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CAMPERDOWN COLLEGE NEWSLETTER Term 2, Week 6, 24th May 2018

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It has been a busy week at Camperdown College as we celebrated State Education Week –Celebrating the Arts.

Students have participated in National Simultaneous Storytime, extra art and dance classes throughout the week, as well as having the opportunity at lunchtime to join in dance and weaving wheel activities.

On Tuesday morning the Junior Campus opened their doors to parents, grandparents and special people and what an amazing response we had! The place was teeming with people as they made their way their way around the classrooms to see their children working.

Clare Monk Assistant Principal

Left: Alexander Jewell shared some special time with his Grandma;

Right: Our school leaders confidently welcomed our special people.

Top: Patrick Wiseman enjoyed Simultaneous Storytime;

Right: Matilda and Mason Narik with their Grandad Brendan

Gleeson; Left: Keely Noonan enjoyed weaving with hoops.

Top: Ms Smithwick with Archie McLachlan-James, Tyler Heffernan-

Morgan, Tulin Meric and Patrick Spokes and our newly created ‘Art’

sign; Below: Tulin Meric, Toby Herron, Jayavi Senarath and Keira

Johnston with their ‘stick’ creation.

Our Mission: Camperdown College will provide exemplary teaching and learning programs within excellent facilities which foster school pride,

aspiration and persistence to achieve high levels of learning for all students.

From the Principal’s Desk…

Education Week 2018 is drawing to a

close and we can reflect on a wonderful

program of Celebrating the Arts and

welcoming visitors into our school.

Our rooms and buildings have been

bursting at the seams as parents,

friends, neighbours, grandparents,

kindergarten families, Year 6 students

and parents have toured the respective

campuses and enjoyed the activities

and facilities on offer at Camperdown College.

Thank you and congratulations to our Prep and Year 7

students who have acted as hosts and role models for our

younger visitors, both at Tuesday’s Year 7 Information

Evening and Thursday’s Prep Open Morning. It has been a

great privilege for myself and our Assistant Principals Clare

Monk and Vicki Angus to meet with prospective students and

families this week and we look forward to further

opportunities during the Junior and Senior Campus transition

programs. Our teachers and Education Support staff work

tirelessly to create rich learning opportunities for our students

and they have also had the pleasure this week of sharing and

showcasing this work.

On Tuesday night I spoke about our students as fine

ambassadors of the College, and the positive feedback I

regularly receive about their conduct within and beyond the

school. May has been a particularly busy month for extra-

curricular activities and our students continue to earn the

praise and high regard of those who host them on excursions

or visit the school as speakers or special guests. Our students’

good manners and friendliness, their acceptance of others

and of new experiences and ideas, all regularly attract

positive attention and I am always very proud to receive this

feedback which our students well deserve.

Last Thursday marked the official

opening of our Corangamite Trade

Training Cluster, with the ceremony

taking place at the Cobden Technical

School Campus. We were fortunate to

have the Honourable Dan Tehan,

Member for Wannon and Minister for

Social Services, present to acknowledge

the significance of the occasion and

declare the facilities open.

The shared delivery model means our students continue to

enjoy the benefits of a full-time enrolment at Camperdown

College while accessing vocational training courses on a

specified day each week, here in the Corangamite Shire.

Already we have students undertaking VETiS certificates in

in Hospitality, Engineering, Building and Construction,

Electro-technology and Automotive at the Timboon and

Cobden campuses of the CTTC. These courses, undertaken

on a Thursday, complement the student’s Year 10, 11 or 12

core program here at Camperdown College and contribute to

the successful completion of the senior years of schooling.

Our current Year 9 students will soon have the opportunity

to learn about the range of certificates on offer, to assist with

their future pathways planning.

Ms Cherie Kilpatrick, Principal

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Friday 25th May Year 3 – 6 Division Cross Country

Friday 25th May BRICKs Program for Year 9 students

Friday 25th May Family Picnic and Open Mic at the Junior Campus from 1pm – 1.30pm

Friday 25th May Special Education Week Assembly at the Junior Campus from 2.30pm

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Monday – Tuesday 28th – 29th May Prep School Nurse Assessments

Tuesday 29th May ICAS Science Competition

Tuesday 29th May Sporting Schools: Cricket at the Junior Campus from 3.15pm – 4.30pm

Wednesday 30th May Junior Football/Netball in Terang

Wednesday 30th May Prep – Year 2 Cross Country/Fun Run at the Junior Campus from 11.10am

Thursday 31st May Year 5/6 Tri Sports in Noorat/Terang Please note the change of date

Thursday 31st May BRICKs Program for Year 9 students

Friday 1st June Final call for Prep – Year 6 Fun Run Fundraising booklets and money

Friday 1st June Year 7 – 12 Cyberia (Brainstorm Productions)

Friday 1st June Prep – Year 6 Buddies Incursion

Friday 1st June Prep – Year 2 Excursion Josephine Wants to Dance @ the Lighthouse Theatre

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Tuesday 5th June BRICKs Program for Year 9 students

Tuesday 5th June Sporting Schools: Cricket at the Junior Campus from 3.15pm – 4.30pm

Wednesday 6th June Carmen’s Road Safety for Year 10 – 12 students at the Theatre Royal

Friday 8th June JSC Blue Day for Prep – Year 6 students Information to be sent home with students

Friday 8th June Scholastic Book Club due for Prep – Year 6 students

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Monday 11th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday Students in Prep – Year 12 are not required at school

Tuesday – Friday 12th – 15th June Year 11 Exams

Tuesday 12th June Sporting Schools: Cricket at the Junior Campus from 3.15pm – 4.30pm

Wednesday 13th June ICAS Spelling Competition

Excellence ~ Respect ~ Responsibility ~ Caring ~ Honesty

P.A.R.T.Y Program:

Teenagers are at more risk of becoming a victim of trauma than any other age group. Unsafe driving, drinking

and other risky behaviours increase the chance that teenagers or their friends will be killed or injured in a

traumatic incident (car accident, fall, assault). Twenty Year 10 – 12 students had the privilege of participating

in the P.A.R.T.Y Program conducted at the Royal Melbourne Hospital last Thursday which aims to help

teenagers understand risks, choices and consequences.

The students learnt about risk and consequence by following the journey of a trauma patient through visiting

the Emergency Department, Intensive Care, ward and rehabilitation centre. Students heard from a guest

speaker who experienced a major head trauma and developed an acquired brain injury as a result. The students

really engaged in the day and whilst confronting at time they all acted in a very mature manner. Feedback from

hospital staff was very affirming about our students.

Little Fire:

Students had the pleasure of listening to Little Fire (also known as Jamie McGeechan)

perform last week. Jamie was in Camperdown to perform at the Robert Burns Scottish

Festival and entertained the students with two songs and then chatted to them after his

performance (pictured right).

9/10 Excursion to Ballarat Art Gallery:

Year 9/10 students experienced a day at the Ballarat Art Gallery where they analysed the painting of Eugene Von Guerad who painted

local landscapes around 1830 – 1850. In groups students analysed the art techniques used, the impact of colonisation and change over

time.

Year 11 Biology Excursion:

Year 11 Biology students travelled by train to Melbourne on Tuesday. They visited the zoo to complete course work on how animals

adapt in order to survive. Thanks to Ms Crowle for organising and accompanying the students.

Project Rockit:

Along with 600 other students, our Year 7/8’s attended a presentation around cyber bullying

entitled Project Rockit at Emmanuel College in Warrnambool on Monday. The students joined

together to learn the message of how to become part of the solution and not the problem when

it comes to cyber bullying. With GREAT power, comes GREAT responsibility – Spiderman.

Interschool Cross Country Carnival:

Congratulations to all students who represented the College at the Interschool Cross Country Carnival recently. It was wonderful to

see so many students involved resulting in our school placing third overall in the competition. Well done to Riley Helmore, Charlie

Tickner and Declan Tickner who won their age group and who will, along with nineteen other students from the College, represent the

region at the next level in Warrnambool next Friday. We wish all the competitors the very best as they compete at Deakin University.

End of Semester Exams:

Exams have been prepared for all students in Year 10 and 11. Students have placed the times and dates for each examination in their

organisers. They have been reminded that if they cannot attend an exam that they must produce a medical certificate. The Year 10/11

exam timetable is:

Year 11 Exam Timetable – Week 9:

Tuesday 12th June Thursday 14th June Friday 15th June

English

9.00am – 9.15am Reading

9.15am – 10.45am Writing

Chemistry

Physical Education


9.15am – 10:45am Writing

Biology 9.00am – 9.15am Reading


Physics

Business Studies

1.30pm – 1.45pm Reading

1.45pm – 3.15pm Writing

History



General Maths

Maths Methods



Year 10 Exam Timetable – Week 11:

Monday 25th June Tuesday 26th June Wednesday 27st June

Business Studies



English



Science



Geography



Mathematics



GAT:

Students studying a Year 12 subject must sit the GAT (General Achievement Test) which will be held in the AG Daws Hall on

Wednesday 13th June from 10.10am – 1.15pm. Students are to assemble at the hall by 9.45am and are able to stay at home until this

Senior Campus News


time. Students will have a late lunch after the GAT and attend Periods 5/6 as normal. An information session on how approach the

GAT will be held beforehand so that students can pick up the tricks on answering the multiple choice questions and gain an insight on

how to respond to the extended pieces

Intermediate/Senior Football and Netball:

Senior students had an enjoyable day out in wet conditions on Tuesday competing against students from other schools in netball and

football. The intermediate netball team coached by Year 11 student Annabel Lucas won all three games and lost to MRC in the final.

The senior football team, coached by Warren Attrill performed very well and managed to make the most of many scoring

opportunities.

Year 7 Information Evening:

The majority of Year 7 students and a number of volunteers from other year levels enjoyed showcasing all that Camperdown College

has to offer at the Year 7 Information Evening early this week. School Captains Lauren and Ethan opened the evening and introduced

the leadership team and Ms Kilpatrick. After a short information session which concluded with a film where current Year 7 students

spoke about what they like in Year 7, the guests were able to roam throughout the campus and complete a range of activities. At each

activity the students received a wooden cut out. After collecting all ten cut outs the students assembled in the Wood Technology room

to assemble their prize – a pencil holder in the form of a French bulldog. To conclude the evening, supper was served by a number of

students who had worked throughout the past week to bake a range of goodies. Thanks must go to all staff and students for working to

make this a most successful evening.

Vicki Angus, Senior Campus Assistant Principal

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Our instrumental music students performed for the crowd under the direction of teacher, Fiona Pugh and Year

1/2 dance students danced up a storm performing a rap dance of the Three Little Pigs. It was wonderful to

conclude our morning, sharing a special morning tea with our guests. Students attend school to be literate,

numerous, curious and caring and it was obvious from the support we received that they do so with the care of

their families and teachers. Today we also opened up our Prep classrooms to prospective 2019 students and

their parents, with kinder students joining in a literacy session with our current preps, while their parents toured

our school. Thank you to Dayle Smithwick, Julie Nelson and Leanne Coates for coordinating our wonderful

week.

NAPLAN:

Congratulations to all our Year 3 and 5 students for the manner in which they completed NAPLAN testing last week. As one of the

supervisors of the testing, it was fabulous to watch students give 100% effort as they worked their way through the questions.

The results of the tests provide diagnostic information for parents and teachers about a child’s performance in literacy and numeracy.

This information is analysed by teachers to support teaching and learning programs and improve student achievement. NAPLAN

reports are issued in September. At Camperdown College the NAPLAN tests are only one of a number of assessments that are

undertaken throughout the year. A more comprehensive assessment of a student can be made by talking to teachers who are

continually tracking each child’s progress based upon standardised tests, teacher judgements and zoned assessments.

Mother’s Day Breakfast/Stall:

Congratulations and thanks to our dedicated Parents & Friends Association for organising a fabulous Mother’s Day Breakfast and

Stall last week. The students were very excited about sharing breakfast with their mum’s and also having the opportunity of

purchasing a gift for their Mum or the special carer in their life.

District Cross Country:

Congratulations to our Cross Country team who competed at the District Cross Country Carnival in Noorat last Monday. They

competed against other students from Simpson, Timboon, Terang, Noorat, Camperdown and Mortlake. Supervising staff reported that

all students competed with enthusiasm, encouraging each other as individuals ran around the course. Well done to Ruby Kempton and

Isaac Winsall who have progressed through to divisional level in Warrnambool at Victoria Park this Friday.

Fun Run:

Next Wednesday, our Prep – Year 2 students will participate in the House Cross Country Fun Run which was postponed earlier this

term. Mr Attrill has mapped out a modified course at the Junior Campus and all parents and friends are welcome to attend. The event

will commence at 11.10am. Students are encouraged to wear their sports uniform with a coloured shirt to indicate their house colours.

Once all students have completed their fun run, it will now be time to finalise and order prizes. Please take the time to complete your

booklets and return them with money raised to the Junior Campus Office by next Friday 1st June. It is imperative that all money is

returned by then as prizes will be ordered by the close of business on this day (therefore no late ones can be accepted).

Special Welcome:

This week we have welcomed another new student to our Camperdown College community! We welcome Chaya Loader to our Year

4 cohort and wish you a long and successful educational journey.

Sporting Schools:

A reminder to parents that is an expectation that students who have registered for this program attend each week. If the circumstances

arises where your child is unable to attend any session, it is vital that you advise the school as soon as possible as we make the

assumption that your child will be there unless notified. As a school we have a ‘duty of care’ to all students enrolled in this program.

Clare Monk, Junior Campus Assistant Principal

Junior Campus News


The Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth or

P.A.R.T.Y. Program is a dynamic, interactive injury prevention

and health promotion program designed for young people aged

15-25 years. The P.A.R.T.Y. Program is designed to show

participants first hand some of the tragic consequences that can

occur if they participate in risk-taking behaviour, as well as the

choices they can make to avoid trauma and injury.

Camperdown College students from Year 10, 11 and 12 attended

the P.A.R.T.Y. Program on Thursday 17th May which involved a

very early start to the day and saw our students enjoy a full day

excursion to The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Our students spent a full day with various trauma services,

meeting the people that care for trauma patients – paramedics,

doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and volunteers.

Through DVD and PowerPoint presentations, interviews with

patients and real-life clinical scenarios, our students were exposed

to the painful journey of a trauma patient. They learnt about

trauma injuries, and had hands-on experience with some of the

equipment used in trauma care and rehabilitation.

Camperdown College students also met a trauma injury survivor

who talked about the choices and events that led to their injury

and what their life is like now. Students were given the

opportunity to ask the injury survivor questions and an even

greater insight into what life is really like after an injury.

Feedback from our students was overwhelming positive and has

generated a lot of talk back at school between students and staff in

turn generating a lot of interest from other students in attending

next year should our school be lucky enough to have this amazing

opportunity again.

Live Once, Think Twice

Claire Blackstock, Secondary School Nurse

Year 10 – 12 students learnt so much from their time participating in the P.A.R.T.Y.

Program at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

House Cross Country:

The Camperdown College Senior Campus Cross Country was held

on Tuesday 15th May. An excellent participation rate saw almost the

entire campus population either run or walk 3km or 5km. Age group

champions were:

Nikita Carter and Dylan Robertson (13 year old)

Eve Britton and Declan Tickner (14 year old)

Terran Buckle and Bailey McDonald (15 year old)

Amelia Kempton and Charlie Tickner (16 year old)

Olivia Henzen and Riley Helmore (17 year old)

Ellie Walsh and Ethan Coates (20 year old) HSSSD:

Approximately 50 students then backed

up three days later to complete in the

HSSSD competition. All representatives

did Camperdown College proud with

the school placing 3rd overall.

Three outstanding performances belong

to Charlie Tickner, Declan Tickner and

Riley Helmore who took out their

respective age groups. Nineteen

students have now qualified to compete

at Regional level next Friday 1st June at

Deakin University in Warrnambool.

Grace Lee & Nicole McLennan

Year 7 – 12 Sport Coordinators

Above: House

Cross Country winners;

Below: HSSSD

Cross Country age group

champions.


The Junior Campus Art Room is planning some upcoming projects

and in need of some balls of

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Fridays from 8.30am – 9.15am and 3.15pm – 4.00pm

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We would like to give a huge

thank you to Glenferrie Primary

School for their kind donations of

new books after the St. Patrick’s

Day Bushfires.

These books will become a part of

the BER Library and be available

for students to read at any stage.

This year, Glenferrie Primary

School students are pen pals with

our own Year 3/4 students.

We look forward to sharing more

letters throughout the year.

Kim Wines

Year 3/4 Teacher

Year 3/4 students were

excited to receive these new

books in the mail

If you have an abundance at home that you no longer need,

feel free to drop it off at the Junior Campus Office.

Our students will be very appreciative!

After some terrible weather cancelled the event, our District Cross

Country was run in perfect conditions on Monday 14th May.

Camperdown College was represented by 45 Year 3 – 6 students

who were all well behaved and tried very hard in their races.

We were fortunate to have two students qualify for the Division

Cross Country in Warrnambool at Deakin’s Sherwood Park

tomorrow, Friday 25th May. Ruby Kempton (12/13 year old girls)

and Isaac Winsall (12/13 year old boys) both finished in the top 8 for

their age groups. Thanks to the parents who came to support and

help out on the day. Good luck Ruby and Isaac, we can’t wait to hear

how you go!

Warren Attrill, PE/Sport Coordinator

Left: Ruby Kempton closes

in on the finish line;

Bottom: The 12/13 year old

age group take off.


Mother’s Day Stall

After the Mother’s Day Breakfast, Prep – Year 6 students were given the opportunity to purchase a gift from the Mother’s Day Stall to give to their mum, grandmother or special person on Mother’s Day.

A huge thank you needs to go to the following people for all of the coordination that goes into the Mother’s Day Breakfast and Stall:

Paula Regan Kellie Kempton Kim Helmore Lisa McDonald Sheree Horspole Jocelyn Clark Kerrie Teal Claire Kempton Dave Wilkinson Jane Bennett Kasey Walsh Janine Pearce Warren Attrill

Our students are extremely lucky to be able to benefit from the selflessness of our parent volunteers.

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Thanks to the hardworking Parents & Friends Association,

Camperdown College students were able to invite their mothers,

grandmothers and special people along to school on Friday

morning 11th May, for a Mother’s Day Breakfast.

Bacon and egg sandwiches, fresh fruit and yoghurt, cereal, juice

and of course tea and coffee, were on offer for all to share. The

building was abuzz with families enjoying the morning together,

complete with tablecloths, centrepieces and breakfast table

conversation!

Cherie Kilpatrick, Principal

Left: Sharna Anderson with her girls Chloe and Sienna; Middle: Amanda Winsall with her children Callani, Isaac and Olivia; Right: Amber Wallis

with her Mum Kate; Bottom: Josh Lucas with his Mum Judy.

Left: Year 1/2 students shopped up a storm; Right: Sam Tolland, Oliver Horspole and Samuel Van den

Meiracker were very happy with their purchases.

On Monday 21st May, the Unit 1 Biology class caught

the early train to the Melbourne Zoo. Students observed

and recorded the behaviours and adaptations of a

number of organisms in the zoo, focussing on how

these assisted the animal to survive in its environment.

This information will form part of a fieldwork report

that students must submit as part of their assessment.

Students will also be required to complete worksheets

on population dynamics using data they gathered from

the information boards dotted around the zoo.

After some free time we caught the 5.13pm train back

to Camperdown feeling very weary. Students were

excellently behaved and enjoyed their time looking at

the new exhibits at the zoo.

Fiona Crowle

Biology Teacher Jasper Irish, Georgia Bailey,

Annabel Lucas, Olivia Henzen and

Guy Faber.


On Monday 21st May, all Year 9/10 students

were given the opportunity to travel to the

Art Gallery of Ballarat to view an exhibition

displaying the works of Eugene von Guerard.

The students were very fortunate to have all

costs of the excursion covered by a generous

benefactor of the gallery; it was for many

reasons, an opportunity which couldn’t be

missed!

The collection included many of von

Guerard’s sketchbooks and key pieces from

his work in Victoria in the 1850’s. Of note

were pieces relating to Tower Hill and works

commissioned by the Currie family of the

landscapes surrounding Camperdown.

Students were particularly interested with

two paintings depicting a bushfire in the area

from around 1857. Our guide, Kate, shared

with us insights into von Guerard’s process

and motivations, relating the works to our

current work in both Humanities and Art

classrooms. Students also took part in a

‘sketchbook making’ hands-on session,

creating some beautiful and creative

keepsakes.

Unfortunately, many students lamented the

fact we had to be back for the end of the

school day as they were keen to spend more

time exploring the works on display at the

gallery. We cannot recommend the space

more highly – we are sure a weekend trip to

Ballarat would be made richer by a visit to

the Gallery!

Katie Taylor

Year 9/10 History/Humanities

Taiken Emery

Yesterday, we had a Senior Boys Football team

and Intermediate Girls Netball team compete

against other local Hampden schools.

The boys, coached by Warren Attrill, braved tough

wet conditions, to compete in three games,

unfortunately they didn't come away with a win but

fought hard throughout nonetheless.

The girls, coached by Annabel Lucas, had a great

day on court, coming away with three wins and one

loss to finish second overall.

Below is a copy of the netball ladder, we are yet to

receive any official results from the footy.

Intermediate Girls Netball:

1st MRC: 4 wins 0 losses

2nd Camperdown: 3 wins 1 loss

3rd Cobden: 2 wins 2 losses

4th Terang: 1 win 3 losses

5th Timboon: 0 wins 4 losses

Grace Lee & Nicole McLennan

Year 7 – 12 Sport Coordinators


Junior Campus communication sent to parents this week:J40 VSSS 2nd Rehearsal J41 Warrnambool Eisteddfod – Speech & Drama

Senior Campus communication sent to parents this week:No communication was sent home at the Senior Campus this week

Friday 11th May 2018: Sienna Anderson, Fletcher Gibbins, Fletcher Tolland, Aaron Hemingway, Josh Hope, Noah Clarke, Taleah Burgess and Samuel Van den Meiracker.

Friday 18th May 2018: Leroy Underhill, Cobi Creely, Jackson Bennett, Derek MacRae, Georgia Walters, Lila Horspole, Jesse Douma and Blake Evans.

While Year 5/6 Inquiry Learning this term has focussed on the gold

rushes of the 1850’s, students were fortunate last week to learn

about how modern gold fossickers go about their hobby. Eric

Grommett and Chris Bodey from the Prospectors and Miners

Association of Victoria visited and demonstrated their equipment

and showed students some of their finds. We learned that it costs a

lot more to buy the equipment than what most people ever find in

gold, but they do it because it is an enjoyable hobby. They showed

us some small gold nuggets they had found as well as a large

collection of interesting artefacts including old coins and a large

belt buckle. The visit concluded with a coin hunt in the sandpit at

lunchtime which was enthusiastically taken up by students of all

ages.

The picture shows students holding a plaster model of The Hand of

Faith nugget. This 27kg nugget was found in central Victoria in

1980 and is the largest nugget ever found using a metal detector.

Michelle Norton, Year 5/6 Teacher


CSEF Applications close for 2018 on Friday 22nd June

Student Free Day: Monday 11th June: Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

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