At Rosehill, the learner and learning outcomes are central. Our students are inspired to achieve success through stimulating

and positive learning environments and innovative and diverse teaching strategies. This is complemented by Respect,

Cooperation and Commitment by all members of the school community New skills, new knowledge and understanding will

give our learners the confidence to face the future.

RosehillSecondaryCollege

N E W S L E T T E R No. 8 – Friday 22nd May 2015

Sapphire Street, Niddrie 3042 Phone: 9337 2488 Fax: 9331 0525 Email: rosehill.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.rosehillsc.vic.edu.au

Principal: Peter Rouse Assistant Principals: Mrs Sandra Smart, Ms Kerry McKay, Mr Arthur Soumalias, President: Mr John Walsh

CALENDAR

Term 2 2015

Monday 25th to Friday 29th May

Year 12 Outdoor Ed Camp

Monday 25th to Wednesday 27th May

Year 8 Camp – Lady Northcote Romsey

Friday 5th June

Year 10 & 11 English Exam

Monday 8th June

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th June

Year 7 to 11 Exams

Wednesday 10th June

GAT Year 11 & 12

Friday 12th June

Report Writing Day

No Students In Attendance

Tuesday 23rd June

Year 7 Immunisation - 2nd Visit

Monday 15th to Friday 26th June

Year 10 Work Experience

Friday 26th June

Last Day of Term

Students Dismissed at 2.30pm

Term Dates

Term 2 13th April to 26th June

Term 3 13th July to 18th September

Attendance

The Compass system is now operational.

Parents can logon and approve all

absences online. If students are late to

school without approval, detention will

still be given.

Parents must login to COMPASS to

approve absences.

To discuss or approve student

attendance please call directly on

9331 9639.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

We are almost half-way through Term 2 and moving into the

assessment period quickly. Teachers are beginning the

intensive process of writing students’ reports and preparing

students for their mid-year exams and assessments. Parents

should be monitoring their children’s study habits at this

critical stage to ensure that they optimize their results by

completing all homework and revising effectively. Students

will receive support in optimal revision at school. Students

are also beginning to complete their Individual Learning

Plans for Semester 1, which parents will receive at the end of

term.

Disney Comes To Rosehill

A major event on the College calendar was the ‘Disney

Comes to Rosehill’ production presented by the Performing

Arts faculty. Two performances of this multi-faceted

production were run in the ECA, which was transformed for

the day with tiered seating and a sparkling back-drop.

Students danced, sang, acted and played instruments to

recreate a range of Disney favourites. Sessions were full and

there was a real buzz in the air. Refreshments were on sale

between performances and there were various other

activities available as well, for example face-painting and

the jumping castle.

College Activities

The Japanese Study Tour is almost half-way through its

itinerary and is being enjoyed by all participants. You will see

Mr Rouse’s report, accompanied by some enviable

photographs, in this Parent Bulletin. The last few weeks have

seen a wide array of college activities which you will read

about elsewhere in the bulletin: sporting teams, cyber-safety

sessions, excursions/incursions and fieldtrips. The Year 8

Camp departs on Monday for Lady Northcote Camp.

Uniform Policy

I would like to take this opportunity to ask parents to support

us in enforcing the College Uniform Policy. The sudden chill in

the air has seen a disappointing number of students arrive at

school with hoodies under, or instead of, their College

jumpers and/or jackets. The College winter Uniform Policy

stipulates that on their upper bodies students should wear the

College cotton shirt, the College jumper and the College

spray jacket.

Learning: Powerful, Progressive and Purposeful

Respect: Trust, Empathy and Tolerance

Initiative: Accepting Challenges, Developing Leadership

Principal Report Continued

If students require extra clothing, they may wear

extra items under the white shirt, as long as they

are not visible, for example long-sleeved T-shirts,

spencers/thermal tops.Hoodies will be confiscated

if worn, even if accompanied by a note. We also

ask for parents’ support in ensuring that girls are

wearing their winter skirts correctly, accompanied

by either white socks or navy, not black, tights.

Boys also need to wear white socks. All students

should by now be in their full winter uniforms.

Kerry McKay

Acting Principal

Writing From Japan

As I write this it is 9am in the morning in Kyoto and

the weather will be high 20’s and sunny. We are

on day seven or our Japanese study tour and we

are learning so much about the culture and the

language, not to mention the food. Mr Hayakawa

and Ms Smart have certainly organised a well-

structured trip and maximised every moment of

every day.

The highlight for me was our visit to the Hiroshima

museum. It brought home to us all the perils of

nuclear weapons and the need for the world to

push the non-proliferation treaty. Mankind did not

fully understand the power of what it was

releasing when the bomb was dropped.

Tomorrow we visit Koggakan High School. Mr

Hayakawa has just informed me that I will have to

wear a suit and tie for the day which will be a

change from my sightseeing clothes. Not looking

forward to it. Must sign off now. I need to

practice my Japanese speeches once more.

Peter Rouse

Principal

Camps, Sport & Excursion Fund (CSEF)

Applications Forms available from the

College Office from 2nd June 2015

At Rosehill, the learner and learning outcomes are central. Our students are inspired to achieve success through stimulating

and positive learning environments and innovative and diverse teaching strategies. This is complemented by Respect,

Cooperation and Commitment by all members of the school community New skills, new knowledge and understanding will

give our learners the confidence to face the future.

Year 8 Boys Soccer

On Monday 18th May, Gabriel Sarpa took a fierce

bunch of Year 8 boys out to Fairbairn Park for the

Year 8 boys soccer tournament. The weather

helped start off the day in a very positive manner

when the boys went to face Buckley Park College

in their first match of the day. Christopher

Parathyras showed great leadership as the team

captain for the day and played excellent against

Buckley Park alongside fellow team mates Robert

Broome and Michael Trotta who also were the

outstanding players for the first game.

Unfortunately the boys fell short of Buckley Park

and lost with the scores 1-0.

With a loss to our Rosehill Boys the students were

still strong hearted when going up against Mt

Alexander College in their second game. During

the first half the boys lost little hope when Mt

Alexander scored one against them however

towards the very end of the first half they came

firing back to get another 5 goals against Mt

Alexander with Emmet McEldowney scoring an

amazing header goal in the last half of the game.

Other outstanding players in this game were

Xavier Saly, Peter Frasca and Matthew Ciavarella

who was subbed in towards the end of the game

and his first touch of the ball landed them an

amazing goal. This 2-5 winning game saw our boys

head into the semi-finals against the unbeaten

Strathmore College.

Our boys played for their lives against Strathmore,

not letting any ball come near their goals. Their

defense throughout the entire game was honestly

amazing which resulted in an ending game result

of 0-0 and ended up in a penalty shootout.

Emmet McEldowney, Christopher Parathyras and

Mikail Zeybek were our three brave boys to take

our penalty shots. The boys placed their shots

against the Strathmore goal keeper however the

keeper was much too good for them saving each

goal kicked his way. Riley Gutterson, our

outstanding goal keeper for the day, stepped up

bravely to try and defend the shots being taken at

him from the fierce Strathmore boys however was

not successful in saving the goals in the end giving

Strathmore the advantage to move forward into

the final playoff against Sirius College.

I would like to thank all the boys who participated

in the day for their outstanding behavior and

cooperation and also a massive thank you to Mr

Gabriel Sarpa for putting together our amazing

team and for coaching the boys so well.

Tayla Grech

(AFL Trainee)

Senior Boys Soccer

On Monday 11th May the senior boys’ soccer

team competed in the Moonee Valley District

Competition at Fairbairn Park. After a poor start

with a 1-0 loss to Mount Alexander College, the

boys turned it around winning the next three

matches in a row against EKC, Strathmore SC and

Buckley Park SC to finish first. Najeem Yussuf,

Vincent Bartolo and Matthew Pernasilici all scoring

doubles in the competition to help the team

progress. Konstantinos Partsanakis and Jordan

Motsianos controlled the middle of the park and

both were excellent leaders for the team. There

were some excellent performances from the Year

11 students, with Marcus Cini scoring after an

excellent solo effort. Louis Kleftogiannis and Joel

Markovic displayed some desperate defending

with Aydin Kesici in goals for the team to only

concede two goals for day. The team will go onto

the next round of competition in Term 3 on

Tuesday 28th July at Galvin Park. We wish them all

the best.

Mr Sarpa

PE Teacher

Learning: Powerful, Progressive and Purposeful

Respect: Trust, Empathy and Tolerance

Initiative: Accepting Challenges, Developing Leadership

Bully Zero Foundation Presentation

Guest Speaker: Ali Halkic

In our second presentation from the Zero Bully

Foundation, Ali Halkic’s powerful presentation to

the students centred on the suicide of his son

Allem. We listened to Allem’s story, some of us in

the audience openly wept for the inconsolable

man in front of us and for his young boy who

thought he had no other option but to end his life.

Ali believed that because his son was home, in his

room, he was safe. He couldn’t fathom that there

was danger lurking in Allem’s room in the form of

social media. Ali’s advice was for students to

communicate with their parents, to have parents

as friends on social media and to ask for help if

they are victims of bullying. Suicide should NEVER

be an option. We were all so focussed on Ali’s

every single word. Our attention could not shift

focus. Hopefully, the presentation served its

purpose.

Bullying Presentation Reflections From Students

While watching this presentation I learnt the

consequences of cyber bullying. We heard in

detail the about the death of a boy called Allem

from his father. It made me think twice about the

choices that I make. Sarah from the Essendon

Football Club told us how the players got teased

about the supplement saga. I didn’t realise

players couldn’t even go out for dinner because

everyone would just pick on them. While listening

to all the stories I thought to myself is it worth

having Facebook or not?

Bianca

Oscar from the Bully Zero Foundation talked to us

about Bullying. He was telling us about some sad

facts and that bullying kills. Along with Oscar

came Ali, whose son Allem took his own life after

being cyber bullied. Allem was 17 years old when

he died. Ali’s story touched me because his son

was my age when he took his own life and it

could have been prevented. Now I pity anyone

who bullies another person and they should be

jailed. Matt

The bullying presentation had an impact on me. It

made me think about what I do online and how I

speak to people. It is just so heartbreaking to see

how families deal with the death of a child and

what they have to go through when losing their

loved ones. I can’t imagine the pain of losing a

loved one. Ali, Allem’s dad was just heartbreaking

to watch. After watching this presentation, I will

now do all I can to stop bullying going on when I

can.

Charlee

The bullying presentation meant a lot to me. It

made me realise exactly how much bullying can

and will put someone down. It’s not fair that

someone will feel so sad to the point that they

don’t want to live anymore. If someone commits

suicide, it affects families and friends forever.

Bullying is something I would never participate in,

because if I made someone feel so bad to the

point they didn’t want to live, I would never

forgive myself. I felt really bad for Ali, because he

lost his son and then also his marriage. You never

know how someone is going to react with what

you say to them, so you should always keep that

in mind.

Olivia

At Rosehill, the learner and learning outcomes are central. Our students are inspired to achieve success through stimulating

and positive learning environments and innovative and diverse teaching strategies. This is complemented by Respect,

Cooperation and Commitment by all members of the school community New skills, new knowledge and understanding will

give our learners the confidence to face the future.

Christmas in July

Learning: Powerful, Progressive and Purposeful

Respect: Trust, Empathy and Tolerance

Initiative: Accepting Challenges, Developing Leadership

Footwear Requirements

RSC Monday Tuition 2015

Students, parents and teachers are all welcome

to attend and participate in the Tuition

Program that is now available in the

College Library every Monday

afternoon from 3.30pm – 4.30pm.

For further information regarding

the Tuition Program, please

contact Ms De Goederen on

9337 2488.

Italy Tour Fundraiser - On Sale Now

Support the Italy Tour Program at

Rosehill Secondary College. The

2015/2016 Greater Melbourne

Entertainment™ Books is available

at the General Office.

You have the opportunity to order

online and then pick up the book/s

from Rosehill Secondary College or

try the Digital membership.

The code for ordering securely online is:

www.entbook.com.au/18546k7

Your purchase will support our

fund-raising for Rosehill SC Italy

Tour 2016.

Thanking you for your support.

Maria Viglione

Japanese Exchange Program 2015

Once again Rosehill is seeking host families for 11

Japanese students (9 female & 2 male) from our

sister school, Kogakkan High School. The students

will be in Melbourne for 11 days from

Wednesday 22nd July to Saturday 1st August 2015.

The exchange program between Kogakkan High

School and Rosehill Secondary College has been

running for more than 10 years and has been very

rewarding for students and families alike. This is a

great opportunity to make friends in Japan by

participating in class activities and excursions.

If you are interested in hosting a student, please

return the slip below to the general office. If you

would like additional information on the homestay

program please do not hesitate to contact us.

Takanori Hayakawa

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Homestay Program

I would like to host a Japanese student from

Wednesday 22nd July to Saturday 1st August.

PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME:

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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________

HOMEROOM: ___________

CONTACT NUMBER: _____________________________

Mobile__________________________________________

ADDRESS _______________________________________

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PETS OWNED: NO ( ) YES ( )

ANY SMOKER IN YOUR FAMILY? NO ( ) YES ( )

Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature:

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