23rd June, 2015 Reflection A prayer for when we are tired O Lord when we are weary, give us the ability to learn from you. You found the need to be alone, the need for rest. Help us to make time for rest, relaxation and time with friends. Let us also feel a desire to rest in you and to talk with you and to just allow you to restore us. O God, if Jesus needed time to rest and be with you, then how much more must we? I pray and trust that we all may find rest in you. AMEN.
End of Semester One
Last week of Term 2
I take the opportunity, as Semester One draws to a close, to thank all staff for their care of our students and commitment to assisting them achieve their personal best in their studies, the performing arts, and sport throughout the semester. I hope that everyone gets the chance to rest and renew over the break, and that our VCE students commit some time for study and revision in addition to time for rest and relaxation. It was good to see the start of our Year 9 Gadal building with site works commencing last week and building to be completed by January 2016.
Term 2 comes to a close this week and I wish all CRC families a restful and safe break.
Mark Sheehan Principal
Due to College computer hardware upgrading our Semester One Reports will open Monday, 6th July. Reports will only be available through the Parent Portal. We farewell some staff at the end of term. Mr Kevin Towns leaves to take some well deserved retirement time. We have been very fortunate to have Kevin here this semester to share his experience and knowledge. Mrs Loretta Kalms leaves us to take Maternity leave. We look forward to seeing Loretta (and her expanded family) back next year. Term 3 starts for all year levels on Monday, July 13. All Year 7 – 11 students will receive an updated copy of their Timetable with their new electives / rotations listed. Term 3 will begin with Day 1 of our Timetable.
Last Day of Term 2 and Buses
Celebration Day Presentations
Please note the following information regarding bus service pick-ups for this Friday. Our College will finish classes at 2.30pm as it has done in previous years. Melton Town services will run at their regular time. Our Bacchus Marsh Coach Services have unfortunately been affected by Melton Secondary College (the Melton Bus Coordinating School) now finishing at 3.10pm. They have instructed the buses to operate on their normal day times. We have been able to negotiate that the bus routes that only serve CRC Melton students will accommodate our 2.30pm finish time. The following services will pick up students at around 2.40pm.
At last weeks full school assembly presentations were made to the winners of the Celebration Day downball competition and 3 point competition. The winner of the downball competition was Mace Cousins from 7C, Carlos Gomez from 7R took out the 3 point competition. Well done boys. The winner of the Talent quest will be announced at our assembly first week back in Term 3.
Underbank Darley Hopetoun Park/Maddingley
The following buses will pick up at their normal times:
Bacchus Marsh – CRC – Longforest Rd Toolern Vale – interchange for Eynesbury Golf Link Bacchus Marsh
Students who normally catch the Longforest Rd, Toolern Vale and Golf Link buses may wait until their normally scheduled pickup time or make other arrangements. We will open the College Library for students to wait.
We also took the opportunity at the assembly to make a presentation to one of the organisations the student leaders had identified to support from the fund raising of Celebration Day. The College Captains Bowde Griffith and Tegan Lafranchi presented a cheque for $2935.31 to McAuley Community Services for Women. This money was raised from all of the efforts of the students on Celebration Day. McAuley Community Services is a refuge for women who have experienced domestic violence and need support from others, in a safe environment. Angela Wood from McAuley Community Services gratefully accepted the cheque and was overwhelmed by the generosity of the students. She told the students how the money would be used and about a family she was currently working with. This was a family of a 5 year boy who looked after his 3 year old brother when dad had, as he described, a “wobbly and became a monster”. His regret was not being able to protect his mum. We can be justly proud that our students have helped to make a difference to victims of domestic violence.
We apologise for any inconvenience, but we were only notified of this change last Thursday and have not had any success in having the usual end of term times re-instated. John Christie Deputy Principal (Staff) CareMonkey Medicare Card details The College was made aware of an issue with CareMonkey requesting an expiry date for Medicare cards that included day, month, year. CareMonkey has advised that they have adjusted the information required and parents are only required to provide information for month and year. CareMonkey Feedback Parents are invited to provide feedback on CareMonkey. Feedback can be emailed to: caremonkeyadmin@crcmelton.com.au
A similar presentation will be made to Orygen next term and sent to Brother Beausang College Nairobi to help purchase musical instruments. Robert Blackley Deputy Principal-Students
CRC App Download our new App! Available on: Apple, Android & Windows How to download: On your device visit the app store and search “CRC Melton�. Features include Newsletters, Latest News, School Info, Term Dates, Contacts, Canteen Price list and more. School Improvement Surveys 2015 - Have your say In the coming weeks we will be seeking your participation in school improvement surveys to help shape the ongoing improvement of our school for the students in our care. The survey will be available from Monday 20th July 2015 to Friday 7th August, 2015. Our School Improvement Report is an invaluable resource in our ongoing pursuit of improvement. This helps us to identify what is going well and not so well and the ways in which we can improve and further develop our school. We would therefore greatly appreciate your continued support by completing the survey this year. If you are willing to complete the survey please email: kmatthews@crcmelton.com.au to receive the survey information. Year 12 This Thursday all Year 12 students will be involved in Mass during Period 3. As formal Religious Education classes conclude on this day, Period 1 on Friday 26th June will be a study period for Year 12 students. Students are strongly encouraged to utilise the supervised classrooms at the College during this time. Dean Henneman Year 12 Coordinator Uniform Shop - End of Term Sale Polo tops are now $20.
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data School Students with Disability
The Annual Winter Sleepout Friday August 7th More than 22,000 people in Victoria are considered homeless, with almost 6000 of these being under the age of 18. The Winter sleepout provides us with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of homelessness and how it effects people’s lives. The Sleep out lets us experience in a very small way what it would be like to be homeless while also raising awareness and funds that will be donated to St. Vincent De Paul.
Year 10 Wood Year 10 students have the opportunity to design and produce a product of their choice. Designs include folding table, basketball shoe locker and a cabinet for model cars. Students are required to design and research for the product they are to produce, investigate the materials required for the project and cost the materials. They are also required to make a production list of how they are going to build this product.
Jacob Steel, The details are as follows: Folding picnic table 7.00pm – arrival at school on Friday Night, dinner provided, guest speakers and activities. 7.00am - Saturday morning departure after breakfast and debrief. Liam Allison and Zachary Bucukovski
If interested contact the following via email or in person: Catherine De Luca ( Yr 12), Victoria Vassallo ( Yr 11) or Ms Rowe-Watts for a registration letter.
Lift up pull out basketball shoe locker
Last year we raised $1900.00, let’s see if we can beat that amount this year and aim for $2200.00. Permission slips and sponsor forms can be collected from Year Level Coordinators or from the Social Justice leaders – Catherine and Victoria
Liam Allison and Zachary Bucukovski Lift up pull out basketball shoe locker
Jayden Caruana Children’s picnic table
Jacob Camilleri Finger box
Andrew Scarlett
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Jewellery
Year 7 Premier League Volleyball On Wednesday, June 17, the CRC Melton Premier League Girls’ Team hosted Kolbe Catholic College at CRC Melton in the Premier League Grand Final for 2015. Both teams had earned the right to play in the Grand Final by completing undefeated seasons, followed by 3-0 straight set wins in the semi-finals. Kolbe started strongly with some powerful serving and Melton trailed by 9 points halfway through the set. But some steady returning and consistent serving drew Melton back up with Kolbe, before Melton won a bunch of points late to take the first set 25-20. This was a fine start. The second set was fairly even until halfway through, before Melton edged ahead and maintained that lead throughout the set, winning the set 25-19. What was evident by now was that Melton had a number of girls who could win points on serve, putting pressure on the two or three good servers of Kolbe to match the Melton consistency. The third set saw Melton jump out to a few points lead early. This seemed to sap the confidence of the Kolbe team who couldn’t quite keep up with the Melton scoring. Melton finished with a flurry of strong serving to take the set 25-17, winning the Grand Final 3-0. This was an outstanding achievement from the girls, going through the season undefeated. In fact, they only lost 1 set throughout the competition, and that with a score of 24-26! The girls received outstanding coaching from Anton Micallef. Anton conducts disciplined and focused training sessions and this is reflected in the way the girls play. He has developed a huge improvement in the skills of this group since the start of the competition and their steadiness under pressure in the Grand Final was testament to their willingness to listen and learn. We thank Anton for his continued dedication to the Volleyball program at CRC Melton. The parents of the girls were very supportive throughout the competition, not only in allowing the girls to train after school on Thursday, but also in attending games and encouraging the girls at all times. It is wonderful to have such support. And finally, a huge thank you to the girls. They were a dedicated group who trained hard, made to do so by Anton! They listened and attempted to execute all directions and instructions designed to improve their game. Their teamwork and support for each other was often the differing factor in matches. Well done girls! Undefeated and Premier League Champions for 2015 is a fitting reward for your efforts. Mr. Hill
The Team: Malia Amato, Chantal Bala, Hannah Balila, Alexandra Della-Rocca, Selenna Fuimaono. Akoul Kon, Amber Mifsud, Brittany Mifsud, Stephanie Montgomery, Kristen Pereira.
Information for parents who previously received EMA Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund (CSEF) has replaced EMA. Parents who received EMA will receive a letter and application form. Parents who are eligible need to lodge forms with the school by 25th June 2015. 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. The annual CSEF amount is $225 for secondary school students.
School Spirit Award
Dylan Naumovski - 9 O’Reilly
Chelsea Spiteri - 7 Mackillop
Dylan always works diligently and studiously. At all times, work is completed to the best of his ability. Dylan participates in extracurricular activities at the College, such as Gala and DCT and still manages his time well to ensure that everything is submitted on time.
Chelsea is a conscientious, hard-working student who has just received an exceptionally high mark in her science test. She shows outstanding results in all of her subjects. Chelsea is always well behaved, well mannered and a good example to her fellow classmates of 7M.
Danielle Cimarelli - 7 Reed Danielle is always friendly, optimistic, helpful and studious. Her teachers say she is a pleasure to teach because she brightens up each lesson with her positive attitude. Danielle is an enthusiastic learner and her homework and assessment tasks are always submitted on time and to an exceptional standard. Ethan Williams - 8 O’Reilly Ethan works hard in class and is always polite to others even if he is in an argument with them about school work. He also gets most of his work done in class and does the rest for homework. Ethan cares for his friends and is always kind to people in the yard. Tahlia Coulson - 8 Mackillop
Nathan Caruana - 10 O’Reilly Nathan has matured greatly this year; he has a good attitude towards school and is always polite and respectful, willing to have conversations with students and teachers alike. Nathan is part of VINCIT, and is doing really well. He is a valued member of his homeroom and well liked by his classmates. Emma Frost - 10 Mackillop Emma is always a pleasure to teach and enters every class with a positive attitude. Her work ethic is of an extremely high standard and she is always striving for her personal best. Emma is encouraging and helpful to others in class. She loves to study and has a keen interest in history. Mikeala Wheadon - 12 Dominic
Tahlia is always happy to help her friends. She approaches each day with a positive frame of mind and is always happy to help others. Tahlia puts a great deal of effort into her school work and always works hard to achieve the best results she can.
Mikeala has displayed the hard work, dedication and commitment required to get the best out of herself this year. She continually seeks to improve the quality of her work and has shown maturity when accepting feedback from teachers. Mikeala completes work with purpose and endeavours to do her best in all subjects.
Josip Klasic - 9 Catherine
Julian Rivas - 12 Mackillop
Josip is well mannered, hard-working, organised and a pleasure to have in the class. His work ethic is second to none and he has a huge positive influence on the people around him. Josip is diligent and is a quiet achiever. In the Rite Journey program, Josip demonstrates a positive and mature attitude.
Julian is someone who is well mannered and respectful to both students and teachers alike. He is willing to learn, well organised in the classroom and always up to date with work. Julian has become somewhat of a leader within the class over the last 4-5 weeks and has a positive influence in the classroom. He has represented the school in soccer and is representing the school magnificently at his new work placement, plastering.
Calendar 2015 Term 2 June 23rd Year 10 Work Experience 24th Year 10 Work Experience AFL/Netball Grand Final Year 8 LOTE Excursion Year 11 Reflection day 25th Year 10 Work Experience Year 9 City Experience Year 12 Drama Solos 26th Year 10 Work Experience Year 9 City Experience Term 2 concludes - 2.30pm Cinderella Ballet Excursion Term 3 July 13th 14th 15th 16th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 27th 28th 29th
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Term 3 commences Senior Male & Female Soccer Round 2 Unit 2 Legal Studies Excursion Year 11 2016 Information Evening - 7.00pm Year 11 Careers Expo Year 9 Premier League Round 1 Year 12 PE Excursion Year 12 Parent/Student/Teacher interviews Staff Professional Learning day - No classes Tree Planting day Year 8 MASP Excursion Year 12 Legal Excursion Year 9 Premier League Round 2 Year 12 Biology Excursion Year 12 Legal Excursion Year 8 MASP Excursion Year 12 Biology Excursion P & F Meeting - 7.30pm Senior Futsal Year 11 2016 Family Selection Interviews VET Year 9 Taster day
Uniform 2015 Term 2 June
Homework Club
Wednesday 24th 1.00pm - 2.00pm L. Vella Homework club will resume next term.