Term 3 - Week 5 – 10th August 2016

Mortlake College Newsletter 10 Hood Ave

Mortlake, Vic, 3272 Ph: 03 5599 2204

Fax: 03 5599 2503 Email: mortlake.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.mortlakep12.vic.edu.au SMS Mobile: 0427 841 239 (Text Only)

Principal’s Report -

New path at the front of the school

Many of you will have no�ced the works at the front of the school over the past week. A new gravel

path has been constructed in order to create safer and easier access from the front carpark to the

main entrance. Safe access has been a significant issue over the winter months especially with the

return to a wet winter so the path will be of great benefit to all.

We would like to especially thank Emily & Tom Wilson, Salt Creek Quarry in Woorndoo and Molans

for their generous dona�on of the gravel for the path.

We would also like to thank Brad Tanner, Jamie Tanner and Deca Bradbury for their hard work con-

struc�ng the path and Ben Cross, Ross Trahair and the Hands on Learning group for spreading the

gravel.

BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to all students who have birthdays this week.

AUGUST

12th—Lucas Johnson 14th—Jack Richie

Inspire charity day

Congratula�ons to the Inspire house for their great charity day last Friday.

Over $600 was raised for the ‘Jeans for Genes’ founda�on which is a fantas�c

result. Well done to all the students and staff who helped with the day; cook-

ing muffins, preparing the jellies and organising the BBQ. Special thanks to

house leaders, Keira Firth and Erin McGuigan for all their work in organising

and conduc�ng the day

Bus travel

Please remember that non bus travellers are not to travel on any school bus

without a wri;en request from a parent/guardian and prior approval from the

school. This should be done the day prior to the requested travel. Also, bus travellers are not to travel on a

bus other than their designated bus without prior approval from the school.

Nurture Nest

The first Nurture Nest program concluded this week and the feedback received from those who a;ended

was really posi�ve and certainly will provide the impetus for the program to run again in 2017. Thanks to

Helen Bayne from LLEN who was instrumental in obtaining the funding for the program. Thanks also to the

following people who were instrumental in ensuring that the program ran successfully: Nicole Devereux

from St Colman’s, Jackie Elliot from the Mortlake Library, Jane Gough from the Mortlake kinder and Sue

Amos and Kath Tanner from our school.

Repor�ng period 4 and Parent/Teacher/Student interviews

School reports for the fourth repor�ng period will be emailed to all families on Thursday 25th August. Please

ensure we have your correct details.

Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 6th September from 12pm – 7pm. This will be

a pupil free day. The instruc�ons for the online booking are in this newsle;er and a copy will also be sent

home with your child on Thursday. Bookings open Monday 22nd August and will close at 10am on the morn-

ing of the interviews.

Graeme Good

LOST

One Katmandu Jacket, Size Small. If found please return to the General Office

Jeans for Genes Day On Friday the 5th of August Inspire held a fundraiser for Jeans for Genes day, a group of us went to the Home Eco room in the 3rd and 4th period. That group was Katy Jarvie, Stevie Lee Collins, Ali Mann, Zoee Boyden, Ollie Mahncke, Simon Atkin-son, Lachie Mcgavin, and myself. Us girls made blue heaven milkshakes and the boys went and cooked the sausages. In pe-riod 4 we started plating up the food for the P-4s. We had Milkshakes, Jelly, Muffins and Sausages. We went around to all the classes then when the lunch time bell went we took the left over food to the undercover area and people came and bought some. Everything ran out except the muffins! Overall we made over $600! By Josephine Gubbins

P-4 Assembly awards Mon 8th August 2016

Prep: Max Slater – for being a fantas�c role model for your classmates.

Year 1: Clayton Monahan – for always helping and encouraging your classmates.

Year 2: Declan Compton-Sheaves – for your focus and posi�ve aGtude during wri�ng.

3/4 P: Jack Fowler – for your awesome effort in the garden.

3/4 CR: Lily Schuuring – for your wonderful work at school and your posi�ve aGtude to

everything you do.

Congratula�ons to all of these students!

P-4 Place

Year One are learning about Procedural Texts in class. We have been reading and fol-

lowing instructions to- make Funny Face biscuits, to make coin rubbings and to play

games.

Students have also written instructions for classmates to follow to play cards, hop-

scotch and athletic events. To ensure we have included all the steps required we have

read and checked that we have included all the instructions needed.

P-4 BOOK WEEK DRESS UP DAY

MONDAY 22ND AUGUST

Come dressed up as your favourite book character

A parade will be held at 9.00am

SUCCEED

FUNDRAISER

This term SUCCEED will be raising money to support Brain Cancer research.

Touched by Aaron Lyon’s ba;le with brain cancer, SUCCEED will be raising

money for “The Walk For Brain Cancer” fundraiser.

On Tuesday August 16, all students will

par�cipate in “The Walk for Brain Cancer.

Students will have the opportunity of

making a gold coin dona�on in house

group before assembling on the basket-

ball courts and then walking around Tea-

Tree Lake.

Students are asked to dress in purple, as this was Aaron’s favourite colour

and wear their favourite beanie.

Cupcakes will be available from the canteen at recess for $1 each.

We hope that everyone will get on board and support this important fund-

raiser. Ms Russell’s daughter, Maddy, is also ba;ling cancer at the moment.

We wish her well with her treatment.

YEAR 11 WORK EXPERIENCE CAMP On Sunday 24th August Year 11 students travelled to Melbourne for their work experi-

ence camp. During the week students completed work experience, ne-

gotiated public transport and dealt with all the responsibilities and

pressures that go with being in the workforce. The aim is to prepare

the students for life after school and to ensure that Melbourne does

not hold too many fears for them.

Students completed work experience at the following workplaces.

Jackie Cooper OMIC—302 Arden Street, North Melbourne

Kira Firth Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre Aughtie Drv, Albert Park

Sasha Frith Intertek—218 Lorimer St, Port Melbourne

Raezel Fuertez Intertek—218 Lorimer St, Port Melbourne

Brooke Harfoot RACV Club—501 Bourke St, Melbourne

Lizzy Kelly Melbourne University—Level 5, 111 Barry St, Carlton

Airlia Munn The Langham Hotel 1 Southgate Avenue, Southbank

Briannah Parker Preston Motors Essendon Holden 205-211 Keilor Road, Essendon North

Lilly Stapleton RACV Club—501 Bourke St, Melbourne

Georgia Wareham Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre Aughtie Drv, Albert Park

Year 10 Camp During week 3 of this term Year 10 students a;ended a 3 day Camp in Melbourne. The

purpose of this camp is to introduce the students to urban life in Melbourne and navi-

ga�ng their way around the city using public transport.

APer arriving in Melbourne and unpacking at the hostel students completed an orient-

eering exercise around the Melbourne CBD and visited the Melbourne sports and

aqua�c centre.

On the second day students a;ended a day-long session 'Ambi�on Uncovered' run by

Ambi�on recruitment. During the day the students learnt about presenta�on and inter-

view skills from professional recruitment staff. This included resumes and cover le;ers,

interviews, speaking and listening, dress and appearance.

On Friday students visited the headquarters of Racing Victoria to learn about careers in

the racing industry, went to the Queen Victoria market for lunch and some shopping,

then caught the train out to Glen Iris for a recrea�onal session at Bounce.

Finally I hope that the Year 9 students

will take up this valuable opportunity

next year as this is great prepara�on for

the Year 11 Work Experience camp

Raising the Aspira�ons of Rural Students

On Thursday 21st, July Year 9 students par�cipated in a state government pilot pro-

gram at the school. The aim of the program is to reduce the learning and develop-

ment gap experienced by students in rural and regional Victoria. Raising the educa-

�onal aspira�ons of these students is an important part of addressing this learning

and development gap.

Schools were invited to par�cipate in one of the four pilot programs. Mortlake Col-

lege is par�cipa�ng in the Role Modelling pilot.

Kate Burt gave a presenta�on as a local role model outlining the obstacles she faced

and overcame to achieve her aspira�ons. The presenta�on assisted students in

seGng and execu�ng achievable post-school educa�on and career goals.

Role modelling can promote students’ belief in their abili�es and curiosity, helping

them to learn how to overcome obstacles through perseverance. The presenta�on

encouraged discussion of career goals between students and with the role model.

The college would like to express its thanks to Kate for her �me and effort in a;end-

ing the aPernoon and her inspira�onal presenta�on to the students.

SPORT SPOT

P-12 Sport Dates

August

12th Aug Year 5/6 Hoop �me Basketball—Terang

September

15th Sept MWD Spring Sports Day (Years 7-9) Derri

October

7th Oct GWR Athle�cs

17th Oct State Athle�cs

18th Oct Regional Athle�cs (Primary)

November

18th Nov Primary Triathlon

LUNCHTIME SPORT Lunch �me sport will be running for students in Years 5-12 this term. This week is junior girl’s

netball.

Students will have an opportunity to sign up for these sports early next term.

Students must be in a full change of sports gear to par�cipate.

Next week: Senior mixed netball and junior boys table tennis.Next week: Senior mixed netball and junior boys table tennis.Next week: Senior mixed netball and junior boys table tennis.Next week: Senior mixed netball and junior boys table tennis.

HEALTH MESSAGE Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condi�on in Australia; increasing at a faster rate than

other chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer.

Common risk factors include increased weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride

(blood fat) levels. Changing the habits of a lifet

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Manage your weight.Manage your weight.Manage your weight.Manage your weight. Excess body fat, par�cularly if stored around the abdomen, can in-

crease the body’s resistance to the hormone insulin. This can lead to type 2 diabetes.

SOURCE: Be6er Health Channel

WESTERN WAVES CRICKET

Any girls between 11 and 18 on the 1st

September who are interested in par�cipa�ng in the

Western Waves Pathway squads can a;end the free coaching sessions in Horsham, Hamilton

or Warrnambool star�ng in September. You can find this informa�on on the Western Waves

Websitewww.westernwaves.cricketvictoria.com.au

Or join the Western Waves Face – Book page. To a;end these sessions girls are just required

to complete a Pathway Consent Form (See Mr. Jones)

SPORT SPOT

CONNECT Parents and students can connect to School sports Victoria via Facebook and Twitter. Just fol-low the following links

http://www.facebook.com/SchoolSportVictoria https://twitter.com/@SchoolSportVic

Nathan Jones—Year 7-12 Sports Coordinator

jones.nathan.t@edumail.vic.gov.au

Informa�on regarding state nomina�ons and other sports can be found on the School Sport Victoria

website. www.ssv.vic.edu.au

STATE NOMINATIONS / REPRESENTATIVE SPORTS / RESULTS

EQUESTRIAN NEWS

Mitchell Parker represented Mortlake College at Weribbee Park last Friday, par�cipa�ng in the Vic-

torian Interschools Showjumping Grand Finals. Mitchell competed in the 2 phase in which he placed

9th then in the three round Grand Prix he came fourth. There were 38 riders in his 80cm class. Well

done Mitchell.

Congratula�ons to Jarrad MacDonald who

won the Open Team Penning event in Wau-

bra at the BFM Horse Events at the weekend.

This was Jarrad’s first compe��on.

Programs for WISECHAMPS below are on the Equestrian No�ceboard, please take one if interested.

WARRNAMBOOL INTERSCHOOL EQUESTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

HOSTED BY WARRNAMBOOL PONY CLUB INC (A0005642N)

HORSE TRIALS GRADE 1-5 ENTRY Horse Trials $35 RUG FOR WINNER OF EACH HT GRADE

HANDS ON LEARNING UPDATE!

As you are all aware our hol group has being working up at the rec reserve for some �me now and we’ve finally

completed the new sea�ng along the netball courts see pics below? Well done guys and great effort and com-

mitment for a long term project. We finished oiling the sea�ng which came up really well and should make it last

a lot longer.

Each week everyone has a focus plan to aim for eg: “be a posi�ve help to the group today” All the students indi-

vidually get assigned to what suits them and area’s they need to work on. This has its challenges at �mes but

most achieve them on a weekly basis. Alongside of this project we have done a few small projects which include

repairs and altera�ons to tables and refurbishing other old furniture’s around school.

Up and coming projects at the school are building a buddy seat, help with new path out front of school and build

more sea�ng in under cover area of school. We are keen to do more work back at the school and help out any

way we can. Jarrad MacDonald a long �me hol member has decided to move on to focus on other commitments

we wish him well and hope he takes with him a sense of pride and achievement well done Jarrad you’ve come

along way and all the best!

We will welcome into the group a few new faces which will be announced soon, we have had a lot of inquiries

from prospec�ve students unfortunately we have a limited spots available for all of them. The Hol group is a

great place for students who want a li;le more hands on experience in learning and a great safe environment to

develop and challenge themselves more.

We look forward to our new students.

Ben Cross & Ross Trahair—Hands on Learning 2016.

Frozen Blueberry & Yoghurt Kebabs

Well, this was a hit with my kids! They gobbled them up for afternoon tea. It’s a slightly different take on Frozen Yoghurt Bites I’ve made before.

Kebab Sticks Blueberries Thick yoghurt – any flavour (Greek Style consistency works best) Baking paper Large container Large plate

The good thing is you can make a batch of these delicious almost-ice-creams and store them in the freezer for whenever.

1. Thread blueberries on to the kebab stick.

2. Place on a plate and lather with yoghurt. Rolling the blueberries into the yoghurt works well.

3. Line a freezer safe container (large encourage to fit the length of a kebab) with bak-ing paper. Lay each kebab down, allowing enough space in-between so they don’t get stuck.

4. Freeze for at least a couple of hours.

5. Eat immediately when removed from freezer.

After School Snacks

Read more at: h;ps://www.stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/50-healthy-aPer-school-snack-ideas/

Why tolerance encourages success Want your child to be successful way past the confines of the school gate? Then you need to make sure your child is tolerant of individual differences and accepting of children and adults who look and act differently to them. There’s no doubt that success in today’s world depends on the ability to understand, appreciate and work with others. The child who is open to differences is likely to have more opportunities in school, in business and in life in general. Schools are diverse places Walk into any school ground in Australia and you’ll witness diversity firsthand. You’re likely to see children from many different cultural, racial and family backgrounds. You’ll also see kids with different needs and diverse ways of expressing themselves. Some kids will wear their hearts on their sleeves, while others will be taciturn and quiet. Tolerant kids are accepting of these differences. They make friends with children and young people who may look and act differently to them. 5 ways to promote tolerance in your child: 1. Help your child feel accepted, respected, and valued. When your child feels good about himself, he is more able to treat others respectfully. 2. Model acceptance. Kids learn what they live so make sure you welcome differences in others, and be sen-sitive to cultural or racial stereotypes. 3. Challenge prejudice or narrow-minded views. Sometimes kids, knowingly or unknowingly, can say the cruelest things about others. As a parent respectfully remind your child or young person about the impact that a narrow view can have on his or her own behaviour as well as on those it may be directed towards. Intolerance of diversity is an attitude that parents should make a stand against. 4. Answer kids’ questions about differences honestly and respectfully. Teach your kids that it is accepta-ble to notice and discuss differences as long as it is done with respect. 5. Respect individual differences within your own family. Your ability to accept your children's differing abili-ties, interests and styles will go a long way towards establishing an attitude of tolerance in the children them-selves. By valuing the uniqueness of each member of your family you are teaching your kids to value the strengths in others, no matter how diverse.

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Classifieds

2016 CALENDAR

AUGUST

Wed 10th Fathers & Friends Night

Thurs 11th Elevate VCE Excursion

Fri 12th Hoop time—Years 5/6 Terang

Tue 16th Walk for Cancer—Gold Coin Donation

Mon 22nd Online School Interview bookings open 9am

22nd—26th Book Week

Wed 24th Matilda Excursion

24th-26th Year 3/4 Camp

Mon 29th Year 7 Immunisations

Tue 30th Kindergarten Visit 9.00am

29th Aug-2nd Sept Literacy & Numeracy Week

SEPTEMBER

Mon 5th Year 11 Chemistry Excursion

Tue 6th Parent Teacher Interviews

Wed 7th P-4 Production—Matinee

Thurs 8th P-4 Production—Evening

Wed 14th Thatre Studies Showcase BER

Thurs 15th MWD Yr 7-9 Spring Sports

Fri 16th Grand Final Breakfast

Mon 22nd Book Week Dress Up Day & Parade 9am

Mon 22nd Advance—Rudy’s Boxing P5&6

Mon 12th Advance—Rudy’s Boxing P5&6

Mon 12th AFL 9’s Year 3 & 4