2nd Year Panel Beating Apprentice of the Year Overall Award Winner Riley Jones Carpentry Achievement Award

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1 NEWSLETTER Volume 27 No COLLEGE CALENDAR PRINCIPAL S REPORT December, 2015 Monday, 14 December Tuesday, 15 December 2015 Cash payments available for secondhand books sold 9am-3pm Cash payments available for secondhand books sold 9am-3pm Our Senior, Middle School and ateast (VCAL) Presentation Evenings were wonderful events that certainly reflected fantastically on our students and our College. It is always amazing to see the wonderful talents, attitudes and commitment that exist in our student community. Special congratulations must go to the VCAL student award winners who were selected from the nine secondary schools that are a part of the ateast consortium. Wednesday, 27 January Thursday, 28 January 2016 Term 1 begins Student Free Day General Office open Students Return 9am start CANTEEN CLOSED The College Canteen will be closed from Monday, 14 December, 2015 and will re-open on Thursday, 28 January, 2016 TERM DATES 2016 Term 1: 27 January to 24 March Term 2: 11 April to 24 June Term 3: 11 July to 16 September Term 4: 3 October to 20 December 24 hr Absentee hotline Ph: SEMESTER 2 REPORTS available online Monday, 14 December, 2015 TERM Students begin THURSDAY, 28 JANUARY 9am Student Industry Awards Matthew De Winter Refrigeration 1st Year Refrigeration Apprentice of the Year Overall Award Winner Arman Dianati Automotive Vehicle Body - Panel Beating 2nd Year Panel Beating Apprentice of the Year Overall Award Winner Riley Jones Carpentry Achievement Award Kristian Smythe Hospitality Commercial Cookery Winner Carpentry 1st Year Commercial Cookery Apprentice of the Year Overall Award Winner James Tomaino Carpentry Achievement Award Winner Carpentry Earlier this week we also ran a 2016 Year 7 Information Evening. The atmosphere at the session was extremely positive. Katie Carr and Zac Churton, our two Year 7 students who spoke on the evening, need to be congratulated for their very mature and accomplished presentation. At the Year 7 Orientation Day on Tuesday there was a large contingent of very excited students. They had a very positive day as they had their introduction to life in secondary school. Thank you in particular, to our Head of Middle School Luisa Allen, Year 7 Coordinator Paul Annakis and our Year 9 Peer Leaders, for the organisation and management of the sessions. I would also like to pass on my thanks and those of the College to the parents who have been running the secondhand book exchange program and the second hand uniform shop. This is a wonderful service to our students and parents. Thank you to the parent volunteers who are giving up their time to support our college and our community.

2 PRINCIPAL S REPORT cont. As this is the last parent newsletter for the year, I want to take the opportunity, firstly, to thank all our staff for their professionalism and effort throughout the year in providing for your children and secondly, to thank you, the parents, for your commitment to our College and to your child s education. The positive partnership between home and school is an important one for students to see and this, on top of the message from home that education is important, is what can make a real difference to the future lives of our children. I wish you all a safe and happy Christmas and holiday period and look forward to working with you again in Mrs Éva McMaster Principal End of Semester Reports STUDENT REPORTS End of Semester Reports will be able to be accessed by Parents/Guardians online from Monday, 14 December. The aim of the report is to indicate to Parents/Guardians the progress your student has made over the semester period. Reports will give you an indication of how well your student is progressing, reference their achievements and provide areas for future development. Each Semester students develop Personal Learning Goals within the Discovery Program. These goals are selected by individual students and are centred on Numeracy, Literacy and Personal Management Once again reports will be accessed by parents online. This access is gained via the Parent Portal located on the Doncaster Secondary School website. Parents/Guardians who have misplaced their logon details may be reissued with details by contacting the school office in person and providing proof of identification. Re-issuing of logons will incur a fee of $5. Personal Learning Goals This year, these goals can be viewed on the reports. Ms Rosina Fotia Assistant Principal VCE RESULTS ateast (VCAL) Presentation Evening Year 12 Students VCE results will be released on Monday, 14 December I will be available during the week until Friday, 18 December. Students who would like advice or assistance with course selection or to discuss options please: Phone: ( ) or (ramsay.vanessa.v@edumail.vic.gov.au) to arrange an appointment. Ms Vanessa Ramsay Career Development Coordinator

3 INTERACT Interact leadership training day On Monday, 7 December Doncaster Secondary College hosted a leadership training day for local Interact groups. Interact groups enable students to work together with a focus on community service while learning how to support others. The training was facilitated by The Rotary Club of Doncaster and attended by 30 students from schools around the state. Ms Rosina Fotia - Assistant Principal AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP Australian All Schools Athletics Championship 2015 From Friday, 4 December until Monday, 7, Abbey Caldwell, Ziara Freeny, Stephanie Ratcliffe and Anna Musker competed in the Australian All Schools Athletics Championship held at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. All girls competed extremely well, with some of the outstanding results listed below. On behalf of the whole school, we would like to congratulate the girls on their efforts against some of the best school athletes in Australia. Anna Musker: 6 th in both Girls 200m and 400m run Under 16; 1 st in the Girls 1000 Sprint Medley Relay Team Under 16 (National Record Broken); and 2 nd in the Girls 4 x 100m Relay Team Under 16. Stephanie Ratcliffe: 3 rd in the Girls Discus Under 16; and 8 th in the Girls Shot Put Under 16. Ziara Freeny: 4 th in the Girls 80m Hurdles Under 14. Abbey Caldwell: 5 th in the Girls 3000m run Under 16 (competing as bottom age athlete). Ms Elly Stewart Inter-school Sport Coordinator/Carnivals Coordinator CAMPS SPORTS ANS EXCURSIONS FUND State Schools' Relief are dedicated to providing Victorian families with the resources they need to ensure that no student is left disadvantaged. As part of the Victorian government's Affordable Uniform Program, State Schools' Relief will offer a free uniform pack to all 2016 government school Year 7 students who are current Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund recipients. Eligible parents who have already purchased their child's uniform for the start of next year are entitled to a winter uniform package available in Find out what the uniform pack includes and if you could be eligible, please see: State Schools' Relief - Fact sheet for parents PDF DOCParents who missed this year's CSEF applications or were ineligible in 2015, can apply for CSEF in See: Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund

4 COLLABORATIVE ARTWORK Art / Technology students have been working on a collaborative project during the Headstart program. Students have been testing and trialling a variety of exciting new art materials to refine their observational drawing skills. In this activity students used sticks and ink to create line drawings of found objects in nature. They then experimented with colour using watercolour markers, oil based pastels. Surprisingly this was not the end of our art inquiry! Students were asked to rip up their artwork, yes rip, and arrange pieces on cardboard tiles to build up an effective collage. These tiles will be used to create elaborate scales for a large fish silhouette to be displayed outside the library. So far the progress is looking fantastic. To complement the bright colours used in each collage, junior metal work students are learning new skills and contributing some copper scales. This collaborative artwork will contribute to a scene of underwater characters completed over the following months. Ms Georgie Doherty Art/Technology Domain Leader

5 ART CLUB "After a fantastic year of Art making at Doncaster Secondary College, our students are excited to see new student artwork up in the A/B block breeze way. Well done to all artists!" "Art Club's last activity for the year, decorating our chalkboard! To see more of what's happening in Art Club like "DSC Creative Arts" on Facebook! Have a great holiday everyone and we will see you all next year."

6 NURSES NOTES STUDENT CONTACT DETAILS Doncaster Secondary College uses the contact details Parent/Guardians have provided, including addresses, to enable us to send out important information. Please take the time to or phone the College to advise us of any changes to your contact details. Ph: STUDENT ABSENCES When students are unwell or not attending school for any reason, parents are requested to phone the College. Please phone the 24 hr Absentee Hotline Ph: ACCESSING THE COLLEGE NEWSLETTER The College Newsletter is ed to parents via the Parent Portal The Newsletter is available fortnightly on Friday afternoon. It can also be viewed on the College website: SECONDHAND UNIFORM SHOP Secondhand items are available for purchase from the Performance Centre on: THURSDAYS 8.30am am. CASH PAYMENTS ONLY STUDENT PAYMENT OFFICE Open Times: am am Payments can also be deposited in the drop box. From 13 April 2015, smoking will be banned within four metres of an entrance to all primary and secondary schools in Victoria, and within the school grounds, under an amendment to the Tobacco Act A similar ban applying to the entrances and grounds of Victorian childcare centres and kindergartens will be introduced at the same time. The Department of Education does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education for accuracy or information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. We would like to remind you that we require action plans signed by your doctor at the start of the 2016 school year if your child suffers from Diabetes, Asthma, Allergy s, Anaphylaxis, Epilepsy or any other medical condition requiring individual care. A reminder that we are unable to provide medication including Panadol to any student at the College for any reason unless the medication is supplied to the College and we have written consent. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the College Health Centre between 8.30am 3.30pm on any school day. Mrs Gaye Viney College Nurse ALUMNI Doncaster Secondary College Alumni Do you know that in 2019 our school will be turning 50? In honour of this very special event, we have decided to form an Alumni to be up and running in time to celebrate such a momentous occasion. We have created a Facebook page and would love you all to spread the word to past teachers, students and admin staff associated with the College. Our Facebook group is called Doncaster SC Alumni. your name, telephone number and final year associated with the College to be kept updated on our first event which will take place in 2016 to doncasterscalumni@gmail.com. Mrs Sofia Georgio - College Council President Op Shop Volunteers Needed Doncare needs friendly volunteers to assist them in their Op Shops. Funds raised in the shops by our volunteers provide substantial funds to our programs in Domestic Violence, Emergency Relief, Family Services, Counselling and Social Support for Seniors. Call us on us at Opshops@doncare.org.au or drop into one of our shops and ask for an application. Jen McMahon Manager, Opportunity Shops Program (03) (03) jenny.mcmahon@doncare.org.au Suite 4, Level 1, 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster Vic 3108

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