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David Hill Rd, Monbulk Ph: 9751 9000 Fax: 9751 9001 Email: [email protected] Web: www.monbulkcol.vic.edu.au
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Respect, Excellence, Responsibility
Dates to remember:
Friday 16th February Year 11 Big Day In
Monday 19th February VCE Parent Information
Evening – 7.00 pm
Sunday 25th February Working Bee 9am-12noon
Monday 26th February Student Photos
Principal’s Report
Welcome to 2018 The start to the year has gone smoothly and all classes are now well established and parents will be able to see their first learning tasks on Compass. You will have also noticed that our building works have finally commenced with the demolition nearing completion.
Year 7 Camp The Year 7’s and the College Captains went on camp last week and I certainly enjoyed my time with them on Thursday evening and Friday. The students were all cooperative and were clearly enjoying themselves getting to know each other. Thanks are extended to Steve Utting for his organisation and to the staff and parents who attended the camp.
Year 12 Orientation This day again went very smoothly and assisted the Year 12’s to establish their study routines and to become a cohesive and supportive group. Their new rugby tops have arrived and look very smart. Thanks are extended to Glenn Rockelmann for his organisation and oversight of the Year 12s.
Bushfire Procedures Monbulk College is listed on the Bushfire at Risk Register (BARR) which means that on a CODE RED day the college will be closed and the buses will not run. The Department of Education and Training has identified a number of schools which they have labelled as upper cohort schools. These schools are seen as at a higher risk due to their location out of town, proximity to forested areas and which have a high bushfire attack risk rating. Monbulk College is one of the upper cohort schools and so in 2018 will also pre-emptively close when the local Monbulk area has an Extreme Fire Danger Rating. When the college is closed NO teachers, students, parents, volunteers or contractors are allowed to be on site. Last week I sent out the required test communication and over 80% of families responded by the 1.30 timeframe and well over 90% by the end of the day. If you did not receive either an email or an SMS message could you please contact the General Office and check that our details are accurate. Should the college be pre-emptively closed in 2018 you will receive a message from the college (both email and SMS) to which you must respond as well as it being posted on both the college’s website and the department’s website. If this does not occur then the college is open. As a BARR school we also run a number of drills throughout the year so all students are aware of our emergency procedures. The college has already run the Year 7 students through all our procedures and completed the first practice drill for the college.
Study Hall Study Hall will commence tonight and in 2018 will run on Tuesday afternoons in the FLC from 3.15 to 4.30. All students are welcome to come and use the facilities to complete classwork, undertake homework tasks, seek assistance with tasks or just simply find a quiet place to work.
New Staff We welcome the following staff members to the college for 2018: - Peter Buszko Woodwork
In this issue:
Principal’s Report Working Bee Postponed Carpark Safety School Photo Information
2017 Student Award Winners
2018 Uniform Update Host Family Wanted School Council Election Information
Community Announcements
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February 13th 2018 Issue 1
Sport News Friday 23rd February Year 11/12 Volleyball Friday 2nd March Whole College Swimming Carnival Croydon Memorial Pool
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Traffic Management Parents are reminded that student drop off and pick up at the start and end of the day is ONLY via the gym carpark. This is particularly important during the construction of our new building as access to the STAFF ONLY car park is restricted by the builder’s compound.
New Staff We welcome the following staff members to the college for 2018: -
Peter Buszko Woodwork Rebecca Noone English/Humanities Rachel Betts English/Humanities/Arts
Team Leader roles for 2018 are: Year 7 Steve Utting Year 8 Carla Hughes Year 9 Michael Hyett Year 10 Alex Stott and Eleanor Maloney Year 11 Natalie Andrews Year 12 Glenn Rockelmann VCAL Ellen McDonald
Presentation Evening 2017 The evening was a fantastic to way to end the year and thanks are extended to all the staff who assisted on the evening and to Louise Sverns and Sue Ditchfield for their organisation. It was very pleasing to see so many parents and relatives attend on the night and I would like to congratulate the students who were dux of their year level. Details of all awards are contained later in this newsletter.
Year 7 Dux – Charlie Horn Year 8 Dux – Yasmin Page Year 9 Dux – Amity Clarke Year 10 Dux – Montgomery Hall Year 11 Dux – Emily Eriksen Year 12 VCAL Dux – Jake Bartlett Year 12 VCE Dux – Alana Couvreur
College Council Elections Today’s newsletter contains information about college council and the call for nominations for the three vacant parent members which will close at 4pm on Tuesday 20th February 2018.
Insurances and Vaccinations Parents are reminded that the college does not have student accident insurance or ambulance cover and that valuable personal items should not be brought to the college. The college strongly advises all families to consider taking out ambulance cover. If you wish to take out student accident insurance there are a number of companies who offer this type of insurance. Year 7’s will again be provided with vaccinations at no cost. Margaret Uren
Working Bee.- Postponed. Dear families We have moved our first scheduled working bee from Sunday 11th February to Sunday 25th February. If you are available to help us maintain our grounds on the 25th please contact the office on 9751 9000 or alternatively email me directly at [email protected]. Thank you
Kevin Osborne
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Carpark Safety
As a result of the current building works occurring at the college we have lost the use a number of car parking spaces. This has placed parking at a premium.
Families MUST NOT use the main car park as a drop off point for students and instead use the gymnasium car park accessed via gate 4.
Please only use the main car park if visiting the General Office.
Thank you for your cooperation
Kevin Osborne
SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS COMING
SCHOOLPIX will be here on Monday 26th February
PHOTO DAY TIPS:
Hair: Neat and swept off face
Online Orders: To pre-order online, take your personal Order and ID Numbers found on your order
form (these will be distributed to students and go to www.schoolpix.com.au.
Orders can be placed online up to 2 working days after photography. You do not
need to return the order form if you order online.
Remember: All orders placed online before midnight on photography day will
receive a free 20cm x 25cm black and white portrait print.
Manual Orders: Complete your order form and return with payment to school on photography day.
Sibling Orders: For a special photo of you children together order online by 8am on photography
day Alternatively collect a Sibling Order Form from the office or download it from the
SchoolPix website and return it on photography day. Only siblings that place an
order will be photographed.
PO Box 5222, Hallam VIC 3803
Ph: 1300 766 055
Email: [email protected]
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Student Award Winners - 2017
Congratulations to all our students who were invited to the 2017 Monbulk College Presentation Evening. Your efforts throughout the year were a credit to you all. The Dux for each Year level is highlighted.
YEAR 7
Maya BRUNI
Leah HANSBY
Zali UTTING
Drew NOAR
Quinlan HAYES
Fern HARRIS
Hamish STRATHAIRN
Luke WALLIS
Tabatha BOTT
Imogen LAWRENCE
Lily KAWAMURA
Geena VAN VUGT
Jakob KRCEVINAC
Tempest CLARKE
Tahlia HEITMANN
Amber DINGFELDER
Rowan JESSON KERR
Owen VANDEGRAAFF Jayden ROBSON-SPENCER
Amy ARCHER
Charlie HORN
YEAR 8
Ruby SCOTT
Jacob EL-ALI
Nyssa WALTON
Owen MCKAY-MAJOR
Tia LAVENDER
Keira FRASER
Daniel HAMILTON
Kealy MCKEOWN-MUNN
Femke BLOM
Piper FUNK
Ellen JONES
Michelle SCHMIDT
Melody OMAR Amalija KOSTICH ANGERSON
Courtney CARROLL
Hannah LUKEY
Taya THORNTON
Cory PANKHURST
Yasmin PAGE
YEAR 9
Rowan CARN
Jasmine DEFINA
Jayden HUGHES
Marama AMITY
Chloe RIDDELL
Emma MCCOACH
Erica SHIPSEY
Kane STOTT
Madelaine ROSS
Jackson TRUNDLE
Tallis CAPE
Ellen ROBSON
Madison UTTING
Holly BLAKE
James SANDS
Marguerite ALLEY
Rahni DENTON
Keeley BOATTO
Jasper CROTTY Joshua ROBSON-SPENCER
Elaine DAW
Alivia DINGFELDER
Amity CLARKE
YEAR 10 James BILSON-MCALISTER
Tyler O'LOUGHLIN
Thomas NELSON
Sinead MEIHUIZEN
Laura MCCLELLAND
Shanyn CUNNINGHAM
Connor KEEGAN
Ruby-Rose EVANS
Ashleigh BLIGH
Calvin GRAUNKE
Erwin BERGER
Bella VAN VUGT
Elaya CARBONE
Sarah PHILLIPS
Camryn-Paige KEW
Montgomery HALL
YEAR 11
Benjamin JASPERS
Amy MCCOACH
Maddison STEWART
Kiralee ACHTEN
Brenden TE BOEKHORST
Garred YUKI
Jake CUNNINGHAM
Benjamin LAVEN
Keegan CLARKE
Emily MARTENS
Emily TEN-HOEVE
Jennifer WALTERS
Courtney FERRIS
Claire HYETT
Emily ERIKSEN
YEAR 12 VCAL
Jake BARTLETT VCE
Chantelle RYAN
Kirra HOBBS
Hannah JOY
Madison VAN TUIL
Hannah PHILLIPS
Daniel CLEARY
Holly CRUTTENDEN
Keeley BRANSON
Matthew CHIPMAN
Alana COUVREUR
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Host Family Wanted!
Host families are wanted to host Hiroki Yoshida from Japan. Hiroki is 20 years old and very excited about coming to Monbulk. He will be arriving at Monbulk College on the 30th April and he will be here for the remainder of the year.
Hiroki wants to improve his English skills and to understand foreign cultures and customs. At Monbulk College he will be assisting the Japanese teachers with the Japanese classes.
We are urgently seeking host families who may be able to host Hiroki at any time this year, either for a term block or even for a couple of weeks. Host families must be able to provide Hiroki with a spare room and meals. Payment of $150.00 per week will be made to host families.
If you are able to host Hiroki, please contact either Vera Magila or Fiona McNair at the College as soon as possible.
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