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3WEEK
OF 10
Term 2
Gilson Gazette - 10 May 2019
Cover photo taken during this week's rock climbing trip
2019
Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Students and Friends of Gilson College
Photo credits to Alex Durbin
Climbing camp
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Contents
general news 4WELCOME NEW STAFF ANA GAGIĆ ............................................4COMMENDATIONS ....................................................................5GCCC ANNOUNCEMENTS ..........................................................5WE’RE PLEASED TO BE TAKING PART IN THE BE AN UPSTANDER - #IHAVEYOURBACK STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION! ................5
PrIMarY news 6AWARDS NAMES ........................................................................6WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN .............................................7UNIFORM ..................................................................................7YEAR 6 PUBERTY INFORMATION NIGHT .....................................7PB4L - GOTCHA CARDS UPDATED ...............................................8WALK TO SCHOOL DAY (17TH MAY 2019)....................................8
seCondarY news 9STORY DOGS VOLUNTEER ..........................................................9YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE 2019 ............................................9YEAR 11 ROCK CLIMBING CAMP .............................................10YEAR 11 CAREERS EXPO ..........................................................11SSV DISTRICT AND ASV CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP .....12YEAR 11 CAREERS EXPO ..........................................................13YEAR 11 ROCK CLIMBING CAMP .............................................14
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Some years ago I had the privilege of standing in the Colosseum and was amazed at the size of the structure. Although the site is a ruin, one can easily imagine the grandeur of the place. About 2000 years ago this was the place for entertainment.
If you walk about 15 minutes down the road, past the arch built to commemorate Titus’ victories, you will come to the Roman forum which
was the centre of democracy and the origins of our modern system of government. One cannot help be impressed with the size of the buildings and the beautiful architecture and yet today they are broken down and weeds grow amongst the fallen stones.
Two thousand years ago the religious establishment of the day and the Roman government, who often fought with each other, conspired together to kill a man. This was nothing unusual - many people died during the time of the Roman empire. However this man was no ordinary man as outlined by James Allen Francis back in the 1926.
He was born in an obscure village. The child of a peasant woman.
He grew up in still another village, where he worked in a carpenter’s shop till he was 30. Then for three years he was an travelling preacher.
He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family or owned a house. He didn’t go to university. He never visited a really big city. He never travelled more than 350 km from the place where he was born. He did none of the things one usually associates with greatness.
He had no credentials but himself.
He was only 33 when the tide of public opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. He was turned over to his enemies and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While he was dying, his executioners gambled for his clothing, the only property he had on earth. When he was dead he was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.
Twenty centuries have come and gone, and today he is the central figure of the human race and the leader of mankind’s progress. All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of men and women on this earth as much as that one solitary life.
It’s worth a thought.
Mark B Vodéll Principal
Editorial
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general news
WELCOME NEW STAFF ANA GAGIĆ
If you have been to visit the office this year you will have noticed the very warm, welcoming and professional new face of Ana. With her grandfather responsible for opening two new universities in Serbia and one in Macedonia, it comes as no surprise that she has a strong and passionate interest in education, children and colleges. Ana was born in, and spent her early years, including Year 1, in Montenegro, Serbia before moving with her family to a smaller city, Leskovac. Here she completed her formal schooling before graduating from a four year
University Diploma in Modern Design. It was during this time in 2004 that she met her future husband Miroslav whilst on a visit to the beach. They were married in 2006 and now have two children, Mia and Danilo. The family recently moved to Australia from Serbia following a call for Miroslav to take up the role of church pastor for the Seddon SDA Church.
Ana loves working with children and would love to become an Art teacher. Her other interests include reading - art history, biographies, theology, Christianity, countries and civilisations, and beaches. She speaks English, Spanish, German, Italian and Korean, while keeping fit by running four kilometres each day. Anna and family, welcome to Australia and
Welcome Ana Gagic to Gilson College
Verse of the Week “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up.” Galations 6:9
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to Gilson College!
COMMENDATIONSAs a part of Gilson College
promoting our PB4L values, we regularly provide students with commendations and record these on SEQTA. This allows you the opportunity to celebrate their success and see how your child is demonstrating ‘respect, responsibility and resilience’. To view your child’s commendation, you can access this through SEQTA Engage by clicking on the ‘Dashboard’ tab on the left-hand side of the page. Then make sure the Pastoral care tab has been selected at the top of the page. Any commendations will appear under the pastoral care title.
GCCC ANNOUNCEMENTS• 9th May - Revelation
Today on Saturday at 3.00 PM.
• 11th May - We welcome you to join us this Sabbath at GCCC for our worship service as we honour our wonderful Mothers. Pr Mau Tuaoi will bless us with the Word. The worship program will start at 10.00am
followed by a lovely brunch spread to celebrate our dear Mothers. Life Groups will then commence after the brunch.
WE’RE PLEASED TO BE TAKING PART IN THE BE AN UPSTANDER - #IHAVEYOURBACK STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION!
The Department of Education and Training is running a poster competition open to students from all Victorian schools. The competition invites students to get creative and design a poster that promotes upstander behaviour and the theme #ihaveyourback.
What is upstander behaviour?
While it can be hard to see someone being bullied, it’s even harder to be the person being bullied.
An upstander is a person who speaks or acts in support of an individual or cause, particularly someone who intervenes on behalf of a person being attacked or bullied.
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We can all do something to help. We can all be upstanders.
You can learn more about upstander behaviour by visiting #ihaveyourback.
You will also find a video created by the Department in partnership with Melbourne Football Club and Victorian Aboriginal Education Inc. that sends an important message about upstander behaviour and racist bullying.
The CompetitionNot only will the winning
student-artists receive a $200 voucher from their choice of JB HI-FI, Rebel Sports, or Eckersley’s Art and Craft but the winning posters will be printed and sent to all Victorian schools.
The winning student’s school will receive a $2,500 voucher from Eckersley’s Art and Craft.
The competition runs from
The VALUE for Week 4 of Term 2 will be:
Discernment is the ability to show good insight and judgement.Discerning people make responsible decisions which demonstrate respect.
“The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things – the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and genuine
to the bad and the counterfeit.” Samuel Johnson“Who is wise? Let them realise these things.
Who is discerning? Let them understand.“The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them.” Hosea 14:9
15 March to 26 May 2019.For more information about
the competition and how to enter, visit #ihaveyourback poster competition page.
Gilson College takes bullying prevention very seriously. We want all of our students to feel safe and included.
PrIMarY news
AWARDS NAMESOn Monday morning
one student from each class was acknowledged for demonstrating the value of ‘perserverance’.
FH – Aishreet DhillonFM – Graciella FandyFR – Jasper Momo1H – Harley Cassar1L – Senudi Dayaratne
DISCERNMENT
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1W – NA2C – NA2J – William Thai2Z – Amy Varghese3H – Mikayla Momirovski3R – Sienna Maluso3T – Ava Skrbic4B – Jake Krukowski4S – Deeana Kelly4W – NA5A – NA5H – Allegra Batger5S – Jackson Troung6G – Nicholas Kolevski6H – Sam Sahale6M – Justin LasslettFrench – Caleb Bobis
WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN
We have two collection boxes for the Woolworths Earn and Learn vouchers. If your
child brings vouchers to school they can put them in one of the collection boxes which are located in the main office. The stickers will be available from participarting Woolworth stores from Wednesday 1st May. Sticker sheets will be made available through each class teacher.
UNIFORM Winter uniform is to be
worn in Term 2. Due to our unpredictable weather in Melbourne we have a two week period where either summer or winter uniform may be worn. However, it must be either complete summer uniform or complete winter uniform, not a mixture of the two.
YEAR 6 PUBERTY INFORMATION NIGHT
On Tuesday 21st May
Week 3 Primary awards photo
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we will be having a Year Six Puberty information night. This will commence at 6:30pm in the Year 3/4 building. On this night we will cover topics such as physical and emotional changes, hygiene and how to support your child as they go through these changes. It is a requirement that all Year Six students and parents attend. We will be giving out 1 PEP hour on the night.
PB4L - GOTCHA CARDS UPDATED
As we continue to focus on our 3Rs – Respect, Responsibility and Resilience, we are excited to announce that this term we have launched the ‘GOTCHA Cards’ initiative. When students are playing at recess and lunchtime, the yard duty teachers are looking for students who are demonstrating our values. These students will be given a ‘GOTCHA card’ which will then be placed into our lucky dip box. Each Monday morning, two cards will then be randomly drawn and the lucky two students will get to choose from a box of special prizes. This is another initiative that we are doing at Gilson College to promote a respectful and harmonious environment.
WALK TO SCHOOL DAY (17TH MAY 2019)
Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual, national
event when all primary school children are encouraged to walk and commute safely to school. It is a community event seeking to promote road safety, health, public transport and the environment.
WSTSD promotes the important message that active kids are healthy kids. The event encourages parents, carers and their children to build regular walking to and from school into their daily routine. Children need a minimum of 60 minutes exercise per day. Encouraging less driving and more walking aims to decrease dangerous vehicle congestion around schools and reduce carbon emissions from idling cars. Lastly, it is just a nice way to be part of your community. Visit www.walk.com.au/WSTSD to accesses a huge range of resources for your school.
On Friday 17th May, we are inviting all students to come and meet us at the Watervale Shopping Centre where we will walk together to school. We will be meeting at 8.00am and leaving no later than 8:10am. All students who participate will be provided with a piece of fruit and drink when we arrive at Gilson College.
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secondarY news
STORY DOGS VOLUNTEERStory Dogs is a literacy
program that helps children across Australia learn to read. It is run by volunteers who come into schools with dogs and listen to children read. Its mission is to make reading fun for children, so they become confident lifelong readers. Currently Story Dogs has no volunteers in our area, and we would love to begin Story Dogs at Gilson College. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer (it would count toward PEP hours), please visit their website https://www.storydogs.org.au/how-to-volunteer. If you have any questions you can email [email protected] to assist you in
being qualified as a Story Dogs volunteer.
YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE 2019
As a part of the Year 10 Career Development program at Gilson College, students are required to undertake a week-long Work Experience placement at an organisation of their choosing. This opportunity will provide students with valuable insights into the industry and workplace in which they wish to pursue in the future.
In 2019, Work Experience placements will take place between: Monday 24 - Friday 28 June (last week of Term 2).
Students are encouraged to contact potential employers early, to avoid missing out
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on securing a placement in their preferred industries. When approaching potential employers, students should call, email or speak to family contacts to assess if there are vacancies or whether organisations can accept a student for work experience. The submission deadline for Work Experience Arrangement Forms is FRIDAY 31 May.
Thank you to those students who have secured a work placement already.
If you have any questions, please contact our Year 10 Career Development Teachers;
Mr. Cassar: 10RC & 10BL ([email protected]) or Ms. Hanley: 10DA & 10TL ([email protected])
YEAR 11 ROCK CLIMBING CAMP
On 6th-8th May 2019, the Year 11 Outdoor Recreation students went on a three-day rock climbing camp to the Grampian National Park and the Mount Arapiles State Park. We climbed insane heights which were far beyond our expectations, I had to face a fear of abseiling which I was afraid of for a long time and I was happy I got a chance to face that fear. We were surprised and what we were capable of during this camp and this was a great opportunity to have a great staff running and organising
this camp and to be apart of an amazing camp which teaches me to never give up no matter how hard the obstacle is. On Monday we kicked it off with rock climbing at the Grampian National Park and then hiked around half an hour to get to the cave which we were sleeping that night. The stars in the sky were beautiful and was an amazing view. On Tuesday we went to the Mount Arapiles National Park which had insane heights. On Wednesday we hiked to the final climbing wall where I abseiled and where we had our last climb before we go home to our families. It was a long drive back to school and we got to school around 6:30 pm and I was relieved that I came home however, we all accomplished a lot during this camp. ~ Alex Arena
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YEAR 11 CAREERS EXPOThe Year 11s have just returned from the Brimbank Careers Fair at the Lakeside Banquet. It was organised by Brimbank's Future Connect (previous known as Local Learning and
Employment Network (LLEN)).
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SSV DISTRICT AND ASV CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPCongratulations to all participants who represented the Gilson College at the SSV Districts and ASV Cross Country Championship this week. Special congratulations to all those who received the medals, trophies and to Nivaan and Claudia who qualify to the SSV Division
Championship. Well done everyone!
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YEAR 11 CAREERS EXPO
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YEAR 11 ROCK CLIMBING CAMP
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CategoriesThere are three categories – primary, secondary or special school and prizes for each category.
Prizes The winning posters will be displayed in schools across the state. Each winning student entry will receive a $200 voucher for JB Hi-Fi, Rebel Sport or Eckersley’s Art and Craft.
Plus your school will win a $2,500 voucher for Eckersley’s Art & Craft.
Criteria
You must be enrolled in a Victorian school – government, independent or Catholic.
Do you want to help other students to be upstanders? Enter the Bully Stoppers poster competition!
Be an Upstander - #ihaveyourback studentposter competition
COMPETITION RUNS FROM 15 MARCH - 26 MAY 2019
For more information and poster requirements: www.education.vic.gov.au/bullystoppers
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Watching my own children become parents is an unexpected parenting joy.
Not in the light-hearted ‘your-turn-has-come’ way where older generations delight in watching their own children endure the same sleepless nights, naughty toddler behaviour and teenage rebelliousness that they experienced as parents.
The joy for me lies in watching my adult kids protect, teach, nurture and support their children, in the time-honored way that parents have done for generations. This work, also known as generative parenting, was outlined by American psychologists and researchers Dollahite, Hawkins and Brotherson in the 1990’s.
Also known as mother work (and father work), generative parenting refers to the instinctive activities of parents that enable the next generation to survive and thrive. These activities range from providing kids with food and shelter and other basic needs through to developing more complex skills in their kids such as working with others, adapting to change and developing the resourcefulness needed for full independence.
Like most parents my daughters want to be the best parents they can be so they both devour parenting books, attend courses when they can and join online chat groups for support and ideas.
But it’s their mother work, their instinctive work, that’s their most potent parenting force. Here’s why.
Mother work is protective When my eldest daughter visits our house she does a quick reconnaissance trip through each room, lifting errant blind cords and removing heavy objects, to make our house safe for her two boys to move around. The protective side is strong.
Mother work is educativeWhen my youngest daughter patiently explains to her exuberant young three year old that she needs to allow other children to share her toys, she is doing important teaching work. That requires super patience.
Mother work is nurturant The safety my daughters provide when they wrap their arms around their children when they’ve fallen and hurt themselves comes naturally to them.
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Mum’s the workby Michael Grose
insightsPOSITIVE PARENTING
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Mother work is supportiveThe emotional support these young women provide to their children when they’ve been upset by the thoughtless or rough behaviours of siblings and friends is often hard work. But they are up to the task.
My daughters’ mother work will continue well into their children’s teen years and beyond. The nature of the work will change with each developmental stage but the intent of the work –to nurture, protect, teach and support – will stay the same.
Men can do this work too, but they do it differently. When a mother instinctively protects she generally draws her child closer before searching out the source of fear. There’ll be lots of cuddles before she puts a nightlight on to ease a child’s fear of the dark.
When a father instinctively protects he’s more likely to eliminate the source of fear, and skill his child up to fend for themselves. He’ll prove there’s nothing to be scared of when the light goes out, and show his child how to turn on the light when needed. Both are valid approaches, and are indicative of the gender differences in child-rearing.
This Mother’s Day, it’s my daughters’ instinctive mother work that I’ll celebrate, as that is real magic of parenting.
Happy Mother’s Day.
Michael Grose
Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. He’s the author of 12 books for parents including Spoonfed Generation and the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It. His latest release Anxious Kids, was co-authored with Dr Jodi Richardson.
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SECONDARY CALENDARTERM 2 2019
Week 4
m 14th - 17th MayNAPLAN
m 16th MayYear 11 Biology Excursion
Week 5
m 22nd MayYear 9-12 BadmintonYear 9-12 Netball
m 23rd MayYear 9 Urban Day 2
Week 6
m 28th MayYear 11 VET Mountain BikingYear7/8 BadmintonYear 7/8 Netball
CALENDAR 2019
Year 11 VET Rock Climbing camp
PRIMARY CALENDARTERM 2 2019
Week 4
m 14th - 17th MayNAPLAN
m 17th MayNational Walk Safely to School Day
m 18th MayYear 5 GSD
Week 5
m 21st MayYear 6 Puberty Information Night
Week 6
m 29th MayYear 4-6 Athletics day
Week 8
m 11th JunePUPIL FREE Day - Report Writing
m 13th JuneSchool Photo Day
m 14th JuneMulticultural Parade
Week 10
m 25th & 26th JuneParent Teacher Interviews
m 28th JuneLast day of Term 2