Newcomb Secondary College Newsletter

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TUESDAY 24th March 2015 ISSUE: 8

Coming Events

Thursday, 26th March

On 2 Wheels, Melbourne City Loop (all

day).

Year Level Assemblies, 10.30am.

Year 7 and 10 Immunisations.

History Walk (Group 82).

Friday, 27th March

END OF TERM

Students finish at 2.30pm.

TERM 2 PLANNER

Monday, 13th April

First Day of Term 2.

Tuesday, 14th April

Construction Induction Card (all day).

National Youth Week - Lunchtime Event

(COGG).

Wednesday, 15th April

Deakin, Year 11 - Period 3 and 4.

Thursday, 16th April

Year 9 REACH Workshop.

Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences

4pm to 7pm.

Year Level Assemblies.

Friday, 17th April

Student Parent/Teacher Conferences

8.30am to 12pm.

Thursday, 23rd April

Year 9 REACH Workshop.

Senior Band, Ocean Grove - Period 4 to

6.

Year 12 Biology Excursion - Deakin All

Day.

All school assembly.

Interim Reports Student interim reports will shortly be sent home to all families. These will share

with parents and guardians the progress made by your children throughout Term 1

and are an accurate reflection of student learning. They may also be of assistance

when planning your upcoming Parent/Student/Teacher conferences. Please take the

time to read over them and discuss them with your child.

Student, Parent and Teacher Conferences Student, Parent and Teacher Conferences are being held on Thursday, 16th April

2015 from 4pm to 7pm and Friday, 17th April 2015 from 8:30am to 12:30pm in the

Language Centre. As a school, we feel that it is very important to conduct these

interviews at the start of the term, so students are aware of what they are doing

well and the areas they need to work on, in the coming term. Often this advice and

support is forgotten, if given at the end of the term.

Booking information is in the School Organiser, for families to indicate the times

they are available to attend the interviews. Please indicate your availability and have

your young person show this to their teachers, who will then assign an appointment

time. It is very important that parents and students attend these interviews together

to ensure that everyone is aware of the educational progress being made, so please

take the time to make an interview with your child’s teachers during the next few

weeks.

Grade 6 Information Evening A very successful information night was held on Monday evening that saw many

prospective students and their parents from local primary schools come and find out

what Newcomb Secondary College is all about. The evening commenced with tours

that showcased the depth and breadth of educational programs on offer to our

students. An information session that included presentations from student, parent

and teacher perspectives was well attended in the library. Many parents commented

on the variety of high quality educational opportunities on offer, the well presented

facilities and the helpfulness and friendliness of staff and students.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the staff and students who participated in

the evening, including our five student speakers. The information evening is a core

event in our transition to secondary program and we look forward to working with

all our incoming new students later in the year.

Family Accounts The Family Accounts are being sent out. Prompt payment would be appreciated by

the end of term please.

College Council: Student Leaders: Student Leaders: President: Yvette Ramsay Mitchell Allen Toby France

Vice President: Vidas Kymantas Amanda Clydesdale Bailee Jones

Exec. Officer: Phil Honeywell

81-85 Bellarine Highway Newcomb VIC 3219 Phone: 03 5248 1400 Fax: 03 5248 3523

Email: newcomb.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.newcombsc.vic.edu.au SMS student absences: 0416 907 351

Year 9 Geelong Tertiary Futures Program Friday, 20th March saw 45 Year 9 students attend their first day of the Geelong Tertiary Futures Program. Students were met by

Gordon staff and placed into their theory groups, which will remain for the entirety of the program. During the morning

session students filled out enrolment forms and received their Gordon ID card, which is to be kept on their person at all times

whilst on either of the Gordon campuses. After lunch all students participated in a Race Around The Gordon, which saw small

groups racing around the campus answering questions, whilst also building familiarity.

The first practical preview courses will take place on Friday, 24th April (term 2, week 2). All students need to be aware of the

safety clothing required for their chosen preview course.

College Council The March meeting of Council took place last Thursday evening. At the Annual General Meeting, Assistant Principal Mr Shane

Elevato presented the 2014 Annual Report. Thank you to Mr Elevato for his work in completing the report.

We then thanked the outgoing executive: President: Mr Vidas Kymantas, Vice President: Ms Yvette Ramsay, Treasurer: Mrs

Colette Brennan and Secretary: Ms Karen Warneke.

We co-opted Student Leaders Amanda Clydesdale and Toby France into the Community Member category of Council. We

then elected a new executive. Congratulations to Ms Yvette Ramsay who was elected as President, Mr Vidas Kymantas who

was elected as Vice-President, Mr Shane Elevato who was elected as Treasurer and Ms Karen Warneke who was elected as

Secretary.

In summary, the following people make up the 2015/16 Newcomb Secondary College Council.

The first meeting of the new Council followed with some discussions on our year of review, the Sailing School and our recent

program of links with our feeder primary schools.

We also approved some outdoor excursions and the 2015 Lombok trip.

End of Term We wish all members of the Newcomb Secondary College Community the very best for the Easter holiday break. Term 2

commences on Monday, 13th April.

Mr Phil Honeywell, Principal

Mr Shane Elevato, Assistant Principal

Mrs Liz McNamara, Assistant Principal

COUNCIL 2015

Parent Representatives

Mrs Karrin Reekie

Mr Vidas Kymantas (Vice-President)

Ms Karen Warneke

Mrs Kellie Stone

Ms Yvette Ramsay (President)

DEECD Representatives

Mr Shane Elevato

Mr Jeremy Sinclair

Mr Andrew McCulloch

Mrs Liz McNamara

Community Representatives

Amanda Clydesdale

Toby France

Executive Officer

Mr Phil Honeywell

National Day of Action Against Bullying

On Friday, 20th March we celebrated the National Day of Action Against

Bullying and Violence. All members both staff and students wore Orange to

unite to show that we do no accept Bullying of any kind at our school.

Congratulations to Chloe M, Damien B and Jono A for winning the Anti-Bullying

Slogan Competition and being rewarded with a SuperTramp voucher for the

school holidays.

Their Slogans are below...

"Don't be Mean behind your Screen"

"Bullying, Bullying Its not fair, make a change to make it FAIR!"

"Bullying is abuse, ABUSE is against the Law"

"Bullying is bad, it makes everyone sad"

Here are some students comments about the day; It was so good and so fun to have everyone dressing in the same colours

and talking about not bullying people

Mr Curnick’s dancing is amazing and it was a great fun day

It was amaze balls - the best day I have had at Newcomb so far

I had a good time

I like eating hot dogs, but I might not eat my dinner! (Mr Beckworth)

Thank you to the Stand Out Group especially Shayla, Ruby, Elise, Ali and Jess

and school budding photographer Chloe M who especially helped in making the

day a success. We couldn't have organized it all without Tania and Mary in the

kitchen, we really appreciate your help.

We thank CyberCats who kindly donated funds that helped us to deliver a free

hot dog lunch to all students.

Thanks Mr Curnick the music and

dancing really helped celebrate the

great vibe of the day!

Chiara Ercoli

Student Wellbeing

73 BLITZ TATE STREET WITH ACTING AND DANCE

Last Thursday, 19th March a chorus of Prep

and Grade Ones of Tate Street Primary school

leapt at their feet, at the end of 73’s show,

declaring that they had loved 73’s

performances. Their co-ordinating teacher Mrs

Couch sent an email the next day exclaiming

“some kids said it was the best day ever”!

Group 73 Drama performed for the Prep to

Grade Ones at Tate Street Primary School as

part of their Drama studies. They produced a

concert of entertaining group shows for the

young students (even with some technical

hitches) which were thoroughly enjoyed. Some

Group 73 students even struck up ‘friendships’

with some of the younger students. Group 73

‘nailed their group shows’ through using characters both human and

animal, several with twists on familiar fairy-tales (that the primary

students had been studying).

73, from pairs to groups of seven, used acting, poetry, music, dance,

accopella singing, character voices, smart, intelligent, creative

scripting, slapstick comedy, audience participation and more, to

really enhance and entrance their young audience. The audience was

wonderfully behaved and were spellbound by the shows on stage.

Each student contributed to their original, group scripts and several

‘twisted’ fairy-tales as a basis of their performances. One group,

instead of the three little pigs and the wolf, had the three llamas and

the elephant – long trunk and all which swayed amusingly on stage.

Several had morals. Another show was from a young persons’

perspective, going to bed ‘early’ before it was dark – the show

explaining about ‘daylight saving’ and the need for ‘good’ sleep so you

can function at school – all - scripted as a rhyming poem. The boys

show based on the “Tortoise and Hare” story, with some excellent

animal action and voices, showed how competition can lead to

comradeship and mutual respect. There was a marriage and love

story which included accopella singing and dancing. The antics of

Goldilocks and the two bears was also performed.

73 Primary school performance tour now goes to Newcomb Park

with East Geelong (hopefully next term). Also in term 2 they will go

to see some professional acting at the Victorian Arts Centre,

experiencing a theatre production of Andy Griffith’s “26 Storey

Treehouse” and go to the amazing ACMI at “Fed. Square” in

Melbourne.

Mr Paul Kellett, very proud, NSC Drama teacher (GREAT work 73!)

Newcomb Secondary College

All Year 7 students and their families are invited to attend

“Year 7 Music Information Evening”

MONDAY, 27th APRIL 2015

in the music department

(please enter via the gate near Safeway next to the cubbies)

7.00 pm Performance in the band room by

Cold Fusion – Senior Jazz Band

Followed by meeting at 7.30 pm

Concluding with supper by 8.20 pm

SCHOOL EXCURSIONS AND REMINDERS

Year/Group Excursion Date Cost Permission Slips

& Payment Due

Group 82 Geelong History Walk Thursday, 26th March Nil 25th March

On 2 Wheel

Students On 2 Wheels Students, Melbourne City Loop Thursday, 26th March - -

Group 73 The 26-Storey Treehouse, Playhouse Theatre Wednesday, 15th April Nil 13th April

Year 10 students Science and Engineering Challenge, Deakin

University Thursday, 23rd April Nil 21st April

Senior Biology

Students Your Body at War, Deakin Uni Thursday, 23rd April Nil 20th April

Senior Concert

Band Members Anzac Day Ceremony Rehearsal Thursday, 23rd April Nil 20th April

Senior Concert

Band Members Anzac Ceremony 100th Year Saturday, 25th April Nil 22nd April

Selected

students SRC Geelong Region Conference 2015 Wednesday, 29th April Nil 26th April

Year 9/10 Selected

Students IMAX and Circus Oz Sunday, 24th June $10 21st June

CONGRATULATIONS ROBBIE!!

On Friday, 20th March Robbie T (Group 105) went to the Melbourne Sport Aquatic Centre

(MSAC) to compete in the Victorian State Diving Finals. Congratulations to Robbie who

competed outstandingly and came 2nd in the Western Region to qualify for the finals with a

result of 97.4. He came 4th in the State Finals 4 points off 2nd place.

A tremendous effort from Robbie he should be very proud of himself along with all of us here

at Newcomb Secondary College.

Mr Ben Holz

SCHOOL CHAPLAIN Our new School Chaplain Jessica Connor Kennedy has joined us to support the Hands On Learning

program at Newcomb on Tuesdays to Thursdays.

Along with HOL Jess is here to help staff and students, particularly in times of grief and stress. Jess is

a registered secondary teacher and was previously Chaplain at Northern Bay College. Outside of

Newcomb SC Jess facilitates training programs covering mindfulness, career direction and resilience.

Jess thanks staff and students at Newcomb SC for being super friendly and welcoming. Having

worked on the family farm since being knee high to a grasshopper she is already happy to be spending

more time outdoors. Her quote of the month is: "You deserve to be here. Your ideas matter." ~ Jess

a.k.a. Chapette

REMINDER TO PLEASE NAME ALL

ITEMS OF UNIFORM

NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK

ACTIVITIES

On Tuesday, 14th April at Lunchtime COGG and Wellbeing will be running

activities for National Youth Week. COGG has organised a Sound System

and Infinite Dance Studios to do a dance performance of hip hop, tap dance and

contemporary. The WAY group will be selling cupcakes.

CAREERS NEWS

REMINDER TO PLEASE NAME ALL

ITEMS OF UNIFORM

Newcomb Secondary College

LAMINATING

SERVICE

$6 per metre trimmed

$4 per metre untrimmed

Lamination up to 800mm wide

and

unlimited length

Contact: Jean at Newcomb

Secondary College

College for more information

5248 1400.

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uniforms for your student?

Join the new 'Newcomb Secondary

College Second Hand Uniforms' group

on Facebook.

AUTISM AWARENESS

WALK GEELONG A free event with no need to

register. Bring family and friends to help show

your support and maybe make up a

team.

Date: Sunday, 12th April 2015

Time: 11.30am Where: Geelong Waterfront, Steam Packet Gardens

(Wharf Shed End) **Jumping Castle, Face Painting, Miniature Farm and Sausage

Sizzle.