Baden Powell College · PDF fileBaden Powell College News FROM THE DESK OF OUR COLLEGE PRINCIPAL Valedic on and Gradua on Week This week is a wonderful week of celebra on when we

Baden Powell College News


DECEMBER Wednesday 7th P‐ 2 Mini Olympics Tarneit Gr 6 Valedic on, in the Derrimut Heath gymnasium, from 5pm Thursday 8th Derrimut Heath Gr 6 Valedic on, in the Derrimut Heath gymnasium , from 7pm College Council dinner Friday 9th Big Day In and Big Day Out for the Grade 5 / 6 students at each campus Year 9 Valedic on starts 1.15 in Tarneit Gym then to DH that evening for celebra on Monday 12th Week of 7‐9 transi on‐ Grade 6 students a ending BPC in 2017 to begin Year 7, Year 7 students to begin Year 8 and Year 8 students to begin Year 9. All 2017 enrolments for Year 7,8 and 9 will a end transi on Derrimut Heath Christmas stall set up from 9 am Year 7 Parent Informa on Evening at 6pm Tuesday 13th Derrimut Heath Christmas stall Derrimut Heath Speech and OT celebra on at 2pm Parents and Friends Dinner from 6.30pm Wednesday 14th Tarneit Christmas stall set up from 1pm Tarneit Speech and OT celebra on at 2pm Thursday 15th Tarneit Christmas stall Choir to perform at Bunnings at 2pm Carols commencing at 6pm during our Twilight Market commencing at 4pm at Tarneit Friday 16th Last day of Tarneit canteen Interact and Earlyact celebra on in the Tarneit Arts Centre 2pm Monday 19th Peer Media on Movie Class par es Year 9 Big Day Out celebra ons Last day of Derrimut Heath canteen Tuesday 20th Last Day of School early finish at each campus with morning assemblies Derrimut Heath assembly at 9:15 am; Tarneit assembly at 11am Tarneit finishes at 12.45 and Derrimut Heath finishes at 1pm Casual dress for a gold coin dona on

JANUARY Tuesday 24th Tarneit Book selling day from 9.30am un l 5.00pm Wednesday 25th Derrimut Heath Book selling day from 9.30am to 2.30pm Monday 30th Teachers return to school — no children come to school Tuesday 31st Students return to school

VALUE OF THE MONTH: VALUES “Everyone is valuable, value everyone” Issue Twenty: 6th December 2016

“Looking Forward, Staying Ahead”

Derrimut Heath PS Campus Tarneit Prep – 9 Campus 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: REBECCA BREUST

Website: www.bpc.vic.edu.au

[email protected]

College Principal: JULIE MASON

College Captain:

Shiela Capiral and Jethro Ecleo College Vice Captains

Liza Sharma and Shah Ortell


FROM THE DESK OF OUR COLLEGE PRINCIPAL

Valedic on and Gradua on Week This week is a wonderful week of celebra on when we acknowledge the achievements of our students in Grade 6 and Year 9. I enjoy seeing the look of pride on the faces of the parents, grandparents and family members who a end the special ceremonies that are planned for these special students. Our teachers go to such a lot of trouble arranging these events, deciding on who receives the special awards, sor ng out ckets, catering, sea ng, performances and displaying wonderful student work for us all to enjoy. A nge of sadness is felt as we bid farewell to many families who have been such an amazing part of our College Community o en for more than fi een years.

The End of another Year Your College has a mission that seeks to ensure that all our students perform to their personal best at all mes at school. Student outcomes data that we are collec ng suggests that we are seeing significant improvement in Reading and Mathema cs and the Naplan data supports this in rela on to spelling as well. The feedback that you have given us through the Parent Opinion Survey notes that you are par cularly pleased with the s mula ng learning that is evident in our learning spaces. The now annual Soiree and the College Concert enabled your children to show their ar s c prowess in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. It was terrific to see so many students par cipate in the camps and excursions held during the year. Student leadership has been a feature of Baden Powell College and along with a comprehensive program that involves Class Captains, Campus and College Captains we have two special Rotary Sponsored leadership programs Earlyact and Interact. Our student leaders have organised some pre y amazing ac vi es for their peers and to fundraise for worthy chari es both in the local and interna onal community. Shortly you will receive your child’s school report and I am sure that you will be proud of their achievements. For those who have ordered the College Year Book you will see your child’s work featured proudly. Celebrate your child’s success, talk to them about their future learn-ing goals and be assured that we will be just as determined to facilitate focussed learning opportuni es in 2017.

The Staff As College Principal I have been very fortunate to work with a most amazing group of teachers and support staff. The College Staff has worked extremely hard to provide quality learning for your children. The Leadership team of Assistant Principals and Leading teachers, the Administra ve Team at the front office, the cleaning team and highly professional dedicated teachers and teacher aides have all worked to support our College families. Each year we farewell staff members who leave us for different reasons and we will be forever grateful for the wonderful service given to our College. You will receive no fica on of your child’s teacher for 2017 late next week. We take considerable me and effort to carefully place children in suitable learning spaces with great teachers. Please do not immediately contact us if at first glance your child is not happy with the grade placement as my experience is that by the end of February children have well and truly forgo en any concerns raised in December.

Parents & Friends I would like to thank the wonderful members of the College Parents & Friends who have worked so hard to support Baden Powell College in this very busy year. The fundraising events do ensure that we are able to provide a range of teaching resources for your children, and I strongly encourage you to get connected to the Parents & Friends in the future. You can come to monthly mee ngs, help with projects like the Mother’s Day and Father’s Day stalls, or just receive regular emails to keep up to date with the ac vi es of the Parents & Friends.

Voluntary Helpers As a College we have so many people who regularly assist us in the classrooms, and in the Library. We have parents who do the student banking, look a er lost property and assist in the school gardens and we are ever so apprecia ve of this assistance.


FROM THE DESK OF OUR COLLEGE PRINCIPAL (cont’d)

College Council The other very important group in the College is the College Council. Your College Council consists of parent representa ves and staff representa ves who meet regularly to form policies and give guidance and support so that we can maintain excellent programs for your children. We are always interested in a rac ng new parents to our College Council so if you are interested please call or email me to talk about this ma er.

The Start of the College Year Last week you will have received le er telling you about the arrangements for the payment for books and requisites for your children for 2017. Many people are using Compass to make the payment required and will only need to collect books on the day designated for either Derrimut Heath of Tarneit.

Parent Teacher Interviews We plan to conduct Parent Teacher Interviews in the second week of Term 1 next year. You will receive a le er about this when you collect your books and supplies next year. Yours in Educa on, Looking Forward, Staying Ahead, ]âÄ|x `táÉÇ College Principal

BREAKFAST CLUB

Please note as of Tuesday there will only be toast with spreads and fruit salad available for next week’s Breakfast Club. Thursday will be the last Breakfast Club for the year as there will be none on the last day of school. Thank you for understanding. We do thank all of our sponsors and volunteers that have helped us serve the students throughout the year. We truly do appreciate your support.

Kaye McKee on behalf of the Breakfast Clubs at each campus


Thank you to all parents and students who supported the Baden Powell College Concert.

We appreciate you suppor ng the new format for this year and hope that you enjoyed the wonderful talents of our students.

Have a wonderful holiday break from the Concert Commi ee.

As 2016 draws to a close, I would like to thank the Parents and Friends commi ee for their

ongoing help and support. As a team, we have raised close to $23000, which will go towards much needed school resources across both campuses. The team has worked diligently

behind the scenes, coming up with new ideas such as the Halloween Disco, as well as making sure the items in the stalls are as exci ng as

possible for the students to choose from. Over the next few weeks, we have plenty s ll going on, from the Christmas Stalls at each campus, to Carols in the Courtyard held at the Tarneit campus, On behalf of all commi ee members, we wish you a safe and happy holiday and

thank you all for your support. Merry Christmas, Heather Gorman

Parents and Friends

[email protected]


On Thursday the 24th of November, the Grade 3/4 Future Star regional champions set out to compete in the State Finals of Hoop Time. These six students; Tyson White, Aayan Nadeem, Shirani Singh, Silviu Cringasu, Hannah Fuentes and Denaya Santos played with vigour and integrity and led our school to some impressive results. Winning their first two games, Baden Powell Future Stars qualified for the final 24. Ul mately they lost in a ghtly fought knockout stage, but le nothing on the court. A brave effort by our students! Well Done Team Baden Powell. You made us all very proud.

YEAR 5‐6 RUGBY: THE BILLY SLATER SHIELD Friday the 4th of November we had a rugby comp, we played 6 games and won all of them. When we got to the finals we faced off with the 3 me state final team, The Grange, by the end of the game it was a e.

Then we went to golden try which we got. The boys where exhausted, most of us fell to the ground and couldn’t get up. It felt great to be the first B.P.C rugby team to ever win district undefeated which does feel extremely great. By Ave Friday the 4th of November was a bad but a fun day, only because of rugby. We had it for the whole day which meant I had a whole day off school (YES!!). One way that wasn’t so good was that it was hot, and, to make things worse, it was windy. This also meant I got a dry mouth.

We had to play one game a er the other (which was about six games). But since it was my first me playing rugby it was fun. I also got player of the match and so did some of my other friends, Haretana and Ave. The highlight was we won the grand final and now get to play in State Finals. By Baxter On Thursday 17th of November, the Year 5‐6 Boys Rugby team travelled to Elwood to compete in the Billy Slater Shield State Finals. Schools who’d won their district compe ons from across Victoria contended in a pool compe on to see who’d play in the State Grand Final. Despite the heat, the team played to the best of their ability against strong compe on. In the end, the team from Baden Powell College, ranked third in their pool. Well done to all of the boys who played! By Mr Fellows




A FESTIVE COMING TOGETHER FOR OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY.

As a celebra on of our wonderful year the Baden Powell community will be holding an evening of

Christmas Songs on Thursday 15th December at 6pm. This special event will be held in the Courtyard of the Tarneit Prep – 9 campus, along with the

Twilight market which starts at 3.15pm.

The students will entertain us with their harmonious sounds wearing their favourite fes ve cloth‐ing, and accessories. Mark this date in your diary so that you can look forward to an evening of melodious merriment. The Twilight market will have a great variety of stalls such as succulents,

quilts, baby presents, novelty toys, candles, kiddies ku ers, cards, scrapbooking, soaps, kids clothing and many ideas for great Christmas gi s.

And don’t forget our fresh fruit and veggies that are always delivered that day.

To make it easier for our working families there will be food trucks available such as

Happy Gela Hot Chips On Thai

Loco Churro Pizza 2 U

Potato Twister

Please be aware that there is a possibility of your child being included in photographs and / or video taken by staff and others in a endance. Baden Powell College staff may use such photos for college / history purposes. If you have any concerns, please contact your child’s class teacher.

We look forward to sharing this wonderful evening with the Baden Powell College Community.

Ms Mason College Principal

Carols commence at 6pm Thursday 15th December


If you are interested in holding a stall a our Twilight Market and have public liability please contact Mrs Southgate on [email protected]. Or alterna vely call 87340900


https://bpc.technologyportal.com.au/ Password BPC 2017


Dear Parents,

BADEN POWELL COLLEGE YEAR BOOK Every year we produce a Year Book that celebrates the wonderful successes of our College, a showcase of our amazing achievements. This year is no exception. Families will be asked to purchase copies of the 2016 Baden Powell College Year Book. All families will be asked to pay $10 per copy. So that we can determine how many copies are required to be printed please complete the order form below. We do encourage the community to purchase this book as a momento of your child’s school journey. o I am interested in purchasing a copy of the 2016 Baden Powell Year Book If you have indicated that you wish to purchase a copy of the Year Book please advise us how many copies you may wish to purchase at $10 per book. Require 1 copy only Require …………….copies

I understand that delivery of the Year Book will occur at the end of Term 4. I enclose payment of $................. for …………..……copies FAMILY NAME: ……………………………………………………………… CHILD’S NAME: ……………………………..………………………………. CHILD’S GRADE: …………………………………………………………….





Community No ceboard

UNIFORM FOR SALE

Full set of Baden Powell girls

size 10‐12 uniform ‐ Year 7 or 8 Sum‐

mer and winter and sports (except

e).....$300

Please contact Zandra Thomas on

97480641 or 0413484071

1800 551 800


BREAKFAST CLUB THANKS YOU

Baden Powell College would like to sincerely thank the wonderful sponsors for our Breakfast Club that we run twice a week at each campus. Without the

support of the magnificent Sikh community including Sunil, Simon Fugazotto and these generous companies we would not have been able to provide for the

many students who enjoy breakfast at school. We sincerely thank you from the staff and students of Baden Powell College.


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 950

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

Old Geelong Rd Hoppers Crossing



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