Term 4 - Week 1—11th October 2017

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Principal’s Report

Welcome back!

Welcome back to the new school term! I hope the holidays provided an opportunity for everyone to enjoy a

break from school and feel refreshed and ready for Term 4. With three-quarters of the year gone it is important

for all students to reflect on their progress and the six-weekly reports provide a clear indica#on of progress in

each subject. The fi%h repor#ng cycle concludes at the end of next week and reports will be emailed home on

Friday 27 October. As I’ve men#oned many #mes students who demonstrate strong effort and a posi#ve a--

tude will be rewarded and that’s what we want to see from every student. Of course, for our Year 12 students

only two weeks of classes remain before their study break prior to the exam period so it is most important that

they make the most of the short #me remaining.

P-4 Class Captains:

At Monday’s assembly the P-4 Class Captains for Term 4 were presented with their cer#ficates and badges and I

would like to congratulate the following students on being selected for this important role:

Year Prep: Wynter Bradbury and Oliver Stephens

Year 1/2P Abbey Wickham and Nathan Mann

Year 2V Blake Murray and Grace Stephens

Year Three/Four A:Reagan Mifsud and Dakota Compton

Year Three/Four B: Jaxson Sheridan and Khadheshia Burgess

Some important dates for this term

Term 4 is a very busy term and there are some important dates that are listed below. Please note that Monday

20 November is a pupil-free day.

Friday 27 October Cycle 5 Reports emailed to families

Wednesday 25 October Final day for Year 12 students

Thursday 26 Oct-Tue 31 Oct Year 12 study break

Wed 1 November- Fri 17 Nov VCE 3 & 4 exams (to be held in the BER)

Tuesday November 14 P-4 Fathers’ & Friends Night

Monday 20 November Curriculum planning day for all staff (pupil-free)

Wed 22 Nov- Fri 24 Nov VCE 1 & 2 exams (BER)

Mon 27 Nov- Fri 8 Dec Headstart program for 2018 VCE students

BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to all students who have birthdays this week.

OCTOBER

12th—Simon Atkinson 13th Violet Lynch 14th—Wynter Bradbury

15th—Lachie O’Connell

Year 5 – 7 4th Term Equipment checklist.

As we head into the final term for the year can we please ask that families check through

school supplies to make sure the following essen#al items are in pencil cases. It is very

frustra#ng when we aIempt a planned ac#vity and students aren’t prepared with the

essen#als

♦ Greylead pencil

♦ Black / blue pen

♦ Red pen

♦ Ruler

♦ Student planner

♦ Subject workbooks

♦ Charged device

♦ Growth mindset

Tuesday 5 December Orienta#on Day

P-4 concert (commencing at 6:30pm in the BER)

Friday 8 December Final day for Years 10 & 11 students

Tuesday 12 December Presenta#on Night for Years 5-12 (commencing at 7:30pm in the BER)

Wednesday 13 December Presenta#on Assembly for Years P-4 (commencing at 9:30am in the BER)

Friday 15 December Cycle 6 reports emailed to families

Wednesday 20 December Final day for all students

Years 3 & 4 Camp

Next Wednesday the Years 3 and 4 students head off to Kangaroobie for their camp and there are some great

ac#vi#es planned for the three days they are there. Good luck to the students, staff and parents and we will

look forward to hearing about the camp upon their return.

Graeme Good

A reminder that ALL students are to wear hats at

recess and lunch 3me during Terms 1 & 4

Mortlake College Parents Association

would like to thank the following business,

for their generous donations, toward our

raffle ticket prizes, drawn at the Movie

night last term

Olivine Restaurant Mortlake Roadhouse

Mortlake Post office Mortlake Landmark

Mortlake Betta Electrical Cris’ Cleaning Services

Mortlake Yoga and Wellness Studio Kimochi Ki Therapies

Curriculum Planning Day

Monday 20th November is a pupil-free day to

allow for whole-school planning for 2018.

2017 Prep Enrolments

We are currently taking enrolments for Prep for 2018. Please if you have not already enrolled your

child, send in the enrolment forms or call into the school for an enrolment pack. This helps with our

classroom planning for 2018

Families are most welcome to call at the school any #me for a tour .

VCE EXAMS

A reminder that VCE Exams commence from 1st November and finish on 17th November in the BER.

We ask that everyone is mindful of keeping noise to a minimum in that area when exams are being held especially before and after school. An exam time-table is included in this newsletter.

Also we ask that if parents require messages to be passed to their child dur-ing this exam period having the message to the general office by lunch time would be more helpful as the office staff will have to locate each individual child in the school as NO announcements will be made over the PA system. Thank you for your assistance with these matters. Good luck to everyone.

It’s been a very successful holiday break for some of our

students. Congratula#on on all of your achievements

P-4 Place

Prep - Yr 4 Class Captains - Term 4

Our Class Captain positions were awarded at last term. Congratulations to the follow-ing students who are Class Captains this term. We wish them all the best as they con-tinue to develop their skills in taking responsibility and showing leadership.

Year 1/2P: Abbey Wickham and

Nathan Mann

Prep: Wynter Bradbury and

Oliver Stephens

Year 2V: Grace Stephens and

Blake Murray

Year 3/4B: Khadheshia Burgess and

Jaxson Sheridan

Year 3/4A: Reagan Mifsud and

Dakota Compton

SPORT SPOT

P-12 Sport Dates

OCTOBER

18th Year 7/8 T20 Blast Cricket

23rd State Athle#cs

26th Year 9/10 T20 Blast Cricket

27th MWC Summer Sports Day

NOVEMBER

10th Year 5/6 T20 Blast Cricket

GWR Athle3cs 18th September, Years 7-12

On Monday 18th September, 30 students travelled to Ballarat for the annual Greater Western

Region Athletics Championships. All students should be congratulated on their achievements.

Congratulations to Shae De Fransesco (Javelin) for qualifying for States to be held on the 23rd

October.

Students who received a place are listed below:

Shae De Fransesco 1st javelin, 3rd Shot put Erin McGuigan 3

rd 200m

Simon Atkinson 3rd 400m, 3

rd long jump, 2

nd Javelin. Issac Fowler 2

nd Javelin

Ruby Schuuring 3rd 400m

Jordan Loader, Reggie Kennedy, Byron Loader, Jackson Boyden 16 boys relay 3rd

STATE NOMINATIONS / REPRESENTATIVE SPORTS / RESULTS

Informa#on regarding state nomina-

#ons and other sports can be found

on the School Sport Victoria website. www.ssv.vic.edu.au

CONNECT

Parents and students can connect

to School sports Victoria via Face-

book and Twitter. Just follow 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

The year has started enthusiastically with some new attendee’s, we currently have 9 students in total which includes 5 boys and 4 girls.

Work has already started on the new planter boxes / seating at the front of the undercover ar-ea.

More projects are on the agenda with continuing work at the rec reserve.

It is a good mix this year with the older students re-entering the program being encouraged to help nurture the new students.

Lachie Reichman has settled into the HOL coordinator role giving new insights and expertise from his building experience.

The end of term excursion took us to Warrnambool starting out at the Warrnambool College Hands on Learning program with a special interest in their Aquaponics system. From there we spent an arduous 2 hours keeping the students entertained at Silverton Park Indoor Go karts.

The High light of the day was visiting Warrnambool food share where the students learnt about this vital service to the community.

Lachie Reichman Hands on Learning Coordinator & Ross Trahair Chaplain

A few photos from another successful Grand Final Breakfast on the last Friday of Term 3.

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

NIGHTNIGHTNIGHTNIGHT

On Tuesday, 19th September, twenty-four music students put on a

wonderful concert for friends and family in the BER. As with last year,

most of the students were on piano but there were a few on drums,

guitar, violin and flute.

These students were: Oliver Stephens, Cameron Goddard, Alice Hin-

kley, Hannah Leske, Ben Parker-Wood, Spencer Sagnol, Grace Ste-

phens, Rylee Barnard, Holly Lynzaat, Molly Goddard, Sam Hall, Rose

Hayden, Ellyse Parker-Wood, Scarlett Sagnol, Liily Schuuring, Da-

mien Goddard, Holly Hetherington, Jack Horan, Amelia Horan, Thom-

as Hetherington, Matilda Hetherington, Willow Collins, Lizzy Kelly and

Asha Kelly.

All the students performed well despite a few nerves. It was fantastic

to see such a range of students, from Prep to Year 12, beginners to

those who have been playing for many years. It was Lizzy’s final

concert after eleven years of learning, with an impressive rendition of

the theme from “Pirates of the Caribbean”, and Asha’s final perfor-

mance as well, which was a fantastic version of the theme from

“Westworld”.

Thank you to all the students who performed on that night; it’s not

easy getting up and playing music by yourself in front of others.

Thank you also to Lizzy, Asha and Ali, who helped me set up for the

evening, and to all those who packed up afterwards. And thank you to

the school, who allows me to teach here two days a week and hold

my concert here every year.

Melanie Pocknall, Instrumental Music Teacher

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2017 CALENDAR

OCTOBER Mon 16th DEAP—Warrnambool Year 7&8

Tue 17th P-7—’The Big Samba’ Show

Tue 17th Advance Boxing

18th-21st Year 3-4 Camp—Camp Kangaroobie

Wed 18th Year 7 & 8 T20 Cricket

Mon 23rd State Athletics

23rd-27th Year 10 Work Experience

Tue 24th School Council

Thur 26th Year 9 & 10 T20 Cricket

Fri 27th P-2 Sleepover

Fri 27th MWC Summer Sport Day

Tue 31st Advance Boxing

NOVEMBER Wed 1st VCE Exams Commence

Tue 7th Advance Boxing

Fri 10th Year 5/6 Cricket

Tue 14th Fathers & Friends Night

Mon 20th Curriculum Day—Pupil Free Day

Tue 21st School Council

Mon 27th DEAP Warrnambool Year 4, 5 & 6

DECEMBER Tue 5th P-4 Concert 6.30pm

Tue 5th Orientation Day

Tue 12th 5-12 Presentation Night

Wed 13th P-4 Presentation Morning

Fri 15th A LA Café Period 3 & 4

Mon 18th Warrnambool College Rock Band

Wed 20th Last Day of Term 4