gang gang warrandyte high school Warrandyte High School Cnr Warrandyte & Alexander Roads, Warrandyte Telephone:9844 2749 Fax: 9844 1813 Email: whs@warrandytehigh.vic.edu.au Homepage: www.warrandytehigh.vic.edu.au Principal: Dr Stephen Parkin Assistant Principal: Pamela Dunstall

School Captains: Jessica Brincat, Jonty Rushton Issue 3 Term 1 2014

Dates for your Diary Wednesday 5 March World Challenge Hike Thursday 6 March Swimming Sports Monday 10 March LABOUR DAY holiday Tuesday 11 March VET Rec Year 10 Kayaking Sunday 16 March Working Bee Monday 17 March Year 7 Camp Day 1 Tuesday 18 March Year 7 Camp Day 2 Wednesday 19 March Year 7 Camp Day 3 Thursday 20 March Injections

From the Principal Bushfire response procedures

Although the risk has not yet completely passed, the recent cooler weather has brought some

relief to the hardworking CFA volunteers around the State. We all share concern for those who suffered loss during the recent bushfires; particularly those who were affected by the Warrandyte and Kangaroo Ground incidents and we remain on alert for future threats

Throughout the Bushfire Season the school actively monitors the Victorian Government Emergency Website and 774 ABC Radio. Key staff also have the Fire Ready App on their mobile

phones. On two occasions since the start of the school year, in response to nearby fire incidents,

the school activated the early stages of its Bushfire Response Plan. This involves making contact

with the DEECD Regional Office, who have access to more detailed information, and briefing key school staff regarding the next stage of action. In both cases further action was not required and

the school day proceeded normally. If there had been any potential threat to the school we would have moved to the Alert Stage where all students and staff are accounted for, and all classes

stand ready for evacuation. If the threat becomes real then all students and personnel are evacuated into our Shelter in Place.

Our Shelter in Place is the building containing our General Office, Theatre, Gymnasium, Canteen,

Sick Bay, Staffroom. This building has undergone significant works, funded by DEECD, to ensure it is not susceptible to ember attack and it has had all flammable material removed from near its

external walls. It is large enough to house all our students and staff and the ready access to the many resources and facilities this building contains would clearly be of great value if we are

required to remain there for an extended period of time. The school had a practice drill of this response procedure on Friday of the first week of this school year.

Stephen Parkin

Principal

Warrandyte High School

Open Evening - 25 March

21 days to go

From the Assistant Principal Student drop off/pick up We have had a number of complaints regarding parents picking up or dropping off their students in areas that are unsafe. Parents are reminded that they cannot drop off or pick up their children in the top staff car park, or illegally outside the school office in the lower car park. These areas are very busy at the beginning and start of the school day and are ‘no standing’ zones. There is a one way drop off/pick up zone at the top of the school on Warrandyte Road where parents are able to collect their students from. There is also a car park behind the gym where parents are able to wait for their child. Please consider the safety of your child and other children at the school. Open Night For 2014 we will be conducting Open Night a little differently and moving it forward to 25 March to capture the better conditions and light that come with daylight savings. Warrandyte High will be on display between 4pm and 8pm with a large number of interactive activities occurring including make your own pizzas, maths games, outdoor education activities and sporting displays. So if you know any prospective parents tell them to come along and experience Warrandyte for themselves. Current parents are also more than welcome!

Pamela Dunstall

Assistant Principal

Warrandyte Lions Youth Of The Year Chelsea Angelo and Luke Killey competed in the Regional Lions Youth of the Year on Thursday evening. Each competitor spoke for around about 5 minutes on a topic of their own choice and

then the judging panel asked each competitor two questions.

Congratulations to Chelsea and Luke who came equal second.

Italy Tour 2015 - Rome, Florence, Venice here we come!

Calling all interested students from Years 7-11 and their parents to our information evening on

Thursday 27 March at 7.00pm in the Library where Louise, our representative from Trekset

International Tours, will be in attendance. Louise will have a detailed itinerary along with an outline of the cost.

The itinerary is a fantastic mix of cities, countryside, organised tours and free time, language

practice and cultural awareness.

The plan is that the tour would take place from Saturday 12 – Saturday 26 September 2015 (last week of Term 3 and first week of holidays).

A call for a deposit of $700 will be made for Friday 4 April 2014. It will be on a first in, first served basis as there are limited places available. Any additional students will be placed on a waiting list.

Please call Antonella Bitta (Italian Leader) or Helene Butterworth (Executive Assistant) if you

require more information on 9844 2749.

Please park in the top car park on the night.

Trip to Italy 2015 Please drop this return slip into the General Office or send through an email

butterworth.helene.h@edumail.vic.gov.au if you intend to come along to the information evening.

I ______________________________________________________ (student name)

will be attending the Italy Tour information evening Thursday 27 March at 7pm.

Warrandyte High School Trip to Italy 2015

Working Bee Sunday 16 March

� We need your hands

9.30 – 1.00 (Barbeque Lunch Provided)

What is there to do? • General Gardening • General Cleaning

• Sweeping

Please bring along your shovels, barrows, and brooms Please complete and forward the following slip to the General Office for catering.

Please drop this return slip into the General Office or send an email via butterworth.helene.h@edumail.vic.gov.au

I/we will be able to attend the Working Bee on Sunday 16 March

Special food requirements _________________________________

-or-

I/we are unable to attend this time, but enclose a donation of $20 to assist in building and grounds maintenance

Name: _______________________________________

Contact Number: ____________________

Congratulations Chelsea Angelo

Congratulations to Chelsea Angelo who won her national round in the Formula 3 class from the weekend’s Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.

In addition to the win, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport has teamed up with Chelsea for her to become a CAMS Young Ambassador from 2014, representing CAMS as she continues to develop her open wheel racing career.

CAMS Chief Executive Eugene Arocca said he was delighted to make the announcement.

“Chelsea is a talented driver and we are delighted she has agreed to become a CAMS Young Ambassador. As well as doing what we can to help further her career through CAMS’ Driver Development program, we also see Chelsea as being a great role model for other young girls and boys who are looking to make their dreams come true in motor sport.”

Year 7 ‘Clans Day’

Congratulations to our Peer Support students; Ben Willis, Stephanie Mortlock, Jordan Marks, Nick Wade, Tylar Findlay, Marcus Frost, Chris Thompson, Sarah Nassour, Sophie Maudsley, Coco Hunt, Holly Motschall, Brooke Elliott, Ryley Douglass, Lachlan Clear, Jeremy Alfond, Bree Gedye, Brittany Anderson, Andre Balemian, Sam Henkes, Shai Kemp, Tanya Brincat, Brett Watkinson and Alana Guthrie who ran a wonderful program for all Year 7 students ‘Clans Day’

Class Captains for 2014

7.1 James Mann Grace Nassour 8.1 Roy Sisson Amie Grisold 7.2 Artie Pinder Fynn Groves 8.2 Dylan Jennings Lara Villani

7.3 Lachlan Walls Bella Weichard 8.3 Harvey Wilson Brittany Williams

7.4 Kane Jolly Kelsey Van Middlekoop

9.1 Adam Smith Elaine Burdett 9.2 Tom Downie Kaitlyn Dechasteigner Dumee

9.3 James Puls-Welsh Mia Bartos 9.4 Camren Jones Nathan Rhodes

Year 10 Leaders

Ryley Douglass Eliza Phillips

Jordan Marks Stephanie Mortlock

Ben Willis Bree Gedye

Alex Ryan Domino McCathrion

Shamus Geraghty Adele Brown

Helene Butterworth Executive Assistant

Year 12 Big Love Conference

On Monday 24 February, all Year 12 students attended ‘The Big Love Conference’, where we had a number of guest speakers come in.

Our first experience was with Elevate Education who showed us studying techniques to use throughout the year to help us with SAC’s (School Assessed Coursework) and exams. After morning tea we were greeted by volunteers from REACH who spoke to us about the decisions we’ll have to make once we leave school and the ‘barriers’ we could face when starting our career paths and giving us ideas on how to overcome them.

Gratitude was also a major lesson we experienced at ‘The Big Love Conference’ and this was taught to us by Hugh from the ‘Resilience Project’. Hugh spoke about volunteer work he has done with children in third world countries.

‘The Big Love Conference’ was an enjoyable, informative day.

Sherri Bagics Year 12 Students

Careers

I am the Careers Leader in 2014. For those of you who haven’t met me I have been at WHS for 6 years working in the PE/Health and Science departments and also as a Level Leader in the Senior School for 4 years. Careers is an important area of the school and is not just for the Year 11 and 12 students. It is best to start preparing and planning early. This can include researching courses and career ideas online, attending university Open Day and attending Career Expos. Some exciting things coming up in the Careers Department include Semester 1: Year 12 Career Appointments Monday March 24- Year 10 La Trobe University Excursion Monday March 31- Year 11 Deakin University Excursion Thursday May 22- Year 12 Tertiary Information Session Excursion June 23-27- Year 10 Work Experience Semester 2: Course counselling and subject selection years 9-12 VTAC applications- year 12 SEAS Applications- year 12 VET Applications 2015 year 9 and 10 students Parent Information Nights Careers Expos and University Open Days May 8-11 The Age VCE and Careers Expo (Student $5, Adults $10, Family $25) August 15-17 Melbourne Careers Expo University Open Days- Held weekends in July/August stay tuned for dates On Thursday February 20 we held a year 12 Parent Information Evening. If you were unable to attend here is what you missed out on. You will also be able to find the power point on Compass.

• What is VTAC? • Types of Courses • Pathways • Searching for courses • SEAS • Key Dates for the upcoming year

If you are not on the careers email list to receive regular careers newsletters and updates please contact me on careers@warrandytehigh.vic.edu.au to be added to the group. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you want to discuss anything further 9844 2749.

Amanda Silipo

Careers Leader

Library News In the library we have had a busy start to the year and have lots of exciting things planned for 2014.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥St Valentine’s Day Competition ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Our first competition required students to match lovers with the movies in which they appear.

Some were easy like ‘When Harry met Sally’ but others such as ‘Casablanca’ and ‘From here to

eternity’ required an internet search. Seven entries got all eighteen movies correct and out of these an overall winner was drawn. Congratulations to Bethany Cummings of year 7 who received a book voucher for her efforts.

New Books

Lots of new titles have arrived for the start of the year. We have something to suit a range of

tastes from the graphic novels of ‘Naruto’, ‘Asterix’ and ‘Tin Tin’ to extra copies of ‘Divergent’ and ‘The fault in our stars’ which have been popular choices due to upcoming movie releases.

Students are reminded that if the library does not have a copy of the book they want to read they

can request that it be purchased. All they need to do is add the book to the green sheet at the front desk.

Mobile phones and electronic devices

The library aims to provide a quiet environment for students to work during their study periods. The use of mobile phones and other electronic devices during this time is discouraged to ensure that the use of these devices does not interfere with effective study habits. Therefore the following guidelines apply:

• Mobile phones and other electronic devices must be turned off and kept out of sight whilst studying in the library.

• If a student is required to listen to a podcast or view a film as part of their study they must seek permission to do so from the staff member on duty.

Upcoming Events

• Get ready for our St Patrick’s Day week of celebrating everything Irish • Everything old is new again… vintage is cool…. Check out our new pink bookshelf

dedicated all things vintage • Book clubs are running on Wednesdays • It’s a jungle out there….. our Open Night theme….

Judy Steel Library Leader

Scribblit

The third annual issue of SCRIBBLIT is about to go to the printing presses. SCRIBBLIT is an

anthology of writing and art works by students and teachers at Warrandyte High School.

SCRIBBLIT is on the booklist for students in Years 7 -10, and is used in English classes during the

year. The cost of SCRIBBLIT is $20. If you haven’t ordered a copy on the booklist, it will be available from the General Office.

Take a look at SCRIBBLIT – it will fill you with pride to see the quality of the publication.

Barry Carozzi

Curriculum Leader

Music News

New music students from Year 7 will start their lessons in the coming week. We have had an enormous amount of interest in the program and as well as lessons with their Instrumental Music teacher students will be required to be members of the Junior Band. Mr Darling will be taking Junior band this year with a focus on commitment, team building and learning a cool repertoire –selected by both him and Mr Maillardett. The Junior Band practice will help them prepare to join the symphonic band next year or even in term 4.

Our VCE music students are preparing for their first technical SAC on March 26. The group are working together to inspire and support each other. The class went off to the recital centre last week to see the ‘Top Acts’ Music Performers and Investigators made up of talented students from 2013. Between concerts we had lunch on Southbank before heading back for the second concert.

We then debriefed as a team. The students were very inspired by what they heard. Their main lessons were: more practice, working on stage craft and presentation, building confidence, learn as much repertoire by memory as possible, demonstrate a range to technical skill and pause before beginning. These tips will help them all to prepare and be ready for their performance at the end of the year.

Kal Stavropoulos

Music Leader

PE and Sports News

The year has started in full swing in the Physical Education and Sports department. Students from Year 7 – 9 have all completed a unit of fitness testing and students in electives units in Year 9 and 10 are learning about different games and strategies to implement improve performance. Students are reminded to ensure they name their sports uniform as we are starting to get a bundle of unnamed lost property in our office. Students in Years 7 and 8 Health are also busy learning about the different domains of health and the human lifespan. It is a timely reminder that some students are still yet to purchase the health workbook. If you could please check with your child if they have been given a copy of the e-health book and if not if you could please organise for this to be purchased from Campion. The health book is a computer based workbook and without it your child is unable to complete the required work. All students in Year 7 – 10 PE are now starting a unit in Rugby. As part of the PE curriculum we are fortunate enough to have Melbourne Storm representatives come to our school and run a Rugby program. The cost of the program is $3 for Year 7, 9 and 10 students and $4 for year 8 students. If this money could be returned ASAP to the General Office it would be greatly appreciated. In addition we have also organised an excursion to the local Lawn Bowls club as part of our year 9 Physical Education program. In the past this has been a very successful program where students get coaching from local members and it is always enjoyable. There is a cost of $15 which needs to be paid and consent returned by March 10. This can be done via Compass or at the General Office. If you have any questions regarding these incursions/excursions please feel free to contact me. There will be more incursion/excursions organised for other year levels over the year. With the start of the year has also come the start of a new sports competition. Unfortunately due to forecast bad weather we have had to reschedule our swimming sports to Thursday 6 March. This will hopefully be a great day with the sun shining. Students are reminded to get their costumes ready and come prepared to swim and represent their house. Winning competitors of each event will be selected to represent WHS at the division swimming sports. Just a reminder that this is a compulsory school day and students not attending sports will not be able to represent the school in other teams late in the year. The interschool sports program has also started with a bang. Our senior volleyball and cricket teams went out last week and on Thursday 27 February all Year 8 students represented the school in softball, baseball, cricket and basketball. At the time of writing this the intermediate volleyball and cricket teams are preparing for their competition. All reports from the competitions so far is that Warrandyte High School has again shone against other schools of a much larger size. Student’s teamwork, sportsmanship and determination have all been mentioned by other schools and all students should be congratulated on their efforts. More detailed reports from each of the coaches are to follow. There are many more competitions to come over the year and we encourage all students to get involved, have fun and represent their school with pride. If at any stage you or your child has any questions regarding the Physical Education or Sports program please do not hesitate to contact one of the members of the PE department.

Year 8 interschool basketball On Thursday 27 February I had the pleasure of taking out two girls and two boys teams to the interschool basketball competition. Whilst compared to other schools our teams were undermanned and undersized all students gave 100% whilst competing in anywhere between 5 and 7 games throughout the day. All 4 teams were led by their captains (Matthew Baynon, Phoebe Joy, Hayden Bryant and Lara Villlani) and coached by 4 of our sporting leaders of the school (Josh Kennedy, Callum Grant, Jessie Thomas-Connor and Holly Mulder). The boys A team had success winning 2 of their games and narrowly losing 3. Whilst the other teams did not have as much success it was great to see the students develop not only their skills but their teamwork throughout the day. It was also great to see and hear Warrandyte High School students loudly cheering on their fellow teams around the stadium. A big thank you must go to the senior sporting leaders as without them all teams would not have been able to compete. They did a fantastic job coaching, scoring and mentoring the Year 8 students and from watching them and hearing their stories I think they learnt from the experience. I look forward to working with all the students again at another interschool competition.

Junior Duke of Edinburgh Achievements

Last Wednesday evening we held our first awards evening for the Duke of

Edinburgh Group. It was great to share in

the achievements of our small student group who undertook the compass award last semester.

Each student presented highlights from

their experiences throughout the award, in particular their exciting expedition. A

representative from Awards Victoria

came to present the group with their

awards and certificates, a fantastic achievement.

We now move onto the Bronze Duke of

Edinburgh award. So watch this space for further news as our school group goes from strength to strength. It is never too late to join in the award scheme; if you are interested in joining our award

group, or if you would like more information please contact Mrs Rayner.

Good luck to the Bronze participants this year!

Senior sport sign ups

As our senior students approach the final sporting competitions for their year in Term 2, the sign up week has been designated as the final week of this term (week beginning 31st March). Please

think about which sporting teams you wish to sign up for and make sure you show your interest! If you need further information please look at the sport education notice board outside the gym or speak to Mrs Rayner.

Katie Cook Physical Education & Sports Leaders

Canteen News Daily specials are as follows – ordering would be appreciated.

Specials @ $5.00

Monday Chilli Chicken Sub or Tandoori Wrap

Tuesday Chicken Burger, Meatball Sub or Spaghetti Bolognaise

Wednesday Fried Rice or Hot Dog, Cheese & Sauce

Thursday Chicken Schnitzel, Nachos Box

Friday Souvlaki – Chicken or Lamb or Fish & Wedges

The Canteen is selling hot toasted sandwiches at recess for $2.50, ham & cheese, and ham, cheese & tomato are available. Egg and bacon rolls are periodically available at recess as well. Please find attached the 2014 Canteen Price List. Volunteers are always welcome in the canteen. If you are available on a Friday only, Karen is always able to change her day. The canteen staff look forward to seeing you in 2014.

Thursday 6 March SWIMMING SPORTS Friday 7 March Lena Filardo & Karen Paul Monday 10 March LABOUR DAY Tuesday 11 March Help required Wednesday 12 March Michelle Simpson Thursday 13 March Regina Whittley Friday 14 March Karen Paul Monday 17 March Kristen McCall-Ong Tuesday 18 March Bianca Gidley Wednesday 19 March Help Required

Cheryl Hart Canteen Leader

Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID JR.

Playing at the Clayton Community Theatrette in Clayton Download a PDF copy

Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. is playing at the Clayton Community Theatrette from Thursday 3 April through to Sunday 13 April 2014. The 60 minute musical, designed for middle-school aged performers, is based on the 2008 Broadway production and the 1989 Academy Award® winning animated feature film and offers the same classical tale that everyone knows and loves. The KIDZ ACT cast contains approximately 52 students led by company founder and director, Callum Hosking.

One of our students, Meg Hambleton from Year 7 was successfully cast to take part in this

wonderful workshop which involves training and learning Live Performance skills and techniques

suitable for professional standards. Over 140 students applied to take part but they only had room

for 50 students. Well done Meg!

Warrandyte High School Canteen Price List February 2014

���� Eat most ����Eat in moderation ����Stop and think

SANDWICHES $4.50 Salad, Chicken, Ham (low fat), Tuna, Egg

Rolls and Pita Bread $5.00 Half Wraps $4.00

EXTRAS $0.50 Ham (low fat), Chicken, Avocado, Cucumber, Lettuce, Tomato, Carrot, Onion, Cheese (low fat)

SAUCES $0.20 Soy, Chilli, Mustard, Tomato, Mayonnaise

HOT FOOD Steamed Dim Sim $1.00 Chicken Strip $1.50 Jumbo Sausage Roll $3.20 Noodles Chicken, Oriental, Beef $3.00 Hot Dog (low fat) $3.80 Soup (home made) & Roll $3.00 Pizza Ham & Pineapple; Margherita $4.50 Pies Chicken & Veg; Cottage; Beef $4.20 Vegetable Roll/Cheese & Spinach Roll $4.20 Lasagne Meat $5.00 Hot Chicken Roll & Mayo $5.00 Falafel Wrap $5.00 Chicken Wraps $5.00 SNACKS Fruit fresh $1.50 Frozen Yoghurt $1.50 Yoghurt & fruit coulis $2.20 Donuts jam ball $2.20 Smiths Chips, Shapes $2.40 Cookies $3.00 Cakes $2.20-$2.50 Frozen Pineapple, Grapes &Oranges $0.50

DRINKS Up & Go Strawberry, Chocolate, Vanilla $2.50 Milo/Herbal Tea $1.50 200ml Just Juice $2.00 Frozen Prima & Spoon $2.00 Cans Soft Drink: Diet/Zero $2.50 375ml Pure Juice – various flavours $3.50 Bottled Water Pump $3.50 Mt Franklin $3.00 600ml Big M $3.50 600ml Bottles Soft Drink Diet/Zero $3.50 Sports Drinks, Iced Tea $3.50

ICY POLES/ICE CREAMS $0.60 to 3.20 Fruit Slushy $2.50

SPOONS & CUPS $0.50

Specials @ $5.00 Monday Chilli Chicken Sub Tandoori Wrap Tuesday Meatball Sub or Chicken Burger or Spaghetti Bolognaise Wednesday Fried Rice or Hot Dog Cheese & Sauce $4.50 Thursday Chicken Schnitzel Nachos Box Friday Souvlaki – Chicken or Lamb Fish & Wedges

Orders only Salad Plate with Meat Chicken or Tuna $6.50 Salad plate $5.00

Salad Tubs $4.50

Recess Only Pizza Rounda $2.50 Hash Browns $1.00 Dim Sims $1.00 Cheese & Bacon Roll $2.50 Hot Pups $1.50

Prices will be adjusted according to wholesale food prices

Community Announcements

A 1 day workshop for parents who have an adolescent behaving violently at home:

• Understand how violence works

• Ideas to reduce the violence

• Improve the relationship with your child

• Understand adolescent development

Telephone: 9450 4700 19th March 9.30am – 4.00pm (Eaglemont)

@ Doncaster

Library Bring your Maths and English homework,

your assignments and your friends to Doncaster Library on Tuesdays from 4.00pm to 6.00pm.

For secondary school students (years 7-10)

DATES FOR TERM 1 2014 are:

4th

, 11th

, 18nd

, 25th

Feb 4th

, 11th

, 18th

, 25th

Mar 1st

Apr

For further information please contact Laura at Doncaster Library on 9877 8500

DONCASTER LIBRARY MC Square 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster 3108