Principal’s Newsletter 17th August 2018 Dear Parents and Carers, It’s hard to believe we’re half way through a very busy term. I would like to take this opportunity again to thank the CWA who visited the school last week. They are great supporters of the school and provide the awards for the Year 10 Formal. This year they will double their financial contribution which is amazing. They also presented the school with sizzle muffs and puzzle mats made by Sue and Lois. We have already tried them out. During Semester 1 the school participated in a Transport Review with the aim of having direct transport to the campuses. This would be much better option for every student and avoid all of the congestion issues we are having at the school but will involve a rerouting of all the bus routes and change in pick up and drop off times. There will also be more centralised pick up and drop off spots in line with the policy of the department. We are unsure when this might happen but we intend to give parents plenty of notice about the proposed changes and work together to ensure a smooth transition. We have spent the week having fun with science as part of Science Week. The theme is Game Changers and Change Makers so there’s been lots of opportunities to experiment and explore. Thank you to all those parents who completed the Parent Opinion Survey. Your feedback is important and assists us to move forward as a school so I urge you to complete the survey before 26th August if you haven’t done so already. The month of August is important as we take the opportunity to celebrate the amazing work and the contribution of our Education Support Staff to the school. They make a difference in classrooms, the administration, ICT, Allied Health and of course the amazing Café 11. Truly a great group of workers and so committed to our students. On Wednesday a group of students from BRC participated in the Metro All Abilities Netball Championships run at the State Netball Centre. They were undefeated champions but even better I received this email from Kirshy McAinch Principal Bendigo SDS: ‘Hi Marie I just wanted to pass on some positive feedback from my staff to yours. Last Thursday, we had a team of very keen netballers attend the All Abilities tournament at Royal Park for the first time. Our kids have never played in this type of tournament before, and for many of them, it was their first foray into netball altogether. The second team they came up against was from your school. My staff came back with tears in their eyes explaining to me the sportsmanship of your team. The kids on your team could see that our students were new to the game and began to go out of their way to support our team on the court. They ‘fumble’ the ball, giving our students the opportunity to take possession, ‘accidently’ threw it out of bounds so our students could throw the ball into play and ‘missed’ a few goals that enabled our defenders the chance to intercept. They also heartily applauded when our students scored their first goal for the tournament. The sportsmanship of your students enabled ours to gain some confidence and feel a sense of accomplishment in the game. Please thank your students and staff on our behalf for the amazing support they gave our students and their positive contribution to making the tournament a celebration of true inclusion for students of all abilities’ We are very proud of our students. I take this opportunity to thank the Finance sub-committee and the School Council for the excellent work they do for the school. It is greatly appreciated. I will be taking Long Service Leave from 23rd August until 10th September. Caitriona Toland will be in charge of the school in my absence. Have a great weekend. Marie Hayes, Principal Wellbeing Team It has been great to see so many students heading off to camp over the past fortnight. This is such a valuable experience for so many of our students. A very big thank you to staff who supported these camps. Respectful Relationships focus from now until the end of term is Topic 6 - Help Seeking. Examples of work in this area can be seen on student See Saw accounts. The SRC are busy planning Fathers Day Pie night which will be held at the main campus on Thursday 30th August from 6 - 7.30pm. We would love to see you there on the night. Caitriona Toland, AP Wellbeing
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Principal’s Newsletter 17th August 2018Dear Parents and Carers,It’s hard to believe we’re half way through a very busy term. I would like to take this opportunity again to thank the CWA who visited the school last week. They are great
supporters of the school and provide the awards for the Year 10 Formal. This year they will double their financial contribution which is amazing. They also presented the school with sizzle muffs and puzzle mats made by Sue and Lois. We have already tried them out.
During Semester 1 the school participated in a Transport Review with the aim of having direct transport to the campuses. This would be much better option for every student and avoid all of the congestion issues we are having at the school but will involve a rerouting of all the bus routes and change in pick up and drop off times. There will also be more centralised pick up and drop off spots in line with the policy of the department. We are unsure when this might happen but we intend to give parents plenty of notice about the proposed changes and work together to ensure a smooth transition.
We have spent the week having fun with science as part of Science Week. The theme is Game Changers and Change Makers so there’s been lots of opportunities to experiment and explore.
Thank you to all those parents who completed the Parent Opinion Survey. Your feedback is important and assists us to move forward as a school so I urge you to complete the survey before 26th August if you haven’t done so already.
The month of August is important as we take the opportunity to celebrate the amazing work and the contribution of our Education Support Staff to the school. They make a difference in classrooms, the administration, ICT, Allied Health and of course the amazing Café 11. Truly a
great group of workers and so committed to our students.
On Wednesday a group of students from BRC participated in the Metro All Abilities Netball Championships run at the State Netball Centre. They were undefeated champions but even better I received this email from Kirshy McAinch Principal Bendigo SDS:
‘Hi Marie I just wanted to pass on some positive feedback from my staff to yours. Last Thursday, we had a team of very keen netballers attend the All Abilities tournament at Royal Park for the first time. Our kids have never played in this type of tournament before, and for many of them, it was their first foray into netball altogether. The second team they came up against was from your school. My staff came back with tears in their eyes explaining to me the sportsmanship of your team. The kids on your team could see that our students were new to the game and began to go out of their way to support our team on the court. They ‘fumble’ the ball, giving our students the opportunity to take possession, ‘accidently’ threw it out of bounds so our students could throw the ball into play and ‘missed’ a few goals that enabled our defenders the chance to intercept. They also heartily applauded when our students scored their first goal for the tournament. The sportsmanship of your students enabled ours to gain some confidence and feel a sense of accomplishment in the game. Please thank your students and staff on our behalf for the amazing support they gave our students and their positive contribution to making the tournament a celebration of true inclusion for students of all abilities’
We are very proud of our students.
I take this opportunity to thank the Finance sub-committee and the School Council for the excellent work they do for the school. It is greatly appreciated.
I will be taking Long Service Leave from 23rd August until 10th September. Caitriona Toland will be in charge of the school in my absence. Have a great weekend.
Marie Hayes, Principal
Wellbeing TeamIt has been great to see so many students heading off to camp over the past fortnight. This is such a valuable experience for so many of our students. A very big thank you to staff who supported these camps.
Respectful Relationships focus from now until the end of term is Topic 6 - Help Seeking. Examples of work in this area can be seen on student See Saw accounts. The SRC are busy planning Fathers Day Pie night which will be held at the main campus on Thursday 30th August from 6 - 7.30pm. We would love to see you there on the night.
Caitriona Toland, AP Wellbeing
Specialist TeamThe past fortnight has been hectic for the Specialists. In Week 5 Specialist Teachers did Instructional rounds on Monday and Tuesday at main campus and BRC. In Week 4 MY camps were a great success, much of that due to Kacey’s organisation for both camp and students staying back at school. This week is Science week and Thursdays incursion in the Hall was organised by Michelle, Athena and Anthony Heffernan; thank you to all of them for their commitment and organisation. Just a reminder that Sportsday has been postponed until Friday 31st August.
On Wednesday 8th August some of the BRC Music Elective went to Suzanne Cory High School to be part of the audience for their dress rehearsal of ‘We Will Rock You’. The musical is made up of songs by the band ‘Queen’ and tells the story of a distant future where everyone dresses, thinks and acts the same. Musical instruments and composers are forbidden and rock music is unknown. A group of Bohemians struggle to restore the free exchange of thought, fashion and live music and are pleased when they stumble across Galileo and Scaramouche, who help them find Rock’s Holy Grail and defeat the Killer Queen.All students thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Here’s what some of our students thought of the show:‘It was infinitely awesome! Because of those resistance members and the two villains, it was pretty cool.’ Alex‘It was awesome, I liked the way they planned it, they weren’t afraid, it was great!’ Hamish‘It freaked me out in the first part because it was a big stage and I wasn’t expecting that and by the end it was so good.’ Kaesarn‘It was good, I liked the end bit when all the people came out.’ Brandon‘They got the crowd involved and they had a steady beat which was amazing.’ Shannon
‘I liked everything and my favourite part was when they got the crowd to join in and I enjoyed the different performances of each song.’ Vanessa‘I liked it, I really like musicals.’ Diamond‘I liked how they involved the crowd, I loved all of it.’ Angelo‘It was amazing! The choreography, everything was just spot on. The students performing were amazing, they were better than me! I would definitely go back again’ Sabri
Victorian State Schools
Spectacular – Get your tickets! We are proud and excited to have some of our studentsparticipating in the 2018 Victorian State SchoolsSpectacular: With the Beat. This year’s Spectacular will be held at Hisense Arena onSaturday 15 September, with two shows at 1pm and6:30pm. The journey of exploration will see Hisense Arenatransformed into a mystical Venetian masquerade ball, awondrous Steam Punk Fairground in a cornucopia ofnew and old mixed together.
There is something for everyone’s musical taste in thisyear’s show, from Macklemore, Imagine Dragons,Sheppard, Tim Minchin, Beyonce, to Karl Jenkins.
Talented young skaters, skate boarders, BMX riders,puppeteers, musicians, dancers and singers will featureon stage, while many other students will work behind thescenes, gaining unique, on-the-job, professionalexperience. This is a creative vision of industry professionalsincluding Creative Director Neill Gladwin, MusicalDirector Chong Lim, Dance Director Deon Nuku,(Scooby Doo, Happy Feet, Moulin Rouge) andAssociate Dance Director Yvette Lee, (Dancing with theStars, X-Factor Australia, Australia’s Got Talent and SoYou Think You Can Dance). This program – managed by the Department ofEducation and Training – helps to develop eachstudent’s performance skills, discipline, perseverance,cooperation and confidence under the training ofindustry professionals. For a fun, family entertainment experience, and to cheeron our students from the audience, be quick to securetickets.
MyTime Werribee 2018 Time Thursday 10am to 12pm Where: Wyndham Park Community Centre
53-57 Kookaburra Ave,
Werribee
Facilitator: Natasha
Play Leader: Carla What is MyTime? MyTime is a peer support group for parents and carers supporting children under 18 years of age with a disability, developmental delay or chronic medical condition. Who is MyTime for? Parents (mums, dads), grandparents, foster parents, or a primary carer receiving or applying for Carers Allowance. What will I get out of MyTime?
Meet other parents and carers in similar circumstances Share experiences in an informal setting A choice of topics and activities relevant to your needs Information resources and services available to you, how and where to access information. A facilitator to support, co-ordinate activities and guide group discussion A play helper engages your child whilst you attend your group Parent discussion Coffee mornings Group outings
The MyTime program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
MyTime is coordinated nationally by the Parenting Research Centre.
Term 3 Dates
MyTime Werribee meet each Thursdays from July 26th to September 13th
Topics covered this term will include sensory toys, stress busters and NDIS check in
Guest Speaker Dates August 2nd—Book reading August 16th—NDIS check in
September 13th—Café 11 at Warringa park
www.tweddle.org.au
(03) 9689 1577
From Nurse Nicole Immunisation: Students with a 2005 Birthdate will be offered HPV (2 doses), Dipheria/Tetanus Vaccines in 2018. The Wyndham City Council offers this program at the school. Parents are welcome to support their students if they feel it is required. 2nd Round Tues 30th Oct 2018 11.15am HPVEpilepsy Plans: Please ensure epilepsy plans are taken to your next Neurologist appointment and signed by the neurologist and yourselves. I like to keep these plans as current and relevant as possible. If any student has had a recent seizure please contact me, so I can update their plans.
Medication: As per school policy we ask parents to commence all new medication over the weekend or holiday so this can be closely monitored for any possible allergic reactions or side effects. We appreciate your cooperation regarding this. If you have any questions regarding medication or need your child to take medication at school please contact me.
Please note:• All medication needs to be in the original packaging with child’s name, dose and time on the box.• If medication is being transported in student’s bag please contact the school as soon as possible, so we can remove the medication. Chaperones can secure school bags whilst on the bus but must not be used as a courier. • If at all possible directly handing over the medication at reception or myself would be appreciated.
Spare Clothes: Please ensure your child has a spare set of clothes in their bags at all times. Change of underwear, socks, shorts/pants, T-shirt) for emergencies.
Donations: We welcome any school uniform donations especially tracksuit pants, shorts and t-shirts of all sizes. If you have spare school uniform/clothing that has been given to your student through the year, we would appreciate this to be returned to the school. Nicole
NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WESTERN MELBOURNE AREA
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a new, national approach providing individualised support and services for people with disability. The NDIS is administered by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
The NDIS commenced operation in some parts of the State on 1 July 2016 and will rollout progressively across the remainder of the State, Area by Area, until it is fully operational on 1 July 2019. Key information for Western Melbourne is as follows:
Area start date Local government areas Local Area Coordinator
1 October 2018 Hobsons Bay, Maribrynong, Melbourne, Moonee Valley, Wyndham
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Participants will transition to the NDIS based on where they live, not where they attend school.
Eligibility is focused on lifelong, functional impairment. NDIS eligibility information is available on the NDIS Access Checklist which is on the NDIS website.
There are two possible pathways for students with a disability to access the NDIS:
1. Students who are receiving specified disability programs or supports will have their details automatically provided to the NDIA. Your school will be able to advise you if your child is receiving one of these supports. These students may be contacted by the NDIA up to six months prior to their Area’s start date and invited to test their eligibility for the scheme.
2. Students who do not receive any of the specified programs or supports can directly contact either the NDIA or the NDIA Local Area Coordinator to test their eligibility. This can commence up to six months prior to their Area’s rollout date.
Further information Contact your NDIA Local Area Coordinator or the NDIA for information about the NDIS. Your school has also been provided with general information about the NDIS and what it means for students with disabilities.
Community Conversations from 20th – 24th August 2018
These sessions will provide an opportunity for people with disability, their families and carers to have a short one on one conversation with someone from the NDIS and the local partners in the area, Brotherhood of St Laurence about the NDIS and how to best prepare for an NDIS planning conversation. They are intended to provide an alternative way of sharing information with people who may not wish to attend the larger ‘Getting Plan Ready’ community information session. NDIS and Brotherhood of St Laurence staff will be available at the below locations and times during August. These sessions are informal, you are not required to register to attend these sessions, but should be prepared for possible short wait times during busy periods. Taylors Lakes – Monday 20th August from 10am – 2pm Watergardens Shopping Centre, 399 Melton Highway Taylors Lakes, 3038 Sunshine – Tuesday 21st August from 10am – 12pm Duke Street Community House, 27 Duke Street Sunshine, 3020 Tarneit - Wednesday 22nd August from 2pm – 6pm Julia Gillard Library, 150 Sunset Views Boulevard, Tarneit, 3029 Werribee – Thursday 23rd August from 2pm – 6pm Wyndham Library Service- Plaza Library, Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre, Level 1, Shop MM1, Derrimut Road, Werribee, 3030
WHEN: Term 4 2018 9th Oct – 4th December 2018
TUESDAYS (8 WEEKS)
*NO GROUP ON TUESDAY THE 6TH NOVEMBER DUE TO MELB CUP
TIME: 3:30 PM- 5:00PM
WHERE:FLEMINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE
25 MT ALEXANDER RD, FLEMINGTON PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS CLOSE! CATCH THE 59 TRAM OR THE
UPFIELD TRAIN PLACES ARE LIMITED! TO SECURE YOUR SPOT CONTACT THE RELATE TEAM [email protected] Ph: 9355 9900 Larissa Mel
Relate Human Relations Program We know that it can be difficult and embarrassing to talk about relationships, love and sexual health. Would you like to join a fun group with other young people to learn about;
Body parts and functions Relationships and consent Conception and contraception Media and cyber saftey Public and private places and behaviours Social skills Hygiene Keeping safe Appropriate work place behaviour And more…
A great chance to meet other people, ask all the questions you want and learn new things! See you there Larissa and Mel
An NDIS funded program
Supported by the State Government
Supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services
Hoppers Crossing Early Childhood Early Intervention
Forum
The National Disability Insurance Agency in partnership with Early Childhood Intervention Australia (Victorian Chapter) (ECIA) in conjunction with the Brotherhood of St Laurence partner, will be running community and provider forum sessions.
“Understanding ECEI and the NDIS” When: Tuesday 4th September 2018 Time: 10am-12.30pm
Where: Encore Events Centre Function room 1 & 2 80 Derrimut Road Hoppers Crossing Vic 3020
Click the link below to Register for the NDIS Early Childhood Forum
NDIS Early Childhood Early Intervention Hoppers Crossing registration
