www.gleneagles.vic.edu.au / Reema Boulevard, Endeavour Hills VIC 3802 / T: 9708 1319 F: 9708 1324

Issue 163 22nd February 2013 December 2012 November 2012

IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE

Tuesday 26th

February - School Photos Mon 4

th - Wed 6

th March

Wed 6th

- Fri 8th

March - Year 7 Camp, Flinders

Thursday 28th

February - Year 9 English, Guest Speaker, Sam Bramham, OAM - EMA forms – final date

Tuesday 5th

& Wed 6th

March - Year 9 Global Leadership Days

Friday 1st

March - Swimming Sports Thursday 7th

March - Intermediate Sports Cricket,

Volleyball, Tennis

COLLEGE PRINCIPAL’S

COLLEGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

Councillors are elected to office for a two year term. This year, three parent representative positions and two DEECD employee representative position fall vacant (refer to the last page of newsletter). Interested parents may contact the Principal, Sue Peddlesden to discuss the opportunity. Nominations will open today, Friday 22

nd

February and close on Friday 1st

March. Nominations will be assessed and if an election is required, the ballot will be held between March 8

th and 18

th March.

*Please see the Gleneagles website for more information and application forms: www.gleneagles.vic.edu.au

STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE Parents are reminded that the school and the Education Department does not provide personal accident insurance for students. Parents and guardians are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including any transport costs. Student accident insurance policies are available from some commercial insurers. These cover a range of medical expenses not covered by Medicare or private health insurance. The school cannot advise parents/guardians on whether to purchase a student accident policy or which policy to purchase. It is recommended that they seek assistance in this matter with their insurance broker or find a suitable personal accident insurer in the Yellow Pages or online. PERSONAL GOODS BROUGHT TO SCHOOL Personal property is sometimes brought to school by students, staff and visitors. This can include mobile phones, electronic games, sporting equipment and cars parked on school premises. Neither the school nor the Education Department holds insurance for personal property brought to schools and have no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property. All members of the school community are reminded that they should not bring any unnecessary items to school.

NAMING YOUR BELONGINGS We remind parents that all items of clothing should be labelled so the items can be returned to the rightful owner if they are found. Text books and all items of uniform should also be labelled with the student’s name and Home Group. NEWLOOK PFA! (PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION) If you have a student at the College you are automatically a member of our parent community, also called the PFA (Parents and Friends Association). We are a parent-run group of people who support the school and each other for the benefit of the students. Our first meeting for the year is on Thursday 14

th March at 7.00pm in the school staff room.

We have lots of ideas for this year and would love to have you and your ideas as well. You may be part of a committee or attend just for interest. It’s fun and informative. Come and see! Meetings finish at approximately 8.30pm. Contact person is: Jen Riley, Mobile 0421 315 935. SCHOOL PHOTOS School photos are being taken on Tuesday 26

th February. Payment on the day is

through filling out the Credit Card Section or with cash to the photographer. These are the only payment options. All students received the envelopes for their school photographs last week. Students should ensure they bring the photo envelopes with their order on the day. Correct money is required by the photographers and the school is not able to provide change. Orders may also be made online with the company www.schoolphoto.com.au. Jumpers will not be worn in the photo. All students will leave their jumpers in the classroom when they are called to the gym for their class photo. Please ensure that jumpers and all other items of school uniform are labelled with the student’s name. Students in Year 7A - 7G who are timetabled for Sport Ed on Tuesday afternoon will have their photos taken in their PE uniform.

LEADERSHIP ASSEMBLY 2013

On Wednesday 20th

February, Gleneagles broke an all

time record comfortably accommodating over 1300

students and staff in the Gym for our first whole School

Assembly in honour of Student Leadership in 2013.

All students applying for College Captain positions had to

respond to a number of selection criteria and when

shortlisted were interviewed by panels made up of two

staff and two students. It is confronting for anybody,

students and adults, to negotiate a formal interview

process and candidates also had to get a teacher who

knew them well, to respond to a number of questions as

their referee.

It takes courage and effort to give these things a go! You

are judged by staff and your peers and a number of

students obviously miss out on a position and are left

feeling disappointed and hurt. It’s important to learn

how to deal with these situations, as in life we are all

confronted with missing out, so learning how to process

these feelings and then bounce back is an essential and

valuable skill to have! Students apply for leadership roles

for a range of reasons, the real challenge is how they

successfully manage themselves once in the role.

It is much easier to criticise and do nothing than it is to

speak up and be involved even if it means making

mistakes. At the Assembly we acknowledged the

appointments of all our School and House Captains and

presented them with badges and blazers.

Student Leaders have a significant presence in many

aspects of school life, they present regularly at

assemblies, play a valuable role in the organisation of

many school events and activities and most importantly

represent Gleneagles in the community.

Other leadership opportunities are available in SAC -

Student Activity Committee and Student Voice. Recently

students were invited to apply for either of these

committees and were presented with badges at the

assembly. We have over 40 students involved across

both committees, which is a wonderful reflection of

student involvement!

Being involved in any of these roles, develops skills that

you can successfully use throughout your life and we

congratulate all students who were selected for a

leadership position for 2013.

Sue Peddlesden, Adele Duffy, Kathie Toth & Paul Thorne

COLLEGE CAPTAINS 2013

Rebecca Leclair, Jordan Sarkissian, Mikayla Newton, Joshua Tarasenko, Penny-May Cardilini

STUDENT LEADERS 2013

Name Position HG

Jordan Sarkissian College Captain M01

Joshua Tarasenko College Captain M11

Penny-May Cardilini Deputy Captain M06

Rebecca Leclair Deputy Captain M07

Mikayla Newton Deputy Captain 10E

Abbey Smith Junior Captain 8E

Natalie Erdossy Junior Captain 9J

Claudia Morrison Activities Captain 10E

Jazmyn Worrell Activities Captain 10E

Faris Elrayes Deputy Activities Captain 10E

Miriam Fares Deputy Activities Captain 9E

Liam Carnelley Sport Captain M02

Sharna Watt Sport Captain M04

Monique Shaw Deputy Sport Captain 10I

Rhianne McMahon Deputy Sport Captain 8E

Ebony Johnson Music Captain M09

Shannon Conroy Music Captain 10E

Josh Kannemeyer Deputy Music Captain 10G

Guillaume Gentil Deputy Music Captain 8H

JUNIOR CAPTAINS 2013

Natalie Erdossy & Abbey Smith

HOUSE CAPTAINS 2013

Name Position HG

Josh Evans Kestrels Captain 10H

Jamie Morrison Kestrels Deputy 9G

Carley Timms Harriers Captain M21

Andrew Thao Harriers Captain M24

Mohammed Zeitouneh Harriers Deputy 9I

Filip Mijuskovic Falcons Captain M10

Josh Clarke Falcons Deputy 8A

Jake Crutchfield Kites Captain 10G

Kyle Contencin Kites Deputy 8H

HOUSE CAPTAINS 2013

Mohammed Zeitouneh, Andrew Thao, Kyle Contencin, Jake Crutchfield, Carley Timms, Filip Mijuskovic, Josh Clarke, Josh Evans, Jamie Morrison STUDENT VOICE REPRESENTATIVES 2013

STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE 2013

Name HG

Canis Nugroho 7E

Megan Ann Lee 10E

Jayda McConkey 10I

Brooke Holland 10C

Alisa Lilac 7B

Camelia Tarcea M14

Tania Botorias M08

Jayme Storey M11

Zoe Johnson 10E

Chole Davies 7B

Jordan Sarkissian M01

Dynuk Demuvella 10E

Jasmyn Worrell 10E

Claudia Morrison 10E

Mariam Fares 9E

Faris Elyrais 8E

Josh Kannemeyer 10G

Ben Avdic 10G

Nikkita Harding M16

Emily Whitehead 7G

Mia Kelly 8F

Aarifas Abbas 8F

Maddison Symonds 8F

Danielle Storey 7E

Name HG

Jordan Sarkissian M01

Joshua Tarasenko M11

Penny-May Cardilini M06

Rebecca Leclair M07

Abbey Smith 8E

Natalie Erdossy 9J

Alyssa Jeffrey 7F

Emily Whitehead 7G

Maddyson Moorhouse 7I

Miriam Fares 9E

Chloe Van Puyenbroek 9D

Liam Pittorino 10F

Mikayla Newton 10E

Monique Shaw 10I

Alex Gajica M05

Natty Muenchorn M17

Kayla Smith M23

Carley Timms M21

Stephanie Kovacevic M01

ART CLUB

The Gleneagles Art Club is a lunchtime program that provides students with the opportunity to engage in sharing and creating their own art. Students are welcome to bring their own sketch books/work from home as well as participate in creative skill/craft based activities beyond those offered in regular art classes. The new program offers a space to be creative as well as range of activities to improve student’s skills, a chance for them to express their creativity and gain inspiration from other students. The club is open to students of any year level, as well as providing a space for VCE students to work on folio tasks or gain some guidance in their work. The club is starting on Wednesday, 27

th February and

runs weekly. Encourage your children to come and give it a go!

Aimy Skym, Art/Film/VCD Teacher

MUSICAL NOTES On Tuesday, 19

th February, Gleneagles students were

treated to a fantastic performance by the ensemble ‘Shrewd Brass’ organised through Musica Viva. Below is a student’s account of the demonstration. “Today a brass band came in and demonstrated some instruments such as the trumpet, french horn, trombone and tuba. They played songs like the ‘Pink Panther’ and ‘Star Wars’ but what I liked most was how they showed us the instruments. They made it educational but funny so it didn’t get boring at all. My favourite part was when the guy with the trombone put a boxing glove on his instrument and punched (lightly) at the guy next to me. Altogether it was a great experience”.

By Cooper Barrientos, 7H The aim of the incursion was to introduce Year 7 students to a variety of brass instruments and show the value in learning instruments throughout the school life. While many students have now opted to enrol in the Music Program this year, there are still vacancies for brass instruments. Students wishing to learn a brass instrument are urged to either see Mrs Schueler at school or parents can contact the school on 9708 1319. The school can provide instruments for hire at very reasonable rates.

Sue Schueler, Music Director

VALENTINE’S DAY POETRY COMPETITION The winner of the 2013 Valentine’s Day poetry writing competition is Aria Sunga with her wonderful “Teddy Bear” poem.

“…..It listens but doesn’t understand. Eyes wide open, but can’t see. It’s all she’s got, It’s not a lot, it’s her Teddy Bear”

Fiona Ku wrote about her love for dance, and Sue Tominiko wrote about the love and the loss felt after her father’s death. Both students received an honourable mention. I would like to thank all those students who contributed their pieces of writing this year. We had some fantastic poems and it was a hard job picking out a winner. Lynne Moller, Library Coordinator

Aria Sunga and Fiona Ku

Sue Tominiko

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP

The Second Hand Uniform Shop will be open on

Wednesday 27th

and Thursday 28th

February

from 9.00am – 12 noon at the front office

YEAR 7 CAMP - PAYMENTS Final payments are due today, Friday 22nd February. Please contact the Bursar’s office to finalise if not already done so.

CAREERS NEWS

Year 10 Work Experience Update

Congratulations to the 54 students who have already

organised their Year 10 work experience for Monday 17th

to

Friday 21st

June. Please keep working on organising your

placements. All forms must be in by the end of term!

If any parents can help out by taking on a Gleneagles

student at their work place, please contact Chris Wood

(wood.christine.e@edumail.vic.gov.au). We particularly

need office work (accounting etc), graphic design,

architecture, sport and recreation, legal, engineering and

building trades.

Cerberus Naval Tour

Please put your name down at the Careers office for this

exciting tour to the HMAS Cerberus Naval Base on Tuesday

7th

May. Places are very limited and are for students in

years 9 to 11. You will learn all about the recruitment and

training undertaken by the Navy. This is organised by the

South East Learning Network, which provides a bus that

leaves from Dandenong Station at 8.30am.

At Monash Seminars (for Year 11 and 12)

Register to attend the following course-specific seminars at

Monash University (6.30 to 8.00pm at various campuses).

Go to the website:

http://www.monash.edu.au/study/life/student/seminars/

5th

March Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences)

6th

March Architecture and Interior Architecture

7th

March Nursing, Midwifery and Emergency Health

13th

March Business and Economics

14th

March Science

19th

March Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

20th

March Information Technology

21st

March Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science

Chris Wood, Careers Co-ordinator

Contact : Ms Moller @ Library

Schedule 4: Notice of Election and Call for Nominations

An election is to be conducted for members of the School Council of Gleneagles Secondary College

Nomination forms may be obtained from the school and must be lodged by 4.00 pm on 1 /3 / 13.

The ballot will close at 4.00 pm on 18 / 3 / 13.

Following the closing of nominations a list of the nominations received will be posted at the school. The terms of office, membership categories and number of positions in each membership category

open for election are as follows:

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY

Term of office NUMBER OF POSITIONS

Parent member From the day after the date of the

declaration of the poll in 2013

to and inclusive of the date of the

declaration of the poll in 2015

3

DEECD employee member

From the day after the date of the

declaration of the poll in 2013

to and inclusive of the date of the

declaration of the poll in 2015

2

If the number of nominations is less than the number of vacancies, a notice to that effect and calling for further nominations will be posted in a prominent position at the school.

Please see the Gleneagles website for more information & application forms: www.gleneagles.vic.edu.au

BERWICK BLUE LIGHT DISCO

Date: Saturday, 2nd March 2013

Time: 6.30pm – 10.00pm

Venue: Berwick Leisure Centre

Manuka Road Berwick

Cost: $15.00 entry

For Students in Years 7, 8, 9 & 10 only

Any enquiries to Narre Warren Police Station Tel 9705 3111

ST PAUL’S NETBALL CLUB REGISTRATION NIGHT

Date: Tuesday, 26th

February 2013

Time: 7.00pm – 8.30pm

Venue: Annexe

William Hovell Drive

Endeavour Hills

Saturday Netball Competition

Season runs from 23rd

March to 27th

July 2013

Payment is due on Registration

Cash/Cheque (No EFTPOS available)

Enquiries: Nilla Biondo Mob: 0403 218 630

Margaret McMahon 0419 516 614