Vermont College News. Excellence Integrity Responsibility Respect Tolerance. Issue 6 11 May Assistant Principals: Suzanne

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1 Vermont College News Excellence Integrity Responsibility Respect Tolerance Issue 6 11 May 2017 Principal: Tony Tony Jacobs Jacobs Assistant Principals: Suzanne Suzanne Plant, Harry Plant, Ruff Harry & Mike Ruff, Stevens Mike Stevens School Captains: Josiah Duncan Hannah Frank Phone: Postal Address: PO Box 138, Vermont Vic 3133 Website: DIARY DATES 12/5 Year 10 Photography Excursion - Monash Gallery of Art P2-4 Year 12 PJ Day - Gold Coin Donation Year 7 High Resolves Program - Macedon P1 & 2, Stirling P3 & 4 15/5 Year 7 High Resolves Program - Hotham P1 & 2 17/5 Year 10 The Big Picture Exc - Werribee Open Range Zoo DTO91 Practice Hike - Period 4 23/5 Year 7 Immunisations DTO92 Practice Hike - Period 4 26/5 Year 9 Geography Footprints Exc - Melb CBD GEO90,92,94,96,98 29/5 Year 11 Legal Studies Excursion - Loddon Prison 30/5-1/6 DTO91 Camp 30/5 VCE Drama Performance Evening 6.30pm pm 31/5 Year 9 Drama Excursion - ACME 1/6 Debating Competition pm 2/6 Year 9 High Resolves Program - Period 1 & 2 Year 10 High Resolves Program - Period 3 & 4 8/6 Supper Club Concert 6.30pm 13-15/6 DTO92 Camp 13/6 Year 12 RYDA Road Safety 14-15/6 Woodwind & String Soiree 6.30pm 16/6 Senior Formal 7.00pm pm CRICOS Code 00861K Principal s Report Congratulations to Haowei Lu On Thursday 27 April, Mary Zervos (Head of Numeracy) and I attended the Premier s VCE Awards for 2017 based on 2016 VCE results. This event was held at the Palladium Crown in Melbourne. At this ceremony Haowei Lu in Year 12 this year was bestowed a Premier s award for his study score of 50 in Unit 3 & 4 Further Mathematics. Haowei attended the event with his father and older brother. This is a fantastic achievement and one Haowei should be proud of. Well done on behalf of the College community. Families may recall that in 2016 three Vermont Secondary College students achieved a perfect study score of 50 in Unit 3 & 4 Further Maths James Chun Hwee Lim, Alvia Yang and Haowei Lu, all in Year 11. Mary Zervos and Haowei Lu at the Premier's VCE Awards Autumn Concert -Thursday 11 May 2017 This Thursday 11 May, the VSC Music Program is holding its annual Autumn Concert. This is a special event which showcases all of our Instrumental Music students who are performing in the following ensembles: Junior, Intermediate and Senior Concert Bands, The Stage Band, Percussion and Guitar ensembles, String Orchestra and the Choir. We encourage all parents to attend and would like to remind everyone that tickets can be bought online via this link: We look forward to the evening. VSC Open Evening Thank you to all the community members who attended our annual Year 7 Parent Information Session for prospective Year 7 students (in 2018) and Open Evening held last Thursday. Attendance was again very high with some 600 plus people visiting the College. A special thanks to all the Learning Area Leaders, teachers, Education Support staff and students who were involved in the planning and/or attending or performing on the night. Feedback was extremely positive on the night and the support of the staff here and the local community is greatly appreciated. Attendance Procedures Reminder Procedures for advising VSC of an absence To advise us of an absence please ring the school number on Select Option 1 24 Hour availability. Please leave the students name, form, reason for absence and a contact number. Late Arrivals - phone call or note advising us of late arrival. Student signs in at the computer outside the General Office and leaves note in mailbox. Early Leavers Note to be given to the relevant Student Manager for a written Continued PAGE 2

2 PRINCIPAL S REPORT Continued pass which is shown to the classroom teacher to leave class. Students then sign out at the computer outside the General Office and leaves the pass in the mailbox next to the computer. Unwell - If a student is feeling unwell they are to go the sick bay and the First Aid attendant will contact parents. Students should not ring parents directly or sign out/leave without permission. Extended absence Please advise the Student Manager in writing by note or . Contact Person Please contact Norma Cox, General Office on if you have any queries in regard to your child s attendance Student Attitudes to School Survey We value student voice as a means to improving student engagement, wellbeing and quality instruction and we are conducting a Department of Education and Training (DET) survey to find out what your child thinks of our school. The Attitudes to School survey is an annual student survey offered by DET to assist schools in gaining an understanding of students' perceptions and experience of school. Our school will use the survey results to plan programs and activities to improve your child's schooling experience. This year DET has updated the survey to online, as opposed to the paper version which has run for many years. Also in 2017 it will now include important new measures that are known to influence student engagement and performance. Students from our school in Years 7 to 12 will participate in the survey. Your child will complete the survey online during school hours using a purpose built secure online survey tool. It is important to note that we are not in any way testing your child. Your child has the right to refuse or withdraw from the survey at any point before, during, or after completion of the survey. Your child will be provided with a unique login to complete the survey. The student login is an assigned identifier that may be used by the Department to combine data for research purposes only. Your child s privacy and the confidentiality of your child s survey responses will be protected at all times. No identifiable personal data is included in the survey response file. The survey results will be reported back to the school in Term 3. No student can be identified in the results reported to schools or in any other report of the data. These results will be communicated to parents through College Council and via the Annual Report. Last year we used the survey results over several years to assist us in writing our new Strategic Plan ( ) and the 2017 Annual Implementation Plan (AIP). This year the Attitudes to School survey will be conducted at our school over the period Monday 22 May to Friday 23 June. The survey only takes minutes to complete and occurs during your child's class time. Please visit the Department of Education and Training website: VCE Senior Formal Friday 16 June To conclude and celebrate the mid-year, the college will again hold its annual VCE Senior Social. This year the senior social will be held at International Brighton (81 Bay Street, Brighton) on Friday 16 th June. The VCE Senior Social has been organised by a student committee in liaison with the Senior Program Managers, Laura Gerbing and Narelle Trippett. The Senior Social is a highlight of the student calendar and we have always been very proud of the exemplary conduct and presentation of our students on this special occasion. I am sure this will continue. As this is a college event ALL DET (Department of Education & Training) and college rules apply. Naturally consumption of alcohol and smoking are strictly forbidden and consequences on the evening and follow up back at the college will follow established guidelines. All students attending were given a permission form and acceptance of entry conditions, which was signed and returned to the college. This document clearly outlined the acceptable standard of behaviour. I trust that this will not be an issue and that all students will greatly enjoy the evening! The VCE Senior Social commences at 7:00pm and concludes at 11:30pm. Parents who are collecting students from the event are requested to arrive well in time for a prompt departure at the conclusion of the evening, mindful of the significant distance of the venue. Your consideration and punctuality would be greatly appreciated. Parents must arrange for the collection of students between 11:30 and 11:45pm. On several occasions, staff members have been left to chaperone students for up to 45 minutes after the social has concluded an unpleasant experience for anyone late at night, particularly in winter! Students who are not picked up by 12 midnight will be sent home in a taxi at their own expense. Further, students and guests are strongly advised to have a warm coat to wear to and from the social. It is to be remembered that the majority of senior students are under the age of 18 and therefore activities such as after parties are not endorsed by the college. Some licensed venues are only too willing to accept (and keep) deposits for such events but will not allow entry once they are aware of the age of the students. The wellbeing and safety of your child is of paramount importance and my recommendation would be that all students return to the family home following the social to a fully supervised adult environment. Tax Deductible Building and Library Funds As tax time is approaching, parents/guardians are reminded that donations to Vermont Secondary College s Library Fund and Building Fund are Tax Deductible and the College welcomes donations of any size. While we have received government funding for the new maths/science complex which will be completed by the end of the month, this funding will go towards the building itself. The college will need to provide the funding for furniture and science resources required within the complex. Direct deposits to: BSB ; Account No: , Account Name: Vermont Secondary College. Please use your child s student code as the identifier. All money raised is used to enhance facilities for your student/s. Receipts will be forwarded to you for tax purposes. Tony Jacobs Principal 2

3 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL S REPORT Suzanne Plant Harry Ruff Mike Stevens Congratulations Brigitte Ankenbrand We are very proud of our staff who contribute to education beyond our college, either at a network or state-wide level. Brigitte was presented with a Certificate of Merit by the Modern Language Teachers Association of Victoria (MLTAV) in recognition of her many years of exceptional and outstanding contribution to language teaching in Victoria. Brigitte is vice president of the Association of German Teachers of Victoria (AGTV), has convened the state-wide poetry competition since 2005 and hosts the regional final, has previously convened the VCE German committee, has been a VCAA assessor for German, and here at VSC teaches senior German and helps to coordinate our exchange program besides being a Stirling Student Manager in the Senior School. Congratulations and thanks, Brigitte! Students Leaving College Grounds All students are reminded that they are required to remain within the College grounds during school hours this includes all senior students, even Year 12s (unless their classes have concluded for the day). Unfortunately, a small number of students have chosen to ignore this directive and subsequent reminders. Subsequently, consequences possibly also including suspension will apply from now on. Year 7 Immunisations Round 2 The second round of Year 7 immunisations will take place on Tuesday 23 May. Senior Science Centre The Senior Science Centre is very close to completion and we are starting to order equipment and furniture. At this stage it is anticipated that the centre will be fully operational for the change of semester on Monday 19 June. Year 9 Assembly Last Wednesday, we held a level assembly for Year 9 students, firstly to brief them on the process for the upcoming NAPLAN assessments, but also to draw their attention to a range of concerns the school has about some behaviours exhibited recently by a small number of students in the year level. The school will continue to enforce College and community expectations, through a range of processes, including both proactive and reactive programs and interventions, student counselling, and a series of staged consequences if necessary. As part of this College response, all Year 9 students and parents were sent a reminder of College expectations by their Student Managers late last term, and this overview was followed up and reinforced by class SEL sessions (Social & Emotional Learning). In coming weeks, all students in the Junior School will participate in the Optus Digital Thumbprint program which aims to address issues of cyber-safety and responsible on-line conduct. We seek VSC parent support and involvement by discussing this with your child when you first provide them with a digital device, and then again from time to time as the need or opportunity arises. In coming weeks we will also commence the SOAR (Speak Out Against Racism) survey with students in Years 7-9, and all staff. The SOAR teacher survey seeks to gain insight into the opinions and experiences of teachers in NSW and Victorian schools in relation to racism and racial bullying, school climate (cultural diversity and social interactions), racial attitudes and diversity beliefs. The SOAR student survey seeks to gain insight into the opinions, experiences and behaviour of 3000 Year 5-9 students in NSW and Victorian schools in relation to racism and racial bullying, prosocial behaviour, bystander responses, health and wellbeing and school connectedness. Participating schools will receive an individualised report containing school- Continued PAGE 4 3

4 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL S REPORT level data on student perspectives on diversity, racial bullying and bystander responses. The project will help us understand: I. why and how often bullying and racism occurs in schools II. how these experiences affect students and the school community III. what schools and the community can do about it. Suzanne Plant Harry Ruff Other programs that the College employs or draws on to assist with both College and broader community issues include: our Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program the Years 7 & 8 High Resolves program, and associated Leadership Development program at Years 9 & 10 the Safe Schools philosophy of equity and safety for all children the Respectful Relationships program (part of the Victorian Government and DET s response to the royal commission into domestic violence and related issues) The College leadership team and staff carefully select programs that we have identified as beneficial and relevant for our 1,420 students. We will provide more information about these programs over coming weeks. Contacting the School and Staff about Concerns Student Managers remain the primary point of contact for any enquiries or concerns. Teaching staff are best contacted via (see the college website or VEWS). Below is a summary of the contact procedure: Mike Stevens Raising Concerns The college encourages students to approach their class teacher and/or Student Manager directly about any concerns they may have. In line with the college s House structure, parents should raise issues with their child s Student Manager. The community member should telephone, or write to the college. Concerns can be raised in person, but an appointment must be made. For contact details for any staff member, call the college General Office on , or check the college website for staff addresses. Concerns from parents should be addressed to: the Student Manager about learning issues and incidents that happened in their class or form; the Student Manager or Head of House if students from several classes are involved; the Assistant Principal about issues relating to school policy, school management, staff members or complex student issues. The Assistant Principal may refer a matter to the college Principal where appropriate. If not sure who to contact, community members should address their concerns to Harry Ruff, the Assistant Principal responsible for Community Liaison, on or ruffh@vermontsc.vic.edu.au. The College s full complaints process Raising and addressing community concerns is available on the College website under Policies. Upcoming Events & Key Dates Tuesday 9 May Thursday 11 May NAPLAN for Years 7 & 9 Wednesday 10 May VSCCA meeting 7pm in the Conference Room Friday 12 May Year 7 enrolment applications due to primary schools Tuesday 23 May Round 2 of Year 7 Immunisations 2017 Term Dates Term 2: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 30 June Term 3: Monday 17 July to Friday 22 September Term 4: Monday 09 October to Friday 22 December Suzanne Plant, Harry Ruff & Mike Stevens Assistant Principals 4

5 YEAR 8 REPORT Kelly Bruce - Hotham Year 8 & 9 Inter House Sport This week inter house sport competitions between the three Houses took place, in both netball and soccer. On Tuesday 9th May we had Hotham versus Stirling and on Wednesday 10th May Hotham versus Macedon and Thursday 11th May Macedon versus Stirling. Well done to all participants and their efforts on the sporting field! Ines Lehmann - Macedon Bill Duiveman - Stirling Year 8 City Camp As announced in the previous newsletter the Year 8 Camp in the heart of the Melbourne CBD is slowly approaching. Some highlights of this exciting camp will be an Etihad Stadium tour, a water fun session at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, a ride on the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, a tour of Victoria Market and some time to investigate a chosen topic in a small group setting. This camp will definitely be something to look forward to! The Term 3 Camp dates are as follow: Macedon July 2017 Stirling July 2017 Hotham 2-4 August 2017 Camp forms were handed out this week and the topic groups for the investigation will be put together in the order the preferences were submitted. This means first in best dressed. You will not have to pay for the camp straight away, but the medical form has to be filled in and the permission form has to be signed by parents in order for your request to be accepted. The topics to choose from are: Literature City Art Architecture Theatre Hidden Secrets Sport Science and Innovation Fashion Overseas Experience In the last holidays one of our Year 8 Macedon students, Abby Hingmann, took the great opportunity of traveling to Europe, representing Australia in netball tournaments. Abby s team stayed in London for five days before catching a ferry to France. She then competed in a tournament near Disneyland Paris, and her team who was the only team from Australia managed to win the competition and was able to bring home a big trophy. For the last two days the team went to see the sights in Paris before returning to Australia. Well done, Abby, and what a fantastic experience! Kelly Bruce, Ines Lehmann & Bill Duiveman Year 8 Student Managers 5

6 OXFAM TRAILWALKER 2017 Well That s Walkward Over the last school holidays, myself (Alex Nevins), Lauren Seymour, Laura Churcher and Kylie Reeves completed the Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge as team Well That s Walkward. This challenge involves walking 100km from Jells Park to Wesburn Park as a team to raise money for Oxfam. There were a lot of challenges along the way including blisters, migraines, sweltering heat on the Warburton trail, sever sleep deprivation (there were some hallucinations along the way) and a big thunderstorm in the last 15kms. While we won t be rushing back to do it again next year, we had a lot of fun in the training and on the walk, and were very proud to have raised $ for Oxfam. We would like to thank the Vermont School Community for their amazing support in the lead up to the event. Our fantastic support crew which consisted of fellow teacher Tracy Mills, Kathryn Binks, Brooke Allison and Jasinta Savage were invaluable. Without their moral support and amazing food preparation skills we may not have made it through. We would also like to thank all the staff and parents that either sponsored us or participated in our Trivia Night which was held at school last Term. The Trivia Night raised just under $2000 which was far more than we could ve anticipated. A huge shout out to Macedon House. Mr Henderson and his wonderful leaders raised over $1700 during the Macedon Community Focus day for our cause. It was an amazing effort and nice to have the school community behind us. Alex Nevins 6

7 PAST STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS - WILLOW SIZER Willow graduated from Vermont Secondary in 2013 and went on to study Music Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. This year is her final year and a number of very exciting opportunities have opened up for her. Willow has written her first cabaret 'Put the Blame on Mame' and it will debut on 24 & 25 June this year at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival, Chapel off Chapel. We are very proud of her achievements and also grateful for the support she received at Vermont Secondary College. Bookings can be made through the following website: Willow can also be found on Facebook at Alison Sizer Transcend time to an era of innuendo and titillation. Cabaret songstress Willow Sizer invites you to taste once again the exotic delights of a bygone era, where quips, witticisms and nuance thrilled audiences everywhere. The naughtiest songs dances and scenes of the 40s and 50s are remembered, dissected and recreated by diva Willow Sizer and her hot jazz trio. A homage to artists Marilyn Monroe, Eartha Kitt, Jane Russell, Rita Hayworth and Carmen Miranda. In an age of explicitness and overexposure, the most electrifying thing one can do is be subtle. 7

8 SPORTS REPORT AFL: Won! Next Round 18 July VSC beat Highvale SC, Glen Waverly SC and Mount Waverly SC convincingly. The only tough game was against Highale SC, being down by 2 goals at half time. After an impassioned plea by the coach in the break, the players responded magnificently, eventually winning by 3 goals. Mr Henderson is very proud of them. Kylie Reeves - Sports Co-ordinator BOYS SOCCER: Won! Next Round 27 July After playing a nil-all draw with Glen Waverley SC, losing 0-1 to Mount Waverley SC and defeating Highvale SC 10-1, the Senior Boys Soccer team made it to the Division final. We were up against Mount Waverley SC, the only team to defeat us during the Round Robin. A very close game was played between the evenly matched teams with few scoring opportunities. It came to the final two minutes when a penalty was called on the Mount Waverley goalkeeper. Fabian Wan was impeded in the penalty box and stood up to take the kick. The goalkeeper goes to the correct side and knocked the ball down! Fabian coolly followed up and scores off the rebound. We defend for the next three minutes and the game was ours. Congratulations to all players who for their contribution over the course of the day and we look forward to competing in the regional finals. GIRLS SOCCER: Lost Narrowly An absolute beautiful day greeted us for the Year 12 Girls Soccer Tournament. The first game we lost to Glen Waverley SC 2-5, however this game allowed us to see the potential for our game structure for future games: a draw with Mount Waverley SC and then a solid win against Highvale SC 3-1. Our record enabled us to play in the final against Glen Waverley SC, which we lost 4-3. Lucy Hende had many shots at goal but could not find the back of the net. Rebecca Toose was solid down back and Ruth Phun was solid in the mid field. Well done to all the players: R.Toose, T.Ow, L.Hende, E.Allen, X.Wright, C.Levett, R.Phun, P.Chiew, L.McIntosh, T.Nguy, M.Ferris, T.Shaw, C.Thomas and S.Ward. Many thanks to our coaches ; Mr Quinn and the Twerker, Mr.Duiveman. BADMINTON: Lost At the Senior Badminton Round Robin competition the Vermont A & B teams were all outplayed by the competitors. While the Vermont A teams for boys and girls were placed 3rd, honourable mention must be made of the strong performances by William Chau, Nathan Pan and Gloria Chen. Mount Waverley SC were the winners of the day following a heated final round against Glen Waverley SC. In the B team the girls managed to place second, a great effort considering all the games were played by Sophie Holliday and BreeArnn Lawrence. NETBALL: Won by a goal! Next Round 11 August Congratulations to our Senior Girls Netball team who played fair and pulled off a win by a goal. After a trying start to the day and some creative sizing for the new uniforms, the girls did a great job on the court. They were particularly proud to conquer the Mount Waverly SC team who has beaten them narrowly every other year they competed. Well done! Division Cross Country Report On Monday of this week 116 students went to Norton s Park to run 3 or 5 kms in the Division Cross Country. Congratulations to our Junior students (Years 7 & 8) who put in an amazing effort and retained the shield. Unfortunately, many Intermediate and Senior students who had signed up pulled out on the day and we came equal second in both the Intermediate and Senior competitions. The kids were fantastic on the day, very positive and supportive of one another and overall Vermont came second, which is a great effort in some inclement weather. The team for Region will be posted as soon as the final results come through from the convener. We hope to see you all back again next year! 8

9 Winners: Teams 13 boys Mitch Deckert, Nathan More, Zak Martin, Ethan Van Zuylan 14 boys Alex Jones, Daniel Harding, Blaine Sturzenegger, Josh Hansen, Ben Murphy 14 girls Tessa Baynard-Smith, Emme Duncan, Naomi Coulter, Abby Hingmann, Bianca Johnston 16 girls Annabel Deerbon, Alyson Spendlove, Caitlin Champion, Cesca Nowell, Sophie Lawton Winners: Individual A special congratulations to Mitch Deckert (year 7, pictured below with junior shield) and Alex Jones (year 8, pictured below) who managed to win first place, as well as to Hugo Morgan (year 12) and Alicia Casey (year 7, picture below) for second placings and Annabel Deerbon (year 10), Will Horner (year 11), and Tessa Baynard Smith (year 8, pictured below with friends) for third placings. SPORTS REPORT Continued Thank You Thanks to staff members who came along on the day - Ms Dwyer, Ms Bowen, Ms Watkins, Mr Trollope and Ms Lloyd we couldn t have done it without you! Thanks to the senior students who gave up their time and missed out on valuable class time to come along we really appreciate your commitment to the sports program. Thanks to students who valiantly ran up from their age groups to ensure we had adequate numbers in each level Jasmine Tuvey (15, ran in age group), Cesca Nowell, Caitlin Champion, Sophie Lawton (14, ran in 16 age group) and Trent Callen (16, ran in age group), all of whom will progress to the next round congratulations! 9

10 Billie and Piper Bennett The Victorian Age Diving Championships took place at Aquanation, Ringwood and VSC students Billie and Piper Bennett were both entered to compete. Unfortunately, Piper s competition was cut short when she injured her neck during warm up before the first event. An ambulance trip to the hospital later, she was cleared of any serious damage, but was unable to compete. Billie, on the other hand, competed in the year girls 1m and 3m springboard events, as well as the year girls synchro event. Billie dived well in her first event, the 3m, to be placed 3 rd. In her favourite event, the 1m, she dived very consistently at a high standard and came away with first place! In the synchro event she teamed up with Sophie Westcott, and together they also achieved first place. With two State titles and a 3 rd place, it was a very successful event for Billie. SPORTS REPORT Continued Billie and Piper Bennett recently represented VSC in the School Sport Victoria Regional and State diving championships at MSAC. Piper competed in the girls springboard and Billie in the girls springboard. In the regional competition both girls dived exceptionally well, each winning the Eastern Metropolitan Region by comfortable margins. In the State competition the results were closer, but again both girls dived well and came out on top, Piper by a good margin and Billie just held out her closest rival to ! Well done girls on your SSV State titles, for the second consecutive year. On Thursday 21 April, VSC was represented by three students, Nelson Xie, Isabella Mead and Morgan Dendle, at the SSV State Swimming Championships at MSAC. The State competition is against the best swimmers across the whole of Victoria and all three of VSC's representatives had outstanding performances on the day - with each winning medals for their individual events! Congratulations!! Results are as follows: Nelson Xie - Men's Years 100m Backstroke - 3rd, Men's 16 Years Butterfly - 5th Isabella Mead - Women's 15 Years 50m Breaststroke - 2nd, Women's Years 200m Individual Medley - 5th, Women's Years 100m Breaststroke - 6th Morgan Dendle - Men's 17 Years 50m Breaststroke - 2nd, Men's Years 100m Breaststroke - 2nd A huge thank you to Mrs Hubble for accompanying the students to the competition on the day! Year 7 Round Robin At the end of Term 1, our Year 7 students competed in their first secondary school Round Robin in the sports of Volleyball, Baseball, Cricket and Tennis. 10

11 SPORTS REPORT Continued Baseball Our baseball team ventured off to Napier Park to compete against Glen Waverley SC, Mount Waverley SC and Highvale SC. Our boys did a great job over the day, with plenty of hits and some great fielding by all, however the competition proved just a bit strong on the day with our team finishing a commendable 3rd place overall. Results: VSC 8 defeated Glen Waverley SC 2 VSC 3 defeated by Mount Waverley SC 11 VSC 1 defeated by Highvale SC 11 Thankyou to Mr Cheney for coaching and looking after the team on the day. Boys & Girls Tennis Both our tennis teams ventured out to Oakleigh for their competitions. Each of our teams played really well over the day and should be extremely proud of their efforts well done to all involved! Thankyou to Mr Richardson for coaching and looking after the teams on the day. 11

12 Year 7 Boys Cricket Our boys travelled out to their competition clearly well prepared for the Round Robin. Our team played exceptional cricket over the day, winning all of their matches against Mount Waverley SC, Glen Waverley SC and Highvale SC to win the Division and progress through to the next round congratulations boys! Thank you to Mr Duiveman for coaching and looking after the team on the day. SPORTS REPORT Continued Year 7 Girls Cricket I had the privilege, along with Mrs Powell of coaching the Year 7 Girls Cricket teams in their Round Robin. The girls showed excellent skills and dedication to win through to the grand final of the day. Unfortunately, Glen Waverley SC had one amazing over and VSC placed 2 nd overall. Congratulations to all involved! Thank you to Mrs Powell for coaching and looking after the team on the day, as well as our excellent student coaches, Thensuhi Perera, Josh Moffitt and Jack Riddle. Year 7 Girls Volleyball Our 2 girls teams travelled to Oakleigh Recreational Centre for their competition. The girls played well over the course of the day, with some excellent plays and lots of points won but unfortunately the competition on the day was just too strong. Girls A VSC defeated by Highvale SC 15-13, 12-15, 5-10 VSC defeated by Mount Waverley SC 12-15, 17-16, 5-10 Girls B VSC defeated by Highvale SC 11-15, 7-15 VSC defeated by Mount Waverley SC 5-15, 6-15 VSC defeated by Highvale SC 15-12, Thank you to Ms Macfarlane for coaching and looking after the teams on the day. Year 7 Boys Volleyball Our boys also travelled to Oakleigh Recreational Centre for their Round Robin. The boys showed excellent team work, were very enthusiastic and played well over the course of the day. The B team made the final but were beaten by Glen Waverley SC in a closely fought match. Thankyou to Mr Sutherland for coaching and looking after the teams on the day. Kylie Reeves Sports Co-ordinator 12

13 LIBRARY NEWS Students and staff are working together to create one thousand stars by the end of term for the Stars School Challenge, part of the "One million stars to end violence" project. The stars will go towards a one million star installation that will be on show at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth games. Students can make stars in the Library at break times or at SAFER meetings Thursday lunchtimes. Kerri Simpson Information Resources Leader - Library Stars School Challange Thanks to everyone helping us reach our target of creating 1000 stars for the Stars School Challenge, a campaign to raise awareness against bullying and violence. We now have over 700 stars which will eventually be displayed at the opening of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Happy helpers from our Digital Technologies Team on Open Evening Kerri Simpson Information Resources Leader - Library BOOK REVIEW CLUB Bzrk Origins by Michael Grant Bzrk Origins is a fantastic book in my opinion. The storyline is very strong and I was so engrossed in this book that I went to the library and would just sit and read. I was so sad when it ended. I generally can't wait for more books by this writer. I definitely recommend this to any people who like sci-fi books, futuristic or just a fun book to read. Reyna 7H3 Penelope Perfect: Project best friend by C Perry Penelope Perfect is a light hearted book with a very important message. Penelope Kingston loves everything in her life to be absolutely perfect. Her room, her toys and the way they face (by the window of course), everything. There was just one thing missing though. She didn't have a best friend. Luckily there is a new girl coming to Chelsea Primary. With the help of Grandpa George and Project Best Friend, Penelope is on the mission for a new best friend!!! Claire 7H3 13

14 MUSIC NEWS Open Evening Last weeks Open Evening performances were a hit. We had the Concert Band treat parents and students to an open rehearsal in the Music Centre where the audience could hear the upcoming tunes being practiced for this Thursday s Autumn Concert. We also had a couple of nice performances from the String Orchestra and some of Ms Barkla s Brass students performed outside the Falon Centre for parents as they passed by. Parents were also given a preview of our Contemporary Band program with a small ensemble set up on the C-Wing stair well performing some modern pieces. We would like to thank all students who participated and helped made Open Evening a huge success. Khristian Mizzi - Music Administration Junior Band Junior Band rehearsals are underway with 25 Year 7 students enrolled. We are looking forward to their first performance at this Thursday s Autumn Concert. All parents are encouraged to come along for an enjoyable night of music. 14

15 VERMONT SECONDARY COLLEGE AUTUMN CONCERT 2017 Thursday 11 May pm $6.00, $4.00 Concession Tickets available from the school website at 15

16 EDUCATIONAL STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS DUE DATES FOR PAYMENT AND RETURN OF FORMS FOR UPCOMING EXCURSIONS/CAMPS DUE DATE EXCURSION/CAMP/ INCURSION COST DATE OF EXCURSION 12 May 15 May 26 May 8 June 28 June Year 7 Dance Classes Year 8 High Resolves Year 10 Building Capacity Program Year 12 PE Excursion Exercise Research Australia Year 11 & 12 Drama Excursion - La Mama Theatre Parasites Year 12 Business Management Excursion - Carlton Brewhouse Year 9 Out on the Town Excursion - Melbourne CBD Year 10 Photography Excursion - Monash Gallery of Art Year 11 & 12 Drama Excursion - Melb Theatre Company Melbourne Talem Senior Formal International Students University Open Day Town Hall Year 10 Geography Werribee Open Range Zoo Unit 1 Legal Studies Excursion - Loddon Prison Year 9 Drama ACMI Studios, Make a Live TV Show Year 12 RYDA Road Safety Program Unit 3 Legal Studies Excursion - Barwon Prison $10.00 $35.00 $49.00 $45.00 $25.00 $35.00 $16.00 $12.00 $37.00 $93.00 Nil $30.00 $25.00 $26.00 $37.00 $25.00 Various Various March & August 1 May & 18 July 3 May 29 April 11 May 3 May 12 May 10 May 16 June 11 May 17 May 29 May 31 May 13 June 26 July MONDAY 15 MAY to FRIDAY 19 MAY Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Jenny Hansen (R), Mandy Cooke (R), Patricia Smith (L), Michael Sampson (A), Kim Balocca (L), Julie Cleary (R) Elisa Dawson (A), Vanessa Vance (R), Genevieve Frostick (A), Angela Edwards (L), Fay Khor (L) Heather Pinolo (A), Louise Porteous (A), Sarah Burdeu (L), Amanda Shields (R) Janet Liebler (R), Catherine Horner, (L) Catherine Reidy (A), Suzanne Slinn (R), Nikki Collins (R), Patty Vourgoutzis (L), Jenny Smith (A) Mia Paterson (L), Abeer Rofaiel (L), Wendy CalderKayal (A), Megan Ryan (L), Melissa Weller (R), Suzanne Cottren (R), Aggie Ng (L) MONDAY 22 MAY to FRIDAY 26 MAY Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Geeta Buttery (R), Jenny Hansen (R), Karen Mummery (L), Beate Kuerachner (L), John Wang (L), Kathy Davison (A), Cindy Hamilton (R) Nicole Whitty (A), Helene Renner (R), Rosie Issa (L), Krasimira Tyers (L), Sue Harwood (A), Stephanie White (R) Louise Toose (A), Rebecka Atkinson (A), Liz Steain (A), Kerri Jamison (L), Angela Hucker (R) Karen Pedrotti (R), Deanna Chiong (R), Serena Wong (R), Kiri Roe (R), Mian Siew (L), Karen Vasilopolous (L), Michelle Williams (R) Jacqui Drinnan (A), Deb Mynott (A), Dani James (R), Chris Ruff (L), Virginia Teese (L), Karen Ramirez (R), Rick Durra (L), Tamie Cousins (R), Kerrie Brian (R) IF YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR YOUR DUTY PLEASE CONTACT SUE OR SHIRLEY IN THE CANTEEN ON (Option 5) (A) All Day 11.00am am & pm pm 16 (R) Recess Only am am (L) Lunch Only pm pm

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