NEWSLETTER VOLUME 25. ISSUE 5 EDITORS: MRS. J ROBERTS & MS. C FORSTER 24th March 2017

RSC NEWSLETTER Ph: 03 5986 8595 rosebud.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

CREDIT CARD PHONE PAYMENT AND BPAY ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ROSEBUD

SECONDARY COLLEGE OFFICE

At Rosebud Secondary College, Teachers are on bus duty from

8:05 to 8:30am and 3:15 to 4:00pm.

The yard is supervised from 8:20am in the morning until

3:30pm in the afternoon

WHAT’S ON AT RSC

MARCH:

27: PARENT/STUDENT

TEACHER INTERVIEWS

12 NOON-7:00PM

28: House Athletics Carnival

Truemans Road

29: Sth Metro Region

Swimming MSAC

31: LAST DAY TERM 1

Free Breakfast

7:00am-9:00am

2:12PM Dismissal

APRIL:

18: TERM 2 COMMENCES

Day 7

YR 9 OES A-Flinders

20-21: YR 12 Geog

21: YR 9 OES B

25: Anzac Day Public Holiday

Rosebud Secondary College 245 Eastbourne Road, Rosebud 3939

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OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-THURSDAY, 8:00AM - 5:00PM; FRIDAY, 8:00AM - 4:00PM

JEMMA’S HAIR RAISING EXPERIENCE!

Well done to Jemma Tolson of Year 10 who has cut off her beautiful, long locks to raise money and awareness for The Leukaemia Foundation. She has raised over $2500 so far. Please donate by visiting http://bit.ly/2mGjlpo GO JEMMA!

COLLEGE INFO

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

TUESDAYS: 8:30AM-11:30AM

THURSDAYS: 12:00PM-4:00PM

2ndHAND BOOKS….

A REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS WHO PLACED

BOOKS IN THE 2ND HAND BOOKSTORE TO SELL. PLEASE CONTACT THE

BOOKSHOP on 5986-8595 OR DROP IN TO COLLECT

CHEQUES OF ANY SOLD ITEMS.

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HOUSE OR CHANGED

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OF ANY CHANGES TO FAMILY

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& EMAILS ETC.

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STUDENTS WHO ARE UNWELL

A REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS. IF YOUR CHILD IS UNWELL PLEASE KEEP THEM AT HOME UNTIL THEY ARE BETTER.

IF YOUR CHILD BECOMES UNWELL AT SCHOOL, THEY ARE TO GO TO SICK BAY FIRST

STUDENTS ARE NOT TO PHONE THEIR PARENTS. STUDENTS WHO DO WILL BE IN BREACH OF SCHOOL RULES AND THIS

WILL LEAD TO CONFISCATION OF MOBILE PHONES

THE SICK BAY COORDINATOR, WILL CALL PARENTS IF THEIR STUDENT IS UNWELL AND NEEDS TO GO HOME

NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE FRONT OFFICE

It is recommended for all students that a keyed padlock is purchased for lockers.

These cost $30.00 and are available to purchase from the front office now.

Replacement keys will be available for $10 if needed.

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS Term 1 is almost at an end as we approach the final week. It has been an extremely busy and

rewarding start to the year for students and staff. Students have had a huge number of activities

to become involved in to support their learning.

Inter school sport is currently in full swing, It has been great to see our junior students trying out

for teams and representing the College in their chosen sports. The school swimming sports were

very successful and we look forward to the whole school athletics sports on Tuesday 28th. This is

always a wonderful event. The house rivalry has been in full swing over the past week, hopefully Phillip and Nepean

can give Lonsdale and Murray a run for their money this year.

A number of excursions, fieldtrips and camps have run this term. Linking these to the curriculum has enabled

students to gain greater knowledge and experience the theory in practice outside of the school. I would like to take

the time to thank all the staff and parents who have organised and supervised these activities through the term.

Feedback from our Year 10 cohort out on Work Experience this week has been very positive. All of the students

visited so far have gained valuable knowledge about the world of work and possible career pathways for the future.

This would not be possible without the great support from our community. Thank you to all the businesses and

individuals who have accepted students and taken the time to teach them about these career opportunities.

Earlier in the week we had our Open Night for Primary School families to showcase all the fantastic opportunities

available here at Rosebud. It was a wonderful chance to speak with future students and parents. Key Learning

Areas ran live lessons to help the Primary students learn more about what they have to look forward too at

Secondary School in 2018 and beyond. It was fantastic to have so many of our current students helping to lead

groups and explain their school life through the subject offerings. I would like to thank all the students for their

efforts on the night.

Parent Teacher Interviews

A further reminder for Parent / Teacher interviews on Monday 27th March. Please book through the Compass

portal. All student reports are also available to view. These are an important component of the teaching and

learning process enabling feedback to students and families regarding the Attitudes to Learning skills essential for

their academic progress. The interviews are a good chance to discuss this feedback with teachers and plan for the

term ahead. I look forward to seeing parents on the day.

Principal Role

My current role as Acting Principal has been extended into Term 2. I have thoroughly enjoyed being in the position

through Term 1 and look forward to continuing to work with students, parents, staff and the community to ensure

Rosebud continues to offer the best possible education for all children on the Southern Peninsula.

I hope all families enjoy a safe and happy Easter period and holiday time. I look forward to all the wonderful

activities planned for next term that we can enjoy.

Thank you for your ongoing support

Geoff Pattison

Acting Principal

COLLEGE NEWS FUNDRAISING

On Tuesday the 28th of March at Athletics Day there will be a cupcake and Zooper Dooper fundraiser where

everything will be $1 and all the money raised will go to Crystal Ocean Wildlife Shelter, so be sure to bring lots of

money!

Shae Evans of Year 11 will be doing Face Painting on Athletics Day too. It will cost a Gold Coin and all money she

raises will go towards the Wellness Pavilion.

On the last day of Term, Friday the 31st of March, there will be a free breakfast for everyone up at the school bus

shelter from 7-9am. Be sure to grab yourself some free breakfast!

FIRST AID NEWS-IMPETIGO (SCHOOL SORES)

Recently we have had a report of Impetigo, also commonly known as School Sores. Below is a summary from the

‘Better Health’ Government website and some ideas on managing this infection.

Please visit the following link for further information.

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/impetigo-school-sores

Regards,

Caz O’Brien

FIRST AID

CAMPS SPORTS AND EXCURSION FUND APPLY NOW

A reminder for those who haven’t yet applied to come to the College

Office ASAP with a current Health Care/Concession Card.

The annual CSEF amount per student is: $125 for Primary Students

$225 for Secondary Students

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 30 JUNE 2017

COLLEGE NEWS SNOWY RIVER REPORT!

Hello,

My name is Oliver Holton. I’m currently a student attending the Snowy River Campus, Alpine School. I came to the school to learn about leadership for when I wish to join the Navy. So far I have done many outdoor activities such as hiking, biking and canoeing, as well as working on the community learning project that I am doing with the other members of Rosebud Secondary College. Other than doing outdoor activities I have been doing my own washing as well as other duties such as washing up.

Here at Snowy every day two of the timetable, students are tasked with being student leader, then are in charge of making sure everyone’s on time and telling information regarding activities. Back at home classes finish at three in the afternoon but here at Snowy, classes start at 9:00am and finish at 9:00pm and after all of our classes we all head off to sleep.

Instead of doing standard day we get a lot of free time to do what we want to do, so to keep ourselves entertained we have committees! I am part of the Documentary Committee and we are creating a documentary about our time here so that after we leave we have something to look back at and remember the great time we had. I am also part of the Mountain biking Committee who are in charge of maintain the tracks that snowy students have made and making sure all of the gear is properly looked after. Through out the term we also have “expos,” in these expos we travel to a location by foot, bike or canoe. These expos are great fun and mean that you don’t have any classes for the day!

If you missed it you can watch the ABC news report on The Snowy River School for Student Leadership - an amazing opportunity our Year 9 Rosebud Secondary College students have each year - please go to http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-05/victorias-wilderness-school-experience-set-to-be-expanded/8326276?section=good-news

YEAR 11 OES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE CATHEDRAL RANGE

Our Year 11 OES class headed out to the Cathedral Range on Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th March. Students were faced with an up-hill battle, literally! They needed to carry their water for the first 2 days of the experience and so their packs were very heavy with at least five litres of water on board each! Students each had the opportunity to lead the rest of the group and all did a great job. A number of students chose to sleep under the stars on both nights, which thankfully, were clear nights - what an experience! We saw satellites, shooting stars, constellations… A great way to push comfort zones and get to know classmates better. We had the opportunity to paddle in the Little River at the end of our walk, investigate a pine plantation, and have a go at outdoor rock climbing and abseiling. The last experience of the camp challenged the group the most. It was a rock scramble high up on Mt. Sugarloaf. We had to squeeze through a cave and cope with exposure and dizzying heights. Everyone pushed themselves and they should be proud of their achievements.

COLLEGE NEWS

COLLEGE NEWS GARDEN TO PLATE – ZUCCHINI BURGERS

Year 8 students planted a number of vegetable seeds to complement the products already growing in our kitchen

garden. Zucchinis they planted in Jumpstart have grown significantly over the summer months and they have been

able to harvest the vegetables and use them in their cooking. They made zucchini burgers and were taught the

health benefits, nutritional benefits and the economic benefits of adding zucchini to their hamburger patties.

Students who wished to try a Vegetarian burger were able to use TVP (textured vegetable protein) made from soy

beans to ensure the nutritional content of their burger included protein of a high biological value.

We have had a glut of produce, so some of the extra produce was made available for purchase with the donation

of a gold coin to assist the future purchase of more seed and some of the excess produce was preserved for future

use.

MINDFULNESS UPDATE A significant boost to our work with mindfulness across the school will come in the form of our Mindfulness Coach, who will commence with us one day per week from the beginning of Term Two. Christie Urquhart is moving into Rosebud with her family from NSW and she is already excited for the work ahead. The position is being funded by the grant we received from the RE Ross Trust and is designed to provide in depth mindfulness practice to classes on a rostered basis.

An additional opportunity for students to practice yoga will develop from this appointment and Christie envisages combining movement and meditation during her sessions to broaden the skills for the students. Research has shown that mindfulness certainly improves student wellbeing outcomes and we look forward to these strategies adding to the development of resilience across our student population.

A common theme is in place this year for all health and personal development classes, to promote positive health through being active (BA), getting good sleep (S) and healthy eating/nutrition (E) – BASE for short. Christie will contribute to that ethos, along with all Health and PE teachers and Personal Development teachers.

Mr Seletto

CAREERS NEWS VCAL

Teachers will begin workplace visits from Term 2. This is a great opportunity for students to showcase the skills they are developing and applying in their selected industry. Work placement is a compulsory part of the VCAL course and is used to fulfil several key competencies. Teachers are looking forward to the opportunity to see students in a work setting and encouraging them to pursue their chosen careers.

YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE It has been a difficult process for some students (and staff!) but the vast majority of Year 10s are in a work place at the time of writing this article. Work experience is the time when students can learn about a career path and decide whether this is the right path for them. It also can have a direct impact on student pathway decision for Year 11-12 and beyond. We wish all of our students a great experience and teachers are looking forward to coming out to see them.

YEAR 12 VCE TERTIARY INFORMATION SESSIONS Students will get the opportunity to take part in a session that will explain how the VTAC tertiary application system works, highlight what they can do now to optimise their chances of getting into a place for 2018 and some key dates. These session have been timetabled into their study session so no class time is lost. All details are on compass.

MATHS TUTORING

Free Maths Tutoring Sessions are on after school from 3:00 - 4:00pm

Week 1: Wednesday Day 3 Week 2: Thursday Day 9

Years 7-9: Room 111 Years 10-12: Room 113

Bring your homework or come to get extra help. Any questions, please contact the Maths

Department at the College.

WORKING BEE AND OTHER GROUNDS INFORMATION. Thank you to all staff, parents and students who turned out on a very warm Sunday morning to help out with the working bee. The aim of the morning was to plant out areas that needed shrubbery and grasses and to also further mulch the area down near the Pump Track. This was all achieved thanks to the following people: Rob Miller, Michael Tracy, Wayne Duck, Rob Nigro, Dan Maynard, Andy Brydson, Dave Foehn, Ray Powell, Naomi Ryan, Geoff Pattison, Adam Slater, Liam O’Connor, Keetah Evans, Pat Egan, Yuri Setnick, Cath Lee, Adam Collings, Tiffany Greenhill and a special thanks to our students Blaise Turner, Jamie Duck and Lily Setnik.

The next working bee won’t be until Term 3, however this will hopefully be where we can plant mature trees around the school. The Hockey oval is looking good due to it being irrigated by re-use water. We are hoping to forge a relationship with the Shire and Rosebud Heart Soccer Club where we can get the main oval irrigated – stay tuned!

SPORT NEWS YEAR SEVEN SPORT

Our fresh group of Year 7 student went out to represent the college in Tennis, Cricket, Volleyball, Baseball and Soft-ball. The quality skill level on display as well as a ‘never give up’ attitude hid the fact that the majority of our stu-dents were playing the sports for the first time. The amazing effort resulted in a range of seconds & thirds. A huge well done to everyone who was involved and I look forward to seeing all students back it up in Term 2 for another group of sports.

ATHLETICS DAY

Our whole school Athletics Day is Tuesday the 28th of March at the Truemans Road Oval. In preparation for the event all students were treated to motivating house assemblies ran by both staff and students which saw the welcoming of the Year 7’s to their new houses, as well as the development of new inspiring team chants. We invite all parents to come down on the day to witness the fun and talent of our competing students.

SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN REGION SWIMMING FINAL On Wednesday the 29th of March our gun swimmers who were lucky enough to taste victory at the local region competition will be off again to showcase their silky skills at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre. The whole college wishes them the best of luck.

SPORT NEWS

SPORT NEWS - $10 Charge

Please remember that each time your child goes out of the school for sport there is a $10 charge,

payable to the front office before the day. Failing to do this may result in your child not going on the

sporting activity.

CONGRATULATIONS Brothers Blake (year 10) & Dallas Kuipers (year 8) have been selected to represent Victoria in the National Junior Beach Volleyball Championships.

They'll be flying to Perth, WA, in the April School holidays to compete in the U17 & U15 age groups.

COMMUNITY NEWS