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An Independent Public School

The Newsletter of Gilmore College TERM 4 ISSUE 2 2016

An Independent Public School

Clontarf Academy 2016 End of Year AwardsOn 23 November Clontarf hosted a special awards ceremony to honour the achievements of the students of the Gilmore Academy.There were 120 guests, students, staff, partners, community and family members celebrating the achievements of not only the award winners, but all academy members. Among the highlights from the evening included a presentation by Clint Ernst showcasing the years journey, a personal address from Rohan Smith, as well as a stirring speech from one of our very own student leavers Josh Kickett.

We would like to thank the College, the community and look forward to an exciting year at Clontarf in 2017.

Senior Fairest & Best Josh Kickett presented

by Mr Smith

From The Principal

Welcome to the final Intouch newsletter for 2016I recently had the task of reading the academic reports of over 1000 of the College’s students. It is a personal undertaking of mine to write a positively framed comment on every one of these reports in an effort to encourage our students to a better effort, or higher achievement in the next year/semester.

Our teachers and Heads of Learning Area have become very good over the years at providing insightful and informative comments that state what has been taught over the semester, how the student has performed in that learning program and at least one or two suggestions as to how their performance could be improved in the next semester.

There are many Gilmore College students who perform at a very high level and they are to be congratulated on their efforts. Most notably, there are also a number of our students who struggle, but give their best effort – these are the absolute heroes of our College – those who keep trying even when their results are not improving significantly. I urge all of these students to continue to give their best effort because our experience in education tells us that a student who persists, is committed to their studies (regardless of ability) and attends regularly (at least 90%) has a far greater chance at success than students who do not set these standards for themselves.

2016 has certainly thrown its challenges at the world and of course, by association, this means we have faced our fair share of challenges in the Kwinana Community. I would like to thank the staff of the College for their support of our fantastic students and their families through some extremely difficult times in 2016.

The Gilmore College Board has performed exceptionally throughout the year. The Board has delivered a new constitution, code of conduct, represents a huge cross-section of the parent body and the wider community/industry, has delivered efficiencies in governance and community development and helped deliver a new Business Plan for the College.

I would like to formally acknowledge the contributions of our outgoing Board members. Parents Leah Gordon and Katie Heath have completed 4 years and 1 year on the board respectively. Leah and Katie will be replaced by Lisa Alai-Alesana and Justin Paul on our Board for two year terms. Yvonne Hammill is also ending her long involvement with the College Board to concentrate on her other community support endeavours and, at the time of printing, we are still in the process of determining a suitable community representative replacement for Yvonne using our board selection processes. Staff members Sophia D’Rozario and Jessica Hammill will stand down from the Board for 2017 and be replaced by Daniel Szewczak. Board Chair, Mandy Grubb and I are eternally grateful to Leah, Katie, Yvonne, Sophia and

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Jessica for the support that they have given to the governance of the College (and in some cases as far back as Kwinana SHS) over the years.

The other group that launched this year was our Parent Social Group. My thanks to Yvonne Hammill and parents Leah Gordon, Huda Rashid, Lisa Alai-Alesana and Ida McCracken who have been regulars at these meetings in 2016. As we enter 2017 it would be great to see this group continue to develop as a voice among the parent body – a safe place to come and share your personal challenges with raising and educating teenaged students with other parents who are facing the same issues. Please watch our website calendar for the dates of these meetings from early in the year.

I look forward to a happy 2017 where we continue to work together to build Kwinana’s Independent Public School. It has been a pleasure to celebrate our students’ successes in ATAR pathways, University Entrance, VET courses, sporting achievements, the musical, robotics tournaments, History competitions, Literacy week, science fairs, film projects and the opening of the Trade Training Centre this year.

Finally I would like to farewell our departing staff and wish them every success in their endeavours.

As a College we would like extend to all of our parents, carers, staff and students the warmest wishes for a happy and safe Christmas and New Year holiday.

Rohan SmithPrincipal

Commonwealth Bank WorkshopOver the last few weeks, students from Years 9 and 10 have had the pleasure of attending a range of Commonwealth Bank financial seminars, as part of the Economics and Business program. The presenter Lula delivered hour long sessions on the following topics:

Smartsaving Entrepreneurship Rights of Employee Earning

Students were deeply engaged because of the sense of humour, personal stories and relevant information that were used.

Esther Jere-EdwardTeacher Humanities and Social Science

The Girls ProgramThis term members of the Aboriginal girls program - ‘The Spirit of the Sista Girlz” - have worked with a local fitness coach and mentor Linda Winmar-Farmer.

Each week the girls underwent rigourous training and fitness sessions with Linda in the College’s gymnasium. The sessions were designed to build self-esteem, to teach the girls about looking after themselves, and having respect for themselves and others. The girls enjoyed the program and each week the numbers increased.

The program is still in its infancy and development. The College has explored a number of pathways to increase the program in conjunction with the David Wirrpanda Foundation.

We look forward to the program development increasing in 2017.

Shannon ButlerCollege Psychologist

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Gilmore College is very fortunate to be working in partnership with ACEPT – SM TAFE, Honeywell and Quadrant Energy to provide training and industry experience for the young people of the Kwinana/Peron area.

All training in Process Operations will be conducted by lecturers from ACEPT – SM TAFE using state of the art technology/software and specialised equipment generously provided by Honeywell.

A HUGE thank you to Ms Glanville and Ms Tennant for leading the Hospitably students in providing the most scrumptious afternoon tea for our visitors.

It’s interesting to note that many left with ‘doggy bags’ in hand as the food was too good to leave behind.

Peron Trade Training Centre Grand OpeningThe Peron Trade Training Centre was officially opened by Senator Dean Smith on Friday 18 November 18 with over 120 invited dignitaries and guests in attendance.

The event was a resounding success with Gilmore’s Inaugural Process Plant Operation students being recognised as the first of many groups to undergo training at this world class facility.

We would like to thank JCY architects and urban designers, Mitie Construction, the staff from ACEPT and industry supporters as this has been a real ‘team effort’ in getting our fabulous Centre ready for operation in February 2017.

Our students are the winners.

Patrice KilpatrickIndustry and Enterprise Coordinator

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EnglishSarcha Simpson Year 7 Darren Buckett Year 7Sarah Bold Year 8 Joshua Murray Year 9Jed Noel Balincongan Year 10Jasmine Parades Year 10 ATAR Fenina Aira Estrella Year 11GeneralTyler Winton Year 11

Humanities and Social ScienceKeana Ireland Year 7Josephine Park Year 8Shyniah Tether Year 9Maddison Horton Year 10Stephanie Dodd Year 11Clyn Mhar Mapanao Year 11Tayla Bradley Year 11Aleeshia Beynon Year 11

MathematicsAnnaliese Fancote Year 7 Joshua Comben Year 7Luis Ignacio Year 7 Glez Culanggo Year 7Keelin Finch Year 7Tamara Groznica Year 7 Jahdan-Shane Tipiliwai Year 8Benjamin Drake Year 8Azalea Ngaruhe-Lavulo Year 8Rangi Thompson Year 9Mikael Peterson Year 9Preston Taylor Year 9Janine Bagaconza Year 9 Shyniah Tether Year 9 Nuradilah Kamarosdi Year 9 Oscar Reeves Year 9

Most Industrious Award 30 November 2016Luka Racic Year 9 Kable Scandolera Year 9Tanatswa Chafa Year 9 Kali Felstead-Atkinson Year 9 Rocky Anderson Year 9Russell Yambao Year 9Dylan Van Zuydam Year 9 Emma Louise Burton Year 11Steven Bott Year 11Madison Reid Year 11

ScienceJoshua Comben Year 7 Callym Nugent Year 8 Jimmy Dinh Year 8Tahlea Eaton Year 9 Akira Buswell Year 10Cade Fitzgerald Year 10Earll Belarga Year 10Kiara Gray Year 10Kelly-Reef Taingahue-Warner Year 10 Luke Stanley Year 10Fenina Aira Estrella Year 11Tanya Onley Year 11

Technology & EnterpriseAIT Keelin Finch Year 7Jimmy Dinh Year 8Russell Yambao Year 9Childcare Charli Scholz Year 10Children, Family & Community Hayley Cook Year 11Design and Technology Luis Ignacio Year 7Ema Racic Year 8Ethan Felstead Year 9Joshua Semper Year 10

Engineering Traineeship Jackson Bleach Year 11Food Lucy Mitchell Year 8Chloe Bold Year 10Food Science Hayley Cook Year 11Ivan Valenzuela Year 11Home Economics Leilahni Bott Year 7Rosemary Riddick Year 8Amber Mahagan Year 9Ivy Basnillo Year 10Hospitality Hayley Cook Year 11Ivan Valenzuela Year 11Industrial Masiah Highes Year 11Robotics Keelin Finch Year 7Frank Jandale Estrella Year 8Textiles Emily Brown Year 9

The ArtsDramaTaryn Gibbs Year 7Anisya Mohd Ariff Year 8Shyniah Tether Year 9Alex Mathieson Year 10Taison Cassidy Year 11MediaDarren Buckett Year 7Ethan Shortland Year 7Jasmine Hagen Year 7Chloe-Rose Ellis Year 8 Vishwajeet Modi Year 10Tayla Bradley Year 11MusicJoshua Comben Year 7Franzielle Palaganas Year 8Nuradilah Kamarosdi Year 9Ivy Basnillo Year 10Jssanna Jackson Year 11Visual ArtWayde Poland Year 10Jervis Bewley Year 10Brooke Clark Year 11

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Hospitality students assisting with the Peron Trade Training Centre OpeningKaitlin Scott Year 8Angelina Colecchia Year 8Nathaniel Bott Year 11Steven Bott Year 11Victoria Marurai Year 11Tanika Temmen Year 11Ivan Valenzuela Year 11

Teachers: Support to our Hospitality ProgramDebra GlanvilleRebecca Tennant

Student Coucil AwardsLouis Reeves Year 7Denise Tejada Year 8Kable Scandolero Year 9James Bird Year 10Keenan Parish Year 11

Inaugural Process Plant Operations StudentsDenver Balbin Year 10 Danuel Delleva Year 10 Brayden Kelly Year 10 Hayden King Year 10 Juliana Luzon Year 10 Joseph Malekin Year 10 Grace Manasong Year 10 Alex Mathieson Year 10 Olivia Morton Year 10 Orelle Zaz Pamiloza Year 10 Jesse Roeszler Year 10 Rica Marie Tobillo Year 10 Martin Wachipa Year 10 Ryan Williams Year 10

Gilmore College Year 6 to 7 Transition ProgramYear 6 students from our six feeder primary schools have been participating in transition days at Gilmore College during Term 4. The students experienced a variety of taster courses in a secondary high school context.

The students participated in a diverse range of 20 minute lessons including all-time favourites such as cooking, robotics, physical education and drama. They also experienced Maths, Humanities and Social Science, Science and English classes and discovered there are both commonalities and differences between the way these learning areas are taught in primary and secondary settings.

The students were also introduced to key members of our Student Services team so that they will confidently know where to access the College chaplain, nurse, psychologist and Year Coordinators. Mr Smith and our Associate Principals warmly welcomed the students to Gilmore College.

The Year 6 students were ably assisted by our Years 10 and 11 Student Transition Leaders. These students escorted the students to their classes and to their subject teachers. Navigating a large high school with multiple learning spaces is quite a challenge for new students. The Student Transition Leaders’ valuable contribution was very much appreciated.

We look forward to the Year 6 students joining the Gilmore College community in 2017.

Kerry BowdenA/Associate Principal

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Building and Construction Jacob O’DonnellBusiness Certificate II Jessie YeadonBusiness Management and Enterprise Brayden AnsellCareer and Enterprise Nikolina MandicCareer and Enterprise Glenn Marco GabrielChildren, Family and Community Tarmira WilsonClontarf Bradley PereyraCreative Industries Media Certificate II Brigitte BoscoloDance Brooke ColemanDrama ATAR Brooke ColemanDrama General Taiya RanaEarth and Environmental Science Felix LansangEnglish (ATAR) Brooke ColemanEnglish (General) Thomas PrattFood Science and Technology Tarmira WilsonGeography Felix LansangHealth Studies Sonya McCracken

Hospitality Certificate II Tarmira WilsonIntegrated Science Marenka ErcegIntegrated Science Brooke ColemanInformation Technology Certificate II Glenn Marco GabrielMathematics (Applications) Kaitlin RuckMathematics (Essentials) Brigitte BoscoloMathematics (Essentials) Ethan Chidlow Media Brigitte Boscolo Music Brigitte BoscoloNursing Kira LeetetOutdoor Education Cortnee BlackPhysical Education Studies Ethan ChidlowPlant Mechanic Carel BarnardSports Coaching Certificate II Ethan ChidlowVisual Arts Amy StricklandWork Connect Chinnakrit Chingchaichana Workplace Learning Filo Filo

2016 Gilmore College ValedictoryOn Tuesday 25 October, Year 12 students, their families, staff and special guests attended the 2016 Gilmore College Valedictory Ceremony. The College gymnasium was transformed into a function venue for the occasion, and we celebrated the achievements of our Year 12 students. There were many award winners who were recognised for their hard work and efforts. We congratulate all students on the achievement of completing 12 years of schooling, and who were presented on the night.

We thank everyone who helped make the night such a success, including the families and friends who attended, and staff and students whose work behind the scenes ensured an enjoyable night.

We wish success, happiness and good fortune in the future to every member of the Gilmore College Class of 2016.

Trish HewittSenior School Manager Year 10-12

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ADF Long Tan Leadership & Teamwork Award Cortnee BlackAndy and Rita Valk Scholarship Jericho AlesanaAndy and Rita Valk Scholarship Kira LeetetAndy and Rita Valk Scholarship Sonya McCrackenCALTEX All Rounder Award Brooke ColemanGilmore College Sportsperson Trophy - Female Brooke ColemanGilmore College Sportsperson Trophy - Male Jacques LombaardKorliny Arts Award Hayley MurphyMost Consistent Effort – KIC Traineeship Thomas Pratt

Most Improved Student Brayden AnsellMost Industrious Effort Felix LangsangMurdoch University MAP4U Scholarship Sonya McCrackenPremier Student – ATAR Brooke Coleman Premier Student – General Studies (Stage 1) Ethan Chidlow Premier Student – Vocational Education & Training Thomas Pratt RSL Citizenship Award Hayley MurphyYouth Leadership Award Jessie Yeadon

Special Awards

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Photographs:1. Korlinny Arts Award - Hayley Murphy, Presented by Kate McIntosh2. CALTEX All Round Award - Brooke Coleman, Presented by John Pellegrini3. RSL Citizenship Award - Hayley Murphy, Presented by Dave Spillman4. Head Boy Jessie Yeadon and Head Girl Brooke Coleman

$800 educational scholarship Unilink

winner is:Benz Culanggo

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The Leeuwin IIIn November, Nathan Wasson, from the Work Connect program, won a scholarship through the KIC iDIVERSITY Project to sail on the Leeuwin’s Ultimate Challenge voyage.

During the five day voyage Nathan experienced the fun of sailing on a tall ship, he climbed the 33m main mast, steered the ship from the helm, took part in the night watch & made new friends.

Nathan has since been invited by the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation to return as a volunteer crew member on short sail. Congratulations Nathan, we are very proud of all you have achieved.Nathan sent the following letter to the KIC iDiversity Project thanking them for the opportunity:

Dear KIC iDiversity, thank you for nominating me to go on the ultimate challenge on the Leeuwin. One of my favourite things I completed was to climb the

main mast and I made new friends.

The crew were wonderful and supported me through this expereince. I really enjoyed this expereince because it taught me alot of new skills. I enjoyed this experience so much I am hoping to return to further develop my sailing knowledge.Thank you again for your sponsorship.

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Splendid Hospitality StudentsThe Year 11 Hospitality students had a busy year catering for many functions. Term 4 in particular was very hectic with functions such as morning tea and lunch for 400 guests for the Gilmore College Federation Day, three course meal for 80 guests for the Dialogue Café, supper for 600 guests for the Year 12 graduation and afternoon tea for 120 guests for the Grand Opening of the Processing Plant.

The students enthusiastically gave their full support, even though many hours were spent outside of the school day. I am proud of the professional manner in which the students conducted themselves, and their dedication to achieving their best.

As a reward, students were taken on an excursion into Perth and Northbridge and participated in an ‘Asian Foodi Tour’.

The ‘Foodi Tour’ included a lovely Malay Chicken Curry at Thai Delish – and ‘delish’ it was. The tour also included a visit to an Asian seafood market. The students were amazed at the cost of fresh lobsters and crabs as well as other live produce, such as abalone.

Setting up for the Dialogue Cafe

We then sampled black fungi, fermented bamboo shoots and other interesting foods at a Chinese Hot Pot restaurant, and lastly dessert at an Asian Dessert Bar. A great time was had by all. Special thanks to Rebecca Tennant for her help and ongoing support.

Debra GlanvilleHospitality Teacher

Year 11 Hospitality students

First stop of the Foodi Tour - Dim Sum

Hot Pot with black fungi on the side

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Microsoft Office 365 Pro

FREE for all StudentsDo you wish your child could get Microsoft Office to create their assignment with?

Do you wish they had access to a place where they could store their work and more until they are ready to hand it in?

Are funds tight and you just can’t afford these tools?

Then stress no more. The Department of Education has generously provided Microsoft Office and Microsoft OneDrive free of charge to all students attending a public school.

All you need is an internet connection to download and install the software. Students can’t do this at any school, so it will have to be done at home or somewhere where you have access to the internet.

How do I do this you may ask?

Click the link below and it will open a document from the department that will explain this very process. Alternatively copy and paste the link to your web browser.

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/ocs/detcms/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=17434549

This document will point you in the right direction on how to install Microsoft Office 365 Pro, for FREE. Just follow the directions and you will have it installed in about an hour, depending on the download speed of your internet.

Mike BoughtonIT Support Office

AttendanceStatistics tell us that attendance AND engagement at school (this means coming to school and attending and participating in every class) not only enhances students’ academic performance, but is a major contributing factor to stable and positive mental health.

The Department of Education insists that 90% attendance is required for students to succeed at school and I can confirm this after reading the reports. There is almost a direct link between the number of half day absences and the grades in the report. As 2016 draws to a close and start making promises to ourselves and resolutions for 2017, can I respectfully ask that we make attending school and engaging while we are there a priority for the next 12 months and see where that takes us as a College?

My guess is that it will have a positive impact on everything from student results to their states of mind.

My thanks to all parents and carers who daily make the effort to ensure that students attend the College with the required equipment, uniform and breakfast – you are setting them up for the best possible day that you can.

Rohan SmithPrincipal

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Term 1 Commences Wednesday 1 February 2017

ABSTUDY claims to be submitted before ChristmasPlease be advised the Australian Government is encouraging submissions for ABSTUDY claims to be made to Centrelink before Christmas. Most claims can be lodged over the telephone with assistance from Centrelink staff. The ABSTUDY line is 1800 132 317.

Open hours for payment of Contributions and Charges, ordering uniforms and late enrolments.The Administration Office will be open on Friday 27 January 2017 from 1:00-7:00pm, Monday 30 January 2017 from 9:00am until 2:00pm and Tuesday 31 January 2017 from 7:00am until 1:00pm. Normal office hours of 8:00am until 4:00pm commence on Wednesday 1 February 2017.

2017 Charges and ContributionsThank you to those parents who have already attended to payment of their child’s charges and contributions.

Our capacity to continue to provide students with the consumables that enable us to present a quality curriculum is directly affected by a parent’s commitment to meeting these contributions and charges.

Statements have been posted to the primary contact persons and postal address recorded. Please advise the front office if these details have changed.

Payments can be made by; Eftpos, Cash, Direct Deposit and BPAY.

Voluntary Contribution Years 7 - 10 Contributions in WA Government schools are set at a maximum of $235 per student for a nominal curriculum. Funds raised from school contributions and charges are expended on texts and consumables essential for teaching which is not supplied by the Government. Examples of these expenses are textbooks, photocopy materials, computer/digital items, cooking ingredients, materials for art, design and technology and science activities.

As part of the school budgeting process, a portion of each $235 is allocated to each learning area.

Senior School Years 11 and 12The College offers a variety of courses in Years 11 and 12. Requirements for materials, equipment resources and textbooks vary widely. For some courses the College supplies all materials and resources in return for the payment of a hire or resource charge; in other subjects there is a reduced charge, but a requirement that students purchase textbooks.

Charges will depend upon the course chosen. Some specific courses will incur higher costs dependent upon such items as text, subject specific resources, materials, excursions, certificates and work placement. 50% of the subject charges are required to be paid prior to the first day of the new school year. The balance is required to be paid by the end of Term 1 (unless a payment plan has been arranged).

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First Lego LeagueCongratulations to the members of Gilmore Robotics Club who successfully completed the FIRST Lego League Animal Allies Robots Competition held at Curtin University on 27 November.

These students are Year 7’s Joshua Comben (Team Leader), Jack Edwards, Louie Reeves, Drew Scott, Bethany Starling, Shannon Thompson, Cyrus Vince, Blair Walker; Year 8 Lily Masters and Year 9 Jacob Comben. Most of the students were accompanied by their parents and siblings. One parent commented “What the kids accomplished was amazing, fun, exciting and the skills they learn will last for a lifetime. “

The FIRST Lego League (FLL) is an annual robotics competition for upper primary and middle school students (ages 9-14) held at Curtin University. Teams of about 10 member students build, program and compete with a Lego Robot, while also learning about modern problem in science and engineering and developing workable solutions for it. The

participating teams were double the size of last year to about 54 teams. The venue was divided into two group venues; Curtin Stadium venue had 30 teams while the Curtin engineering venue had 24 teams. The competitions were divided into four categories namely Robot Games, Robot Design, Project Solution and Core Values.

Maths PuzzleMove three coins (only) in the first diagram to turn

the triangle upside down.

The first three students to respond to Mr Asif will receive a certificate. (Answer in the next newsletter).

In the Curtin Stadium (30 teams), the Gilmore College Team ranked 8th in the Robot games, 4th in the Project with Innovative solution and the Core Values with inspiration, the team was ranked 5th. The Gilmore College Team did not receive any major awards, but the performance ranking proved that even with limited resources, they have outranked, bested other schools and belonged in the top ten among the 30 teams participating in the Curtin Stadium group. Overall rankings among the 54 teams were not available as of press time.

Resilience paid off The Robot Games went without drama. When the Gilmore team checked the competition board layout, the team realised that some set-up was different from what they practised at school. One member, Lily Masters, was so frustrated and was crying in one corner saying “We have 20 minutes left before the start of the competition and our robot was not ready. We spent hours preparing at school for nothing”. However, 10 minutes before the Robot Game started, the team got a chance in a nearby practise board. Lily did not lose hope and re-programmed the robot. When the robot competition started, all fingers were crossed.

The siren for the 2 minutes and 30 second timer sounded and the whole team including the parents cheered and jumped for joy. The Gilmore robot did not only perform the challenge successfully, but garnered high scores for the top 10. See photo snapshot of the screen above for the standings.

German PanopioTeacher Information Technology

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What an amazing year 2016 as been. It is such a privilege to be

able to connect with so many amazing students. We’ve experienced many highs and lows along the way with much laughter and a few tears. I’ve seen many students grow and prosper throughout the course of the year, and I look forward to more great moments next in 2017 I’m Praying your families are kept safe over the holiday season, and into the New Year. — Linda

Available on: 9411 1829 school term

Looking for somewhere to share some Christmas cheer? See information below from Victory Life Church:

Need someone to talk to during the holidays? 24/7 free call lines for someone to chat with: Kids help line —1800551800 Lifeline—131114 Headspace—65958888

Chaplains chat

The G.A.P. is located at B-Block Multipurpose room. It’s a fun place for students to hang out EVERYONE is welcome, with many activities and space to

just chill .and listen to some music.

The GAP Sponsored by:

WH AT ’ S A T T H E

G . A . P

THE G.A.P.

(Gilmore Activity Place) Table Tennis

Fosse Table

Air Hockey

Card Games

Bop-It

Board Games

Puzzles

Coloring-In

Music

Friends

Someone to talk to

OPENING TIMES

Recess Two Everyday

LOCATED AT:

B-BLOCK MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

Jacyntah and Sebastian playing Fooosball

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Gilmore CollegeAn Independent Public School

Dargin Place, Orelia, Western Australia 6167PO Box 86, Kwinana, Western Australia 6966T. +61 8 9411 1811 F. +61 8 9419 2494E. Gilmore.College@education.wa.edu.auW. www.gilmorecollege.wa.edu.au

Important NumbersAttendance 9411 1823Library 9411 1842Main Administration 9411 1811Student Services 9411 1823

Parent and Adolescent Counselling Service Jody Hall, Anglicare Ph. 9528 0702, 1 Hewson Rd, Medina. Confidential and free counselling for parents, caregivers and young people from 12-18 who are experiencing conflict in their family relationships. I also refer students to her who are experiencing bullying or have anger issues.

Palmerston for Drug and Alcohol problems, adults, youth and family counselling, group programs, withdrawl services, clinical psychology, medical assessment and review, community based prevention Ph. 9529 2500, 3 Goddard St, Rockingham

Headspace Free confidential service for young people seeking information and support for health and wellbeing Ph. 6595 888 3/18 Goddard st, Rockingham.

Relationships Australia family and relationship counselling, separation, divorce, dads support, domestic violence Ph. 6164 0600, Darius Wells Library, Level 1.

Health Centre NewsWishing you all a safe and healthy ChristmasPlease remember to get any Year 8 catchup needles in the holidays at Kwinana Child and Adolescent Community Health 9419 2266. These are free and also don’t work unless you complete the whole course.

I have just been reading the Mission Australia Youth Survey results for 2016 and it highlighted the fact that parents still had the greatest influence on post school plans.

Results showed what young people Valued the most were Friendship, Family and School.The top 3 ISSUES of personal concern were coping with STRESS, School OR Study CONCERNS and BODY IMAGE.

1 in 5 were extremely concerned with depression and family conflict.It also highlighted again that most young people sourced help from friends and parents. Only a third would get help from a teacher or school counsellor.

The most IMPORTANT ISSUES IN AUSTRALIA are according to young people

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS EQUITY AND DISCRIMINATION MENTAL HEALTHWe are very lucky in Kwinana to have some excellent local youth services.

If you want to learn more about mental health

Reachout www.reachout.com.au

Headspace www.headspace.org.au

Youth Beyond Blue www.youthbeyondblue.com

Child and Youth Health www.cyh.com

Kids Helpline www.kidshelpline.com.au

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