School Meetings

April Thursday 27th School Council 7.30 pm May Thursday 18th Parents Club 10.30 am

Principal’s Report:

W elcome back to term two - here’s hoping all students have an industrious and healthy term making every post a winner to achieve their best.

Through Effort Comes Achievement, continue to Raise The Bar and grow. “Awesome” is a word that seems to be over used a great deal in recent years but it appears to be the most appropri-ate to describe our trip to Indonesia at the end of last term. All the staff and students have reported that it was a won-derful experience and fully worth the time, money and ef-fort involved. Once again thanks to all the students for their superb behaviour, Mrs Bolitho and Mrs Borger for their tireless supervision and Bu Lean for her organisation over the last twelve months. Thanks to parents also who supported this experience which I am sure students will remember for the rest of their lives. Next Monday we will conduct our Rochester Secondary College ANZAC Day ceremony at 12.30. Thanks in ad-vance to Mrs Kaye McFarlane who once again has worked meticulously to set the day up. (Keep in mind next Tuesday 25th of course is the ANZAC public holiday, a day of no school). Friday 28th sees our annual Athletics Carnival. Once again this should be a colourful and exciting event which is a big part of our overall curriculum program. Please make every effort to ensure all students attend and either compete or cheer on their house. As always many thanks for your ongoing support and, as always, by working in a spirit of cooperation we will achieve the best for our children. Bernie Altmann Principal

The Rochester Review

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

Volume 583 Issue 1, Thursday 20th April, 2017 www.rochsec.vic.edu.au Phone: 54841 844

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

Important Dates

April 2017 24th (Mon) - ANZAC Service at the College 25th (Tue) - ANZAC Day no school 27th (Thurs) - Earth Education Excursion 28th (Fri) - RSC Athletics at the College

May 2017 1st (Mon) - Senior Football 1st (Mon) - Guided Tour of College 9.15 & 11.15 2nd-5th (Tue-Fri) - Year 12 Melbourne Trip 3rd (Wed) - Grade 6 Information Night 7.30 pm 7th-8th (Sun-Mon) - Regional Tennis Mildura 8th-12th (Mon-Fri) - Year 10 Work Experience 9th-11th (Tue-Thurs) - NAPLAN 12th (Fri) - Year 11’s Holocaust Excursion Melb 16th (Tue) - Immunisations 17th (Wed) - RSC Social 17th-18th (Wed-Thurs) - Dukes Camp 19th (Fri) - PD Day—Pupil Free Day

Rochester Secondary College teachers and students during their recent tour of Indonesia.

Peer Support Session -

Year 7’s and 11’s

Year 9 and 10 Food Tech -

ANZAC Biscuits for Sale

T he Year 9 and 10 Food Tech classes will be baking fresh Anzac biscuits this week to sell at recess and lunchtime in front of the foods room.

Priced at 50c each or 3 for $1. Best recipe going around. Don't miss out! Proceeds go to the RSL. Many thanks, Mrs Harding.

Parents Club

T he Rochester Secondary College Parents Club next meeting has been changed to Thursday 18th MAY.

All welcome to attend this meeting,

Rochester Secondary College

Facebook Page

R ochester Secondary College Facebook page is now up and running. We would welcome as many mem-bers of the school community as possible to follow

and like our page. All that is required is to search ‘ Roches-ter Secondary College’ Attached is the link https://www.facebook.com/RochesterSC/

Student Timetable

A copy of the current timetable is available to view or download from the school website; rochsec.vic.edu.au

Rochester Secondary College

Deb Ball 2017

T here will be a meeting at the College on Thursday April 27th at 6.30 pm in room 15 for ALL girls and their partners who have expressed an interest in mak-

ing their Deb. We also encourage all parents/guardians to attend.

Any queries please contact Christine Hooppell on 0409 842 225

2016 Scholarship Cheques

A re you still to write your letter of thanks for your 2016 scholarship? If so please do so A.S.A.P. Scholarship cheques are ready to be collected.

Any questions please see Mrs McCarty.

If you have a cheque at home and have not cashed or banked it can this be done immediately. Thank you.

Around the College

Around the College Indonesia: A Language and Cultural Experience

O n Sunday 26th March, thirteen very excited and lucky students boarded a plane bound for Bali, then flew on to the city of Jogjakarta on the island of Java. After months of Ibu’s planning and hard work, we were finally in Indonesia!

The humidity hit everyone pretty hard at the start, but it didn’t stop us climbing all over Borobodur. This massive Hindu and Buddhist temple was full of people wanting to have their photo taken with us. Every day of the trip from then on involved pho-tos with friendly strangers! From there we were taken to a traditional village where we were driven around to see the industries in little carts pulled by very feisty horses. The locals’ houses were basic, but the surrounding tropical forest was absolutely beautiful. A gamelan ses-sion was noisy but fun, then we headed back to the city, stopping off at a massive T-shirt factory, the first of many shopping experiences. The School of Arts and Crafts we visited the next day gave us a batik lesson. It was tricky but fun and we were able to keep what we created. We then visited the Sultan’s palace, called the Kraton. The tenth sultan still lives there. Prambanan temple at sunset was just spectacular, as was the performance of the Ramayana we watched after dinner. The cos-tumes and dancing were amazing and even though the story is complicated, we understood enough to recognise characters from it, like Humaman the White Monkey, that were statues in the gardens we visited the next day. A highlight of the trip – well, one of them! – was our lesson in Balinese cooking. The kitchen had no windows and it poured with rain, but we went right on chopping, grinding, frying and slicing. It was the best meal we ate for the whole trip! We did lots of other things, including hunting for presents and bargaining for the many souvenirs we brought home. This was great practice at getting our Indonesian numbers right, but with all the zeroes it was quite challenging at times! We hope that lots of people ask us about our trip, as there are plenty of stories and we would like everyone to consider travel-ling to Indonesia in the future if the opportunity comes their way. It was a truly unforgettable adventure.

Around the College VCAL Students - Fashion Parade Fundraiser

T omorrow, 21st of April the Year 12 VCAL class will be working with Parsons Rochester in running a Fashion Show. All money raised from this evening will be donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital.

On the night there will be drinks and nibbles. Raffle tickets will be available to purchase and lucky door prizes. The doors open at 7 pm with a $5.00 entry fee and the Fashion Show begins at 7:30 pm. We hope to see you all there are support this worthy cause.

Canteen

A reminder to students and parents that hot food is now available to purchase during terms 2 & 3. Hot food available: Pies/Pasties $4.50, Sausage Rolls $3.50, Lasagne $4.00, Chicken Burger $4.00, Chicken Burger with salad $4.50, Noodles $3.00 and Milo $1.20

Around the College 2017 Canteen Price List

The school canteen offers a wide variety of foods and drinks and has a policy to ensure that nutritional foods are availa-ble to students daily. The canteen employs a manager who arranges parent volunteers to assist on a roster basis.

Salad Roll $4.50 Salad Sandwich $4.00

Chicken Roll $4.00 Chicken Sandwich $3.50

Ham Roll $4.00 Ham Sandwich $3.50

Cheese Roll $3.50 Cheese Sandwich $3.00

Tomato Roll $3.50 Tomato & Onion Sandwich $3.50

Vegemite Roll $3.50 Vegemite Sandwich $3.00

Tomato & Onion Roll $3.50 Salad Box $4.50

Fruit Box $4.50

Bag of Almonds .50 Anticol $2.00

Soothers $2.00 Butter Menthols $2.00

Eclipse Mints $3.00

Scroll – 1/2 $1.50 Chips $1.50

Pizza Pieces $1.00 JJ Snacks $1.50

JJ Noodle Snacks $1.50

Cruncha $1.50 Fandangles $1.50

Icy Poles $1.20 Frosty Fruit $2.00

Yoghurts $3.00 Milo Scoop Shake $3.00

600ml Flavoured Milk $3.50 500ml Orange Juice $2.50 Chocolate 300ml Orange Juice $2.00

Strawberry Just Juice Juices $2.00

Ice Coffee Pineapple Juice $2.00

300ml - Chocolate $2.50 Frozen Just Juice $2.00

- Strawberry 600ml Water $2.00

- Ice Coffee Milk Shakes $3.50 Apples $1.00

Hot Food only available in Terms 2 & 3

Pie and Pastie ($4.50)

Chicken Burger ($4.00) Chicken Burger with Salad ($4.50)

Sausage Roll ($3.50) Chicken Noodles ($3.00)

Dim Sims ($1.20)

Lasagne ($4.00)

Milo ($1.20)

Rochester Driving School

Brian Crockett Accredited Driver Trainer is offering driving lessons in a Manual & Automatic car in the Rochester and District Area.

For more information he can be contacted on 5484 2182 or 0438 095 651 or

www.rochesterdrivingschool.com.au

Community News Rochester Basketball

Association

One extended Junior season 2017 May to November. Age Groups: U10, U14, U18 Boys & Girls Nights Played: Tuesday U14 boys/U18 girls Wednesday U14 girls/U18 boys Thursday U10’s Registrations due Friday 21st April via rego link on team App. Keep watch on Team App for tryout dates for Squad: U12/U14/U16/U16 /U18 boys and girls tournament Team’s. Any questions please contact Darren at Rochester Sportspower on 5484 1494 Email: rochesterbasketballassociation@gmail.com

Elmore Primary School -

Car Boot Sale

Date – Saturday, May 6th Time – 8:00am – 1:00pm (stall holders may arrive from 7:30am to set up) Site cost - $25.00 Payment options – Cash paid directly at the school office or transfer via electronic banking before the day (contact the school on 5432 6247 if you need e-banking details) Cancellation – notice of cancellation will be provided 48 hours before the event if required in the event of inclement weather or emergency. Contact – Michelle Griffiths 5432 6247 or email at griffiths.michelle.j@edumail.vic.gov.au

Bring along your trash and treasure, seedlings, garage sale items, baby and children’s clothes, books, crafts, cakes and slices or anything else you would like to sell.

Special Event – The Great Elmore Hedgehog Bake-Off

Our Student Council is running this event. They have organ-ised for the local bakers, Nathan and Travis from the Elmore Bakery, to be our special guest judges. Bring along your best hedgehog slice. Entry cost is $2.00. Judging will take place at 11:00am. First prize is a Chef Kit containing all of the tools you need to create your own kitchen masterpieces. Second prize is a $25.00 voucher for the Elmore Bakery. Third Prize is a Donna Hay Cookbook.