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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE - Craig Holmes

NEWSLETTER 19 June 2018

Welcome back to Term 3 as we embrace the cold of winter. Our students have settled in well this week as we approach the

new term, which brings great opportunities for our students to expand upon what they have learned in Semester One,

reflecting on their performance and building on their strengths in this new term. Drawing on the words of Catherine Mc

Auley:

‘While we place all our confidence in God, we must act as if all depended on our exertion.’

Our Year 7 students have settled in well with many students making new friendships as they have acclimatised to life in a

secondary school. At the other end, our Year 12 students wrestle with the complexity of their various studies and the

determination and commitment that Year 12 requires. Our Year 10 students will encounter a range of activities including

their work placements and mock interview program, while Year 8 students prepare for their MAD project (Making A

Difference). Year 9 students are experiencing a range of activities as part of their Get Real Program, and Year 11 students

consolidate their course of studies for this year and 2019.

With all of this happening students are reminded that the College offers the opportunity for each individual to strive for their

personal best. I always ask the students to remember that they are the reputation of the College, not our history, nor our

buildings, they are the living presence of what is important and energising at our College. I am always proud of our students

and the wonderful role models in our student population who continue to exemplify our Mercy values and great citizenship.

At our Assembly this week we will be recognising our student achievement via Academic Awards, including VCAL Awards.

The College Newsletter is a vital source of communication between the College and the home. Parents are encouraged to

read this and note the important messages as per the student free days for students on Friday 27 July (Staff Professional

Learning Day). Staff will be addressed by Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, former Master of the Dominicans. Fr Timothy taught Holy

Scripture at Oxford University. We will be joining the staff of Mount St Joseph’s College, Salesian College and the staff of

Thomas Carr College who are hosting the event.

I had the privilege of visiting this Indigenous community in Jarlmadangah along with 2 staff and 8 students. This marks our

10th anniversary visit to the community. The Elders are firm in their desire to have us visit and to look at reciprocal visits from

time to time. The students who were selected were fantastic ambassadors for the College, and were very well prepared by

the staff. It has taken 10 years but our staff and

students were invited into the actual community,

not just the school at Jarlmadangah, this time. The

males and females were taken by Elders to be

involved in ‘men’s and women’s business’. The

students taught the resident Indigenous students

about space in conjunction with their teachers. On

the occasion of this anniversary, the College gifted

the school a telescope, which was well received.

I arise today

Through the strength of heaven;

Light of the sun,

Splendor of fire,

Speed of lightning,

Swiftness of the wind,

Depth of the sea,

Stability of the earth,

Firmness of the rock.

I arise today

Through God’s strength to pilot me;

God’s might to uphold me,

God’s wisdom to guide me,

God’s eye to look before me,

God’s ear to hear me,

God’s word to speak for me,

God’s hand to guard me,

God’s way to lie before me,

God’s shield to protect me …

Attributed to St Patrick

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Sun 29/7 - Production Rehearsal 10am - 4pm

Mon 30/7 - Languages Week

- Wheelchair Sports (30/7 - 10/8, Year 7-9)

- NMR Intermediate Boys Soccer (Darebin)

- NMR Junior Girls Football

Tues 31/7 - Subject Selection Evening 4:30 - 8:30pm (Year 10 & 11 2019)

- Netball Vic Schools Championships

- NMR Year 8 Boys Football

- Incursion - Japanese Sister School Mobile Zoo Incursion

Wed 1/8 - NMR Intermediate Boys Football

- Unit 4 O&ES Campaspe River Excursion

Thurs 2/8 - NMR Year 7 Boys Football

- Galway Debating, SHC

- Unit 2 OE&S Campaspe River Excursion

- Japanese Sister School Visit - Farewell

- Butterfly Education Incursion

CALENDAR DATES

Thurs 19/7 - SSV State Cross Country (Bundoora Park)

- Academic Awards Assembly P2 - Period 5, 3:45pm - 5:25pm

Fri 20/7 - Year 12 Official Group Photo (Quambi)

Sun 22/7 - Year 12 Japanese 9:45am-3pm Sir Robert Blackwood Concert Hall

- College Production Rehearsal 10am - 4pm Tues 24/7 - Japanese Sister School Visit (24/7-3/8) - Year 9 & 10 (Year 10 & 11 2019) Subject Selection Sessions - Period 5, 3:45pm - 5:25pm Thurs 26/7 - Sister School Excursion to Royal Botanic Gardens Fri 27/7 - Student Free Day (Staff Catholic Professional Learning Day) - Enrolments close for Year 7 2020

Newsletter Contents (click the hyperlink to advance to the item of your choice)

Deputy Principal - Student Wellbeing

Subject Selection Information Evening

Direction of Transition and Curriculum

Director of Faith & Mission

Jarlmadangah 2018

Music Notes

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Magic Moments Youth Leadership & Business Summit

Year 10 Media - Millionaire Hot Seat Review

Catherine McAuley Library & Learning Commons

Celebrating Japanese Festival with OLOR

Positive Education

Parent Service Scheme

Community News

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data

SHC Standard Collection Notice

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DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - STUDENT WELLBEING - Julie Mortimer

The Subject Selection Information Expo - Tuesday 31 July 2018

Learning Area displays with current subject teachers providing information about

the subjects offered at Sacred Heart College

Venue: Quambi

Time: 4:30-8:30pm

This is an exciting, informative evening that can assist in establishing the pathway which students take over

their last years of Secondary schooling. Year 9 and 10 students learn about the subjects that we offer at

Sacred Heart to assist them to select the ones that will be right for them in terms of their preferred pathway.

Information sessions will be presented about VCE, VCAL, VET

and other pathway options.

The VET, VCAL and VCE Coordinators together with our Careers Practitioners will be on hand to answer

questions.

Venue: The Mary Moloney Theatre

Times: 6:00 pm until 6:25 pm for the current Year 9 students and their parents/guardians

6:30 pm until 7:00 pm for the current Year 10 students and their parents/guardians.

Welcome back to the beginning of a very cold Term Three! This term is very busy, being the last full term forever for Year 12

students. It is the term where next year’s Student Leadership structure is decided, following an intensive process of

applications, speeches, voting and interviews. The College has a tiered Leadership structure, one at Senior School decided

this term, one at Junior School decided Term Four. The entire structure is called the College Cabinet, and contains portfolios

in various areas of College life. This allows students to follow an interest or a passion, while at the same time enriching

College life. The process begins in week five, with information given out from week one. Role descriptions for the various

positions will be available to view from a link from Friday 20 July, so please encourage your child to have a go. It is an

incredibly enriching experience for students to be able to either take on a leadership role, or to be involved as a

representative of a group. It is experiencing doing things for others, improving College culture and making a difference. It is a

great opportunity.

Another big focus this term is Wellbeing Week. This year will be the second time we have run this special week, and look

forward to having an informative and fun filled time. Week three starts off WW with a presentation from the Butterfly

Foundation on Body Image for all Year 10,11 and 12 students (information regarding this talk has been emailed to Senior

School parents). Week four, Brainstorm Productions will perform their fabulous production, ‘Cyberia’ for Year 7,8 and 9

students, based around Cybersafety. Our Unit 1 Hospitality students will produce a High Tea as an assessment for Staff, a

healthy breakfast will be provided for students and lots of other fun filled activities will be taking place during the week.

During this week we will host our second Parent Engagement Program presenter, who will speak to parents on the

Wednesday evening. We are fortunate to be able to host Therese Joyce, both a fabulous speaker and renowned authority on

Positive Education. As you will be aware, the College has embarked on a Positive Education focus over the past couple of

years and the Pastoral Program is now embedded into Years 7, 8 and parts of Year 9. Positive Education is the application

of positive psychology (the science of wellbeing) research within the education field. Grounded in rigorous research, Positive

Education uses a strengths-based approach to help

increase student wellbeing. Research has found positive

education programs correlate to a range of outcomes

including increased social and emotional skills,

decreased emotional stress, and an increase in

academic achievement.

We are very happy with the development of this

approach, and have now engaged Therese to present

what it is all about and why it is so good for us to

families. As parents, we want our children to be happy,

to develop into kind, capable and resilient adults, and to

learn ways not only to survive, but also to thrive.

Therese has a B.A. MSc. (Applied Positive Psychology)

is the Director of Positive Education at Peninsula

Grammar, Senior Associate at the Positivity Institute,

and is a consultant to schools and organisations. Her

areas of expertise include Resilience, Mindfulness and

Social and Emotional Learning.

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DIRECTOR OF TRANSITION AND CURRICULUM - Joanne Holmes

DIRECTOR OF FAITH AND MISSION - Annie O’Shannessy

In our last class of Year 10 RE for Term 2,

students were reminded of Pope Francis’

encyclical Laudato Si – Care for Our Common

Home. This document reminds us of the cry of the

earth and the cry of the poor; this means that the

actions of humans and the treatment of the

environment has a detrimental effect not only on

our planet but the poorest of the poor. In the big

picture, it is the poor who suffer the most when

environmental accidents happen. With this is

mind, we are grateful for the beautiful College

grounds that we enjoy. But we are sometimes

negligent in looking after what we have. So the

Year 10 students headed out with gloves and

bags to clean up every speck and spot of rubbish

all over the College grounds. I was proud that our

students did this service so cheerfully and

diligently. The shame was that in total over 50 bags of rubbish were filled. It beggars belief that our community would think of

dropping rubbish. I hope that all our families will read this and chat about the effect that every human being has on our

planet. Thank you Year 10s.

Subject Selection for 2019

Term Three will begin the process of subject/elective selection for 2019 for students in the current Years 8-11 (2018).

Throughout the process students in Years 9-11 will have access to the Careers Department and their teachers for help and

support in the process. The following is a timeline for the information sessions for each year level:

Subject Selection 2019 Timeline

Tuesday 31 July

Subject Selection Expo Evening

Subject Selection Expo Evening for Parents and Students (4:30- 8:30 pm in Quambi). Information on all Senior VCE/VET

subjects and VCAL pathway options for students. Year Level information sessions will run in the Theatre at 6:00-6:25pm for

Year 9 (Year 10 2019) and 6.30-7.00pm for Year 10 (Year 11 2019).

Students in Years 9-10 will receive instructions on how to access the Course/Subject Description Handbooks in

SIMON electronically. Parents are also able to access these via Parent Access Module (PAM). Year 11 students

retain their handbooks from 2018.

Subject Selection in Year 9-11 is completed via our Online Timetabling System. Students will be given clear guidelines for the

process and will be emailed a link to access the system. Instructions are included. All subject selection entries have a

deadline that enables planning for 2019 curriculum and classes. Late entries may result in students not receiving their

preferred options.

Dates Year 9 2019 Year 10 2019 Year 11 2019 Year 12 2019

Information Session 30 August 24 July Period 4 24 July Period 3 17 July Homeroom +

10mins P1

Subject Expo Evening

Not applicable 31 July 4:30-8:30pm

Info session 6-6:25pm

31 July 4.30-8.30pm Info session 6:30-

7:00pm

Not applicable but can come along

Teacher Recommendations

Not applicable

Required for acceleration subjects.

Form to be completed by 24 August.

Wed 8 and Thurs 16 August in Hall following

Careers interview.

For new subjects required

Online forms due Friday 7

September

Wednesday 29 August

Monday 20 August (Acceleration approvals-

13 Aug) Friday 3 August

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Monday was our first full day in the community and we were very

nervous and excited to meet the kids for the first time. We ran lots of

sporting and ice-breaking activities, and we were surprised at how

quickly we developed connections with the kids. Later on in the day we

took the troopie to dog rock, which we hiked, and then experienced our

first Kimberley sunset. Overall, we were ecstatic that we had such a

positive first day and we were all very excited for what was in store for

the rest of the week.

Tuesday, was our most similar to a day in the life of a

Jarlmadangah student. We did sport in the morning, conducted

classroom activities at school and continued to teach the students our

knowledge of space. We finished at 2pm and reflected on our day. In

particular on how our relationship with the kids had grown in only two

days. It was also Sophie’s Birthday so we made her a cake and

celebrated her 17th Birthday!

On Wednesday, we were honoured to have the opportunity to be

involved in the community’s NAIDOC week celebrations. This was the

first year Sacred Heart College was welcomed into their celebrations,

which consisted of spear and boomerang making for the males and

beading, damper-making and painting on tote bags for the females. We

were able to get to know the community in a personal and spiritual way,

which made the day an amazing experience.

On Thursday, we went to Mt Alexander Station about 10km away for

Jarlmadangah and went on a camel ride. Half of us walked the first half

and the other half had a camel ride for the first half of the Adventure.

After we came back from the beautiful waterhole, the other half of the

group jumped on the camels, Stuart and Matthew grabbed for a Boab

nut and after we took the camels through a riverbed, the saddle fell off

and Stuart, Matthew, Robert and Leon fell on the ground. However, all

got back on and were fine. Then we got back to the station and had

some lunch. Mrs Penney was making an endless amount of jam

sandwiches for the Jarlmadangah kids. We also gave them

marshmallows. The kids had a bit of a sugar high!

Friday was our last day in the community. The kids turned up

early at our campsite to say goodbye, which proved to be quite

heartbreaking and difficult. After final farewells, we jumped back in the

troopie and headed back to Broome civilisation. Broome welcomed us

with the phenomenal Staircase to the Moon and night markets close to

our caravan park.

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COLLEGE NEWS

MUSIC NOTES - Terry Carrick

Recently, three of our ensembles travelled to a number of local feeder schools to share our music with the local

children. Our Percussion Ensemble, Chamber Singers and Show Band wowed the students at St Ambrose Woodend, St

Brigid's Gisborne and Holy Cross New Gisborne with a huge array of songs. The experience was rich for both performers

and audience alike, and many new musical friendships were made. We love sharing our passion with these schools and

hope to continue to do so in the future!

Congratulations go to those students who participated in a musical way to our Mercy Day celebrations. The music at our

FOSH Mass was beautiful - the

students delivered a very poignant and

tasteful sense of occasion to this

important event in the College

calendar. This was followed by a

lunchtime concert featuring

performances from Stuart Beckett,

Andrew DeLeonardis, Liam Duffy,

Philip Kirley, Lachie Pearce and Lily

Davidson.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - feedback from Coach Marcos

Firstly, I would like to start by saying a big thank you to all the Sacred Heart College team for

inviting me to come down and show a little bit of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I have lived in 5 different

countries representing Gracie Jiu Jitsu and here in Kyneton is the place where I decided to open

my own gym, 'Maroccolo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu'. I’m going to compete in the World Championship in

Las Vegas on 20 August. I will back to Kyneton on 20 September and hope I can bring a medal for

us here in Kyneton.

Thank you Sacred Heart College for having me - it’s nice to see the students improving

coordination, flexibility, team work and learning the great skills of the Gracie Self Defence

program.

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Savannah Roberts experienced Magic Moments in July

Year 10 student Savannah Roberts broadened her horizons and

developed her leadership skills over the July school holidays by

attending the Magic Moments Youth Leadership & Business Summit in

Sydney from July 6 to 10.

The five-day residential youth summit featured inspirational speakers

and interactive sessions intended to equip young people with key skills

that are not taught in school ,but are necessary for day to day life as a

teen, and into adulthood to maintain their wellbeing and embrace their

greatness.

The full cost of Savannah attending the conference was covered by

Gisborne & District Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank as part

of its Scholarships for Lifelong Learning program.

Last year the branch sponsored Gisborne Secondary College student

Polly Reid to attend the conference. She so valued the experience that

the branch continued the scholarship this year and extended the

opportunity to three local students.

Scout Seeley of Braemar College and Nicholas Whitely of Gisborne

Secondary College attended the conference with Savannah, also on

branch scholarships.

Volunteer branch director Brian Collins says the team was very

pleased to extend this opportunity to Savannah. “Our Community Bank

is all about reinvesting local profits in the local community, and we

have a special focus on investing in local youth as they represent our

community’s future.” In addition to Magic Moments’ scholarships, the

branch offers university scholarships every year.

Anyone interested in helping create such opportunities for students in

the Gisborne and Macedon area should investigate Gisborne & District

Community Bank Branch. Simply by banking at the branch, customers

help make great things happen in the local community.

I was given the most amazing opportunity the past July school holidays, thanks to the Community Bendigo Bank Gisborne,

who gave me a fully paid scholarship to attended the 2018 Magic Moments Business and Youth Leadership Summit.

I attended this Summit with two other beautiful people, Scout and Nick, both from the Macedon Ranges, people I am glad

to say are now my wonderful close friends.

Flying up to Sydney in the early hours of the morning, we arrived with a great excitement for the unknown. During our five

days we learned about three key principles: do what you love while spreading love, stand in your truth and do more then

you are asked of. With inspirational speakers who talked to us about everything from how to face fears, getting out of your

comfort zone, hardships and breaking the barrier that’s holding us back from life. To using money wisely, how to own a

business and how to be successful with your financial goals. Surrounded by the most loving and positive group of people

from all around the world, it was the safest and kindest environment to open up and really explore who we all are as

humans and the struggles that were holding us back. I have wonderful new friends; people I know I wouldn’t have met if I

wasn’t given this opportunity, people for all faces of this earth. It was so lovely to talk to people without judgment and this

opened up an environment so, that no matter what the person was going through, we could be a support system and a

steady hand for them to hold if they ever needed that help.

My love for myself and for others has grown stronger, my values are more defined and clear thanks goes to the confronting

yet brilliant things we talked about. I will forever be so thankful and grateful for the opportunity, it has shaped a better future

for me and has made me excited about the wonderful opportunities that my life has to hold. We are to always remember,

thanks to Marlon (one of the most inspirational speakers we had over the week) “that no matter what, always remember:

there is greatness within you”.

Holding the letters MM for Magic Moments are 2018

scholarship recipients Savannah Roberts, Nicholas

Whitely and Scout Seeley, with members of the

Gisborne & District Community Bank Branch team

Savannah with bank director Brian Collins Reflection on the Youth Leadership Summit - Savannah Roberts

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YEAR 10 MEDIA - MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT REVIEW

Amber Jepsen

On 1 May 2018, our Year 10 Media Class had the opportunity to

participate as part of the audience on Channel Nine’s Millionaire Hot

Seat and learn about the running of these types of programs, from

cameras and lighting to the roles of the audience members.

At 12:30pm we arrived at the Channel Nine studio in Docklands,

Melbourne. We began the day by being introduced to the humorous

audience warmup manager, Michael Pope, who gave us an introduction to our role as audience

members. Michael explained the different cues for the audience, when or when not to cheer and clap

as well as some of the rules. We were then taken to the set of the show, which to my surprise, was quite small considering

how large it appears on TV.

Once filming began, I noticed how smoothly everything was run, from the camera work to lighting and sound, to the host

Eddie McGuire. Everyone knew exactly what they were doing, making for a really easy viewing experience. I particularly

enjoyed watching the behind-the-scenes aspects of the show. Seeing how the cameras worked collectively together and

the atmosphere that the lighting created helped me understand what goes into the production of a show like this. When

you’re there in person you really get a full sensory experience unlike anything you could ever get from watching it on TV.

I loved the fact that we could still play along with the contestants, with there being many monitors around the set that had

the questions, like what you would see on TV. Another enjoyable aspect of the live taping was the Q&A’s that both

Michael and Eddie had with the audience in between each segment. There were many opportunities to interact and ask

questions from which you could learn a lot about the show.

I left the studio in Docklands feeling motivated and inspired to continue with my media studies. This is an experience I

would highly recommend, especially if you are interested in the workings of some of your favourite programs as I am.

Catherine McAuley Library and Learning Commons - Ms Jodie Warner

The Catherine McAuley Library and Learning Commons has commenced the Term 3 Wide Reading Program.

Year 7 classes will continue their program. This semester Year 8 students will also visit the library once per cycle as part of

their English program. Students will complete a range of activities to enhance their reading experience and language skills.

Reading for enjoyment and reading for information will come together when students complete an assessment task based

on one of the novels they have read.

We’d love to hear from parents about their favourite book as a child or adolescent! What was your favourite book? What

book would you recommend your child read before they finish school? What book were you forced to read at school and

hated? Or loved? We’d love you to add your favourite books to this Google form here. We’ll collate the list and promote

these books to students so these favourites can endure

We have a number of new titles including a range for readers who need high interest short stories.

Detailed jigsaw puzzles, of a dragon and another of corn cobs, are holding the attention of a committed group of students

at recess and lunch. The challenge is to get them completed so a new puzzle can be introduced!

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Celebrating Japanese Festival with OLOR by Laura Clough

On Monday 25, and Tuesday 26 June, the Year 10 Japanese class travelled to Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School, to

help the students celebrate their Japanese Festival. On Monday, two groups of students taught the grade 1’s how to say

body parts and colours in Japanese. On Tuesday, the third and final group taught the prep students how to pronounce the

words for various animals in Japanese. It was an incredibly rewarding experience, being able to help the younger students.

They showed great enthusiasm for

learning new Japanese words, and

it gave us an opportunity to work

on correct pronunciation. Activities

we led for the students included

teaching the students Japanese

versions of heads, shoulders,

knees and toes and Old

MacDonald Had A Farm, as well

as performing a play and assisting

the students in colouring-in tasks.

It was a lot of fun. A huge thanks

to Ms Letten for organising it all,

and thanks to Our Lady of the

Rosary for the opportunity.

Abigail Bradbury, Positive Education Leader

Humour and laughter

Humour can be seen in all cultures and at all stages of life. Only in recent decades, however,

has experimental psychology respected it as an essential, fundamental human behaviour.

Historically, psychologists framed humour negatively, suggesting it demonstrated superiority,

vulgarity, or a defence mechanism to hide one’s true feelings. In this view, an individual used

humour to demean or disparage others, or to inflate their own self-worth. As such, it was

treated as an undesirable behaviour to be avoided. Psychologists tended to ignore it as being

worthy of study.

Research on humour has come into the sunlight of late, with humour now viewed as a

character strength. Positive psychology, a field that examines what people do well, notes that

humour can be used to make others feel good, to gain intimacy, or to help buffer stress.

Along with gratitude, hope and spirituality, a sense of humour belongs to the set of

strengths positive psychologists call transcendence; together they help us forge connections

to the world and provide meaning to life. Appreciation of humour correlates with other

strengths, too, such as wisdom and love of learning. Humour activities or exercises result in

increased feelings of emotional well-being and optimism.

For all these reasons, humour is now welcomed into mainstream experimental psychology as a desirable behaviour or

skill researchers want to understand.

It is important to understand that not everyone ‘gets the joke’; some people are stronger in humour than others. For

example, my husband’s top character strength is integrity, closely followed by humour. In potentially stressful

situations, he brings out his humour as a way to ‘diffuse’ or ‘lighten’ a situation. It took me some time (humour not

being one of my signature strengths) for me to realise that he was not being inappropriate, but rather simply playing to

his strengths. In turn, he has had to dial down his humour at times should the situation require it of him.

It is no coincidence that funny cat videos and bloopers have become so popular. Laughter boosts the heart rate and

the production of certain antibodies, which strengthens our immune system.

Find opportunities to laugh, to share a joke or simply to look at the lighter side of a situation.

Adapted from https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-humor-code/201109/the-importance-humor-research

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Parent Service Scheme - Jenny Baldwin

Term 3 Cafeteria Roster

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

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

Sacred Heart College

Enrolments for Year 7 2020

Close 27 July 2018

Contact College Registrar, Denise Lawrence,

for enrolment information Telephone: 5421 1200

Register Now for the Battle of the Bands Know a musical teenager? Get them out of the garage and onto the stage in the Battle of the Bands competition being held at the Kyneton Town Hall on Saturday 25 August from 6pm. Follow the link for more Battle of the Bands info or find out more on facebook via facebook.com/MacedonRangesYouth Macedon Ranges Youth Awards Nominations for the 2018 Macedon Ranges Youth Awards are

NOW open until 29 July. This is a unique opportunity to celebrate

the efforts and achievements of young people and groups, in:

•Community leadership •Visual Arts

•Community safety •Business employee

•Sport •Dance/dama

•Environmental awareness •Music

•Business innovation •Apprentice or trainee

•Academic •Mental health promotion

Nomination forms are available at all Council Offices, or can be

made online at the Youth Awards page on the Macedon Ranges

Council website: www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/youth

Thurs 19 July (1) Lisa Peavey

(2) Rana Bravo-Cripps (11-3)

Fri 20 July (1) help needed

(2) Sheridan Butcher (11-3pm)

Mon 23 July (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Tues 24 July (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Wed 25 July (1) Helen Spencer (11-3)

(2) help needed

Thurs 26 July (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Fri 27 July Student Free Day

Mon 30 July (1) Shelly Thrum

(2) help needed

Tues 31 July (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Wed 1 August (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Thurs 2 August (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Fri 3 August (1) help needed (2) help needed

Mon 6 August (1) Patricia Grant (11-3)

(2) help needed

Tues 7 August (1) Nicki Bennetts

(2) help needed

Wed 8 August (1) Helen Spencer

(2) help needed

Thurs 9 August (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Fri 10 August (1) help needed (2) help needed

Mon 13 August (1) Patricia Grant (11-3)

(2) help needed

Tues 14 August (1) Nicole Fitt

(2) help needed

Wed 15 August (1) help needed

(2) help needed

Thurs 16 August (1) Jo/Cilla (11-3)

Fri 17 August (1) Michelle Lamplugh (2) help needed

There are many vacancies to be filled in the cafeteria roster. Bookings can be made by contacting the Cafeteria Manager, Nigel Pickup: npickup@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au 54211260 (voicemails can be left at any time).

For Service Scheme information contact Jenny Baldwin 54211 288

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Sacred Heart College is well on the way with the collection and collation of this data.

We are hoping that we will be able to capture all the support that is offered to our students and therefore maximise our

funding allocation for 2019.

For these purposes it is important to note that data is stored in ‘the Cloud’ in accordance with our Privacy Policy for part of

this process. This allows us to be as efficient as possible in collecting and analysing the information across the wide range

of faculties. The Sacred Heart College Privacy Policy can be accessed here. The SHC Standard Collection Notice is

provided on the following page for your information.

If you would like to discuss any part of the Nationally Consistent Collection of data at Sacred Heart College, please do not

hesitate to contact Mrs Sally Dick. Please click here to access the full

Information Sheet

COMMUNITY NEWS

New youth space in Riddells Creek set to open

Movie and game nights, cooking and sports programs and workplace training are just a

few of the opportunities available for young people at Council’s new youth space in Rid-

dells Creek. Opening on Thursday 19 July from 4pm to 6pm, the new weekly youth space will offer a range of activities and

events that encourage young people (12-18 years) to connect with each other, services and the community – building skills,

confidence and social capacity in the process.

Located within the Riddells Creek Community Centre at 74 Main Road, Riddells Creek, the space is an addition to Council’s

existing Youth Engage Programs (YEP!) in Kyneton and Woodend. YEP! runs weekly during school terms in Kyneton (Tues

4pm–6pm, Woodend (4pm–6pm – Autism Specific Disorder specialised program), and Riddells Creek (Thurs, 4pm–6pm).

For more info visit mrsc.vic.gov.au/YEP or call Council’s Youth Engage Program Office, Charlotte Bracey on 5422 0296.

‘Elevate’: new draft youth strategy The community can now have its say on Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s draft Youth Strategy, which has been designed in

partnership with young people in the shire. The draft strategy has been titled Elevate by its young co-designers, who say it

aims to actively elevate the voices and desires of young people within the community.

Elevate is a game plan for what Council will aim to provide for the diverse needs of young people in the Macedon Ranges

over the next years. It outlines how Council will work with young people, parents, schools, workplaces, service providers and

other levels of government to improve the health and wellbeing of young people. The community can view the draft strategy

on Council’s website at mrsc.vic.gov.au/your say, which also includes an online feedback form.

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STANDARD COLLECTION NOTICE

1. College name Sacred Heart College collects personal information, including sensitive information about students and

parents or guardians before and during the course of a student's enrolment at the College. This may be in writing or in

the course of conversations and may be direct from the individual or from another source. The primary purpose of collecting this information is to enable the College, Catholic Education Offices and Catholic Education Commissions

(CEC) to meet educational, administrative and duty of care responsibilities to the student to enable them to take part in

all the activities of the College.

2. Some of the information we collect is to satisfy the College’s legal obligations, particularly to enable the College to

discharge its duty of care.

3. Laws governing or relating to the operation of a school require certain information to be collected and disclosed. These include relevant Education Acts and Public Health and Child Protection laws.

4. Health information about students (which includes information about any disability defined by the Disability

Discrimination Act 1992) is sensitive information within the terms of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) under the Privacy Act 1988. The College may request medical reports about students from time to time and may otherwise

collect sensitive information about students and their families.

5. If any personal information requested by the College is not provided, this may affect the College’s ability to enrol a student, respond to enquiries, provide the student with educational and support services or allow a person to visit the

College.

6. The College may disclose personal and sensitive information for administrative, educational and support purposes (or may permit the information to be directly collected by third parties). This may include to:

College service providers such as the CEC, Catholic Education Offices, parish, school governing bodies and

other dioceses;

third party service providers that provide online educational and assessment support services or applications

(eg Care Monkey), which may include email and instant messaging;

College systems, including Integrated Catholic Online Network (ICON). LEADing Lights and Google’s ‘G

Suite’ including Gmail. Limited personal information, including student/individual learning plans, may be

collected and processed or stored by these providers in connection with these services;

CECs and Catholic Education Offices to discharge their responsibilities under the Australian Education

Regulation 2013 (Regulation) and the Australian Education Act 2013 (Cth) (AE Act) relating to students with

a disability, including ongoing evaluation of funding adequacy for individual students CECs to support the

training of selected staff in the use of schools’ systems, such as ICON and LEADing Lights

another school to facilitate the transfer of a student; schools offering co-instruction Federal and State

government departments and agencies acting on behalf of the government eg for audit purposes;

Health service providers and people providing educational, support and health services to the College,

including specialist visiting teachers, sports coaches, volunteers and counsellors;

assessment and educational authorities including the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting

Authority (ACARA)

people providing administrative and financial services to the College

anyone you authorise the College to disclose information to; and

anyone to whom we are required or authorised to disclose the information to by law, including under child

protection laws.

7. The College is required by the Federal Australian Education Regulation (2013) and Australian Education Act 2013

(Cth) (AE Act) to collect and disclose certain information under the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) on

students with a disability. The College provides the required information at an individual student level to the Catholic

Education Offices and the CEC, as an approved authority. Approved authorities must comply with reporting, record

keeping and data quality assurance obligations under the NCCD. Student information provided to the federal

government for the purpose of the NCCD does not explicitly identify any student

8. Personal information collected from students is regularly disclosed to their parents or guardians.

9. The College may also use cloud computing service providers to store personal information (which may include

sensitive information) on their servers in the 'cloud'. These servers may be located in or outside Australia. This may

mean that personal information may be stored or processed outside Australia.

10. The College makes reasonable efforts to be satisfied about the protection of any personal information that may be

collected, processed and stored outside Australia in connection with any cloud and third party services and will

endeavour to ensure it will be located in countries with substantially similar protections as the APPs.

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11. When the College uses Google’s G-Suite including Gmail, some personal information (usually limited to name and

email address) of pupils, parents or guardians may be transferred, stored and processed by Google in the United

States, or any other country through which Google provides these services or where it processes and stores

information. This personal information will be stored and processed by Google in accordance with Google’s terms and

conditions stated in the G-Suite for Education Agreement which the school entered into with Google.

12. The School's Privacy Policy contains further information about its use of cloud and other third party service providers

and any of their overseas locations.

13. Where personal, including sensitive information is held by a cloud computing service provider on behalf of CEC for

educational and administrative purposes, it may be stored on servers located within or outside Australia.

14. College personnel and the school’s service providers, and the CECs and its service providers, may have the ability to

access, monitor, use or disclose emails, communications (e.g. instant messaging), documents and associated

administrative data for the purposes of administering the ICON and LEADing Lights systems and ensuring their proper

use.

15. The College may disclose limited personal information to the school parish to facilitate religious and sacramental

programs.

16. The College’s (Mercy Education Ltd) Privacy Policy is accessible via the College’s website, newsletter, handbook, or

from the College office. The policy sets out how parents, guardians or students may seek access to, and correction of

their personal information which the College has collected and holds. However, access may be refused in certain

circumstances such as where access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others, or may result in a breach of the College’s duty of care to the student, or where students have provided information in confidence. Any

refusal will be notified in writing with reasons if appropriate.

17. The College’s Privacy Policy also sets out how parents, guardians, students and their families can make a complaint if they believe the College has interfered with their privacy and how the complaint will be handled.

18. The College may engage in fundraising activities. Information received from you may be used to make an appeal to

you. It may also be disclosed to organisations that assist in the College’s fundraising activities solely for that purpose. We will not disclose your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes without your consent.

19. On occasions information such as academic and sporting achievements, student activities and similar news is

published in College newsletters and magazines, on our intranet and on the College website. This may include photographs and videos of student activities such as sporting events, school camps and school excursions. The

College will obtain permissions annually from the student’s parent or guardian (and from the student if appropriate)

prior to publication if we would like to include such photographs or videos [or other identifying material] in our

promotional material or otherwise make this material available to the public such as on the internet. The College may

obtain permissions annually, or as part of the enrolment process. Permissions obtained at enrolment may apply for the

duration of the student’s enrolment at the school unless the school is notified otherwise. Annually, the school will

remind parents and guardians to notify the school if they wish to vary the permissions previously provided. We may

include student’s and parents' contact details in a class list and College directory.

20. If a College has implemented surveillance systems, including CCTV or monitoring of computer systems, networks and

facilities, people interacting with the School or using those systems may be monitored. If a person is being monitored,

even through their computer use, personal information may be collected.

21. If you provide the College with the personal information of others, such as doctors or emergency contacts, we

encourage you to inform them you are disclosing that information to the College and why. Also, that they can request

access to and correction of that information if they wish and to refer them to the College’s Privacy Policy for further details about such requests and how the College otherwise handles personal information it collects and complaints it

receives.

Updated MAY 2018

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