School Meetings

June Thursday 22nd School Council 7.30 pm Aug Thursday 10th Parents Club 10.30 am

Principal’s Report:

A ll the very best to our Year 10 and 11 students who will begin their mid year exams tomorrow - re-member, through effort comes achievement. After

the exam period reports will be prepared and distributed late in the term. All the very best to Miss Ballinger who has taken leave until the end of term. Welcome back to Mr Stuart Young who will take over Miss Ballinger’s classes for the remain-der of the term. Please keep in mind that Monday June 12th is a public holi-day and Wednesday 14th June is a pupil free day for all students except those undertaking the General Assessment Test (GAT). I’m aware that the timing of these two days isn’t ideal but unavoidable in this case. Apologies for the inconvenience in advance. Tomorrow I will attend another architect meeting in Mel-bourne. The plans and preparation for our new main wing continue to evolve and are now almost to a stage where tenders can be sought. Next week’s newsletter will be mailed out with some more details about our new main wing, possible adjustments to our school uniform and some comments about state schools funding. Thanks to parents and the broader Rochester and district community support we receive - it is much appreciated by myself, the staff and indirectly by students. Bernie Altmann Principal Please Note: Could parents please take special care to place names on your children’s school uniform especially fleecy tops. There are many unnamed items in Lost Proper-ty.

The Rochester Review

Rochester Secondary College exists to provide quality learning for all in a challenging and nurturing environment.

Volume 594 Issue 1, Thursday 1st June, 2017 www.rochsec.vic.edu.au Phone: 54841 844

Fax 54842 348 rochester.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

Important Dates

June 2017

2nd (Fri) - Year 11 Exams commence 5th-7th (Mon-Wed) - Year 11 Exams 5th (Mon) - Year 10 Exams commence 6th (Tue) - LMR Cross Country 8th (Thurs) - Interschool Netball Kyabram 12th (Mon) - Queens Birthday Holiday 14th (Wed) - GAT 10 am - 1.15 pm at RSC 14th Wed) - Pupil FREE day for all other students 20th (Tue) - Trades Night 7 pm 29th (Thurs) - Year 9 Art Connect Excursion 30th (Fri) - Reports distributed 2.25 pm 30th (Fri) - Last day Term 2 dismissal at 2.30 pm

July 2017

17th (Mon) - First day Term 3 21st (Fri) - VCE Chemistry SAC Excursion 23rd –28th (Sun-Fri) - Year 11 Work Experience

Year 7 students looking forward to the commencement of our new building

Around the College Acting Assistant Principal’s

Report

O ur Year 11 and Year 10 students will commence their mid-semester exams over the next week. Sitting ex-ams can be incredibly beneficial for students and the

advantages include; improved knowledge, practise effective revision strategies, identify areas that need attention and gain valuable experience working under exam conditions. As a result of the upcoming exams, I asked our Year 12 VCE Captains to provide some insight and some advice for our Year 11 and Year 10 students leading up to their exams. Why are sitting exams important? The Year 10 and 11 exams are important as they prepare you for your Year12 exams and SACTs. They also allow your teacher to check how you are doing in the class – Gen Foott The exams assess our knowledge of a subject and contribute towards an ATAR in Year 12, meaning the more effort you put into exams, the more tertiary education opportunities you will get out of school – Holly Gleeson-Brown To demonstrate the knowledge you have gained from your classes and to know information so you can attend university – Ryan Oogjes Exams can set you up for the future – Darcy Thompson How do you study for your exams? Make a list of everything you need to know and start studying as soon as possible. Make sure your work is up to date and ask questions to both your peers and teachers – Gen Foott I usually make a summary of all I need to know and work my way through it, answering revision questions or taking notes - Holly Gleeson-Brown I stick to a set schedule which consists of 2 hours of home-work and 2 hours of study – Ryan Oogjes Relax and don’t stress – Darcy Thompson Exam preparation tips. Make sure the night before you go to bed early and always eat breakfast or lunch before the exam. Stay calm! – Gen Foott Consult your teacher or a friend if you don’t know something. Try and revise earlier topic constantly, don’t leave all revision until the days before the exam - Holly Glesson-Brown Complete past exams or previous assessment tasks and ask your teacher questions – Ryan Oogjes Get plenty of sleep, eat and drink water - Darcy Thompson Do you have any other advice for students about to sit their exams? Don’t stress and try your best. Learn from your exams and try to do better next time – Gen Foott Try and get enough sleep or early nights as you can before the exam. Try not to stress. Try your best to get good marks or marks that show you have worked hard – Ryan Oogjes Just have a grouse time – Darcy Thompson

To all the year 10 and 11 students who are about to sit their exams. Please consider the advice provided by our school captains and I wish you good luck and hope you achieve the results of which you are capable. Acting Assistant Principal Todd Woodfine

Year 11 Update VCE Unit 1 Exams will be running from the 2nd of June (tomorrow) to the 7th of June (Wednesday). The exam timeta-ble was released last week to students. Students at this stage should be revising for their exams and catching up with teach-ers to clarify any material from Unit 1. It is important that students take the exams seriously and give their best effort as these are reflected and emphasized on their school reports. Melbourne Work Experience (23rd - 28th July) is fast ap-proaching. A letter with details about the trip was distributed for students attending including itinerary, payment request and medical form. It is required that payment of $310 be made before the end of this term (Wednesday 28th June) or that an alternative payment arrangement is agreed upon with the school. If you have any queries feel free to contact me at the school. Thank you for your support in these matters. Matthew Callaway Year 11 Coordinator

Scholarship Cheques

T o those students who received scholarship cheques could you please bank or cash them as soon as possi-ble.

Mrs. Oliver Business Manager

Family Statements

F amily statements were sent home last week. A remind-er to those families who have a CSEF credit on their account, this maybe used through out the year for the

following: Camps, Sports or Excursions. If you have any queries or questions in relation to your ac-count please contact the office on 5484 1844.

Hands on Learning

H ands on Learning class would like to thank Mr. Jason Wakefield for kindly donating a cast iron bath. This will be used to create a pizza oven.

Around the College Year 10 Mock Interviews

O n Monday and Tuesday this week, over half of our Year 10 students completing Careers this semester went through the process of a ‘Mock Job Interview’

with a person from the Shire of Campaspe, MEGT, or Sarina Russo. The students had gone through the exercise of applying for a job, bringing their resume with them and then going through a formal interview process. Both the interviewers and students found it to be a rewarding and very worthwhile exercise. In particular, the interviewers kept saying what great students we have at Rochester Secondary College. While a lot of students were nervous, it was an important step towards competing with others for part-time jobs, volunteer positions and eventually the open job market. Colin Huddy Pathways Coordinator

Suzanna Gorman & Stephanie Crawford (Shire of Campaspe), Lynda Magill (Sarina Russo).

APPRENTICESHIP &

TRADES NIGHT – Tuesday

20th June

A n exciting night on our Careers calendar is the Appren-ticeship and Trades night coming up on June 20th. The aim of the night is to provide information and advice

to students thinking about an apprenticeship and moving into a trade. The night is especially aimed at students from Years 9 to 12. There will be a short presentation from MEGT and Sarina Russo on apprenticeships, along with a panel of local employ-ers talking about their background and businesses, providing clear advice for students wanting to gain an employment op-portunity. This is a MUST night for all students considering a practical future. There will also be ex-students from Rochester Secondary College, who will be sharing their experiences as an apprentice. A wide range of trades will be represented, including hair-dressing and hospitality. The night will run from 7:00pm to 8:15pm, with supper included. Please contact Mr Huddy for more details.

FOR SALE

O ne stick insect enclosure - $5.00 Three wooden insect display cases with glass top.

Includes insect pins - $5 each. If interested, contact Mr Borger at the College on 5484 1844

SSV Cross Country

O n Friday 26th May, Rochester’s Interschool Cross Country team travelled to Echuca to contest the divi-sion competition.

Rochester Secondary College, with a largely junior team fin-ished 5th overall. We had four of the ten aged champions and had 10 students qualify for the LMR finals to be held next Tuesday, 6th June in St Arnaud. Results: Girls 13 years Charlee Roulston - 1st Boys 14 years Cooper Hamilton - 1st Hugh Hamilton - 2nd (by 0.04 secs) Girls 14 years Tanzin Myers - 6th Girls 15 years Yazmin Hayes - 1st Girls 16 years Zahra Hayes - 1st Yolanda Foley - 2nd Courtney Ladgrove - 4th Girls 20 years Macy McCaig - 5th Elise Williams - 10th Well done to all competitors, thank you to all of the parents who supported the team and to Mr Liam Ringin for his role as team manager.

Rochester Driving School

Brian Crockett Accredited Driver Trainer is offering driving lessons in a Manual & Automatic car in the Rochester and District Area.

For more information he can be contacted on 5484 2182 or 0438 095 651 or

www.rochesterdrivingschool.com.au

Around the College

Community News

JOHN MONASH SCIENCE SCHOOL

O n Sunday the 7th of May, Bryce Gordon, myself plus twenty-two other students from regional Victoria headed to John Monash Science school in Melbourne. A welcome lunch was provided and we learnt where we would be going to school for the following three weeks.

We were provided with a homestay family, a class buddy and a timetable that included a range of exciting, scientific, mathe-matical and technical subjects. We experienced what it's like at JMSS, a school very different to most. The school is huge and has three floors to hold its classrooms, laboratories and students who are all incredibly friendly and helpful. For my emerging science elective I did “Cells to Systems”. I learnt about the brain and how it communicates with the body, got to dissect an eyeball and was able to contribute on science fair night. With a group of other regional exchange students we pre-sented some information on neuroscience to anyone who would come and listen and got to see other people's presentations. When not at school, we were with our homestay families. I stayed with the Taylor's and three other regional exchange student's (a total of 11 in the house). After the first week we all became really close and felt right at home. On the weekends and some days after school, we got to visit places and do things in Melbourne. We went to Chadstone, St Kilda, Melbourne Central, watched a football game and went rock climbing at Up Unlimited. We were even lucky to be present during some of John Monash’s special events, such as science fair night, the lip sync battle and Harmony Day. The three weeks went by really fast and we were all quite sad to say goodbye to the school and all the friends we had made, but we had an absolute blast and I'm so glad I went. Bryce and I look forward to going back to John Monash in October, to present our Extended Experimental Investigation posters that we are yet to finish. By Lara Mitchell and Bryce Gordon