16th february 2016

16th February, 2016 Reflection Father of my soul Father of my soul, Mother of my heart, I know your love for me is limitless beyond imagining.

You care for me as a loving parent. Through my smallest Lenten sacrifices, help me to become less selfish and more aware of your ways.

Fan the flame of my desire to draw ever closer to you.

Guide me to seek your love.

Dear Parents and students, CRC Swimming Sports Well done to Glasheen House on their win in the Swimming Sports last Thursday – after many years the domination from Reed House has been broken.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the day so well done to Emma Brown and her team of staff and student leaders who led the day.

Names of School Buildings With all the landscaping work happening around the College, parents may not be aware that new signs went up on the following buildings recently:

Clairvaux

Glowrey

Osma

Padua

Siena

The explanation behind each name is on the College website.

Parents & Friends

Mark Sheehan Principal

Our first meeting for 2016 is on Wednesday February 24th starting at 7.30pm.

All welcome, especially parents new to the school.

From the Deputy Principal (Staff) What a great day our Swimming Carnival was! The weather was perfect and student attendance and participation high.

Special congratulations must go to our Year 12 students who not only led their respective Houses well but whose efforts in dressing up for the day was noted by all.

Unfortunately there still continues to be some hoax calls to schools. In terms of our preparation for any circumstances, a group of staff will undergo a 2 hour Warden Training session this week to be followed by a full staff Emergency Response session in the next weeks. We will then undertake an Evacuation Drill in early March. All training sessions will be delivered and the drill supervised by our Emergency Response training provider to ensure we meet all current requirements.

Information Evenings The last of our information evenings takes place this Thursday with our Year 12 Information evening, whilst Year 9 parents / guardians receive information at this week’s Year 9 GADAL ‘Calling’ camps.

Year 9 – 12 Subject Changes With week 3 of term now with us, all Year 9 – 12 subject changes have now closed. Only in exceptional circumstances that are authorised by the relevant Year Level Co-ordinator will any further changes be processed.

Camps Over the next weeks our Year 7 and Year 8 students will attend Year level camps. I am sure all the students will have a great experience as staff have put a lot of time and energy into the planning of these events. To ensure these events run smoothly and safely it is essential that all student information is up to date. Please ensure that you reply to CareMonkey requests for both permission to attend and contact / medical information updates. If students do not have parent/guardian permission or updated Medical information they will not be able to attend camp.

Year 8 Camps – February 22 – 26 8A & B Homerooms Monday 22nd to Tuesday 23rd 8C & D Homerooms Tuesday 23rd to Wednesday 24th 8M & O Homerooms Wednesday 24th to Thursday 25th 8C Homeroom Thursday 25th to Friday 26th.

Year 7 Camps – March 7 - 11 7A, B, C Homerooms Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th 7D, M, O & R Homerooms Wednesday 9th to Friday 11th Parent / Guardians will / have been advised of specific requirements.

John Christie Deputy Principal (Staff) Uniform Shop Helpers are desperately needed for uniform shop. Usual hours are Wednesdays, either 1.00pm to 2.00pm or 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

Please call the school to leave your details or email Julie at : juliesorganics@hotmail.com

VCE Season of Excellence Drama 2015/16 Last year three of our VCE Drama students performed their Solo Performance for external assessors as part of their Unit 4 assessment under the guidance of Ms Clare O’Sullivan.

Our students all performed extremely well. With the start of the new College year, two students, Jack Doyle and Dyson Miller received invitations to audition for Top Class 2016. Last week Top Class officials notified Dyson Miller that he had been successful in being chosen to represent Catholic Regional College Melton at this year’s VCE Season of Excellence 2016.

Top Class is a program that showcases outstanding VCE Drama, Theatre Studies and Music performances by inspirational students who received outstanding grades for their 2015 VCE performance examinations from across the state.

This is a fantastic achievement by Dyson and a great honor for the College. Many schools from around the state will have the privilege of seeing Dyson’s performance that will inspire current 2016 Drama students and the wider community.

Dyson will perform at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 2:00pm and tickets can be purchased through the Arts Centre box office on 1300 182 183.

The Art Department and CRC community congratulate Dyson on his achievement and wish him all the best for his performance. As they say in show biz, break a leg.

Amy Rowley Head of Art Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund (CSEF) If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. The allowance will be paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions, or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

The annual CSEF amount is $225 for secondary school students.

Parents who are eligible need to lodge forms with the school by 25th February 2016.

CSEF application forms can be downloaded from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef or are available at the office.

A copy of the concession card needs to be attached.

2017 Pilgrimage Tour On Tuesday 23 February, at 7.00pm, a meeting for parents and students will be held in the Performing Arts Centre to answer any questions regarding the trip, staffing, safety precautions, how Trekset deal with issues that may arise before we depart etc.

If despite paying an initial deposit you no longer intend your son/daughter to take part in the trip please inform me as soon as possible, in this way I can quickly organise a refund AND contact a family on the waiting list to offer the spot.

If you have questions you wish addressed at this meeting please email me beforehand so I can present the information you wish to have clarified. scoates@crcmelton.com.au The next payment of a further $700, which is non-refundable, is required by 26 February, 2016.

Shaun Coates Faith & Religious Education Coordinator

Only Year 7s to receive vaccinations in 2016 Parents of older children may be aware that in previous years vaccinations were given to students in Years 7 to 10.

However, the vaccine program for secondary students has been simplified this year so that all vaccines will only be offered to Year 7 students. This includes: Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis combined vaccine (dTp) – one dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine – three doses Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine – one dose Parents of Year 7 students should look out for the vaccine consent card booklet coming home from school with your child. You need to read, complete and return Part A regardless of whether your child is being vaccinated at school.

The Melton City Council Immunisation Service may contact you about the Secondary School Vaccine Program. Schools are authorised to provide parent/guardian contact details to local councils for this purpose. Contact the school by the 29th February 2016 if you do not want your contact details given to the Melton City Council.

To learn more about the Secondary School Vaccine Program, the vaccines, the diseases they protect against, or how you can prepare your child for vaccination, go to immunehero.health.vic.gov.au Year 7 Homeroom teachers will distribute information to each student about the vaccination program on Wednesday.

Please ensure your child hands the letter to you, and if you do not receive a letter please contact the College.

Ever wondered how Video Games are affecting your child?   

Does your child play a lot of video games?

Are you worried about video games having an impact on your child’s mental health?

Would you like to learn some easy tips on how to manage gaming in the home?

Come to a free workshop for parents on the impact of video games on young people.

Facilitated by Steven Duponk, author of the Parent’s Guide to Gaming.

Wednesday 20th April, 2016, 6pm—8pm Melton Library, Seminar room, Ground floor, 31 McKenzie Street, Melton.

Refreshments provided This workshop is strictly limited to 80 people. Please reserve your spot now to participate in this innovative workshop.

For more information: call (03) 8746 0500 or Kate.McKernin@ccam.org.au Sirlsha.Guntur@ccam.org.au

2016 CRC Melton Swimming Carnival Thursday the 11th February Catholic Regional College Melton held their annual Swimming Carnival at Melton Waves. With what turned out to be beautiful weather the day ran smoothly much due to the contribution of staff and parent helpers. It was great to see so many students present and involved not only competing in events but also supporting their team and assisting staff in the organisation of the program. A big thanks to the students and house leaders for your help on the day and for ensuring it was a successful and enjoyable carnival. Congratulations to Glasheen on breaking the Reed dominance and winning the carnival.

Results for the day are as follows: 1st Place: 2nd Place: 3rd Place: 4th

Glasheen – 3020 points Daffey – 2978 points Reed – 2750 points Fitzgerald – 2244 points

House MVP Awards: Glasheen Daffey Reed Fitzgerarld

Mateo Bonic Alla Rowley Nahida Fakhoury Caitlin Baselmans

Uniform

Calendar 2016

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Year 9 Camp VCE Studio Arts Excursion Year 12 Information Evening 7.00pm Senior Cricket Year 7 Swimming Program SACCSS Golf Year 8 A & B Camps Year 7 Swimming Program Year 8 A & B Camps Year 8 D & M Camps 2017 Pilgrimage Information Night 7.00pm Year 7 Swimming Program Year 8 D & M Camps Year 8 M &O Camps 2015 Year 12 BBQ Year 8 M & O Camps Year 8 C Camps Year 8 C Camps Staff Professional Learning day - No classes

Wednesday 17th 6.30pm - 7.30pm E. Flanigan Wednesday 24th 1.00pm - 2.00pm Karen Vella March Wednesday 2nd 6.30pm - 7.30pm Snjezana De Courcy Wednesday 9th L. Vella

1.00pm - 2.00pm C. Arthur

Wednesday 16th 6.30pm - 7.30pm E. Flanigan Wednesday 23rd Winter Uniform Pickup 1.00pm - 2.00pm Judy Johnson Christine Sicily 6.30pm - 7.30pm F. Conway A. Salmon

Homework Club Homework Club will run every Wednesday from 3.30pm to 4.30pm in the Library until 16th March.

Mass Times Parish of Melton Parish Priest : Fr Michael Moody Weekend Mass times: St Catherine of Siena Church Bulmans Rd, Melton West Saturday: 6.00pm Sunday: 9.00am & 11.00am St Dominic’s Church Sunday: 5.00pm St Bernard’s Parish Parish Priest: Fr. Brian Glasheen Weekend Mass times: Saturday: 6.30pm Sunday: 8.30am & 10.00am

St Anthony’s Parish Parish Priest: Fr. Fabian Smith Weekend Mass times: Saturday: 5.30pm Sunday: 8.30am & 10.30am