Thursday 29 th March 2018 Newsletter No. 5 Principals Chat: Dear Parents, Caregivers and Members of the College Community, What a fast and fabulous first term we have had! We have undertaken some significant events in our school calendar: our Year 7 BBQ and Camp; our Year 9 Enrichment day and their first REACH workshop; the Year 11 Information night; our Pre-Orientation day and of course our first Parent Teacher Interviews for the year. From our Swimming Sports, we followed up with some very pleasing results at the Regional competition in Sunbury. Our commitment to the Live4Life program continues this year with our Year 8 students joining other schools in the Macedon Ranges to commence the year’s activities. Our priority this term has been to establish a strong start with a focus on learning. We have introduced some innovative approaches to our teaching and learning program such as the launch of our new reporting system. In addition, our new literacy support program, “Turning Pages at KSC” has commenced; all year 7 students have been screened and now students that require one-to-one support are given access to this program. Turning Pages at KSC provides the opportunity for students to make vital gains in their reading levels so that their outcomes across the whole curriculum will be enhanced. Our Pre-Orientation day was a wonderful opportunity to host approximately 400 students in Years 5-6. These students came from our feeder primary schools and they were very excited to get a taste of secondary school learning. Thank you to our wonderful staff for preparing such interesting and engaging activities and to Mr Sheahan and the Hospitality students who provided the catering for the day. Next term we look forward to our Athletics Day, which will be held on the second day of term. This is a whole school activity and I am looking forward to seeing a high level of participation, enthusiasm and House spirit on the day. On behalf of the staff of Kyneton Secondary College, I would like to wish our students, families and friends a safe and happy Easter holiday. Thank you to the many teachers who will be continuing to work with senior students during the holiday break. Ms Ana Rees Executive Principal -Kyneton Secondary College College Captains Estelle Winkelmann, Tiarna Sleightholm with Executive Principal Ana Rees
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Thursday 29 th March 2018 Newsletter No. 5
Principals Chat:
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Members of the College Community,
What a fast and fabulous first term we have had! We have undertaken some
significant events in our school calendar: our Year 7 BBQ and Camp; our Year 9
Enrichment day and their first REACH workshop; the Year 11 Information night; our
Pre-Orientation day and of course our first Parent Teacher Interviews for the year.
From our Swimming Sports, we followed up with some very pleasing results at the
Regional competition in Sunbury. Our commitment to the Live4Life program
continues this year with our Year 8 students joining other schools in the Macedon
Ranges to commence the year’s activities.
Our priority this term has been to establish a strong start with a focus on learning.
We have introduced some innovative approaches to our teaching and learning program such as the launch of our
new reporting system. In addition, our new literacy support program, “Turning Pages at KSC” has commenced; all
year 7 students have been screened and now students that require one-to-one support are given access to this
program. Turning Pages at KSC provides the opportunity for students to make vital gains in their reading levels so
that their outcomes across the whole curriculum will be enhanced.
Our Pre-Orientation day was a wonderful opportunity to host approximately 400 students in Years 5-6. These
students came from our feeder primary schools and they were very excited to get a taste of secondary school
learning. Thank you to our wonderful staff for preparing such interesting and engaging activities and to Mr Sheahan
and the Hospitality students who provided the catering for the day.
Next term we look forward to our Athletics Day, which will be held on the second day of term. This is a whole school
activity and I am looking forward to seeing a high level of participation, enthusiasm and House spirit on the day.
On behalf of the staff of Kyneton Secondary
College, I would like to wish our students, families
and friends a safe and happy Easter holiday.
Thank you to the many teachers who will be
continuing to work with senior students during the
holiday break.
Ms Ana Rees
Executive Principal -Kyneton Secondary College College Captains Estelle Winkelmann, Tiarna Sleightholm with
Executive Principal Ana Rees
Hello to our school community! We, your new school
captains Estelle and Tiarna, would like to
congratulate everyone on making it through the
stressful time of starting the new school year and
getting through the first term.
We have had a great start to the year. The Yr 7s have
settled in well and have recently had their first school
camp, and the year 12s have started their final year
of high school. While it is a busy time, we wish
everyone the best and hope that everything works
out for those taking on VCE, VCAL and
apprenticeships. Good Luck to everyone for 2018.
The building works have well and truly begun, with
the new basketball courts expected to be finished
and ready to use by next term. This is an exciting new
phase for our school, and while unfortunately, we, along
with our year 12 cohort, will not be able to use these
amazing new facilities it is so exciting for everyone to
see our school being modernised; it will be able to help
so many students in the future.
The Student Leadership Team had its first official
meeting on the 22nd of March and Year Level Leaders
have been selected; congratulations and thank you to
those students who have stepped up and become a
representative of your respective year level. We would
like to remind everyone that Student Leadership
Meetings will be held every fortnight on Thursdays with
the next meeting taking place in the first week of next
term. The Student Leadership Team is open to all
students and their ideas, so please feel free to come
along, or simply pass the message onto your year level
leader.
Congratulations for making it through the first term of
2018, we hope everyone can continue to be their best
and represent our school throughout the rest of the
year.
Have a safe and happy Easter!
Estelle Winkelmann and Tiarna Sleightholm
Kyneton Secondary College School Captains for 2018
KSC is committed to welcoming and engaging parents to
continue to be part of their child’s schooling as they
move through their high school years.
This parent group is beginning to look at how we can
support the school to improve our child’s environment,
school experience and opportunities. As such, we are
inviting parents to attend a series of forums where you
can give feedback on issues such as uniform, the
canteen, mobile phones etc.
The first focus group will look at the topic: “How do we
approach the issue of bullying?”
Come and hear about how bullying is currently being
addressed at the school and workshop new ways to
value add to our current process.
This will be held on the 30th April from 6pm to 7.30pm
2017 Alpine SSL team: Jack Summers, Hayden Clapham, Alex Clark
Hi Pam, Madison Lee, Annabel Dacre, Jaimeson Plant
How are you?
Just wanted to send you an email to tell you how impressive the students were who came to speak to our grade 5/6
students about their Alpine China excursion.
What a presentation! They had all of the kids engaged for 2 hours and had awesome activities planned with fantastic
information. The students absolutely loved it.
It was fabulous! You should be very proud of the way that they conducted themselves and represented your school.
Kind regards,
Michelle Thompson
Kyneton Primary School
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Students in year 9 this year can apply to participate in the 2018 program for term 4. Information about how to apply
is available from Mrs Macdonald – applications are due in by the 20th April.
Pam Macdonald-Assistant Principal Junior School
All of our year 8 students joined students from the other
secondary schools in the Macedon Ranges to learn about
the Live4Life program this year on Tuesday 27th March. The
theme for this year is Chain reaction#Your choices matter.
Students will take part in education sessions during term 2
& 3 at school to learn more about mental health, how to
seek help for themselves and for others.
This program has brought together the local community in
an effort to prevent youth suicide. Training for adults in
Youth Mental Health First Aid is also available for parents
during the year.
Pam Macdonald-Assistant Principal Junior School
Alpine School Update
Live4Life Launch 2018
WIN news interviewing some of our Live4Life crewmembers. Above bottom row: year 9 Jasmine Saunders & Eve Simpson, Above top row: Year 8 students Zoe Patros, Emily Bowen
and Matthew Johnson
Camp Adanac-Students Report
On Wednesday the 7th until Friday the 9th of March, the Year 7s went to Camp ADANAC in Yarra junction. After a
two-hour bus drive, we arrived eager to begin our first activity. We all participated in many fun activities during the
three days of camp, such as water trampoline/slide, flying fox, archery, and more. We were all very well fed, with
meals catering to everyone’s dietary requirements.
We also had the Year 11 VCAL students accompanying us. We had excellent accommodation, with a gym, games
room and in-ground trampolines.
On the last day, we all participated in two whole-group activities, called Gaga and Bombardment, which was a
fantastic way to end an awesome camp.
We would like to thank all the teachers and VCAL students who came with us, and the staff at ADANAC for making
this camp one to remember.
Zoe, Mia and Summer-Year 7
Year 7 Camp
This space is dedicated to all things science. If you have any ideas or interesting science items to contribute to this
space, please let Ms Carter or Ms Bradford know. We hope to share your science views in the fortnightly school
newsletter.
We look forward to seeing/reading all of your exciting science stuff!
Year 8 Core Science – Creating slides and using the microscopes
The year 8 Science students have continued to investigate different cell types and developing their skills using the
microscope and preparing slides.
Year 8 Students preparing slides to observe the properties of many items such as sawdust and
plant material using the light microscopes.
Science Space
Year 7 Core Science – Safety
The year 7 Science students have continued to learn about safety. They have been exposed to different types of
equipment and are developing techniques for using them skilfully and safely. Year 7 students created safety posters
as a reminder for all pupils on how to behave appropriately in Science.
Year 7 Students - Safety Posters
What’s happening in Junior Science at the moment?
Try answering these questions:
Year 7 – Science as a human endeavour – Do you know someone who works in the scientific field? What type of
scientist are they? Why is their job important to society?
Year 8 – Science as a human endeavour –What organelles might you see in a plant cell that are not present in an
animal cell? How do you prepare a microscope slide?
Year 9 – Biology – Can you name three infectious diseases? What measures can we take to prevent these diseases
from being spread in the population?
Year 10 – Chemistry – What is the difference between the group I and group II metals?
Cindy Bradford-Science Learning Area Leader
Regional Swimming Competition On the 16th of March, 19 students ranging from year 7 to 12 went to the Regional Swimming Competitions in
Sunbury. We were very successful with three students making it through to the next stage, even though we went a
bit silly with some zinc!
Nobody from K.S.C was disqualified so that was a good thing. Sometimes it is very easy to do the wrong thing in
Breaststroke.
We participated in many events including 50m butterfly, 100m breaststroke and 200m freestyle. We also made it
through in the 50m freestyle and the individual medley.
Good luck to those who made it through to the next round. We hope you can keep it up. Lana Hughes-Year 7
Above: Competitors proudly displaying their ribbons
I would like to inform parents that I recently had contact with our suppliers and have been informed by them, that:
Jackets
Our supplier will have the college spray jackets ready to send out to us somewhere between the 7thand 12th of April.
We should have them on our shelves for sale from the second week of term 2.
NB. Students can wear a plain jacket from home in the meantime.
Jumpers
The college jumpers should also arrive over the holidays and hopefully, will be on our shelves for sale from the
second week of term.
Shorts
Size 28” 30” and 32” shorts are in production now and should be available from the start of term 2.
N.B. If you have pre-purchased any of the above items, it is important that you bring your receipt the
night of pick up.
I will be on long service leave until the 7th of May and am leaving the uniform shop in very capable hands. Maxine
will be familiar to most of you, as she has helped me on all orientation and back to school days for many years.
The shop will be open from 2.30pm to 5.00pm each Tuesday night. Cheryl
Success in the Pool
Success in the Pool
Uniform Update
It’s the last week of term and we’re all looking forward to holidays! It has been a busy Term 1 with books being
borrowed, students making use of the Library space for private study, and Chess Club proving very popular.
As always, we ask that students return overdue books promptly, so that others can borrow them, and so that items
don’t end up misplaced or lost.
New Books
Lyla has just started her second year of high school when a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes
Christchurch to pieces. Devastation is everywhere. While her police officer mother and trauma
nurse father respond to the disaster, Lyla puts on a brave face, opening their home to
neighbours and leading the community clean-up. But soon she discovers that it’s not only
familiar buildings and landscapes that have vanished - it’s friends and acquaintances too. As the
earth keeps shaking day after day, can Lyla find a way to cope with her new reality?
Wild Cat Falling is the story of an Aboriginal youth, a ‘bodgie’ of the early sixties who grows
up on the ragged outskirts of a country town, falls into petty crime, goes to goal, and comes
out to do battle once more with the society who put him there. Its publication in 1965
marked a unique literary event, for this was the first novel by any writer of Aboriginal blood
to be published in Australia. As well, it is a remarkable piece of literature in its own right,
expressing the dilemmas and conflicts of the young Aboriginal in modern Australian society
with its memorable insight and stylishness.
A romantic and relevant debut about Islamophobia and how it affects the normal life of a
teenage girl. ‘I don’t want something … expected. I want to go to film school and be the first
Indian American to win an Oscar, and then I can meet the One and fall in big, heart-bursting
love, and we’ll travel the world, my camera ready to capture our adventures.’ Maya Aziz
dreams of being a filmmaker in New York. Her family have other ideas. They want her to be a
dutiful daughter who wears gold jewellery and high heels and trains to be a doctor. However,
jewellery and heels are so uncomfortable…
She’s also caught between the guy she SHOULD like and the guy she DOES like. But she doesn’t want to let Kareem down and things with Phil would never work out anyway. Would they? Then a suicide bomber who shares her last name strikes in a city hundreds of miles away and everything changes…
From the talented author of the celebrated novels In the Quiet and Ache series comes a
poignant and moving book that explores the stories we tell ourselves about our families, and
what it means to belong. Seventeen-year-old Gwendolyn P. Pearson has become very good
at not thinking about the awful things that have happened to her family. She has also
become used to people talking about her dead mum or not talking about her and just looking
at Gwen sympathetically.
It’s easy not to think about awful things when there are wild beaches to run along, best
friends Loretta and Gordon to hang out with - and a stepbrother to take revenge on. But
following a strange disturbance at the cafe where she works, Gwen is forced to confront
what happened to her family all those years ago. And she slowly comes to realise that people
aren’t as they first appear and that like her, everyone has a story to tell.
Library News
What is a Fantasy Map?
For something a little bit different, have a look at the British Library’s article titled What is a Fantasy Map? , that can
be found at this link https://www.bl.uk/maps/articles/what-is-a-fantasy-map
The article looks at fantasy maps created in the 20th Century, including this Ancient Mappe of Fairyland, which is a
view of a fantasy/imaginary island complete with images suggestive of myth, fable, legend, nursery rhyme and story.
If you love Fantasy novels, this may interest you!
Francesca Teniswood- KSC Librarian
MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate release, Tuesday 27th February 2018
WHAT: The 7th Annual Trentham Growers, Cookers & Eaters Dinner WHEN: Saturday 14th April 2018 from 6pm onwards WHERE: Trentham Mechanics Institute Hall, 66 High St. Trentham Following a series of sold-out events, Trentham Food Hub is hosting the 7thAnnual Growers, Cookers & Eaters Dinner on April 14th in collaboration with chefs and producers from the region. The dinner is a celebration of all that is local and seasonal with a 6-course shared banquet sourced mostly within 40km of Trentham and curated by a collective of chefs from local restaurants. Ingredients for the dinner are sourced from a wide array of local producers, many of whom are among the guests on the night. Regular suppliers include Angelica Organic Farm, Milking Yard Farm, Mount Franklin Organics, Jonai Farms, Wombat Forest Organics, Vue du Volcan Farm, Adsum Farmhouse, Goldfields Farmhouse, Barfold Olives, Meredith Dairy, Sandor’s Harvest and Tuki. Chefs participating in the dinner this year include Gary Thomas and Andrew Dennis from Spade to Blade Catering, Mark Mills and Brendan Hutchinson from The Plough, Catherine Speirs from Belle Patisserie, John Reid from Redbeard Bakery, Dave McKibbin from The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Annie Smithers from Du Fermier. The ‘Cocktail Lounge’ will offer tipples of the terroir from the finest steepers, stompers, brewers and bottlers in our region, selected in collaboration with the Cosmopolitan Wine Cellar. There will also be a few ‘spirited’ seasonal surprises conjured up for those looking for something a little more creative. Funds raised at the dinner will contribute to the development of not-for-profit local fruit and veg distribution, workshops, community events and associated projects of Trentham Food Hub – a grass-roots social enterprise. Tickets are $75 for adults and $50 for children under 12, available now online at www.trenthamfoodhub.org Please contact Justin Walsh, Trentham Food Hub co-ordinator, with any enquiries: [email protected] 0418 543 944
