NOVEMBER Fri 25 LAST DAY OF CLASSES FOR YEAR 10 Sat 26 - Sun 4 December Great Victorian Bike Ride Mon 28 - Mon 19 December Antipodeans Abroad Expedition - Vietnam Mon 28 Year 10 English and Maths Exams Tue 29 - Thu 1 December Year 10 into 11 - 2017 Commencement

Program

DECEMBER

Fri 2 2nd Hand Book Sale 11am-4.30pm (Uniform Shop)

Tue 6 - Wed 7 Year 6 Orientation Fri 9 LAST DAY OF CLASSES FOR YEARS 7, 8 & 9 - Special Program Mon 12 Year 12 Results Year 7-9 End of Year Activities - Details have been distributed to students. Tue 13 Awards Day - 11am - Costa Hall Wed 14 - Thu 16 Year 7-9 End of Year Activities - Details have been distributed to students. Fri 16 School Picnic

12 Pickett Crescent, Belmont, 3216 Ph: 5243 4444 Fax: 5244 2005 Web: www.oberonhs.vic.edu.au Email: oberon.hs@edumail.vic.gov.au

Mon 19 Staff Professional Learning Program

Program provided for those students in

attendance. Parent/Teacher interviews if

required by appointment.

Tue 20 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL TERM

JANUARY 2017

Fri 27 OFFICE OPEN Mon 30 ALL STAFF RETURN OFFICE OPEN STUDENT FREE DAY Tue 31 STUDENTS IN YEARS 7, 11 & 12

COMMENCE SCHOOL FEBRUARY 2017 Wed 1 STUDENTS IN YEARS 8, 9 & 10

COMMENCE SCHOOL - All students now in attendance Thu 2 - Fri 3 Yr 7 Sleep Over and Beach day

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT DET Scholarships for 2017 Students have the opportunity to apply for a range of DET Scholarships

for the 2017 school year which range in value from $350 - $2000 per

year. There are a range of scholarships available for students but all

have specific criteria associated with them. If you are interested in

finding out more about these scholarships, look at the following website

www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/scholarships for further information or contact

the school with queries. Scholarship applications opened on Monday

14th November 2016. Scholarships are also offered to VCE students

who intend to enter a teacher training course after completing their

VCE.

Tim McMahon

BELLARINE UNIFORMS OFFICIAL UNIFORM SUPPLIER TO OBERON HIGH SCHOOL

162 MOORABOOL STREET GEELONG Mon-Fri: 9 am till 1 pm

Email: bellarine@noone.com.au

Absence Hotline - 0439 326 767 Issue 18 - Friday 25 November, 2016

School Leaders 2016 The Year 11 students had their formal on Wednesday 16th November at the Captains Room, Kardinia Park. Thank you to Mr Stephen Sutcliffe and Mrs Sharon Jimmink-Scott who organised this night. As part of this evening the 2017 Oberon High School student leaders were announced. I am pleased to announce that the following students were elected to leadership positions for the 2017 school year. School Captains Alex Ivanov, Alex Flisher, Holly Wood-Burgess & Nicky McMahon House Captains Cameron - Scott Morter & Kayla Wastell Greeves – Georgia Johnson & Connie Royal Lipson – Locky Reekie & Jasmine Brown Thompson – Chloe Rosin & Kasey Parish Year 12 Valedictory Dinner The Year 12 students have all completed their end of year exams with the last exam being Indonesian on Wednesday 16th November. On Monday 21st November, Oberon High School formally farewelled the students at the Valedictory Dinner at ‘The Pier’, which was a fantastic evening for all that attended. Thank you to Mrs Champion and Mr Sutcliffe for their efforts in organising this event. We look forward to hearing of the VCE results which are released on Monday 12th December. Awards Day A reminder for parents and students to put the following date into your diary. The Awards Day Ceremony will be held at 11am on Tuesday 13th December at Costa Hall. Run Geelong On Sunday 20th November approximately 30 students and staff participated in Run Geelong, participating in a range of distances from the 3km through to the 12km. Well done to all involved. Thank you to Mrs Carole Fisher and Mr Josh Baker who organised the Oberon team. Activities week The school will once again be running an activities week program for students Monday 12th December till Friday 16th December (which is the school picnic) with the exception of Tuesday 13th December which is our awards day. Students will be supervised on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th December if they are in attendance at school. Details of this program have been distributed to students. Contact the school if you haven’t received information around the activities week.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BOOKS & UNIFORMS FOR 2017

Uniting Care Concern has access to limited funds to provide assistance for families who need extra support with the financial costs of books (including the cost of the digital textbook subscription) and uniforms for 2017. Families need to hold a current Centrelink Health Care Card or Pension Card to be eligible for support. As part of the process, Uniting Care Concern require an adult family member to attend an interview to help determine the needs and support the family require. Unfortunately, the funds do not stretch to enable Uniting Care Concern to assist all families with a Centrelink benefit card, thus it is important to get in early. You are able to call Uniting Care Concern on 4201 100 as of October 17th between 9.30 am – 12.00 pm to make an interview time. Interviews will be conducted on Tuesday’s and Friday’s from October 24th until the last week in November 2016. If you have any questions or queries regarding this process, please feel free to contact myself at Oberon High School on 5243 4444. Sam MacKenzie Student Wellbeing Manager

MONEY can be collected: At the Chaplain’s Office on Thursday December 8th and Friday December 9th, 2016 - 9 am - 3.30 pm

All other money can be collected from the Uniform

Shop during Term 1, only when it is open. Times will be advertised in the School Newsletter and Student Bulletin during Term 1 2017.

20% commission is charged on all sales. Any money

not collected by the end of Term 1, 2017 will be credited to your family account.

End of Term 2 2017 will be the LAST opportunity to

collect ANY unsold books. Books not collected will be considered a donation to the Chaplaincy Committee and boxed for disposal or sale at a later date.

Sales are Cash Only Friday 2nd December Years 10, 11 & 12 (also limited sales for Year 7 - 9) - 11 am to 4.30 pm - Uniform Shop Conditions of Sale : Correctly priced and labelled and NO Excessive Graffiti

An information sheet will be given to students with a list of books available to be bought and sold and a sheet of year level color coded labels to attach to books to be sold and information will be given to Year 9 students for Year 10 books available to purchase only. (This information will also be available on the Parent Portal). Please staple/attach to ALL items with the following information:

Student Surname, First Name, Home Group, Address & Phone Number Title

of Book & Recommended Sale Price

Please tick box if you wish proceeds to be allocated to your account

Parent/Guardian signature

Please tick box if you wish proceeds to be allocated to your bank account

Students can bring their Books to the General Office up to Thursday 1st December.

Parents of Years 7 - 9 students please note: There will now be limited sales of some novels and a German Work Book, and current Year 9 students may also purchase Year 10 books.

OBERON HIGH SCHOOL - SECONDHAND BOOK SALE

Order forms are available at the Oberon General Office. Orders will be taken until Tuesday December 6th .

Ally Deller is a Year 12 VCAL student at Oberon High

School whose VCAL program has been a cause for

celebration in the Oberon High School community. With

the assistance of Andrew Ellery and Sue Wall last year,

and the continuing support of Integration Aide, Tracey

Gawne, Ally has completed 2 years of a project

dedicated to raising funds for Jirrahlinga Koala and

Wildlife Sanctuary.

Ally’s love for animals and cooking combined to create

a project centred around baking to fundraise for the

Jirrahlinga. Each week Ally would go through recipe

books, purchase ingredients and cook a range of sweet

and savoury items for staff and students. Ally then sold

her morning teas and was confident to ‘spruik’ her

weekly treats. Her Friday stalls were so popular that

phone orders were taken and many disappointed staff

missed out!

Ally was dedicated to her project throughout 2015 and

2016 and took delight in donating over $800 to the

sanctuary during this time. Her determination and

commitment to this program has been a source of

inspiration to others in her cohort. Well done, Ally! We

wish you all the best with your new business

‘Moopster’s Munchies’ in 2017.

OUR VCAL SUPERSTAR!

All students and parents are invited to attend this special occasion which we regard as one of the most important events on the School’s Calendar. This ceremony celebrates the achievements of students with awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Outstanding Effort or for Citizenship/School Service throughout the year. Top students in Year 12 subjects, all students who achieve over 90% in the VCE score (ATAR) and our Year 12 Dux are also presented.

Students will be notified if they are to receive an award at the ceremony and, clearly, there is an expectation they will attend. All students attending and those receiving awards must be wearing correct school uniform. Awardees will not be presented on stage with their award if they are not in correct school uniform.

Please note this ceremony will take place at 11.00 am on Tuesday 13th December at Costa Hall.

OBERON AWARDS DAY

OBERON CHRISTMAS APPEAL 2016

As part of Oberon High School’s commitment to Community Service, each year we organise an Oberon Christmas Appeal to support families in our local area. This year our Christmas Appeal will support Uniting Care Geelong - who every year helps many of our Oberon families by providing assistance with the purchase of text books and uniforms. Through our fundraising efforts we will be presenting Uniting Care Geelong with Christmas Hampers and Toys, which they will distribute to local families in need. The Lipson Year 7 Enhancement Class are organising the Oberon Christmas Appeal as a component of their Compass Award Program. To assist us with the Appeal we would like to ask students and their families to donate gifts and/or non-perishable Christmas food items. Suggested items for donation could include:

Non-perishable Christmas food eg: shortbread, lollies, chips,

chocolates, pudding, mince tarts

Christmas table decorations eg: bonbons, Christmas napkins

Toys eg: lego, cars, dolls and beach toys

Kids DVD’s

Arts & crafts

Colouring items eg: textas, pencils & colouring books

Gift cards

Sporting equipment - bats & balls

Unfortunately due to Health Regulations we are unable to accept second-hand items or food which is past its use by date. If you prefer to donate gold coins these will be used to purchase items for the hampers. We will be collecting items/donations up until the end of November. Please leave donations with Sam MacKenzie in the Wellbeing Office or Carole Fisher in Staff Room 1. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call on 5243 4444.

LANGUAGES NEWS

The House Rumah das Haus うち uchi

Bedroom Kamar tidur das Schlafzimmer しんしつ shinshitsu

Bathroom Kamar mandi das Badezimmer ふろば furoba

Laundry Kamar cuci die Waschküche せんたくば sentakuba

Sitting room Kamar duduk das Wohnzimmer おうせつま oosetsuma

Dining room Kamar makan das Esszimmer しょくどう shokudoo

Kitchen Dapur die Küche だいどころ daidokoro

Guest room Kamar tamu das Gästezimmer きゃくま kyakuma

Study Kamar belajar das Studierzimmer べんきょうべや bennkyoobeya

Toilet Kamar kecil/W.C. die Toilette/das WC べんじょ benjo

STATE SONG WRITING WINNER - GERMAN SOLO VERSION

Congratulations to Sophia Warden of Year 9 who has won the State AGTV “Song of the Year” Solo Division German song writing competition this year. Frau Ray had the good fortune to be present at the German presentation night several weeks ago in Melbourne where the prize winners were announced. Here is the link on YouTube for anyone interested in listening to this amazing song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OpkajxOisg Sophia will receive her trophy and prizes at the next assembly.

Changing the World- One footprint at a time! Last week our Year 9 students participated in a pilot program run in conjunction with Deakin Uni’s DEAP unit and YMCA. The focus of the 3 day program was to empower students to think globally and act locally. A full day at Deakin Uni was followed up with 2 days at school. Students split up into domains based on Social Injustice, Environmental Impact and Health and Wellbeing. Within these domains smaller groups were formed to highlight an issue in this area and present practical ways to tackle this issue. A snappy presentation was produced that was delivered to the Year 8s. Issues identified by the Year 9s included ‘Say No to Palm oil’, Anxiety, Be More Active, Mental Health Day, No Period 4- Turn out the lights’. A sausage sizzle was organised and money raised went to the charities of Beyond Blue, The Big Issue and The Carbon Neutral Fund. Deakin Uni DEAP Coordinator, Michelle Graham commented, Your students showed great teamwork and understanding of broader issues within their communities. Some of the incidental conversations were mind blowing – students speaking with such clarity and positivity about issues they care about. Oberon staff were equally impressed with the involvement of all year 9 students presenting their team’s project confidently and with conviction. At assembly next week Year 9s will display their murals and outline their projects to the entire school. As an extension to this program

students will be using their projects to write editorial to be included in their English magazines as well as inspiring them to change the

world one step at a time! Well done!

YEAR 9 FOOTPRINTS- GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES PROGRAM

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER - PLEASE NOTE IN YOUR DIARY

YEAR 12 Monday 12th December

Year 12 Results

YEAR 11 Friday 18th – Tuesday 22nd November

Year 11 into 12 VCE 2017 Commencement Program at Oberon (Program compulsory for all 2016

Year 11 students) Tuesday 22nd November is the last day at school for Year 11 students.

YEAR 10

Friday 25th November

Tuesday 29th November – Thursday 1st December

Last day of Year 10 classes

Year 10 into 11 VCE 2017 Commencement Program at Oberon (Program compulsory for all 2016

Year 10 students). Thursday 1st December is the last day at school for Year 10 students.

YEAR 6, 7, 8 & 9

Tuesday 6th December

Wednesday 7th December

Friday 9th December

Monday 12th, Wednesday 14th, Thursday 15th and

Friday 16th December

Year 7 2017 Orientation Program - Special Program for Years 7-9

Year 7 2017 Orientation Program - Special Program for Years 7-9

Last day of classes for Year 7, 8 & 9 students

End of Year Activities for Years 7 - 9 - details haven been distributed to students

ALL YEAR LEVELS Tuesday 13th December

Monday 19th December

Tuesday 20th December

Oberon Awards Day - Costa Hall 11.00 a.m. All students are expected to attend

Staff Professional Learning Program

Parent/Teacher interviews as required by appointment.

Program provided for those students in attendance

END OF TERM

COMMENCEMENT DATES FOR EARLY 2017

Friday 27th January

Monday 30th January

Tuesday 31st January

Wednesday 1st February

Monday 13th February

Wednesday 15th February

Thursday 23rd February

Thursday 16th March

Wednesday 22nd March - Friday 24th March

School Office open

All staff return

Students in Years 7, 11 & 12 commence school

Students in Years 8, 9 & 10 commence school. All students now in attendance.

Swimming Sports - Kardinia Pool

School Photos

School Photos Catch Up

School Athletics - Landy Field

Year 7 Camp

CITY OF GREATER GEELONG

IMMUNISATION SERVICE Provided by BARWON HEALTH

Immunisation Centre Immunisation Hours

Belmont CHC Barwon Health 1-17 Reynolds Road, Belmont, 3216. (Please note that this is the Barwon Health

building, not the MCH building)

Wednesday morning (Appointment only) 9 am - 12.30pm Open sessions (No appointment required) Wed and Friday afternoons 1.30pm - 4.45pm Saturday morning (Appointment only) 08.30am –

12.15pm

Corio Community Health Centre

2 Gellibrand St, Corio, 3214.

Every Wednesday 9.30am - 11.45am

(No appointment required)

Newtown “Ariston” 245 Pakington St, Newtown, 3220.

1st Friday of each month 9.30am -11.45am

(No appointment required)

Ocean Grove -Boorai Centre (behind

Aquatic Centre) 4-50 Shell Rd, Ocean Grove, 3226.

2nd and 4th Friday of each month 9.30am -11.45am

(No appointment required)

Newcomb Community Health Centre 104-108 Bellarine Hwy, Newcomb AS OF 1st JULY 2016 Newcomb Library meeting room (upstairs) Cnr Wilsons Rd & Bellarine Highway, Newcomb, 3219.

3rd Friday of each month

9.30am -11.45am

(No appointment required) 1st and 3rd Friday of each month 9.30 – 11.45am