IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Tuesday 1st September First Aid Training for staff: SCHOOL FINISHES AT 1.30 PM

Tuesday 15th September Students dismissed at 1.00 pm today

Tuesday 15th September Parent Teacher Interviews held in the students Learning Community 2.00 – 7.00 pm

Friday 18th September Last day of Term 3 School finishes at 2.10 pm

Our students belong at our school…Every day we have over 600 students coming into our classrooms to learn! And the learning is intentional, purposeful and directed for each individual student. Your child in class will know what to do from the lesson goal and know how to do it with the support and guidance of their teacher. Why are they doing it? The curriculum has a whole set of skills and understandings for students at each year level and within each subject to learn. Practice is very important for skills. For example we need to practice reading, writing, listening and speaking. By doing these things many times each day we become more proficient, more able and we improve. Students’ understandings in each subject are supported by connecting and linking the new learning to prior learning. Students are asked to apply, analyse and evaluate their understandings in assessment. Learning and the framework for learning, has been led by Esther Weichert. Esther recently led a whole school curriculum day for teachers to spend a day writing curriculum plans and looking at assessment. This work will be ongoing into 2016. Laverton P-12 College is an exciting place to be for both students and staff. Parent support for our work is important and your encouragement of your child is much appreciated. These are the opportunities for students regarding extra involvement in Term 3: -a student-produced Film Festival -a musical evening, Supper Club -sport and athletics opportunities

-Parent Club continues -a Photography Competition -a story writing and sharing week -Mayor, Colleen Gates, becomes ‘Principal For A Day’ -Book Week …and more We have much to be proud of at Laverton P-12 College, including our school uniform. Its purpose includes: -promoting and sustaining a sense of pride and belonging -creating a fairness and an orderly environment -enhancing the profile of the school -ensuring all students are dressed safely for varied activities Thank you to all parents for ensuring our students are wearing full school uniform Richard Jones College Principal

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES Parents are asked to take note of the following important upcoming dates: Tuesday 1st September: School finishes at 1.30 pm. All staff are required to participate in the annual College CPR and Anaphylaxis refresher training program. Tuesday 15th September: School finishes at 1.00 pm. Parent / Teacher Interviews will be conducted from 2.00 pm to 7.00 pm in the students Learning Community. Friday 19th September: School finishes at 2.10 pm which is the last day of Term 3.

Principal’s Report:

laverton.p12.co@edumail.vic.gov.au www.lavertonp12College.vic.edu.au

Contact Details: 91 Bladin Street

Laverton Vic 3028 Phone: 9369 1833

Fax: 9369 4104

College Newsletter

18th August, 2015

Issue No: 9

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EXCURSION TO BOWENS

On Wednesday 29th July our year 11 Business Management students visited Bowens (a large scale organisation) in Laverton North. Students had a tour of the company and got shown around the yard. They were shown all areas of operation and processes. They were explained the different key performance indicators being used to measure the productivity. The operations and processes at Bowens were very well organised. The working environment was very neat and the staff was very friendly. Students learned about the different career roles in Bowens and got an in depth insight into the running of this business. Experiences of some students: It was a privilege to visit Bowens and see how they operated. It was a great opportunity to learn and be shown how hard the employees work to be precise on their timing and the quality to be sent to their customers. Teri Brear Visiting Bowens was a good experience to visit an actual business and see how things worked. We learned many new things about running a business. Thanks to our teacher and the managers at Bowen for giving us this opportunity to get a good look at a business. Sam Souied & Goson Srilarak The tour to Bowens was very educational and gave students a visual understanding of how a lean organisation worked and how it conducted its operations. Our hosts explained everything very well and showed us around their working environment. They also gave us a lot of interesting facts about the business. Overall, it was great experience.

G.Sandhu (Business Management teacher)

YEAR 11 HOSPITALITY CLASS EXCURSION TO THE LANGHAM HOTEL

HOSPITALITY The year 11 Hospitality class enjoyed a cup cake icing

demonstration. Thanks to Michelle and Jason from

Borgs Cakes Altona.

YEAR 7 GIRLS HEALTH HIGH TEA On Thursday 6th August a ‘High Tea’ event was held at Laverton College in the Hospitality Dining Room which was attended by all of the Year 7 girls as well as an important female in their lives. We had a wonderful presentation by Daniela and Emma from Hobsons Bay Youth Services about Body Image and Self Esteem and had lots of great discussions. The Hospitality VET students did an amazing job of presenting the room, preparing foods as well as serving the students and important females who attended in keeping with the ‘High Tea’ theme. We were served an amazing variety of foods including sandwiches, sausage rolls, slices, cakes, meringues and chocolate dipped strawberries. I would like to thank Allyson, Kim, Law Eh and Jessica for helping to organise such an amazing event. Their contribution to the day included making of invitations, promoting the event, helping prepare the amazing food, setting up for the event as well as welcoming our important female guests. I would also like to thank all of the Year 7 girls and their important

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females who attended for embracing the theme of High Tea and having an enjoyable time. Michelle Hynson Secondary School Health Promotion Nurse Thursday and Friday

5/6 ZOO EXCURSION On Wednesday grade 5/6 went to the Melbourne Zoo. I went with Mrs. Ofeidu’s. I first saw the platypus. I learned about the platypus’s habitat. We took pictures and video on the iPads. After we found the hive spot then we ate our recess. Then we went to see why animals become extinct. We watched a clip about Orangutans and how Palm Oil affects their environment. Afterwards we went to the butterflies. A butterfly came on my hand. Then we walked around. We saw lions, penguins and then we ate lunch. Then we had to vote which animal we wanted to lend a helping our voice to. I chose the Orangutan. After that we went home. Hoda 5/6A On a freezing morning we split into groups to go on our excursion to the incredibly amazing Melbourne Zoo. We started off meeting some zoo keepers who explained the endangered animals to us. I found it interesting seeing the Sumatran Tigers pacing in their enclosure. The lions were really sleepy, the orang-utans were funny. I got to see an elephant. They were very peaceful. Ammar 5/6A We followed Mrs. Ofeidu to the first enclosure. We walked inside and it was pitch black. The tank was very long with loads of rocks and moss. But then we saw a little tail pop out of no where. Soon we could see its whole body. It was a platypus. The platypus moved from side to side and did little flips. Loretta 5/6A On the 12th August, 2015 years 5 and 6 gathered up their gear to go on an adventurous trip. The grade 5 and 6 community collaborated together as a team, making sure they were polite to each other and representing the school well. The grade 5/6’s arrived at the zoo safe and sound. When they got there they rested under the rotunda located at the entrance. After 5 minutes exactly they carried on with their

journey at the zoo. Their beautiful, kind and lovely teachers led them to two kind zoologists to guard us through the wild zoo. The 5/6’s of Laverton College saw heaps of animals including lions, tigers, African wild dogs and some other endangered species. Year 5/6 saw so much wildlife that some of us were exhausted and some of us wanted to keep going on the journey to save our wild and cute species. Junior 5/6A On Wednesday 5/6A went on a trip to the Melbourne Zoo. First we entered the music room so the teachers could tell us our groups. All the classes in 5/6 were going on the trip. What’s more, we had to be put into groups. We all headed outside the school gate so that we could catch the bus to the Melbourne Zoo. Inside the bus there was an abundance of chattering voices. There were only two or three quiet such as me and Rebecca. The road was also full of traffic and noise and almost every single human being in Victoria had a car on the road. When we arrived at the zoo we were a long way from school. The outside of the zoo was red bricked with an unholy side of disappointment. At the top of the bricks were thick electric wires. Then we walked inside. Before you got inside the zoo you had to check in with the man – or woman – in the desk. Since it was an excursion the teachers had already paid the money so we walked inside. We had walked for a couple of miles before I started wondering, ‘when are we going to see the animals?’ Before we even saw an animal we had to check in with the zoologist or the zoo keeper. She talked about all the animals we were going to see and learn about and how humans can adapt and help endangered species survive. Eloise Wilson – 5/6A

GRADE 5/6 DISCOVERY

This term in discovery our students have been hard at

work learning geographical skills like making maps.

They have been learning how to read maps and how to

create maps using mapping conventions and have

created some amazing pieces of work. It has been

amazing to see so many people striving to be

successful in all their learning tasks and thinking about

how the physical design of enclosures impacts on the

life of an animal.

Work samples created by Helen Rose and Krystal Hall,

5/6A

BOOK WEEK BOOK PARADE At 9am on Friday 28th August, 2015 Laverton’s P - 6 will be having a book parade, with everyone dressing as their favourite character from their favourite book to celebrate Book Week. All children are encouraged to dress as their favourite character to march in the parade – with prizes being given to the best dressed per year level and overall. Parents and friends are welcome to come and watch the parade and see the students dressed as their favourite characters.

The Lorax 2 – The Seed of Freedom Narrative Writing p – 4 Written by John-Murray Carroll – Year 4 “Ow!” shrieked Fred as he cut his leg on a jagged branch from a bush. Fred wasn’t paying much attention to anything because he kept on thinking about the seed he was given in the polluted, colourless and miserable wastelands. He scampered through the desolate world like a trapped mouse. Fred cared so much about nature. He tried to help, but it was no use. The plants were all dead. Fred finally managed to find a perfect spot to plant the seed when he heard a faint voice. “Who’s there?” Fred gulped as he scanned the deserted area for danger. Fred planted the seed and in a flash, someone stole it! “Show yourself!” exclaimed Fred as he

suddenly saw the man. He was invisible but his jacket gave away his position. “Hey! Give that back!” screamed Fred, but before Fred could run after the invisible man, the thief had already disappeared. A few hours later, as the invisible man lurked through his mysterious lair he sat down and declared, “I must break this peculiar seed because there is no need for thneeds. I’m afraid that if this seed grows and makes more trees then there’s going to be more factories and then more horrible, disgusting and hideous pollution.” The invisible man tried to burn the seed. He attempted again and again until he had an idea. He would dip the seed in toxic waste and that would turn the weird looking seed into, a massive monster. The invisible man put the seed, extra carefully into a glowing mixture. As quick as lightening, Fred snatched the seed of freedom from the toxic waste that would have turned the unique seed into a disgusting and disgraceful monster. Fred sprinted as fast as his legs could take him until he couldn’t go on and planted the seed in a place with rich soil. As he waited, he fell asleep. Suddenly, Fred awoke and stared with amazement. “It’s so beautiful.” Fred was gobsmacked. The world had transformed from a world of boredom to a world of joy and wonders. The vibrant colours of the land made a surge of joy rush through Fred’s body. The colourful world made the small creatures that looked like bears come back and play again. The humming fish swam in the new, fresh and clean water that sparkled in the sun. Then the Lorax descended from the sky and gave Fred a big bear hug.

P – 4 SCIENCE On the 13th August, the Grade 4 students were learning about the horizons of soil in Science. The horizons are the layers. For our experiment we used sweets that we got to eat thanks to our wonderful teacher, Mr. Renton. We needed to make and name the soil horizons using the lollies. Each group had to put the right labels in front of bowls of lollies. All we could use to help work out the labels was our prior knowledge and what we learnt from the video clip that we watched. The M&Ms represented the bedrock which is the bottom soil horizon. On top of the bedrock is the subsoil. For our subsoil we used chocolate pudding. Sitting on top of the subsoil is the topsoil. That was shown by crushed up cookies. The very top layer of soil is the residue. This is where dead leaves are found. After making our representation of the soil horizons, we had to look at it carefully. Then we answered 2 questions. One of the questions was “Why is soil important to the environment?”. We know that soil is

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important because plants and vegetables grow in it and helps to stop erosion. I will always remember the soil horizons because of this fun and delicious experiment! Soundoss Elmir

BOOK WEEK Dear Parents and Carers, To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Children’s Book Council Awards, the Book Week Committee at Laverton College have organised a number of very special activities in week 7 of this term from 24th August to the 28th August. During Book Week:-

1. Students from P-12 will each receive a commemorative book as a special gift purchased by the school.

2. The P-4LC students and their families are

invited to participate in a Pyjama Story Telling Evening to be held on Tuesday 25th August, from 6.30pm -7.30pm in our Library.

3. Students and their families are invited to visit

their new learning areas in the 5-8LC at the same time as the Pyjama Story Telling evening, on Tuesday 25th August, from 6.30pm – 7.30pm.

4. Families and friends are invited to the grade

P-6 Book and Costume parade which will be held on Friday 28th August at 9.00am in our school gymnasium.

5. All students P-12 are invited to enter the

Inaugural Laverton College Book Week Writing Competition. The theme for students in grade Prep to Year 6 is “Happiness” and the theme for students in years 7-12. The competition will be judged on Friday 28th August, right after the Book Parade in our College Gymnasium. Winners from each year level will be chosen from Prep to Year 12, each receiving a $50 voucher. We encourage all students to enter and hand in their piece by no later than Tuesday 22nd August, 3.10pm. Students in Grade Prep-6; please hand in to Mrs Pruscino or Mr Gauci, and

students in Years 7-12, please hand in to Ms Ginn or Ms Di Mieri.

Parents and friends are all invited to come along to hear parts of the winning pieces. See flyer attached. We look forward to these festivities with your participation and support. From the Book Week Committee, Mary Pruscino, Sue Peterson and Heather Dunn.

PARENTING FORUM When: Monday 31st August 2015 Time: 6.45pm to 8.30pm with a 7pm start Where: Altona Civic Centre 115 Civic Parade, Altona RSVP: Wednesday 27th August 2015 Hobsons Bay Youth Services (03) 9932 4000 Light supper provided

This session will focus on providing up-to-date information about alcohol and other drug use by young people. It will explore strategies parents can use to reduce the risks and strengthen the protective factors for young people. This information session is free for all parents, guardians and workers who live, work or study in Hobsons Bay. The first five parents to book for this session will receive a free copy of Michael Carr-Greggs book – ‘Surviving Adolescents – The must have manual for all parents’. Presented by Angela Ireland.

OUT OF THE WOODS TRIVIA NIGHT

Where: Altona RSL 31 Sargood Street Altona Date: Saturday 12th September 2015 Time: 7pm sharp Cost: $20 per person (table of 8) Drinks and food available to purchase from RSL Proceeds from the night go towards the running of our ‘Out Of The Woods’ music/theatre program for people with disabilities, conducted on a Monday morning at The Laverton Hub, Railway Avenue. Bring your gold coins along for a chance to win prizes! To book tickets or inquiries please contact Anthony Jobe on 0402 762 768 or email anthonydjobe@gmail.com Myf Powell on 0400 508 653 or email myfsam@hotmail.com

Community News

ARTICLE FROM THE HOBSONS BAY LEADER 15TH JULY, 2015

An article about the school’s involvement in developing the Desktop Guide as part of the REAL project was featured in the local paper.

Laverton P-12 College Auction Night

I write this letter to ask for a Donation. Our School wants to hold an Auction Night to raise funds. These funds will be used to supply our Communities with some much needed Sale Shades to put over the existing Playground Equipment, so when summer comes the children are protected. We would very much appreciate any help you could provide, as our School is working hard in making some positive changes, for all the children of Laverton P-12 College to enjoy. We are hoping to hold the Auction in the next couple of months (October 2015). Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and we would greatly appreciate hearing from you in the near distance future. Kind Regards Kristie Chalker-Seymour Parents Club

P-12 Writing

Competition! Write a short story, memoir, diary entry, or a recount

about the topic…

P-6 7-12

“Happiness” “Hope”

A great writer from each

year level will win a $50

voucher!

Hand your entries to…

P-6 – Mr. Gauci and Mrs. Pruscino

7-12 – Mrs. Di Mieri and Mrs. Gin

by Tuesday 25th August. Entries should be

no more than 500 words.