COBDEN TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Committed to Students, Committed to Success McKenzie Street, Cobden, 3266 www.cobdentechschool.org cobden.ts@edumail.vic.gov.au Ph: 5595 1202

Term 1 Week 10

2 April, 2019

We are committed to find, and celebrate, successful outcomes for students, whether that is in the pursuit of high level academic

achievement, or the development of specific vocational skills.

The values we strive to develop and promote through our interactions with

students, parents and other members of our community are Honesty, Excellence,

Accountability, Respect and Trust - HEART.

Inside this Issue Principal ……………………………………..…………… 1 Assistant Principal ………………………..…………. 3 Calendar ……………………………………………..….. 4 Careers ……………………………………………………. 5 Cobden Miniature Railways Project ……….. 5 VCAL Numeracy ………………………………………. 6 NAPLAN 2019 …. ……………………………………… 6 Mood & Food ..………………………………………… 8 Financial Assistance Information……………… 9 South West Dental Service ……………………… 10 L2P …………………………………………………………. 11 Sport ……………………………….……………..……... 12

Principal

Rohan Keert Staffing Movements Moving on – Brianna Sinnott has performed an essential role supporting the emotional and wellbeing needs of our students over the past two years as student counsellor. In that time, she developed strong relationships with many CTS students and staff. She leaves big shoes to fill. We are pleased for Brianna, that she has secured a counselling position in Geelong. We expect to announce the appointment of a new student counsellor early in Term 2. New staff – We welcome Jared Klobe as our new Specialist Technician to look after the school computer network.

School Council Parent/Student Representatives: Rae Bellman (President) Liz Roberts (Vice President) Sue Clarke Michelle De Bie Rebecca Perriss Ingrid Bellman (Student) Tanner Fratantaro (Student)

BREAKFAST CLUB CTS offers every Wednesday and Friday morning from 8.30-9am at Johno’s Shed. Free cheese toasties are available. Those students who have travelled long distances on the bus, or have missed breakfast for any

reason, are especially welcome.

Jacqui Gore joins us from Term 2 as our Middle Years Literacy Support network teacher. Jacqui will work at our school one day per week for the next two years to improve literacy outcomes at Year 10. Jacqui will also work with our literacy improvement team to lead improvement in reading and comprehension across all year levels, in all learning areas. In a similar capacity, Margot Horan has been appointed as Middle Years Numeracy Support teacher to improve numeracy outcomes at Year 10. On leave – Sue Blake is taking long service leave in Term 2. We look forward to the return of former Principal, Peter Rock, who will be taking Sue’s classes. Reinier Bouman will also be on long service leave throughout Term 2. I am a bit envious, but wish both Sue and Reinier all the best for their well-earned break and look forward to seeing them back for Term 3. CTS SRC at the Cobden Primary School Fete I would like to thank Assistant Principal Cassandra Crevola and our SRC student leaders for their support of the Cobden Primary School Fete on Sunday 31st March. It is great to see our two schools working together at community events like this. 2019 School Council Our new school council got off to a flying start on Monday 18th March under the leadership of our new parent President, Rae Bellman. We welcome new Student Councillors, Ingrid Bellman and Tanner Fratantaro. Ingrid and Tanner were elected for a two-year term by their peers as student members of council. Michelle De Bie has been elected to the parent member category vacated by former President, Jodie Watson. Rae Bellman and Sue Clarke were re-elected for a two-year term. Our 2019 school council is as follows: Parent Staff Student Rae Bellman (President/Parent) Liz Roberts (Vice President/Parent) Sue Clarke (Parent) Rebecca Perriss (Parent)

Cassandra Crevola (Treasurer/Assistant Principal/DET) Annette Hickey (DET) Rohan Keert (Principal/DET)

Ingrid Bellman (Student) Tanner Fratantaro (Student)

Come and Try Day Cobden Technical School will welcome the Grade 5 and 6 students from Cobden Primary School to their Come and Try Day on Wednesday 3rd April. It will be a day for them to enjoy. Open Night Preparations are well underway for our Open Night on Wednesday 8th May. Please share the information flyers and Facebook posts promoting the event. We look forward to sharing what education at our wonderful school can be for prospective students and their families. At Cobden Technical School we are Committed To Students; Committed To Success. Sporting achievements We have had another successful round of school and HSSSD athletics over the past few weeks. I would like to thank Belinda Savage and our staff for their organisation, coaching and supervision of our student athletes. Age champions and new records will be announced at the whole school assembly on the last day of term. Don’t forget to check the CTS Facebook page for photos and updates. Cobden Technical School 50th Anniversary celebrations We have aligned our events with the Cobden Spring Festival 19th – 20th October 2019. Stay tuned for more information throughout the year.

Assistant Principal

Cassandra Crevola

It has been a busy few weeks at Cobden Technical School, with a whole range of events taking place inside and outside of the classroom. We were absolutely delighted that the weather held off for us on Athletics day and was just perfect – not too hot and not too cold! I was very proud to gaze over into the grandstand from the Discuss event and see that all of the students were getting involved and having a go at events on the track or in the field throughout the day, leaving plenty of room for family and supporters. We all enjoyed Mr McCluggage’s expert commentary keeping pace with the students throughout the afternoon, which added to the excitement of the day. We were happy to see so many supporters cheering on students and we look forward to having you come along and cheer through other events during the year – keep your eye on the calendar for more opportunities! The SRC have been busy this term organising two key events. The first was held this past Sunday, when we ran a Cookie Decorating stall at the Cobden Primary School fete. The SRC and a few student helpers expertly offered their tips for smearing icing and lollies on biscuits to make all sorts of artistic, edible creations! The very wet

weather wasn’t enough to dampen the spirit and determination of young people in their pursuit of sweet treats and we raised a nice sum from the cookie-jar collection that we will be donating to CPS. The students deserve an extra big thank you and congratulations for the generous manner in which they offered their time, their maturity in supporting the event and their big smiles throughout the day. You can see some of the colourful fun in the attached images. The second key event they have been organising is their End-of-Term Assembly, taking place this Friday. The SRC have been collating award nominations and

been impressed by the calibre of our students as they determine the worthy recipients for Term 1. We look forward to sharing these with you in our next edition! As we go to press, we are looking forward to meeting with parents, students and families on Tuesday 2nd April at interviews. We understand that sometimes it can be difficult to attend on the set dates or times, so we encourage you to make contact with the school at any point if you’d like to discuss your students’ progress. A phone call to your student’s Mentor or House Leader can be a good starting point to get the ball rolling. A few key reminders for the first week back: school resumes on Tuesday 23rd April, with the ANZAC Day public holiday also falling in that week on the Thursday (25th April). We wish the Cobden Technical School community a safe and enjoyable term break and look forward to seeing you again in Term 2!

Just a reminder to return your Easter Basket

Raffle tickets. It is drawn this coming Friday.

Four prizes in all. Be in it to win it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Calendar

TERM 2 WEEK 1 DATE EVENT Monday, 22nd April • EASTER MONDAY Tuesday, 23rd April • First Day of Term 2 Thursday 25th April • ANZAC DAY Friday 26th April • GWR Interschool Lawn Bowls WEEK 2 DATE EVENT Wednesday 1st May • Gun Club Competition at Colac WEEK 3 DATE EVENT Sunday May 5th 1st Deb Practice 5pm – 7 pm Tuesday 7th May • Year 7 and Year 10 Immunisations

• CTS Cross Country Wednesday 8th May • Cobden Technical School Open Night WEEK 4 DATE EVENT Tuesday 14th May • NAPLAN – Writing Wednesday 15th May • NAPLAN – Reading Thursday 16th May • NAPLAN – Conventions of Language Friday 17th May • NAPLAN - Numeracy WEEK 5 DATE EVENT Monday 20th May • School Council Meeting Wednesday 22nd May • HSSSD Cross Country (Camperdown) WEEK 6 DATE EVENT Tuesday 28th May • HSSSD Senior Boys Football and Girls Netball WEEK 7 DATE EVENT Monday 3rd June • GWR Cross Country (Warrnambool) Thursday 6thJune • HSSSD Junior and Intermediate Boys Football and Girls Netball (Terang) WEEK 8 DATE EVENT Monday, 10th June • QUEEN”S BIRTHDAY Friday 14th June • Debutante Ball WEEK 9 DATE EVENT Monday 17th June • Year 10 Work Experience

• School Council meeting Tuesday 18th June • Year 10 Work Experience Wednesday 19th June • Year 10 Work Experience Thursday 20th June • Year 10 Work Experience Friday 21st June • Year 10 Work Experience WEEK 10 DATE EVENT Monday 24th June • Year 10 Work Experience Tuesday 25th June • Year 10 Work Experience

• HSSSD Senior and Intermediate Basketball Wednesday 26th June • Year 10 Work Experience Thursday 27th June • Year 10 Work Experience Friday 28th June • Year 10 Work Experience

• Last Day of Term 2

Careers

Annette Hickey –Careers Coordinator Work Experience dates for your calendar: Year10 – Monday,17th June – Friday,28th June Year 11 – Monday, July 29th – Friday, August 2nd ( Melbourne)

Cobden Miniature Railway Project

Michael Nixon Cobden Technical School Year 11 VCAL Students and the Cobden Miniature Railway have joined forces to assist with the upkeep and maintenance of the railway site at Cobden. After consulting with railway management, it was decided that the following work projects be undertaken: Repair and paint the small trestle bridge, Repair and paint the fire hose boxes at the station, and repair and paint badly corroded switch track levers. The class of twelve students has been split into three groups; construction, carpentry and metal fabrication. Each group is currently undertaking one of the set projects. The students have completed a job safety analysis for each project and are now in full swing with their set projects. These projects should be finished prior to the end of term one.

VCAL Numeracy arrives at CTS

Michael Smart In 2019 we have undertaken to teach VCAL Numeracy as part of the Year 11 and Year 12 VCAL programs. This is the first time VCAL Numeracy has been included, and we hope that its focus on routine and everyday applications of numeracy will suit the needs of our students. As we develop and implement our learning programs, we must include the following essential elements:

• Mathematical knowledge and techniques • Comparative mathematics • Estimation and approximation • Writing and interpreting numerical expressions • Applying mathematics

There are four learning outcomes that underpin all of our classwork.

1. Numerical Skills and Processes Perform routine multi-step computations with and without software tools and devices.

2. Financial Literacy Make decisions and perform routine monetary calculations involving money, manage personal finances and understand risk in familiar situations.

3. Planning and Organising Identify, use and interpret routine numbers and units of measurement to make decisions about time, location, data, resources and solve routine multi-step problems.

4. Measurement, Representation and Design Use units of measurement to measure, represent and interpret objects, plans and diagrams.

Each of the learning activities undertaken by the students will actually contribute some evidence about their skills and abilities toward each of their learning outcomes. What this means is that, in a day to day sense, we do not use a topic approach based around content skills. Our students work is now based around themes of relevance in the real world. For example, we draw on the student work placements for examples from measurement, finance, planning and organising that can be used to build their skills. A regular activity each week is the playing of cribbage, a card game that strengthens quick mental arithmetic skills. Cribbage play involves aiming for a target number, identifying scoring opportunities during play, and tracking scores with mental arithmetic. Before we could play, the students measured and drilled their own cribbage scoring boards. Each student’s skills at the game have improved considerably, and with it their skill at mental computation. At present the Year 11 Numeracy class is planning and organising a Maths Games Day for Year 7 & 8 students. This involves everything from trialling and deciding on which Maths activities to include, planning the day’s schedule and developing plans for organisation of the day’s events.

NAPLAN 2019

Michael Smart The National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is moving to an online environment this year. Year 7 and 9 students will participate in tests of Writing, Reading, the Conventions of Language (spelling,

grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy across Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th May (Week 4 of Term 2). Catch up sessions for students absent on the day of any of the tests will be conducted in the following week. What do we learn from NAPLAN testing? NAPLAN testing provides a snapshot of your child’s achievement at one particular point in time. This information provides some specific information that adds to the total picture of achievement for your child. As a school, we are able to analyse the whole Year level data sets to identify common areas of difficulty and/or misunderstanding. We also get a general idea about the learning growth of the student cohort since their previous NAPLAN tests. This information is useful as we examine the effectiveness of our teaching and learning programs, and plan for school improvement. All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN tests. Support can be arranged for students with a range of needs that would impact on their ability to complete the tests. We now have flexibility to more easily provide additional time for those that may require it to complete the tests, but this must be set up before the testing starts. Exemptions may also be granted to students with significant intellectual disabilities. If you feel that your child would benefit from some additional support during the tests, or is eligible for support due to specific learning needs, you need to discuss this with Michael Smart before Friday 10 May. Likewise, if you feel that due to the nature of your child’s specific learning needs or disability, you would like them exempted from the NAPLAN test, you need to discuss this with Michael Smart before Friday 10 May. Parental consent is required before any support due to disability, or an exemption, is granted. Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents and carers in consultation with the principal or NAPLAN coordinator. If, after consultation, you decide to withdraw your child, you must sign a Student Withdrawal form by Friday 10th May. These forms are generated on a need basis, so please contact Michael Smart to plan for your child’s withdrawal. Naturally, as a school, we would like every student in Years 7 to 9 to attempt the NAPLAN tests, including any struggling learners. The Education Department uses data from NAPLAN to provide targeted support to schools for learners identified as being significantly behind their age expected performance. If students would benefit from additional learning support, it is important that they complete NAPLAN testing so that their needs can be identified, and Department resources made available to support their improved learning. With the move to the online environment, it is important that students be given the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the testing environment and the way the questions are structured. The online tests include ‘drag and drop’, written word and number responses, and the use of on-screen tools such as ruler, protractor and calculator. To support students in 2019, there is a NAPLAN Online practice test window open from Monday 25th March through to Friday 26th April. This practice site can be accessed from school or home at: http://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site It is recommended that all Year 7 and Year 9 students take the opportunity to use the practice site in preparation for the NAPLAN test period in May. The NAPLAN test schedule for May is: TUESDAY 14th May WRITING WEDNESDAY 15th May READING THURSDAY 16th May CONVENTIONS of LANGUAGE FRIDAY 17th May NUMERACY If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the NAPLAN coordinator, Michael Smart, to discuss your child’s participation in NAPLAN.

Already Year 7 and Year 9 students have participated in a statewide Coordinated Practice Test to ensure that the system can manage when students in all schools across the state log in to use it. Our practice test did not go well, although our school’s end of things held up well and performed as expected. We are sure that by the time the full testing program runs in May that the system will be more robust. Later in the year all families that had students involved in NAPLAN testing will receive a personal NAPLAN report. The report will describe your child’s particular skills in Reading, Writing, the Conventions of Language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. The report will also show how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. These describe the minimum acceptable standards for students across Australia. I am confident that the information you receive as a result of your child’s participation in the NAPLAN tests will be valuable in helping you to assess your child’s progress in literacy and numeracy. For more information about the tests, please visit the VCAA website at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website at www.nap.edu.au

Many children and young people don’t eat enough healthy foods.

to satisfy the recommended health promoting diet. This includes the recommended

number of serves of fruit and vegetables per day. Young

people are more likely to eat a diet which is nutrient poor, sugar

rich and processed. This can affect not only physical health but also their brain and emotions too.

Scientific research shows that what children are eating is important for learning and mental health. Reference: http://foodandmoodcentre.com.au/diet-and-mental-health-in-children-and-adolescents/.

Try for 5 is an annual campaign developed by Nutrition Australia that aims to encourage Australians to increase their vegetable consumption to the recommended five serves per day. See the website for more information www.tryfor5.org.au

Smart Snacks 100+ quick and nutritious recipes for surviving the school years By Michael Carr-Gregg, Flip Shelton. Well known and respected Child & Adolescent Pychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg has collaborated with a dietician to write a book aimed at improving the mental health of young people - by improving their nutrition. Give it a go, the whole family could benefit!

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Your Child’s Dental Health SOUTH WEST DENTAL SERVICE IS CURRENTLY OFFERING DENTAL CHECKUPS

AND TREATMENT TO STUDENTS ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL. Where is South West Dental Services located?

• South West Healthcare, Manifold Place, 140 Manifold Street, Camperdown. • Phone 5557 0915 • South West Dental Service operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8.30am till 4.30 pm

Who can access South West Dental Services? • Children aged 2-17 years eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Scheme- bulkbilled through

Medicare. • Health Care/Pensioner Concession Card holders 0-17 years-no fee. • Non Health Care/Pensioner Concession Card holders 0-12 years-$33.50 for general care. • No fees are charged for emergency care.

How do I make an appointment for my child? • Children previously seen by our dental service will usually receive a recall letter when they are due

for a checkup. • If your child has not seen us before, or for some time, or you have other concerns please contact us

on 5557 0900 to arrange an appointment. • Please have your concession card and/or Medicare card with you when you call.

We look forward to seeing you and your child.

Warrnambool Camperdown Hamilton Portland Community Health Building Ground Floor, Koroit Street

Manifold Place 140 Manifold Place

2 Roberts Street

Warrnambool, Vic 3280 Camperdown, VIC 3260 Hamilton,Vic 3300 Portland, VIC Phone: 03 5564-4250 Phone: 03 5593 7300 Phone: 03 55518347 Phone: 55210390 Fax: 03 5563 1500 Fax: 03 5593 2659 Fax: 55631500 Fax 55631500

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L2P CORANGAMITE MENTOR DRIVER PROGRAM

Mentor Driver volunteers are urgently needed for mentoring learner drivers as they learn to negotiate the roads as there are a growing number of L Platers wanting to learn. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Sally Buckland, who is the coordinator, at the Terang Hospital on 55920222 and she

will give you further details. Email:

slbuckland@tmhs.vic.gov.au

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Sport

Belinda Savage – Sports Coordinator Upcoming Events – Save the dates Friday 26th April GWR Lawn Bowls (Ararat) Wednesday 1st May Colac Gun Club Shoot Tuesday 7th May CTS Cross Country Wednesday 22nd May HSSSD Cross Country (Camperdown) Tuesday 28th May HSSSD Senior Boys Football and Girls Netball Monday 3rd June GWR Cross Country (Warrnambool) Thursday 6th June HSSSD Junior and Intermediate Boys Football and Girls Netball (Terang) Tuesday 25th June HSSSD Senior and Intermediate Basketball Cobden Technical School Athletics – Tuesday 19th March Glenfyne Gold ended a long running drought, scoring a win at the School Athletic Carnival after 12 years.

Team Scores:- Glenfyne Gold 860 Shenfield Blue 630.1 Tandarook Red 593.8 One record was broken on the day – Congratulations Cameron Newell on a great run in the U17 Boys 800 m.

Aged Champions:- U13 Female Elizabeth Wood (Red) U13 Male Mitchell Smith (Gold) U14 Female Abbey Robbins (Blue) U14 Male Tyler Parsons (Red) U15 Female Holly Duynhoven (Blue) U15 Male Brodie Neale (Gold) U16 Female Macey-Lee Hickey (Gold) U16 Male Joe Hutt (Red) U17 Female Hailey Rosenthal (Gold) U17 Male Lachlan Gass (Gold) U20 Female Ally Jeffery (Red) U20 Male Dylan Jeffery (Gold)

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HSSSD Interschool Athletics – Friday 29th March, 2019 Congratulations to the following students who attended at Camperdown to compete in the HSSSD Interschool Athletic Sports. A super effort by ALL, and a big thank you to the students for attending and competing at the next level. GLENFYNE GOLD TANDAROOK RED SHENFIELD BLUE Ella Baynes Abbey Benson Tanner Fratantaro Macey Lee Hickey Brodie Neale Thomas Roberts Holly Roberts Indee Smith Connor Stares Ryan Stares Tara Watts Brydie Foote Lachlan Gass Jacoba Henderson Dylan Jeffery Heath Jeffery Caitlyn Sargood Mitchell Smith Jayden Squire Lachlan Stephenson Lachlan Taylor Blake Walsh

Kayla Hunter Ally Jeffery Saf McVilly Abbey Robbins Tyler Parsons Kayleb Bignell Brodie Foster Ryan Hawkins Ben Hookway Joe Hutt Thomas La Franchi Grace Ritchie Elizabeth Wood

Luke Ball Holly Duynhoven Bradley Gillingham Ryleigh McVilly Kurt Merrett Cameron Newell Madison Oborne Hunter Reynolds Ingrid Bellman Austin De Bie Stuart De Bie Brody Eddy Giaan Gration Harrison Herschell Noah Mungean

We had a lot of outstanding results and are pleased to announce that the following students have now qualified to attend at the Greater Western Region Athletics on Monday 16th September, 2019 at Ballarat. If any of the students would like to train for their events please speak to Mr Neal Simmonds or Mrs Belinda Savage. GLENFYNE GOLD TANDAROOK RED SHENFIELD BLUE Lachlan Gass (U17 Boys 100m and Shot Put) Brodie Neale (U15 Boys 800m and Relay) Connor Stares (U15 Boys Relay) Ryan Stares (U15 Boys Relay)

Elizabeth Wood (U13 Girls 800 m) Kayla Hunter (U17 girls Shot Put) Ally Jeffery (U20 Girls Discus and Javelin) Safari McVilly (U15 Boys 100 m, 200m, 400m and Relay) Kayleb Bignell (1500 m) Ben Hookway (U16 Boys High Jump)

Abbey Robbins (U14 Girls 800 m and 1500 m) Giaan Gration (U13 Girls Discus) Holly Duynhoven (U15 Girls Javelin) Hunter Reynolds (U17 Boys Discus)

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Barefoot Waterskiing Championships

A big congratulations to our Year 9 student, Thomas Roberts, on his recent third placing at the National Championships for the Australian Barefoot Waterskiing Championships held recently at Mulwala, New South Wales. Thomas brought home a bronze in tricks, came a close 5th for the slalom and finished third overall at the Australian Championships. Tom also competed at the Victorian State Titles and came 3rd in the Victorian Titles, on top of his third in the Australian Titles.

Noah Ackerley – Cricket Congratulations to Noah on his selection into the South West Cricket Association “Senior Team of the Year”. Noah is a Year 10 student who plays seniors for Heytesbury Rebels on Saturdays and is also eligible to play U16’s on Sundays for Simpson Rebels. Noah also won the Junior Cricketer for the year and the League Bowling Aggregate. Well done Noah.

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