Newsletter No. 27 31st August 2017

From the Principal: Mr Peter Gutteridge

Inside this issue: Principal’s Report TA Report Schedule Dr Delaney Awards Sports News Careers News Study Slam Roster

97 Robinson St HORSHAM Victoria 3400

Postal: PO Box 542 Horsham Vic 3402

Ph 03 5382 3545 Fax 03 5382 0757

Email: principal@stbc.vic.edu.au

Website: www.stbc.vic.edu.au

Dear Parents,

Preparations will soon commence with our current Year 11 cohort concerning the process of elections of our College Student Leadership for 2018. Our Year 11 students will be given the opportunity to submit an application for Student Leadership 2018. Staff and students will then vote to shortlist the candidates. The final shortlisted candidates will then prepare and deliver their Leadership speech to a whole school assembly. On the next day, these candidates will front an interview panel where each candidate will be asked to expand upon their thoughts concerning Student Leadership at St Brigid’s. Announcement of the successful candidates will follow soon after this interview.

WHOLE SCHOOL REVIEW From Tuesday, September 12th through to Thursday, September 14th, St Brigid’s College will host reviewers Helen Goods, Bill Slatter, Chris Robarts and Mark McGinnity. The Panel members will interview staff, students and parents in relation to our ability as a school to achieve students’ potential in terms of learning outcomes and is partly dependent upon the capacity of the school to provide best possible learning environments across five key aspects of schooling. These five key aspects of schooling are: Catholic School Culture, Learning and Teaching, Wellbeing, Leadership and Stewardship and finally, Community Engagement. Any parent who would like to be part of a parent discussion group on Wednesday, 13th September commencing at 9.00am, can leave their name with our Front Office staff.

PRESENTATION BALL Our Year 10 students last night commenced the development of their dancing skills in preparation for our Presentation Ball to be held on Friday, October 27th at the Moore Pavilion at Longerenong College. The students will be instructed by Mrs. Jan Morris and Mr. James Henwood and if the early indications of our students’ enthusiasm and willingness to succeed remain then the Ball will be an exciting and wonderful event.

STUDENT EXCHANGE Congratulations to Jaclyn Clode (Yr 10) who has been accepted for a 2 month exchange to France (November and December), through Student Exchange Australia New Zealand Ltd. Well done, Jaclyn.

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STAFF NEWS We wish Louise and Tony Nield a restful and safe time during their Long Service Leave commencing next week. Louise and Tony will return at the commencement of Term 4.

Yours in the community of St Brigid’s College

Peter Gutteridge

Principal

Excitement is building as St Brigid's College inaugural Japan Tour participants make final preparations for the nearly three week trip to Japan which will take place at the end of this term!

Regular lunch-time meetings which involve preparation for home-stay experience, a day of school life, group decisions about luggage and clothing choices, learning more about Japanese food and eating etiquette, etc, cultural experiences by increased eagerness to learn usable vocabulary in class and connection of what we are learning about with what we will be doing.

The group of nineteen participants includes students, parents who have been host parents of the Japanese students who have visited us here at St Brigid's, and staff members who will be acquiring invaluable experience for the running of the next trip to Japan.

We plan to hold these trips biennially, with a biennial trip to Italy held in the alternate years. This consolidates and gives authenticity to the teaching of Italian and Japanese at St Brigid's, opens participant parents' and students' lives to a special package of international experience which includes home-stay, school life, fun (Disneyland! Universal Studios!), culture (the great shrines and temples of Tokyo, Kyoto, Miyajima and Nikko), history (Hiroshima and the Atom Bomb, Toshogu and the Samurai Era), travel (bullet trains!) and SHOPPING! Of course, none of the participants are going on it for the shopping!

We also want the broader community of Horsham to know how our academic curriculum offers opportunities for our students and families, through direct experience or through post-trip interaction with friends who went on the trip, to really "live" their study of Italian or Japanese. In many cases, this kind of experience is life-changing, and can lead to a rewarding career in teaching, hospitality, international relations, politics, or welfare services and truly enrich the lives of the students who are able to go on them.

Jeni Allen (Trip Leader)

G’DAY USA—2019

Forms available from the office.

Our Cleaners are desperately looking for old sheets. If you have any, please drop them at the office. Many thanks.

The new St Brigid's College winter jacket is now available from the Lowes store in Horsham Plaza. These jackets are part of our uniform and will be the only jacket permitted to be worn by students at school after Friday 19th August.

Community Emergency Management Survey 2017-2018 Hindmarsh, West Wimmera, Yarriambiack and Horsham Rural City municipalities all work together in their emergency management and planning. We’d like your point of view, to ensure we’re working on the things that worry you. Your family’s knowledge and experience are important – we would greatly appreciate you and your parents taking the time to share with us via the following survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CommEmMgt-Schools

If you would prefer to receive a paper form to complete, please contact Dianna Blake on (03) 5382 9760, or email dianna.blake@hrcc.vic.gov.au .

Survey closes September 25, 2017

SPORTS NEWS

CAREERS NEWS PLEASE CHECK OUT THE WEEKLY CAREERS NEWSLETTER . This weeks topics are:

Career events

VTAC Advice Nights at Swinburne University

Portfolio Information Evenings at Deakin University

Careers and Creative Day, Monash University

Digital Media courses

Information Technology Scholarship Programs

Unique Engineering degree at Charles Sturt University

UNSW Medicine Information Evening - YouTube video of the event

Elite Athlete bonus point scheme

Marine Science courses

New Bachelor of Medical Engineering at University of Newcastle

New Genomics, Medical Genomics and Food & Agribusiness majors at Deakin University

Australian Apprenticeship Pathways website

Defence Jobs website

Apprenticeships now open - Essential Energy (Electrical), Vantage Automotive (Automotive) and Cummins (Electrical and Mechanics)

White Card Game

How to become a psychologist

Careers in psychology

To access the Careers Newsletter go to our School Website www.stbc.vic.edu.au

Newsletters Careers News

Congratulations to Victoria Taylor (centre) on winning WNA 17 and Under Best and Fairest. Victoria is pictured with Tamika Mentha (3rd) and Monique Scott (2nd). Well done Victoria

VCE MEDIA

St Brigid's College VCE Media students are excited to have the wonderful opportunity to extend their classroom learning by producing and presenting a weekly radio segment on Triple H Community Radio. Tune in on Thursdays on 96.5FM between 2-3pm to listen!

VCAL

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK

To help promote ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ Connect Ed student, Katrina presented St Brigid’s College VCAL Coordinator Lesley Lannen with a beautiful bunch of flowers. The presentation was made during Monday Munchies, a healthy luncheon program at the Salvation Army Hall. This is a partnership between St Brigid’s College, Salvation Army and the Connect Ed. Each week VCAL students from both schools are given the opportunity to work together to provide lunch for the Connect Ed and St Brigid’s students. The program is in its 5th year- a great achievement. Above is a photo of Katrina presenting the flowers to Lesley Lannen.

In support of Mental Health Week in October, VCAL students from St Brigid’s College are working in partnership with Headspace to develop a full day workshop for Year 9 students. The purpose of the workshop is to promote positive strategies that can be used by young people when dealing with periods of anxiety and depression. The workshops will include hands on practical activities. This week was the first meeting of the team that will be involved in the workshop. It was an opportunity to brainstorm the different activities and to create the program for the day. Stay tuned for more details! The team consists of: Harry Bryan, Sapphira Williams and Nikita Jorgensen (VCAL Students), Antonia Jeffery (Student Wellbeing Coordinator) and Emma Hynes (Community Development & Youth Engagement Officer from Headspace). Lesley Lannen (VCAL Coordinator ) is also part of the team (not pictured).

MINDFULNESS MATTERS

COMMUNITY PROJECTS – OFF AND RUNNING!!!!

As part of their program for semester two, VCAL students need to participate in a community project. A number of our Year 11 VCAL students are working on two projects for the Kanamaroo Festival. One group is building chairs and tables out of recycled pellets and the other group is designing and building 3 photo-booths. The designs on the photo-booths will reflect images of the Wimmera. Pictures show some of he boys working on their projects.

Declan Ballantine and Josh Haby

Zac Dunlop and Tom Mackley

Mon 4th Sep Yr 9/10 Boys Netball —State Finals

Tue 5th Sep Yr 7/8 Volleyball—Black Ranges

Thu 7th Sep Yr 8 Mass 2.10pm

Fri 8th Sep Yr 10M Mass 10.05am

Mon 11th Sep –Fri 15th Sep

VCE Outdoor Ed Snow Trip

Mon 11th Sep Yr 7 Mass 2.10pm

Mon 18th Sep Greater Western Athletics Carnival

Tue 19th Sep Vinnies Festival Gathering

Thu 21st Sep SRC Blue Light Disco 7.00pm-10.00pm

Fri 22nd Sep Catholic Mission Fete Day & Mass

Year 11/12

Imogen Chesterfield—For her proactive approach in Literature and dedicated approach to her studies in

Distance Education.

Year 9/10

Lachlan Downie—For going above and beyond during the School Production

of Grease.

Year 7/8

Kayla Kelm—For winning the HDNFL Under 13 Netball Best and Fairest.

Congratulations!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS DR DANIEL DELANEY AWARDS

TA REPORT SCHEDULE

Week/Date TA Reports released

Week 7 Sep 1st Yr 9

Week 8 Sep 8th Yr 8

Week 9 Sep 15th Yr 7

Week 10 Sep 22nd No TA Interviews

Week 1 Oct 12th Yr 12

Week 2 Oct 20th Yr 11

Date 9.00am —11.15am 11.15am—1.30pm

Mon 4th Sep Kelly McRae Wendy Rowe

Tue 5th Sep Melinda Taylor Shantelle Adams

Wed 6th Sep Mel Murray Susie Mibus

Thu 7th Sep Nicole Meyer Joan Velthuis

Fri 8th Sep Zeina Jordan Zeina Jordan

Mon 11th Sep Clare Dunn Christine Wearne

Tue 12th Sep Paula Toll Melissa Goldsmith

Wed 13th Sep Jenny Gaulke Cathie Robertson

Thu 14th Sep Melanie Scott Jo Carroll

Fri 15th Sep Lee O’Grady Emma Russell

CANTEEN ROSTER

STUDY SLAM ROSTER

Mon 4th Sep Ebony Cramer

Tue 5th Sep Jeni Allen

Wed 6th Sep Lesley Lannen

Thu 7th Sep Cathy van Dyk

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