity every day: national guidelines recommend that children aged 5-12 engage in 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day (Australian Gov-ernment Department of Health, 2014)
Parents can find out more and sign their child up online at www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au, or download the free Walk to School app to record each walk in October and be part of the state-wide effort.
Deakin University’s New Scholarship Program
We look at scholarships a little differently at Deakin.
Our aim is to acknowledge and reward academic prowess, contribution to the community, leadership skills, achievement in extracurricular activities, or perseverance and achievement despite hardship.
To find out more about Deakin University’s new scholarship program, visit deakin.edu.au/scholarships.
Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Excellence Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded by the Vice-Chancellor to Australian undergraduate students whose exceptional academic achievements, proven experience and leadership has truly set them apart.
The scholarship includes:
o 100 per cent of tuition fees o a cash payment of $5000 per year
o participation in the Vice-Chancellor's Professional Excellence Program.
For more information, visit deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/scholarships-and-awards/vice-chancellors-academic-excellence-scholarship.
Deakin Scholarship for Excellence
This scholarship rewards strong academic performance teamed with excellence in extracurricular activities, community service or leadership.
The scholarship includes $5000 paid as cash or towards tuition fees per year, or a combination of both to the value of $5000 per year.
For more information, visit deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/scholarships-and-awards/deakin-scholarship-for-excellence.
Deakin Student Support Grant
This scholarship offers financial support to students who have displayed passion, perseverance and commitment to study despite financial hardship or other disadvantages.
Various options for support are available:
o $10,000 per year for the normal duration of a course, or o $7500 per year for the normal duration of a course, or
o $5000 per year for the normal duration of a course, or o $2500 per year for the normal duration of a course, or
o $1000 per year for one year.
For more information, visit deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/scholarships-and-awards/deakin-student-support-grants.
For more information about Deakin’s full range of scholarships, please visit deakin.edu.au/scholarships.
VCE
Classifieds
TENNIS TERM 4
Are you interested in playing pennant tennis after school and/or tennis coaching?
At this stage we are thinking of running both on a Monday
night all at Mortlake.
Contact Kath Tann for pennant tennis on 0448 671 111
and Jacinta Wareham for tennis coaching (maybe only a 4-6
week program) on 0418 612 638
2015 CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER
Wed 16th P-4 Production Evening Performance
Wed 16th-Fri 18th Yr 5-6 Ballarat Camp
Wed 16th-Fri 18th Yr 7 Nelson Camp
Thurs 17th MWC Basketball
Fri 18th Grand Final Breakfast
Fri 18th Last Day of Term 3
School finishes at 2.30pm
OCTOBER Mon 5th First Day Term 3
Wed 7th Year 7 Immunisation
Fri 9th GWR Athletics
Wed 14th Super 8’s Cricket Years 7&8
Fri 16th Mortlake College Fete
Tue 20th State Athletics
Tue 20th Yr8-10 & Yr12 PE Excursion
Fri 23rd P-2 Tea & Sleepover
Wed 28th VCE Exams Commence
Thurs 29th Super 8’s Cricket Year 9&10
Thurs 29th DEAP Excursion—Anthea Good
Fri 30th Pupil Free Day
Mon 5th-Fri 30th Walk to school Month