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Newsletter

July 28, 2016

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No.22 Principal’s Update

Dear Families, Students and Community Members,

School Production

The excitement is building in anticipation of this year’s school production “Hairspray” to be held in the College

hall on the nights of 17th-19th August. Former school captain Josh Mulcahy is again producing the show in

partnership with of our wonderful teachers: Kelly McConville

– P r oduc t i on Coordinator and

Performing Arts C o o r d i n a t o r ,

Demis Danoudis –

Music Coordinator and teache r s

assisting, Adelle Stevenson and Liz

E v a n s . I encourage you all

to purchase tickets

before they sell out, to see our

talented students p e r f o r m . I

congratulate all

students who are involved whether

in the cast, crew or band for their

d e d i c a t i o n throughout the year in preparing for this showcase event.

Whole School Review Update

At the end of Term 2, the department released a list of

accredited reviewers for the school to select from to

conduct our whole school review. In consultation with my Senior Advisor from the region, Simon Hamilton, we

selected Director of Ed Solutions, Jill Jackson, as the external reviewer and I have asked Peter Corkill, Principal

John Monash Science School and Kerrie Dowsley, Principal

St. Albans SC to be our Challenge partners. All panel members have received a copy of our self–evaluation

conducted back in Term 1 and copies of all key data sets.

The review process is completed over

two days. The first day is to be held on August 5 and will involve a school tour,

with panel members including School Council president Nicky Hersey, before

we get into an in depth discussion

about the findings from our self-evaluation and set up the terms of

reference and agenda for our second day. The second day scheduled for August 24th will

involve all members of the College leadership team joining the review panel and we will go into additional data

analysis and discussion around a couple of key identified

focus areas. There is also the potential for staff and students to provide input on this day. At the end of this day

potential goals, targets and key improvement strategies will be drafted for the College community to consider for our

new Strategic Plan.

Alumni

The Mordialloc College Alumni Association continues to be

active and we are pleased to announce that their website is now officially hosted in house here at Mordialloc College.

http://mordialloccollegealumni.org

In addition please find attached with this newsletter a copy

of the latest edition of the Alumni newsletter for your interest.

http://mordialloccollegealumni.org/

2016 Newsletter No .22


Important DatesImportant DatesImportant Dates July Thursday 28

Y11 Health: Blood Donation Friday 29

VCE Studio Art to NGV

World Tree Planting Day

August Wednesday 3 World Challenge presents at

7pm…. …...A Night With Gabriel Gaté Thursday 4 Y11&12 Le Concours Berthe

Mouchette Y11 VCAL Scope Industry Visit Tuesday 9 Y10 Sexual Health Session 1 Friday 12 Student Free Day - Staff PD Tuesday 16 Y11 VCAL: Melbourne Street Art

Tour Wednesday 17 Mordialloc College presents Opening Night 3 shows to Friday 19

Thursday 18 Y9&10 Round Robin Monday 22 Y11 VCAL to NGV

Tuesday 23 Y10 Sexual Health Session 2

Save the Date Save the Date Art Show October 11

Save the date in your calendar for our annual

art show.

Invitation for Community Artworks please

contact Lea Gilbert on 9580 1184 or email

[email protected]

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Parent Survey 2016

The use of opinion data to monitor school performance

is a very important step towards making our school the

best it can possibly be. Annual and anonymous opinion

surveys for staff, students and parents are conducted

and the information gained is used to drive school

improvements and shape the future direction of the

College. Over the next week it is the parents’ turn to

tell us what they think. Randomly selected families

should have received a parent opinion survey in the

mail at the start of the week and we ask that these

families please take the time to complete the survey

and return the completed survey to the General Office

at school by Friday 29 July. In anticipation, I thank

you for your time and considered responses. Please

note all students returning the survey to the General

Office will receive a $5 canteen voucher.

French Competition

Congratulations to all our students who participated in

the recent Berthe Mouchette French Poetry

Competition. We had 11 finalists from the Year 7&8

levels and they participated in the follow up competition

last Sunday with the support of French teacher Bibi

Peerbux. Students were required to recite their poem

individually again but this time in front of two assessors

at the Alliance Française de Melbourne. Results are still

to be released. I would like to thank Bibi Peerbux for

providing this opportunity for our students.

Michelle Roberts Principal

mailto:[email protected]

Personal Best Work to the best of your ability.

Pursue excellence, try hard and constantly seek to improve.

Integrity Be true to yourself by doing what is right. Be honest and trustworthy.

Respect Treat everyone with equal consideration. Be accepting of others and their

differences.

Responsibility Be accountable for your actions. Contribute positively to the school and wider

community.



We welcome Interntional We welcome Interntional Students to Mordialloc Students to Mordialloc

College!College! We have welcomed a number of international students to Mordialloc College this term from across the globe including Italy, Belgium and China.

Some students have joined us for a brief stay while others are part of the International Student program and will be here for the remainder of their school years.

It was great to be able to get to know each other over lunch in the Wellbeing Room this week.

Diane Douglas

Director Student Wellbeing

College Values College Values -- Student PledgeStudent Pledge “As students of Mordialloc College, we are determined to achieve our personal best, not

only academically, but in sports, the arts and in the wider community. We will constantly

strive to be the best we can be. We will endeavour to take responsibility for our actions,

owning up to mistakes and helping others out when in need. We will be respectful

towards all teachers and students, and we will be true to ourselves by being honest and

trustworthy.”



Over the past few weeks the Year 7 cohort has been privileged to participate in a variety of activities including African drumming, crepe day and the finals of the Berthe Mouchette poetry competition.

All three provided a unique experience to immerse ourselves in a range of cultures.

African Drumming

The African drumming workshop was organised for the Year 7 students to celebrate cultural diversity as well as to raise cultural knowledge and awareness about Francophone countries.

The African drumming was an enjoyable experience even for those without rhythmical talent.

We created layered rhythms employing traditional percussion instrumentals whilst learning of the harsh lifestyle of the poor people in Ghana. The entire year level avidly played their allocated instrumentals. The atmosphere was electric.

Crepe Day

After paying $4.00 per serving, the entire school was able to enjoy a delicious crepe with their choice of topping and complimentary fruit. The meandering queue spoke for itself.

The crepe stall was a huge success!

Berthe Mouchette

After participating in the preliminary rounds, five lucky finalists from Year 7 travelled to Alliance Francaise in St.Kilda to compete in the final rounds. We recited the poem ‘La Fourmi’ by Robert Desnos. Fingers crossed our efforts see us through.

A bientot.

Malak Ababneh, 7E

http://professeurcrepe.com/

http://professeurcrepe.com/



Other Results

Excellente Tres Bien

YEAR 7

Sebastian Dobbs

Hannah Grieve Spencer Halse

Sam Maginness Natalie Politova

Vika Vasilenko

Matthew Wade Gabrielle Wainwright

Meike Berg

Noel Boulton-Tams Aidan Boyd

Ethan Capp Bianca Davidson

Samuel Edgar

Austin Grasso Robert Huber

Liam Johnson Celina Lum

Olivia Marlow Ben Mencaraglia

Andres Moreno

Tahlia Peacock Shaina Post-Nanscawen

Elly Sarsini Phoebe Zhang

YEAR 8

Ryan Nguyen

Joanna Elkington Eboni Kewin

David Le

Caitlin Maher Erica Bayley

Mitchell Lewis Lucy Reekie

John Wang

YEAR 9&10

Eleni Hatzis

Elizabeth Ng Sabrina Berg

We are very proud of our students’ achievements this year. The results came out a week ago and the standard has been raised at a higher level in 2016 with 11 finalists from the Year 7 and 8 SEAL classes. From the figures sent by Kellee Lewis, the competition Coordinator at the Alliance Française de Melbourne, 1010 participants were selected as finalists from different participating schools across Victoria in the Years 3-10 Poetry recital category, compared to only 920 last year.

Please note that the Year 9 -12 Levels also

participate in a written test competition. The

Years 9-10 levels completed their written tests

last term, whereas the Years 11-12 students

will be doing their Oral in August. Both results

for the Years 11-12 Levels will be announced

before the end of Term 3.

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Tyreke D’Cruze

Tomas Grave

Malak Ababneh

Rose Patel

Thomas Clarke

Tim Bettin

Dylan Brown

Ethan Carroll

Anuraag Kammar

Noreigh Zuniga

Remi Heurtau

Bibi Peerbux,

LOTE Co-ordinator

Congratulations to our FinalistsCongratulations to our Finalists


Tickets for this year’s Mordialloc College production,

Hairspray, are now on sale. Order yours now so as not

to miss out on the show of the year!

It’s 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, and quirky, plus-sized,

teenage Tracy Turnblad has one dream: to dance on The

Corny Collins Show. When she gets put in detention with

the African-American students in the school, they teach

her some of their dance moves, and her newfound

groove wins her a spot on Corny’s show. Overnight,

Tracy transforms from a nobody into a star, and uses her

influence to advocate for racial integration on the

television show. Tracy faces scrutiny and bullying from

the network producer, Velma, and her popular, but

vicious, daughter, Amber. Will Tracy be able to overcome

the odds and succeed in her mission to integrate The

Corny Collins Show? There’s only one way to find out:

come and see the show!

Tickets: $18 for students/children

$22 for adults

When: 7pm Wednesday 17 August

7pm Thursday 18 August

7pm Friday 19 August

Where: Mordialloc College Hall,

1 Station St, Mordialloc

Tickets can be purchased from the school payment

window, and all enquiries can be made on 9580 1184.

Tickets must be shown at the door on the date for

which they are valid to enable entry to the show.

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Show Date No. of Adult tix @ $22 No. of Student tix @ $18 Total cost

Wednesday 17 August

Thursday 18 August

Friday 19 August



A night with

Gabriel Gaté…

Tickets $35 WEDNESDAY

3 AUGUST - 7:00 - 9:00pm

Mordialloc College Enquiry Zone

Join us for a fun night of food, wine and entertainment. Experience an exclusive night with Gabriel Gaté and Sandra Bernard from Chateau Cuisine. See the famous chefs in action as they produce world renowned culinary delights. Tickets available at the General Office. Phone 9580 1184 if you would like to order over the phone and pay by credit card.

WORLD CHALLENGE FUNDRAISER Thank you to

our wonderful

sponsors

Last chance to

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Only 10

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Your ticket includes: wine, cheese and nibbles, a Trivia competition, a cooking demonstration, footage from Gabriel’s latest

Tour De France cooking show and copies of Gabriel’s new cookbook will also be available for purchase on the night with

proceeds going to World Challenge.

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another way we are improving digital

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