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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE - Craig Holmes

NEWSLETTER 11 October 2018

Welcome back to Term 4. I am writing this article from our partner school, Notre Dame du Roc, in the Vendee region of France, with a population just under 700,000 people. This has been a wonderful opportunity to travel with students to their home stay as they practise their French, and learn about the French Revolution and history from a very capable tour leader in Ms Merilyn Hoysted. I have met with the Principal of the College, to plan for a future endeavour that will see our Hospitality students given the opportunity to complete a series of classes in France, which will be wonderful for their future. Families were sent a circular from Mercy Education Limited announcing my appointment as Principal at Thomas Carr College in 2019, and hence my resignation from Sacred Heart College, a place for which I have great fondness. While excited by new opportunities to further Catholic education, it is with some sadness that I leave, knowing there is so much more to be accomplished. At the same time, it is an opportune time for a new Principal to commence as we are now at the mid-point of our current 2017-2020 Strategic Direction. Likewise a draft report for our Imagine 2030 Project will be available for planning into the future to continue the journey of Sacred Heart College as a great school into its 130th anniversary in 2019. I am confident that Sacred Heart College, thanks to the dedicated staff, students, community and families, will continue to flourish and grow as the vibrant school it has become. I feel honoured to have served the College as Principal over the last eight years, as it gave me the opportunity to give back to the community that educated my four children. I look forward to hearing great things about the students and future growth of Sacred Heart College Kyneton. I give thanks for the many contributions made by students, staff, families, the College Advisory Council and Finance Committee, Parishes and community, and look forward to them continuing their good work for many years to come.

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians Do these things and the God of peace will be with you. There is no need to worry; but if there is anything you need, pray for it, asking God for it with prayer and thanksgiving, and that peace of God, which is so much greater than we can understand, will guard your hearts and your thoughts, in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, fill your minds with everything that is true, everything that is noble, everything that is good and pure, everything that we love and honour, and everything that can be thought virtuous or worthy of praise. Keep doing all the things that you learnt from me and have been taught by me and have heard or seen that I do. Then the God of peace will be with you. The word of the Lord.

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Now, back to the matters at hand. As a College we provide many opportunities for our students and community to participate in Mass. Our next opportunity will be the Year 12 Graduation Mass, followed in December by our final school, end of year Mass. I invite our community to participate in these celebrations as a means to personally and communally respond to the call to active participation in our liturgy and prayer. The College is abuzz with the preparation for our annual Twilight Open Evening. Staff and students have been busy preparing the great range of activities that will be on show this evening, including College Tours, the Year 9 Expo, the Year 8 MAD – ‘Making A Difference’ Portfolio Night, Year 12 Studio Art exhibition, music, media and informative and vibrant displays by all our key Learning Areas. This event will be held on Thursday18 October from 4:30pm to 8:30pm. We openly invite all members of the community to be part of this event, which has been advertised in local newspapers. Next week is the final week of formal classes for our Year 12 students. Their focus will be on their upcoming examinations and future pathways. We will be celebrating this important milestone, the culmination of the thirteen-year journey of schooling for our Year 12 students, with a Graduation Breakfast and the Graduation Mass. I offer the following two quotes to our students:

‘Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it.’ Maya Angelou

‘Few people can answer the questions: Do you know what you are good at? Do you know what you need to learn so that you get the full advantage of your strengths? … Few have ever asked themselves these questions.’ Peter Drucker

The College continues to receive very positive news in relation to early offers for University placements for a large number of our Year 12 students. Once again we wish all our senior students every success for these coming weeks. I look forward to seeing our families at the upcoming Twilight Open Evening.

ANNUAL CAR RAFFLE 2018

First Prize - Toyota Yaris Second Prize - Travel Voucher Third Prize - Fuel Voucher Please see full details on the flyer at the end of the Newsletter

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Thu 18/10 - COLLEGE TWILIGHT EVENING –Year 9 Expo and Year 8 MAD 4:30pm to 8:30pm Fri 19/10 - Year 7 2020 offers of places posted Mon 22/10 To Fri 26/10 - Year 10 Structured Workplace Learning (Work Experience) Mon 22/10 - Year 12 Final Assembly and Awards at 1:55pm Tues 23/10 - Year 12 Breakfast 7:00am to 9:00am - Year 12 Graduation Mass 7:00pm in Quambi (BBQ commencing 5:45pm) Wed 24/10 - GVBR Training 3:40pm to 6:10pm Thur 25/10 - Junior Assembly - Junior Cabinet Speeches 10.40am - Period 5 3:45pm to 5:25pm - Official Opening of the Applied Learning Hub 5:00pm to 6:00pm Fri 26/10 - Year 7 Immunisations

CALENDAR DATES

Thu 11/10 - Year 7, 8 & 10 Drama Incursion - Whole School Assembly - Period 5 3:45pm to 5:25pm - Show Band Rehearsal 6:30pm - 8:30pm - Unit 4 VET Music Recital 7:00pm Sat 13/10 - Community Ball 6:00pm to 11:00pm Kyneton Mechanics Institute Mon 15/10 to Fri 23/11 - Year 7 Swimming Program during PE Classes Mon 15/10 - VET Outdoor Recreation Rock Climbing 10:30am to 3:30am Tue 16/10 - Period 5 3:45pm to 5:25pm Wed 17/10 - Year 10 Media excursion Millionaire Hot Seat 10:30am to 7:15pm - Practice Workshop for the Kids Teaching Kids Conference at OLOR Primary School - GVBR Training 3:30pm to 6:10pm

Bereavements - Yours prayers are asked for the Holmes family who are mourning the passing of Mrs Joyce Holmes, mother of Craig Holmes, Principal and Mother-in-law of Joanne Holmes, staff member. Also the Dreger family on the passing of Katie Dreger, past student (class of 2010). Our thoughts are with you all at this sad time.

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COLLEGE NEWS

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - STUDENT WELLBEING - Julie Mortimer

This week will see the Junior Cabinet application process open for Year 8 students. Students have been sent a link to the Google forms which hold both the Role Descriptions of the various positions and the Application form. They have until October 19 to apply, and I would like to encourage everyone to consider this. The students who apply for Junior Captain will be asked to present a short speech to the Year 7 and 8 students who will then vote for their preferred candidate. The most important aspect of the process then follows - an interview with a panel. The panel will consist of the Year 9 Year Level Leader, the current Junior Captains and myself. These interviews are the opportunity for students to speak about why they applied and what ideas they may have if chosen for the position. All three aspects are taken into account – speech, voting and interview – in order to select the best candidates. This term will also see the election of the 2019 House Captains. This is an exciting time as each year we are developing more and more of a House system. Senior students are able to apply from next week for these positions. This will involve an online application which will be emailed to all senior students, and an interview process with the Sports Coordinator and current Sports Captain. Please look out for these emails if you are keen to apply.

Music is a truly essential part of any community. At Sacred Heart College, we place a great emphasis on Music within our vibrant life, based on its many skill sets: literacy, numeracy, teamwork, application, wellbeing and self-efficacy. Our Instrumental Music Program provides a solid grounding for this dynamic department by providing opportunities to learn various instruments (including voice) with a team of working professional musicians. Our Music Scholarship program seeks to provide financial assistance to those students who are contributing to our community through various musical activities and to recognise their personal development and commitment to their musical craft. In order to apply for a Sacred Heart College Music Scholarship, please complete the online form available by clicking this link. If you require a hard copy of the application, please contact the College. Applications will be accepted until Monday 22 October, 2018. Please note that no late applications will be accepted. Following this date, applicants will be contacted to advise of their audition timeslot. All auditions will be held on Friday 9 November, 2018.

MUSIC NOTES - Terry Carrick

Catherine McAuley Library and Learning Commons - Jodie Warner Did you read a great book over the holidays and want to share it with everyone? See library staff and they’ll show you how to create a book review on the library system. September 23-29 was the American Library Association’s ‘Banned book week’. Books are often challenged because they deal with content that is deemed offensive, inappropriate or culturally insensitive. Some of these books are classics that are regularly studied in school, such as ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ or ‘Catcher in the Rye’, and others are more recent, such as ‘Captain Underpants’ and ‘Drama’.

You can find the list of most challenged books here: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 And you can check out our banned book display in the Library. How many have you read?

We are excited to announce that Ms Maxine McKee, The Arts Learning Area Leader, has been cho-sen as a finalist in the inaugural SPLASH, McClelland Contemporary Watercolour Award. It is an acquisitive award granted for an outstanding original artwork in the medium of watercolour, which becomes part of the gallery’s collection. $30,000 will be awarded to the most worthy original work and $10,000 will be awarded for a Highly Commended work. The winners will be announced on 1 December.

We wish Maxine all the best and hope she brings home the win!

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Student Voices Fit to Drive Forum - Keeley Rankin On Tuesday 18 September, Jack Buchanan and I had the pleasure of attending the Student Voices Fit to Drive Forum, with a number of other young leaders from schools around the Macedon Ranges. Throughout the course of the day, we added to our knowledge from previous presentations made to all Year 11 students, and were able to develop an initiative to present to a council member, member of VicRoads and the CEO of the Fit to Drive Forum. The initiative of the group was to regulate supervising drivers more, as we learned that some young learner drivers, and their supervisors, feel unsafe behind the wheel. It is hoped that from this day, students involved will be able to establish a program to present and test parents of Year 10 students, in order to assist them and their child to feel more comfortable when driving. I would like to thank Mrs Payne for supervising the session, and Sacred Heart for facilitating such an engaging and interesting way for students to have a say in what happens on the roads.

MARNGROOK FOOTBALL MATCH 2018 Viviane Penney

Mercy@Work Coordinator

The word Marngrook comes from the Gunditjmara (located in the south western district of Victoria) language and means 'game ball'. Elements of our beloved Australian Rules Football (AFL) are believed to have originated from a traditional game that was played with a possum skin ball. Just before the AFL Finals, the annual Marngrook football match between the Year 12s and Staff took place on the last Thursday of Term 3. This was indeed a special occasion as this group of Year 12 students were witness to our College’s first ever Marngrook match as Year 7 students in 2013, when Mr Sam Weir introduced the game to our school. A large crowd sat on the sidelines in the glorious sunshine to enjoy the match. Justin Sharp entertained us with his amusing commentary. Great football was witnessed; fierce tackling, brave marking and extreme competitiveness. Despite the staff playing with gusto, the fit, younger students were victorious on the day. The score (let’s not go there!) saw the students win by a large margin. Thank you to all the courageous staff and fearless students who played on the day. Thanks also to our umpires and score keepers and our supportive crowd.

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YEAR 10 STRUCTURED WORKPLACE LEARNING 22 - 26 OCTOBER 2018 Our Year 10 cohort will be undertaking their Structured Workplace Learning placements in week 3 this term. The deadline for submitting SWL paperwork as per the SWL handbook has well passed, with some students yet to submit their forms. SWL PAPERWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER

Failure to complete the compulsory requirement of 35 hours of SWL will result in an ‘N’ for VCE Unit 1 Industry and Enterprise. Please see Mrs Julie Matricardi-Old, SWL Coordinator or email jmatricardiold@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au if you need to discuss any issues with SWL attendance.

Year 12 Students To all Year 12 students, Julie and I wish you all the very best with your final exams and with your future endeavours. A reminder to those of you who are applying for degree courses, please ensure you have a pathway back up plan option e.g a diploma on your preference list. We will be around to support you during results week. Our service will be from the 14 December until 19 December midday. If you require support at this time please book an appointment at Careers. Best wishes for 2019!

School Holiday Work Experience and Careers Workshops

Our students have been busy during the school holidays utilising their time to complete Structured Workplace Learning Arrangements, extra (optional) Work Experience placements and University experience days. The Careers Department at SHC is committed to providing every opportunity for our students to explore University, TAFE and workplace opportunities whenever possible. We had Year 10 students placed at The Academy of Interactive Entertainment, The Herald and Weekly Times, St John of God Hospital Bendigo, Kyneton Electrics and Black Forest Tyre and Auto. One student even spent their holidays in Sydney attending a placement in the costume department of NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art).

Step onto Campus- Deakin University Experience - Jessica Wheeler Year 9D

Year 9 student Jessica Wheeler attended the ‘Step onto Campus’ event at Deakin University, Geelong and wrote of her experience:

On the school holidays I had the opportunity to experience a personalised tour at Deakin University in Geelong (Step onto Campus). This tour wasn’t a part of the main open day, so it was less busy and was a great opportunity for those who want to see what a day in the of a uni student studying at Deakin is like.

Overall this experience was amazing, and very informative. This tour felt very personal. While walking around the grounds with only a small group, it was easier for everyone to ask their own questions about Deakin University and to have more of a conversation. The great thing about this tour was that there was no rush and we could take our time looking around. We also were lucky enough to see some of the work the students produce, and get to hear a talk about high voltage electricity circuits with a lightening show that played the ‘Star Wars’ theme. We also saw equipment that the Deakin engineering students get to work with, which was very impressive.

Meeting the lovely tour guides, who were actually 2nd and 3rd year students, in a smaller group and quieter environment also allowed me to talk to them about their own personal experiences studying at Deakin. It was good to hear of the support that new students receive in helping to adjust to the new environment. I was also able to tell them a bit about the subjects I enjoy and the courses I am interested in, and this has really helped me to get more of an insight into what those courses may offer and involve. The tour guides made sure that everyone could see the various facilities Deakin offers and the different rooms or labs where you may study or listen to lectures for particular courses. Many of these were recently refurbished and looked really good. The library was well laid out too, with group areas to work in as well as quiet study hubs.

Only being in Year 9, I wasn’t sure whether I would benefit from this day, however after experiencing this tour myself I would highly recommend this to anyone, whether you are in Year 10, 9 or 8 and have a few ideas about what you want to study. Give tours like these a go even if you don’t know exactly what you want to do once you leave school. I’m sure everyone will gain something valuable out of these experiences.

CAREERS NEWS - Karina Wheeler & Julie Matricardi-Old

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Parent Service Scheme - Jenny Baldwin

Term 4

Fri 12 Oct (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Mon 15 Oct (1) James Bone

(2) Ana Harrison

Tues 16 Oct (1) James Bone

(2) Rosaria Tulipano

Wed 17 Oct (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Thurs 18 Oct (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Fri 19 Oct (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Service Scheme Hours

A reminder that there are only a few weeks left for parents to complete their College Service Scheme hours if they are wanting to have the Service Scheme Contribution reimbursed. Parents who have only completed part of the 10 hours allocated will have the contribution reimbursed on a pro rata basis. If you would like to discuss ways you can be involved in Service Scheme, or would like to check the number of hours you have completed, please contact the Scheme Coordinator Jenny Baldwin: jbaldwin@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au or phone 54211 288.

Cafeteria Roster

A reminder that Service Scheme hours need to be completed before the end of the school year to be able to receive a credit for the financial contribution. With only one term to go, please book a session on the café roster by contacting the Cafeteria Manager, Nigel Pickup: npickup@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au 54211260 (voicemails can be left at any time).

Working Bee – Final for 2018

The final working bee for 2018 will be Saturday 17 November from 8am – 12noon. Families attending Working Bees will attract Service Scheme hours for all family members who participate. Please register your interest for the working bee by contacting Jenny Baldwin using the details below. For queries relating to Service Scheme contact the Scheme Coordinator Jenny Baldwin: jbaldwin@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au or phone 54211 288.

Term 4 Cafeteria Roster

(1) denotes person on 11am-2pm shift

(2) denotes person on 12 noon – 3pm shift

Mon 22 Oct (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Tues 23 Oct (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Wed 24 Oct (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Thurs 25 Oct (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Fri 26 Oct (1) help needed

(2) help needed

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