MAR 2019

INFORMATION UPDATE #2

W H E R E Y O U R F U T U R E B E G I N S

S E N I O R C O L L E G E

Principal’s MessageIt has been a very busy but exciting start to the year: Year 11 & 12 ATAR Preparation Days, Understanding WACE Parent Night, Year 11 Student Council elections, Year 11 Meet the Mentor Parent Nights, Year 12 Colours Evening and Course specific excursions – all in five weeks! Still to come this term is the Parents Interim Report Night and Careers Expo on Wednesday, 20 March.

Student Interim Report Parent EveningWednesday, 20 March - 2.00pm to 7.00pmParents will be emailed a link to access their child’s Interim Report on Thursday, 14 March. This link will only be active for four weeks. After this time, the report will not be accessible. Please download or print a copy for future reference. If you do not receive an email from the College with the link, please contact Mrs Janet Vincent on 9304 5800. The Finance Officer will also be available on the night to receive College charges.Information regarding the interview booking process to meet with teachers will be emailed home on Wednesday, 13 March. This is the perfect opportunity for parents to meet with their child’s classroom teacher to discuss their progress to date. If you require further information regarding the online booking process, please contact Mrs Amanda Smith on 9304 5800 or by email to: Amanda.Smith2@education.wa.edu.au

Explore Careers Expo @ MSC – Wednesday, 20 MarchParents and students will have the opportunity to gain important information about career decisions at the ‘Explore Careers Expo’ on Wednesday 20 March from 3.00 to 6.00pm. More information can be found under ‘Careers Information’ in this update.

Absence notificationsI would like to encourage all parents and guardians to notify the College when their child has been/or will be absent from the College. We have a full time Attendance Officer, Ms Andrea Talbot who can be contacted on 9304 5603 for any absentee notifications, or you can SMS the College on 0409 084 812.

Entertainment Books - coming soon!!The College will once again be fundraising through Entertainment Book sales. Every book sold will raise funds for the Alumni Scholarship Fund which offers scholarships to students at the College. More information regarding purchasing a book will be available soon.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

2020 Year 11 Enrolment Applications - NOW OPENEnrolments for 2020 Year 11 students at Mindarie Senior College has now opened. All enrolment information can be accessed from our webpage under ‘Future Students’. Hard copies are also available from the College Reception. Please share this information with your family and friends who may be considering enrolling their child at the College for Year 11 in 2020.

‘Out of Area’ enrolment applications must be lodged by Friday, 26 July 2019. The first round of ‘In Area’ enrolment applications close on Wednesday, 19 June 2019.

Please visit the website to download an application form: http://www.mindarie.wa.edu.au/sites/default/files/2019_Enrolment_package_Form.pdf

Term 2 - Students first dayThe College will commence Term 2 on Monday, 29 April.All students are expected to attend College on this day.

College Closed to StudentsThe College will be CLOSED to all students on the following dates this term:• Wednesday, 20 March - College closed until 2.00pm for Interim Report Night & Careers Expo• Wednesday, 3 April - Workplace Learning visits – staff offsite all day• Friday, 12 April - College Professional Learning Day

Semester 1 ATAR Preparation Program for Year 11 & 12 studentsThe College, in partnership with Mastermind Australia, are offering exam preparation sessions in a range of courses for both Year 11 and 12 ATAR students at a reduced cost ($80 per course) in the upcoming school holidays in the local area.

This exam preparation program is an extremely valuable and worthwhile opportunity for students to achieve at a higher level with confidence and pursue personal excellence in their studies. Parents of ATAR students will receive a detailed email next week regarding the workshops on offer and all ATAR students will also receive the Mastermind flyer.

Students who are not required to sit an exam should still be working on any outstanding assessments during this time. Individual teachers may contact you to inform you of the need for your child to attend the College during the exam period.

Semester 1 Exam Period Information

ATAR STUDENTSSemester 1 exams commence on

Tuesday, 4 June through to Friday, 14 June

Parents are reminded not to book holidays during exams

Students and medicationThe Department of Education policy guidelines state that the College is not to provide any medications (e.g. Panadol, Nurofen) to students. Students are asked to carry their own medication with them.If you would like further clarification on this, please contact Student Services on 9304 5819.

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Students leaving the College earlyParents should be aware of the procedure for students who need to leave College early.APPOINTMENT - In the event of known appointments, please contact the College on 9304 5819, with regard to the collection of students during the College day for the appointment. SICKNESS - In the event that a child presents to Student Services feeling sick, the College must be in contact with you before the child will be able to leave College grounds.If a child contacts a parent to say they are unwell and wish to go home, the parent then needs to call the College on 9304 5819 to confirm the approval to leave the College prior to signing out.

In both situations, students must still sign out in Student Services prior to leaving the College.

Student Vehicle PermitsThe College recognises that Senior College students with licences will want to drive or ride, to and from school. The College has designated student parking places for motorbikes, scooters and cars (space permitting).Students who would like to drive their vehicle to the College need to complete a Vehicle Application form (link below) and return a signed copy to Student Services with a copy of a valid Australian Driver’s Licence. Students will then be issued with a Parking Permit that must be displayed at all times while at the College.Students must not park in the staff parking bays.

http://www.mindarie.wa.edu.au/vehicle-permit-application-form

Student Vehicle PolicyParents and guardians are reminded of the College’s Student Vehicle Policy which is available to view on the College website under ‘Our College’ - ‘College Policies’. Below are key points that the College would like your support in enforcing.• Students drive carefully around the College at the beginning and end of the College day. The roads

are all extremely busy with other vehicles, students and pedestrians, not only from our College but the neighbouring schools, all of which have very young students.

• Students should not take other students in their vehicle without the expressed knowledge of their parents. Accident statistics for young drivers suggest that having friends in the vehicle can act as a distraction which can cause accidents.

• Recess and lunch-time are both short. We strongly advise students not to use their vehicles at these times.

State or National RepresentationThe College proudly acknowledges students who have been selected to represent our state or nation in a sport/activity by presenting them with a Certificate and a $100 scholarship which is deducted from the student’s College charges. For students to be eligible to receive the scholarship they must complete a State or National Representation Application form (link below) and return to the Front Office.Students will be acknowledged for their achievement at an assembly.

http://www.mindarie.wa.edu.au/state-or-national-representation-application-form

College Charges and ContributionsThe college would like to thank the parents who have paid their College charges in full. An updated invoice will be posted home this month. Eligible concession and Health Care card holders may be entitled up to $350 towards school expenses under the Secondary Assistance Scheme. Applications close Friday, 12 April 2019 and parents should contact 9304 5806 for further information.Online payments can be made by visiting the College webpage: http://www.mindarie.wa.edu.au/payments Other payment options can be found on the students Charges Sheet.

Saver Plus Program for ParentsSaver Plus is a financial education program that assists people to save for education expenses. Saver Plus can assist families to help pay for educational costs including school uniforms, textbooks, camps and excursions, laptop or musical instrument hire amongst other things. If you would like more information regarding the Saver Plus program contact Meagan Parry at meagan.parry@thesmithfamily.com.au or call 0438 518 603. A flyer can be found at the end of this update.

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On Friday, 9 March staff wore purple to show their support of International Women’s Day.The Library set up a display to show its support and sold purple ribbons. All money raised will go to the ‘Esther Foundation’, a local, non-profit organisation that support women with residential facilities, training, counselling and support.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Premier’s Anzac Student TourElias Shoosmith, our Premier’s Anzac Student Tour winner attended the official 2019 Presentation Ceremony held at the Australian War Widows’ Guild (WA) in Menora last week.This is the 16th Premier’s Anzac Student Tour which will travel to Vietnam in April to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Binh Ba. As part of the 10-day tour, students will visit historic sites in Ho Chi Minh City, Nui Dat, Vung Tau, Long Tan, Hue and Hanoi.Elias and the other nine WA winners received a framed certificate, presented to them by the Premier, Hon. Mark McGowan and the Minister for Education and Training, Hon. Sue Ellery.

2018 Northern PerspectivesCongratulations to Robyn Bennett, Abbie Dans-Schunselaar, Kate Grubelich, Lauren Smith, Omeara Louange, Jayda McComish and Kimberley Gosatti who represented the College at Northern Perspectives, an art exhibition of Year 11 and 12 art work from across 16 schools in the northern suburbs. The MSC Year 12 Music students also delighted the crowd at the opening event. Our sincere congratulations go to Robyn Bennett (2018 graduate) for winning the Overall Encouragement Award for her mixed media artwork titled Blasphemunch. The judges said it was “a playful and ambitious artwork, with confident technique”.

Northern Perspectives is running until Saturday 6th April 2019 at the Wanneroo Gallery.

We have now had six students win a place on this very prestigious tour.

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Our new Year 11 Student Council Congratulations to the students below for winning a position on the Mindarie Senior College Student Council for 2019. We look forward to you being the voice of the Year 11 cohort.

YEAR 11 INFORMATION

DON’T FORGET TO BUY YOUR TICKETS!!!

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YEAR 12 INFORMATIONColours NightOn Tuesday, 19 February, over 190 parents, staff and students attended the Year 12 Colours Evening where seventy four students were recognised and awarded Colours badges and certificates for their excellent achievement in a range of fields including performance, community work, endeavour and academic results. The night was well supported by parents, family and staff and all were entertained by our Music students and catered for by our new Café ‘Fresh As’.

Our guest speaker Emma Yates who graduated in 2014 spoke about her journey since leaving school. Emma took a year off studying after leaving school to work and travel. On her return she pursued her passion as a Pastry Chef, completed training and began her new cake business called ‘Yates Cakes’. Emma is currently studying for a Bachelor of Commerce at ECU majoring in Event Management and Marketing.Emma is an excellent advocate for the College and its philosophies, demonstrating resilience and perseverance.

More photos are available on the College webpage under ‘News’

Paper DressesYear 12 Textiles students have been busy making paper dresses using a ‘design process’ learnt in Year 11.Students were required to design a 3D paper cocktail or wedding dress, taking into consideration the elements and principles of design. Well done to all the students for creating such beautiful dresses and all out of paper!!!! Thanks also to textile teacher Mrs Selena Tate for following effective lesson design steps and strategies in her classes.

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2019 IMPORTANT DATESTerm 1 2019 Year Event

Wednesday, 20 March 11 & 12 Interim Report Night - 2pm to 7pm - College Closed to students

Wednesday, 20 March Careers Expo - 3pm to 6.30pm

Monday, 1 April College Board Meeting @ 4pm

Wednesday, 3 April All Staff WPL Visits - College Closed to students

Thursday, 11 April 11 & 12 Last day of Term 1

Friday, 12 April College Professional Learning Day - College Closed to students

Please visit our College Webpage and Facebook page to see photos from events.

Be sure to press ‘Like‘ on our page to be updated when new posts are made.https://www.facebook.com/MindarieSeniorCollege?fref=ts

or alternatively you can visit the website http://www.mindarie.wa.edu.au/

and click on the Facebook icon (top right hand corner)

PLEASE VISIT http://www.mindarie.wa.edu.au/calendar

TO SEE A FULL LIST OF 2019 CALENDAR EVENTS

Janice SanderPrincipal

FITNESS CENTRE OPENING HOURS

UPCOMING COLLEGE EVENTSWorld’s Greatest Shave On Thursday, 14 March the College will be fundraising for the Leukaemia Foundation’s ‘World’s Greatest Shave’.During Mentor, we will be holding a sausage sizzle (bring extra money for this), hair shaving / braiding / colouring. There will also be a ‘Free Dress Day’ for a gold coin donation for all students. All money raised will help fund vital research so more people can survive blood cancers like lymphoma, leukaemia and myeloma. If you would like to know more out the foundation, please follow the link below.https://worldsgreatestshave.com

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CAREERS INFORMATION

Tracey LoughnanManager of Career Development, VET and Workplace Learning

CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH POST SCHOOL OPTIONSClick on the ‘Explore Careers’ icon on the MSC website homepage & then connect to a range of career

resources, with links to Universities, TAFE’s, Apprenticeships & Traineeships.http://www.mindarie.wa.edu.au/explore-careers

EXPLORE CAREERS EXPO @ MSC

Wednesday 20 March - 3.00pm – 6.00pm (in conjunction with the parent reporting night)

This is a fantastic opportunity for parents and students to gain valuable career planning information from a range of exhibitors, including:

Public and Private Universities, North Metro TAFE, Apprenticeship and Traineeship Company, Hospitality Group Training, Sound and Engineering Institute (SAE), and many other industry Training Providers.

See the flyer at the end of this update.

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY OPEN NIGHT

To be held on Murdoch’s South Street Campus on Wednesday, 13 March5:30pm (optional tour) and 6:15pm (presentation)

Students and their families are invited to attend to find out about how they can turn their interest in Law and Criminology into a rewarding career. Whether they aspire to defend human rights, aim to work on high profile court cases or want to understand criminal behaviour to help make communities safer, we invite them to

come along to find out how to get started.

Registration is free and light refreshments will be provided on the evening. To register, please visit the Law and Criminology Open Night event page

To find out more about these courses, visit murdoch.edu.au/study

UWA COURSE INFORMATION EVENING

UWA’s free information session will help make your Year 10 or 11 experience a positive one, even if you’re unsure of what to study in the future!!

Visit link below for more information.

https://study.uwa.edu.au/events/year-10-11-course-information-evening---18-march-2019

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UCATThe UMAT Admissions Test for entry to Medicine, Dentistry and Clinical Sciences is changing in 2019.

This test is now called the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test)It is a 2 hours computer based test. Instead of one test date, the UCAT will be offered on a choice of

dates throughout the month of July.

Registration for the UCAT opens in March and closes in mid-May.For more details visit www.ucatofficial.com

The Workplace Learning Induction was held at ECU Joondalup Campus on Wednesday, 27 February with 100 Year 11 and Year 12 students in attendance. The event assists students in preparation for commencing their first work placement in 2019. The focus was on Occupational Health and Safety as well as Social Media in the workplace.

WPL INDUCTION DAY

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ALL STUDENTS & PARENTS WELCOME

UNIVERSITIES, TAFE AND PRIVATE TRAINING PROVIDERS,

APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINEESHIP COMPANIES, GROUP TRAINING

COMPANIES AND MANY MORE EXHIBITORS……..

WEDNESDAY 20TH MARCH3:00 - 6:00PM

EXPLORE CAREERS EXPO

YOUR FUTURE BEGINS @MINDARIE SENIOR COLLEGE

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14 Elliston Parade, Mindarie WA 6030T (08)9304 5800 F (08) 9304 5888

Info.mindarie.sc@education.wa.edu.auhttp://www.mindarie.wa.edu.au/

S E N I O R C O L L E G EW H E R E Y O U R F U T U R E B E G I N S

Mindarie Senior College, 14 Elliston Parade, Mindarie, WA 6030Phone: (08)9304 5800 Email: info.mindarie.sc@education.wa.edu.au Web: www.mindarie.wa.edu.au.