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Newsletter April 28, 2016

No.11 Principal’s Update

Dear Families, Students and

Community members

Successful Open Events

Last week we held two very

success ful open events for

prospective students and parents, with up to 300 visitors to our Open

Afternoon in the Year 7 Learning

Centre on Saturday 16 April and over 400 visitors to our Open Night to see

the whole school in action on Tuesday 19 April. The success of

such events is testament to our sense of community where staff,

students and parent representatives

from our College Council all played important roles at these events. The

level of support and enthusiasm from all involved was extremely positive

and affirming. My sincere thanks to

Mr George Tzimourtas, Director of Middle School and Miss Jennifer

Roep, Assistant Principal who were the main organisers. I would also like

to thank all staff for their attendance

out of school hours for both events and for organising some terrific

displays and highly engaging interactive workshops; to all the

students who acted as tour guides or assisted with the interactive

workshops, they were so proud to

showcase their school; and to the

parent representatives from College

Council, who were very enthusiastic and proud to speak about Mordialloc

College to prospective parents.

A special thanks to our student

speakers in the formal presentation

part of the evening. They all did an outstanding job articulating what it

means to them to be a student of

Mordialloc College. Congratulations to Jure Plestina and Gabrielle Howes

speaking in their capacity as School Captains; Tahlia Peacock and Liam

Johnson representing the Year 7

cohort and speaking so well about their experiences to date; and Sam

Bloxham representing Year 7 SEAL and Alex Vujicic, Dilara Isikli and

Annie Ea representing the Year 10 SEAL class and speaking at the SEAL

presentations.

Please see the feedback summary on

page 5 containing lots of positive comments from prospective parents.

Congratulations to Lisa Holloway who won the $100 Myer gift voucher. She

was one of many who went into the draw for completing the learning

journey passport on the night.

On Thursday 21 April we held the

SEAL entrance exam and we were

again overwhelmed with the interest in this program and the very high

calibre of applicants.

Curiosity and Powerful Learning

Mordialloc College is part of the “Improving Practice, Improving

Outcomes” Project over the next

three to five years. Wayne Craig (McREL International and former

Regional Director) is the project manager for the life of the project

and it is being partly funded by the

Myer Foundation. Last year we formally signed an agreement with

the Mitchell Institute in partnership with Monash University to join this

project along with 100 other schools across four networks in Victoria and

Queensland. The Curiosity and

Powerful Learning initiative provides an excellent framework that is

researched and evidence based. Leadership teams across all schools

have participated in a number of

Professional Development days leading to the development of

implementation action plans. We are part of the Monash network of

schools which includes a number of

our feeder pr imary schools promoting greater alignment of

Teaching & Learning practices.

A key strength of this project for

Mordialloc College is that it is going

to build upon the work we have already been doing with staff as part

of our Professional Development

program for the past five years on our Instructional Model and coaching

program and this project will become the focus for us for the next three to

five years. We have achieved so much over the past 5 years which we

can all be proud of and this is the

next step in our journey of continuous improvement.

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Mordialloc College will also become a

teaching academy (thus a teaching school for future teachers!) through

our involvement in this project in

partnership with Monash University. We have two pre-service teachers

who are volunteering to spend one day a week in the school for a year on

top of their block placements. Lyn Ockerby (Maths, Science – Physics)

has been assigned to the Year 8 team

and Georgia Davey (Engl ish, Psychology) to the Year 7 team as an

extra resource for staff and students.

The Curiosity and Powerful Learning

initiative provides an opportunity for

us to revisit key aspects of our Instructional Model over the next 3 to

5 years with a six month focus on

precision of teacher practice across each theory of action. As such, it will

be the main focus for our whole school PD staff workshops on a

Tuesday afternoon and will see the

introduction of new triad coaching model.

There are four whole school theories

of action: High Expectations & Authentic Relationships, Inquiry

Focused Teaching, Consistent Teaching Protocols and Consistent

Learning Protocols; and six theories of

action for teachers; Harnessing Learning Intentions, Narrative and

Pace, Set Challenging Learning Tasks, Frame Higher Order Questions,

Connect Feedback to Data, Commit to

Assessment for Learning and Implement Cooperative Groups.

Our first area of focus for 2016 has

been on High Expectations and Authentic Relationships. Late last year

all parents and students were sent a link to a short survey which we used

to establish some baseline data. We

had 116 parent responses and 327 student responses and although the

data overall was very positive at a whole school level, this year all

teachers have administered a student pe r ce p t i on su r vey on H i g h

E xpe c t a t i o n s a nd A u t he n t i c

Relationships to identify areas to improve upon at a class by class level.

Teachers are about to begin our first round of triad coaching visits to get

feedback on identified areas they

would like to improve upon.

When schools and teachers prioritise

high expectations and authentic

relationships then curiosity will flourish. It will increase a student’s

feeling of confidence and curiosity, energising their commitment to

learning. High achievement by every

student depends on the environment we create for learning. We need to

provide positive learning environments that are optimistic and rigorous,

valuing all students through building authentic relationships. It is important

that all students are treated in the

same way and that we have high expectations of all students so that

they can achieve to their potential. High expectations are challenging,

demanding and constant and can only

be sustained within a school’s culture when relationships are authentic, thus

reliable, transparent, supportive and respectful. They are also consistent –

being modelled, practiced and reinforced across the whole school.

High expectations apply to all

members of the school community, students, teachers and parents and

we are all responsible for maintaining authentic relationships.

Cross Country

On Wednesday 20 April the College

Cross Country was held on a very

warm and sunny autumn afternoon. Congratulations go to Yerlonga (Blue

House) on their great win, closely followed by Kalura (Green House). It

was a terrific contest between the

four houses with a high participation rate across the whole school, and

shows how important it is to participate to the best of your ability

whether running or walking the course. Congratulations to Sports

Coordinators, Cory Watters and Tim

Wischusen, for their excellent organisation of this event and all

students and staff for their positive involvement during the afternoon.

House and individual results are continued on page 4.

Anzac Day Assembly

On Tuesday 26th April, the College

held a whole school assembly to

recognise Anzac Day and to commemorate the 101st year of the

landing at Gallipoli. This was run by

our School Captains and Middle School captains, including the readings and

PowerPoint presentation. They did a wonderful job and I congratulate all

students for their exemplary behaviour during the assembly.

N A P L A N : N a t i o n a l Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy

On the mornings of Tuesday 10,

Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 May all students in Years 7 and 9 will be

sitting the national tests in Reading, Wr i t i ng , Spe l l i ng , Grammar ,

Punctuation and Numeracy. It is

important that students treat these tests seriously and strive to achieve

their Personal Best.

The results will be used to:

help teachers identify students

who require greater challenges

or additional support

help the College identify

strengths and if any gaps in

teaching programs and to set goals in Literacy and Numeracy

provide additional feedback to

students and parents about individual achievements and

progress

All parents of students in Year 7 and 9

will receive a NAPLAN report on their child’s progress later this year. The

report is only one aspect of the school’s assessment and reporting

process, and does not replace the more extensive and informed

judgements made about your child by

teachers.

Michelle Roberts Principal

Ready, Set...Go!

Important DatesImportant DatesImportant Dates



April 2016

Thursday 28 Y11 VCAL - Dingley Mini Golf Friday 29 VCE Drama - Ensemble Exchange

May 2016

Monday 2 Int Round Robin & Snr Table Tennis Sunday 8 VCAL Apollo Bay Camp to 10/5 Monday 9 Y9 Salvation Army - incursion Tuesday 10 Y7 & 9 NAPLAN to 12/5 Thursday 12 Snr Winter Round Robin Sports

PDC 3:30pm Friday 13 Facilities & OHS Meeting 8am Y12 History Revision Lecture Monday 16 Y12 Legal - Supreme Court Finance Meeting 4:00pm Wednesday 18 Kingston District Cross Country Thursday 19 School Council 5pm Friday 20 Staff Service Awards 3:30pm

Monday 23 Y10 Queensland Camp to 27/5 Y10 Alternative Activities to 27/5 Tuesday 24 Y12 Bus Man - Yakult 8:45-11:45am VCE Drama - Comedy Festival 5:45-10pm MEX Parent Info Night 7:00-8:00pm Monday 30 Y8 Philip Island Camp to 1/6 Tuesday 31 Y10 RMIT Big Day in IT

June 2016 Friday 3

Y7 & Y7 SEAL Chinese Museum Incursion Friday 17 Y8 Sovereign Hill Thursday 23 District Cross Country Friday 24 Last Day of Term 2:30pm early dismissal Senior Formal 6:30pm Southern Golf Club

General Office

Administration

and Finance

have moved

back

Dear Mordialloc Community,

The extensive maintenance and repair work

of our front building is complete. The

General Office, Finance and Principal Class

have moved back to the main building. All

staff are settled back into their original

offices.

We thank you for your patience over the last

few weeks.

Mr Kevin Osborne Assistant Principal

College Values - Student Pledge

“As students of Mordialloc College, we are determined to

achieve our personal best, not only academically, but in

sports, the arts and in the wider community. We will

constantly strive to be the best we can be. We will

endeavour to take responsibility for our actions, owning up

to mistakes and helping others out when in need. We will be

respectful towards all teachers and students, and we will be

true to ourselves by being honest and trustworthy.”



House Cross Country 2016House Cross Country 2016 HOUSE RESULTS:

1st YERLONGA (Blue) – 678 points

2nd KALURA (Green House) – 604 points

3rd BUNURONG (Yellow House) – 510 points

4th IWALA (Red) – 484 points

AGE GROUP WINNERS:

12-13 Year Female – Emily Jowett

12-13 Year Male – Daniel Campbell

14 Year Female – Jenna Gawith

14 Year Male – Jack Alacqua

15 Year Female – Charli Davis

15 Year Male – Lachlan Kilkenny

16 Year Female – Camille Nightingale

16 Year Male – Bailey Bocksette

17-20 Year Female – Jamie Lee

17-20 Year Male – Joel Davis



Open Night FeedbackOpen Night Feedback

F eatured is a summary of some of

the feedback we received from

our highly successful Open

Night...

A great interactive session, giving the children a hands on experience. Very impressive, well done.

Very informative and helpful. It was good to see all the

different areas and talk to teachers. Thanks for the night.

Very well informed. Totally loved it.

Awesome!

I already have a son in Year 10. I see how much the school

has changed, still very impressed. Looking forward to another 6 years at Mordialloc College.

Very organised and enthusiastic staff and students. Looks

like a great school.

Helpful information provided by staff and tour guides.

The tour was very enjoyable and informative. Riley enjoyed

the whole tour and is looking forward to next year

I am so thrilled to begin as a Yr 7 next year. The tour

guides were impressive and amazing.

I love this school so much. I am doing the SEAL test on

Thursday and I can’t wait.

The guides were really nice and everyone answered all my

questions.

Awesome.

Both Saturday’s Year 7 Open Day and this evening have

been very informative and offered excellent insight into

what the College offers for future students. Well done! P.S. Student guides were absolutely fantastic – great

representatives.

The tour guides were very informative.

Very informative – thanks.

The staff were very helpful and informative.

It would be good if you could start the SEAL session at

6:15pm to give time to get across to the other session at 7pm. My son really enjoyed the science centre.

The guide people were very helpful, friendly and

informative. The session was interesting and fun.

It was a fantastic school. I really hope I can go here, the

learning seems great.

The best part was the Hub because we got to see the books

and eat popcorn.

It was very entertaining and informative. Everyone is really

nice.

Looks good!

Wonderful! The students were really nice and helpful.

A very impressive tour. Love the interaction with the

teachers and students. A very friendly environment. I would have liked a bit more information about class sizes and how

the open plan spaces work. Thank you.

Fantastic time! Very impressed. Looking forward to 2017.

Coloured torches for night time.

Wonderful! Very impressed with the facilities and especially

with the presentations by the students.

Was really great – thanks. A little more time in some

sections would have been great.

Very informative, Sam had fun exploring his new school.

Very friendly staff and students.

Awesome I love the school. I just love it!

My daughter and I really enjoyed the tour, thank you.

Thanks for a great introduction to the school.

It was really good and an awesome experience.

Extremely well organised.

Thank you to everyone who attended and made our events so successful.

Personal Best - Work to the best of your ability. Pursue excellence, try hard and constantly seek to improve.

Integrity - Be true to yourself by doing what is right. Be honest and trustworthy.

Respect - Treat everyone with equal consideration. Be accepting of others and their differences.

Responsibility - Be accountable for your actions. Contribute positively to the school and wider community.

Preferred payment method at Mordialloc College

Qkr! by MasterCard can be downloaded for free from Apple’s app store for iPhones (iPads should download the iPhone app) or from Google Play for Android phones and tablets. After downloading the app and registering, simply scan the QR code on the left using the Qkr! Code scanner or type MORDIALLOC after tapping the magnifying glass in the top right of the home screen of Qkr!, and then the app will always recognise you as part of Mordialloc College in future to make payments even easier. You can pay for all College activities/electives and charges right now using Qkr! to make payments immediately, so why not download it today and take a look at our school on Qkr!

CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to

cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also

exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting

activities for the benefit of your child.

HOW TO APPLY

Contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from

www.education.vic.gov.au/csef or the College website: www.mcsc.vic.edu.au

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Eligible families need to lodge a new application every year. You should lodge an application as soon as possible to access this allowance as processing has commenced for 2016.



http://www.education.vic.gov.au/csef

http://www.mcsc.vic.edu.au

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Uniform Shop at Mordialloc College

Trading Hours

Monday 8.30 - 11.30

Wednesday 12.30 - 4.00

Situated off the foyer of the

School Hall

Telephone: 9587 0738

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at the Aspendale

Gardens

Community Centre,

103-105 Kearney

Dr, Aspendale

Gardens.

OPEN – Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2pm to

5.30pm. For more information or to get involved, please call

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