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CAMPERDOWN COLLEGE NEWSLETTER Term 2, Week 3, 4th May 2017

Camperdown

Camperdown College students, staff and families again participated proudly in the town ANZAC march and service. Flag bearers Andrew Anderson and Alanah Blake ably led the various community participants in the march and our Junior and Senior School Captains Evie Clementson, Bailey McGillivray, Soraya Clark and Nicholas Jones led our school group and laid wreaths on behalf of their peers.

Clockwise from top: Alanah Blake; School Captains Evie Clementson, Soraya Clark; Nicholas Jones and

Bailey McGillivray; Junior Campus students watching the service; Andrew Anderson.

Soraya also joined the official party to give a reading during the service. It was terrific to see so many of our Camperdown College students from Prep through to Year 12 participate in this important day of remembrance, paying tribute and giving thanks to the service men and women of Australia and New Zealand.

Cherie Kilpatrick Principal

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…

The Camperdown College 2016 Annual

Report was presented and endorsed at

last Wednesday’s School Council

meeting. It is a compliance requirement

that schools report annually on student

achievement, engagement and

wellbeing as well as the school’s

financial performance and position.

Copies of the Annual Report can be obtained through the

College website and either campus office.

Teachers are once again completing progress reports on

Compass for all students from Prep to Year 12. Every six

weeks, teachers allocate a rating on a 1-4 scale for four

learning attributes that underpin student achievement. The

progress report is presented on Compass in the form of

coloured graphs as well as numbers, so that students and

parents can keep track of improvements and identify areas

for attention in the next six week period. We have included

an explanation of the Junior and Senior Campus 1-4

learning attribute ratings in this week’s newsletter. You can

also find these learning attributes tables within Compass

(open in browser) by selecting the pencil icon and clicking

on the School Resources button. Please note that a paper

copy of your child’s progress report can be supplied

through the relevant campus office if you are unable to

access Compass at home.

I am very appreciative of the efforts made by our students

and families to ensure school attendance is an absolute

priority. Any support you are able to give neighbours and

other College families to assist with transport or other

matters that affect school attendance is greatly appreciated.

Every child attending school on time, every day, ready for

learning leads to much better educational and wellbeing

outcomes for individuals, and our whole community

benefits in the long run.

We have made great gains with our overall school

attendance data and our data compares very favourably

with other schools. There is, however, still work to be

done to achieve greater consistency. We will continue to

work towards reducing the percentage of students with 20

or more absences per year to zero, to close the

achievement gap and ensure that every student has the best

chance of a happy, healthy and successful future.

There is a process you can follow if you are concerned

about a young person not attending school and wish to

refer the matter to the Department of Education for

investigation. Any member of the community can make a

referral to a School Attendance Officer about a child of

compulsory school age who appears not to be enrolled,

and copies of the community referral form are available at

either campus office.

Ms Cherie Kilpatrick, Principal

Thursday – Friday 4th – 5th May Year 10 Careers Camp

Thursday – Friday 4th – 5th May Year 9 Halls Gap Camp

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Monday 8th May Sporting Schools: Football and Netball

Tuesday – Thursday 9th – 11th May NAPLAN

Wednesday 10th May Senior House Cross Country (Session 5/6)

Wednesday 10th May Sporting Schools: Funastics

Wednesday 10th May Parents & Friends Meeting at the Junior Campus from 7.30pm

Friday 12th May Mother’s Day Breakfast from 7.30am – 8.30am at the Junior Campus

Friday 12th May Mother’s Day Stall for Prep – Year 6 students at the Junior Campus

Friday 12th May Year 10 TAFE Taster Day in Warrnambool

Friday 12th May Year 3 – 6 District Cross Country in Noorat

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Monday 15th May Sporting Schools: Football and Netball


Thursday 18th May Year 9/10 Drama Excursion to Melbourne

Friday 19th May Year 3/4 Tower Hill Excursion

Friday 19th May VSSS District Rehearsal in Colac

Friday 19th May HSSSA Cross Country

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Monday – Friday 22nd – 26th May Education Week: Healthy Mind, Healthy Body

Monday 22nd May Year 11 Geography Field Trip to Apollo Bay

Monday 22nd May Yoga at the Junior Campus for Education Week

Monday 22nd May Sporting Schools: Football and Netball

Tuesday 23rd May ICAS Digital Technologies Competition

Tuesday 23rd May Yoga at the Junior Campus for Education Week

Tuesday 23rd May Year 9 SSL Information Night at the Senior Campus

Wednesday 24th May Junior Campus Grandparents/Special Persons Morning from 9am – 11am

Wednesday 24th May Junior Campus National Simultaneous Storytime in the BER Building at 11am


Wednesday 24th May Year 7 Information Night at the Senior Campus from 7pm – 9pm See below

Thursday 25th May Yoga at the Junior Campus for Education Week

Thursday 25th May Junior Interschool Sports: Year 7 – 9 Football and Year 7 – 8 Netball

Friday 26th May Year 3 – 6 Division Cross Country in Warrnambool

Friday 26th May Prep – Year 6 First Aid in Schools

Excellence ~ Respect ~ Responsibility ~ Caring ~ Honesty

ANZAC Parade:

Our campus was very well represented at the ANZAC parade last week. SRC members Andrew Anderson and

Alanah Blake led the parade carrying the Australian flag. School Captain Soraya Clark presented a reading and with

fellow Captain Nicholas Jones laid a wreath on behalf of the Senior Campus.

Camps: Both Year 9/10 students have had the pleasure of being on camp from Wednesday through until tomorrow. Year 10

students have travelled to Melbourne to participate in a discovery program that aims to expose students to a range of

careers/tertiary options whilst also familiarising students with the use of public transport. Year 9 students have spent their time

enjoying all that the Grampians have to offer. Students have camped in Halls Gap, prepared their own meals using trangeas and have

completed three hikes.

Federation University – Discovery Day:

Years 9 students participated in a range of activities conducted by students and staff from Federation University as part of their

careers’ program last week. The activities centred on breaking down the barriers about university education. Thanks to Mrs Maskell

for organising this excursion.

NAPLAN:

The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests for students in Year 7 and 9 will be conducted next

week. It is very important that students are in attendance on these days as performance on these tests is used to monitor student

growth and set future learning targets. The timetable for NAPLAN is:

Tuesday – Language Conventions and Writing

Wednesday – Reading

Thursday Numeracy.

Students who are unable to attend on the day of the test will participate in catch up sessions.

Student Surveys:

As was mentioned in the previous newsletter Senior Campus students have had the opportunity to complete a brief online survey on

each of their subject teachers over the past three weeks. Student feedback forms an integral part of a teacher’s professional

development. Staff will receive valuable feedback on: their practice, impact of learning activities, relationships and enable future

discussions to take place on how to improve learning outcomes.

In addition to this, students in Year 7-12 will next week complete the annual Attitudes to School Survey and for the first time this will

be completed online. The results from this survey provide us with valuable data on students’ views of their wellbeing, teaching and

learning, and school in general, to support school improvement.

Airodrome:

Year 11 and 12 VCAL students enjoyed their celebratory day at Airodrome in Geelong last week. The students spent time perfecting

their skills on the tramps, foam pit and bounce wall areas. A number of students were proud of the fact that they were able to execute

a double front flip!

National Gallery of Victoria:

Last Thursday, the Year 12 Studio Arts students attended the National Gallery of

Victoria to view the Top Arts exhibition, an exhibition that showcases some of the

best artwork from VCE students in 2016. It was a really valuable experience as they

got to view the student folios, attend a presentation and a Q & A session given by

two of the Top Arts students. As well as Top Arts, the students visited the Festival

of Photography, ACMI and visited Hozier Lane to check out the graffiti. A rich and

varied day of art! Thanks to Mrs Mann for organising this wonderful experience.

Year 7 Information Night:

Our Year 7 Information Night will be held on Wednesday 24th

May commencing at 7pm. Please share this date with any interested

families.

Progress Reports:

Progress Reports will be uploaded to Compass tomorrow. These will provide valuable information on how your child is tracking in all

subjects.

Vicki Angus, Senior Campus Assistant Principal

Cross Country:

With sunny skies prevailing upon us, our Prep – Year 6 House Cross Country was

strongly contested yesterday at the Frederick Street Sporting Complex. Congratulations

to all children who participated in this event. It was great weather for spectators and

competitors alike. It was fantastic to see the support and encouragement the students

gave to each other. Congratulations to Manifold house for taking home the winning

shield. Congratulations to all children who have made it through to the Interschool Cross

Country to be held next Friday 12th

May at Noorat. Also thanks must go to Mr Attrill for his organisation

of the event and to all parents and grandparents who came along to offer their support to the children.

Senior Campus News

Junior Campus News

Soraya Clark, Ebony Sanders and Louie Fagan

Nikita Carter and

Stella Horspole


Progress Reports:

Staff have now completed progress reports for students. The reports will be available for viewing on Compass from tomorrow. If you

have any questions about your child’s progress, please do not hesitate to make contact with either myself or your child’s teacher. A

reminder that Compass is the platform for communication with staff, parents and students and therefore we encourage all families

who have not yet registered for a Compass login, to contact Amy in the office.

Division Track and Field:

Last Thursday, Nikita Carter and Stella Horspole competed in the 1500m run at the division competition in Warrnambool. Both

students represented our College with great pride, finishing in the top 10 for their age group. Great effort girls!

Staffing:

We would like to welcome Narelle Rasmussen to our Junior Campus staff. Narelle has been employed as an educational support

member and will be working predominantly with the Year 3 – 6 students. Welcome Narelle!

I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome a former student, Madison Helmore. Madison is a Latrobe University, 4th

year

teacher education student, who is working in Year 3/4C over the coming weeks.

NAPLAN:

NAPLAN testing will commence next week. The dates for NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) this

year are Tuesday 9th

, Wednesday 10th

and Thursday 11th

May and will involve all of our Year 3 and 5 students.

NAPLAN is the measure through which governments, education authorities, schools, teachers and parents can determine whether or

not young Australians are meeting important educational outcomes in Literacy and Numeracy. The tests provide parents and schools

with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the tests. They also provide schools, states and

territories with information about how educational programs are working and which areas need to be prioritised for improvement.

NAPLAN tests are one aspect of the school’s assessment and reporting process and do not replace the extensive, ongoing assessments

made by teachers about each student’s performance. If you have any questions about the NAPLAN tests, please visit

http://www.nap.edu.au or speak with your child’s classroom teacher.

Somers Camp:

Every two years, our College is offered a limited number of students to attend Somers Camp. This year our allocated dates are

Tuesday 10th –

Wednesday 18th

October. All students in Year 5/6 have now received a letter outlining the camp details and an

expression of interest form. If you wish your child to be considered for the camp, please return the form by Friday 12th

May.

Home Reading:

A reminder that all students at Camperdown College should be reading every night. I cannot stress how important it is for you to show

interest in your child’s reading, including the newspaper and footy records.... anything of interest to them. Reading aloud is also

important for confidence, fluency and pronunciation. To borrow a quote from well-known author Dr Seuss:

Please remember that reading at home should be with text they can read without a struggle. If it is too hard, they lose interest and

meaning. At school the teachers work with them on more challenging books and articles.

Clare Monk

Junior Campus Assistant Principal

http://www.nap.edu.au/


T2 W4: Monday 8th – Friday 12th May 2017

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Congratulations to our 2016 Unit 3&4 Geography class for

achieving outstanding results that attracted the attention of the

Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria. The efforts and

achievements of our five Geography students and 2016

Geography teacher Mrs Suzanne Charles were applauded, and

Molly Helmore (now studying Occupational Therapy at Latrobe

University) and Bridget Moyle both received High Achiever

certificates for scores over 40.

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To assist with catering, please indicate how many people will be attending: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mother’s Day Breakfast Friday 12th May from 7.30am – 8.30am

Family Name: .................................................................................................................................. Number of people attending: .................................

On: Friday 12th May In: the BER building

At: the Junior Campus From: 7.30am – 8.30am

All mother’s/special people are invited to attend with their

children.

Bacon and egg sandwiches, cereal, juice, fruit, yoghurt, tea and coffee will be available for

$4.00 per head.

Please note that breakfast will not be served after 8.30am.

Charlie Lucas, Courtney Fenton, Mrs Suzanne Charles, Bridge Moyle and Taj Merrett


Mother’s Day Stall

It’s that time of year again, when we ask each student in Prep – Year 6 to donate one gift for the Parents & Friends Mother’s Day Stall on Friday 12th May. Could all donated gifts please be left at the Junior Campus Office by Friday 5th May so

that they can be gift wrapped.

All students are encouraged to bring $3 on Friday 12th May to purchase a gift for their

mum/special person.

There will be no College Café next Tuesday 9th May due to NAPLAN testing.

Each Tuesday lunchtime @ the Senior Campus

Year 9 Discovery Day Last Monday, the Year 9

students (pictured right)

travelled to Federation

University in Ballarat to

participate in a Discovery

Day.

They engaged in a workshop called focus on

your future which got them to explore their

strengths and aspects of their personality and

make links to potential careers and pathway

planning. They also completed an amazing race

around the university, exploring the various

departments and facilities.

Suzanne Maskell, Careers Coordinator

Selected students in Year 3 – 12 recently took part in this writing competition.

Camperdown College was very proud to announce that both campuses had more than ten students make it pass the initial level of judging which placed us in the

top 10% in Australia.

Progress Reports: Progress reports will be uploaded onto Compass tomorrow, Friday 5th May.

Vicki Angus Assistant Principal


VCAL Airodrome Excursion On Wednesday, VCAL students (pictured left) travelled to Geelong for their

Celebration Day where they enjoyed the day at Airodrome. The students were busy

during Term 1 developing the area around our new shed, cleaning out the nursery

and doing various gardening tasks around the College. It was great to have a day

out socialising together and enjoying each other’s company. I have been extremely

impressed with the students’ level of motivation and work ethic so far this year and

look forward to continuing to achieve great outcomes.

Suzanne Maskell, VCAL Coordinator

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Junior Campus communication sent to parents this week:J29 Term 2 Sporting Schools Waiting List J30 Parents & Friends News

J31 Prep – Year 6 Cross Country J32 Australian Mathematics Challenge

J33 (1) Somers Camp Information J33 (2) Somers Camp Expressions of Interest

J34 Year 3/4 Historical Society

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

Year 1/2B: The day my pet disappeared…

I am mad at my fish because I just found out… IT WENT TO HAWAII! OK, if you didn’t

understand a single word I just said, I’ll show you. OK, readers, we’re going on a flashback. My fish

is welding. I’m eating breakfast. Suddenly I hear a “Boom!” Oh no! I think my fish has escaped

again! Oh no! It has!

The day my pet disappeared was when my white lion went on holidays to Antarctica. Me and Abey were at my house. First me and

Abey realised that there was a note on the door. It said “I am sorry because I am going on holidays to Antarctica”. Next me and Abey

went to Antarctica. Then we went looking for my pet because I was so angry at him. After we found him we went home. Finally we

made a rule that no one will leave again.

One day I woke up and saw my monkey cage open and (it was Christmas) he had left me a present! I

remembered it was the holidays. I walked to the window and saw my monkey doing the tango down the

street! “Oh yeah, he’s got mixed up and thought we really were going on holidays!” I thought. I saw

Nancy and Noah down the street and when I was talking to them to say “Hello” I saw Kaden in his

house. We all met but then we saw Lazy (my monkey) jump on someone’s head. First I yelled at Lazy,

but he kept jumping on people’s heads, and he just wouldn’t stop!

Graeme Bennett, Year 1/2B Teacher


Camperdown College Uniform Shop opening hours: Wednesdays from 3.15pm – 4.00pm

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

With the exception of new families, we are unable to open the Uniform Shop outside of these hours. We thank you for your understanding.

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Once you see the screen on the right, add an account by typing Camperdown College.

Follow the prompts to log in. Note that if you have not registered for your user name and password, you’ll need to contact the Junior or Senior Campus Office.

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Fun4Kids Festival: Wednesday 5th

to Sunday 9th

July 2017

Fun4Kids Festival 2017 volunteer registrations are now open! Secondary School Students who wish to

volunteer must be 14 years of age or over at the start of this year’s Festival. There is a variety of workshop

areas in which to volunteer –art and craft areas, animation, painting, cooking, face painting or woodwork!

Rosters are flexible and you will receive a t-shirt and lunch on your volunteer day! Register via the website

http://www.fun4kids.com.au/volunteers or contact Stephanie, Events and Promotions Coordinator to send out

a registration pack via mail [email protected] or phone 03 5559 4834.

http://www.fun4kids.com.au/volunteers

mailto:[email protected]


April 21st 2017: Ceejay Frith, Jazhara Ellerton, Oliver Clark, Josh Hope, Jake Light, Cobi Creely, Billy Tarbolton and Charlie Unwin.

April 28th

2017: Mikaela Lawlor, Abey McLachlan, Taylah Blake, Ruby Walsh, Isaac Coote, Mercy Rothman and Taleah Burgess.

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