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N o r t h C a m p u s N e w s l e t t e r — I s s u e 2 — M a r c h 2 0 1 9

Transition – Grade 6 students to Year 7

Over the last two weeks, local primary schools have

visited the North Campus of Sunshine College. We

welcomed all of the grade 5 and 6 students from

Sunshine Harvester PS, Dinjerra PS, Sunshine North

PS, Albion PS and Albion North PS. They were given

a bit of a taste of what goes on in a secondary

school setting and went home with a positive out-

look of our school. They took part in a variety of

classes during the visit which included Mathematics,

Music, Art, Physical Education, Foods Technology

and Science.

If you know of any child that is in grade 5 and 6

please do not hesitate to communicate the positive

virtues that our school has to offer and highly rec-

ommend our school as the next phase in their

child’s education.

Please let them know about our Scholarship Program

and don’t hesitate to recommend our Sunshine

College Community Information Afternoon/Evening

which will be held on Tuesday the 30th of April at the

Ardeer Campus between 6.30pm and 8pm and on

Tuesday the 7th of May at the North Campus between

6.30pm and 8pm.

The College Principal will speak at 7.15pm.

If any Grade 5 or 6 parents would like a tour of the

school at any other time please ask them to contact

Mr. Pitrakkou or Mr. Neri directly to organise this.

Andrew Pitrakkou

Sunshine College

North Campus Principal

Leadership Team

Campus Manager

Mr. J Neri

Student Managers

Year 7 & 8- Mrs. J Stingas

Year 9 & 10- Mr. B Quinn

Student Well Being

Ms. W Hui

Office Manager

Ms. E Barroso

Sunshine College — North Campus Principal ’s Report

New Buildings - Keep up to Date – Facebook

You can stay up to date with everything that is happening at Sunshine College by liking our page on Facebook. As a way to help parents and carers connect easily with the school, Sunshine College has launched its official Facebook page, and invites you to join us there.

https://facebook.com/sunshinecollegevic/

Pi for a Pie Day – Numeracy Celebrations

Students across Sunshine College have been coming up with weird and wonderful ways of improving their nu-

meracy skills. As part of a Numeracy celebration, students were challenged to remember 20 digits or more of

Pi. If they could recall 20 or more correct digits they won for themselves a meat or apple pie. An extraordinary

effort. Congratulations to all participants.

Year 10’s explore Grand Prix STEM Challenges

As part of the Pathways Program students in Year 10, visited the Australian Grand Prix track at Albert Park on Friday the 15rd of March. A highlight of the day was a visit to the very engaging Innovation and Technology Hub. They have the opportunity to take part and experience many vocations in areas that they might want to pursue a pathway. Hospitality, Marketing, Engineering, Automotive Technology, Logistics and Information Technology are just some of the areas that are showcased during this international event. They also have the opportunity to engage in the STEM Design Challenges for Schools where the organisers offer students practical problem-solving design challenges where they can see how their solutions relate to real-life situations.

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Sport

We have participated in many interschool sports over the last month which has included Volleyball, In-

door Soccer and Swimming. Students have represented the Campus and have gone on to represent the

College. Well done to all our participating students.

The Sunshine College Athletics Carnival took place on Wednes-

day the 20th of March with students across the College being

divided into House Colours. Students at the Ardeer and North

Campus worked side by side to compete as members of the

same House Colour to gain points towards winning the Athletics

Shield.

Yellow house were the victorious team. Congratulations to all

students on their participation.

Student Leadership

At a recent Assembly we were very excited to appoint new Class Student Representative Captains,

House Captains and Campus Captains. We expect our House Captains to rally the students on Athletics

Day. We expect all of our students to attend and participate to earn points for either Red, Blue, Green

or Yellow House. Congratulations to all of our leaders and we wish them all the best for 2019.

Class Captains & Vice Captains

House Captains Beacon Leaders

International Women’s Day Fundraising

On Friday the 8th, March, the SRC organised a fundraiser in recognition of International Women's Day. The SRC worked tirelessly to create purple ribbons to hand out to staff and students, bake cupcakes (which were a huge hit and were all gone before the end of recess!) and provide a BBQ lunch. Due to the generosity from all those who had participated and donated money, we as a Campus were able to raise $312. A special thanks to Mr Stavrou for preparing and cooking the BBQ on the day, along with all students who took part in making the day as successful as it was.

Year 10 Deakin University Excursion

On Wednesday 13th March the year 10 students visited Deakin University to experience university life. The students went around participating in workshops in the areas of Law, Engineering, Nursing and Occupational Therapy. Students who attended the Nursing Workshop used stetho-scopes, measured Blood Pressure with a Sphygmomanometer and used several bandaging techniques on each other. Overall the Year 10 students enjoyed themselves and has a great insight of what university life would be like.

Sunshine College — North Campus General News

Sunshine College — North Campus General News

Interim Reports – Term 2

On Wednesday the 24th of April between the hours of 2pm and 6pm parents and students will have the

opportunity to discuss the educational and social progress of their child with the teachers that are teaching

them. An appointment time will be allocated to you based on your request. The first interim report is criti-

cal to the monitoring of your child’s educational focus.

Sunshine College - Ardoch Youth Foundation Partnership

Ardoch Youth Foundation is a not for profit community organi-

sation, that works to ensure every child and young person’s po-

tential is realised through full participation in education. Ardoch

Youth Foundation has been working to bring schools, communi-

ties and businesses together to develop programs and generate resources in the form of financial grants,

donated goods and volunteer time. These resources are used by our partner schools to improve student

wellbeing and learning. Ardoch believes that education provides children and young people with the

means for creating better options and choices in life. For further information, visit www.ardoch.asn.au.

We have had a successful partnership with Sunshine College for over 8 years. Programs facilitated by Ar-doch at the school include the: Volunteer Program; Second Bite weekly food delivery; Sponsored excur-sions; Speakers for the Mock Interviews; Literacy Buddies (Pen Pal) Program; and Australian Children’s Mu-sic Foundation Music Program.

Books and Uniform

A reminder to all parents and students, that school uniform should be worn every day. The uniform can only be purchased from the Senior Campus (Graham St. Sunshine) on Mondays between 3pm and 4pm and Thursdays between 2pm and 4pm or at ‘Double C’ Jeanery in Laverton. Our students look fantastic in full uniform and are taking great pride in their appearance. The school council of Sunshine College has en-dorsed a College Uniform Policy which stipulates the standard of dress and appearance our students must display at all times. This has been sent home to you. All students should have all of their text books at this stage. If any parent is experiencing difficulty obtaining these necessary items please contact Ms. Hui.

Diaries

Remember to use your very useful diary and bring it to every class. Parent/Guardians should be checking diaries at least weekly.

Peer Support

Peer Support classes will be starting soon. Our trained Year 10 Peer Support Leaders work with the Year 7 students and help them settle into Secondary School. Peer Support classes occur during Pathways. The Peer Support Leaders will also be assisting the delivery of Drug Education to Year 7 & 8 students through-out the year

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Asthma Management Plan/Anaphylaxis

Sunshine College is an Asthma Friendly School. All students with Asthma must hand in a copy of their up to date Asthma Management Plan to the office ASAP. If your child is anaphylactic and requires special care, we require a Man-agement Plan and an Epi-Pen to be kept at the front of the school. Please inform the school if your child has any other medical conditions.

Year 7 Immunizations—Friday the 22nd of March The Brimbank Council Health Clinic will visit the North Campus on Friday the 22nd of March to immunize the year 7 students. If your child is absent on this day please contact the Brimbank Council to arrange the necessary immunisations. You need to bring back your completed Parent Permission Forms.

Lateness and Absences

Parents and guardians are reminded that students should be at school before the commencement of peri-od 1. If a student is late to school a note explaining the lateness is required. If a child turns up late without a note and acceptable explanation a detention will be issued. Parents will be notified if the lateness per-sists. If a child is absent from school a note or a phone message is required explaining the absence.

Sunshine College has an Attendance Policy which requires all students to not be absent from school for more than 16 days per year.

Breakfast Club

A great start to a day requires a good breakfast. We encourage all students to start the day with a healthy

breakfast. The Breakfast Club is held in the Common Room every Friday and is run by our Well-Being Lead-

er, Ms. Hui.

Helping Your Child Improve

As parents you have an enormous role to play ensuring your child experiences success at school. Please

check their diaries on a regular basis and use this as a communication tool between yourself and the teach-

er. Insist that they do some form of homework each night even if they have

told you that they have no set homework for the night. Ask your child to read

on a regular basis. Keeping up with the world current affairs and issues gives

students an insight into the world they live in and interact and gives them that

worldly knowledge. Checking your child’s work on a regular basis gives you a

clear indication of where your child is currently at in regards to their academic

performance. Valuing learning and education as a pathway to life must be en-

couraged at all times.

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Important Dates and Messages

Date Event to Remember Wednesday 20th March Athletics Carnival

Friday 22nd March Year 7 Immunisations

Art Elective Excursion

9/10 Volleyball

Monday 25th March Year 9 Students not required at school

Tuesday 26th March Year 8 Students not required at school

Thursday 28th March Year 9 & 10 Students not required at school

Friday 29th March Year 7 & 8 Students not required at school

Wednesday 3rd April Year 7 Camp starts

Friday 5th April End of Term 1

Year 7 Camp concludes

Tuesday 23rd April Start of Term 2

Wednesday 24th April Parent Teacher Interviews 2pm-6pm

School Family Statements are being sent via mail. If you have not received the statement by Friday the 1st of March please contact the General Office 8311 8500

Any New Families or Families with Change of Centrelink Status that have a cur-rent Health Care Card can you please send a copy to the General Office for CSEF to be processed.

NEW Email Address for North Campus

sunshine.sc.north.sunshine@edumail.vic.gov.au

This email address is to be used for absences, Medical Certificates, BPay Alerts and General Enquires

Sunshine College– North Campus: Northumberland Rd, SUNSHINE NORTH, 3020

8311 8500

www.sunshine.vic.edu.au