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Students recognised for consistently displaying our school values

22nd February 2018

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

School Values Awards: Please refer to Ms Hampson’s P-6 wrap for further details regarding these awards.

Key Staff & Key Responsibilities:

Office 365 for students: Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud based offering by Microsoft that enables school staff to access software and to store and access documents anytime, anywhere, using a variety of devices.

The Department has provided all students and staff in Victorian government schools with access to:

Install the Microsoft Office productivity suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote etc.) on up to five devices at home or school. Devices can be PC, Mac, iOS or Android, and

1 terabyte of online storage for school work and curriculum material.

Instructions details can be obtained from the general office

Buildings: Our building project continues to take shape. As of this Wednesday (21st February) evening from 5pm-12am and for approximately 1 week (including all day Saturday and Sunday), the school building contractor (Fairbrothers Constructions) will be removing hazardous materials from the D building (red brick). These works are a part of the school building project and must be managed accordingly to ensure safety. During these times staff/community members will not be permitted on school grounds as per VSBA (Victorian School Building Authority) regulations. All afterschool activities including access to the school/community library will not be available from Wednesday 21st February - Wednesday 28th February. If you have any concerns please contact the school Ph: 5598 3381 Uniform: School uniform is compulsory and is to be worn on all occasions, including excursions and sporting occasions, unless approved by the Principal and noted on the parent information sheet (Correct school uniform is explained in detail on page 8 in the school diary). If a student is out of uniform, they must bring a note, signed by their parent/guardians which indicates what item of uniform is not being worn, reasons for this and the dates to which the student will be out of uniform. Our new school shorts are currently in production will be ready for purchase shortly. Important note: Please be advised that the school newsletter is produced on a fortnightly basis. Other communication will take place via the school compass system. Congratulations to:

All the students and families that supported the Timboon 10 Fun Run last Sunday. All proceeds have been kindly donated to the school. A big thank you to former student Jared Woff and his team of volunteers.

Congratulations to the following students on achieving first place in the following U18 sections of the Timboon 10 events.

Sean Lenehan-U18, 1st place- 5km

Logan Cuthell and Emily Morden- U18 1st place- 10km

Congratulations to Year 11 student Aimee Hose on achieving 3rd place representing the Victorian team at the State U19 Rowing Championships held in Cronulla NSW last weekend

Congratulations to our Boys Senior Cricket team on progressing through to the next round after defeating the Corangamite State Schools

And remember: ‘One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say’. Anon

February: 28th Year 7-12 HSSSD Swimming Sports

March: 2nd 8th

9th 13th 14th 15th 16th

Year 3-6 Swimming Sports School Council-AGM Year 3-6 Division Swimming School photos Year 7-12 Athletics Year 3-6 Athletics Deb Ball

SEAN FITZPATRICK

PRINCIPAL

Responsibility position: Staff member:

Principal Sean Fitzpatrick

Assistant Principal P-6 Gillian Hampson

Assistant Principal P-6 Dan Walker

P-6 Sub School Leader Matthew Haugh

7-12 Sub School Leader Gabby Theologous

Year Prep – Year level Co-ordinator Natasha Krueger

Year 1 - Year level Co-ordinator Ashlee Holmes

Year 2 - Year level Co-ordinator Anne Moriarty

Year 3 - Year level Co-ordinator Julia McMeel

Year 4 - Year level Co-ordinator Sophie Barr

Year 5 - Year level Co-ordinator Melissa Berry

Year 6 - Year level Co-ordinator Pam Hawkins

Year 1/2 – Teaching & Learning Leader Kylie Orr

Year 3/4 - Linda Ludeman

Year 5/6 - Liam Venn

Year 7-Year level Co-ordinator Nigel Mottram

Year 8 - Year level Co-ordinator Judy Devlin

Year 9 - Year level Co-ordinator Marc Graesser/Angela Smith

Year 10 - Year level Co-ordinator Melissa McKenzie

Year 11 - Year level Co-ordinator Kayleen Deppeler

Year 12 - Year level Co-ordinator Julie Nicholson

VCAL Co-ordinator Jamie Mackieson

English Lisa Kensit

Mathematics Lynn McDonald

Humanities Denise Murray

Science Pennie Maxwell

Arts/tech Anne-Maree Harris

P-6 Sports Co-ordinator/ PE & Health Carolyne Costelloe

7-12 Sports Co-ordinator/ PE & Health Dean Whitehead

Careers Co-ordinator Drew Deppeler

Student additional needs Co-ordinator Lee McLeod

OH&S Co-ordinator/Technical maintenance Ian Harris

Reports/Timetabler Gabby Theologous

Library Manager Jenny Evans

P12 Student Voice/Leadership Carolyne Wakefield

Publicity/Communications/Cultural Terry Hawkins

STEM Co-ordinator Anne Frazer

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS

Thanks to all students for a very smooth start to the year. We are working hard to ensure that our classes are engaging and students are on track to show a year’s growth or more over the course of the academic year. There are some strategies that can support us to do this:

Homework planners are great in helping plan out an approach to completing homework and keeping at bay any anxiety that comes with that.

A quiet place to work at home.

Asking what went well in their day.

Asking for help and accessing tutorials at school. Our English team has started the implementation of a new online test called the PAT-R test across Years 7-10. This enables teachers to test student reading comprehension, grammar and punctuation. The gold in this testing is that it allows staff to target specific areas for improvement with students. Whilst in its infancy, the use of this online testing allows us to refine our teaching. A reminder that there is a general assembly this Friday at 3pm. Coming up:

This Thursday night we have a parent information evening for our Year 12 families from 7pm. This will be held at the Golf Club.

Wednesday 28th February sees approximately 50 students heading to Camperdown for the HSSSD swimming event. We wish all of you good luck.

Wednesday 7th March the senior boys cricket team will head to Ballarat.

Wednesday 14th March 7-12 House Athletics.

Kind regards, DAN WALKER

SECONDARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Swimming Program Last week’s weather was less than ideal for the swimming program, but teachers and students forged ahead. Some of the younger groups had a shorter time in the pool, to cater for the cold conditions. This week has been much nicer and fingers crossed it continues for the final week of the program, next week. The Swimming Sports for Years 3 to 6 will be next Friday, 2nd March. Miss Costelloe and Mr Venn have been busy making adjustments to last year’s program to ensure all student have the opportunity to participate. Ribbons will once again be given to all events, including the relays. I’m looking forward to my first Timboon Swimming Sports day and hope to see you there. “Go Callaway”. Congratulations to the students who trialled and made the times to compete in the Division Swimming Competition on the 7th March. Notes have gone home to parents with further information.

Coles Sports for Schools – 2018

Please send Coles Sports for Schools vouchers to school. Vouchers must be returned to school by the 11th May. All sports equipment purchased through the program will be added to the yard-borrowing equipment for all Prep-Year 6 students. P-6 Assembly Our first P-6 Assembly was held on Monday, run by our House Captains and Vice Captains. New to our Assembly is the introduction of class awards. Students who display our school values of Respect, Commitment and Empathy may be chosen by the classroom teacher to receive a certificate. Each class can award up to two certificates at each assembly, which are 3-4 weeks apart. The idea is that by the end of the year, each child will have received at least one award, and where necessary it gives some students a focus; improving their commitment, showing respect and/or empathy towards others. Assemblies are held at 9am on the basketball court area. This term’s assemblies will be on Monday 5th March and 26th March.

Teaching & Learning Focus All staff across the school have a focus on setting clear, meaningful Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for each lesson. This means that students are set clear goals to achieve each lesson and can reflect on if they have succeed in their goal, knowing what success looks like. There are some examples below: Japanese:

Maths (Prep):

Writing (Yr 5/6) Reading (Yr 3/4):

Coming Up: Swimming program continues for another week. Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th March: - proposed catch-up swimming days (to be confirmed via a

note home to the classes affected)

Friday 2nd March: Swimming Sports (Year 3 to 6) Monday 5th March: P-6 Assembly @ 9am Wednesday 7th March: Division Swimming in Warrnambool

GILL HAMPSON

P-6 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Year 12 study camp 8th - 9th February. Congratulations to the students (and their parents) – your behaviour and attitude do you credit. We visited Deakin University Waurn Ponds campus and had a quick walk through some of the residential accommodation options (it was unfortunate so many students were in residence so we were unable to look into their bedrooms) and students were given advice for applying for on campus residences in 2019 or after a GAP Year. Steven Grivas, the Language and Learning Advisor at Deakin, provided students with tips and hints about studying smarter during the year. After a quick visit to our accommodation at Melbourne University St. Mary’s, a current Melb Uni PHD student shared her experiences – her GAP years, leaving her Tasmanian home to study at Latrobe Uni, on campus accommodation as well as tips and hints for study during VCE. Derek Rowe’s session on Personality styles helped students to identify their key personality traits and strategies they can use to increase their effectiveness in and out of class. In addition to course information at RMIT, students were given information about Pathways through TAFE and into Uni that is applicable to most TAFEs and universities. The Optimal Sleep for VCE Success Workshop outlined the importance of adequate sleep (8-9 hours) as well as the importance of the different types of sleep. Adequate sleep is vital for memory formation and the last few hours (the ones that students often miss) are essential for processing emotions and minimising anxiety and stress). This week, I’ve been checking in with all our Year 12 VCE students – what they hope to achieve this year, lessons learned from 2017, challenges they see in the year ahead, changes they need to make to achieve success. Next week, we’re planning an evening session for parents (and students) where we will talk about expectations of students throughout the year and the support we can provide as they work to achieve their highest level of success. Check with your student / compass notifications.

Year 12 VCE parent student info evening. Thursday 22nd Feb. 7:00 pm. Venue: Timboon Golf club. JULIE NICHOLSON

CANTEEN ROSTER 2018 WEEK 4 Mon 19th Peta Williams Tues 20th Katrina Currell Wed 21st April Jansen Thurs 22nd Steph Delaney Fri 23rd Joy Morden 12:00- 2:00pm WEEK 5 Mon 26th Brett Hough Tues 27th Rebecca McAuliffe Wed 28th Terri-Anne Stansfield Thurs 29th Sharyn Ferguson Fri 30th Monique Fitzpatrick 12:00- 2:00pm Brian Ward CAF VOLUNTEERS ROSTER With our altered timetable can Volunteers please arrive for Canteen duty at 12:30pm through until 2:30pm Thank you for your assistance.

WANTED AT THE CAFÉ Popcorn machines … donations gratefully accepted.

Timboon School Parents’ Association (TSPA)

Meeting to be held Monday 5th

March 2018 at 7.30pm in admin building at school

All school parents and carers are invited to support the upcoming TSPA meetings. Old and new members, fresh faces, ideas and questions are warmly welcomed. TSPA contributes to the well- being of students, staff and the school community in a variety of ways. It supports the participation of parents and carers in school life, provides a forum for discussion of education issues and an opportunity to contribute to the process of formulating school policy. Importantly, it also undertakes fundraising initiatives to obtain resources that enrich student learning experiences.

Many hands make light work

We are asking for families to volunteer time to help with P-6 athletics and swimming carnival barbecues and the debutante ball for this first term. We will have two to three fundraisers per term for which volunteers are needed. Each year TSPA initiatives contribute several thousand dollars to boost resources and opportunities at our school. Families and school community members are encouraged to continue to offer support as able. Every little bit counts.

How money is raised a few listed below

What is achieved?

TSPA members review staff requests for funding. Recent purchases include:

Laptops for the art department Bee-keeping and chromosome simulation

kits for science

Mixers and aprons for home eco

Drills and sanders for woodwork

Medical EpiPens

Sporting equipment Guns for clay target shooting

Reading assessment material P-6 swimming program subsidy

Second-hand school uniform sales Inquiries Susan Van Rijthoven 5598 3358

7 – 12 SWIMMING SPORTS

Congratulations to Narragoort on winning the 7-12 Swimming sports last Wednesday. Well done to all students who competed in good spirits. Individual age group champions were: Olive Andrew, Eben White, Abbey Trotter, Ned Deppeler, Holly McKenzie, Sullivan Wallace, Kasey Buck, Robbie Gleeson, Shelby Gristede, Ben Berry, Macy Gale and Mitchell Gristede. Thank you to the Timboon Amateur Swimming Club for their assistance setting up and the use of the clubrooms. It was great to see the support from parents and the community. The next level of competition is the HSSSD swimming at Camperdown on Wednesday, February 28th.

For further information about TSPA meetings or activities contact secretary Sharon Mottram 0408 236 945 or president Debbie Dalziel 0439 950 242.

EQUESTRIAN NEWS EMU CREEK INTERSCHOOL DRESSAGE CHALLENGE 2018 Friday 9th March 2018 at Emu Creek Pony Club Grounds, TERANG. Entries close Friday 2nd March 2018

ENTER ONLINE: www.eventsecretary.com.au All enquires to Wendy Kelly 0428 988 329 or Cheryl at the Caf.

TIMBOON SQUASH CLUB Mixed Squash Pennant

Tuesday Nights Seedings 13th February

Pennant starting 20th February Ladies Squash Pennant

Thursday Mornings 10.00a.m. Seedings 15th & 22nd February

Pennant starting 1st March

New Players Welcome Contact: Katrina Currell 55983443-0439995010

MiniLit and MacqLit

Request for Parent volunteers We are looking for parents who would be interested in helping us to deliver early intervention programs targeting reading in the P-6 area. Tell me more. MiniLit and MacqLit are small group literacy intervention programs for low progress readers in Year 1 and 2 (MiniLit) and year 3 and above for MacqLit . Every session is scripted and involves explicit teaching of phonic skills in isolation and in text. Do I need any experience? No. Training will be provided and you are given a script to follow. You only say what is written down in front of you and wait for the students’ responses. It is carefully sequenced, clear, and easy to follow. How often is it run? A small group would work through an hour long session with their tutor 4 times a week. But whatever time you could commit to would be very much appreciated. The programs would run between 9 and 11am We will not be commencing the program till swimming finishes, but if you are interested and would like to know more, please fill out the form below and return it to school with your child. If you have any further questions please contact Gill Hampson or myself on 55 983381 Thank you, Lee McLeod

---------------------------------------------------------------------- I am interested in assisting with MiniLit (year 1 and 2 students) MacqLit (year 3 and above) (circle one) Name:____________________________________ Phone number _____________________________ Preferred day(s)_____________________________

Junior Tennis Ladder After round 14

Cats 40 points 140% Bulldogs 32 points 121% Tigers 20 points 94% Blues 16 points 85% Bombers 4 points 75%

Finals Cats verses Blues

Bulldogs verses Tigers

POSTIONS VACANT Timboon Pharmacy has vacancies for three casual retail positions. Applicants must be fifteen years or older, and be available for weekday afternoons 4:00-5:30, and some Saturdays 10:00 -1:00pm. Please submit resumes to Timboon Pharmacy.

Is your son or daughter

interested in soccer?

The Corangamite Lions invite you to come & try soccer for

the next month!

Things you need to know:

~ come & try training is on Tuesday 27th February, Tuesday 6th March, Tuesday 13th March, Tuesday 20th March and Tuesday 27th March from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. ~ Tuesday 27th February at 5:30pm will be the main information session ~ we are based at the Scotts Creek Recreation Reserve on the Cobden-Port Campbell Road ~ parents must stay at the ground whilst training takes place ~ players can wear runners or football boots ~ players need basic shin guards after the first training please ~ age categories are likely to be MiniRoos from 4-9 years, U 11s, U 13s, U 15s & Seniors ~ we will help you with the online registration in mid-late March if you choose to play ~ we play Sunday games in either Scotts Creek, Warrnambool or Hamilton ~ our teams in 2017 were mixed gender, girls and boys, female and male

Please just turn up! For any other questions… president@corangamitelions.com.au

www.corangamitelions.com.au text/call Dean Johnson on 0400 502 478

Timboon Demons Football Netball Club Junior Football: Under 15 training will commence on Wednesday, February 28th. Trainings will be held at the Timboon Recreation Reserve starting at 4:30pm until 6 – 6:30pm. They will continue on Wednesday nights for the next few weeks, before switching to Thursday nights for the season. New and past players are welcome. For further information please contact: Dean Whitehead (Coach - Under 15) on 0418 985 295 or Andrew Berry (Club President) on 0437 976 975

Timboon Debutante Ball 2018 Donations for Supper

The Timboon Deb ball is a major fund-raiser for the school so we are asking if anyone would like to donate some foods. We are asking for cakes, slices, and hot foods. Preferably hot foods that won't spill down a beautiful white dress :) Happy to accept frozen goods which can make it easier to make ahead of time. They can be dropped at the hall on the Thursday night before the Ball or on the Friday morning as well. I'm happy to collect frozen goods as well. Feel free to text me your name number and donation, or simply send this form back to the school. Thanks Jodie couch 0407 504 876

I would be happy to donate some foods to the Debutante Ball. Name __________________________________________ Product_________________________________________ Contact number _________________________________

3-6 Swimming Sports Our Year 3-6 students held their house meetings this week, in preparation for our upcoming 3-6 Swimming Sports. Our Sports will be held at the Timboon Swimming Pool on Friday 2nd March. The program will begin at 10am sharp and this program will be sent home next week. In the past, we have benefitted from some fantastic parental support in the form of volunteers, to assist with the running of the day. As I am sure that you will appreciate, there are a large number of activities running on the day and your assistance will ensure that the day runs smoothly. If you are able to assist at the sports, please complete the form below and return it to me by Thursday 5thth March. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Caroline Costelloe Sports Coordinator ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-6 Swimming Sports volunteer form for Friday 2nd of March Attention: Miss Caroline Costelloe Your name________________________________ Phone number___________________________ We are asking for help filling a variety of roles at the sports. Some of these include helping with starting, recording, judging, marshalling for events as well as a few others. If you have a preference for a particular role on the day, please write this below.