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MARCH Thursday 21st SMILE DAY - HARMONY DAY – Everyone belongs, wear orange or your national dress for a gold coin donation. Whole school singing at 12.45 pm at Derrimut Heath campus and

2:40pm in the courtyard at the Tarneit Campus

Tarneit Prep - 2 Incursion Sean Smith from 9.50 - 10.35am Derrimut Heath Prep - 6 Incursion Sean Smith from 2.15 – 3pm Tarneit campus SSGs Wynspeak Preparation Course Friday 22nd Year 7 – 9 students DO NOT come to school, Prep – 6 have school Student Leader Badge presentation ceremonies at assemblies. Derrimut Heath campus at 9am - Tarneit campus at 10am Monday 25th Year 8 assembly at 9.55am Tuesday 26th Respectful Relationships Forum for students Wednesday 27th Derrimut Heath Gr 5 6 summer gala day

Inter Netball Girls EAL Homework Club from 3-3.45pm

Thursday 28th Wynspeak selection panel Soccer elective excursion to Marvel stadium Friday 29th Netball Year 7 – 9 boys

APRIL Monday 1st Derrimut Heath Gr 5 - 6 students Cybersafety incursion 10am – 12.30am Year 7 assembly at 9.55am

Tarneit preps open morning in classrooms from 9-10am, parents welcome Tuesday 2nd Regional swimming Wednesday 3rd Earlyact Launch at Tarneit campus Thursday 4th Derrimut Heath Gr 3 -6 Athletics Day Derrimut Heath campus canteen CLOSED all day Friday 5th Last day of school, morning assemblies, early finish Tarneit campus finishes at 2.15pm, Derrimut Heath campus finishes at 2.30pm Derrimut Heath campus canteen CLOSED all day Casual dress for gold coin donation

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THEME OF THE MONTH: RESPECT

“March on with Manners” Issue Four: 20th March 2019

“Looking Forward, Staying Ahead”

Derrimut Heath PS Campus Tarneit Prep – 9 Campus

35 Sycamore St, Hoppers Crossing, 3029 81-97 Baden Powell Dve, Tarneit

Telephone: (03) 9748 8688 Telephone: 8734 0900

Fax: (03) 9748 7073 Fax: (03) 8734 0950

College Council President:

SIMONE LOCKWOOD Website: www.bpc.vic.edu.au

baden.powell.p9.co@edumail.vic.gov.au

College Principal:

JULIE MASON

College Captains: Marwa Melham Raima Khan College Vice-Captains Kiara Huynh Kirtan Shah

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FROM THE DESK OF OUR PRINCIPAL

Student Leaders Badges We are very much looking forward to seeing the Mayor of Wyndham at a special Assembly where the badges will be presented to the Student Leaders and photos are taken. This Assembly will be held on Friday the 22nd of March at 9 am at Derrimut Heath and 10am at the Tarneit campus. We will look forward to seeing you there especially if you have children who are receiving their badge.

Earlyact The Earlyact Badges will be presented to those Primary College Leaders on Wednesday the 3rd of April in the Arts Centre at the Tarneit Campus at 7pm. We are very proud to have a Rotary sponsored Leadership Program for our Primary students and the special evening where they receive their shirt and badge is always a source of pride for the families involved.

Student Attendance It is really important that your child is at school every day. Should this not be possible you must inform the school as to why your child is not at school. Obviously if a child is sick they should be home. A call to either school will be gratefully accepted or send a note to explain the absence. Please be aware that we are required to inform the Education Department should children be absent for a long time and/or on a regular basis. We would always let you know before we do this and we can only inform you if we have your correct contact details. Please let us know if you change address or phone numbers. Another issue is the number of students arriving late to school. We keep a record of this and will contact you to discuss how we can help you get your children to school on time each day.

Harmony Day Thursday the 21st of March is Harmony Day and we are celebrating this day with a sense of our shared identity as a respectful, caring College that celebrates our diversity of culture. Given the sad circumstances that happened in Christchurch it seems really important that we take time to reflect on the importance of peace, understanding and harmony at our College and in our communities. If you are available we will be having whole school singing at 2:40pm in the courtyard at the Tarneit Campus and 12:45pm to the Derrimut Heath Campus.

Staff Car Park I continue to write about access to the Staff Car Park at both schools and in this case I am concerned about the number of children who walk through the car parks at the start and the end of the day. Someone will be hit by a car entering or leaving the Car Park, so please make sure that your children DO NOT walk through the car parks.

Traffic Fines At times we are approached by people who have received fines related to parking in the wrong places around the school. We are not able to do anything about this and the only suggestion that I have is to obey the rules associated with parking and drop off areas around a school.

Cleaning Jobs We have a new cleaning company looking after our two schools and there is an opportunity for people to be employed as cleaners. The hours are such that blocks of two, four and six hours could be available. If you are interested please contact the office at either Derrimut Heath or the Tarneit Campus and leave your details. Looking Forward, Staying Ahead, Julie Mason College Principal

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University of NSW and Australian

Maths Trust Competitions 2019

Baden Powell College offers the opportunity for students to participate in the University of NSW competitions. In 2019 the Uni NSW (ICAS) competition has moved to an online environment …..so will be now be done on the computer. English, Mathematics, Science and Spelling are available for students in year 2. All other competitions, with the exception of spelling, are available for year 3 to year 9. Spelling is available for year 2 to year 7. There is a fee for participation in each competition and students, together with their parents, can choose to enter as many competitions as they would like. Student’s Name: _____________________ Class: ________Year Level ____

Subject Date of competition / test Entry fee Fee Enclosed

Digital Technologies 3rd September $15.95

Science (year 2 – 9) 5th September $15.95

Spelling (year 2 – 7 only) 12th September $15.95

Writing 10th September $15.95

English (year 2 – 9) 17th September $15.95

Mathematics (year 2 – 9) 19th September $15.95

Australian Maths Trust Maths Competitions

1st August $ 6.50

Total Payment

If you would like your child / children to participate in any of these competitions, please complete and return this form with the correct money to your child’s classroom teacher by Friday 24th May. Students will receive notification of competition time and venue in the days prior to the competition.

Please note:

All entries will be forwarded at this time and we will be unable to make late entries. Please ensure that all details are completed, then enclose form and correct money in a clearly labelled envelope. All forms MUST be forwarded to Mrs Douglas. Genni Douglas

Entries close Friday 24th May No entries will be accepted after this day.

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Well done to the following students who participated at Division Swimming on Thursday 14th March. William Breust- 50m Freestyle Callan Austin- 50m Backstroke and Breaststroke Sarah Fulton- 50m Backstroke and Freestyle Relay Ella Mcginness- 50m Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle Relay Rohan Verghese- 50m Breaststroke Akeelah Coffin- 50m Breaststroke and Freestyle Relay Kobie Frost- Freestyle Relay

Well done to Rohan and Ella who have progressed to the Regional Final for their events in Geelong on 2nd April. Good luck on trying to make the State Final. Mr. Fugazzotto (Physical Education)

SWIMMING NEWS

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C elebrating O ur W riting S uccess

LUNA by MIA DMB

At Academy high school secretly on stage Luna, an upbeat tsundere who sang many songs. She’s quite short, has black leather boots, topped with long white socks, a pink fading into blue crop top, and turquoise short skirt.

Luna has round pink sunglasses. She cannot keep her belt from dropping downwards, and has a black choker tightly around her neck.

Luna always wears long stripy fingerless gloves. She is also childish and popaton. Luna can’t help it but she sings like a high pong tail.

A DOG POEM by OPEOPEIMOANA KOLOAMATANGI DED

1. A dog was wearing his googly eyes 2. They made him eat pies 3. He wanted his best friend Milly 4. Cause he is very silly 5. He made his own show 6. Then he made snow 7. He wanted a hot dog 8. But he sat on a log

A DOG POEM by ELEANOR LIDDELL DED

There once was a dog who sat on a log.

He used to wear glasses, but he had lots of plasters. He had lost of disasters if he had lots of plasters.

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Parents and Friends Visit us on FB: Baden Powell College B.S.S and Parents and Friends

We would like to sincerely thank our wonderful committee who have supported us throughout the

past year and more. The outgoing committee have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to

support our students and College, always raising money for our resources.

We would like to welcome our new committee and invite you to join us for future meetings.

President: Angela Smith

Vice President: Daniel Smith, a new parent we welcome this year, not related to our President

Treasurer: Trish Grosse Asst. Treasurer: Farizah Zainuddin Secretary: Katie Franks

Public Relations: Sue Love

Please join us at the Tarneit campus Tuesday 23rd April

at 7pm. All Welcome!

1800 551 800

Support at Anytime

Thank you for your ongoing support to our College

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Breakfast Club and the Students of Baden Powell College Thanks You

Baden Powell College breakfast is on every Tuesday and Thursday morning at both campuses. Your child can enjoy cereal, muesli, baked beans, (oats in winter), toast and/or fruit salad. We sincerely thank our sponsors for their ongoing support. Without the support of the magnificent Let’s Feed, Reliance, Harmony Residential, Pronto Earthworks and Foodbank, we would not have been able to provide for the many students who enjoy breakfast at school. We sincerely thank you for your continued support from the staff and students of Baden Powell College.

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ADVERTISING IN THE NEWSLETTERS

If you wish to advertise in the newsletter please contact Sue Love on 9748 8688 or 8734 0900. We

produce a fortnightly newsletter that goes home to over 1,000 families. Or, if you have a sporting, dance club or group that is looking for a venue to hire we

have some vacancies available during the week also contact me on the

above telephone numbers. Thank you. Sue Love

MARK TODARO 0417880016

O412 340 840

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To enable us to keep you informed of special events, celebrations and activities the Baden Powell College Newsletter will be on Compass and available on our website each fortnight throughout the year. As it is one of our major forms of communication we would like to make it easy for you to have regular access to each issue. Please take the time to read it so that you know what is happening at your child’s college. Not only will you be well informed and enjoying colour photos, when perusing online, you will also be helping our environment. However, should you not be able to access a computer and would prefer your newsletter in printed form please complete the slip below. If you have previously received hard copies of the newsletter you will be required to complete the form again so that we have updated details. Please complete the form below and return it to the office at your earliest

convenience to enable us to provide your child with the printed copy of Baden Powell News. Ms Mason

College Principal “Looking Forward, Staying Ahead ”

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