Newcomb Secondary College Newsletter FROM THE PRINCIPAL T FROM THE PRINCIPAL T FROM THE PRINCIPAL TEAM EAM EAM TUESDAY 16th February 2016 ISSUE: 3 COLLEGE SWIMMING CARNIVAL The Newcomb Secondary College Swimming Sports was held yesterday with great success. It was wonderful to see so many of our students dressed in their House colours and cheering on their House participants. The winning House will be announced at the next College Assembly. Well done to all who contributed to the day. Good luck to those students competing at the next level. Photos and results will be posted in future newsletters. COLLEGE COUNCIL The February meeting of the College Council will take place in the Language Centre on Thursday evening. COLLEGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS The process for the election of the new College Council has now commenced. Nominations for the three parent and the two staff representative postitions are now open and called for. Nominations will close on Tuesday 23rd February at 4.00pm. The list of candidates, nominators and seconders will be displayed at the Newcomb Secondary College General Office by Thursday 25th February 2016. If an election is necessary, I will distribute the appropriate documentation to parents and the ballots will close on Tuesday 8th March, 2016 at 4.00pm. The parents whose time on Council has expired are: Mr Vidas Kymantas (not eligible for nomination) Ms Karrin Reekie (eligible for nomination) Plus a vacant position. Of course, nominations are able to be received from any parents and we would encourage parents to consider being part of the college council. The Department of Education and Training members whose time on council has expired are: Mr Jeremy Sinclair (eligible for nomination) Mr Andrew McCulloch (eligible for nomination) 81-85 Bellarine Highway Newcomb VIC 3219 Phone: 03 5248 1400 Fax: 03 5248 3523 Email: [email protected]Website: www.newcombsc.vic.edu.au SMS student absences: 0416 907 351 Coming Events Thursday 18th February School Photos Catchup day Thursday 18th February CONNECT Assembly Friday 26th February Barwon Regional Swim & Dive Comp Thursday 10th March College House Sports Monday 21st March Grade 6 information night from 6.30pm Tuesday 22nd March Yr 7 Immunisations Thursday 24th March College Assembly Final Day of Term 1 Students Finish at 2.30pm TERM DATES Term 1 28 th Jan to 24 th March Term 2 11 th April to 24 th Jun Term 3 11 th July to 16 th Sept Term 4 3rd Oct to 20 th Dec College Council: Student Leaders: Student Leaders: President: Yvette Ramsay Hannah Harrison Ebony Chalmers Vice President: Vidas Kymantas Alex Jones Nicholas Watson Exec. Officer: Phil Honeywell
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Newcomb Secondary College Newsletter
FROM THE PRINCIPAL TFROM THE PRINCIPAL TFROM THE PRINCIPAL TEAM EAM EAM
TUESDAY 16th February 2016 ISSUE: 3
COLLEGE SWIMMING CARNIVAL
The Newcomb Secondary College Swimming Sports was held yesterday with
great success. It was wonderful to see so many of our students dressed in
their House colours and cheering on their House participants. The winning
House will be announced at the next College Assembly. Well done to all who
contributed to the day. Good luck to those students competing at the next
level. Photos and results will be posted in future newsletters.
COLLEGE COUNCIL
The February meeting of the College Council will take place in the Language
Centre on Thursday evening.
COLLEGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS
The process for the election of the new College Council has now commenced.
Nominations for the three parent and the two staff representative postitions
are now open and called for.
Nominations will close on Tuesday 23rd February at 4.00pm. The list of
candidates, nominators and seconders will be displayed at the Newcomb
Secondary College General Office by Thursday 25th February 2016.
If an election is necessary, I will distribute the appropriate documentation to
parents and the ballots will close on Tuesday 8th March, 2016 at 4.00pm.
The parents whose time on Council has expired are:
Mr Vidas Kymantas (not eligible for nomination)
Ms Karrin Reekie (eligible for nomination)
Plus a vacant position.
Of course, nominations are able to be received from any parents and we
would encourage parents to consider being part of the college council.
The Department of Education and Training members whose time on council
College Council: Student Leaders: Student Leaders: President: Yvette Ramsay Hannah Harrison Ebony Chalmers
Vice President: Vidas Kymantas Alex Jones Nicholas Watson
Exec. Officer: Phil Honeywell
FROM THE PRINCIPAL TFROM THE PRINCIPAL TFROM THE PRINCIPAL TEAM CONTINUED….EAM CONTINUED….EAM CONTINUED….
Mr Phil Honeywell, Principal
Mr Shane Elevato, Assistant Principal
Mrs Liz McNamara, Assistant Principal
The Newcomb Secondary College Council can also co-opt four people into the Community Members category of Council
with the College Student Leaders traditionally filling some of these positions.
Other information concerning the College Council elections can be found in this newsletter. Nomination forms can be
obtained from the General Office, or ring the office and a form can be sent home.
Therefore the February meeting the College Council (this week) will be the last of the present Council and the Thursday 17th
March meeting will be the first of the new College Council.
ATHLETICS SPORTS Thursday 10th March is the NEW date for the
Newcomb Secondary College House Atletics Sports.
The sports will be held at Landy Field.
Students are not required to be in school uniform and
should dress up in their respective house colours to
show support for the team.
They should also ensure they have appropriate
protection from the sun. Students can bring their
own lunch or food can be purchased from the
canteen at Landy Field.
As the sports are a whole school activity there will be
no classes operating on this day.
LAST CHANCE CATCHUP SCHOOL
PHOTOS FOR 2016
Photo catch-up day is Thursday 18th February
(this Thursday) in the Language Centre for any
student who missed having their photos taken
last week.
Please return cash in the Arthur REED envelope
to the photographer on the day (correct
payment only) Or order on line: www.arphotos.com.au – school
code 1602NS239
CHANGES TO LEOPOLD AFTER SCHOOL BUS SERVICE
We have received notification from McHarry’s that from Friday 19th February, the C7 Newcomb SC will no longer operate. This is due to low student numbers on this service and the
availability of alternative services, including:
3.18pm Route 32
3.35pm C12
3.36pm Route 56 3.49pm Route 61
SCHOOL EXCURSIONS AND REMINDERS
Students who don’t attend an excursion are expected to attend school as normal.
Asthma Australia is working with key organisations supporting young people’s health to help improve asthma health
outcomes for 12-25 year olds. A Facebook page, Young People with Asthma – Australia, provides a range of
information for these young people and their supporters. Every two months Asthma Australia will also run a
Question and Answer session that is proving very popular. Check out the page for our posts and promotion for
upcoming Q and A sessions.
Senior Years Orientation Programs Deakin University
On Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th of February of Week 3, the Year 12 and Year 11 students participated
in the Senior Years Orientations at Deakin University.
These events recognized the importance of the transition that the students are making into their final years of secondary school, and provided a range of strategies around successful time management and planning. In
particular, it was emphasized that students must be proactive in their identification of short and long term
goals, and were reminded that the Senior Years Team constantly has its doors open to support with this
process.
The Year 12 students participated in a Q&A workshop with former Student Leader, Josh Walker, who
offered advice around successful study and exam preparation and shared an account of his incredible
university journey since completing Year 12. The Year 11 students were also given an opportunity to
participate in a discussion with Tristan Miller, the record-breaking distance runner who completed 52
marathons, in 52 weeks, across 7 continents!
Thank you to all of the staff members involved, including Jeremy Sinclair, Barry Lingham, Amanda Davis,
Maggie Boyanton and finally Matt Horsted, who hosted a somewhat controversial episode of Family Feud
(we promise to survey a more reliable group of 100 people for future reference).
Kind regards,
James Murphy
Leader for Senior Years
School Council Elections – Information for Parents
What is a school council and what does it do?
All government schools in Victoria have a school council. They are legally constituted bodies that are given
powers to set the key directions of a school within statewide guidelines. In doing this, a school council is
able to directly influence the quality of education that the school provides for its students.
Who is on the school council?
For most school councils, there are three possible categories of membership:
A mandated elected Parent category – more than one-third of the total members must be from this
category. Department of Education and Training (DET) employees can be Parent members at their child’s
school as long as they are not engaged in work at the school.
A mandated elected DET employee category – members of this category may make up no more than one-
third of the total membership of school council. The principal of the school is automatically one of these
members.
An optional Community member category – members are coopted by a decision of the council because of
their special skills, interests or experiences. DET employees are not eligible to be Community members.
Generally, the term of office for all members is two years. The term of office of half the members expires each year, creating vacancies for the annual school council elections.
Why is Parent membership so important?
Parents on school councils provide important viewpoints and have valuable skills that can help shape the
direction of the school.
Those parents who become active on a school council find their involvement satisfying in itself and may
also find that their children feel a greater sense of belonging.
How can you become involved?
The most obvious way is to vote in the elections, which are held in Term 1 each year. However, ballots are
only held if more people nominate as candidates than there are positions vacant.
In view of this, you might seriously consider
standing for election as a member of the school council
encouraging another person to stand for election.
Do I need special experience to be on school council?
No. What you do need is an interest in your child’s school and the desire to work in partnership with others to help shape the school’s future.
What do you need to do to stand for election?
The principal will issue a Notice of Election and Call for Nominations following the commencement of
Term 1 each year. All school council elections must be completed by the end of March unless the usual
time line has been varied by the Minister.
If you decide to stand for election, you can arrange for someone to nominate you as a candidate or you can nominate yourself in the Parent category.
DET employees whose child is enrolled in a school in which they are not engaged in work are eligible to
nominate for parent membership of the school council at that school.
Once the nomination form is completed, return it to the principal within the time stated on the Notice of
Election. You will receive a Nomination Form Receipt in the mail following the receipt of your completed
nomination.
Generally, if there are more nominations received than there are vacancies on council, a ballot will be
conducted during the two weeks after the call for nominations has closed.
Remember
Ask at the school for help if you would like to stand for election and are not sure what to do
Consider standing for election to council this year
Be sure to vote in the elections.
Contact Mr Phil Honeywell on 5248 1400 for further information.
Headspace Barwon is a youth health service to assist young people aged 12-25 and their families in the Barwon region to deal with different problems and access help with experts in a range of areas. Our programs include General Practice for any concerns, mental health assessment and support, drug and alcohol counselling and support, sexual health issues or other health and wellbeing concerns. Both individual and group programs are available.
Headspace Barwon City: 5222 6690
or Headspace Barwon Bellarine:
5251 2291
STUDENT ABSENCES Parents and Guardians are required to provide an
explanation for their child’s absences.
This can be done by:
Telephone the College on 5248 1400
Send an SMS text message or reply to our absence
line 0434 728 159. Please put Student Name, Home
Group and Reason for Absence in the text message.
Write a note in the Student Organiser or a separate
note to present the next morning to the PASS Booth.
Records can then be amended.
In all instances the College requires the following
information:
Child’s name
Home Group or Year level
Date absent
Reason for absence
Parent/guardian signature (when written)
PUNCTUALITY AND UNIFORM
Students are to report to the College Office for
PASSOUTS for:
Late Arrival
Leave Early
Out of Uniform or Without Diary
The PASSOUTS Desk is located in the rear foyer of the
Administration Building – enter through quadrangle. This
is available from 8.30am each morning. After 10.00am
students will need to report to College Reception.
LATE ARRIVAL
When a student is going to arrive late to school for any
reason please let the school know by phone or write a
note. Those who arrive to class after 8.45am must
receive a Late Pass. If the student has no note, they will
need to go through the same procedure. Students who
regularly arrive late without an explanation will be
referred to their Team Leader.
LEAVE EARLY
If it is unavoidable that a student needs to leave for an
appointment, the student is required to provide a signed
note of explanation to the College office before school.
The student will in turn be issued with a Leave Pass from
the PASSOUTS Desk. This is to be handed to their
teacher at the arranged time of departure. Appointments,
where possible, should be made outside school hours or
on Wednesday afternoons when students are dismissed
early.
OUT OF UNIFORM
If a student is out of uniform they must provide a signed
note of explanation to the PASSOUTS Desk before
classes to be issued a Uniform Pass. Students who are
regularly out of uniform will be referred to Team Leaders.
WITHOUT DIARY
If a student has forgotten or lost their diary they will need
to report to the PASSOUTS Desk. Lost diaries will need
to be replaced.
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK
Are you wanting to buy or sell second hand uniforms
for your student?
Join the new 'Newcomb Secondary College
Second Hand Uniforms' group on Facebook.
REMINDER TO PLEASE NAME
ALL ITEMS OF UNIFORM
CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSION
FUND (CSEF)
Applications close Monday 29th February See the office for further details.
