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N O R E W A R D W I T H O U T E F F O R T
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The Newsletter is designed to offer an information service to the parents of Wedderburn College students and local people interested in
Education. Staff, parents, students and school groups are invited and will be asked to contribute to this information service.
Canteen Duty Roster 29th March-20th April 2012
Day Date Parent
Thurs 29th Pupil Free Day
Fri 30th Leanne Holt
Mon 16th April Jodie Lock
Tues 17th Lynn Duffield
Wed 18th Sally Jackson
Thurs 19th Lillian Chalmers
Fri 20th Leanne Holt
Parent helpers are expected to be at the Canteen from
11:30am until 1:30pm. Please make your own swap if you
cannot make it on the day you are rostered and let the school
know. Thank you.
Rosie Last, Canteen Manager
DATELINE Mar
29th Thurs Student Parent Teacher Interview
Wedderburn 1:00pm-7:30pm
SSV Swimming-Melbourne
30th Fri Casual Day – Gold Coin Donation
SRC Meeting Yrs 4-12 (1:00-1:30pm)
Term 1 ends 2:30pm dismissal
Apr
16th Mon Term 2 starts
Parents Association Meeting, 7:30 PM
16th-18th M-W Billabong Ranch Camp Yr 6
20th Fri Year 10 Mock Interview
27th Fri Studio Art Yr 11/12 Excursion-NGV
FROM THE
PRINCIPAL’S DESK
Dear Parents, Students, Friends and Members of the
Wedderburn Community
Parent Teacher Student Interviews As you are aware Parent Teacher Student Interviews are
taking place in Wedderburn on Thursday March 29th
from 1.00pm until 7.30pm at the College and in
Inglewood today, Wednesday March 28th from 4.30pm
to 6.00pm. Every student is expected to attend their
interviews with their parent/s. Please note to allow for
students to participate fully in their learning interviews
normal classes will not operate on Thursday March 29th.
In the past week students across the College have been
involved in a wide range of activities which support their
learning. It was wonderful to have some parents help with
the kite making and with all the wind that was around the
children certainly had the kites flying high.
Friday was a very colourful day with the Grade 6 children
dressed as heroes or villains and the decorated bikes for
National Ride2 School Day. We were honoured by the
presence of MP Peter Walsh who presented the College
with an award from the National Ride 2 School
organisation which will allow the College to train two
teachers in Bike Education. Mr Walsh also presented the
SRC students and Sports Captains with their badges.
The term is rapidly coming to an end. Finishing of the
term we have another busy week with the Fairy Tales
Dress Up Day yesterday and a Casual Day on Friday
which will raise funds to continue supporting our World
Vision sponsored child, Fedele Fedeya, as well as our
interviews to discuss student learning.
Looking back over the last eight weeks and one day it is
hard to believe we have fitted so much into such a short
space of time. I hope the two weeks break gives everyone
a chance to recharge and relax and return to school ready
to learn for the second term.
College Working Bees At our College Council meeting held last Monday the
Council made the decision to conduct Working Bees near
the start of each term. The purpose of the Working Bees
will be to do a general tidy up of buildings and grounds
and will assist our cleaner and maintenance worker to
keep our College looking clean and tidy throughout the
year. Families will be placed on a roster to assist at these
Working Bees and to ensure that all families are able to
contribute equally they will be placed on the roster
according to the alphabetical order of the family name.
PO Box 20, 15-29 Hospital Street
Wedderburn Victoria 3518
Phone (03) 5494 3011 Fax (03) 5494 3516
Email: [email protected]
Website: wedderburn-college.vic.edu.au
Volume 12 Issue 08 28th March 2012
College Uniform Supplier
Bendigo Fashion Plus
56 Williamson Street, Bendigo, 3550
Tel No. 5443 0517 / 5441 8094,
Email: [email protected]
Proprietors: Cherylynn & Wayne
Hedrick
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Look out for further information in the first week of term
2.
Emily Van De Wetering and Tahlia Hargreaves after presenting their SRC
report to School Council last week with Principal, Mrs Wright and School
Council President, Mr. Alan Holt.
Margaret-Anne Wright, Principal
P-6 SUB SCHOOL NEWS
What a fun-filled last week of term we have had so far!
Firstly, a BIG thank you to all parents and helpers who
assisted the teachers and students on "Harmony Day" last
Wednesday. The kites looked fantastic and we certainly
had a good windy day to fly them!
Well done to Rowan Webb and Elliot Reeves who were
awarded the Whole School Award (Rowan) and P-6 Star
Student Award (Elliot). Rowan has been fully dedicated
to improving himself across all aspects of his schooling.
Elliot received his award for being an outstanding citizen
of the Wedderburn College community.
The Ride to School Day last Friday was a success with
many students coming to school with their bikes, scooters
and skateboards all decorated. Thank you to Mrs
McKenzie for organising this.
Ride to School Day last Friday
This Tuesday was our P-4 Fairytale Dress up Day.
There were certainly some creative outfits getting
around! Students paraded around the Library Quadrangle
in the morning, followed by participating in some fun
fairytale activities. A fairytale movie was then enjoyed by
all P-4 students in the afternoon. Another BIG thank you
to all the parents who came to help out on the day, along
with Miss Martin, Mrs Prevos, Mrs Polkinghorne and
Mrs McKenzie for organising the day.
It was fantastic to see so many students get into the spirit
of dressing up in fairytale costumes on Tuesday! Well
done to parents who put in a great effort to come and see
our parade and dress up your children in very creative
outfits.There could only be a couple of winners for each
grade on the day and it was very hard to make a decision
but the following students came away with the awards:
Finbar Carey
Shelley Creely-Connor
Mack Matthews
Ella Day
Jake Murphy
Daytona Baker
Finn Turnbull
Annie Duffield
Chris Giorlando
Lindy Stephens
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The Fairy Godmother flying through the parade
Rebecca and Daytona Baker with their handmade Ariel costume.
Mrs Polkinghorne’s group decorating gingerbread men
Grade 6 Heroes and Villains Day last Friday
The winners of the P-4 Fairytale Dress Up Day
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LIBRARY NEWS
A Scholastic book order has been
submitted for $22
Busy Bee
Wash Your Face In Orange Juice $12
Add Your Bears $10
Please contact Jude in the Library if this
belongs to you.
This Wednesday we celebrated "World Teacher's Day"
at Wedderburn College. Students have been busy creating
their own portraits of teachers. These are on display in the
corridor at school if you wish to have a look at the
budding artists we have! Thank you to Miss Martin for
her great idea, along with all teachers who helped their
students. I'm sure many of the portraits will go "straight
to the pool room".
Just a reminder to all parents that there is no school this
Thursday. We will have Parent/Teacher/Student
Interviews at the College, starting at 1pm-7:30pm. Your
child is expected to attend the interview with you. Please
contact your child's teacher if you need more information
about interview times.
This Friday is our last day of term. Students may bring a
gold coin donation to school if they wish to dress in
casual clothes, with proceeds going to support the
school's World Vision child, Fedeyeya. Students we will
have an early dismissal at 2:30pm.
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Gr 4/5/6 students will also be embarking to Hard Hill
this Friday for their excursion (which was cancelled
previously due to bad weather). I'm sure they will have a
fantastic time and enjoy the activities that are planned for
them. Thank you to Mrs Brett, Ms Tanya and Robyn
Vella for helping to organise the day.
The Grade 5 and Grade 6 students also venture off to
Echuca for their Billabong Ranch Camp at the start of
next term (Monday 16th April). It is the first day back, so
please be sure to mark it on your calender or on the fridge
so you don't forget.
I hope you all have a safe and happy Easter.
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Ms Rebecca McLean, P-6 Level Coordinator
Heroes And Villains Day Last Friday, 23rd March the Wedderburn College Year
6‟s had a „Heroes and Villains Dress Up Day‟. There
were Villains lurking around the school as well as Heroes
prepared to save the day!
It was an amazing day! There were Villains such as
Captain Hook and Cat Woman. There were also Heroes
such as Zorro and Little Red Riding Hood.
That morning there was a P-6 Assembly where the Year
6‟s paraded around. Colourful dressups everywhere!
There were a variety of Heroes: Who Were:
Zorro
Little Red Riding Hood
Dr. Victor Chang
Mother Mary McKillop
C.E.R.T Member
Batman
Super Woman
Sir Donald Bradman
Indiana Jones
Sugar Plum Fairy
A Variety Of Villains Who were:
First Mate (Pirate)
Catwoman
Captain Hook
EVERYDAY HEROES:
Nat
Charlotte
Matt
Brandon
SPORTING HEROES:
Ella
Taylor
Carly
School work revolved around Heroes and Villains for the
day!
Billabong Ranch Camp notes went home yesterday in the
Yr 6 room. Extra information to this letter is that ALL
students attending camp must wear their school uniform
to camp and home from camp. Students are allowed to
take up to $5.00 spending money to spend on the last
day at the canteen but it is not compulsory to take any
money at all.
7-9 SUB SCHOOL NEWS
Homework Year 9 English Text in Action Homework due on
Tuesdays
Year 8 English Text in Action Homework due on
Wednesdays.
Year 7 English Text in Action Homework due on
Thursdays.
Richard Dougall, 7-9 Year Level Coordinator
GENERAL NEWS
SPORTS NEWS
Dates for the coming months: SSV Swimming Thursday 29th March
House Cross Country Week of 7th -11th May, exact
day TBC
NCD Cross Country Thursday 24th May
Marcus Smalley, Sports Coordinator
Great Achievements by Jordan and
Nathan Jordan Hargreaves has been selected in the final squad
of 45 players for the Bendigo Pioneers Under 18 Team.
That team plays in the TAC competition which starts in
April.
Nath Holt has been appointed Captain of the final squad
of 25 players for the Bendigo Pioneers Under 16 Team.
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That team plays in a carnival on 13-15 April in Bendigo.
A Victorian Country Team will be selected from players
at the carnival.
Players in the teams are selected from the North West
Region leagues which include Central Murray, Mallee,
Golden Rivers, Echuca, North Central, Bendigo, and
Sunraysia.
Robyn Vella
Garden
Gnome
Gossip
This week in the garden there were a lot of helpers.
On Thursday
afternoon Mrs
Chalmer's Grade 4/5
students were
the first to
come and help.
Students had
finished
shovelling dirt
onto the
rockery area
and so the next
step was to
plant lots of
natives. Students were very enthusiastic. All plants have
now been put in and looking terrific.
There was still a bit of painting to be done, so Cheyenne
Reid and Genevieve Tonkin got frocked up ready to
wow the class with some colourful pictures. Well done
girls!
Thanks to the group of girls who cleaned out straw from
the chook
house floor and
their nests.
You did a
fantastic job!
Next class to
find their way
up to the
garden was
Mrs Prevos' Grade 1/2
students.
There were still
quite a lot of
bean seeds left from another
class, so I thought it would
be fun for the students to
plant their own "special"
beans as well. They waited
patiently in line for beans
and name tags to be given
out. It was lovely to see!
On Friday, Mrs
McKenzie's Grade 3/4
visited for a short time.
The students helped by
watering garden beds,
collecting eggs, weeding
and raking up those leaves
and bark that are always
appearing. Thanks Grade
3/4 for all your efforts to help make the garden look neat!
On Monday Mrs Polkinghorne's Grade P/1 planted their
very own flower pots. All students chose aplant which
had their favourite colour flower to put into the "Fairy
Garden" which has real Fairies and Dragons.
Students had a great time creating a colourful area in the
garden and did a terrific job of digging and planting. Each
plant has a tag with the student's name on it so the
children can keep track of how their plant is going.
That's all for this week.
One more thing, would there be anyone willing to bring
manure of any kind to the garden so the garden can get a
bit of a boost. Let me know. I would be very grateful.
Thanks to everyone for their efforts in keeping the garden
looking neat and tidy, that includes putting rubbish in the
bin.
Everyone have a safe and enjoyable Easter.
Cheerio from Trina Garden Co-ordinator.
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BASKETBALL REPORT
Hi everyone,
This is another reminder that the finals night for Intermediates will be held on the last day of term – THIS FRIDAY.
Please note the change to times of games due to school finishing at 2.30pm:
Time Team 1 Team 2 Umpire 1 Umpire 2
Duty
Parent /
First Aid
2:40pm Red Black Jarvis Holt Brad Holt Alex Holt
3.15pm Green Yellow Sharyn Lockhart Meg Lockhart Alex Holt
3.50pm Winner Winner Jude Holt Susie Lockhart Alex Holt
4.40pm PRESENTATIONS
Presentations will be held immediately after the grandfinal.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You
As this is the last newsletter for the term, we need to pass on our thanks to a few people.
At the start of the season, we said that for basketball to continue it would need to be a team effort off and on the court,
and in the usual can-do Wedderburn style, everyone who was asked to help out did so!
So a big thank you to:
The Duty Parents – Our biggest challenge was ensuring that we had a first aid trained parent on hand for every
game, and we achieved this. Thankfully, we only had a few minor scratches to deal with.
The Coaches – Sometimes you had too many players and other times not enough, but your help with subs and
keeping everyone on track was very much appreciated.
The Scorers - This is an important job, particularly when the games are close, so it‟s good to know that the players
can rely on the scorers getting the information onto the score sheet accurately.
The Umpires - This can sometimes be a thankless job, but without umpires we have no games. So to the parents
and players (most of who had never umpired before) – Well done!!! Next term we will try and increase the number
of umpires to reduce the workload of everyone.
The Supporters – It means a lot to the players to have parents, grandparents, and friends come and watch, and this
creates a great atmosphere during the games. Thank you for taking time out to watch the games.
Now to a couple of special mentions:
Mrs Wright and the School Council– Without the continued support of Mrs Wright and the School Council, the
competition would not continue, and students wouldn‟t have the opportunity to play at the tournaments that the
school supports.
Mr Fowles – Mr Fowles is the only non-parent adult helper. He supports by coaching and umpiring, and has done
this for a number of years.
Alex Holt – Although Alex “retired” this year, she was still at the stadium weekly helping with the Intermediates as
Duty Parent, and scoring for other games when we were short.
Everyone involved should be very proud of what has been achieved. Basketball is a great game, and it‟s fantastic that
our students have the opportunity to play locally.
See you all again this Friday, and in Term 4.
Susie & Jude
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COMMUNITY NEWS
ZUMBA KLC Wedderburn College
Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm
$8 adults $5 students
Jenni Williams, Zumba Instructor
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After school club After school club for this term.
When: Every Wednesday
Where: Church of Christ Hall
Reef Street Wedderburn
Time: After school till 5:00pm.
The bus is available opposite school in hospital street to
take the children to Church of Christ.
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AUSKICK PROGRAM COMMENCES
Auskick is starting again in Wedderburn on Thursday
April 19th for boys and girls aged 5 to 12 years.
All NAB AFL Auskick participants in Victoria that
register online and pay online before 30th March 2012
will be eligible for the NAB AFL Auskick Club Connect
program which includes 2 children and 2 adult tickets to
an AFL match to see your favourite team's game
absolutely free.
Please contact Cam Turnbull on 0428 943 418 or
Ashley Isaac on 0428 743 844 for any further
information.
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WEDDERBURN HOCKEY CLUB Training Nights
Junior A and Underage players will have training on
Wednesday night between 3:30 and 5pm. Remember
you need to have all you gear on including shin pads
and mouth guard.
Junior A and Underage will not be training over the
holidays so we will need to pick a team for Saturday the
14th of April ( weekend before school starts back) as well
as captains. During the holidays players are more than
welcome to train with the Men and Women on Thursday
night.
If you are keen to be a team manger and haven't let me
know please do so asap. On Wednesday night I'll handout
a flyer about umpiring. The club is getting Abbie-Lee
Ferguson up to run an umpiring session. She is excellent
at putting the theory and practical together. The club will
be providing an incentive to players and members who
make a commitment to umpire. More information soon.
With thanks,
Carlie Turnbull
EXCITING TIMES FOR HOCKEY
LOVERS!
On Wednesday the 21st of March the Wedderburn
College and Hockey Club were fortunate enough to host a
Victorian State Hockey Coach because of the ongoing
support of our local Wedderburn Community House. The
Wedderburn Community House continues to support and
foster the development and love of sport in our
community from junior to senior players. We are
extremely grateful for their financial support.
Marten de Man is a highly credentialed Under 15 and 17
boys State Coach with Hockey Victoria. As junior player
Marten was a member of several state representative
teams and currently plays for Greensborough Hockey
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Club.
The day started with an informal chat about game
structures and how we can develop all players and our
club to be competitive through team participation,
enjoyment individual growth and achievement.
Wedderburn College students participated in an
information and skill session that emphasized the
importance of ball movement and skill acquisition.
Marten was able to breakdown the skills needed for
flicks, aerials and tomahawks. All of the students were
amazed in his ability to execute such skills so easily.
In the afternoon Wedderburn Hockey Club players had
two training sessions with Marten. These two sessions
emphasized the importance of teamwork, enjoyment and
practice! All players thoroughly enjoyed their training
session and developed their expertise at hitting, trapping,
moving the ball forwards and backwards and most
importantly thinking and teamwork.
The Wedderburn Hockey Club are planning on getting
Marten back to the club shortly so we can continue to
develop and strengthen the skill set of our players and
members. Once again we thank the Wedderburn
Community House for making this day possible and look
forward to their support in the future.
L2P Program Revs Up! In the past 6 months the Buloke and Loddon Shires have
been working together to launch a dynamic program
assisting learner drivers under 21 years of age, who do
not have access to a supervising driver or vehicle, to gain
the driving experience required to apply for a
probationary license.
This is achieved by matching young people with fully
licensed volunteer mentors, who meet regularly to use a
sponsored vehicle to gain supervised driving experience.
The Buloke Loddon Program now has 3 young learner
drivers have commenced driving sessions with their
mentors in the L2P Car, which has been generously
donated by CVGT; with another 10 learner drivers
waiting for mentors in their location.
Over two Sundays, the 29th of April and 6th of May, the
program will be running a supervisor driver training
course for individuals who hope to become mentors.
If you are a fully licensed driver, who feels they have the
time and driving experience to share with a learner driver,
we would love to hear from you.
We also still have a few places available for learner
drivers who are finding it difficult to log the 120 learner
driver practice hours.
For more information or to volunteer for either of these
opportunities, please contact Amanda Parker, on,
[email protected] or 0467 787 328
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Hi everyone,
I have decided to write about electronic
cigarettes. On 1 January 2009, legislative changes came in to effect to prohibit electronic cigarettes and their cartridges
containing nicotine in Victoria. The decision was made on the basis that nicotine for human use is a dangerous poison
and electronic cigarettes have not been assessed for safety, quality or efficacy. In Victoria it is illegal to manufacture, sell,
supply, purchase or otherwise obtain, possess or use an electronic cigarette or cartridge containing nicotine. The
prohibition applies to electronic cigarettes obtained from anywhere within Australia as well as overseas, whether over the
internet or by other means.
The Australian medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration does not support the use of electronic
cigarettes: http://www.tga.gov.au/consumers/ecigarettes.htm and has not assessed any of these products as therapeutic
goods.
There are advocates within the media who suggest that electronic cigarettes containing nicotine are therapeutic goods
when used as an aid in withdrawal from smoking and can therefore be legally imported for personal use. These
suggestions are incorrect and misleading.
Electronic cigarettes containing nicotine are not regulated as therapeutic goods in Australia and cannot be legally
imported for personal use.
Some electronic cigarettes and cartridges may be advertised as “nicotine-free”. Unless such products are tested and found
to be nicotine-free by accredited laboratories, suppliers and potential consumers cannot rely on such marketing claims.
Certain smoking cessation aids containing nicotine have been assessed as medicines for therapeutic use by the
Therapeutic Goods Administration and can be legally supplied and used in Australia. Products are available from
supermarkets and pharmacies and include lozenges, gums, transdermal patches, inhalers and tablets. The labels will
include the AUST R number indicating that the products are listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
Smokers wishing to give up smoking are encouraged to seek the support of Quit Victoria by calling the Quitline on 13
7848 (13 QUIT) or checking the website on http://www.quit.org.au/
Victoria Police is responsible for investigating supplies of electronic cigarettes to the public. The local police station
should be contacted if electronic cigarettes are being offered for sale from retail outlets, irrespective of whether or not the
sales are being promoted as “nicotine-free”.
If further information on the regulation of electronic cigarettes containing nicotine in Victoria is needed, please contact
Drugs and Poisons Regulation phone 1300 364 545. Other recent controls on drugs and drug paraphernalia:
Synthetic cannabinoids and their derivates were prohibited in Victoria on 8 July 2011
http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/images/stories/documents/mediareleases/2011/110708_Wooldridge_-
_Victoria_welcomes_decision_to_ban_synthetic_cannabis.pdf.
The sale, display and supply of bongs, bong kits and bong components will be banned in Victoria from 1 January 2012
http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/1821-bong-ban-to-end-labors-mixed-message-to-kids-and-
youth.html.
The display (for sale) of ornamental water pipes used for smoking tobacco products will be restricted to no more than
three within a retail outlet from 1 January 2012. For more information go to
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/aod/bongandhookahlaw.htm
Cheers!
Patrice Rickard, School Nurse
Have a good and safe school break Everyone!
Happy Easter!
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Wedderburn Kindergarten
is collecting Pauls Collect A Cap.
Every cap is worth 10c so please keep as many as
you can for us.
Thanks,
Kylie Cunningham
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