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Message from our Campus Principal—Matt Jobling
KEY DATES
10th August UNIVERSITY CAMPUS Parent/Teacher interviews 3:30 –7:30
15-18th August Melbourne Discovery Year 9 camp
23rd August Course Counselling 2:00pm—7:00pm
13-22nd September Year 10 Central Australia Camp
10th August 2017
“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” African Proverb
This Thursday 10th August between 3.30 -7.30pm the University Campus will be holding its Parent Teacher
Conversations. This is earlier than the junior campuses as the senior classes finish earlier in term 4 and
therefore it is more meaningful to discuss progress now than at the end of term when there won ’t be as
much time or opportunity to improve. Bookings can be made through Compass or by contacting the
University Campus general office on 51323800.
Please note this is only relevant for the VCE class that a Year 10 may be studying. Churchill Campus will have Parent Teacher Conversations at the end of this term.
Year 10 students with classes at University Campus
Second Step for Year 10 students
Year 10 students have had another opportunity to meet with University Campus Staff recently to ask questions and clarify understanding about the programs and subjects on offer in 2018. The course counselling day on Wednesday 23rd August is fast approaching and the more prepared the students are the better to enable the most appropriate selections for next year and beyond. Students needing help to prepare should contact Ms. Ashton.
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Message from our Campus Principal—
Learning Behaviour Reports
Every 4-5 weeks the Campus prepares Learning Behaviour Reports for students that indicate the level at which they are displaying behaviours that are important for learning. The August Report will soon be available online through our student management system – Compass. New families and anyone who has misplaced their log-ins can contact the Churchill Campus office on 51323700 to obtain their log-in details. If families are unable to access Compass, or for some reason requires a printed version of the report, this can be arranged by contacting the office. Previous reports are able to be accessed through Compass and a trend graph of results for the year to date and previous years is displayed below the current report. The reports create a valuable opportunity to discuss how students are going at school and are most useful in setting targets for improvement in particular areas for the next report. If there are any concerns relating to the report please feel free to contact the relevant teacher or Team Leader via the Campus office on 51323700.
Naplan
Results for this year’s NAPLAN are being released soon and the individual reports will be sent to schools later
this month which we will then distribute to families. These tests provide the school with a series of data that
is one measure amongst a range that we use to not only assess our progress but also identify areas that we
may be able to improve.
Unfortunately a test result is often taken to mean how smart someone is, where in fact it merely measures what that person was able to do on a particular day and is not a predictor of future capacity. Test scores play a role in education but they are not the goal of education and if given greater importance than they deserve they can actually hinder learning and lead to a fixed mindset that inhibits further learning. We believe all our students can learn and improve over time and the data that we gather is one part of the feedback to help inform our planning for learning in the future.
We're conducting a survey to find out what you think of our school.
The Parent Opinion Survey is completed annually by the Department of Education and Training and is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents at every school in Victoria. This year, about 30 per cent of parents will be invited to participate. All responses to the survey are anonymous.
The survey helps our school gain an understanding of how you view our school climate, student engagement, and relationships. Our school will use the results to inform school planning and improvement strategies.
The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. It can be accessed from Monday 7th August to Sunday 27th August.
The survey is available in English, Arabic, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Chin (Hakha) and Hindi.
Results will be sent back to our school at the end of September.
For more information, see: Parent Opinion Survey
Parent Opinion Survey 2017
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Year 7 News ……….
Ancient Civilisations Project.
Students should have received their results and feedback on their projects recently. Some students have done very well and should be congratulated for their work ethic. We would strongly recommend having a conversation with students regarding their outcome.
Uniform
MATHS – Mainstream students have been working on Fractions and discovering how to manipulate fractions with the four operations. ALPs will be developing their skills in decimals.
ENGLISH - In English year 7 students are working hard at responding to the text “Once” by Morris Gleitzman. The novel is set in Poland during world war 2 and is told through the journey of a young Jewish boy. Student’s are enjoying the novel and making wonderful connections to the pre teaching about World War 2 that was covered at the beginning of term. Students are currently hearing TEEL a lot in English. TEEL is an acronym (Topic sentence, Explanation, Evidence, Link) that is used to teach students paragraph structures, this skill is important not just for writing in English, but all learning areas as a way to answer questions. Over the coming weeks students will be asked to write many different TEEL responses to questions relating to the novel.
SCIENCE - In Science students have just finished looking at the way scientist classify organisms. They have learnt how to use and create dichotomous keys for various organisms including some ‘creepy critters’. To show their understanding students have completed a Common Assessment Task based on using and creating a dichotomous key.
Students will now be learning about the six kingdoms
of life with a focus on the characteristics of each
group. They will be able to classify organisms into Kingdoms based on their characteristics.
HUMANITIES –
We have quite a few students who have lost their jumpers and jackets throughout this year. We strongly recommend including names on all uniform items (especially tops/jumpers/jackets) and if you could please double check the uniform that is at home and to see if it may have accidentally been collected by the wrong student.
FUTURE LEARNING:
Students will be progressing their knowledge of water in the world, and how the access of water can differ according to where you live.
PE/SWIMMING – Swimmers – students will be experiencing what it feels like to be in the water whilst
wearing clothing. Students will need to bring a long sleaved top and pants (pyjamas work well), anything they
can wear over their bathers and get wet.
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Year 8 News ……….
August Learning Behaviour Reports
The August Learning Behaviour Reports have seen the awarding of five
Platinum Awards which are presented to the students who receive a perfect
score of 4 for their Learning behaviour report.
Gold Achievement certificates were awarded to those students who achieved
3.5 or higher as an average on their progress reports.
The students who achieved from 3.2 – 3.49 as an average on their progress
reports have been acknowledged with a Certificate of Achievement.
The top 10% of Year 8 students who showed improvement have been awarded a Most Improved Recognition
Award. Congratulations to all Year 8 students who have been working to consistently demonstrated a positive
work ethic, attitudes towards others and ongoing engagement towards their studies.
Continuing with the celebration lunch those Year 8 students who received 3.8 or higher for the August
Learning Behaviour Reports will receive an invitation to a lunch which will be held next week.
During Team Time, the students will use their Learning Behaviour reports to help them write individual goals, which will then be reviewed by the students, each week for five weeks, to help students improve on their Learning Behaviours.
Platinum Award
August Certificate of Achievement
Bethany Blakeley
Charlize Doller
Madeline Slater
Kiarna Cluderay
Kelly Nickson
Jack Chessum
Jeremy Courtis
Jake Fowler
Tristen Waack
Joss Ward
Teia Abbott
Courtney Baker
Sophie Dwyer
Liam Heffernan
Dylan Kamphuis
Tristan Lehrner
Tayissa Miller
Darcy Olivier
Liam Beedall
Rhys Luxford
Matthew McCafferty
Chloe Smith
August Gold Achievement Award
Breanna Ameerbeg
Sophie Bellingham
Mitchell Bruerton
Azriel Halge
Jessica Hoghton
Kayla Parmenter
Tige Renwick
Gavin Richards
Ryan Runge
Riley Stevens
Oliver Sturre
Mckenzie Tingay
Alyssa Wells
Shannae Durea
Chloe Huizer
Boyd Makepeace
Lachlan Bevis
Jazmin Brazier
Hannah Zomer
Lachlan Bevis
Hayley Donnelly
Hayden Dwyer
Darci Kovacevic
Hannah Meddings
Beth Pham
Molly Sawyer
Hayley Shaw
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August Most Improved Recognition Award
William Porter
Ty Hickford
Dekklyn Sawyer
Hannah Zomer
Zac Carlson
Lachlan Bevis
Dylan Kamphuis
Silent Reading
Year 8 staff members are encouraging students to start the day, during Form Group, by reading a book which they have selected from either the extensive collection of books within the library or by bringing a book from home. Twenty minutes of silent, sustained reading is quite beneficial to the students. According to studies in the educational field, students who are given time to silently read have far better grades than other students. At the conclusion of the reading time, students are asked to completed a reading activity, and make a record of this within their Team Time workbook.
PBS Coupons
The students are keenly earning, and many cases, exchanging their
PBS coupons, that they receive from Kurnai staff, when they display
a behaviour from the Four Pillars – Relationships, Engagement,
Excellence, or Work Ethic – for a prize from the display cupboard,
which is the Wellbeing Office. Each week, during Team Time,
students are given the opportunity to ‘cash’ in their coupons. At
present, the most popular item from the cupboard, is the chocolate.
The number of coupons required for the chocolate is 10 coupons.
At the end of week 3 the following are the top 5 students for Year 8.
Liam Heffernan- 71
Hayley Donnelly – 56
Darci Kovacevic – 49
Hannah Meddings– 44
Jaz Brazier – 44
A reminder to all Year 8 students that when they receive a ticket that they need to write their name on the ticket and then place it into the PBS box, which is located in the Library.
Dental Visit
On Friday the 28th July the Year 8 students were involved in a presentation about the importance of dental health. The following piece of writing was written by one of the students who participated in the session.
In the dental session I learnt it is very important to brush
your teeth, because if you don’t you will get holes in your
teeth, which can be pretty painful. Also he said that you’re
meant to floss before you brush your teeth because you get it
done faster and it is more effective on your teeth. Another
thing he said was that it’s good to brush your tongue so you
don’t have bad breath. Overall I thought was a good thing to
do because more kids know how to brush their teeth properly.
When we are kids we have 20 teeth. When we are adults we
have 32 teeth. Overall people learnt a lot from that and now
people will have clean teeth.
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Zoo visit by Chinese Language Classes
On the 2nd of August, a group of Year 8 students who are currently studying Chinese had a fantastic day in Melbourne and they were lucky to also experience some nice weather. To start with, the students went to the zoo and spent about 2 hours exploring the different sections. The students then caught the train back to the Melbourne CBD and had a fantastic lunch at one of the Chinese restaurants. The students were well behaved and they are going to use their experiences to help them respond to questions about animals in class.
A reminder to call our ABSENCE HOTLINE 5132 3711 preferably before 9am if your child is not going to be at school.
This will ensure your child’s absence is recorded correctly and you don’t receive a phone call from our office
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Year 9 News ………. On Tuesday August 1st, many of our Year 9 students went to the Job Skills
Expo at Lardner Park where they had the chance to speak to experts in
many
careers and collect information on pathways of study they may wish take in
the future. There were many exhibitors from emergency services, the
defence forces and many tertiary institutions e.g. Federation University etc.
The students were very well behaved and enjoyed this opportunity.
The next round of GPA reports will be open at the end of the week. We are all working together to ensure students are working towards improving their overall scores. If we can help in any way please contact us a.s.a.p. Students have set three goals with strategies for semester two to improve their future reports. Well done to all the students who have improved their scores!
This year the Year 9 team members are: Sheryl Tangi (Team Leader Maths / Science), Robin Fitzpatrick (Assistant Team Leader, Health/ PE and Science), Dave Frendo (Technology) and Olivia Wall (English, Humanities and SWPBS), Greg Matulich (ICT and Maths), Joseph Bonnici (Music) and Ian Hopkins (Music).
Team Members
Melbourne Discovery
We currently have 35 students signed up to attend the Melbourne camp from August 15th to August 19th. Two camp meetings have already taken place and there is a camp information booklet available now for all students who will be going on the trip. Thank you to Mrs Fitzpatrick and Mr Frendo for all their organisation of venues.
PBS
Students have been receiving coupon tickets for showing the positive behaviours displayed on the school matrix. These tickets go into a raffle, and there are prizes for the students that get the most PBS points for the week. Students are also receiving postcards for displaying consistent behaviours for the four school pillars of Excellence, Relationships, Work Ethic and Engagement. Each postcard is worth 3 points. This term the winning class again will receive a free lunch of their choice. The weekly progress chart is displayed in the Year 9 office window. Good luck to all classes!
Team—Time
Reminders
-Students need to be at school by 8:25 am.
-Students need to be in complete school uniform (please contact us if you need some support).
-Students need to bring their own device to school to complete he set tasks for each subject.
Contact Details
If you have any questions or concerns regarding Year 9 students please don’t hesitate to e-mail us or phone on 51323700 [email protected] or [email protected]
The students have been shown how to log onto the Kurnai Careers site and have completed some quizzes to help them look at various careers. The students will be putting together their own profile, a resume and an application for a job. They will be using a computer program called ‘Career Tools’ to complete a number of tasks this term. At the end of the term, all students will gain an insight into where they want to head in the future and what subjects are required to keep their options open for future job positions.
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Year 10 News ……….
Nicole Ashton
Year 10 Team Leader
10th August Federation University Day
11th August VCAL Applications Due
22nd August Big Day Out
23rd August Course Counselling 2:00pm—7:00pm
Young Inspiring Women
On the 26th of July 8 year 10 students from Kurnai along with many other schools went to a Young Inspiring
Women dinner. While we were there we got to speak to successful women from a range of careers. We were
all seated at a table and the experienced women changed tables a few times throughout the night. This
allowed us to have the chance to speak to women who weren’t originally on our table.
I had the chance to speak to a professional cook who was on MasterChef in 2013. All the women we talked to
either told us their story and how they got there and/or gave us advice. While we were seated, we all did
group activities exploring things about ourselves. As a table, we discussed issues including how women are
seen in the media. We talked about how we can stop negative views of women, ‘It’s all but the body and not
the brain’. Then we reported back to the group.
Overall it was a really good night. All the students went away with something that can help then in life.
By Liz Slater
2nd Step
All year 10 students participated in the second step program held on the 2nd of August period 5 at the Churchill Campus. Second step enabled students to ask questions and find out more information about potential subjects and pathways for next year.
VCAL Applications
VCAL applications are now open. If your child is considering VCAL as a pathway, please ensure that they have completed the application. Applications can be collected from the Year 10 office. VCAL applications close on the 11th of August. All completed VCAL applications should be submitted to the year 10 office. If your child is deciding between VCE and VCAL they should attend an appointment for both pathways.
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College Magazine
If you wish to order the 2017 College magazine for your student, payment must be made by the end of this term. Payment can be made using existing credit (excluding CSEF funds) on your family account, Bpay, EFT-
POS, Cash or Cheque. The charge for the magazine is $15. Please contact the General Office if you wish to arrange payment.
Course Counselling
Students are required to sign up for a course counselling appointment where they will select their subjects for 2017. This will be held in the Language Centre on Wednesday, August 23rd, from 2.00pm-7.00pm. Booking times are available at the year 10 office and students can sign up for an appointment time. A parent or guardian must attend the appointment with their child and students are asked to indicate who will be attending the appointment with them.
In light of this, period 5 classes will not be running on Wednesday the 23rd and students will only be required to attend their course counselling session. Students will be required to sign out at the General Office if they are leaving at lunchtime. The library will be open for those students who need to stay at school. If you have any questions please contact Nicole Ashton on 51 32 3700.
Federation University Outreach Excursion
All year 10 Students will be attending Federation University Gippsland Campus on the 10th of August. Students will walk from the Churchill Campus to Federation University at 10:15 and return to school at the end of the school day.
Students will have the opportunity to familiarise themselves with Federation University through a variety of activities. Students will attend a lecture, work in teams and participate in activities with the assistance of current University students and staff. Students must wear full college uniform and will need to bring a snack for recess if they wish. All students will be given a $10 voucher for lunch to use at the University Cafeteria. There is no cost for this activity. If you have any queries please contact Nicole Ashton on 51 32 3700
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TRAVELLERS - STUDENT ID CARDS OR VALID MYKI ON TOWN SERVICES
As part of our local arrangement with Latrobe Valley Bus Lines the College provides eligible students who travel from Morwell to University Campus, or Morwell to Morwell Campus (must live over 4.8 km and attend their closest school) with an ID Card.
ID Card must be carried with students each day to show to the Bus Driver and or representatives from Public Transport Victoria if requested. If students do not have their card available when asked, they may be issued with a fine from Public Transport Victoria or your Bus Driver may refuse travel.
Travelling without payment is called Fare Evasion.
We have been advised that our area has a high rate of Fare Evasion and PTV Officers could be on local buses. Please ensure that your child is compliant and that they carry their College ID Card or a valid MYKI Card at all times when travelling on buses to and from home.
Lost ID card? These can be replaced for $5 by requesting one at the General Office.
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School dental will be providing dental treatment for students at Kurnai College and conducting visits
early next term. All students will be attending dental lessons to learn about the importance of oral
hygiene and then the dental checks will be held about a week later.
For students to be seen by School Dental for a check-up, a filled in consent form needs to be returned
to the school. If you did not get a form, you can get fill in the form at the office.
For further information, please contact Sarah the School Nurse.
I work Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays across all the campuses of Kurnai. Students or families can organise to see me by talking to the teachers or the welfare team or email [email protected]
It’s flu season again and I’m sure many of you are feeling the effects!
How do you know if it’s the flu?
Chills, shivering and fever (a temperature greater than 38 degrees)
Headache and muscle aches
Sore throat
Sneezing, blocked or runny nose
Coughing
Tiredness
Trouble breathing
The worst thing about the flu is that you have to ride it out letting your body deal with it and also that it ’s
highly contagious. This can mean that while parents/guardians are sick, they also have to look after
sick children.
How can you prevent the spread of the flu?
Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze
Wash your hands
Don’t share personal items – e.g. towels, bedding, drinks
Clean surfaces regularly – door knobs, benches, taps
Avoid close contact with others – try to stay at least 1 meter away and avoid going out if you are sick
For more information on the flu, please go to www.health.vic.gov.au
I work Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays across all the campuses of Kurnai. Students or families can organise to see me by talking to their teachers or the welfare team or email [email protected]
Sarah – School Nurse
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Calendar of Excursions / Camps
Year 7 Date Excursion Cost Form & Payment
Due Date
19/7—1/12/17 Year 7 Swimming (boys term 3 & girls term 4) $0.00 30/6/17
Year 8
Date Excursion Cost Form & Payment
Due Date
Year 9
Date Excursion Cost Form & Payment
Due Date
15-18th August Melbourne Discovery Camp $375.00 26/06/17
5-19 September Mix It Up $44.00 31/08/2017
18 October Year 9 Pop Up Globe $47.00 23/08/2017
Year 10
Date Excursion Cost Form & Pay-
ment Due Date
20/7—21/9 Strength & Conditioning $10.00 per
session
18/07/2017
13-22nd
September
Year 10 Central Australia Camp $1200.00
30 August Inspiring Health dinner $0.00 16/08/2017
Date Excursion Cost Form & Payment
Due Date
29/08/2017 Emergency Services $0.00 25/08/2017
22/08/2017 Year 9/10 Soccer $0.00 18/08/2017