3rd february, 2015

3rd February, 2015 Reflection The Journey Begins As we step into this new year, restore our spirits.

Renew our passion for sharing your wisdom and nurture our compassion For those in need of greater support.

Transform us as we seek to transform: Guide us as we seek to guide; Open our minds and hearts as we seek to open minds and hearts To the Good News of justice and peace.

Help us listen more deeply to the world and to your Word, So we can walk with those in our care, Attentive to the Wisdom that calls us all to the Kingdom of God. (Adapted from a prayer by Jane Deren (http://www.educationforjustice.org)

Welcome new staff

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Welcome back to all staff and a special CRC welcome to our new staff for 2015:

College Assembly

Welcome back to all CRC Melton families for the 2015 school year.

Carol Aitken - LSL Replacement Term 1 Food / Science Holly Azzopardi - Sports Trainee Sasha Dickson - Careers Assistant Robert Johns - English / Humanities / VCAL Colleen Pope - Head of Maths; Maths / Science Jason Rowley - VCAL / Science / OED Claire Suckling - LSL Replacement Term 1 Wood / VCAL Alessia Ruccia - Psychologist/Counsellor Intern

Soccer Pitch – spectator shelter Upgraded IT Labs New Security cameras Sail covered seating area in Senior School area

On Monday morning we gathered as a school with 1022 students present - as you can see from the pictures below it was a crowed Hall!

We also welcome back from leave: Dan Kelly, Michelle Moeser and Kevin Towns.

It looks to be a big year ahead in this our 36th year at Bulmans Road.

Our Performing Arts Centre is soon to be handed over to the school and will be officially opened in early May

by Archbishop Hart.

Holiday Works Over the holidays the following improvements were undertaken:   

Renovated Year 9 Block with new furniture / painting New Physics lab in N179 Renovated old Drama / Dance rooms to become General Purpose Classrooms

Mark Sheehan Principal

Congratulations to our students, who have settled in well to their 2015 classes.

Buses Students travelling on Bacchus Marsh Coaches and SITA buslines will have the pick-up procedures monitored to ensure maximum safety. We will be consulting with the companies and bus drivers to see what, if any changes are needed. All students travelling on the 3 Bacchus Marsh Coaches that leave the College at approximately 3.40pm will be issued with a coloured card by the bus driver this week upon pickup. This will ensure these students have a seat on the afternoon pickup. Please let the Bus company and the College know if you have concerns.

Year 7 and 8 Information Evenings I look forward to meeting Year 7 & 8 parents / guardians this Wednesday at our Information evenings.

Year 7 Information Evening 6.30pm Year 8 Information Evening 7.00pm

Year 9 – 12 Subject Changes As all Year 9 – 12 students undertook a thorough selection process last year, no changes will be made in the first week of school unless there are exceptional circumstances. Once students have had time to experience their subjects, restricted subject changes may be considered for some students in the 2nd week of term. Changes for Semester Two electives will be available closer to the start of Term 3.

John Christie Deputy Principal (Staff)

School Uniforms Term 1 The College has a set school uniform policy and students are expected to wear it correctly. It is very encouraging to see the vast majority of students wearing the correct uniform, whether it is the school uniform or PE uniform.

There are still a small number of students wearing branded white socks with their PE uniform when plain white sports socks are required. As I said to the students at the school assembly on Monday the moment the College is sponsored by one of the well-known name brands is when they become school uniform.

School Assembly Day One of the school began with meeting Homeroom teachers and the Year Level Coordinators followed by the first full school assembly for the year. We managed to seat 1022 students in the College Hall. Following the official welcome to the College by Mr Sheehan and an update of the Performing Arts program by the Arts Captain Dyson Miller, I presented to the students our focus for the year, that being Dignity and Self Respect. I put to them, it comes down to the way you treat people.

When you treat people with dignity and respect all the time, you can work through anything.

You show your understanding of other people's dignity 

by honoring them (e.g., paying attention to them)

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by respecting them (e.g., treating them with fairness, justice, compassion).

You show your understanding of your own dignity by acting according to your 

sense of importance,

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worth and value,

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having high aspirations,

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valuing your abilities and ideas,

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acting so as to achieve good end results.

Vince Lombardi-famous American Football coach saw dignity as this.

“If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done. Hard work will bring success and that applies to everything we do”.

The particular quote I like by Lombardi that I put to the students is “the only place success comes before work is in the dictionary”. So hard work will bring success and that applies to everything we do.

Rob Blackley Deputy Principal – Student Welfare

Award Winners 2014

Year Nine

Year Seven

Year Nine 2014 Dux: Thomas Spiteri

Year Seven 2014 Dux: Megan Baselmans

Alesha Winzar

Angelica Bautista Information Technology Visual Communication and Design Denise D'Souza Humanities Megan Baselmans LOTE: Indonesian Mathematics Music Science Raelle Grech LOTE: Italian Raya Quadar English Ruby Carr Materials Technology: Wood Sarah Clewer Religious Education Tahlia Wheadon Health & Physical Education

Amy Garofalo Breanne Landells Brodrick Hoult Brydie Gleeson Christopher Bellin

Anthony Bernard Catherine Dominic Mackillop O’Reilly

Consistent Effort

Encouragement

Tahlia Wheadon Savannah Naumovski John Abela Raya Quader Tahlia Coulson Dylan Prosser

Jemma Tanti Annalise Tong Jonathan Lieataua Ethan Williams Jayden Cran Brianna McMillan

Hannah Pace

Kade Bishop Rebecca Hibberd Ruben Aguirre Coto Shayna Johnson Shelby Dalton Thomas Spiteri

Veronia Raic Citizenship Award: Sport Award:

Dylan Hassan Jack O'Rourke

Year Eight Year Eight 2014 Dux: Zinah D’Souza Cheyanne Llanes Chloe Laurel Emma Winzar Ethan Valentine Madalyn McGill Madeline Rizzo Zinah D'Souza

Materials Technology: Food Art LOTE: Italian Materials Technology: Fibre Science Drama Physical Education English Health Humanities LOTE: Indonesian Mathematics Religious Education

Consistent Effort

Encouragement

Anthony Bernard Catherine Dominic MacKillop

Ethan Valentine Dylan Naumovski Chloe Laurel Macy Le Huray Kaylah Blain

O’Reilly Reed

Luke Spiteri Madeline Rizzo

Molly Dodd Veronica Thatcher Amber Bettess Erin Crowe Michael DellaRocca Edelle Pirro Lucas Dingli

Citizenship Award: Sport Award: Arts Award, Junior:

Boden Mugridge Cheyanne Llanes Veronica Smith

Anthony Bernard Catherine Dominic MacKillop O’Reilly

Child Care Visual Communication and Design Sport and Leadership Ceramics Music Dance Information TechnologyRobotics Drama Humanities Hospitality Outdoor Education Religious Education Information TechnologyComputer Animation Materials Technology: Food LOTE: Italian Magazine Materials Technology: Wood Art English Health & Physical Education Humanities Information Technology: Multi Media LOTE: Indonesian Mathematics Science Scrapbooking

Consistent Effort

Encouragement

Ruben Aguirre Coto Awal Kuk Hannah Pace Chloe Galakos Jeremy Cinel Nathan Brewis

Sarah Vieth Brodrick Hoult Xavier Rabottini Amy Garofalo Veronica Roman Matthew Spiteri

Citizenship Award: Sport Award: Bernie Lavery Music Scholarship:

Dylan Andrew Dominic Miesen Jacinta Guirguis

Year Ten

Year Eleven

Year Ten 2014 Dux: Kitty Robinson

Year Eleven 2014 Dux: Jenna Milone

Abby Clough Materials Technology: Wood Alana Wilson Art Music Annabelle Taylor Science Brianna Pawlowicz Geography Science: Mind Matter Caitlin Baselmans LOTE: Indonesian Caleb Agius Media Studies: Journalism Ceara Cronin Unit 1 & 2 Health & Human Development History Unit 1 Religion & Society Corey Vella Visual Communication and Design Jasmine Arthur Materials Technology: Food Jesse O'Rourke Physical Education: Advanced Jonathan Antony Core Mathematics Joshua McConnell VINCIT Ken Dumandan LOTE: Italian Kitty Robinson Science: Chemistry in the Environment Drama English Information Technology-Game Design Methods-General Elective Mathematics Political Law Maddison Bassal Business Commerce Outdoor Education Stefan Subasic Business Commerce Rebecca Owens Materials Technology: Fibre Sarah Schembri Physical Education: Active 2 Tempest Ardley Science: Newton Sparks a Star War Timothy Zahra Physical Education: Active 1 Zaylie LeHuray Science: Cells to Creatures Core Plus Mathematics, Psychology

Bowde Griffith Jack Scamangas Jade Portelli Bailey Rhodes

Anthony Bernard Catherine Dominic Mackillop O’Reilly

Consistent Effort

Encouragement

Joshua McConnell Bethany Somers Tempest Ardley Stefan Subasic Alycia Morrow Taylor Filkin

Jaynie Watts Ken Dumandan Bethany Rogers Jamie Newton James Simpson Georgia Kerton

Citizenship Award: Sport Award: Andrea Closter Award: Arts Award Senior:

Tempest Ardley Nicholas Benca Victoria Vassallo Alana Wilson

Brooke Guirguis Bryce Roberts Dylan Noble Emily Bettio Jake Vangelovski Jayme Lough Jenna Milone

Joe Schembri Katie Mulholland Matthew Previti Mikaela Hurst Mikeala Wheadon Rebekah Simpson Rehan Tissera Sarah Williams Yasmin Smits Zachary Miesen

Intermediate VET Foundation VET Foundation VCAL Unit 1 & 2 Materials Technology: Wood Unit 1 & 2 Studio Art Unit 1 & 2 Business Management Unit 1 & 2 Information Technology Unit 1 & 2 Legal Studies Unit 1 & 2 Visual Communication and Design Unit 1 & 2 Media Unit 1 & 2 Biology, Unit 1 & 2 Chemistry, Unit 1 & 2 Materials Technology: Food, English Language, Unit 1 & 2 Mathematical Methods Unit 1 & 2 Physical Education Unit 1 & 2 Literature Unit 1 & 2 LOTE: Italian Unit 1 & 2 General Mathematics Unit 1 & 2 History Unit 1 & 2 Dance Unit 1 & 2 General Mathematics Advanced Unit 1 & 2 Drama, Unit 1 & 2 English, Unit 1 & 2 Media Unit 1 & 2 LOTE: Indonesian Unit 1 & 2 Physics

Consistent Effort

Encouragement

Anthony Bernard Catherine Dominic

Aoife Kelly Nyadeng Mialual Emily Bettio Stephanie Zacharias

MacKillop O'Reilly

Emily Brislin Travis Sheen

Adrian Maher Carla Mirabelli Liam Gant Bante-Amlak Hailemariam Casey Davine Dyson Miller

Citizenship Award: Sport Award: Marita Miesen Award: Father Brian Glasheen Scholarship: Team Award:

Tegan Lafranchi Zachary Miesen Emily O'Rourke Joe Schembri Senior VCAL

The Performing Arts Showcase

Peer Support 2015

The Performing Arts Showcase is to be staged at 7pm on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March, in the long awaited and much anticipated Performing Arts Centre.

Doors will open at 6.15pm for the College’s first major performance works for 2015, with pre-show drinks and hors d’oeuvres prepared and served in the theatre foyer by the Year 10 Hospitality class.

During Term 1 the Year 10 Peer Support leaders will be coming into Year 7 classrooms for 40 minutes every week to work on the skills of 'Behaving with Integrity'. The Peer Support program teaches young people practical life skills that help both themselves and their friends through times of change and adversity and the program provides a fun, but thought provoking environment to address these issues.

This module supports students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes enabling them to identify their values and align their actions with their beliefs.

'Behaving with Integrity' focuses on four specific values; respect, responsibility, inclusion and integrity and the module compliments and supports the National Framework for Values Education in Australian schools.

To support your child through this transition you can discuss with your child the activities, concepts and understandings they developed by participating in the Peer Support Program. If you have any queries in regards to this program, please don't hesitate to contact me on lgrech@crcmelton.com.au

The Performing Arts Showcase will be comprised of a variety of different performance works including:  10 ways to survive the Zombie Apocalypse, which will explore the survival mechanisms required to survive a major zombie attack.  The production of Coping will explore a large scale world disaster as a metaphor for the tragedies that we will encounter throughout our lives.  The Roaring 20s will wow audiences with dance works that have been inspired by movies such as The Great Gatsby, Cabaret and Chicago. The costumes will be dazzling, matching choreography that will be both uplifting and inspiring.

Tickets are $10 each and are available from Samantha Frazzetto in the College office, phone 9743 6522.

Laura Grech Student Leadership Coordinator

Catholic Regional College, Melton Performing Arts Staff 2015 Peer Support Leaders —————————————————————————CRC Melton Performing Arts Showcase ticket order form Name:_____________________________________ Student’s name:_____________________________ Homeroom: ____________ Contact Number: ____________________ Number of tickets (tickets $10 each) Thursday 19th March, 2015 Friday 20th March, 2015 Total cost: $ ___________________ Money must be enclosed in order to receive tickets.

Jemma Armer, Charlotte Walker, Ruben Aguirre Coto, Daniel Smith, William Di Mieri, Matthew Mitchell, Shellby Dale, Jakiah Svaljek, Chantel Guirguis, Amy Ross, Alesha Winzar, Jacinta Guirguis, Dylan Andrew, Hannah Pace, Maddison James, Cheyenne Voss, Brittany Jakeman, Jaclyn Piriz, Blake-ly Tonpao, David Peters, Xavier Rabottini, Kade Bishop, Montana Salton, Anna Cicalese, Kaitlyn Segrave, Chloe Sneddon, Amy Garafolo, Gabrielle Hosking, Courtney Buhagiar, Brooke Noble, Tylah Bavage, Veronica Roman, Kyle Harvey, Dominic Miesen, Mayen Anyar, Sarah Manyok, Nicholas Hibberd, Cooper Lewis, Grace Patterson, Alanna Grech, Chloe Galakos, Breanne Landells, Adhieu Moses, Rebekah Hibberd, Veronica Raic, Shayna Johnson, Ainsley Roberts, Matthew Spiteri, Cooper Richardson, Thomas Spiteri.

Canteen News

Uniform Shop

Welcome everyone to a new year and I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a safe and happy new year.

As I stated last year we are no longer using Coca cola for our drinks supplier and the transition to Schweppes went well during 2014. As new products hit the shelves in the shops I will keep everyone informed and introduce them into the canteen. Once again the canteen menus will be available online but if you would like a hard copy please fee free to come and see me in the canteen or ask for a copy to be put in the lunch bag for home.

Please also note the new healthy salad ranges went really well and they are all available again this year. The following are available and don’t forget the Caesar salads, Hokkien salad with chicken and also the fabulous Salad shakers (vegetarian, chicken, ham or tuna).

As written on the back of the menu please note if you want to make sure you don’t miss out on what you want please put an order into the canteen in the morning and this will avoid you having to line up and also being disappointed in missing out on what you wanted. Recess orders can also be done before school and then no line up is necessary.

Further to our news last year also we will be selling Fantastic Noodle cups both chicken and beef again but they will have a lid supplied and the water drained, so no chance of burns. Please have a good read of the menu as it is extensive and we have a lot to offer, don’t forget to add 10c for bags, 20c for spoon or forks and 30c for tomato sauce, mayo or pickles.

As per previous years, volunteers would be greatly appreciated. As hours are no longer being taken into account for a discount off your P & F fees, I will be offering the parents who volunteer a free lunch order for one child on the day of your volunteering, the school will be also doing something as a thank you which will be advised at a later date. Volunteers are required between 10.00am and approximately 2.00pm and lunch is provided.

Could you please fill in the volunteer slip on the following page and return it as soon as possible to the canteen.

Thank you everyone and good luck in 2015.

Volunteers are needed for the Uniform Shop on Wednesdays 1.00pm - 2.00pm and 6.30pm - 7.30pm.

Please complete the volunteer slip on the following page and return it as soon as possible.

Karen Honey Canteen

Winter Uniform Fitting Day To ensure you have a winter uniform to start in Term 2 you MUST order by 18th February. This includes long sleeve shirts, trousers and ties for boys and blouses, kilts and ties for the girls.

Year 12 Study Periods Year 12 students have timetabled study periods on Monday and Thursday afternoons (Period 4). Students have the option of going home to study, or remaining on school grounds in supervised J Block classrooms on these days.

Thursday 5th February Students who attended the Year 12 Retreat last week will have the option of studying from home at the end of Period 2 this Thursday (12:25pm). Students who did not attend the Retreat will need to remain at school until 3:20pm. Rolls will be taken and documentary evidence must be supplied in the case of absence. Supervised rooms for all Year 12’s remaining at school will be available in J Block during Period 3 and 4 as per the student timetable.

Dean Henneman Year 12 Coordinator Relay for Life - Melton 21st - 22nd February 2015 Relay for Life is a team event to raise money for cancer research. It’s an overnight event full of fun, with the challenge of completing an 18 hour relay style walk/run. We invite new teams, people or families to join existing teams.

Cost: $20.00 per person to enter and teams consist of 10 or more people.

For further information please contact Jenny Barrie on 0419 872 134 or jennyb97@bigpond.com

Canteen Reply Slip Please fill in the volunteer slip below and return it as soon as possible.

Name:__________________________

Phone Number:__________________

Child’s Name: ___________________________Homeroom:___________________ Frequency: Weekly

Fortnightly

Monthly

Term

Day Available: Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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Uniform Reply Slip

Assistance would be appreciated in our Uniform Shop. If you can help out please fill in and return the form below.

Parent Name:__________________________

Phone Number:__________________

Child’s Name: ___________________________

Homeroom:___________________

Wednesday lunchtime

1.00pm - 2.00pm

Wednesday evening

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Available between 4 -6 pm for summer and winter fitting days ............................................................................................

Uniform

Calendar 2015

2015

Term 1

Term 1

February

February

4th

Wednesday 4th

10th 11th 12th 13th 16th 18th 19th 20th 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th

Year 7 Information Evening 6.30pm Year 8 Information Evening 7.00pm GADAL Information Evening 7.00pm Year 10 & VINCIT Information Evening 7.00pm Year 12 Chemistry Excursion Year 12 2014 Awards ceremony VCE/VCAL Information Evening 7.00pm Senior Cricket Round 1 VCAL Excursion Ash Wednesday College Swim Carnival VCE Dance Excursion Year 11 & 12 Studio Arts Excursion SACCSS Golf Year 7 & 8 camps Year 7 & 8 camps Year 7 & 8 camps Year 7 & 8 camps Senior Cricket Round 2 Year 7 & 8 camps

1.00pm - 2.00pm

Wednesday 11th 6.30pm - 7.30pm Wednesday 18th Winter Fitting 12.00pm - 2.00pm 6.00 - 8.00pm

Homework Club Homework Club will start next week Wednesday, 11th February from 3.30pm to 4.30pm in the Library and finish 18th 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