Corryong College

Keeping In Touch 27th October, 2017

P O Box 225, Corryong, Vic. 3707

Tel. No. 02 6076 1566 & 02 6076 1061

Senior Campus Fax. No. 02 6076 1650

Junior Campus Fax. No. 02 6076 1849

www.corryong.vic.edu.au

corryong.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au

Dear Parents/Guardians,

2017 Student Leaders Introduce the 2018 Student Leadership Team

This week, as the Year 12 students had the last of their formal classes, it was lovely to see them introduce the 2018 Student Leadership Team. Ava Byrne, James Mongan and Charlotte Star announced the new leaders at a special assembly Monday 23rd October. The 2017 students leadership team lead the College extremely well and should be proud of their great work. We wish all the Year 12 students the best of luck with their exams and future endeavours. We will continue to report on their progress throughout their exams and graduation.

We are proud to announce the 2018 Student Leadership Team who spoke very well at their first official Corryong College address. We all look forward to the way in which they continue to build the college pride in their fellow peers and continuously work towards school improvement throughout the College. Announcing the 2018 Student Leadership Team;

School Captains: Georgia Bandy and Tom Ross.

School Vice Captains: Rahni Houston, Mitchel McColl, Jasmin Campbell Brown, and Hannah McCallum,.

Leadership Committee: Georgia Wilson, Lacey Middleton, Tahnia Whitsed, Kasie Harrison, Mitch Grogan, Trinity Byatt and Maggie Flannagan.

Congratulations to the 2018 Student Leadership Team!

Photo to the left. Front row: Georgia Wilson, Rahni Houston, Hannah McCallum, Jasmine Campbell Brown. Back row: Mitch Grogan, Georgia Bandy, Lacey Middleton, Kasie Harrison, Tom Ross, Mitchel McColl. Absent: Trinity Byatt, Maggie Flannagan.

Performing Arts Set the Scene for Towong Shire Emergency Services Practice

Three of our drama students Masie Pilli, Maddie Davidson and Adelle Miles, along with Mrs Nadia Edwards, demonstrated their talent whilst acting as accident victims for a mock aeroplane crash on Sunday 22nd October. This allowed emergency services, specifically DELWP, CFA, Police and Ambulance Services, from the Towong Shire to practice their emergency response skills as well as an opportunity to build team relations across all emergency services in the area. Well done to all our Corryong College actors that were exhausted in their acting injured positions (even upside down) for the majority of the day. All emergency services personnel were impressed with their efforts, and their make up that bought their pretend injuries to life.

The 9/10 Indonesian Students Set Their Sights on a Study Tour

Another mock up occurred in the 9/10 Indonesian class where students were planning a study tour throughout Indonesia. Students incorporated their language skills and cultural understanding to display their travel itinerary’s which will be presented to their peers. These had to include flights, accommodation, sightseeing destinations areas of Jakarta, Bogor, Yogyakarta and Denpasar. It was great to see their depth of knowledge of the Indonesian language and culture, as well as their enthusiasm and ability to seek relevant information through inquiry and research.

Home Economics Cooking up a Storm with Asian Dumplings

I ventured to the home economics kitchen, being drawn by the aromas of amazing dishes. Dumplings filled with a variety of mixes were on the menu; bean curd and mushroom, pork and cabbage, chicken and peanut and pastry made from scratch. I was quite impressed with all students really getting involved, ensuring everyone in their cooking team had a job to do.

Year 4 Snowy River Camp Had Students Flying

This week the Year 4 students had a ball experiencing their first overnight camp with the College. The three day Snowy River Camp engaged all students in a number of activities including; low ropes, team building and leadership challenges, fishing, abseiling, rides on the flying fox and canoeing. The staff at Snow River Camp were highly impressed with our courteous and well-mannered students. They also made great comments of their ‘have a go’ nature. Thank you to all the staff that made this camp a great experience that our Year 4’s will definitely remember for many years to come.

Year 4 Students ‘Restart Your Heart’

A big thank you to Shae Bloom and Nina Campbell Brown, who ran a brilliant experience for a lucky handful of Year 4 students, learning the process of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The boys were taken through emergency response and were very excited to perform the learnt cycle of CPR. On their return to the college, their classes were all ears, as the boys shared their knowledge and seemed to be very excited about the defibrillator. The boys completely engaging their peers, went into their lunch break to explain all details. I think this will have to be on the cards for future experiences for all students.

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THE TOUGH CONVERSATION OF SELF HARM - THE WHAT, THE WHY AND HOW YOU CAN HELP.

Self harm is not a topic of conversation that anyone likes to engage in, however as I prefer to keep parents and the community informed, below outlines the ‘what’ and ‘why’ around self harm. I have also included what you can do to help.

Self harm refers to those deliberately hurting their bodies. Common types of self harm among young people include cutting (e.g. cutting the skin on arms, wrists or thighs), burning the skin, picking at wounds or scars, self hitting, or deliberately overdosing on medication, drugs or other substances that cause harm. For some young people self harm is a one-off event, but for others it becomes a repeated behaviour that can be hard to change.

Self harm is often in response to intense emotional pain or can be also a result of being overwhelmed by negative feelings, thoughts or memories.

For some young people it may seem there is no other way of dealing with what is going on, or expressing what they are feeling. Self harm may offer temporary relief but it does not help a person to overcome a problem over time.

Some people are more likely to self harm than others, including those who have experienced emotional, physical or sexual abuse or have a mental health problem such as depression. It is usually a build up of negative, stressful life events rather than one event that triggers self harm in young people.

Often people ask if someone that self harms will suicide. Whilst there is an overlap between self harm and thinking about suicide, not everyone who self harms is suicidal. Some can do very risky things and accidentally die or seriously injure themselves as a result of self harm. In saying this, self harm should be taken seriously and appropriate support always be put in place.

How can I help a young person who self harms?

The best way to help someone is to provide support and encourage them to ask for professional help. If your child is self harming, ask the school’s wellbeing coordinator or counsellor, for assistance in getting support. If your child tells you that a peer is self harming, please contact the school as you would with your own child.

Be as open with the person as possible and try to make them feel safe to discuss their feelings. Remain calm while recognising they might feel ashamed of their actions and worry about your judgements. Understand that you may not be the person they will open up to. Inform their school and get them support from a counsellor. Allow them to open up to a professional.

Do not try to make ultimatums or force the person to stop, this could make things worse. Getting them support is crucial.

Ask the person directly if they are considering suicide. Call your local hospital or mental health service if you think they are.

Call 000 or take the person to the emergency department of the local hospital if they need urgent medical attention.

Supporting someone who self harms can be a stressful experience so consider if you need to get some advice or support for yourself. There are supportive services that can assist you in being a support for someone who self harms.

Always seek professional support for those who are self harmers. If your child is reporting to you a self harmer, it is important that they must know that the person needs support and this is best to go straight to an adult, teacher, school counsellor, etc.

Much like when people are suffering depression, you can also help by supporting them in concentrating on the positive aspects of their life, getting them to eat healthy, be physically active, get adequate sleep and build up their self-esteem, connectedness to others, resilience, as well as equipping them with good coping strategies. However it important to know, if you are not trained in this area, always get them to a support service immediately.

There are health professionals at places such as Headspace (Albury Wodonga 02 6055 9555), who can provide support and counselling to help others develop effective coping skills to deal with problems, so that young people don’t have to rely on self harming. The school always has connections to support services and should be informed so safety measures can be put in place.

This is a tough conversation for many and many myths around self-harm exist. It is important that it is not just seen as ‘attention seeking’, ‘a trend’, an ‘emo thing’. It must be taken seriously. I will be feeding a little more information around this in further

KITs for the general knowledge of our community. However, next week, Wednesday 1st November 7:00pm (further

information on back page), the Resilience Project will deliver the ins and outs of supporting positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a brilliant opportunity and supports the information that our students will be receiving during class.

Make this a priority to attend! Be informed and learn the best strategies for you and your family.

Thank you all who made this week another great week for our Corryong Community.

Fran Heath College Principal

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

30 Di Brennan

PM Lorna & Sam

31 Rowie & Ann

PM Rowie & Lorna

1 Nov Judi & Rowie

PM Rowie & Lorna

2 Nov Redel & Lee

PM Kimb Heycox

3 Nov Sacred Heart

School

PM Lisa Greenhill

4 Nov Sue &

Judi

6 Di Brennan

PM Lorna & Sam

7 Melbourne Cup

Day

8 Judi & Rowie

PM Rowie & Lorna

9 Sam Pryse

Julie Farrell

PM Kimb Heycox

Recycling

10 Barb & Bob Brown

PM Kelly Jarvis

11 Barb &

Emily

13 Di Brennan

PM Lorna & Sam

14 Rowie & Ann

PM Rowie & Lorna

Julie Matherson

15 Judi & Rowie

PM Rowie & Lorna

16 Redel & Lee

PM Sally Permezel

17 Sacred Heart School

PM Sharon Nankervis

18 Dee Lebner

OP Shop Roster October /November 2017

Corryong College Council Meeting Dates:

The next meeting for Term 4 will be held Week 4 Monday 30th October and Week 8 Monday 27th

November

Facilities and Finance Committee Meetings will be held during the week prior to Council Meetings.

Mon 30th Tue 31st

Year 8 Boys Cricket

Wed 1st November

Music Band Tour

5/6 Kanga Cricket

Thurs 2nd November

Year 8 Girls Cricket

Ride to School Day P-4

Fri 3rd November

Foundation Transition

Mon 6th November

Pupil Free Day

Tuesday 7th November

Public Holiday

Melbourne Cup Day

Wednesday 8th Nov

CFA Graduation

Tallangatta

Bike Ed/Water Bug

Excursion (Junior)

Thurs 9th November

Tough Mudder Day

Fri 10th November

Medieval Day

Mon 13th

EXAMS Year 11

Tues 14th

EXAMS Year 11

Wed 15th

EXAMS Year 11

Thurs 16th

EXAMS Year 11

Fri 17th

EXAMS Year 11

Foundation Transition

Mon 20th

Head start Year 11/12

Tues 21st

Head start Year 11/12

Wed 22nd

Head start Year 11/12

Thurs 23rd

Head start Year 11/12

Fri 24th

Head start Year 11/12

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Term 4, 2017

If you can’t work your roster day? Please arrange a swap with another volunteer or call an emergency worker from the list below.

Judi Mercer 02 6076 8382 Redel Whitehead 02 6076 8232 Joanne Bennetts 0427 762 276

Teigan Klippel 02 6076 2038 Mert Bennetts (Not Thursdays) 0447 761 294 Any queries regarding the roster call Sally Permezel

60760529 or email sallypermezel@bigpond.com;

AFTER SCHOOL MATHS HELP The last Maths After School Help for the year will be Tuesday 31st October. This is finishing earlier than usual due to staff going on long service leave.. Thank you to all staff who have volunteered their time throughout the time.

A BLOCK CLOSURE Just a reminder to all students that A Block will be closed from Monday 30th October for VCE Exams. Please keep noise to a

minimum around A Block, this also includes all Year 10/11 who have lockers in their.

F-4 HAPPENINGS

TERM

4 Foundation Transition Friday October 20th 9am—11am

Friday November 3rd 9am—11am

Friday November 17th 9am - 1pm

Friday December 1st 9am—1pm

Friday December 8th 9am—3.20pm (Full day)

Grade 2 - 4 Water Bugs and Bike Ed Wednesday 8th November the students will be riding down to Corryong

Creek to observe water bugs.

Jump Rope for Heart All students will participate in a jump rope for heart program for 6 weeks

incorporated in their morning sports. Students will receive a sponsorship

form to collect sponsors. In the last week there will be a “Jump Off”.

Grandparents and Friends Day Friday 1st December - More details to follow.

P-4 Walk/Ride/Scoot to School

Thursday 2nd November all students will be meeting at Attree Park

between 8.45-8.55am to travel to school. All students who will be riding

or scooting to school will require helmets. There will be morning activities

and fruit provided. There will be a permission note sent home this week.

The students in the

Foundation/1 Art class on

Tuesday learnt how to

blend colours while

working on

their

‘Room on a

Broom’

masterpiece

On the first transition day we had a tour of the school, finding important locations like the library and the toilets. On the way back from the toilets we stopped to explore and have a play in the fairy and dinosaur gardens. Once

we returned to the classroom we watched the animated story of "The Rainbow Fish" on the interactive whiteboard and made our own colourful and sparkly rainbow fish to take home.

Just a reminder to all students who currently catch the school

bus. Could parents please notify the school in

writing if there is to be any changes to their bus schedules

due to Basketball commencing and Gymnastics about to

finish. Thank You.

Attracting an even larger crowd than last year, the two-day open garden at ‘The Wattles’ at Lucyvale saw more than 300 people from across the region enjoy a colourful spring display and raise $3000 for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden at Corryong College.

Patrons enjoyed lunch, cakes and slices provided by the schools parents and friends, and coffee prepared by the schools hospitality students.

College Parents Club secretary, Petrina Hewatt, said the event was a huge success raising valuable funds to create more educational opportunities for the college students.

“I would really like to thank the Laverty family for their generosity in opening their garden and home for the public to enjoy for the schools benefit,’ she said.

Its an enormous amount of work and we really appreciate the contribution this makes to our annual fundraising efforts.

We would also like to thank our generous sponsors, local and Albury-Wodonga businesses have been strong supporters of this event.

The schools musicians, led by music teacher Renata Coppola entertained with music and singing in the gardens both days. Garden skills sessions were held for the first time this year and were well attended. Many visitors were simply content with soaking up the panoramic views of Lucyvale and Berringma from the Laverty deck.

Winners of the raffle were:

1st Prize: Zelma Boyd (Decorative Fire Pit)

2nd Prize: Julie Farrell (Roger C. Brown voucher)

3rd Prize: Vanessa Bardrick (Border Mail subscription)

4th Prize: Ruth Walker (Corryong Courier subscription)

5th Prize: Sandra Benton (label printer)

6th Prize: John Scott (Murray Goulburn pack)

The Paull & Scollard Scarecrow Competition, which attracted more than 30 entries, featured four individual winners—Gemma McNama-ra, Deb McNamara, Mac Brindley and Jessica Martin—while all school children who entered will receive a certificate; Bakers Delight voucher and Regent Cinema vouchers.

The lucky gate prize was won by Agnes Potocnik and second was Sam Nicholas.

More than 30 children entered the treasure hunt and the winner of the 10 years and over category was Sophie Feillafe: 5-10 years was Ella Sage.

The winner of the lolly-guessing competition was Harry McVean.

CORRYONG OP SHOP COMMITTEE

The committee members of the Corryong Op Shop would like to show our appreciation for the time and effort our volunteers by inviting you to an afternoon tea on Thursday 2nd November commencing at 3.30 at Legends on Hansen. Could you please let me know whether you can make it or not by Friday 27th October. You can either email me at rixon@bordernet.com.au or put you name on the sheet on the noticeboard in the Op Shop. Hope you are able to come along. Look forward to seeing you there Janette Rixon On behalf of the members of the Op Shop Committee

Corryong College wishing all our Year 12

students the best of luck with your exams.

We are sure that all students will be giving

100% effort and making Corryong College

very proud. Your teachers will be running

classes until their subject exam so make

sure you seek their assistance. Don’t forget

Graduation on 24th November.

A huge thank you to Ms Helen Marshall,

Heather Baird and the Hospitality team for

preparing a fabulous Breakfast for all the

Vce students on their last day.

Well done to all our junior competitors at the recent Hume Athletics Championships and good luck to Hayley Whitsed (1500m & 800m) and Lily McKimmie (High Jump & Shot Put) who have both qualified for the SSV State Athletics Championships.

A huge congrats to Eli who placed 7th today at the SSV State Athletics Championships. Eli threw 10.92m in the Final.