NEWSLETTER

Issue 35 1st November 2016

Staffing update

It is that time of year where we are developing our workforce plan for the next school year.

Mr Trevor Ellington who started with us this year in Mr Pilgrim’s absence has accepted a position at Lake Bolac College, closer to his home. We have been putting the pressure on Mr Ellington for a number of months now to convince him and his wife to leave the rocky, wet and windy climate of South Purrumbete and move to the warmer, drier climate of the southern Mallee. Despite our best efforts logic has prevailed and we wish Trevor and Lesley all of the best for next year.

Mrs. Melanie Andrews also started with us at the beginning of the year replacing Miss Steph Newton who was on family leave. With Miss Newton’s return this term we will be saying farewell to Mrs. Andrews at the end of this school year. On behalf of the students, staff and parents of Rainbow P-12 College I’d like to thank Mrs. Andrews for her work at our school this year.

Mystery Auction

With the delivery of 200 new stackable chairs for the school hall the old seating is surplus to our needs.

From some of the conversations I have had with people a number of community groups may be interested in acquiring the seats.

The fairest way to dispose of these resources in a transparent and fair way is to offer them for purchase through a ‘mystery Auction”.

There are 54 rows each with 5 spring loaded seats in varying condition available.

If you would like to bid for these items in our ‘Mystery Auction’, write the number of rows of seats you or your group would like, how much you are prepared to pay for each row of 5, your name and telephone number on a piece of paper, put it in a sealed envelope marked “Mystery Auction” and hand it in at the College office before 4.00 pm on Thursday the 10th of November. If you wish to view the items please call the school to arrange a suitable time.

The highest bid will choose the seats they want first and each successive bidder will then select theirs.

Student Illness

If your child is ill at school or requires first aid there are procedures that are followed. Ms. Clarke is the senior school First Aid co-ordinator and the class teachers in the Junior school. If a junior school student is ill the class teacher will phone the parent/guardian or apply first aid if needed. In the senior school students are sent to see Ms. Clarke (if she is absent they will go to see the front office staff). If the student is ill and needs to go home a phone call will be made to the parents. Students are texting parents who are coming to pick them up and we have no prior knowledge of this. Students have been reminded of the procedure several times. We have a duty of care to our students and this procedure needs to be followed.

Rainbow P-12 College

17 Albert Street PO Box 223

Rainbow Vic 3424 P: 03 5395 1063 F: 03 5395 1192

E: rainbow.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au Principal’s Report—from Mr Coffey

WALK TO SCHOOL MONTH October has been Walk to School Month with students at the junior school keeping tally of how many days they walk to and from school. We also had two visits from the Horsham Sports Assembly who provided a wide variety of lunchtime activities. Thanks to the Hindmarsh Shire for organising the Walk to School month activities. The month ended with a walking school bus on Friday with a number of students, junior and senior (thanks Josh) venturing along to join a very “pacey” school bus, thanks to the prompt driving of our “bus driver” Mrs Gregory. Thanks must also go to Senior Constable Tony Clark who stopped traffic at one of the intersections to give our bus right of way.

SRC NEWS SRC Garden - Our SRC Garden is coming along nicely. We have had a lot of helpers over the past few weeks getting the garden into shape. Another huge thankyou needs to go to Mick McKenzie who drove in a large ute load of gravel. This will be the foundations of the garden before we put the synthetic turf over it. Not to mention the hard working students who shovelled, wheelbarrowed and levelled the gravel out during lunch time. Miss Wedding has potted and planted some nice hanging baskets with some lovely flowers along the area. Another thankyou goes to Kevin Wedding for picking up the large roll of synthetic turf from Horsham for the SRC. Everyone's help and kind donations of time, sand and gravel is so very much appreciated by the SRC, we could not do this without you all. Watch this space for more progress reports on the SRC Garden. New SRC Presidents 2017 - We have new SRC presidents for 2017. Rainbow P-12 College would like to announce that Kimberley Roll and Bridie OHalloran will be our SRC presidents for 2017. Kimberley and Bridie presented a speech to the P-12 students at assembly, talking about the ideas they wish to put into action next year. Well done girls.

BIG BREAKFAST - FRIDAY 11TH NOVEMBER

Students are parents are invited to enjoy a delicious cooked breakfast.

If you wish to join please make sure you are at the MPB no later than

8.35am. Breakfast will include scrambled eggs, toast, fruit and juice.

Final Breakfast Club

The final breakfast club will be held on Thursday 24th November.

Melbourne Cup theme for Avocado groups—from Mrs. Solly Yesterday the Avocado groups joined in with some pre Melbourne Cup fun activities. The fashions on the catwalk created great interest . Unfortunately, Mr Coffey's group are presently under inquiry with the stewards with their outstanding performances ! Results will be announced pending the results of a swab. Mr Robinson did an amazing job as starter. Thanks to all for joining in the spirit of the day.

Left: Kimberley Roll, Ayla Roberts pinning the tail on the horse, Right: Liam Preston

Congratulations to the 46 students who sat the Australian Mathletics Competition paper earlier this year. Students received their certificate and results on Monday. As a school we received the following results: Participation 14, Proficiency 8, Credit 22, Distinction 2 (Jessica Staples and Macy Fuller).

Left: September/October Award Winners Seb Kruger and Annika Petschel Right: School Captain for 2017 Bridget McKenzie & Georgia Gelligen

Left: Senior Students of the Week Max McKenzie, Josh McDonald & Georgia Clifford-King (absent) Right: Junior Students of the Week Lily Saul, Heidi Smith, Emma Boyle, Paddy O’Halloran

Canteen Roster

Nov Wed 2nd T. Gould/C. Roll Thur 3rd M. Ismay Fri 4th E. Staples/D. Huff Mon 7th C. Welch Tue 8th S. Perkins Wed 9th N. Leach/J. Fuller Thur 10th M. Boehm Fri 11th C. Fisher/K. Weir Mon 14th A. Ey/L. Heinrich Tue 15th J. Cocks/R. Keller Wed 16th D. Leggo/R. Richards Thur 17th A. Riordan Fri 18th E. Clarke

Canteen Emergency List

Desma Napthine 5395 1557 Debbie Lowe 0488 115 973 Cheryl Welch 5395 7250 Rebeckah Richards 53226190

If you wish to be placed on the emergency list please call the

office on 53951063.

Please note: Canteen Times are 12 noon—1.30 pm

First named on the roster is to pick up goods from Bow Bakery

Please remember to keep a check to see when you are rostered on.

CALENDAR

November Thur 3rd Kinder Transition Thur 3rd-4th Year 1/2 Camp Fri 4th Gateway to Girlhood & Mudmap to Manhood Year 8/9 Tue 8th Guys & Girls Thur 10th Prep trip to Zoo Fri 11th BIG BREAKFAST Mon 14th School Council Wed 16th-18th Year 5/6 Camp Tue 22nd Guys & Girls Thur 24th Last breakfast club December Fri 2nd Musical Concert at 1.30pm in the Hall Mon-Wed 5th-7th Year 7/8 Surf Camp Mon 5th-9th Dreamchasers Camp Tue 13th Kinder Transition PRESENTATION NIGHT Reports Handed out

PIANO FOR SALE

Lochau & Zimmermann

Strasburg—Berlin Make an offer Please contact

Lynda Solly

DIRTBIKE TEAM CHALLENGE On Friday November 18th there is a Interschool Dirt bike Team Challenge for EXPERIENCED motor cross riders. Inexperienced riders are not eligible to participate, but they are eligible for the grass track competition in May 2017. See the poster attached to the newsletter for more information. Please contact Nicole Kruger or Nadia Wedding to enter your name into the competition. All names need to be registered by November 9th.

VCE EXAM TIMETABLE

November

Wed 2nd Physical Education—3.00pm-5.15pm Thur 3rd Product Design & Technology—9.00am-10.45am Health & Human Development—3.00pm—5.15pm Mon 7th Art—9.00—10.45am. Wed 9th Physics– 9.00am—11.45am Legal Studies—2.00pm—4.15pm Thur 10th Ag & Hort—9.00am—10.45am Studio Arts—9.00am—10.45am Computing—Software Development– 11.45am—2.00pm Fri 11th VET Community Services— 9.00am—10.45am Geography—3.00pm—5.15pm Mon 14th Global Politics—11.45am—2.00pm

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ONLY Any Year 10 or above 2017 girls that

would be interested in doing their Deb in 2017 please let me know

BY THIS FRIDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER

If anyone from JRFNC that would be interested in being Deb Ball Co-ordinator please let me know also, as I am stepping

down.

Jacinta Cocks—0429951007

HINDMARSH SHIRE YOUTH COUNCIL NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

Are you aged 12-18 and do you live, work or study within Hindmarsh Shire? Did you answer YES?

You are eligible to nominate for HSYC. It is a simple process—All you have to do is follow the 4 simple steps

detailed below!

Complete an expression of interest form and list two nominees.

Write a one page letter that includes answering the three questions listed on the reverse side of the EOI

form.

Complete a consent form and have it signed by a parent or guardian (if under the age of 18). Return the EOI

form, consent form and 1 page letter to a council customer service desk addressed to Youth Officer OR email

to youth@hindmarsh.vic.gov.au (before 5pm on Friday 3rd Feb).