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Newsletter 9 June 2020 Dear Parents and Friends of the College, Exam Week Best wishes to our Year 11 and Year 12 students who commence their semester one exams this week. While they have had some disruption to their work this year, I’m sure they are well prepared to do their best. We encourage students to ensure that they eat well, get some exercise so that they are firing on all cylinders. Car Park We will continue to trial the changes to the flow of traffic for pick up and drop off to the E/M carpark, as we take this opportunity to explore some options to allow for a permanent drop off pick up area. Thank you to everyone for their patience and calmness during this busy time. Virtual Assembly Congratulations to the students who received merit awards at our assembly last week; and a huge congratulations to the student leaders who led the assembly with the assistance of Mr Swann and Ms Plewright. While it is still some time before we can all meet together for an assembly, it is fantastic to have found a way to recognise our students and classes for their efforts. PBS Secondary Reward Lunch Congratulations to all Year 7-12 students who have worked hard to earn PBS tickets and reached the house goals. Hay, Kalgan and Morande students all earnt a sausage sizzle last Thursday. Canteen Volunteers Our P&C canteen is looking for canteen volunteers to support the work of our manager Su. If you have some time to offer, please contact the college. Stage Three Changes for the College The following information has been sent home via Connect and Dojo; it is fantastic that our state is heading in the right direction which allows some restrictions to be lifted. Parents will be allowed onsite for pick up and drop off, but not able to enter classrooms, unless an appointment for a meeting or parent help has been prearranged with the classroom teacher. Our drop off system is working well; thank you for trialling the changes which we hope will allow us to continue a drop off area when all restrictions are lifted. There has been a lot of positive parent feedback for this approach. School assemblies can occur provided they keep in line with the 100 rule for indoor spaces or 300 for outdoor spaces. We look forward to working out how we can facilitate these to share the great work our students are doing. It was fantastic to watch the virtual assembly this week and it is always great to see our student leaders running them. Work Place Learning programs can commence but all work sites will need to have a COVID-19 plan in place to be approved. Camps, incursions and excursions are now possible but there are restrictions on what and how they occur. Parents will be notified through the normal permission process of any such events. Andrew Fraser Principal
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Newsletter
9 June 2020
Dear Parents and Friends of the College,
Exam Week
Best wishes to our Year 11 and Year 12
students who commence their semester one
exams this week. While they have had some
disruption to their work this year, I’m sure
they are well prepared to do their best. We
encourage students to ensure that they eat
well, get some exercise so that they are firing
on all cylinders.
Car Park
We will continue to trial the changes to the
flow of traffic for pick up and drop off to the
E/M carpark, as we take this opportunity to
explore some options to allow for a permanent
drop off pick up area. Thank you to everyone
for their patience and calmness during this
busy time.
Virtual Assembly
Congratulations to the students who received
merit awards at our assembly last week; and
a huge congratulations to the student leaders
who led the assembly with the assistance of
Mr Swann and Ms Plewright. While it is still
some time before we can all meet together for
an assembly, it is fantastic to have found a
way to recognise our students and classes for
their efforts.
PBS Secondary Reward Lunch
Congratulations to all Year 7-12 students who
have worked hard to earn PBS tickets and
reached the house goals. Hay, Kalgan and
Morande students all earnt a sausage sizzle
last Thursday.
Canteen Volunteers
Our P&C canteen is looking for canteen
volunteers to support the work of our
manager Su. If you have some time to offer,
please contact the college.
Stage Three Changes for the College
The following information has been sent home
via Connect and Dojo; it is fantastic that our
state is heading in the right direction which
allows some restrictions to be lifted.
Parents will be allowed onsite for pick
up and drop off, but not able to enter
classrooms, unless an appointment for
a meeting or parent help has been
prearranged with the classroom
teacher. Our drop off system is
working well; thank you for trialling the
changes which we hope will allow us to
continue a drop off area when all
restrictions are lifted. There has been
a lot of positive parent feedback for
this approach.
School assemblies can occur provided
they keep in line with the 100 rule for
indoor spaces or 300 for outdoor
spaces. We look forward to working out
how we can facilitate these to share
the great work our students are doing.
It was fantastic to watch the virtual
assembly this week and it is always
great to see our student leaders
running them.
Work Place Learning programs can
commence but all work sites will need
to have a COVID-19 plan in place to be
approved.
Camps, incursions and excursions are
now possible but there are restrictions
on what and how they occur. Parents
will be notified through the normal
permission process of any such events.
Andrew Fraser
Principal
Bravo to these readers who have
achieved the BRONZE award
Cooper Hughes, Harry Newman, Holly de
Jonge, Tyrone Crockford-Long, Connor
Beveridge, Amaya Hill, Arabella Hill,
Hayley White, Simon Kittow, Kezia
Newham, Aria Swarbrick, Leroy Kittow,
Ava Baker, Savannah Liebeck, Sonny
Rowles, Scarlett Roberts, Chloe Vesey,
Ethan Dufty, Ludvik Bisschoff, Madeline
Taylor, Asoka Arthur, Kai Askevold,
Connor Lindberg, Riley Taylor, Robert
Windhofer, Tobias Arthur, Charlie
Cousins.
Sensational reading to the following students
who have achieved the SILVER award.
Cooper Hughes, Marcus Windhofer,
Tyrone Crockford-Long, Harry Newman,
Cooper Barlow, Reg Colbung, Nalab
Haidary, Hayley White, Mansoor Qurbani,
Reiner Vicedo, Kezia Newham, Brooke
West, Olivia Coles, Imogen Drayton, Ava
Baker, Hayden Frost, Lucas Beech,
Montanna Drage, George Lynch, Rivalee
Jenkins, Savannah Liebeck, Sonny
Rowles, Scarlett Roberts, Ebony Cave,
Scarlett Colbung, Koos De Jonge, Sophia
Bulgasac, Maddison Phillips, Aqila
Qasimi, Elijah Van Den Bogert, Anisa
Hiremut, Dominic Perry, Taiba Qasimi,
Jackson Skinner, Edith de Jonge, Quinn
Ryan, Michael Jacobs, Jasmine Cobain,
Jake Coleman, Sophie Wallace, Ella
Ruffo, Estelle Box.
Matilda the Musical
Matilda the Musical is on again for 2020!
We have made the difficult decision to
swap the full Broadway version of the
show for the Junior version. Rehearsals
will commence from Monday 15th June
with performance dates scheduled for the
last week of November and the first
weekend of December. Miss Reynolds will
be in touch with all cast members for
information regarding rehearsals!
PBS at MBCC
PBS at our college is back on track as high
school students enjoyed a sausage sizzle
lunch reward last week. Primary school
students are working towards 600 points
for each house so that they can also take
part in a sausage sizzle lunch reward in
Week 10. Staff are busy handing out spirit
cup tokens as they spot students
demonstrating our school values. As
always, we are encouraging our students
to demonstrate respect, responsibility,
resilience and to be their best.
In Week 10, students from Kindy to Year
12 will have the opportunity to come to
school in their pyjamas as we wrap up a
most unusual term with a relaxed ‘come
in your PJs’ day’. Keep up the great work
everyone!
MBCC P&C News
Canteen Calls for Volunteers
Now that we’re in Phase 3 the P&C is thrilled to be able to invite parents, carers
and community volunteers to help in the canteen again. We have missed you all so
much and it has been quite a challenge running the canteen without our wonderful volunteer helpers!
Did you know that as a canteen volunteer,
you get free morning tea and lunch, as well as free lunch for one child? So if you
are able to help out, whether that be on a regular or casual basis that would be greatly appreciated.
No experience is
necessary, just a positive attitude!
To volunteer, call
Su on 98511272. Ordering is currently via telephone or online using Flexischools
by 9:00am.
Grant Success
Thank you to the Mount Barker Co-Op for sponsoring the P&C again this year. $250 has been granted to the main P&C for use
at a school sporting event and another $250 to the Early Childhood Committee
for a Father’s Day Fundraiser. Thanks also to Nat and Sharon for applying on behalf of the P&C.
The Mount Barker Co-op is a big supporter of the local community and currently has a schools’ competition running called
Books and Bounce. To enter spend $100 or more at either Supa IGA or Mitre 10
and vote MBCC to win books and sports equipment
for your school. Entries close at the
end of the month, so support the businesses that
support your school and shop local.
Main P&C Meeting
Who: All staff, families & interested
persons are invited
What: MBCC P&C General Meeting
When: Wed 24 June, 7.00pm
Where: College Staff Room
Agenda: Canteen, fundraising, P&C
governance
P&C Updates
To keep in contact with the P&C like us on Facebook (Mount Barker Community College Parents and Citizens Committee),
contact Caroline (President) on 0419 912 210, Lisa (Secretary) on 0427 512 150 or Fundraising Co-ordinator Natalie on 0409
491 934.
Challenges and Opportunities
Encouraging our girls to consider the
‘Trades’ as a possible career path is the focus of an additional program currently being offered at the college.
The program involves skill development in
the Trade Centre, with guidance from Ben Grylls, an ex- student from an earlier program and now a qualified Engineering
Tradesman.
The students will later be mentored in other trades, experiencing the tasks involved and then concluding with a visit
to South Regional TAFE and ATC Work Smart to learn about the steps involved to
get further qualified and future employment opportunities.
A BIG thank you to all the girls! You have all being well prepared, organised, keen
to have a go at all tasks and focussed on achieving. Definitely meeting the
challenge. Great start. We thank ATC Work Smart, for their
support in the program and welcome others, who would like to contribute.
For more information, please contact Linda Drage at the college 0427 514 778.
National Simultaneous Storytime
Book Winners
We have four lucky recipients of this
year’s National Simultaneous Storytime
Book ‘Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas’
by Lucinda Gifford. These students were
chosen by Mr Gladwin for their exemplary
work in the library. Well done!
MBCC: PO Box 116 MOUNT BARKER WA 6324 Ph: (08) 9851 3400 For newsletter items or community advertisements Please email: [email protected] Next Newsletter Tuesday 23 June College Webpage mountbarkercommunitycollege.wa.edu.au College Facebook Page www.facebook.com/MountBarkerCommunityCollegeWesternAustralia MBCC Board Chairperson Amanda Baxter 0448137198 or [email protected] All Meetings are open to the public MBCC Parents and Citizens Association Facebook Page www.facebook.com/MountBarkerCommunityCollegeParentsandCitizensCommittee School Development Days for 2020 Students DO NOT attend Term 3: July 20 (Mon) Term 4: Nov 13 (Fri – Albany Show) Dec 18 (Fri) If your child is absent, please SMS 0418 916 875 or email [email protected]
