NUMURKAH

SECONDARY COLLEGE Email: numurkah.sc@education.vic.gov.au www.numurkahsc.vic.edu.au Phone: 58621088 Facebook: Numurkah Secondary College

Not for one—but for all

March 12, 2021

Issue 2021—02

In this issue:

Principal’s Report Dear Parents and Friends,

What a fabulous and vibrant few weeks we have had a school with

students engaged in Outdoor Education camps, Performing Arts

excursions, auditioning for the college musical, attending targeted

wellbeing sessions with external supports, taking part in amazing

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

projects, beginning and continuing literacy intervention programs,

working in the garden and much more.

Next Tuesday evening is the School Council AGM (Annual General

Meeting) – this an open meeting which all members of the College

Community are most welcome to attend. At the AGM we will thank

outgoing School Council Members and welcome new members to

the team.

School Council AGM Tuesday 16

th March 6pm in the College Staffroom.

A light supper will be provided. All welcome.

Objectives of School Council

The objectives of the School Council are set out in the school council’s Constituting Order and section 2.3.4 of

the Education and Training Reform Act and are to:

assist in the efficient governance of the school

ensure that its decisions affecting students of the school are made having regard, as a primary

consideration, to the best interest of the students

enhance the educational opportunities of students at the school

ensure the school and the council complies with any requirements of the Education and Training Reform

Act, the Education and Training Reform Regulations, a Ministerial Order or a direction, guideline or policy

issued under the Education and Training Reform Act

Functions of School Council

The key functions of school council with regard to the school are:

to establish the broad direction and vision of the school within the school's community

to arrange for the supply of:

goods

services

facilities

materials

equipment

other things or matters required for the conduct of the school, including the provision of preschool

programs

to raise funds for school related purposes

to regulate and facilitate the after-hours use of the school premises and grounds

Principal’s Report

Dates to Remember

Outdoor Ed Surf Trip Report

Middle School Drama Excursion

Meals on Wheels

Clean Up Australia Day

Senior School Laptop Requirements

Middle School Textiles

Harmony Week.

Cont.

to exercise a general oversight of the school buildings and grounds and ensure they are kept in good

order and condition

to provide for the cleaning and sanitary services that are necessary for the school

to ensure that all money coming into the hands of the council is expended for proper purposes relating to

the school

to inform itself and take into account any views of the school community for the purpose of making

decisions in regard to the school and the students at the school

to generally stimulate interest in the school in the wider community

to prepare the School Strategic Plan and the Annual Implementation Plan — to be signed by the

President and the Principal

to report annually (the Annual Report) to the school community and to the Department on

the school’s financial activities

the School Strategic Plan, and

any other matters that are determined by the Minister

to manage the hire, licence and shared use of school facilities

to determine the dates for the school’s student-free days

in accordance with the number of student-free days each calendar year specified by the Secretary of

the Department

to perform any other function or duty, or to exercise any power conferred or imposed on the council by or

under:

the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, or

any regulations made under that Act

a Ministerial Order made, or direction issued, by the Minister under the Education and Training Reform

Act.

We’d love to welcome you on Tuesday evening.

Take care and stay safe,

Claire Kelly

Principal

Committee Members

Roger Jones (President), Damien Hipwell (Vice President),

Claire Kelly (Executive Officer), Deanne Dewar, Jacqui Martin, Peter Smyth, Chris Deitch, Kathleen Newby, David Cook, Rebecca Newbery, Kaitlyn Dicker, Jack Millen and Matthew O’Flynn

2021 members: We welcome Peta Russo , Angela Joy, Kelly Bloomfield, Kate Kelly, Charlotte Brown, Dylan Craven and Jazmin Britt plus returning members Roger Jones, Kathleen Newby and Jacqui Martin.

Next meeting: Annual General Meeting 16th March.

MARCH 16 Immunisations Yr’s 7 & 10 16 School Council AGM 19 Psychology Excursion—Melbourne 23 Year 12 PE Excursion METS Biomechanics

APRIL 1 Last day of Term 1 19 First day of Term 2 25 Anzac Day

MAY 10-13 NAPLAN

SCHOOL COUNCIL DATES TO REMEMBER

Follow the Numurkah Secondary College Facebook page

for photos of our students attending excursions, updates,

and fun activities at NSC.

Are you wanting to access back copies of NSC newsletters? Go to the NSC website

OUTDOOR ED. SURF TRIP —TORQUAY

On the 18th and 19th of Feb the Year 10 Outdoor Ed

group set off for their first camp for 2021, a surfing

adventure to the coastal town of Torquay. After a

long bus trip, we headed straight to the Torquay surf

beach for a bite of lunch before heading to the

Australian Surf Museum for a tour, where we learnt

about the history of surfing and checked out some

extremely old and valuable surf boards. After the tour

finished, we hit the surf outlets and hunted for a

bargain or 2 for an hour or so, before we went and

had a look at the iconic Bells Beach. The evening

consisted of heading into Torquay for dinner before

retiring to our tents for the night. An early start had us

hitting the waves at Anglesea at 8am on the Friday,

and all the students did an amazing job working on

their surfing skills. The students did a fantastic job

representing NSC, and I am looking forward to many

awesome trips with these students.

Andrew Nicholls

OE/PE Teacher

Middle School Drama—Excursion Australian Shakespeare Company

"On the 9th of March the Middle School

Drama class went to the Royal Botanical

Gardens and met the great crew and

cast of the Australian Shakespeare

Company. Then we watched the

rehearsal of the Midsummer Night Dream.

We learnt that they put carpet on the

outdoor stage to reduce slipping over

when it is wet. Then we went to the

Athenaeum Theatre and we met Paul

and he showed us around and back

stage and we learnt that sailors used to

work backstage because ropes are used

for the lights. Then we went to the

costume and props warehouse and were

allowed to put on capes. Kaspa told us

that paints need to be stored in cooler

areas or it goes off, and so does make

up."

Imogen - Year 9 NSC

Hayden Kawau and Bailey Stevenson volunteered for the Meals on Wheels

program to support the vulnerable in our community.

Norma Freeman was grateful for the meal she received.

Meals on Wheels

—giving back to our community

Clean up Australia Day To deal with the growing amount of litter around the school, Year 11 VCAL students took on the

challenge of organising a school event for Clean Up Australia Day on Friday the 5th March. The

Year 11s held a BBQ, offering free sausages in exchange for a bag of rubbish. This encouraged a

terrific turnout, and a combined total of 10kg of trash was collected! Thank you to everyone

who participated! Special thanks to Meat on Melville who sponsored the event.

For more information

about

NSC Athletics Club

please see

Mr. Deitch

or

Miss Bock.

Senior School Laptops: VCE and VCAL Requirements

Students who arrive to class without their laptop will have the following message sent

home via text.

“_________ has left their laptop at home. If possible, we are asking for the Laptop to be

bought to school. Thank you for your support with this.”

The student will be asked to work in the library with alternative work provided to them until

their Laptop can be dropped to school.

Students will not be permitted to leave the school grounds to retrieve a Laptop which has

been left at home.

Students without their Laptop will complete paper and pen based work in the library not

in their VCE or VCAL class.

This work may not always align with their classes work which will result in them needing to

catch up on their classwork in their own time, the work room or after school in the VCAL

catch up session provided Monday afternoons from 3.30 – 4.30 pm or the VCE study

sessions on Monday and Thursday afternoons from 3.30 – 5.00 pm.

Our Senior Students are young adults. It is our obligation to ensure they are taking

responsibility for their own learning and make sure they have the correct equipment to

engage in their classes – which means having their fully charged Laptop at school every

day.

Thank you for your support with this.

Middle School Textiles students have looked at a range of

manufacturing techniques involved in the manufacture of artificial

flowers. They have then learnt dying, shaping and cutting techniques

to produce their own custom flower suitable for a headpiece.

Flowers made included roses, lilies, orchids and a daffodil. They were

able to use traditional French flower making tools as well as

Japanese Sombana tools. Dyes were hand painted and it took some

control to blend colours that they wanted. Students made their own

stamen using a range of techniques. Overall they have done a very

good job for their first ever efforts in flower making and are now

working on completing an evaluation of their work and work

process. Looking forward to seeing the outcomes in the next task

which will involve some Computer Aided Design work in the style of

designer Bisa Butler.

Harmony Week 2021

As part of our Harmony Week celebrations this Wednesday the

NSC canteen will be offering a special of Burgers From Around

The World. These tasty items will be prepared by NSC VET

Hospitality students.

Please order and pay for your at the Canteen before Monday 15th March. All burgers $5.00. Burgers

will be served on Wednesday 17th March for ONE day only.

Ultimate Kangaroo Aussie Burger.

Thai Pork Burger.

Greek Lamb Burger.

Indian Style Pumpkin and Corn Burger.

Mexican Chicken Burger with Corn Salsa and Lime Aioli.

Eat Up Breakfast Program.

NSC Breakfast Program is now running in T1 two mornings

per week. We welcome students to come into T1 for

breakfast from 8.30am.

Dates for up coming

breakfast are:

Friday 12th March

Monday 15th March

Friday 19th March

Monday 22nd March

Thursday 25th March

Cereals, fresh fruit, fruit cups, milk drinks, cereals, toast and cheese toasties are all available.

Students may eat in T1 or grab and go. House captains and staff are volunteering to help so that

everyone has a great start to the day.

KATUNGA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB

REGISTRATION NIGHTS / TRAINING DATES / AUSKICK AND NetSetGo.

The Katunga Football Netball Club wishes to advise that our Registration sessions will be held at the following times:-

Thursday 25 February 5:00pm—7:30pm

Sunday 28 February 9:00pm—11:30am

Thursday 4 March 5:00pm—7:30pm

Thursday 18 March 5:00pm—7.30pm

Unfortunately due to excessive numbers, registrations to play netball for 2021 are now closed, unless you have just moved to the area. Netballers are advised that they are still required to attend the registration nights to complete ap-propriate club paperwork and fees.

It’s imperative that all online registrations are completed asap to be covered for insurance and club registrations and payment details to be completed on one of the above session or submitted and paid electronically. Please visit our website www.katungafnc.sportingpulse.net for further information, online registration links, club membership form and payment sheet.

Football Training Seniors – Tuesday and Thursday - 6:15pm start

Thirds – Currently training Thursdays - 5:15pm start

Fourths – Commencing Thursday 4 March at 5:00pm

Fifths – Commencing Thursday 18 March at 5:00pm

Netball Training Seniors – Tuesday and Thursday - 6:00pm start

17/Unders – Tuesday and Thursday - 5:00pm

15/Unders – Tuesday and Thursday - 5:00pm

13/Unders - Tuesday and Thursday - 5:00pm

11/Unders – Commencing Thursday 11 March at 5:00pm

AusKick and NetSetGo will again run this year during Term 2. Details on registering will be available towards the end of Term 1. Please keep an eye on our website, Facebook page or TeamApp.

For further information please contact Rachael Howden on 0400 877 409 or katungafnc@outlook.com