Easter calls us to learn again how to open ourselves to God, and to life and to love, in this Year of Mercy. At Sacred Heart we continue to focus on our theme ‘Opening Doors to God’s Mercy’. The red doors here represent the doors at Catherine’s House in Baggot Street Dublin. The symbolism of doors in this Year of Mercy is reflecting the opening of the Holy Door in Rome by Pope Francis, the door that was closed at the conclusion of Vatican II fifty years ago. In this opening Pope Francis reminds us of the Church’s need to go out once more to the world. This Sunday is the fifth Sunday of Lent. We’re nearing the end of our 2016 Lenten journey. We still have a couple of weeks to renew our commitment to the journey and to our preparation for celebrating Easter. As we gain maturity we develop the capacity to be more reflective and less literal in our belief. Lent, when we were young, could have been defined by what we gave up, with little understanding of why. As adults we need to re-think this practice as something more meaningful than activities akin to ‘boot camp’, but rather a self-awareness as to what distracts us from our faith journey, and distances us from our God. As one writer reflects:

‘Traditionally the Church calls us to observe Lent through prayer, fasting and alms-giving. They are powerful practices to help us become more open to the presence of God working in us and in the world around us. What place does prayer have in our lives? Can we find more time for meditation, for prayerful listening, for reflection on Scripture, for Eucharist? Can we more consciously attune ourselves to God’s presence in our lives?’ Extract: Denise Symonds, Editor of Director’s eNews.

This Jubilee Year calls us to right our relationships in the world in human and environmental terms. Look out for Earth Week mentioned in this Newsletter as a practical inroad to this issue. As we approach the end of Term, our Year 7 students are at Camp, Year 10 on Structured Work Placements, Year 11 will be at their Debutante Ball and Year 12 students and staff are on their Retreat program. This will lead us to our final week of Term One next week, the end of a productive period for all at the College.

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE - Mr Craig Holmes

NEWSLETTER

17 March 2016

SACRED HEART COLLEGE KYNETON

A Ministry of Mercy Education Ltd Main Office 54211200 ABN 69 154 531 870 Senior Office/Absences Years10-12 54211242 94 High Street, Kyneton Junior Office /Absences Year 7-9 54211223

www.shckyneton.catholic.edu.au Uniform Shop 54211274 principal@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au

Mercy and Compassion

Merciful God, who shows us deep and abiding love and

compassion, you forgive us every time and forget all our sins,

wiping them away in an instant. Help us to follow the example

of Jesus, always ready to mirror his words and actions

in our own relationships with others.

Hear our prayer in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

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The College commissioned our new science laboratory in the O’Neill building, which adds to our stock of facilities to provide the very best education for our students. Physics and robotics will be two particular subjects that will be given priority for utilising this area as well as general science classes. This increases our laboratory spaces to four specialist areas, a great outcome for a College of our size. Currently we have plans to make some modifications to the College library to integrate the work of our Leader of Pedagogy (assisting teachers in their practice), as we move to this area becoming a ‘Learning Common’, along with a greater focus on student engagement, critical thinking and effective application of technology. Landscaping and a multi-purpose court are also in the planning for the Dwyer building precinct.

Our LOTE Department provided a great range of activities for our students last week. Please read on to gain an insight of all the wonderful experiences our students have partaken in.

Next week we will have a special edition End of Term

newsletter.

Mon 11/4 - TERM TWO BEGINS - Day 1 Wed 13/4 - Live4Life Launch 10.00am to 12.00pm Quambi Thur 14/4 - Period 5 3.45-5.30pm - STUDENT PROGRESS INTERVIEWS 4-9.00PM IN QUAMBI Mon 18/4 - Year 7 Mercy Pilgrimage to Academy of Mary Immaculate Tues 19/4 - COLLEGE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL AT SHC - Period 5 3.45-5.30pm Wed 20/4 - Year 11/12 Darren Pereira Incursion - Achieve Your Best/VCE Study Skills - Year 10-12 Sport & Rec Course at Bounce Inc. Essendon Thur 21/4 - STUDENT PROGRESS INTERVIEWS 4-9.00PM IN QUAMBI Fri 22/4 - STUDENT FREE DAY – NO CLASSES STUDENT PROGRESS INTERVIEWS 10.00AM - 3.30PM IN QUAMBI - Year 7 2017 Offers of Enrolment Posted

CALENDAR DATES

Fri 18/3 - Year 7 Camp returns 3.20pm - Year 12 Retreat returns 3.20pm - Final day of Year 10 Structured Workplace Learning

Sat 19/3 - Debutante Ball at Melrose Receptions Mon 21/3 - Year 8 History Medieval Incursion - Earth Hour (Switch Off) Lunchtime Tues 22/3 - Year 10 Environmental Geography Fieldtrip departing 3.45pm returning Thursday 24/3 2.30pm - SSV NMR Swimming Finals at Greensborough - U3 Top Class 2015 Melbourne Arts Centre - Period 5 - 3.45-5.30pm Wed 23/3 - SSV Mickleham Year 8 Boys Cricket Donnybrook Oval - SSV Mickleham Year 8 Boys/Girls Tennis at Wallan Tennis Club Thur 24/3 - END OF TERM 1 - Finishing time 2.30pm

Bereavements - Your prayers are asked for the following families who are mourning the loss of a loved one recently. The Gildea family on the passing of Mary McKeone, great grandmother of Louisa 9D and Henry 8A. The Fox family on the passing of Ivy Frost, great grandmother of Charlie 7D. The Morley family on the passing of Duncan Ross, grandfather of Sharni 9E. The Penfold family on the passing of John Wishart, grandfather of Georgina 11A and the Cousins family on the passing of John Cousins, grandfather of EmilyClare 8B. Our thoughts are with you all at this sad time.

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Learning and Teaching takes many forms. This week we had Year 10 students learning about possible careers and the realities of the workplace through their Structured Workplace Learning, while the Year 7s were learning about the environment and forming relationships while on their camp in Halls Gap. We also had the Year 12s on Retreat at Blampied, giving them precious time to reflect. And then, of course, Saturday night we have the Debutante Ball, which has required learning and teaching in a totally different field! The more formal and traditional learning and teaching occurs after contemplation of our existing practices. Sacred Heart’s Literacy Leader is Ms Bronwyn Burke. Bronwyn has written surveys to find out more about our literacy practices and requirements in the Year 7 – 10 classrooms. Over the next few weeks teachers and students will complete the surveys. There will be the option for parents to complete a survey as well, and we hope many of you take the time to do this. More information will follow. A reminder that the Student Progress Interviews will be held early in Term Two. The details are as follows:

Thursday 14 April 4.00pm - 9.00pm Dinner break 6:00pm – 6:45pm

Thursday 21 April 4.00pm - 9.00pm Dinner break 6:00pm – 6:45pm

Friday 22 April 10.00am - 3.30pm Tea break 11:30am – 11:45am Lunch break 1:00pm – 1:45pm

Students are required to attend these interviews with their parents.

The College views this opportunity to provide valuable feedback as vital in order to ensure students can achieve their personal best. Term 1 Interim reports will be posted home and should be brought with you to the Student Progress Interview. These interviews will be of 7 minute duration and will be conducted in Quambi. Parent Teacher Interviews must be booked online via PAM (SIMON Parent Access Module) at http://pam.shckyneton.catholic.edu.au.

Please note: Bookings will open Wednesday 6 April at 9.00am and close at 9.00am on Thursday 14 April for

that date’s interviews

The bookings will be closed at 12.00 midday on Thursday 21 April for Thursday and Friday’s bookings.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - LEARNING & TEACHING - Ms Debra McNaughton

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - STUDENT WELLBEING - Ms Julie Mortimer Over the course of my time as a Deputy Principal, I have at times been challenged by students and sometimes parents as to why there is a necessity to focus on what I refer to as the civic behaviours. These behaviours are life skills and train students for life after school. These include the areas of Uniform, Behaviour, Attendance, Punctuality and Completion of Work. Although the benefits for doing this may seem obvious to many, I would like over the next few newsletters to explain the rationale behind them individually from a more holistic view. Uniform in my view is a very important and useful aspect of a school’s internal and external workings. Most places of work have a dress code and it is important that employees are able to comply with this, if they wish to retain their job. Apart from the obvious attributes of self-respect, representing your workplace, ease of choice, etc, uniform is a great equalizer. It cannot be gauged easily from appearance whether a student is affluent, disadvantaged or anywhere in between, which allows the person themselves to be the focus. This provides a more democratic classroom environment, whereby students achieve success on their merits. This is a wonderful, simple way of allowing personalities to come to the fore. When uniform is of a high standard, the person is able to shine through. The other important aspect of uniform from my perspective is that it an accurate indicator for wellbeing. When uniform is worn correctly across the school, students who are not coping well for whatever reason are often able to be detected from their appearance. A student who normally takes pride in their appearance but is suddenly noticed for being disheveled may have other things going on, and need a bit of support. Students cannot learn if they are struggling from a wellbeing sense, and this is one way that both staff at school and parents at home may at first be alerted to a concern. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support with uniform over Term One. Blazers are now to be worn to and from school, and in between if student’s wish, and full winter uniform begins day one of Term Two. Please contact me at the College with any uniform issues or difficulties.

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DIRECTOR OF STAFF FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT - Mrs Mel Bratovic

Learning Walks at Sacred Heart College Due to the success of our ‘Learning to Walk’ sessions in 2015, we will host two in Term 2, one on Tuesday 26 April and the other on Tuesday 31 May, both commencing at 9am. We warmly invite you to take part in this opportunity. ‘Learning Walks’ are designed to allow parents to learn more about what is happening in a day to day class at our College. In this session, parents will have the opportunity to gain a firsthand understanding of how the College works and how the students are learning. Prior to the ‘Walk’ commencing, the group will gather together to gain the context for the Learning Walks and what they might ‘see, feel, and hear’. After the visits the group will be asked to reflect on this session and share their observations with other participants. As a vibrant College community, we continue to develop and foster active partnerships with our families as we work with you to support the growth and learning of our young people. This is a wonderful chance for families to come into the classrooms and experience

learning in the world of our students today. If you are interesting in being part of this session you can register your interest with Mrs Debbie Meldrum via email on dmeldrum@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au or call on 54211267

At Sacred Heart College, our staff are constantly ‘on the go’ taking advantage of professional development opportunities that will allow them to stay abreast of the sophisticated array of knowledge, skills and

attributes required in the face of constant social, economic, technological and educational change.

Jodie Wattie and I had the opportunity to attend a ‘Supporting Provisionally Registered Teachers’ seminar. The mentoring program at Sacred Heart College is important for the support of our new teachers and for their development to grow into exceptional professionals and this was a great opportunity to further develop our skills and knowledge in this area. We started the day with information about why mentoring is such an important part of the development of teachers and had the opportunity to discuss this with colleagues from other schools. We looked closely at the ‘Australian Professional Standards for Teachers’ and wrote down and discussed ways that these can be met. An inquiry approach is set up for our new teachers and throughout the year they will gather information to support these documents as well as meeting the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Creating a sound and trusting relationship, reflective conversations, classroom observations, the giving and receiving of feedback, facilitating learning and the art of effective listening are all tools that the mentor will develop and draw upon whilst supporting their beginning teacher. It’s an exciting time to work with new teachers and this is something that both Jodie and I are looking forward to. We have another session later in the year to support the work we have been doing and I am sure that it will be as equally rewarding.

Mr Brett Gardner and Mrs Jodie Wattie

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COLLEGE NEWS

MUSIC NOTES - Mr Terry Carrick

Last week, the Music Department staged its annual Ensembles Workshop Day. Over 100 students participated in this special event. At the start of the day, students split into various ensembles: String, Percussion, Guitar, Choir and Show Band. These ensembles worked in five separate venues, focussing on different skills and repertoire in order to build a sense of cohesion and both individual and collective progress. This culminated in a wonderful concert in period 4, where all ensembles took to the Theatre stage to perform the pieces they had been working on during the day. This was an incredibly important and successful day in the College Calendar, and students learned many skills from this experience. There are three elements to successfully learning a musical instrument. Firstly, the student attends the lesson, and learns the mechanics and theory of their instrument. Secondly, each student will perform, twice a year, in a recital, which gives the student the opportunity to put their skills into play in front of a very safe audience. Thirdly, music is a communicative and cooperative artform, so learning to make music within a group is incredibly important. Today’s society is often judgemental, and peer pressure is rife. Our ensembles strive to bring a sense of inclusion and worth, which breaks down these negative feelings. Last week’s concert demonstrated that beautifully – students realised that they could not only make a wonderful sound in a big group, but many new friendships were formed. Please note that all students enrolled in the Music Program are expected to participate in at least one ensemble. This is a compulsory (and truly positive) element of enrolment within the program. Students who do not learn an instrument at the College are also very welcome to participate in the Ensemble Program, for which there is no charge.

Conversation with the Archbishop - Connor Whitmee 11A

On Friday 11 March, the Sacred Earth Leaders at the College attended a valuable conversation with Archbishop Denis Hart, along with the School Captains and Faith and Justice Captains. We made the trip to St Bernard’s College in Essendon, where we met with over 200 other student leaders from Catholic Schools all over Victoria. We started the day by listening to the Archbishop tell us about the inspirational journey through his life, and how mercy has influenced his decisions. We were also treated to a pair of comedic guest speakers who helped us better understand the connection to God. After this, we split into groups where we met other students and explored more deeply what mercy meant to us on a personal level, and how it can be spread within a community. During the final session of the day, we posed questions to the Archbishop about his faith and journey and anything we felt compelled to ask, such as the Church’s view on gay rights. This proved to be a very educational experience and definitely something worth attending.

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This year was my second LOTE week at Sacred Heart and we teachers kept ourselves very busy making sure our students had the best time! LOTE week was moved to Week 5 in 2016 to provide a better environment for the outdoor activities – a change which worked very well. We also created two categories per activity to allow students more chances of winning, with junior and senior categories for every competition. On Monday, we kick-started the week with a pétanque tournament at lunchtime. Teachers Christina Shennan, Abigail Bradbury and myself supervised the event and led juniors and seniors to an amazing final. Brandon Wilson won first place for the seniors, John O’Sullivan second and Ethan Wood third. Madison Darmanin came first in the junior category, Patrick Lakey second and Ashleigh Wilson third. A guest presenter introduced us to the Japanese art of manga drawing. We learnt that Astro Boy was one of the first manga characters to be published around the world. It was interesting to learn how things have evolved since Astro! On Tuesday, students tested their chopstick skills by participating in an outdoor chopstick relay at lunchtime. Nova Efata won first place for the seniors, Brandon Wilson second and JaydeTurner third. Mikayla Tunley came first in the junior category, Tegan Hickey second and Gabby Smith third. On Wednesday, the hospitality students led by teacher Anna Flynn, made the famous Rosella Rochefort’s traditional French fete crêpes. We served three hundred students and offered strawberries, Nutella or lemon and sugar toppings. They were gone in minutes and the activity was a great success! La fête était bien organisée ! On Thursday, the hospitality students again impressed us with Paul Tucker’s traditional Yaki Soba recipe. Hundreds of students tasted the traditional cabbage noodle dish and some of them told me they even got a second serve, yum! Thank you Anna Flynn for providing us with such talented cooks! Meanwhile in the library, our traditional photo booth compelled many to get a souvenir photo in front of the Paris backdrop and our traditional French and Japanese costumes. Our new addition to the team, teacher Linda Letten brought in many Japanese kimonos from her collection and the students had an even greater variety of costumes to choose from. Teacher Abigail Bradbury impressed us with her photography skills, she really has a good eye! Christina Shennan helped many with their French outfits and made sure everything matched! A sensational catwalk and a great team effort! On Friday, we finished off the week with the Amazing Race. Year 10 students Sam Turner and Claire Bertram each designed a race around the school where clues needed to be found by junior and senior teams . Thank you teachers MaryAnn Glynn and Tracey Bolton-Wood for participating in the event, it was a great success! Alyssia De Grandi and Philippa Smith took the first place in the Senior category, and Ethan Preston and Oliver Davidson came second. Nina Matloob and Sinead Nevin won the junior category, with Ellen Smith and Jordan Savoia taking out second place. As coordinator of these events, I confirm that this year has been a huge success and I would not have been able to do it without the help of my wonderful team Paul Tucker, Linda Letten, Abigail Bradbury and Christina Shennan. These teachers clearly show passion with their work and it’s always such a pleasure to organise events with them - a truly amazing team! I have had students asking me for the recipes for the crêpes and Yaki Soba . Please find these below. Looking forward to another great year for the LOTE students!

Rosella Rochefort’s Crêpes Recipe

4 eggs

1 ½ cups of milk

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 cup of flour

Mix all ingredients in a big bowl. Cook in a pan layered with butter (no oil, French love their butter!) and move the pan in circles to get it as thin as possible. Flip the crêpe when ready (same as an omelette). Voilà!

Ms Jessica Rochefort, LOTE Learning Area Leader

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Yakisoba (Fried Noodles) Recipe Ingredients

Vegetable Oil

Shredded Cabbage

Grated Carrot

Onion (if wanted)

Thinly Sliced Meat (Bacon works well)

Chow Mien Noodles

Yakisoba Sauce (available at Asian grocers)

Salt/Pepper

Method

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan, wok, or BBQ.

2. Stir-fry the onion, then the cabbage and carrot and season with salt and pepper.

3. When cooked, remove from heat. Cook the meat. 4. Remove the meat from heat and add to the cooked vegetables.

5. Soak the noodles in boiling water for 30 seconds and then fry the noodles, separate the noodles as they cook.

6. After 2 minutes add the meat/ vegetable mix to the noodles.

7. While cooking, stir through the Yakisoba sauce. When the noodles become a dark brown colour, the Yakisoba is ready to eat.

WINTER UNIFORM - Mrs Carmel Walsh, Uniform Shop Manager Due to a delay in getting the fabric correct for the production of the new winter uniform, deliveries have been delayed. The estimated time of delivery for the girls skirt and blouses is for the end of this week, Friday 18 March. The boys shirts estimated time of delivery is next week. If there are further unforeseen delays an SMS or email will be sent to parents/guardians. Thank you for your patience in this matter. As stated in the last Newsletter the winter Uniform consists of: Girls – Long sleeve shirt, tie, skirt/College pants, navy striped socks or College navy tights, jumper, blazer. Boys – Long sleeve shirt, tie, trousers or shorts (we do encourage boys to wear the new navy trousers as it does get very cold) jumper, blazer. Please email me at on cwalsh@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au or ring 54211274 if you have any queries.

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YEAR 7 SOCIAL Fundraiser for White Ribbon

Campaign Dylan Tirpkos and Ryan Fischer – Year 12

As part of our VCAL major assessment, we are hosting a Year 7 Social Night. Part of our assessment is developing an event. We have focused on the Year 7’s and have decided to host a social night on Wednesday 23 March from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. The night will also be supporting the White Ribbon Foundation for violence against women. We will host the event in Quambi. Drop off/pick up will be at the back of the College and the night will be supervised by College teachers. The aim of the night is to assist the Year 7’s in developing new friendships, having a good time and raising money for violence against women. The theme for the night will be a white night theme. We will have UV Fluorescent lights which will make any white object colourful. We are encouraging students to wear a piece of white clothing or come in full white. There will be dance competitions on the night, so the students may win something if they bring their dancing ‘A game’. The tickets for the night are $12.00 which will include a glow in the dark wrist band, snack food, drink and lighting. All extra money raised will go towards the White Ribbon Foundation. Drop off will be from 7.15pm and pick up will be from 9:30 – 9:45pm. There will be sign in and sign out sheets so all parents will need to come to the door to drop off/pick up their child.

Earth Hour

Jacki Dunn and Connor Whitmee, Sacred Earth Leaders

Earth Hour is an annual international event with over 170 countries participating in it in previous years. Founded in Sydney in 2007, the event was created to raise awareness of energy consumption and how it effects our earth and climate change. This year Earth Hour will be held on Saturday 19 March, from 8:30pm-9:30pm. Sacred Heart College and the Sacred Earth Team is going to be running an 'Earth Hour' day in support of the event on Monday 21 March. There will be an earth hour movie playing in the library and games and other activities in the library during lunchtime. The focus for the whole day will be to use as minimal energy as possible, this may be by turning the air conditioners off, and turning off the lights when they're unnecessary. This day is also to raise awareness of the school’s energy usage and to open the student’s eyes to a more sustainable way of living.

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Bus Travel Students cannot be given permission to travel on a different bus on an impromptu basis. Students who need to catch a different bus on a regular basis for reasons such as music lessons, sport commitments, part-time jobs, or specific family circumstances, are required to complete a bus travel application form (available from the Accounts Office). This instruction has come through from the Department of Transport and the Department of Education and Training.

Project Compassion Stall - Sinead Nevin 7A

On 9 March the Year 7's ran a Toy and Treasure stall to raise money for Project Compassion. Over a period of two weeks, each Year 7 class brought in second hand books and toys to sell and raise money for the cause. It was a successful stall, and we raised $250 in one lunchtime. Lots of students participated in buying and selling toys, books, movies and more. Leftover items were sent to the Op Shop to be sold for charity. All the money raised will go towards Project Compassion, where it will help people in need get a better education, and a better life. A big thanks to Ms Ross for organising the stall, and to all the students and teachers who donated or bought from it.

Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning News - Mrs Marika Payne

A lot has been happening in the VCAL program already this year. The group of 26 Year 11 and 12 students are working hard on organising various events that involve the College and the local community. Recently, a group of Carlton AFL footballers visited the College, and one of the players came and spoke to the VCAL class, which they found inspirational, as you will read below. Carlton Football Club Visit - Mitchell Morham On 24 February we were lucky enough to have four Carlton Footballers, Matthew Dick, Harry McKay, Simon White and Sam Rowe, come to Sacred Heart College. Sam Rowe came to speak to our VCAL class. He spoke about life outside of football and how challenging it can be for a lot of players who have ever only had footy as their main career. He spoke to us about how he was a qualified carpenter and how he will be able to fall back onto this when he has finished his football career. He said he loves everything about being able to do a hands on job. He also spoke about how he never gave up on achieving his footy dream. He was delisted by Sydney after 2 years and spent the next 7 years out of the system, until he was given his chance by Carlton and has now cemented himself in the Carlton Football Club. It was such a good experience for Sam to come and speak to us and I am sure it inspired a lot of us to go and get a job and love what we do.

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Question 2 - Answer A = 1/24 and B = 1/8 they can be switched 1/6 = 1/24 + 1/8 because 4/24 = 1/24 +3/24 Question 3—What number comes next in this “prime time” sequence puzzle?

Answer next week.

6 9 15 21 33 39 51 ?

STEM UPDATE - Mrs Marika Payne The College is keen to provide the students here with lots of opportunities to get involved with STEM this year - the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (as well as Art and Design). Some lucky year 9 students participated in an Engineers Without Borders Humanitarian Conference held at Engineering Australia last week. It was in a new building on the 31st floor with views across the whole of the city of Melbourne. Students participated in various prob-lem solving activities that required them to integrate the skills that they have gained from all of their subject areas. They enjoyed the challenge as you can read from the article that follows. Engineers Without Borders Humanitarian Conference - Keeley Rankin and Caelan Grgurovic Early in the morning of Thursday the 10th of March, 12 students (Sarah-Cait Guidotti, Jemma Pryor, Keeley Rankin, Caelan Grgurovic, Alexander Comte, Sean Tucker, Anthony O'Sullivan, David Ash, Luke Cooper, Richard Jefferson, Robert Stanford and Liam Duffy) went on a trip to the Engineering Australia building in Melbourne. Throughout the day we learnt about Engineers without Borders and how they help disadvantaged communities in our world. We were split off into groups of 6 with students from all different schools, and here we competed in 3 competitive works shops. We designed; floating houses, water filtration systems and prosthetic legs, all of which would help people living in third world countries throughout their daily lives. Working with young engineering students was a fantastic experience and we learnt a lot about the different branches of engineering and where they could take us in the future. A big thank you to Mrs Payne and Mr Lakey who gave up their time to take us.

MAV Industrial Maths Camp, Term 1 2016 - Mrs Debbie Ware, Learning Area Leader - Mathematics The Maths Camp during the Term 1 break aims to provide a chance for rural students from Year 10 to gather with like-minded peers and explore hands-on, industry related problems. The Mathematics Association of Victoria has partnered with four mathematical industries, who will provide mentoring for students to solve a contemporary real-life problem. It will be an engaging, practical, hands on look at how mathematics is used to solve problems in a variety of industrial fields. Congratulations to our two successful applicants, Ruth Hughes and Tully Sonneman who along with 38 other secondary school students were chosen to attend this camp. The camp will be held over 4 days and is fully sponsored by the Mathematical Association of Victoria.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Parent Service Scheme - Ms Jenny Baldwin

Fri 18 March (1) Michelle Lampugh

(2) Sally O’Leary & Marion Coulson

Mon 21st March (1) Bettina Bakori-Mayman

(2) Catherine Bartlett

Tues 22nd March (1) Michelle Carrucan

(2) Michelle Carrucan

Wed 23rd March (1) Bryanna Sandercock

(2) Val Vallance

Thurs 24th March (1) Sabina French, Kathy Turner & Tanya Stocker

(2) Sabina French, Kathy Turner & Tanya Stocker

Friday 25th March Good Friday

Term 2

Mon 11 April (1) Jenny Sinclair

(2) David Darmanin

Tues 12th April (1) Narelle Agnew

(2) Help needed

Wed 13th April (1) Theresa Veal & Rana Bravo-Cripps

(2) Rana Bravo-Cripps

Thurs 14th April (1) Amy Turner

(2) Amy Turner

Fri 15th April (1) Nicole Fitt

(2) Sally O’Leary

Term I & Commencement of

Term 2 Cafeteria Roster (1) denotes person on 11am-2pm shift

(2) denotes person on 12 noon – 3pm shift

Now Accepting Applicants for 2017 Rotary Youth Exchange! - Are you a Year 9, 10 or 11 student? You may qualify as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student and have the opportunity to live and study in Germany, France Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Japan, Taiwan, Brazil, Hungary, Norway, Spain, Poland, Switzerland or USA. The Rotary Youth Exchange Program is a unique opportunity for students to experience the culture of a new country, to learn a new language and develop new friendships. Applications are now being accepted and close on Friday 8 April 2016. Students must be under the age of 18 years, as at 1 January in the year of departure. Further information is available from - www.rotaryyouthexchangedistrict9800.com.au Romsey Recreation Centre basketball and soccer update - We are extremely proud of all the basketball and soccer players throughout our spring/summer competitions. Players showed great sportsmanship and kindness to each other every week on and off the court. A huge congratulations to all teams and to those who made it to the finals. Playing locally at our indoor sports centre in Romsey is a great way to keep your children actively participating in sport throughout the cooler Autumn/winter months. Our autumn/winter season development programs and competitions will be commencing 18 April. Be sure to register/pay online mrsc.vic.gov.au/rrc We welcome your feedback via phone 5429 5637 or email romsgym@mrsc.vic.gov.au TYLDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL FAIR - Saturday 19 March - Live music, great rides, local produce, craft stalls, silent auction, pony rides and more. All enquires 54248244. Kyneton Netball Association—Do you want to play netball? Registrations are closing on 24 March. Junior Netball ages 6-15. http://kynetonna.vic.netball.com.au or Visit our Facebook Page Contact – Samantha at juniornetballkyneton@gmail.com or 0425203505

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Career News: 17 March 2016

Reminders:

Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) – Register by: 3 June; Test date: 27 July (required by undergraduate Medicine at Monash University)

Inside Monash Seminars – 15 March: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

VCE and Careers Expo – Caulfield Racecourse; Thurs 5 – Sun 8 May; Cost: $10, $25 families; Info: www.vceandcareers.com.au.

1. OPEN DAYS – Open Days are held at universities and TAFE institutes each year, giving the public the opportunity to see the facilities, talk to staff and students, collect information and attend information sessions. They are generally held on Sundays later in the year, but dates are provided here so that you can put them in your diary now.

Some Open Day Dates for 2016: Sun 31 July – Swinburne University

Sun 7 Aug – Deakin University (Warrnam-bool); La Trobe University (Bundoora); Monash University (Caulfield & Clayton)

Sun 14 Aug – Australian Catholic University (Melbourne), La Trobe University (Bendigo); Monash University (Peninsula); RMIT University; William Angliss Institute

Sun 21 Aug – Box Hill (Lilydale campus); Deakin University (Waterfront & Waurn Ponds); University of Melbourne

Sun 28 Aug – ACU (Ballarat): Box Hill Institute (Box Hill); Deakin University (Burwood); Federation University; Victoria University (Footscray campus)

2. HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LA TROBE UNIVERSITY? La Trobe holds ‘Experience La Trobe’ days in the school holiday breaks. These are a chance to see facilities, find out about courses and careers, and talk to staff and student ambassadors about La Trobe. You will be able to attend tutorials and lectures; why not attend with friends or family? When: Melbourne campus (Bundoora) 31 March; Bendigo campus 1 April; For more info and to book: See: www.latrobe.edu.au/experience.

3. DO YOU WANT A JOB WORKING WITH ANIMALS?

A great way to find out more is by attending Healesville Sanctuary’s ‘Keeper for the Day’ or ‘Vet for a Day’ program OR Werribee Open Range Zoo’s ‘Keeper for a Day’ program.

These programs are suitable for students in Years 7 – 12. When:

Healesville Keeper for a Day: 9.30am-3.30pm, March 29 & 30, April 5 & 6; Cost: $115

Healesville Vet for a Day: 9.30am-3.30pm, March 30 & 31 and April 6 & 7; Cost: $129

Werribee Open Range Zoo Keeper for a Day: 9.30am-3.30pm, March 29 & 31 and April 6 & 8; Cost: $115.

Information/Booking: Ph 1300 966 784; See also: www.zoo.org.au/education/careers-programs

Another opportunity to find out about working with animals is to attend the WERRIBEE OPEN DAY. This is run by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences. Find out about the B. Agricultural Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine programs, attend

course information sessions, explore other careers in science, veterinary nursing and equine studies, tour the facilities and go to food stalls to support Melbourne students. When:

10am-3pm, Sat 19 March; Where: 250 Princes Highway, Werribee; Information: bit.ly/Werribee-open-day-2016.

4. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A NURSING AND/OR MIDWIFERY CAREER? Division 1 Nursing involves a three-year degree at university while Division 2 requires an 18-month diploma. Some students who wish to study nursing also wish to study midwifery. This can either be done through a double degree in nursing and midwifery which will take 4 years or by studying nursing and then doing an 18-month course in midwifery. The double degree is offered at Deakin, La Trobe and Monash Universities. The good news for Year 12 students is that Victoria University (St Albans campus) is introducing this double degree in 2017. The aim is to address the challenges in maternity care. Increasing rates of health conditions such as mental health disorders, diabetes and obesity have increased the complexity of care for women.

NOTE: there are many other combinations of double degrees with nursing, providing more employment and interest options upon

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graduation. For example, ACU offers Nursing/Paramedics at the Ballarat campus and Deakin offers Nursing/Public Health and Health Promotion, Nursing/Psychological Science (and also a single degree called Nursing (Clinical Leadership)).

1. CHECK OUT STUDYING SCIENCE AT RMIT – Deciding where to study after finishing school is a challenge. One way to find out more is to visit the university that interests you and see the facilities. RMIT is offering such an opportunity

in the school holidays. Go behind the scenes on a tour of the facilities. Students and parents are invited to visit RMIT’s state-of-the-art learning laboratories and to find out

about how RMIT degrees provide the knowledge and skills to tackle real-world problems and advance the way we live. Programs cover biology, biotechnology, chemistry, environmental science, food science, nanotechnology and physics. When: 11am-2pm, 30 March; Where: Building 3, Level 1, Applied Sciences Reception, RMIT City; Book/Info: www.rmit.edu.au/events/all-events/tours/2016/

2. DO YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT WILLIAM ANGLISS INSTITUTE IN THE CITY? William Angliss is a provider of courses in hospitality, food, tourism and events. William Angliss is giving school students the chance to delve into the world of Tourism & Travel and Events in the school holidays. Tourism, Travel and Events – a hands-on introduction to the travel and tourism industry via an on-site amazing race-style activity. Students will then go to the new aeroplane interior demonstration area and be given a taster of what a career as a flight attendant could be. After a catered lunch, students will get the chance to jump into the world of Event Management with a table theming activity held in the Angliss Restaurant.

When: 9.30am-2.30pm, Thurs 31 March; Where: 555 La Trobe St, Melbourne; Who: Students in Years 9-11; Cost: $120 (including lunch). REGISTER

HERE! Enquiries: Marketing@angliss.edu.au

3. GOOD NEWS FROM BOX HILL INSTITUTE - The good news is that Box Hill

Institute has this year re-opened the former Swinburne campus at Lilydale, providing tertiary education in this area once more. A broad range of courses will be available, increasing as time goes by. NOTE: William Angliss Institute is conducting cooking and tourism courses at this campus in conjunction with the Box Hill Institute. Box Hill Institute also has plans to offer other programs and facilities on the Lilydale site.

4. MONASH UNIVERSITY (BERWICK) – Many of you will have heard the news that, after about 20 years in operation, Monash has confirmed that it intends to abandon its Berwick campus at the end of 2018.

5. MORE SWINBURNE NEWS - In addition to items mentioned in the last edition, Swinburne is proposing the following courses/changes for 2017 (some subject to academic approval):

Swinburne is considering an Early Entry Scheme (already offered by ACU and La Trobe universities). The ATAR would no longer be the sole determinant for entry.

Introduction of the Bachelor of Nursing (possibly at Wantirna)

Revised majors in sports science, nutrition and clinical technologies

Introduction of Bachelor of Exercise Science

Introduction of a common first year for the Bachelor of Engineering, giving students a taste of the different fields in engineering before making a decision about their specialisation (similar to Monash University engineering)

Introducing a Masters in Occupational Therapy. More news on all of this when it becomes available from Swinburne.

Where can I use my ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE? Opportunities are increasing all the time with new technological developments, much more so than in civil engineering for example. Electrical engineer-ing can be used in banking, the television industry, mining, automotive (e.g driverless vehicles), marketing, solar cells, the health industry and renewable energy to name a few.

ROBOTICS is another area of growth in engineering (eg drones, robotic vacuum cleaners, humanoid robots, Mars rover).