Term 3 - Week 10– 16th September 2015

Mortlake College Newsletter 10 Hood Ave

Mortlake, Vic, 3272 Ph: 03 5599 2204

Fax: 03 5599 2503 Email: mortlake.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.mortlakep12.vic.edu.au SMS Mobile: 0427 841 239 (Text Only)

Principals Report -

Aussies of the Month

At Monday’s P12 assembly joint Aussies of the Month for September were recognised. Taine DeManser and

Spurs Lynch were the two deserving winners. Taine always par#cipates in the extra-curricular ac#vi#es at school

with enthusiasm whether it’s in the academic, spor#ng or public service domains. His recent contribu#on to the

school’s breakfast program has been outstanding. Without being asked he helps cook, serve and clean up and

he has been a great support for the staff and parents involved. Well done Taine! Spurs received his award for

his great a,tude during lunch#me library sessions where he is always polite and well behaved. Recently he

stayed back and packed up the games that had been le. out by the other students. Congratula#ons Spurs!

Sports News!

Congratula#ons to the Mortlake Junior Sharks netball team, and their coach Mrs DeManser, who were victori-

ous in the Grand Final last Saturday.

Good luck to the following;

• Brooke Eldridge & Renee Reynolds and their Woorndoo Mortlake netball team in the Grand Finals on

Saturday.

• Mr Jones and the Terang Mortlake football teams in their finals.

• Dot Jenkins whose North Warrnambool Eagles’ netballers have qualified for the grand final in a fortnight.

• Tristan Webster Bamford and Jake Tanner in their preliminary final with the Eagles this weekend.

• Asha and Lizzy Kelly who will be compe#ng in the Australian Inter-school Equestrian championships in

Sydney during the holidays.

• Lachlan Wareham, Kira Firth & Georgia Wareham with their cricket representa#ve teams over the holi-

days

Hopefully, I haven’t missed anyone!!

New school jackets

Included in this newsle=er is informa#on about the new school jacket that will be available to order early next

term. Please read the informa#on carefully. The jackets are not compulsory but we would love all our students

to have one by next winter and thereby avoid the issues that arise when students wear jackets and tops that are

not part of the school uniform.

P-4 Produc�on

Well done to all the P-4 students and staff on a great ma#nee on Tuesday and I’m sure the evening performance

will be just as exci#ng! Well done to all the P-4 students! Thank you to the P-4 staff and Kath Tanner for doing

such a great job! Thanks also to all the parents and friends who helped in any way.

MORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’SMORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’SMORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’SMORTLAKE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY’S

Happy Birthday to the following students for this week and over the school holidays.

We hope you have a wonderful day.

September 17th—Michael Hall 18th—Alice Kain

19th—Hayley Mann 20th—Katy Jarvie 21st—Thomas Hetherington

23rd—Rebecca Mann 25th—Logan Bray 27th—Declan Compton-Sheaves

28th—Aaron Medley & Airlia Munn 29th—Holly Hetherington

30th—Letitia Howat & Amelia Barry

October 1st—Tiffany McLauchlan 3rd—Jackson Monahan

School Fete

Don’t forget that the school fete will be upon us very quickly once school resumes so please support the Parents’

Associa#on and the school by a=ending the fete on October 16. Any help and support you can provide before-

hand or on the day will be greatly appreciated.

Sun Smart

We are a Sun Smart school and we expect everyone to wear hats whilst outside during Terms 1 and 4 when ex-

posure to the sun can be damaging. Parents are asked to ensure that their children have their school hat with

them when they return to school next term. Students who do not have a hat will have to stay in the undercover

area or under the shade sails.

Final assembly this Friday

Just a final reminder about the final P-4 assembly which will be held on Friday in the BER building and the light

lunch that will be available from approximately 1pm, also in the BER. As men#oned previously it will be an op-

portunity to formally farewell and thank Alison Storr.

Happy holidays!

I hope you all have a very safe and enjoyable holiday period and we will see all students again on Monday 5 Oc-

tober refreshed and ready to commence Term 4. There is, of course, very li=le #me remaining for students in

Year 12 and others studying Unit 3&4 subjects so it is most important that part of the holiday break is used to

consolidate the learning and prepare for a successful exam period. Subject teachers have outlined their expecta-

#ons, including a number of prac#ce exams and sessions to be held at school but it is up to each individual stu-

dent to ensure that they do what is required. Success at VCE doesn’t come without hard work and commitment

and the next six weeks or so are cri#cal to that success.

Graeme Good

A reminder that school finishes for the end of Term 3 at 2.30pm on Friday 18th September

Procedure for Mortlake College Bus Passes

A friendly reminder about students wanting to travel on a bus and other buses:

• Parents/guardians must contact the school not later than one school day prior to request the travel.

• If seating is available, a bus pass will be sent home with the child.

• The bus pass must be signed and dated by a parent/guardian, returned to the school office on the morning of the travel arrangement.

Please note that bus passes may be requested in the week prior to the travel but cannot be approved if made on the day the travel is requested.

It is important to keep in mind that we cannot always guarantee a pass as it is dependent on the seating capacity of each bus.

We thank you for your assistance.

GRAND FINAL BREAKFAST - WEAR YOUR FOOTY COLOURS

Students have the op#on of wearing their footy colours on Friday 18th

September, there

will be breakfast available in the undercover area from 8:00 – 8:55 , the cost will be:

$12:00 per family $5:00 per secondary student or $4:00 per primary student

Thank youP-4 Team

Dear Parents

School Council has approved the introduc#on of a ‘so.-shell’ school jacket which can be worn both in and out

of class and on school excursions.

An official school jacket was first discussed in the context of a very cold winter and students wan#ng to wear

jackets in class that were not part of the school uniform.

Samples of the so.-shell jackets were taken to the senior student leadership team and they were very enthu-

sias#c about them and felt that the student body across the school would be equally enthusias#c.

School Council discussed the jackets and they also felt that they made a great addi#on to the school uniform.

There are a number of op#ons regarding the embroidery of a house name and a student’s name so please

consider those prior to placing an order.

Regards Graeme Good—Principal

AUSSIE OF THE MONTH

Taine DeManser-Taine always participates in the extra

curricular activities at school with enthusiasm whether it is in the academic, sporting or public service domains. He was rewarded for his efforts in the recent interschool debating team where he was awarded the 'Overall best debater' for the Year 5/6 level. He actively participates in school sporting activities and any oppor-tunity he is offered he grabs with both hands. His recent contri-bution to the breakfast program has been phenomenal. Without being asked he helps cook, serve and clean up. He is a very val-uable contributor to the breakfast team.

Spurs Lynch - : His outstanding achievement was for staying

back in the Library at lunch#me and packing up all the games that had

been le. out and sca=ered by other students who had been playing

with them.

He is always polite and well behaved during lunch#me Library sessions.

YEAR 7 CAMP NELSON &

YEAR 5/6 CAMP BALLARAT

A couple of photos sent in this morning of the Year 7’s

on camp in Nelson and the year 5 & 6’s in Ballarat. Have

a terrific #me. Full reports next term

2016 Prep Enrolments

We are currently taking enrolments for Prep for 2016. Please if you have not already enrolled your

child, send in the enrolment forms or call into the school for an enrolment pack. This helps with our

classroom planning for 2016

LEILA ROSE FOUNDATION—A letter of appreciation and certificated was received

for our donation for the dress up day on Friday 14th August

P-4 PRODUCTION

Photos from our P-4 Production matinee Tuesday 15th

September.

SPORT SPOT

P-12 Sport Dates Term 3&4

September

7th-11th Physical Educa#on Week

14th 3-4 AFL 9’s

15th Yr 8-10 & 12 PE Excursion

17th MWV 7-9 Basketball

October

9th GWR Athle#cs

14th Super 8’s Yr 7&8

20th State Athle#cs & Yr 8-10 & 12 PE Excursion

29th Super 8’s Yr 9 & 10

November

13th Yr 5-6 Milo T20 Hamilton

24th Bike Ed

December

9-12th Bike Camp

GWR ATHLETICS FRIDAY 9th OCOTBER

Training for this Year 7-12 carnival is on every Tuesday

lunch#me. Thanks to those students who have displayed a

commitment so far!

More informa#on will be provided soon.

SHOOTING

There is a clay target compe##on for Year 7-9 students in Warrnambool on

Monday 12th

October. See Mr. Jones for further details.

T20 Blast Cricket

Students from Years 9-10 will have the opportunity to try out for our T20 Blast cricket teams early next term.

WESTERN WAVES CRICKET - GIRLS

Any girls between the ages of 11-18 who would like to try out for the Western Waves should a=end the

Female Development Camp in Hamilton on Thursday 1 October. If you would like some more informa#on

on the camp, please contact Lachie Green on 0428 880 372.

Good luck

Georgia Wareham, Kira Firth

and Lachie Wareham

All the best to these students

and their representa#ve cricket

commitments over the

holidays.

Well done to Maddy Deaner

who performed well at her

first dressage compe##on

placing 4th.

Divisional Athletics 15th September

Congratulations to all those athletes who represented Mortlake College on Tuesday in the Divisional Athletics. Although the official placings and qualifications have not been finalised. I have been privy to some great results.

Sophie Lehmann 1st 12-13 yrs Girls Shot put,

Amy Hughes 2nd 12-13 yrs Girls Discus

Simon Atkinson 2nd 11 yrs Boys Long Jump

Mia Richie 2nd 9-10 yrs Girls 1500m

Hamish Hobbs 2nd 9-10 yrs Girls 1500m

Ruby Schuuring 5th 12-13 yrs Girls 1500m

Todd MacDonald 5th 12-13 yrs Boys Shot Put

Liam Schuuring 10th 11 yrs 1500m

Holly Fowler 10th 9-10 yrs 1500m

It appears as though Sophie Lehmann, Amy Hughes, Simon Atkinson Mia Richie and Ham-ish Hobbs will be progressing through to the Regional Carnival in Ballarat. Congratulations and good luck !!

SPORT SPOT

SPORT SPOT

PHYSICAL EDUCATION WEEK—7TH-11TH SEPTEMBER Thanks to the following organisa�ons for dona�ng gi�s that will be used for prizes this week.

Thank everyone for participating

in PE week activities

The following students either won

their competition or displayed a high level of effort and sportsmanship.

Kick in a Bin P-4 - Sam Hall

Kick in a Bin 5-8 – Brodie Anders

Kick in a Bin 9-12 - Jake Tanner

3v3 Basketball 8-12 - Gerald, Cooper & Triston

3v3 Basketball 4-7 - Lachie, Todd & Simon

Mini Commando - Lachie McGavin &

Mackenzie Mann

Bootball - Byron Loader

Dodgeball – Jack Ritchie

Soccer – Shayne Woods

Quiz

Jackie Cooper

Taine Demanser

Erin McGuigan

Sarah Russell

Grace Wareham

Colouring Compe��on

Elise Killen

Molly Goddard

Spencer Sagnol

Julia Mann

Mia Richie

SPORT SPOT

RUNNING GROUP Yrs 5-8

Running group for Years 5-8 run every Thursday lunch#me.

On behalf of everyone at Mortlake College

BEST WISHES and GOOD LUCK

to

ASHA and LIZZY KELLY

who will both be compe�ng in the Showjumping

At the Na�onal Interschool Equestrian Championships in SYD-

NEY Sept 28-Oct 3

Safe travel, and GO MORTLAKE!

STATE NOMINATIONS / REPRESENTATIVE SPORTS

Informa#on regarding state nomina#ons and other sports can be found on the School Sport Victoria website.

www.ssv.vic.edu.au

CONNECT

Parents and students can connect to School sports Victoria via Facebook and Twitter. Just follow the following links

http://www.facebook.com/SchoolSportVictoria https://twitter.com/@SchoolSportVic

Nathan Jones—Year 7-12 Sports Coordinator

PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXCURSION

DEFY FITNESS WARRNAMBOOL

SPORT SPOT

AFL 9s

On Monday the Years 3 and 4 students went to the Leura Oval in Camperdown to partic-

ipate in the AFL 9s.

The rules for AFL 9s are; you cannot tackle, if a girl kicks a goal it’s 9 points but if a

boy kicks a goal it’s still 6, you have to stay in your own third – forward, centre or back.

Six schools turned up and there were 16 teams.

We would like to thank the Year 8 and 9 boys who umpired and give a special thanks to

Mr Boyden for helping to run it.

Mitchell Hughes and Julia Mann

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratula#ons to the Mortlake Junior Sharks netball team, and their coach Mrs De-

Manser, who were victorious in the Grand Final last Saturday.

Breakfast Program will start in 3rd

week of term 4.

As the breakfast program is going well, we need

a couple of parents / family members

to volunteer their time on a Tuesday morning

8 :15 -9 am.

Please contact the General Office or school

nurse Michael Melady if interested.

WALK TO SCHOOL MONTH

5TH TO 30TH OCTOBER 2015

Mortlake College will be participating in the Walk to School month

Walk to School month encourages primary school stu-dents to walk, ride or scoot to and from school throughout October to build healthy habits for life. Walking to school helps children get the physical activity they need each day to be healthy. Children and their parents are encouraged to start walking to and from school on the first day of term 4, and keep it up each school day throughout October.

Children need 60 minutes of physical activity every day: national guidelines recommend that children aged 5-12 engage in 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day (Australian Gov-ernment Department of Health, 2014)

Parents can find out more and sign their child up online at www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au, or download the free Walk to School app to record each walk in October and be part of the state-wide effort.

Deakin University’s New Scholarship Program

We look at scholarships a little differently at Deakin.

Our aim is to acknowledge and reward academic prowess, contribution to the community, leadership skills, achievement in extracurricular activities, or perseverance and achievement despite hardship.

To find out more about Deakin University’s new scholarship program, visit deakin.edu.au/scholarships.

Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Excellence Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded by the Vice-Chancellor to Australian undergraduate students whose exceptional academic achievements, proven experience and leadership has truly set them apart.

The scholarship includes:

o 100 per cent of tuition fees o a cash payment of $5000 per year

o participation in the Vice-Chancellor's Professional Excellence Program.

For more information, visit deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/scholarships-and-awards/vice-chancellors-academic-excellence-scholarship.

Deakin Scholarship for Excellence

This scholarship rewards strong academic performance teamed with excellence in extracurricular activities, community service or leadership.

The scholarship includes $5000 paid as cash or towards tuition fees per year, or a combination of both to the value of $5000 per year.

For more information, visit deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/scholarships-and-awards/deakin-scholarship-for-excellence.

Deakin Student Support Grant

This scholarship offers financial support to students who have displayed passion, perseverance and commitment to study despite financial hardship or other disadvantages.

Various options for support are available:

o $10,000 per year for the normal duration of a course, or o $7500 per year for the normal duration of a course, or

o $5000 per year for the normal duration of a course, or o $2500 per year for the normal duration of a course, or

o $1000 per year for one year.

For more information, visit deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/scholarships-and-awards/deakin-student-support-grants.

For more information about Deakin’s full range of scholarships, please visit deakin.edu.au/scholarships.

VCE

Classifieds

TENNIS TERM 4

Are you interested in playing pennant tennis after school and/or tennis coaching?

At this stage we are thinking of running both on a Monday

night all at Mortlake.

Contact Kath Tann for pennant tennis on 0448 671 111

and Jacinta Wareham for tennis coaching (maybe only a 4-6

week program) on 0418 612 638

2015 CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER

Wed 16th P-4 Production Evening Performance

Wed 16th-Fri 18th Yr 5-6 Ballarat Camp

Wed 16th-Fri 18th Yr 7 Nelson Camp

Thurs 17th MWC Basketball

Fri 18th Grand Final Breakfast

Fri 18th Last Day of Term 3

School finishes at 2.30pm

OCTOBER Mon 5th First Day Term 3

Wed 7th Year 7 Immunisation

Fri 9th GWR Athletics

Wed 14th Super 8’s Cricket Years 7&8

Fri 16th Mortlake College Fete

Tue 20th State Athletics

Tue 20th Yr8-10 & Yr12 PE Excursion

Fri 23rd P-2 Tea & Sleepover

Wed 28th VCE Exams Commence

Thurs 29th Super 8’s Cricket Year 9&10

Thurs 29th DEAP Excursion—Anthea Good

Fri 30th Pupil Free Day

Mon 5th-Fri 30th Walk to school Month