School Meetings

Feb Thursday 23rd School Council 7.30 pm

Mar Thursday 2nd Parents Club AGM 10.30 am

Principal’s Report:

Many thanks and well done to all the students staff and parents

who supported our Annual Swimming Carnival on Monday. As

promised it was a very colourful, exciting and hard fought battle

between the four school houses. Well done to Campaspe House

who got their name back on the trophy after being in the wilder-

ness for a year. Mr Luis Harris deserves high praise for organis-

ing and overseeing this wonderful aspect of our extra curricula

program.

It was pleasing to hear that there were very good numbers of par-

ents at our Year 12 information session on Tuesday evening.

Year 12 of course is a very important year for students and the

more information and strategies for success they have at their

finger tips the better chance they have. Thanks to Mrs Borger, Mr

Dimovski and Mrs McCarty for overseeing and parents for their

time and effort.

School photos will take place next Tuesday 28th February, please

make sure all children are in full school uniform and looking neat

and tidy. At the suggestion of several parents we will revert to

taking full class photos as well as individuals. If your child is

absent on the day there will be no further opportunity for class

photos only individual ones.

As we head into week five of term one our school has settled

back into an industrious routine even though there are always

several extra curricula activities at this time. Year 7’s continue to

find their way well - for a few it is a big adjustment and as usu-

al we continue to support them to “find their feet” as soon as pos-

sible.

Congratulations to Olivia Dimovski who last night won the Lions

Youth of the Year and also to Emily Major who was runner up.

A fantastic performance by both young Rochester Secondary

College ambassadors.

Please feel free to contact your Year Level Manager should you

have concerns or questions.

By working together in a spirit of corporation we provide the best

possible educational outcomes for students.

Bernie Altmann, Principal

The Rochester Review

Rochester Secondary College exists to provide quality learning for all in a challenging and nurturing environment.

Volume 578 Issue 1, Thursday 23rd February, 2017

www.rochsec.vic.edu.au Phone: 54841 844

Fax 54842 348 rochester.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

Important Dates

February 2017

27th (Mon) - Interschool Swimming Sports Echuca

28th (Tue) - School Photos (Full School Uniform)

March 2017

9th (Thurs) - Studio Arts Excursion Bendigo

13th (Mon) - LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY

14th (Tue) - Immunisations

22nd (Wed) - Courage to Care Year 9 & 11’s

26th (Sun) - Indonesian Tour departs

28th (Tue) - Careers in Health

30th (Thurs) - Parent/Teacher Interviews

31st (Fri) - Last day of Term 1

April 2017

18th (Tue) - First day of Term 2

25th (Tue) - ANZAC Day no school

28th (Fri) - RSC Athletics

Year 7 students at the Campaspe Downs Camp

at Kyneton last week.

Around the College 2017 Essential Education Charges

C ollege contributions help us develop a rich and diverse curriculum along with providing services that assist students in

their transition from primary school and their transition into the workforce or on to tertiary education.

2017 Essential Education charges are as follows:- Year 7 & 8 Course materials $220.00 PLUS: Home Economics extra materials cost $ 65.00 Technology extra materials cost $ 40.00 Mathletics $ 10.00 (Year 7 & 8 only) Year 9 & 10 Course materials $240.00 PLUS: Food Technology extra materials cost $100.00 Technology extra materials cost $ 30.00 Year 11 Course materials $240.00 PLUS: Studio Arts & VCD extra materials cost $ 25.00 Year 12 Course materials $240.00 PLUS: Studio Arts & VCD extra materials cost $ 25.00

BYOD Infrastructure contribution -$50 first child, $30 per child there after.

(Rochester Secondary College has now successfully implemented the Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) program into the

College. Whilst students bring their own devices the infrastructure to run these devices still needs to be maintained)

Methods of payment for outstanding charges owed to the College can be made by cash, cheque, EFTPOS (machine at College

office) , BPay or Direct Debit to the College’s account.

Information is regularly printed in the Newsletter, through our College App and is available at the General Office.

School Council supplements Department of Education funds by requesting payments from parents for the following items :-

1. Essential Student Learning items are those items or services that are essential to support the course of instruction in

the standard curriculum program for which parents and guardians are responsible. Parents may choose to either pro-

vide or pay the school to provide essential items. (e.g. material costs, reference materials, official diary, sports uni-

forms etc).

2. Optional items (or non-essential materials and services) which are offered on a user-pays basis and which parents and

guardians may choose whether their child accesses or participates in (e.g. school camps, excursions and activities,

student computer printing beyond the usual curriculum, instrumental music, school magazines, newsletters, class pho-

tographs), BYOD Infrastructure expenses.

3. Voluntary financial contributions which parents and guardians may be invited to donate to the school, for example

grounds maintenance, etc

Financial Assistance and Making Payments

The school appreciates that families may sometimes experience financial difficulties in meeting requests for payment and con-

tributions. A range of support options are available to assist parents, including State Schools Relief Committee support and

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF). Council will provide opportunities for all parents to enter into alternative and

confidential payment arrangements with the Principal or Business Manager.

Camps, Sport and Excursion Fund

Schools are required to use the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) payment for expenses relating to Camps, Sport

and/or Excursions for the benefit of the eligible student/s – Years 7 - 12.

Some common examples of school-organised programs for which the CSEF payment may be used include:

- School camps/trips

- Swimming and other school-organised sporting programs.

- Outdoor education programs.

- Excursions

The CSEF payment cannot be used towards voluntary school charges, nor towards books, stationery, school uniforms, music

lessons or other optional items. Parents and guardians who hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary fos-

ter parent, may be eligible for CSEF. This allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excur-

sions or sporting activities for the benefit of your family. The total CSEF amount per student will be allocated in consultation

with parents/guardians. Please collect your application form from the office. A copy of your card is required.

Parents Club AGM

P arents Club AGM will be held at the College on Thurs-

day 2nd March at 10.30 am. All parents/guardians

are welcome to attend, these meeting usually last under

one hour. If you require further information, please contact the

College on 54841 844.

School Photos

S chool Photos will be taken next Tuesday 28th February.

All students should have received a Photo Order Pack.

Orders can be placed on line or money can

be returned with the Order Form on the day

of the photos – not before.

Class photos will be taken as well as individ-

ual shots.

If you would like a Family photo with two or

more siblings, a special order form can be

picked up from the office.

Students MUST be in full school uniform.

Food Technology

I f you'd like to see what's happening in the Food Technolo-

gy department at Rochester Secondary College follow us

on Instagram at foodatrochestersc.

If you don't have the Instagram app, you can

download it for free on the App Store. Check

us out!

Julie Harding

Food Technology Teacher

Senior Cricket at RSC

U nfortunately another poor batting display cost our

senior cricketers dearly in our match against Nathalia

SC last Thursday. Jeremy Felmingham (18) at the top

of the order and Ben Briggs (17) at the bottom were the only

batters to show any real resistance against a Nathalia attack

that was led by a S. Zammitt spell that resulted in match best

figures of 5/7. But despite being bundled out for 85, the boys

were confident that if they bowled well they were in the game.

A steady flow of early wickets left Nathalia in trouble at 4/23,

but with Rochester starting to get on top, the Nathalia batters

quickly swung the momentum back their way on the back of

some poor fielding and dropped catches from Rochester.

Scores of 66 and 41 were enough for Nathalia to pass Roches-

ter’s total and then have some fun; trying to hit big. Eventually

they were bowled out for 153 with the wickets being shared

around.

A good effort boys, but a bit of work needs to be done before

next year.

BPay Is Available

I t is possible to pay any charges owed to the College by

BPay.

When statements are received they will show a BPay

logo along with the Biller Code and Reference Number.

Each family will have a unique number to identify your pay-

ments to the College.

If you are paying for a number of different charges and wish

them allocated in a specific order please contact (email or

phone) the College to convey your wishes. This is just an-

other option to use. Payments can still be made by cash,

cheque, EFTPOS or Direct Debit to the College’s bank ac-

count.

Any queries – please contact the College on 54841 844 or

rochester.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

Biology Books

S tudent textbooks for Biology arrived early this

term. They were not on the booklist, so an addition-

al payment is required. Students in Year 11 and 12

Biology have been given an explanatory letter and pay-

ment envelope.

As the students have received their book, payment is

now due: Unit 1&2: $30 Unit 3&4: $90

Around the College

Around the College 2017 Rochester Secondary College Swimming Sports Results

2017 Overall House Points Score:

2017 Age Champions:

A fantastic day was had by all competitors, braving the cooler temperatures early in the morning before the sun broke

through in the afternoon. Campaspe returned to the winners list after last year, Waranga ended their quest for 6 swimming

titles in a row. We had five Age Champions go “back-to-back” and some wonderful individual and team performances on

the day.

I would like to make special mention to the House Captains for all of their hard work on the day, it is a big job and they certainly

worked hard on Monday to ensure the best results for their respective houses. Also to the staff who helped out on the day, espe-

cially those who braved the darkness and cold to be there very early to set up everything. These fantastic sporting days would not

be possible without the help of everyone involved and I am grateful to those who helped out.

The athletics carnival will be held on 28th April so lets make sure it is another wonderful day!

Mr Luis Harris

POINTS CORK SCRAMBLE TOTAL

CAMPASPE 397 14 411

RESTDOWN 374 10 374

WARANGA 345 16 361

BURNEWANG 270 4 274

AGE GROUP MALE FEMALE

13 years Samuel Ryan (C) Stephanie Moon (C)

14 years Samuel Lees (W) Ella Kerlin (C)

15 years Ben Atley (W) Yazmin Hayes (R)

16 years Mitchell Burgoine (C) Zahra Hayes (W)

17 years Zack Holmberg (W) Rachel Johnson (W)

OPEN Bailey Wileman (R) Tegan Budge (B)

Around the College

Year 7 Camp to Campaspe Downs

at Kyneton

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