AT Bourchier Street Primary School, everything they do is about empowering others to become lifelong learners and understand that they can shape the world around them.
Bourchier Street Primary School’s values of respect, learning and contribution guide their daily decisions and allow them to place students at the centre of everything they do.
“We pride ourselves on delivering excellent educational outcomes for each and every learner. We are very proud of our incredibly passionate and dedicated teachers. They collectively make every day full of curiosity, fun and learning,” Principal, Denise Howley said.
The school is designed to deliver excellent outcomes. Straight year levels and small class sizes ensure that the knowledge and skills of every student in every class are identified and extended. High quality, evidencebased group instruction aims to
lift the performance of all and is supplemented with regular small group and individualised instruction.
“We aim to educate the ‘whole’ child. Our core focus of literacy and numeracy is complemented with a dedication to social and emotional learning, and diverse specialist programs, with subjects including physical education, visual arts, Italian, performing arts, dance, music, and media arts.
“We work hard to incorporate authentic learning contexts and ensure that learning experiences go beyond the classroom. Our Kitchen Garden program promotes outdoor learning and healthy lifestyle habits. Camps and excursions are also an important component of our school and provide lifelong memories.” Mrs Howley said. Call Bourchier Street Primary School on 5821 3488 to discuss the future education of your child.
NUMURKAH Pre-School provides each child with a quality education in a caring, stimulating and safe environment, which fosters confidence and independence, and encourages active learning through play-based activities.
The early childhood period of children’s lives has a profound impact on their learning and development for the long term. From birth to eight years, children’s developing brains undergo a rapid change. This is when children have the greatest opportunities to develop neutral pathways for learning.
Numurkah Pre-School provides a
funded four-year-old program that runs 30 hours a fortnight and if there is a demand for after kinder care this will also be offered to support working families.
In 2022 they will be providing five hours of funded three-year-old kindergarten. Your child will need to be three before 30th April and this program will be delivered by an Early Childhood Teacher.
Applications for enrolments for fourand three-year-old kindergarten are available from the Centre. For more information, call 5862 1569 or send an email to numurkah.kin@kindergarten. vic.gov.au.
PRETTY LITTLE SCHOOL GETS AN UPGRADE...
Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp sees to new playground.
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BETTER facilities are on their way for students at Undera Primary School with works commencing on an important school upgrade.
Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp, recently announced the State Government has provided $168,665 to go towards upgrades to its playground, with new inclusive play equipment, 'soft-fall' surfacing and shade sails.
Mr Gepp said, “We’re making sure that our schools have the best facilities, our classrooms have the best teachers and that every child is given every chance to succeed.
“Undera families are a step closer to
getting the great local school facilities their kids need to thrive.”
In the past five years, the Victorian Government has invested more than $9 billion in more than 1,600 school upgrades – creating more than 10,000 construction jobs – and is now ahead of schedule its commitment to open 100 new schools by 2026, with 48 new schools opening between 2019 and 2022. While much of this funding went on new schools and significant upgrades to help meet increasing demand, the Minor Capital Works fund is about delivering the small projects that make a big difference while also supporting local jobs.
As we celebrate education and careers this week, I wish to congratulate those who have dedicated their lives to educating our next generation. The region’s teachers are being recognised as a vital cog in improving our education system with the State Government’s announcement of a new teaching and leadership excellence academy in Shepparton.
The Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership will help the professional development of teachers in the region,
which in turn leads to higher educational outcomes for our district’s students.
The academy’s one-year intensive program will cover core curriculum areas including English, Mathematics, Science and the Arts. The academy will also host other programs to support emerging leaders and those who wish to step into principal roles.
Once teachers go through training at the academy, they will become recognised as state-wide leaders in teaching excellence. This is great news for our teachers, students and our entire community.
32, year 12 VCE students from Assumption College in Kilmore visited Dookie College and Goulburn Valley Ag on the Goulburn Valley Highway to take in some of the characteristics of some big machinery.
Assumption College runs an agricultural stream that includes new and innovative technology in agriculture.
Dookie Campus of Melbourne University has an operating robotic dairy that the students took in.
Mark Lewis and Christian Barnett at
Dhurringile Primary School is a caring and inclusive school. All children are supported to build their strengths and be outstanding learners. 2022 enrolments now open, call us today!
Goulburn Valley Ag showed some of the latest in broadacre ag machinery including the monstrous 620 Versatile, a track machine that has a 15l engine.
Teachers Frank Pereira and Nicole Sanderson from Assumption College led the excursion.
“Some of the students are from the
land and more than likely will continue on and return to the land once they have finished school and university should they go there, the course we run is to set them up for a career in agriculture,” said Frank. Goulburn Valley Ag put on lunch for the students as they took a look at some of the machines on show.
TUTORS play an invaluable part in keeping students up to date on learning difficult concepts.
More than 5,600 tutors are working across Victoria, including in Northern Victorian schools, to ensure no student is left behind in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
This is 1,500 more than the initial target set for the 2021 school year.
Every school received at least $15,000 to ensure they could participate effectively, with the amount provided to each calculated on the number of enrolments and the number of social disadvantage-funded students in the school.
Funding for each school was calculated on an evidence-based model of around 20 percent of students receiving two or three 45-minute
sessions each week, in small groups, for 26 weeks.
Schools have employed tutors based on the needs of their students. Some work part-time and offer a range of experience and support levels, and some have deployed existing teaching staff to tutoring roles.
While teachers did a remarkable job last year, having the extra support of on-site tutors in 2021 will ensure these teaching teams can provide dedicated and individualised support for students who need help.
Evidence shows students who struggled most with online learning during the pandemic included those with low levels of English, those already at risk of disengaging from school, or those with home environments not conducive to remote learning.
A record investment in skills & training through the 2020/21 & 2021/22 Victorian Budgets to give more Victorians the skills they need to get back to work, while driving our state’s recovery
Expanding the Free TAFE priority & pre-apprenticeship courses, thus reducing the financial barrier for students wanting to get the skills they need to secure a job
Supporting apprentices & trainees & creating job opportunities in the construction & social services sectors
Increasing access to TAFEs, Learn Locals & RTO’s for those disproportionately affected by the pandemic, including women, young people & Victorians from diverse backgrounds
Providing subsidised VET to eligible students, delivering up to an extra 12,200 training places
Properly funding TAFEs & training providers to deliver high quality training with a boost to funding rates
To find out more go to: www.education.vic.gov.au/training
E: mark.gepp@parliament.vic.gov.au
1300 122 905 MarkGeppMP
MOVING to Melbourne or another city is a rite of passage for many people who grow up in regional areas. Leaving home to study can be exciting but finding your feet without the support of your friends and family can prove quite difficult.
Choosing to study locally has many wonderful benefits, and La Trobe University Business (Accounting) student, Tanesha Christopher, has found the positives to studying in her home town immense.
“I decided to select the Shepparton La Trobe Campus to complete my tertiary education because it was a great transition for me to continue studying locally.” said Tanesha.
Tanesha has lived in the Goulburn Valley her whole life, she was born in Shepparton and grew up on two acres of land out towards Undera with her parents and younger sister.
She graduated from Notre Dame in 2017 and began her Business (Accounting) degree in 2018 at La Trobe University Shepparton Campus and currently plays for Undera Football Netball Club, granting her the ability to keep close to her family and social circles.
For current high school students that are wondering whether they should study locally, there are many benefits to studying
locally according to Tanesha.
“Studying locally means that you already know the surroundings around town, and you are also able to stay connected with family and friends,” she said.
“Being able to complete my degree locally meant that I had all of my support from family, friends, and colleagues with me the whole way through.”
Being part of a regional campus also has the benefit of smaller class sizes and
access to the numerous links La Trobe University Shepparton has with industry organisations for future job prospects.
“There are many opportunities in Shepparton especially for business and accounting students to get in to,” Tanesha said.
“In my first year of my degree I was lucky enough in getting a part time job in my area of study which has provided me with the knowledge and skills that are needed in the industry whilst still studying.”
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A NEW western wing to the Archer Street campus of the Goulburn Trade Training Centre, housing state-of-the-art plumbing and electrical trade training facilities is to be constructed.
This funding will address a range of opportunities for education delivery in the Greater Shepparton area, creating a purpose-built modern facility to deliver best-in-class technical education.
GOTAFE CEO, Travis Heeney has welcomed the funding, as it will help meet the needs of the construction boom in regional Victoria and restart the local economy. “This announcement from the government is very welcome. This funding couldn’t come at a better time, with demand for trade training at an all-time high as the regional economy recovers
STUDENTS and staff at Verney Road School had a gathering on Friday morning to celebrate Mother’s Day. Students invited mums and special guests and served up home-made treats such as scones with cream and strawberry jam and other goodies. Mums and special guests were also invited to join in on some classroom activities and then everyone assembled in the hall for the big Mother’s Day raffle draw which was a great success!
from COVID- 19.
With community at the heart of this project, GOTAFE were excited to partner with Greater Shepparton City Council to jointly advocate Government to secure this important funding.
“We understand how much this facility will mean to our community and our wider region,” said Cr Kim O’Keeffe, Mayor of Greater Shepparton City Council.
Brett Ambrosio, director Technology and Built Environment for GOTAFE is enthusiastic for the future of the Goulburn Trade Training Centre. “Being able to provide best-in-class training facilities right here in Shepparton, to meet the needs of our industry and community, is a great opportunity. We’ll be able expand our plumbing and electrical training and create more regional jobs,” he said.
LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPANDING TRADE LEARNING CENTRE.. GOTAFE director, Technology and Built Environment, Brett Ambrosio.
Photo: Steve Hutcheson
FUN IN THE CLASSROOM... L-R: Student Hunter Gazzard with his mum Terri-Anne Simmons and his younger sister Eva Gazzard. Photo: Supplied
BRINGING MUM TO THE CLASSROOM... Student Charlie Senini with his mum Belinda Senini enjoying the classroom activities. Photo: Supplied.