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ISSUE 15 2 1 s t o c t o b e r 2 0 1 3
Final Day orYear 12 ClassesWednesday 23rd October
WWW Week 4Group D3Wednesday 23rd October
Year 9Activities ProgramMonday 28th October -
Wednesday 30th October
Unit 3 & 4Exams StartWednesday 30th October
A Proud History, a Bright Future
On Wednesday 9th
o October, 40 year
9 students spent
the day at the Circus
Oz headquarters in
Port Melbourne. The
day was packed ull o
un challenges guided by
entertaining and engaging Circus Oz
trained perormers. All the students had a thoroughly
enjoyable time as they were led through clowning,
trapeze, tissue climbing, acrobatics, juggling, diablo andhula hooping. At the end o the session students were
asked to stand i they elt they had done something well
and had enjoyed themselves. Every student stood up.
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PRINCIPaL'S REPORtNaPLaN
The National Literacy and Numeracy
Testing results arrived in the school
last week and were mailed out to
parents this week. The inormation
sent to parents includes a coveringletter rom the school, an inormation
pamphlet rom ACARA (the
organisation who oversees NAPLAN)
and o course the results o testing
in the areas o: Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and
Punctuation, and Numeracy.
Student results are displayed on a graph showing 9 bands
or levels o perormance, a shaded area showing where
60% o students in that year level achieved across the
nation, a dot showing the students level o perormance
and an arrow indicating the national average level o
perormance. I you have diculty interpreting thisinormation please contact the school so that we can
unpack what this inormation is saying about your son or
daughter.
Overall we are pleased with the results o our students
on this years NAPLAN with growth rates rom Year 7
to 9 being at the state average in all areas tested. This
suggests that the work undertaken by English and Maths
teachers is impacting on student learning as captured
in these tests. We were also really pleased to see the
highest ever scores achieved or Year 9 since NAPLAN
was introduced in the areas o: Reading, Spelling and
Numeracy - well done to the Year 9 students.
What is important to remember is that the inormation
contained in the NAPLAN report is true only o
perormance on the day and may not be truly
representative o how a student is travelling in English and
Maths. To ensure we have an accurate picture o student
perormance the school uses a variety o testing procedures
including AIM On-line Tests in both English and Maths.
I you have any concerns about your sons or daughters
NAPLAN results please ring the school to talk to your
childs Maths or English teacher.
Yer 12s - Good LucAs Year 12 enter their nal week o schooling ater 13
years o ormal education, I would like to take this chance
to congratulate them on their achievement o nishing their
Year 12 studies and wish them well or their upcoming
exams. We know that students should eel condent that
they have been well prepared or this nal test and that the
hard work they have invested into their studies will pay o
in this exam period.
Pren Opinion Survey
Thank you to the 89 parents who responded to this years
Parent Opinion Survey, while this is a signicant increasein returns, it still only represents 22% o the surveys that
were mailed out. In terms o key messages, the top ve
results in the survey were in the areas o: Social Skills,
Student Motivation, Homework, Student Saety and
equal th Parent Input and Learning Focus. The lowest
perorming areas were: Teacher Morale, Stimulating
Learning, Transitions, School Improvement and Behaviour
Management.
As we can see 12 out o 18 areas are above the state
average or secondary schools while 6 out o 18 remain
just below the state average. This continues the trend o
improving results over the past our years and aligns with
the Student Attitudes to School Data (2013) which also
rated the school above the state average in terms o their
school experience. School Council and the College Sta
will analyse the results closely to unpack where we are
succeeding and areas we need to continue to strive or
improvement. Can I thank the amilies who took time out to
complete the survey, your thoughts are certainly helpul to
our decision making and planning or 2014.
Cup Dy Holidy
The College is aware that many amilies take the
opportunity or a long weekend prior to the Christmas
holidays over the Cup Day weekend. Traditionally the school
has had about 10% o students attending on the Monday
beore the Melbourne Cup holiday. As a result o this low
attendance the College is unable to run normal classes
with so many students missing, thereore an alternative
program will run again this year. A letter will be mailed to
amilies next week explaining the arrangements or Monday
4th November. I you have any questions about thesearrangements please ring the school to clariy.
Rob JuratowitchPrincipal
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Ho o Ge Good Nighs Sleep
It is important that teenagers get
enough sleep so that they are
capable o learning during the day.
A lack o sleep leads to tirednessand low levels o motivation. It
makes you grumpy too!
averge Sleep Needs by age (per dy)
Newborn to 2 months old
12 - 18 hrs
5 to 12 years old
10 - 11 hrs
3 months to 1 year old
14 - 15 hrs
12 to 18 years old
8.5 - 10 hrs
1 to 3 years old
12 - 14 hrs
Adults (18+)
7.5 - 9 hrs
3 to 5 years old
11 - 13 hrs
http://www.helpguide.org/lie/sleeping.htm
Benefs o Sleep
Why sleep is important?
Its essential or teenagers to get enough sleep. They also
need good quality sleep.
Sleep is important or:
maintaining a healthy body
cleaning up the brain
helping the immune system
improving energy levels, learning and
concentration.
Lack o sleep can have a negative eect on behaviour,
emotions, attention, social relationships and school
perormance.
http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/sleep_early_teens.html
Soe tips o Help You Ge Good Nighs Sleep
1. Avoid the common enemies o sleep: uncomortable
pillows, noise, and technology in the bedroom. Leave
your phone in the kitchen!2. Find out how much sleep you need.
3. Do some activity outside and get resh and sunshine.
4. Use relaxation techniques to get to sleep, like
calming music, bedtime rituals that help you to
unwind and physical activity during the day.
Information compiled and written by Brock Flegg, Lachlan Lane,
Gus Lee and Cameron Atkin (Year 9)
Vaya CrossAssistant Principal
aSSIStaNt PRINCIPaL'S REPORt
Yer 12:
Next week sees the end o
ormal classes or all our Year 12
students.
This is an important stage o young
peoples lives, and it is possible that
they will be experiencing a range
o emotions, including excitement
that the end o secondary education
is drawing to a close, stress about completing last
assessments and exams, and o course, wondering what
the uture will bring.
All students, whether VCAL or VCE, must check with
their teachers that they have completed all requirements
or each unit beore the end o classes next week.
Where some work remains to be completed, you need
to negotiate with your teachers what is to be done and
by when. This is important as we dont want students
jeopardising their Year 12 certicate by missing one or twopieces o required work.
Year 12 examinations commence on 30th October and the
nal day or our Year 12 students is 23rd October. That
leaves only 7 schooldays or students to catch up with their
teachers or support in their exam preparation.
College Policy Chnges:
The College has reviewed and made changes to its Parent
Payments Policy and the Extracurricular Activities Policy.
I have attached the new policies; please make the time to
read them.
Les PontonAssistant Principal
aSSIStaNt PRINCIPaL'S REPORt
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WARRAGULREGIONALCOLLEGE
OptionalExtras
ExtracurricularActivitiesSeptember2013
Thispolicywillbereviewedannually. Page 1 of 2
PURPOSE
WarragulRegionalCollegehasacommitmenttoofferextracurricularactivitiestoenablestudents
to:
Extendandbroadentheirexperiences.
Participatein
programs
that
promote
teamwork,
self
esteem,
resourcefulness,
independence,leadership,cooperationandtolerance.
Experience/appreciateawiderrangeofculturalandenvironmentalsituations.
Developskillsandknowledgethatmaynotbeavailableinthenormalcurriculumor
extracurricularprogram.
Theseactivitiesaimtoenhancestudentlearning,socialskillsandgivestudentsopportunitiesthey
maynototherwiseexperience.
Theseactivitiesmayhaveaneducational,cultural,environmental,socialoroutdooremphasisbut
arenot
considered
directly
related
assessment
within
acurriculum
area.
Activitiesmayinclude:
Camps
Sportingactivities
Excursionsandincursions
Presentation/ValedictoryBallsandothersimilarevents
Theyaredefinedasactivitiesoutsidethecollegescurriculumandarevoluntaryforstudents.
IMPLEMENTATION
Allextracurricularactivitieswillbeorganised:
o InaccordancewithDEECDExcursionsandActivitiesPolicyandwhereappropriate,
theAdventureActivitiespolicy
o Withminimumdisruptiontothenormalcollegeprogram.
Activitiesaretobeelectivenotcompulsory.
Nostudentwhoowesthecollegemoneyforcurriculumbasedprogramswillbeallowedto
attendanextracurricularactivitywithoutapaymentplanand/orPrincipalapproval.
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WARRAGULREGIONALCOLLEGE
OptionalExtras
ExtracurricularActivitiesSeptember2013
Thispolicywillbereviewedannually. Page 2 of 2
TheTeacherinChargewillensurethat:
o AllarrangementscomplywithDEECDguidelines.
o Relevantformsarecompletedandsubmittedforapproval.
o DEECDNotificationofSchoolActivityformsarecompletedforallcampsand
excursionsthatinvolverisktypeactivities.Theseformsmustbesubmitted
electronicallyatleastonemonthbeforetheactivityoccurs.
o Allstudentsprovidesignedconsentformsandmedicalinformationsheets(if
appropriate).
o Nostudent
attends
who
owes
money
for
the
activity
or
other
college
curriculum
programsandhasnotenteredintoapaymentplan.
Allactivitiesaretobebudgetedforaspartofthecollegesnormalbudgetprocessesand
mustnotuseexistingcollegefunds. Businessmanagerapprovalofaccuratecostingis
requiredbeforeanybookingsarecompleted.
Studentswhosepaymentshavenotbeenfinalisedatleast2workingdaysbefore
departurewillnotbeallowedtoattend.Wheremonieshavebeenpaidtoathirdparty,no
refundswillbeavailablefornonattendance.
Officestaffwillberesponsibleformanagingcollectionofpaymentsandwillprovidethe
TeacherinChargewithregularrecordsofpayments.
Officestaff
will
regularly
provide
the
Teacher
in
Charge
with
alist
of
students
with
paymentsoutstanding.
Studentswhohavedisplayedunreliableorinappropriatebehaviouratschoolmaybe
excludedfromanactivity.ThedecisiontoexcludewillbemadebythePrincipalin
consultationwiththeteacherincharge.Parentswillbenotifiedinthesecircumstances.
Parentscanberequestedtocollecttheirchildfromanactivityiftheirchildsbehaviouris
consideredinappropriate.TheTeacherinCharge,inconsultationwiththePrincipal,will
makethisdecision.Costsincurredwillbetheresponsibilityoftheparent.
EVALUATION
ThispolicyistobereviewedannuallytoensurecompliancewithDEECDguidelines.
REFERENCES
DEECDExcursionsandActivitiesPolicyandallrelatedpolicies
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WARRAGULREGIONALCOLLEGEPARENTPAYMENTSPOLICY(FINANCE)September2013
Thispolicywillbereviewedannually. Page 1 of 4
PURPOSETo ensure school level parent payment policies and processes are compliant with theDepartment'spolicyrequirements.
TheEducationandTrainingReformAct2006ensurestheprovisionoffreeinstructioninthestandardcurriculumprogram(i.e.eightkeylearningareas),andempowersschoolcouncilstoraisefundsandtochargeforgoodsandservicesusedduringthecourseofinstruction.
TheDepartmentprovidesfundingtoschoolsthroughtheStudentResourcePackage(SRP)andvariousprograms.Thisincludesfundingforthestandardcurriculumprogramandassociatededucationitems,equipmentandoperationalcosts.
Freeinstructionincludeslearningandteaching,instructionalsupports,materialsandresources,administrationandfacilitiesrequiredtoprovidethestandardcurriculumprogram.ThestandardcurriculumprogramincludescorelearningandteachingactivitiesassociatedwithAusVELSandseniorsecondarycertificates(VCE,VCALandVETprograms).
ThecollegewillensureparentsandguardiansareinformedaboutthecollegeParentPaymentPolicyandprocesses.
IMPLEMENTATIONWarragul Regional College School Council is responsible for developing and approving a schoollevelparentpaymentpolicythatensures:
Allstudentshaveaccesstothestandardcurriculumprogram. Itcoversthethreeparentpaymentcategories,i.e.essentialeducationitems,optional
extrasorvoluntaryfinancialcontributions. Theschooldoesnotwithholdaccesstoenrolmentoradvancementtothenextyearlevel
asaconditionofpaymentinanyofthethreecategories. Itemsthatstudentsconsumeortakepossessionofareaccuratelycosted. Costiskeptataminimum. Paymentrequestsmustbeclearlyitemisedwithineachcategoryasmentionedabove. Parents/guardiansaregiventheoptionofpurchasingtheequivalentessentialeducation
itemsthemselves,inconsultationwiththeschool. Studentsarenottreateddifferently,deniedaccesstothestandardcurriculumprogram,
refusedinstructionordisadvantagedbasedonpaymentsnotbeingmadeforeducationitems,servicesorvoluntaryfinancialcontributions.Forexample,ifparents/guardianschoosefortheirchildrennottoattendacompulsoryexcursion/camp,analternativeoptionneedstobeprovided.
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WARRAGULREGIONALCOLLEGEPARENTPAYMENTSPOLICY(FINANCE)September2013
Thispolicywillbereviewedannually. Page 2 of 4
Thestatusanddetailsofanypaymentsornonpaymentsareconfidential. Parentsareprovidedwithearlynoticeofpaymentrequests. Paymentmayberequestedbutnotrequiredpriortothecommencementoftheyearin
whichthematerialsandservicesaretobeused. Itmeetsthecommunitysexpectationsandisprovidedtoparents.
Principals,as
executive
officers
of
school
councils,
must
ensure
that
the
school
level
policies
complywiththeDepartmentspolicyandthatallstaffarefamiliarwithandadheretoit.
CATEGORIESThistabledescribesthethreeparentpaymentcategorieswhereschoolcouncilscanrequest
paymentsfromparents.
Essentialeducation
items
Theseareitems,whichparents/guardianspaytheschooltoprovideormay
providethemselves,
ifappropriate.
These
items
are
essential
to
support
instructioninthestandardcurriculumprogramandinclude:
Materialsthattheindividualstudenttakespossessionof,suchastext
books,computersandstudentstationery.
Materialsforlearningandteachingwherethestudentconsumesor
takespossessionofthefinishedarticles(e.g.homeeconomics,
photography,catering).
Schooluniform(whereapplicable).
Activitiesassociatedwith,butnotpartofinstructioninthestandard
curriculumprogram,
such
as
costs
associated
with
camps
and
excursionswhichallstudentsareexpectedtoattend(e.g.transportand
entrancecosts).
Note:Ifparents/guardianschoosetoprovideequivalentmaterialsthemselves,
thisshouldbedoneinconsultationwiththeschool,anditemsshouldmeetthe
specificationsprovidedbytheschool.However,therearesomeitems(e.g.food
provisionsforhomeeconomics)which,duetotheirnature,canonlybe
providedbytheschool.
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WARRAGULREGIONALCOLLEGEPARENTPAYMENTSPOLICY(FINANCE)September2013
Thispolicywillbereviewedannually. Page 3 of 4
Optionalextras Theseareitemsprovidedinadditiontothestandardcurriculumprogram,andareofferedtoallstudents.Theyareprovidedonauserpaysbasisandif
parents/guardianschoosetoaccessthemforstudents,theywillberequiredto
payforthem.
Theseitemsinclude:
Instructionalsupport
materials,
resources
and
administration
in
additiontothestandardcurriculumprogram(e.g.studentcomputer
printingforpersonaluse).
Extracurricularprogramsoractivitiesofferedinadditiontothestandard
curriculumprogram(e.g.instrumentalmusic).
Schoolbasedperformances,productionsandevents.
Materialsforsubjectswherethepaymentsoughtisthedifference
betweenthebasicmaterials/servicesrequiredforaccesstothe
standardcurriculumprogramandhighercostalternatives,whichmay
bemoredesirable(e.g.theuseofmoreexpensivematerials).
Materialsandservicesofferedinadditiontothestandardcurriculum
program(e.g.schoolmagazines).
Schoolfacilitiesandequipmentnotassociatedwithprovidingthe
standardcurriculumprogram,andnototherwiseprovidedforthrough
theSRP(e.g.studentaccidentinsurance,andhireorleaseofequipment
suchasmusicalinstruments).
Voluntaryfinancialcontributions
Parents/guardians,oranyoneelse,canbeinvitedtomakeadonationtothe
school
for
the
following
purposes:
Contributionstoabuildingtrustfundorcontributionstoalibrarytrust
fund(thesetrustfundsareapprovedbytheAustralianTaxationOffice
andaretaxdeductible).
Contributionsforaspecificpurposeidentifiedbytheschool(e.g.
equipment,materialsorservices)inadditiontothosefundedthrough
theSRP.Thismayincludeadditionalcomputersorstudentrelated
services.
Generalvoluntaryfinancialcontributionsordonationstotheschool.
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WARRAGULREGIONALCOLLEGEPARENTPAYMENTSPOLICY(FINANCE)September2013
Thispolicywillbereviewedannually. Page 4 of 4
SCHOOLLEVELPROCESSESCommunicationwithparentsWarragulRegionalCollegeSchoolCouncilwillensurethatallcommunicationswithparents/guardians,includingpaymentrequests,isfairandreasonable.Paymentrequests,lettersorCASES21invoicesforstudentmaterialsandserviceschargesmustbeaccompaniedbythefollowinginformation:
Adescriptionofeachofthethreeparentpaymentcategories. Detailsofwhatparentsarebeingaskedtopayfor. Thatparentsarerequiredtoprovideessentialeducationitemsfortheirchildren,andhave
theoptionofpurchasingthesethroughtheschoolorthroughalocalsupplier,whereappropriate.
TheavailabilityofalternativepaymentoptionsandaninvitationtocontacttheBusinessmanagertodoso.
AdministrativeandpaymentprocessesWarragulRegionalCollegeSchoolCouncilwillensurethat:
AdministrativeandfinancialprocessesarecompliantwithDepartmentalrequirementssuchasCASES21financialreporting.
Invoicesforunpaidessentialeducationitemsoroptionalitemsaregeneratedanddistributedregularly,butnotmorethanonceamonth.
Onlytheinitialinvitationforvoluntaryfinancialcontributionsandoneremindernoticeperyearissenttoallparents/guardians.
ReceiptsareissuedtoparentsimmediatelyuponpaymentandreceiptedonCASES21.
EVALUATION
ThispolicyistobereviewedannuallytoensurecompliancewithDEECDguidelines.
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by Michael Grose - No. 1 parenting educator
If you have a young child or teenager, chances are youve
heard about Minecraft. Its a video game thats kind of like
digital LEGO, except that youre in an ever-evolving world
with seemingly limitless possibilities. Its a game that
inspires deep exploration, collaboration and creativity.It has been the subject of international conventions. Some
schools and universities have even incorporated Minecraft
into their curriculum, where students learn about city
planning, environmental issues, getting things done, and
even how to plan for the future, as well as things like
maths and problem solving.
The open sandbox nature of Minecraft makes it one of the
most exciting games on the market and not because of
its flash graphics or blood and gore (there are none of
those). The gameplay experience designjust works. Andon top of all that, its rated one of the safest video games
for kids ever.
But parents are worried.
And rightfully so, to a degree. Too much of a good thing
can be a bad thing.
But some parents are freaking out about the amount of
time their kids are investing in the game, and are imposing
blanket bans of it without first understanding its magic.
So, lets have a look at what makes Minecraft so engaging,
why blanket bans arent a good idea, and how to manage
your childs play.
Minecraft is an infinite, non-winnable game
Unlike a book, a game of chess, or a football match, a
Minecraft game doesnt end. Theres always more that can
be explored, and more that can be done. The projects you
undertake in Minecraft are self-initiated: no one is telling
you what to do. And the process of making progress
Dont be daft about Minecraft
within Minecraft is completely autonomous no one is
telling you how to execute your projects and achieve your
goals. Its self-regulated learning at its finest.
So, when a parent bans Minecraft its a lot different to
banning other games. Youre not simply cutting your childout from a source of entertainment. Youre preventing
them from accessing a world where its safe to fail, learn,
explore, build and share. In essence: it can be pretty
devastating particularly when we put things back into
the context of the future of work.
Why? Because your childs ability to participate in and
contribute to unprecedented, self-driven creative and
collaborative work is going to be one of the key
employable talents in the future. Your child could already
be building a digital portfolio of project work, without youeven knowing it.
But being able to unplug and manage time and energy
are essential skills your child needs to learn too. So, here
are three ways you can help them manage Minecraft in
your house:
1. Show genuine interest (this should be your
first step)If your child plays Minecraft, ask them to take you on a
tour. Show an interest in their passion, and ask them
questions like: what are you trying to build? What are your
goals? What are the steps you need to take? Whats the
coolest thing youve found? Set aside at least an hour for
this. Its highly likely theyd love the chance to share this
with you, which will help you to open up a new level of
connection with them.
2. Encourage interactivity correctlyMinecrafts multiplayer mode allows your child to play and
build in the same online world as their friends.
2013 Michael Grose
Michael Grose Presentations
PO Box 167 Balnarring Vic 3926 p + 61 3 5983 1798 f (03) 5983 1722 e [email protected]
All rights reserved. For more ideas, support and advice for all your parenting challenges please visit our website.
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StUDENt LaPtOP PROGRam 2014
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Digital learning is an essential part o the learning program
at Warragul Regional College.
As we move orward into an era where unding or
devices is no longer available rom governments, we are
committed to supporting our parent community to providea good quality robust laptop with 3 year onsite warranty
support at the minimum practical cost to amilies. We
also wish to use devices that are recognised by DEECD so
that the device can be transportable between schools.
The 2014 Laptop program is designed to supply the 2014
year 7's with their initial Secondary school machine and
the 2014 Year 10 cohort with a vastly superior machine
than the present government owned netbook feet.
It is expected that every student attending the College in
years 7 and 10 in 2014 will purchase or lease a laptop
through our laptop program.
Choice o odels:
Ater extensive research, the eLearning and IT department
have decided on a choice o three dierent Lenovo
laptops. Specic details or each device type and costs
will be shortly available, but the key dierences are
screen size, processing speed and built in CD/DVD drive
availability. Parents can choose the device or their child
based on personal preerence. The sotware provided on
all devices will be identical.
Choice o pyen opions:School Council has approved dierent payment options
or the devices.
Opion 1: Py upron by 13h Deceber 2013
I you make ull payment (either via a one o payment or
pay in instalments) beore 13th December:
The machine is yours to keep
You can give the device to your child or Christmas
You will go into a draw to win one o two base laptop
payment reunds. This rafe may be the best chance
you will ever have to win a major prize!
Opion 2: Lese ro he College vi Lerning ihtechnologies (Lwt)
This option allows you to make regular payments over the
three year lie o the laptop. Further:
To minimise the nancial risk and cost to parents,
the College organises and sponsors each amilyarrangement. LWT then organise or collection o
parent payments in close liaison with the College.
Payments are made to the provider on a regular
payment plan
I you leave the College within the lease period, you
will be given the option to return the laptop to the
school or to buy it out completely.
All aected amilies will shortly receive ull details o the
arrangement by mail and by email where available.
From the Business Manager
All amilies who have books or sale in the
Uniorm Shop are asked to collect them
i they wish to keep them. Any booksnot collected by 31 October 2013 will be
considered a donation to the College.
Books that are on next year's book list can
be resubmitted or sale. The Uniorm Shop
is open to collect books on Tuesday 3:15pm
4:15pm and Wednesday 1pm 4pm.
Details or this year's second hand book sale
will be in the next issue o Worth Reading.
SECOND HaND BOOk SaLE
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LaNGUaGE PERECtLast term Year 7, 8 and 9 language students had the
opportunity to trial an online program called Language
Perect. The program involves reading, writing and
listening to vocabulary on current and previous topics.
Its an excellent way to learn new words and an excellent
revision tool. Students are able to check their progress andsee where they are ranked in the class. The competitive
nature o the program helps motivate students. Student
eedback has included the ollowing comments:
I am learning the words a lot aster than I usually do.
This is great un and teaches me not just Indonesian but
English as well!
I like this. It has really helped me learn and memorise the
words and it is un.
The people at Language Perect kindly gave us two Ipodshufes to award to the students with the highest score in
each language. Well done to Emily Debnam who achieved
the top result in Indonesian and Matthew Burdett who
was the top scorer or Japanese.
As a result o so much positive student and teacher
eedback and obvious improvements to students language
learning, we have made the decision to put the Language
Perect program on the booklist or 2014. Its important
that you purchase this item so your child is able to achieve
the best possible outcomes. Look out or more inormation
in uture Worth Readings.
Donella Miller
Parents and Friends would like to inorm the College
community that we are trialing a change to the
opening times o the Uniorm Shop. The Uniorm
Shop will now be opening ater school on Tuesdays as
well as continuing to open on Wednesdays over lunch
and ater school to give parents and students moreopportunity to access the shop.
From the start o Term 4 2013 the new opening times
are as ollows:
tuesdy ernoon - 3.15p o 4.15p
wednesdy ernoon - 1p o 4p
As we are now starting the holidays that means that
Term Four and the end o the year is looming!! (and so
is Christmas! Sorry.) So here is some early inormation
in preparation or 2014.
Parents and Friends will once again be running
the Second-Hand Book Sale at the beginning o
December and inormation about books that can be
sold, dates and other details will be out early in Term 4.
The Uniorm Shop will also be open on Orientation
Day, which is Tuesday 10th December rom 8.15am to
10.15am both or new students and parents starting at
the College and any current students and parents or
uniorm sales and second-hand book sales.
The shop will also be opening over the January
holidays on the Landmark Book pick up day,
Wednesday 22nd January 2014 10am to 2pm and we
will also be opening an extra day over the holidays on
Wednesday 29th January rom 8.15am to 10.15am.
We hope the increased opening times will give
parents and students more opportunity to purchase
their uniorms rom the College which benets our
students as any prots are put back into the College.
Parents and Friends latest support or the College has
included a complete reurbishment o the Colleges
Gym/Exercise Room including new equipment and
a glass reptile cage or Chomper in the science
wing. I anybody would like to become involved withParents and Friends please contact Louise Young on
0402616678.
UNIORm SHOP
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Quote of the weekNothing is a waste o time i you use the
experience wisely.
Auguste Rodin
Have you ever thought about fostering children or young people?
Anglicare Victoria is looking for couples or single people who have
experience with parenting and can provide a safe and secure home
for children aged 5 15 years needing care for weekends, short term
and long term.
Our next Foster Carer training is being held on:
Saturdays
19th October and 2nd November
2013
10am 4pm
65 Church Street, Morwell
Bookings are essential. For further informationand to receive an information package please
contact:Anna Jones on 5136 9189 oremail [email protected]
CaR PaRkINGThe Baw Baw Shire has contacted Warragul Regional
College to inorm us that cars have been parking in
residents driveways and in ront o driveways in Archibald
Crescent in Warragul. Please be aware that the Baw Baw
Shire Parking Inspectors will be patrolling this area to
issue warnings and nes i appropriate. Residents in this
area have the right to access their home driveways without
the obstruction o other vehicles.