Term 2 Issue 05 28th April 2017

News In Brief

Dates to remember:

Tuesday May 2ndSecondary Fun Run Try Outs

Thursday May 4thCurriculum Day

Friday May 5thPrimary Assembly. 2:02pm

Monday May 8thYear 8 Camp

Wednesday May 10thMothers Day Stall

Wednesday May 17thPrep Fairy Tale Fiasco

Thursday May 25thYr 7 Immunisations

Anzac Day

The college commemorated ANZAC day with a Primary and Secondary assembly on Monday 24th April. This assembly was presented and run by student leaders who did a sensational job explaining the importance this day has for our country. Sala Ausage and Frisco Peteru gave very moving renditions of the Australian and New Zealand national anthems and all students conducted themselves in accordance with the significance of the day. It was an example of the school community coming together to reflect on things such as sacrifice, respect and freedom. All are congratulated for their involvement and participation.

Monash Access Champions Leadership Day

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On Friday 17/3 a group of Year 9 and 10 students joined 10 other schools for the Monash Access Champions Leadership Day. This is the start of a year long journey where a small group of Year 9 and 10 students will work on a project. Year 9 students will work on linking in with the school whereas the Year 10s will focus on linking in with the community.The students were involved in four sessions during the day focusing on building leadership and teamwork skills as well as gaining a greater understanding of what their project could be about. They also had a session learning about ways they could promote their project.A great day was had by all. The students especially loved the food provided for lunch, the photo taken before the sprinklers got back around to them and the Year 9s enjoyed the team building activity that involved building a free standing structure using marshmallows and spaghetti! Along with the fun there was a lot of interesting discussion and plenty of ideas to start the two groups thinking about their actual project topic. The Year 9s had their mentor from Monash University join them for the whole day and she will continue to work with the group throughout the year. The mentor is a student studying engineering at Monash University.Student highlights of the day included: “I enjoyed meeting our mentor and starting to brainstorm ideas for our project” “It was great learning so much knowledge in a short period of time, especially about the importance of teamwork and encouraging everyone to do their best” “I was able to build up my confidence by participating in the activities and being prepared to speak in front of a group of people I did not know”Overall it was a great day enjoyed by all.

OnFriday17/3agroupofYear9&10studentsjoined10otherschoolsfortheMonashAccessChampionsLeadershipDay.ThisisthestartofayearlongjourneywhereasmallgroupofYear9&10studentswillworkonaproject.TheYear9studentswillworkonaprojectlinkinginwiththeschoolwhereastheYear10swillfocusonaprojectlinkedinwiththecommunity.

Thestudentswereinvolvedinfoursessionsduringthedayfocusingonbuildingleadershipandteamworkskillsaswellasgainingagreaterunderstandingofwhattheirprojectcouldbeabout.Theyalsohadasessionlearningaboutwaystheycouldpromotetheirproject.

Agreatdaywashadbyall.Thestudentsespeciallylovedthefoodprovidedforlunch,thephototakenbeforethesprinklersgotbackaroundtothemandtheYear9senjoyedtheteambuildingactivitythatinvolvedbuildingafreestandingstructureusingmarshmallowsandspaghetti!

Alongwiththefuntherewasalotofinterestingdiscussionandplentyofideastostartthetwogroupsthinkingabouttheiractualprojecttopic.TheYear9shadtheirmentorfromMonashUniversityjointhemforthewholedayandshewillcontinuetoworkwiththegroupthroughouttheyear.ThementorisastudentstudyingengineeringatMonashUniversity.

Highlightsofthedayincluded:

“Ienjoyedmeetingourmentorandstartingtobrainstormideasforourproject”

“Itwasgreatlearningsomuchknowledgeinashortperiodoftime,especiallyabouttheimportanceofteamworkandencouragingeveryonetodotheirbest”

“IwasabletobuildupmyconfidencebyparticipatingintheactivitiesandbeingpreparedtospeakinfrontofagroupofpeopleIdidnotknow”

Overallitwasagreatdayenjoyedbyall.

OnFriday17/3agroupofYear9&10studentsjoined10otherschoolsfortheMonashAccessChampionsLeadershipDay.ThisisthestartofayearlongjourneywhereasmallgroupofYear9&10studentswillworkonaproject.TheYear9studentswillworkonaprojectlinkinginwiththeschoolwhereastheYear10swillfocusonaprojectlinkedinwiththecommunity.

Thestudentswereinvolvedinfoursessionsduringthedayfocusingonbuildingleadershipandteamworkskillsaswellasgainingagreaterunderstandingofwhattheirprojectcouldbeabout.Theyalsohadasessionlearningaboutwaystheycouldpromotetheirproject.

Agreatdaywashadbyall.Thestudentsespeciallylovedthefoodprovidedforlunch,thephototakenbeforethesprinklersgotbackaroundtothemandtheYear9senjoyedtheteambuildingactivitythatinvolvedbuildingafreestandingstructureusingmarshmallowsandspaghetti!

Alongwiththefuntherewasalotofinterestingdiscussionandplentyofideastostartthetwogroupsthinkingabouttheiractualprojecttopic.TheYear9shadtheirmentorfromMonashUniversityjointhemforthewholedayandshewillcontinuetoworkwiththegroupthroughouttheyear.ThementorisastudentstudyingengineeringatMonashUniversity.

Highlightsofthedayincluded:

“Ienjoyedmeetingourmentorandstartingtobrainstormideasforourproject”

“Itwasgreatlearningsomuchknowledgeinashortperiodoftime,especiallyabouttheimportanceofteamworkandencouragingeveryonetodotheirbest”

“IwasabletobuildupmyconfidencebyparticipatingintheactivitiesandbeingpreparedtospeakinfrontofagroupofpeopleIdidnotknow”

Overallitwasagreatdayenjoyedbyall.

Curriculum Day is 4th MayThis is a student free day

Term 2 Issue 5 28th April 2017

Art Showcase

Lock in your diary 22nd June 2017 for the ART SHOWCASE 7-10, showcasing student artwork from Semester One. The Art Showcase will present student work from the first half of the year in the areas of Media, Visual Arts, Photography and more. Viewing time 5.30-7.00pm. All welcome!

art show

Every year, ICJ Victoria, an organisation that is striving to "achieve a just, democratic, peaceful and humane society", hosts an event known as the Community Opening of the Legal Year. They gather members in the legal fields and the broader community to celebrate the diversity of our cultures and the rights that we each possess. It was held on 30 January 2017 at Waldron Hall, in the County Court attended by over 100 people. It was an honour to be selected to be a guest speaker by Olwyn Gray to represent the Skyline Foundation and on behalf of Narre Warren South P-12 College alongside another participant Andreas Zakhari. Through this experience, I was able to be mentored by Sally Brown who is currently retired from being a Judge in the Family Court. She provided insight to the field of Legal and the effective ways in delivering speech to a specific target audience. It is a pleasure to be a part of Skyline Foundation for the second year that has already opened the doors to many different opportunities and experiences. Furthermore, they provide mentor-ships and support to help VCE students achieve the best possible outcome.

Community Opening of the Legal Year

Dear Parent/Carer

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2017 for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will be held on Tuesday 9 May, Wednesday 10 May and Thursday 11 May 2017. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy.

The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals which can be used to improve student achievement.

All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN tests. During test week, catch-up tests will be available for individual students who are absent on test days. These students may undertake catch-up tests on the days in the test week after the scheduled test, up to and including Friday 12 May 2017.

Support can be arranged for students with disabilities, if the student regularly uses similar support for classroom assessment tasks.

Large print, braille and black and white versions of the tests are available for students that require them.

Exemptions may be granted to students with significant intellectual disabilities and to students who have been learning English for less than one year.

If your child is eligible for support due to disability or an exemption, you should discuss this with his/her teacher prior to the tests. Parental consent is required before any support due to disability or exemption is granted.

Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents and carers in consultation with the principal. If, after consultation, you decide to withdraw your child, you must sign a Student Withdrawal form. These forms are available at the school.

Later in the year you will receive your child’s personal NAPLAN report. The report will describe your child’s particular skills in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. The report will also show how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. These describe the minimum acceptable standards for students across Australia.

I am confident that the information you receive as a result of your child’s participation in the NAPLAN tests will be valuable in helping you to assess your child’s progress in literacy and numeracy.

For more information about the tests, please visit the VCAA website at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website at www.nap.edu.au

Yours sincerely

Rob DuncanCollege Principal

Term 2 Issue 5 28th April 2017

Naplan Letter

Term 2 Issue 5 28th April 2017

Global Learning - Learner Attribute Awards - Term 1

Prep CIsabelle Stent - CaringHadi Ibrahimi - Caring

Prep SJensen Houldcroft - CaringGrace Respico - Caring

Prep HMackenzie Young - CaringYalda Mohammadi - Caring

Prep WMarcus Spalding - CaringZayne Randall - Caring

1BJireh Toleafoa - ThinkerHalima Jamdar - ThinkerBlake Sanderson - CommunicatorTyler Young - CommunicatorJayelle Fuimaono - Communicator

1FSobrab Alekozai Zirak - KnowledgeableNgahuia Ngaruhe - CaringHassan Agha - ResilientAneterea Toni - CaringSonia Ahmady - CommunicatorAmir Nazari - Knowledgable

1KHope Tupufia-Iakopo - CaringLebron Strickland - CommunicatorCylis Reedy - Courageous & ResilientIndie Browne - CommunicatorDennis Lokeni - PrincipledAhmad Haidary - InquirerShanaz Javed - Principled

1/2RCooper Tancredi - CaringAlicia Beckley - CaringTiawhena Ashby-Paule - CommunicatorSohail Mohammadi - CommunicatorAnifah Raza - BalancedAli Nowrozi - Balanced

2GJoshua Mccourt - CaringNazifah Raza - CaringNathan Roser - CaringJared Svay - CaringScarlytt Tahau - CaringJoella Viola - CaringDiana Zhang - Caring

2LHabib Akbar - CaringCayden Deering - CaringNabeel Ghasemie - CaringAmelia Leong - ThinkerIndiana Mcdougall - Caring

2SMojeeb Qadiri - CaringMilad Mohseni - CaringAngela Kazimi - CaringKya Harter - CaringChloe Zhou - CaringFatima Anwarshah - Caring

3BCooper Beckley - CaringCecilia ManutoifocourageousKhaileb Ostrowsky - CommunicatorIsabel Padfield - CaringAashirya Ram - CaringGeorgios Shulku - CourageousManny Wi - Rodriguez - Courageous

3CSahil Azizi - CommunicatorCooper Gough - PrincipledMastora Hussaini - PrincipledTyler Opie - CourageousLaila Qalandar - CourageousSammie Stanley - Communicator

3HAlomao Siala – CaringAli Asghar Ahmadi - CourageousCorey Harris – CaringNikyla Thompson - CourageousSarah Qualandari - CourageousKiara Wickramaratne -Open MindedSaba Hussaini - CourageousRhye Williams - Caring

3GStephanie-Rose Kajer - CaringFeza Shafai - CourageousGemma Ayoor - CaringKyla Penafiel - PrincipledTyler Ton - Communicator

4DMadison Wangman - PrincipledNorman Taufa - KnowledgeableJacob Agavale - Caring

4KPari Akbar - CaringDalton Hardy - CaringLoreesha Uy - CaringKhalid Ahmed - Courageous And ResilientCarolyn Pereira - Courageous And ResilientDiego Nunuvero - Caring

4NScarlett Coulston - CaringHaylee Leask - CaringCaiden Mendoza-Edwards - BalancedJoseph Pauga - PrincipledGhadeer Alyasery - BalancedSaba Aatifi- Thinker

4RTylah Akain - CommunicatorGurmatt Bal -CommunicatorBailey Green- CaringMujgan Hakimi - ThinkerBodhi Healey - ReflectiveJokota Henry - CaringNatalie Pen - Open MindedMiriama Samuel - Knowledgeable

4TMiracle Leau - Caring, ThinkerSimon Andrews - CaringSebastian Baguinon - KnowledgeableAbbie Pascoe - CaringKobi Berg - PrincipledCecelia Alefosio - KnowledgeableArda Kose - ThinkerTaimania Leauanae - Caring

5JRyan Palmer - CaringSohaila Nabizada - CaringHarry Gough - Balanced

5J Jessica Steinkamp -Courageous And ResilientYasin Rezai -Courageous And ResilientTammie Sanderson -Courageous And Resilient

5KSahar Karimy - Courageous& ResilientIsla Manning - Courageous& ResilientSuhail Qualandari - CaringAvani Singh - CaringWes Stewart Communicator

5PChristopherPantelopoulos - Principled

5SFarzan Attai - CaringMansoor Akbar - CaringCooper Pearson - Principled

5VWyatt - BalancedJustin - Caring.

6CJadis Williams Fuemama-BalancedJawid Akhtarzada -Balanced –For Wanting ToStay In And Complete HisWork.Pannipa Wontham -Principled

6CJaelyn Tonise - CommunicatorNazanin Payendeh - Courageous And ResilientNardi Sulemanoski - Principled

6BRiley Heaton - CaringJj Noronha - KnowledgeableRezaz Elghali – ThinkerHarry Greenwood-White - InquirerZahra Shameel - Communicator

6LKiara Heathcote – Courageous & ResilientTravis Horan - CaringSheza Malik - CaringCharlotte Nelson-Aldobasic - CommunicatorSweeta Angori - Knowledgeable.Chris Leiataua - Courageous& Resilient

6VIllyas Qadiri - InquirerHannah Roser - CaringElla Dessent - Courageous & ResilientMikaela Samoiloff - CommunicatorSameer Najibi - InquirerLuma Behluli - Courageous & Resilient

Term 2 Issue 5 28th April 2017

House Colours Day

The Primary School had their House Colours Sports Day on Tuesday, 28th March. Students participated in Sporting Events during the day and each child had a chance of winning points for their House. The Term 1 House winner was Clarke. Students also brought a gold coin donation and over $500 was raised on the day. The money raised will go towards purchasing flags for each of the houses and more sports equipment. A fun day was had by all.

CHISHOLM

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crocs

dingos

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eagles

CHISHOLM

o’neill

clar

namatjira

crocs

dingos

dolphin

s

eagles

CHISHOLM

o’neill

clar

namatjira

crocs

dingos

dolphin

s

eagles

CHISHOLM

o’neill

clar

namatjira

crocs

dingos

dolphin

s

eagles

Term 2 Issue 5 28th April 2017

Second Hand Uniform Shop Donations

We are located in the sick bay and we are always looking for donations to keep us running. We are particularly low on primary pants. If you could spare any old uniforms we would really appreciate it.

VCAL BENEFIT CONCERTAll funds raised go to the Starlight Foundation

Venue: Narre Warren South P-12 College Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm Date: Thursday 18th MayCost: Students $5 Adult $10 Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) $20

Food StallsAvailable

Come and enjoy a fantastic evening of entertainment