No.30, Week Ending Friday 6th September, 2019

SUPERVISION IN THE YARD BEGINS AT 8:35 AM AND ENDS AT 3:15 PM

The Week Ahead

The Big Day Out is quickly approaching. For families new to Manor Lakes, the Big Day Out is a showcase of the Primary Arts. Students will partake in two performances, one Music and one Performing Arts (Dance) over various stages set up around the College. A showcase of Art work will also be displayed at our Art Show in the Barlee Gym.

Students have been busy rehearsing their songs and dances in Music and Performing Arts. Performances will run from 1pm-4pm. We will have four performance stages set up around the College. Soon, we will share the schedule with you, so you can organise your itinerary for the day.

The students are particularly excited about the carnival rides. Please remember to log onto Compass to pre-purchase your Unlimited Rides wristbands for $20 ($25 if purchased on the day). There will also be stalls (run by our teachers) and show bags. The food trucks will arrive in the late afternoon.

Week 8 marks our first Big Day Out Countdown Newsletter - please keep up to date each week.

DESCRIPTION PAYMENT

DUE Mondays Primary Breakfast Club, 8:00am – 8:30am (Outside Argyle) N/A

Secondary Breakfast Club, 8:15am – 8:45am (Wellbeing Hub) N/A

Tuesdays Rushford’s Uniform Shop, 8:30am – 10:30am (Argyle Building) N/A

Secondary Breakfast Club, 8:15am – 8:45am (Wellbeing Hub) N/A

Wednesdays Primary Breakfast Club, 8:00am – 8:30am (Outside Argyle) N/A

Secondary Breakfast Club, 8:15am – 8:45am (Wellbeing Hub) N/A

Thursdays Rushford’s Uniform Shop, 2:00pm – 4:00pm (Argyle Building) N/A

Secondary Breakfast Club, 8:15am – 8:45am (Wellbeing Hub) N/A

Fridays School Banking Day N/A

Secondary Breakfast Club, 8:15am – 8:45am (Wellbeing Hub) N/A

Monday 9th September Year 12 PJ Day N/A

Primary Open Classrooms, 9:00am – 10:00am N/A

Tuesday 10th September VCAL Mock Interviews & Morning Tea at Wyndham Council 5/9

Wednesday 11th September Year 7 Camp Kangaroobie departs 14/8

Thursday 12th September Grade 2 Sleepover 31/8

Primary Division Athletics 9/8

Friday 13th September Year 7 Camp Kangaroobie returns N/A

Primary Footy Day N/A

Supported Mambourin Work Placement N/A

Friday 20th September Last Day Of Term 3 - 1:30pm finish – Canteen Closed N/A

We are also pleased to announce the winner of the Big Day Out Flyer Competition. Ruby Collins from 8A designed the winning flyer. The design was unanimously chosen by the Primary Student Representative Council (SRC).

We are looking forward to seeing you all on October 26th,

Kind Regards,

Natalie Vulic and Kim McCabe

Primary Co-Principals

Key Dates:

2019 School Terms: Begin: End: 2019 Curriculum Days (Students DO NOT attend school):

Term 3 15 July 2019 20 September 2019 Monday 5th August

Term 4 7 October 2019 20 December 2019 Monday 5th November

Last Day of Term 3

Friday 20th September is the last day of term 3. Students will be dismissed at 1:30pm

Please note the canteen will be closed. No lunch orders will be available.

Open Classrooms

Our Primary Families are invited to come to their child(ren)s classroom on Monday, 9thSeptember at 9:00am until 10:00am to view the amazing learning your child(ren) takes part in every day.

Students have been working hard over the past few weeks during our Author Study unit, delving deep into an author and their texts. We would love for families to take this opportunity to view an Author Study reading lesson, seeing how the class discusses a text, unpacking the language and text features.

Bonus Handout: Classroom Visitors are also able to take a flyer of ideas with them as to how to talk about the books your child(ren) read at home.

Scienceworks Excursion Grade 6 students patiently waited to board the train to Scienceworks on the 6th of August. Upon arrival, students were given the opportunity to explore sections of Scienceworks including Thinking Ahead and Sports Works. The most popular activity was to race against Cathy Freeman, which allowed students to see how energy from our body can be transformed. We then made our way to the pumping station and had a small break before we entered the Lightning Show. Once we entered the dark warehouse, our guide provided us with information about static electricity, conductors and insulators, electric circuits and safety switches. He also demonstrated how energy can be transferred and transformed through various experiments. Highlights include a hair-raising encounter with a Van de Graaff generator, making light with a pickled onion and creating lightening using the biggest Jacob's Ladder display in the country. The show finished with a spectacular demonstration of lightning strikes and tips for safety strategies during lightning storms. We then had our lunch, explored a few more sections before we caught a train back to school. We would like to thank parent helpers for supporting us on the day. Grade 6 students competing Grade 6 cohort Students exploring with Cathy Freeman. Sport Works.

Victoria Police Incursion On the 2nd of August, Grade 6 students will be given the opportunity to engage with members of Victoria Police after a Grade 6 students Jiya Thakur won a local community drawing competition. This incursion gave students an insight on the role of Police within the community, the equipment they use a phonetic alphabet to communicate. A police officer used a student with a very long name to demonstrate how the alphabet can be used to share information, followed by a discussion around social media awareness and cyber bullying. At the end of the session, students tried to memorise the phonetic alphabet to spell their own name. Towards the end of the session police answered additional questions asked by students.

Jiya’s entry. Jiya & her dad Victoria Police presentation

Science Fair On the 16th of August, students, teacher and parent/carers were invited to the Grade 6 Science Fair to celebrate our students’ work. This term as part of the Integrated Unit, Grade 6 students have been learning about different energy sources. Students have had the opportunity to explore how energy can be generated, examples of renewable and non-renewable energy sources, its advantages and disadvantages and how energy can be transferred and transformed. We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to students, staff and parent/carers who came through our classrooms to support our Science Fair.

Ethan’s (6A) hydroelectric Thushana & Miami (6A) power presentation with their poster/model

of wind power. Sophie & Doris (6A) holding their presentation about coal.

Book Week Parade 2019 On Friday the 23rd of August Manor Lakes College held the annual book week parade. Two parades where held this year. A parade in session 1 for students in prep to year 2 and session 2 for 3-6 students. Thank you to all the parents that not only came to watch one or two parades but for all their effort in dressing their child. The colours and costumes in the gym looked amazing.

The Best Book Week Door or Window winners are: 1st Hindmarsh Year 6E 2nd Dove Year 1G 3rd Gordon Year 4D Thanks to all who participated and voted! As part of book week teachers and students competed for the best book door display. Here are some examples of displays throughout the primary school.

Greg Mitchell Workshop On Wednesday the 28th, Thursday the 29th and Friday the 30th of August selected students and staff had an amazing opportunity to work with Greg Mitchell, an independent education consultant, who specialises in student engagement, classroom management and diffusing situations. As part of his workshops some Year 5 and 6 students have been selected as peer mediators. Manor Lakes College wishes to build the capacity of the students to become great role models in the yard and a safe person to go to when students need help. These year 5 and 6 students will continue their learning with their team facilitators on Thursday afternoons. Students, Teachers and parents all enjoyed Greg’s workshops and are excited about the future school-yard heroes.

Wyndham Healthy & Active Expo 2019 Wyndham City’s 2019 Healthy and Active Expo runs from 21 September – 13 October. The Expo showcases a variety of sports, fitness and wellbeing activities within the local neighbourhood with free events, clinics and ‘come and try’ sessions for all ages and abilities. Whether you’re looking to kick start your fitness, try a new team sport or in search of a little relaxation, there’s a session to suit you! Choose from more than 125 free sessions, including lots of fun and rewarding ‘come and try’ activities for kids and families. The Healthy & Active Expo also provides a great opportunity to meet new people in a fun, relaxed and supported environment. All sessions are free – some sessions have limited availability so registrations essential. Bookings can be made via https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/healthyandactiveexpo For more information please contact Wyndham City on 9742 0777 or email healthyactiveexpo@wyndham.vic.gov.au

Primary Art News

WE NEED YOUR HELP...

The primary art rooms are after the following recycled items:

Plastic bottle lids in all colours eg. milk lids Salsa glass jars or other short wide glass jars

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Yarn or Wool, any colour in any state Adult size apron’s or old button up shirts or workwear

Old school uniform t-shirt, shorts or dress. It doesn't matter if it is stained or ripped. They will be used to create clothing for garden scarecrows

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Please ensure all donations are thoroughly washed in hot water to remove food traces. All donations can be handed into the Art department located in DOVE building.

Many Thanks

Miss Cindy & Ms. Nishani

Werribee District Athletics Congratulations to all the Year 3-6 students who represented Manor Lakes College on August 21 at the Werribee District Athletics. Manor Lakes had a successful day with 24 students making it through to the Division Athletics on Sept 12. The students are to be congratulated on their efforts in both training and on the day. Due to their dedication to training Manor Lakes were overall winners on the day. Congratulations and good luck to the following students who will be attending the Division Finals: 12/13 Girls Relay, 11 Girls Relay, 11 Boys Relay, Wiremu P, Akon D, Kytel P, Ayak A, Terri S, Chloe A, Amomai T, Olvia M, Kayden M, Brodie K, Atuphua V, Thushana S, Liku V, Solomon L, Sule B and Blessing N

We would also like to congratulate Kayden M, Thushana S and Ayak A for winning their respective age group Champion Medal.

Grade 6 Gala Day Last Friday the 30thof August, Grade 6 students participated in a number of sporting events such as Volleyball, Cricket, Softball, Basketball and Tennis. After many training sessions students put their skills to the test. It was great to see students supporting each other and working together as a team. Everyone displayed excellent sportsmanship and had a great time. Congratulations to the Softball Team who will progress to regional finals. Good luck!

Volleyball mixed and girls team. Volleyball mixed team.

Prep 2020 Do you have a child eligible to enrol in Prep in 2020? If you have not enrolled your child in prep 2020 we will be holding our FINAL parent information session on THURSDAY 19th SEPTEMBER at 2:10pm. Please contact the college on 9741 4202 to register.

Year 12 PJ Day

Year 12 students are invited to wear their PJ's to school on Monday the 9th of September. That means you may wear your PJ's, dressing gowns, slippers and appropriate sleep wear. We will be providing breakfast at 8.40am so come down and celebrate the few remaining weeks of year 12. VCAL, VCE and supported year 12 students are all welcome.

School Privacy Policy Victorian Education Department School Privacy Policy https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pages/Schools-Privacy-Policy-information-for-parents.aspx

School Production Manor Lakes College is proud to present our school production for the year, Romeo and Juliet. Tickets are now available online through Try Booking, https://www.trybooking.com/BFEVP. Limited tickets available.

Father’s Day Stall

A big thank you to all the helpers that manned the Father’s Day Stall this year!

College Newsletter

As a result of recent Parent Forums, we will be publishing separate Primary, Secondary and Supported Learning newsletters from term 4. We hope that this will focus our communication to relevant audiences across the College. All newsletters will continue to be accessible on Compass. Compass will continue to be one of our main forms of communication, particularly for special events and reminders. If you have any feedback or questions, please contact Chelsey Marks (Primary Assistant Principal) at chelsey.marks@manorlakesp12.vic.edu.au

Thank You!

Massive thank you to Kim & Chris Cody of Cody’s Café and Aza & Mohammed from Werribee Fresh Market for their amazing donations towards Breakfast & Emergency Lunches.

Year 12 Valedictory Dinner

The Year 12 Valedictory Dinner event brings together students, families and college staff to celebrate the Graduation of the Year 12 cohort of 2019. This year the dinner will be held on Thursday 28th November. Doors open at

6.30pm for a 7pm start. The event runs until 10pm. A maximum of 4 tickets will be reserved for each family until Monday 7th October, after which all remaining tickets will be available to any further family members wanting to purchase them. Please go to https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=533309& Please contact Stuart Hay at the College for any questions/clarification. Please note: You will also need to purchase a ticket for your Yr. 12 student. The 4 tickets is INCLUSIVE of the student. That means 1 ticket per student and 3 guests. We will open it up to purchase extra tickets after the 7th of October.

2020 Curriculum Days

Curriculum days for 2020 have been set as the following:

Tuesday 28th January Wednesday 29th January

Friday 24th April Tuesday 9th June

2020 School Photos

School photo dates for next year have been booked in:

Tuesday 5th May – Secondary Portraits

Wednesday 6th May – Primary Portraits & Class Photos

Friday 8th May – Sibling & Absentee Portraits

2019 MLC Big Day Out

Unlimited ride wristbands for the Big Day Out are now available to purchase through the compass portal. $20 gets you unlimited rides for 4 hours. Individual tickets will be $5 each or wristbands will be $25 on the day.

Health Information

The Department of Human Services supplies to all schools The Blue Book, which details information on many community-based infections. At times we will highlight different community concerns and will send, via the newsletter the guidelines supplied to us from The Blue Book and the Department of Health (Victoria); please find information below on Hand, foot and mouth disease. What is Hand, foot and mouth? Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by a virus which causes blisters on the hands and feet, in the mouth and often in the ‘nappy’ area. It generally is a mild disease that lasts seven to ten days. What are the symptoms of Hand, foot and mouth? The common symptoms are:

A high temperature (fever)

Sore throat

Small, blister-like lesions that may occur on the inside of the mouth, sides of the tongue, palms of the hands, fingers, soles of the feet and the ‘nappy’ area.

How long does is it infectious? The skin blisters are infectious until they become crusty and there is no fluid in the blisters. Children should be excluded from school, kindergarten and child care centres until all the blisters have dried up. Can Hand, foot and mouth be treated? There is no specific treatment. Use paracetamol as directed for fever. If fever persists or there are worrying symptoms consult your local doctor immediately Preventing the spread of Hand, foot and mouth disease:

Good personal hygiene is essential.

Washing hands carefully after contact with the blister

Allowing blisters to dry naturally and never pierce blisters For Further information please contact your local doctor, Better Health Channel or Victorian Department of Health on 1300 651 160

Ardoch Education Volunteers Program Information Session and Afternoon Tea

6 September 2019 at 1:00-3:00 PM | Wyndham Park Community Centre

55-57 Kookaburra Ave, Werribee VIC 3030

Be part of Ardoch's Education Volunteers Program to support learning, build aspirations and increase confidence of students in Wyndham. Have an afternoon tea with us and learn more about how to become an Education Volunteer as well as hear stories from our wonderful volunteers! Register at bit.ly/evpwyndham. Registration is essential for catering purposes.

What is the Education Volunteers Program?

Ardoch recruits, trains and places volunteers in school and early years services in disadvantaged communities through our Education Volunteers Program. We work with 240+ volunteers and 74 school sites across Victoria, including schools in Wyndham. Volunteers commit to volunteering for a minimum of two hours a week at the same time at the same school/early years service during school hours for a minimum of six months.

For more information about the Education Volunteers Program please visit our website. If you have any questions please contact Regina at regina.agustin@ardoch.org.au

CLASSES HELD AT MANOR LAKES COLLEGE ON FRIDAYS 5:30PM – 7:00PM