24th May, 2016 Reflection Acceptance and forgiveness in the scriptures Loving Lord, you tell us in the Bible that whatever wrong we have done you tread down our faults to the bottom of the sea. We know there is no need to keep thinking about what we have done in the past, because you pardon the wrongs we have done, and you delight in showing mercy. You bind up all our wounds and you renew us by your love. Lord, you love all that you have made, and it is your very nature to love and forgive. Lead us to be generous in accepting and forgiving others in the same way as you accept and forgive us. Amen
Dear Parents and students, Celebration Day was held last Tuesday and all students and staff had a terrific day, starting off with the Parish Masses. We raised $9,500 towards our charities - Br Beausang, Headspace and Wild Timor Water Project, which was terrific to see. Parents and Friends held their AGM in April and I am delighted that the following parents were elected as Office bearers for 2016: President: Jenny Machado Secretary: Julia Drew Treasurer: Tracy Spiteri Our next meeting is this Wednesday (May 25) starting at 7.30pm. All welcome. School Uniform feedback The Federation have decided to look at ways of improving the current College blazer and Girls Kilt and this week is your last chance to provide feedback. We would like your feedback on a blazer made of lighter material and a skirt with an improved and more comfortable cut. Academy Uniforms, our uniform manufacturer, has developed models of both. These are on display at the College office until 25th May. It would be great to have your feedback. Comments can be emailed to kmatthews@crcmelton.com.au or you could give feedback at the Parents and Friends meeting. Mark Sheehan Principal
Parents & Friends There will be a Parent & Friends meeting, tomorrow night at 7.30pm
News from Deputy Principal (Staff)
Sick Bay Procedures Can families please note that if a student is feeling unwell, they are to come via the College Sick Bay for assessment. If required, Reception staff are in the best position to call parents / guardians to come to school and pick them up. It is of concern that some students are ringing home direct and telling parents to collect them without checking with or being assessed by our First Aid staff. It also means students are not being monitored in the time taken to arrive. We ask for parent cooperation in this issue. Bacchus Marsh Bus Transport Bus travellers from Bacchus Marsh / Darley are now operating on the new schedule as outlined last week and sent out via CareMonkey. Please provide feedback on this new arrangement as we work towards a service that provides safe and appropriate transport for all CRC Melton students. Again, we urge families to use the service designed for them and not have students overload buses on other routes. John Christie Deputy Principal (Staff) Mid Year Exams and Timed Assessment Tasks Years 7 & 8 Apart from timed assessment tasks that will operate in normal class times, all Year 7 & 8 students will do a Timed Assessment Task in Mathematics and English at the same time. These assessment tasks will take place in their Homerooms. Monday June 6
Monday June 6
Tuesday June 7
Wednesday June 8
Year 7 MATHEMATICS Period 3
Year 8 MATHEMATICS Period 1
Year 7 ENGLISH Period 2
Year 8 ENGLISH Period 1
Year 9 Year 9 students will undertake assessment tasks beginning Tuesday, June 14. Elective assessments (TATs) will take place in normal scheduled class times. Exams in Mathematics, English, Science and Humanities will take place in the GADAL Centre on the following dates. Date
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Day 7 Tuesday 14th June
Mathematics exam
Normal classes
Normal classes
Humanities exam
Day 8 Wednesday 15th June
Normal classes
Day 9 Thursday 16th June
Normal classes
Normal classes
Day 10 Friday 17th June
Science exam
P.E./Health exam
English exam
Elective Block 1 TAT
Normal classes
Normal classes
Elective Block 2 TAT
Normal classes/ Exam catch up session
Year 11 and Year 10 June Exams
Year 11 students will undertake VCE Unit 1 exams from Wednesday, June 8 to Friday, June 17. Year 10 students will also have exams between Wednesday, June 8 to Friday, June 17.
All Year 10 & 11 exams will take place in our Padua Exam centre. Students are only required at school when they have exams. Supervised Study rooms will operate for students who need or wish to be at school during non-exam periods. Students will be expected to wear full College uniform when present for exams. Students need to be at the College at least 15 minutes before the published starting times to ensure smooth entry into the exam venues. Friday, June 17 is allocated as a catch up day for any students who need to complete a missed exam or not completed Subject Outcome.
Year 10 & 11 Exam Timetable June 2016 Year 10 VINCIT and Year 11 & 12 VCAL students will follow their normal timetable during the exam period. Time 8.50 – 10.15 Yr 10
10.50 – 12.15
Wednesday June 8 11 Maths Foundation 11 General Maths 11 Methods
10 English
Thursday June 9 10 RE
11 English
Friday June 10 10 Core Maths 10 Core Plus 10 PreFoundation
11 History 10 Art 10 Indonesian
Yr 10
1.55 – 3.20 Yr 10
11 Legal Studies
11 HHD 10 Science
11 Biology 11 VET Music Tech 10 Engineering 10 Outdoor Ed
Tuesday June 14 11 Accounting 11 Chemistry 11 Information Tech 10 Hospitality 10 Political Law 10 Cells to Creatures
Wednesday June 15 11 Italian 11 Studio Arts 11 VET Sport & Rec 10 Drama 10 ICT Game Design 10 Psyched
Thursday June 16 11 Physical Education 10 Dance 10 Business & Commerce
11 Literature 11 Food Technology 11 Physics 10 Wood 10 Chemistry in Environment
11 Language 11 VCD 10 Media
11 Psychology 10 VCD 10 Newton Sparks a Starwar
11 Business Management 10 History 10 Geography
11 Spec Maths 11 Indonesian 11 Media 11 Wood 10 Food
10 Advanced PE 10 Italian
Friday, June 17
Year 10 & 11 Assess -ment Catch Up Day
Years 12 & 11 - VCAA General Achievement Task (GAT) Any student undertaking a Unit 3/4 subject will be required to sit the General Achievement Test (GAT) on Tuesday 7th June from 10.00 – 1.15pm. The GAT will be held in Padua and students are to wear full winter uniform on this day. Students need to be at school no later than 9.15am and are to assemble in the rooms in Siena building prior to the exam. There will be no access to Year 12 lockers as the building will house the exam, but students can leave their bags in K158 as this room will be locked. No Unit 1 or Unit 3/4 classes will be scheduled on this day. Buses will be running as per normal. Approved materials for the GAT include: · A dictionary · Pencils (for multiple choice questions) – 2B or HB · Pens (blue and/or black) · Water bottle (label removed and no larger than 1500ml) If you have any questions or concerns regarding this, please contact me at the College or via email at : clock@crcmelton.com.au
Queen’s Birthday
Monday, June 13 - Queens Birthday Public Holiday. VCE Semester 2 Unit 2 and Unit 4 Studies begin, Tuesday, June 14. School Photos Full school photos are scheduled for this Thursday, 26 May. Ordering of photos will be done online. Details as to how to order photos have been given to each student last week. The photographer Arthur Reed Photos will also provide the opportunity for family photos. Students will be required to wear full winter uniform for the photos, if a student has PE or related activity they will need to bring their PE uniform to school and change from their uniform. Students who will/ may be absent on the 26th will have the opportunity to have their photo taken at the catch up day on June 2. Please reinforce with your children that winter uniform requires the Blazer to be the outer garment to and from school. CareMonkey Parents experiencing issues or wishing to ask a question related to CareMonkey are welcome to email caremonkeyadmin@crcmelton.com.au Student phone
Students are encouraged to use the student phone located outside the student reception window. Calls are 50 cents for a local call or $1.00 for a mobile call. Unfortunately the school is unable to allow students to use the school phone unless it is an emergency. Languages News We are pleased to announce that we have 5 girls accompanied by a male teacher arriving at our school on Monday 18th July until Thursday 11th August from our sister school, Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono in Udine, North of Italy. We are asking for families who would like to host a student to please email Mrs. Claudia Russo crusso@crcmelton.com.au as soon as possible. This would be a great opportunity for your families to learn a foreign language and acquire some knowledge about Italy as well. Thanks so much for your support in advance. On Wednesday 22nd June all Year 8 students are attending a Languages excursion. Students studying Italian will visit the Calabria Club in Bulla and the Indonesian students will travel to the Royal Melbourne Zoo. Please ensure that you have accepted the permission letter via Care Monkey by 25/5/2016 to ensure your child's attendance on this day. Thank you, the Languages Team. Claudia Russo Languages Co-Ordinator
Musical 2016 - Grease
This year Catholic Regional College Melton is proudly performing our first major musical in a number of years: “Grease”. Grease tells the story of Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowski, after their time on the beach falling in love, their summer romance has to end as the school year begins, what neither of them know is that they both now attend Rydell High and their unexpected reunion is just around the corner. “Grease” is filled with music, dance and laughter causing you to sing along and move to the beat of this classic musical. The show will leave you with joy in your mind and love in your heart and the knowledge that “Grease is the word!”. The Grease cast showed a brief glimpse of the production as a part of Celebration Day’s Talent Show and it was a real hit with the crowd. Rehearsals are well underway and everything is shaping up for an amazing performance season in the Performing Arts Centre on Thursday 28th, Friday 29th and Saturday 30th July 2016. Tickets will be available shortly.
Year 9 Community Service
Cooper’s Animal shelter Last week’s community service was at Cooper’s Animal shelter in Bacchus Marsh run by Christine Gilmore. Rescued, orphaned and injured wildlife are taken in and cared for by Christine and her volunteers. James Mayne, Blake Caruana, Oscar Esposito, Dylan Seagrave, Tahlia Wheadon and Ebony Meredith of Year 9 spent approximately 1 hour helping her move some enclosures and doing general clean up duties. The best part was the time with the animals. Each student was able to hold, cuddle and play with some of the residents there. Here are their thoughts of the day. It was “sick as”. I would definitely do this again. The Kangaroos wanted to get close to me and the wombats wanted to jump in my lap. Without doubt, I recommend this to anyone. Blake Caruana It was amazing! A great time down at Christine’s animal shelter. Coming in contact with wombats, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and possums. I experienced something so amazing – holding baby wombats and kangaroos that would still normally be in their mother’s pouches. I will definitely do this again in my own time. Tahlia Wheadon I had a great experience. Working with kangaroos, wombats, wallabies and possums is something I won’t forget. I would definitely come back to work with the animals and I recommend trying it out yourself as well. Ebony Meredith We had a really fun time, we especially enjoyed the wombats as they were very tiny and cute. The Kangaroos were very cool. They kept wanting to have little fights with each other. James, Oscar and Dylan
By helping out such a charity it leaves more time for the volunteers to spend a lot more time with the animals. The cages were donated by people in the local area. Cooper’s animal shelter is operated as a charity. They are able to provide care for wildlife through the kind donations of time and gifts from other animal lovers. If you love animals and have time to spare, I know they would love to hear from you. Margaret Rowe-Watts
St. Vincent De Paul Student Conference
The St. Vincent De Paul Student Conference - 4th May – was a great opportunity for several schools across Melbourne to gather together to focus on being “ The Light in the Darkness”. The theme promotes positive action using our own skills to help bring about a better world for others. Hence be their “light” in times of misery and darkness. One of the highlights of the day was a speaker by the name of Simon Lewis. He is a Melbourne surf life saver who wanted to do something that would benefit someone else. He raised $22,000, flew to Lesbos in Greece, and was assisting with the Syrian refugee crisis. He became a Humanitarian Life guard, helping rescue refugees arriving from Turkey. He was inspirational but also very thought provoking. We also heard from a woman sharing her story of arriving in Australia as a refugee and the obstacles her and her mother faced. She had to travel very long distances on foot to go to school and her mother worked illegally just to get food for them. This made some of us realise how fortunate we are to live in a safe and well developed country and how often we take things for granted. St. Vincent De Paul also run a tutoring program where students of any age can receive assistance with school work, language difficulties, religious and cultural support and also help with any aspect of adjusting to a new country. They provide an environment where the students find comfort and fun. Another highlight of the day was having lunch at Lentil As Anything at the Abbotsford Convent Gallery gardens. The food is prepared and served by volunteers and is totally delicious vegan food. The following is printed on their menu. “ At Lentil, we believe in the power of humanity to create stupendous change and that everyone deserves a place at the table. There are no prices on our menus. Our food is not free but you are. At Lentil you are free to contribute what you think your meal is worth, to continue a movement that values the diner over the dollar.”
Ken Dumandan, Ms. M. Rowe-Watts, Kelsey Fitzgerald, Sarah Manyok Thiak and Victoria Vassallo. Our volunteer waiter waiter was Chau. Celebration Day Community Stalls It was a great day for celebrating connections with community groups. We were very appreciative that each of these groups sent along representatives for the day. Sea Shepherd, Lighthouse Foundation, Lynda’s Hampers, Dance Wize, Riding with the Disabled, Edgar’s Mission, Action for disability in Ethnic Communities, Melton Shire Youth. A big thank you to Victoria Vassallo, Ken Dumandan and Isabella Willamson for contacting some of the organisations.
Breakfast Club
Each Monday, Wednesday and Friday the school is providing a free breakfast from 8.00am – 8.40am. Mondays and Wednesdays there is toast, juice, cereal and fruit available and on Fridays we have yoghurt, fruit salad, cereal, juice and sometimes a surprise treat. Every one is welcome to attend. Recognition must be given to the dedicated senior students that have been coming to school early to set up and assist with the breakfast.
Friday surprise being cooked by Kitty Robinson and assisted eagerly by Brad Keating
Tahlia Muscat has attended most of the mornings and on occasions has entertained us with her guitar. Thanks Tahlia. Claudia and Aweng are accompanying Tahlia with the singing.
Uniform
Calendar 2016
2016
Term 2
Term 2
May
May
25th 26th 27th
30th 31st
Year 7 Premier League Round 5 Year 9 Drama Performance - 6.00pm P & F Meeting - 7.30pm College Student photos Year 10 Girls Volleyball Tournament Year 10 VINCIT City Excursion Red Shield Appeal Year 9 Senior Boys Soccer Soup van Inter Futsal Senior Netball
June 1st 6th 7th 8th
9th 10th
13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd
24th
June Wednesday 1st A Salmon
6.30pm - 7.30pm
Wednesday 8th M. Mullan
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Wednesday 15th 6.30pm - 7.30pm E. Flanagan Year 7 Premier League Round 6 TATs week Senior AFL TATs week TATs week Unit 3/4 PSTIs Year 10 & 11 Exams begin Year 7 Premier League Finals TATs week Year 9 - 11 exams Year 12 Retreat TATs week Year 9 - 11 exams Year 12 Retreat VCAA Semester 1 ends Queen’s Birthday - no classes Year 9 - 11 exams Year 7 Inside Out Presentation Year 9 - 11 exams Year 7 Premier League Grand Final Year 9 - 11 exams Year 9 - 11 exams Year 7 Immunisations Year 10 Work Experience Staff Professional Learning Day-no classes Year 10 Work Experience Junior Futsal Year 9 Food Activity Year 10 Work Experience Year 8 LOTE day Senior AFL/Netball Grand Final Year 10 Work Experience Year 12 Biology Excursion Year 9 City Experience Year 10 Work Experience Year 9 City Experience Term 2 concludes
July 11th
Wednesday 25th 1.00pm - 2.00pm J. Johnson
Term 3 begins
Wednesday 22nd 1.00pm - 2.00pm K. Vella
Homework Club Homework Club will run every Wednesday from 20th April from 3.30pm to 4.30pm until Wednesday 22nd June in the Library .
Mass Times Parish of Melton Parish Priest : Fr Michael Moody Assistant Priest: Fr Charles Balnaves 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 Assistant Priest: Fr John Paul Weekend Mass times: Saturday: 5.30pm Sunday: 8.30am & 10.30am