Principal s Report. May 17, 2016 Issue 7 MONBULK COLLEGE NEWS

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Fe May 17, 2016 Issue 7 MONBULK COLLEGE NEWS Respect, Excellence, Responsibility David Hill Rd, Monbulk Ph: 9751 9000 Fax: 9751 9001 Email: monbulk.co@edum

1 Fe May 17, 2016 Issue 7 MONBULK COLLEGE NEWS Respect, Excellence, Responsibility David Hill Rd, Monbulk Ph: Fax: monbulk.co@edumail.vic.gov.au Web: Dates to remember Week Commencing May16 th Volleyball Program Fee Due this week Wednesday May 25 th Music Camp Deposit Due In this issue: Principal s Report Working Bee Thank You Every Day Counts 2017 Year 12 Pathways Information Evening Music News School for Student Leadership News Science News Sport News Curiositorium News Upcoming Sport Dates: Wednesday May 18 th Year 8 Football Thursday May 19 th Yrs 9 & 10 State Volleyball Year 8 Netball Friday May 20 th Yrs 11 & 12 State Volleyball Friday May 27 th Whole College Athletics Principal s Report Year of Review Self-Evaluation Parent Input Prior to the draft of our self-evaluation being presented to College Council in June there is one last opportunity for parents to have an input into the document. The college is committed to improving learning opportunities for students and values both parent and student feedback. A very quick survey can be accessed at which asks parents to indicate the areas that they believe are important for the college to focus on in the future. The survey also asks you what programs should be available to your child/children and the characteristics you believe are important to develop in your child/children whilst they are at Monbulk College. I would greatly appreciate you taking 5 minutes to complete the survey. Student Successes Arden Iles and Laura McClelland were both selected to play for Australia in the Youth Girls age group in the Thailand Tour Australia sent three teams to this event where students experienced games against the best players in the world. The teams had the opportunity to play Vietnam who are currently ranked number one in the world. The Australian green team in which Arden played made it through to the second round which was an amazing achievement given the strength of the competition. Well done girls on your selection in the Australian team. District Cross Country Congratulations are extended to Ben Grimes (1 st ), Zac Teese (2 nd ), Brad Langridge (3 rd ), Josh Yuki (1 st ), Erwin Berger (2 nd ), Jazz Tyler- Ratcliffe (3 rd ), Grace Hyett (2 nd ) and Amy Veenendaal (3 rd ) who were all placed in the top 3 in their age group. NAPLAN NAPLAN tests in literacy and numeracy were completed by Year 7 and Year 9 students last week and parents are reminded that the results of these tests will not be available until August. College Athletics Day Friday May 27 th Parents are reminded that Friday May 27 th is the whole school Athletics carnival. It is expected that all students will attend and dress up in their house colours. Buses leave from the college and return to the college to enable students to catch their normal buses home. Parents are welcome to come and observe at the Knox Athletics Track. If you would like to assist on the day please contact our Sports Coordinator Brock Mason. Margaret Uren Principal

Working Bee Thank You Thank you to the following people who attended our Working Bee last Saturday: Margaret Uren, Wendy Neagle, Tony Hylard, Matthew Forster, Martin and Haruki French, Murray

2 Working Bee Thank You Thank you to the following people who attended our Working Bee last Saturday: Margaret Uren, Wendy Neagle, Tony Hylard, Matthew Forster, Martin and Haruki French, Murray Crawford, Caleb and Noah Barnes, Jeff Doddrell, David Ross, Stephen and Campbell Harris, Andrew George, Steve Warburton, Michael Withington, Sarah and Jasper Crotty, Melissa Lee-Archer, Leon Litovkin, Scott, Joanne, Mitchell and Sienna Hughes, Ryan dehann, Richard and Max Lamers and Eric Markham. Again a very big thank you to Trish Rambaldo for the amazing morning tea. 2

3 VCE Notices The General Achievement Test (GAT) and exams are looming. Below is an outline of important dates for the remainder of this term. W6 May W7 May W8 May 30 Jun 3 W9 Jun 6-10 W10 Jun W11 Jun MON TUE WED THUR FRI Queen s Birthday holiday 2017 Y12 Course counseling 2017 Y12 Information evening 7.30pm G A T 10am 1.15pm Begin Units 2 and Y12 Course counseling Year 12 Practice exams Athletics Day exam feedback Year 12 Practice exams Student free day Last day Term 2 Compass Learning Tasks VCE A reminder to parents to keep checking for your child s Learning Tasks on Compass. Staff have been uploading assessment tasks with due dates for your perusal and will notify you if important coursework has not been submitted. Please don t hesitate to contact teachers if you have any queries about the learning tasks and if you have misplaced/forgotten your Compass password, login to Compass and click on the can t access your account link. This will reset your password. 3

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Monbulk College has been able to offer four Year 9 students the opportunity to attend the School for Student Leadership at the Alpine School Campus in Term 4, 2016.

5 Monbulk College has been able to offer four Year 9 students the opportunity to attend the School for Student Leadership at the Alpine School Campus in Term 4, The School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of Education and Training initiative offering a unique residential education experience for year nine students, focussing on personal development and team learning projects. In 2015, Monbulk College sent a team of six year 9 students to Gnurad-Gundjij Campus in Victoria s Western District and the College has been fortunate to once again be invited to send a team of four students (2 girls and 2 boys), this time to the Alpine School Campus at Dinner Plain in the Victorian Alps. We are pleased to announce the successful Year 9 applicants: Sian O Connor, Isabella Strathairn, Damien Chapman and Thomas Fueggle. We would also like to acknowledge the many excellent applications we received. It was a difficult decision and we appreciate that so many year 9 students took the time and put in the effort to apply. Congratulations particularly to those who reached the interview stage. Shani Vander-Young School for Student Leadership Coordinator SCIENCE NEWS Year 7 s had a fantastic time solving some horrific crimes during the forensic incursion last week. It was a fantastic day and as always our students behaved extremely well. However, I didn t realise that there were that many suspicious characters amongst our Year 7 students. Ms Miller 5

Sport News Congratulations to all the Year 7 boys and girls teams

the day, finishing with two 1st's, a 2nd and a 3rd. Go Monbulk!

6 Sport News Congratulations to all the Year 7 boys and girls teams who competed in their first competition at the Yarra Division Volleyball day on April 28th. They played with energy and enthusiasm and improved rapidly over the day, finishing with two 1st's, a 2nd and a 3rd. Go Monbulk! Monbulk College Athletics Carnival 2016 Friday 27 th May Knox Athletics Track Bunjil Way, Knoxfield. (Melways 73 D7) 6

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Upcoming Sport Dates: Principal s Report. August 22 nd 2017 Issue 12 MONBULK COLLEGE NEWS

Upcoming Sport Dates: Principal s Report. August 22 nd 2017 Issue 12 MONBULK COLLEGE NEWS Fe August 22 nd 2017 Issue 12 MONBULK COLLEGE NEWS Respect, Excellence, Responsibility David Hill Rd, Monbulk Ph: 9751 9000 Fax: 9751 9001 Email: monbulk.co@edumail.vic.gov.au Web: www.monbulkcol.vic.edu.au