Newsletter P.O Box 82 Timboon 3268 Telephone: (03)5598 3381 Fax: (03)5598 3507 Email: timboon.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: http://www.timboonp12.vic.edu.au School Council President: Chris Hibburt School Captains: Alex Kerr, Ashley Bentley, Rhys Kensit, Toni Mae Sutherland, Chris Vogels &Hannah McDonald

TSPA President: Kylie Martin

Date: Thursday, 17th May, 2012 Edition: 12:13

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

This week we have had to place a block on Skype. Skype

allows students to view each other over the internet. Some

of our students have been viewing people from other

locations. This can be a dangerous situation given the

number of predators using the Internet to meet up with

young, naive students. If you have concerns about Skype,

please contact the school.

All students in years 3,5,7 and 9 took part in Naplan testing

this week. The tests are just a snap shot of a student’s

progress on a particular day. All tests were conducted

under test conditions with a supervisor. Student’s requiring

special assistance or consideration were given extra

support.

It is a positive thing to be able to acknowledge those

students who participate in events that require a special

skill or talent. If I am aware of these events, I place a

congratulatory message on the front of the newsletter. If I

miss out on acknowledging a student it is usually because

the information has not been passed on. If your child or

someone you know has doing something that they need to

be congratulated for, please give the office a call or drop

me an email.

If you have any concerns or issues that you wish to discuss with me please feel free to give me a call at school (55983381) or on (0407345324) ROSALIE MOORFILED PRINCIPAL

Congratulations to: Abby Lindquist and Emily Finch (Interleague netball) Angus Dalziel and Joel Moriarty (Interleague Football), All those students who took part in the 40 hour famine last year-we received a high achievers award. CALENDAR: May 21

st-25

th Education Week

23rd

ICAS Computer Comp 23

rd Yr 7 Girls Immunisation

24th

P-4 Family Maths Night 25

th Noorat Cross Country

31st

HSSSD Cross Country

TIMBOON SCHOOL CAFETERIA AND A AND B BUILDING ARE PEANUT FREE ZONES

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL REPORTS

Opportunities: Currently our Year 11 students are in Melbourne completing a week’s work experience. This is a unique experience that other schools don’t always offer. During this camp, students are expected to commute to their work experience placements twice daily. This experience teaches students how to make their way around Melbourne independently, as well providing the Year 11 group the opportunity to discuss and support each other through their daily experiences. At Timboon P-12 School we value the importance of providing students with unique educational opportunities and programs that foster positive peer and school connectedness.

Transition Year 6-7 (2013): Thank you to the large number of parents who attended the ‘School Tours’ last Friday. This was a great opportunity to provide parents with a snapshot of the 7-12 area of the school in action. These tours coincided with the ‘Taste of Secondary Education’ day. All Timboon Year 6 students experienced some excellent Secondary School programs (Check out the photos of the day in this newsletter). This is the first phase of our Year 6-7 Transition Program. Phase 2 will focus on our 7-12 Open Evening ‘Timboon on Display’ which will occur on June 5

th at 7:00pm in the School Hall. We look

forward to seeing you there! Further ‘School Tours’ are available on June 6

th. If this date does not suit and

you would like to have a tour of the Secondary School. These can be arranged anytime; please contact me at the school on 5598 3381.

Reminder: There are lots of things happening in our School next week to celebrate Education Week. Some of the great programs include the Reach Foundation conducting Wellbeing workshops with our Year 9/10 students, a Facebook workshop for parents and students (Tuesday evening), P-4 Maths evening and much more…………..

And remember: ‘A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm’. Henrik Ibsen. SEAN FITZPATRICK ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Our playground (and most of our roof) is now awash with balls. The arrival of our Coles Sports Equipment for schools, from 2011, has seen a flurry of activity and fun all round. Many new play groups have been established and children are needing to learn new ways to co-operate and get along with this change of play focus. Turn taking, understanding the rules, and how to cope with differences of ideas and opinions have been a major focus across the play ground. A huge thank-you must go to all who collected the vouchers last year.

Our year 3 and 5 students have taken part in the Naplan test for 2012. Parents will not receive any information on their child’s results until late term 3 early term 4. Last week our wonderful TSPA parents ran the annual ‘Mother’s Day Stall’ for our P-6 students. I am sure there were many very lucky Mums who woke up on Sunday to a gift from our TSPA group’s efforts. Thank-you is extended to the hard working TSPA group members for making our school and community a better place. ANDREA TAYLOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 9-12 SUBSCHOOL REPORT Our year 11 students are currently on Work Experience in Melbourne. The group travelled to Melbourne Sunday afternoon and settled in to the North Melbourne YHA, preparing them to travel to work independently Monday morning and from all reports everything has run smoothly and everyone is having a great time. Thank-you must go to Marc Graesser, Drew Deppeler and Julie Nicholson for your organisation and support of the students. Year 9 students have will complete their final Naplan test today having completed Literacy and Numeracy skills over the past three days. Well done to all students for your positive conduct throughout. Year 9 and 10 blocking sheets are being finalised, and shortly elective subjects will be requested from each student. It is important that subject choices are discussed at home and unit descriptions are looked over in the handbooks. Parents are welcome to come to the elective counselling sessions with your sons or daughters. Notes will be distributed shortly. Next week is Education Week and we have number of extra activities happening, including the year 9 and 10 students attending a session each with the amazing team from the REACH Foundation. Our year 10 Peer Support students will lead and begin fund raising for an end of semester celebration with the year 7 students. Please be on the lookout for the Guess the Number Jar! On Tuesday, 22

nd May World Vision hosts a Global Leaders

Convention and we have two students from Year 10 attending. Tain Selten and Marissa Foley are travelling to Geelong to participate in this great event. GABBY THEOLOGOUS, 9 -12 SUBSCHOOL LEADER

5-8 SUBSCHOOL REPORT

Huge congratulations to our 5 to 8 students who participated in the recent school cross country. It was fabulous to see the parent participation and support for this event.

Our recent Preparing for Secondary Education Day was a great success; depicted by the smiling faces and positive comments made by our year six students. This was a unique opportunity for our students to experience many of the subjects only offered to a student studying at a secondary level. Our students’ positive attitude and eagerness to learn more about life as a year 7 student displays the maturity and preparedness of our year six students; certainly a tribute to their year six teachers and primary school experience. The tour groups were also a positive inclusion on this day, as parents were welcomed and encouraged to discuss all areas pertaining to secondary schooling with our Secondary Principal, Mr Sean Fitzpatrick, and two members of our student leadership team, Rhys Kensit and Ashley Bentley.

KYLIE ORR, 5 – 8 SUBSCHOOL LEADER P-4 SUB-SCHOOL REPORT As reported in last week’s newsletter, our grade 1 and 2 students recently visited some food outlets in Warrnambool, as part of their ‘Food’ theme. A very exciting day was had by all involved. Here are some of the student’s responses about their day.

Fresha was amazing. It was so big I nearly got lost.

The freezer was very, very, very cold. I nearly got

frozen. By Ava Bentley

I liked Fresha because they showed us how they make

it. By Daniel Shannahan

The hamburgers at the Meat Barn were tasty and

the toy was funny. I had a great day on the

excursion. By Kaylee Vogels

The Meat Barn was fun. They gave us a sheep. They

were made out of foam. We got to have a hamburger.

By Taj Quarrell

My favourite was going to Woolworths. I liked buying

fruit. I bought a mandarin and a banana for $1.

By Olive Andrews

I got to buy grapes and a mandarin. I got to scan and

pay for it myself. I liked the bakery. We got a donut.

By Zac Ellemor

Education Week Timboon P-12 School will be celebrating Education Week (starting 21

st May) by running a variety of exciting activities

throughout the week. Our P-4 Sub School are inviting you to an Open Morning on Wednesday, 23

rd May. Parents, Grandparents

and special friends are invited to come along and visit our Primary classrooms between 9:00 and 10:50am. This is a great opportunity to come along and see your children at work. Coffee and tea will also be available in the Pink room at recess (10:50 -11:20am) Our Sub School will also be hosting a P-4 Numeracy Family Night for students and their families on Thursday, 24

th May. This

activity will be held in the 5-8 Building, between 7:00 – 8:00pm. During this session, parents will be introduced to many of the numeracy activities that our children participate in, on a regular basis, in their classrooms. We are hoping to see you there. Our grade 3 and 4 students will also be performing at the Warrnambool Eisteddfod on Monday, 21

st May. We will be

competing in the Choral Speaking section of the competitions. We wish them all the best for their performances on Monday. MATT HAUGH, P-4 SUB-SCHOOL LEADER

Attention Grade 1 & 2 Art Students Please bring 2 large flattened cereal boxes for our exciting new art project. Thank you Mrs. Harris

LIBRARY NEWS Our library is celebrating National Simultaneous Story Time on May 23rd with a visiting story teller, none other than our local Mayor, Matt Makin. Local playgroups and the new Child Care Centre have been invited to attend. In preparation for this event the library will be having a two week focus on bears, as the featured story this year is ‘The Very Cranky Bear’ by Nick Bland. I am hoping to have a bear display in the library, and would like students to bring bears (the stuffed variety) to the library to help make a bear gallery. JENNY EVANS

National Simultaneous Story time comes to Timboon Library

On Wednesday, 23 May, 2012, at 11:00am Timboon Library will join organisations from Broome to Hobart, reading the picture book The Very Cranky Bear to more than 170,000 children across Australia. Now in its twelfth successful year, National Simultaneous Story time, 2012, aims to celebrate and acknowledge the vital work being done in libraries, schools and communities around Australia to develop young people's literacy and numeracy skills. The event has been organised by the Australian Library and Information Association, to promote the value of reading and literacy, the importance of Australia's book industry and the role of libraries. The Very Cranky Bear is written by Nick Bland and published by Scholastic Australia.

Be at Timboon Library for this special event. Our guest story teller will be Matt Makin, Mayor of the Corangamite Shire. Timboon Library can be contacted on 5598 3381 or 5598 3394 For more information on National Simultaneous Story time around Australia, visit http://www.alia.org.au/nss/ or contact the Australian Library and Information Association, PO Box 6335, Kingston, ACT 2604, ph 02 6215 8222.

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The sun shone for our 2012 Cross Country

Congratulations to our overall house winner - Halladale.

Our Primary Cross Country was another successful day. The Sun shone and runners were keen. Conditions made for a very fast and strong finish for our top competitors.

8/9/10 YO Boys champion Logan Cuthell

8/9/10 YO Girls champion Anna Cole

11YO Girls Champion Aimee Hose

11YO Boys Champion Zavier Mungean

12/13 YO Girls Champion Hollie Castledine

12/13YO Boys Champion Casey Bellis

Top 5 place getters for the District Athletics (Friday, 25

th of

May) Notes for the cross country will be sent home to the following students soon. Please note: Emergencies are only invited to our District level should a top 5 place getter pull out.

8/9/10 YO Boys champion 1. Logan Cuthell 2. Sam Lenehan 3. Ben Matthews 4. Lachlan Berry 5. Michael Simpson Emergency: Rohan Ferguson

8/9/10 YO Girls champion 1. Anna Cole 2. Heidi Stanfield 3. Stephanie Pride 4. Ella Haugh 5. Caprice Bailley Emergency: Rose Deppeler

11YO Girls Champion 1. Aimee Hose 2. Danica Clough 3. Melinda Moncrieff 4. Lilly Delaney 5. Ciara Fitzpatrick Emergency: Amy Sawyer

11YO Boys Champion 1. Zavier Mungean 2. Ethan Arundell 3. Ben Berry 4. Andrew Sharp 5. Max Bond Emergency: Lachlan Rosolin

12/13 YO Girls Champion 1. Hollie Castledine 2. Shanaye Smith 3. Maddi Cunnington 4. Lilly Hose 5. Rachael Duynhoven Emergency: Brianna

12/13YO Boys Champion 1. Casey Bellis 2. Ben Bacon 3. Oliver Stansfield 4. Sacha Millar 5. Jordan Fowler Emergency: Isiah Arundell

Thank you to the large number of parents who offered to assist on the day. Unfortunately we could not accommodate jobs for everyone. Thank you to those parents who also ran on the day. It was great to see our School council president Chris Hibburt running with his son. Thank you to the teachers and following helpers on the day.

TEW’S CORNER Judy Walsh

CNR of McLeod St and POWER St Julia Gale

MCLEOD ST/CURDIES RIVER ROAD Nicole Gorman

CURDIE ROAD/NEAL STREET Lee Hibberd

Cnr Callaway Street/Neal Street Gary Hibberd

POLICE STATION CROSSING (Need to wear a fluro Vest): Liam

Liam Venn (Fluro vest)

CATHOLIC CHURCH Nicole Oberin

Complex Andrea Taylor

Following in car with First Aid Jodie Buck

School gate, Hamilton St (due to maintenance on complex)

Jacquie Lynch

Top oval diverter (out and round to your left)

Katy Millard

Handing out ribbons to age group winners (1

st, 2

nd, 3

rd, 4

th)

Bronwyn Lenehan

A special thank you goes out to the local police who came to support us at the crossing (Thanks to Ashley Ellemor for organising this). Also thanks to Warren Couch and Jarrod Wolf from the Corangamite Shire who organised event speed restriction signs either side of the school crossing. Kane Horwill, Primary PE Coordinator REPORT FROM SCIENCE Week 1 of the Calves Amid much excitement our calves, named Choc-Chip and Sooky, arrived at school on Thursday, 3

rd May. Over the next 3 weeks

year 7 and 8 students in the ‘Cows Create Careers’ class will be learning how to look after the calves, and about career opportunities available in the Dairy Industry. The calves have been a welcome addition to the school environment with everyone from the primary school through to the teachers stopping by for a ‘chat’.

Barwon Prison On Tuesday the 8th of May the Year 11 and 12 Legal

Studies students left in the dark for Geelong.

We approached Barwon Prison, a male maximum security

jail, just before nine am. Students had to go through

extensive security to gain admittance to the jail and

this was rather nerve racking for some. This included

screening for drugs, a metal and wand search. Once

inside, students had the opportunity to speak to five

prisoners about their crimes, the legal system and life

in prison in general. Some of the student‟s comments

about the experience are below.

I learnt that some criminals are just normal

people who messed up and would trade anything

for freedom.

It made me realise that the media judges the

jail conditions harshly, but they earn

everything they have in their cells.

There was a great variation in the personalities

that we saw. Some had remorse and some would

do it all over again.

Awesome experience hearing it all from their

point of view.

I enjoyed hearing how the prisoners felt about

why they were in jail and what it‟s like in there.

They were all very different from each other

even though they had done similar things.

It was really good to be able to see the other

side of law enforcement, and to see what

prisoners missed the most from the outside.

Carolyne Wakefield.

ICAS Competitions: please ring the office for entry

forms for these competitions. We would love your

children to represent the school. It will require about

an hour of their time on the subject designated day.

They cater to all interests and talents.

EMA CHEQUES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE.

About Sally Partridge Role: Education Support officer Lives-In Timboon, with my husband and 2 children who are in grade 4 and prep. Comes from-North East Tasmania, moved to Timboon last October Last job – Newsagent for the past 10 years, Travel Agent for 3 years prior, and Primary School teacher for 3 years, prior to that. Favourite local football team, not sure of the teams yet!!! Favourite AFL football team. Our family team is the Western Bulldogs, but I do have a soft spot for Port Adelaide and the Tassie Hawks Enjoys/Interests, Travelling, cooking, gardening, reading, crafts in general, entertaining This is a great school because- the flow on from primary to secondary seems to be very fluid, and my children are happy here.

SECOND-HAND UNIFORM SALE The next second-hand uniform sale will be held at on 18

th May and 15

th June, 2012 (1:00pm 1:50pm in the SEU

building) For enquiries please call Katrina, 5598 3443.

EQUESTRIAN NEWS

Congratulations to Abby Gass for finishing 10th

and 11th

at the Emu Creek Interschool Dressage Championships

Mr Horwill’s Tech spot Edition #31: You can find digital copies of our newsletters on our school website www.timboonp12.vic.edu.au

We are again working towards students feel more connected learning through our Primary technology captains. Our Primary ‘Tech’ captains work closely with Terry, Staff and

Students working toward solving technology based solutions. Our technology captains for 2012 are Mitchell Trotter, Samantha McKay and Sasha Weston. For the next three weeks I will be profiling each of our captains as our way of introducing them to our school community.

“My name is Sasha. I like Dancing, netball and skateboarding. I love being a Tech Captain because I get to help Terry with the computers and we get to try out new websites”. Learning through Netbooks Showcasing PIVOT: Pivot is a fun game where you can make your animation. To get into pivot on the top of the screen, click the purple button with the letters ‘AV’ on it. You can find pivot in there. To make the animation move your person to how ever you want it. Then you press next frame, then move your person again. To play your animation, press play! By Sasha, Tech Captain There are lots of ways to use Pivot in your classrooms

Use Pivot to tell a story, using animations

Explore features of animation such as size and speed

Ask students to create an advertisement using Pivot.

Demonstrate their understanding of a topic such as digestive system, levers and pulleys and more!

Coming up: A Facebook student-led information session will be held for parents during Education week. Tuesday, 22

nd May,

7pm-8pm in the 5-8 building. Stay in front of the latest scams here: www.scamwatch.gov.au Thank you for taking the time to read this article. Kane Horwill, eLearning. Thank you for reading this Tech Spot. Kane Horwill. horwill.kane.r@edumail.vic.gov.au

INTERESTED IN A NIGHT OUT WITH THE STARS Year 11 physics is having an excursion on Friday the 22

nd of June,

in the evening to the Ballarat Observatory as part of their Astronomy Outcome. We have booked a self-drive, 20 seater bus with about 12 free spaces for any interested 9-10 students, parents and community members. The bus will leave Timboon School at 3.45 pm from outside the administration centre and return approximately 11.00 pm. We will have an hour in Ballarat for dinner, then to the observatory commencing activities at 7.00 pm. The activities will include a tour of the site and historic buildings, state of the art 3D Astronomy Movies, made at Swinburne Institute of Technology, and Telescope viewings weather permitting. If this sounds like a fun evening, the cost is will be about $30 depending on how much interest is shown. $8 entry to the observatory and bus hire. Please let Mr Graesser know if you and/or your child is interested in attending by Friday the 25

th of

May so we can finalise numbers and costs. Marc Graesser.

CANTEEN ROSTER

CANTEEN ROSTER WEEK 6 (21

st – 25

th May)

Mon 21st

Jane Hammer Volunteer Required Tues 22

nd Julie Gass Julie Vogels

Wed 23rd

Katy Millard Nicole Delaney Thurs 24

th Steph Delaney Jenny Inglis

Fri 25th

Sandy Brown Kylie Martin (12:00 – 2:00pm – Volunteer Required)

WEEK 7 (28

th May – 1

st June)

Mon 28th

Cherie Mungean Jodie Buck Tues 29

th Melinda Drysdale Cath Matthews

Wed 30th

Melissa Castledine Volunteer Required Thurs 31

st Sally Blain Sue Trotter

Fri 1st

Andrea Weel Sarah Wyllie (12:00 – 2:00pm – Volunteer Required)

TECHSPOT Starting this term we will be running ‘Tech Tuesday’, which will be a chance for interested community members to come to the school to ask questions to our school’s Technician (Terry). Terry will be available from 3:45 on Tuesdays until about 4:30 in the Library. You may want to know how to back up your files, or connect a home network. Maybe advice on what computer to buy for home; Terry will try to answer all questions asked. You may bring laptops or tablets with you, or just come along for a cuppa and a chat. There is no charge for this information session. You may wish to assist Terry to answer your questions by emailing him earlier (some problems may require some research). Email: terry@timboonp12.vic.edu.au

Above Sasha Weston.

PARENT CLUB NEWS

TSPA PARENTS SAY Love to hear from you! Name: ______________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ TSPA MINI MINUTES TSPA would to thank all the families who supported the mother’s day stall, which made a profit of $434. These stalls are one the best ways we can raise funds for the school, and support is greatly appreciated due to the work that goes into selecting and presenting the gifts. We hope all our mothers liked the gifts which their children did choose. The recipe book idea has been cancelled due to the kinder producing one this year as well, and we hope their book is a successful fundraiser. We look forward to seeing the results. The called Bush Dance for all the family will be booked very soon and will most likely be held in mid to late October, so look out for the date when announced; also the other details. Instead of a recipe book we will be running a grocery hamper raffle similar to the book hamper raffle which was run last year. Look out for the flyer at the back of the newsletter for details. The Ticket books will be allocated one per family from the 4

th of

June; an item can be donated from now until the 8th

of June which must be new and in date. Tickets must be returned by the 25

th June and will be drawn on the 27

th June, in the morning, so

that the winners will be announced in the newsletter. The tickets will sell at $1 each. Extra books will be available to anyone else to buy tickets. The hampers will be delivered/collected on or close to the draw date. If you would like to have a copy of the minutes of the meetings, either by newsletter or email, then please let me know, thanks. Email: rosolin@activ8.net.au Our Next Meeting is on the Monday, 11

th June, 7.30pm, at the

school admin building. All welcome. Anne Rosolin (secretary)

FOR SALE 1 x 6ft x 3ft dismantled lizard enclosure with glass sliding doors $450. 2 pair of cockatiels plus 2 new breeding boxes $180 the lot. Honda CT-90 motorbike, it runs, but need work – new seat / battery $250 WANTED 2/3/ bedroom house in Timboon. Have 3 small dogs, some caged birds. PHONE: 0487 597 198 ___________________________________ Brand new surround sound Yamaha speakers and wiring; 5 x speakers and sub-woofer Best Offer PHONE: 5598 3508 or 0409 568 544

Timboon Swimming Club - A.G.M. Thursday, 24

th May @7:30pm

Timboon Library Inquiries Jeanie Howland 5598 3054

New members welcome

Timboon Relay for Life

‘Railtrailers’, Lions and Timboon

P-12 School are celebrating………

“Christmas in July” at Timboon Golf Club on Saturday July 28th

@ 8:30pm

Music by Trevor and Boyd

$25 per head, BYO Nibbles.

Come dressed Christmas Theme.

Bookings essential

Inquiries Lesley Togni 5598 3218

Rosalie Moorfield 5598 3052

Tickets available at „The Fat Cow‟ and „Milk and Honey „

– Main St Timboon.

Proceeds to aid families of Timboon P-12 School in need

and Relay for Life.

CAREERS WEEK 5 TERM 2 2012

REMINDERS…

UNDERGRADUATE MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

ADMISSION TEST (UMAT) – Register at

www.umat.acer.edu.au by 5pm (AEST) 1 June; test 25 July

CAREERS IN SPORTS MEDICINE SEMINAR – Olympic Park

Sports Medicine Centre; Wed 23 May; AAMI Park Stadium;$25, Reg’n: http://www.trybooking.com/BHCW.

BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF

SURGERY AT MONASH – information session; Wed 30 May;

Building 63, Lecture Theatre C1, Clayton campus.

MEDICINE AND OPTOMETRY INFORMATION

EVENINGS AT DEAKIN – Sessions at Geelong Waurn Ponds,

Ballarat Hospital and Burwood. Info: 9251 7777, health-

enquire@deakin.edu.au.

FOCUS ON MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY – information

seminar series at Melbourne; Focus on Arts, IT and engineering,

biomedicine, agriculture, commerce; Registration:

http://go.unimelb.edu.au/w6c.

SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ACCOUNTANT? Becoming an

accountant includes completing a major study in accounting at

university. Several degrees offer accounting ‘majors’ such as a

Bachelor of Accounting, a Bachelor of Business or a Bachelor of

Commerce (always check which majors are available in any

degree you are considering, to see that it has the majors that

interest you). Further exams after completion of university study

can lead on to registration as a chartered accountant. It is also

possible to study for a Diploma in Accounting at a TAFE

Institute, however, to become an accountant you would need to

complete university-level study. Often two years at TAFE are

equivalent to one year at university.

WHAT ATAR WILL I NEED TO ACCESS A COURSE?

ATARs always depend on the number of places available in the

course, the number of applicants for those places, and the ATARs

of those applicants. For the 2011-2012 period, the following are

examples:

Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Melbourne:

95.45

Bachelor of Commerce at Monash University (Clayton):

90.30; Monash Bachelor of Business

(Accounting)(Caulfield): 83.50

Bachelor of Accounting at RMIT: 84.15

Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin (Melbourne): 75.95

Bachelor of Accounting at La Trobe (Bundoora): 70.15

Bachelor of Accounting at Swinburne (Hawthorn): 68.30;

Swinburne (Lilydale): 51.40

Bachelor of Accounting at Victoria Uni (Footscray Park):

57.50

NOTE: Monash University offers a SCHOLARSHIP in a

Bachelor of Accounting at the Clayton campus. It is a joint

industry-university initiative involving industry sponsored

scholarships. Selection uses the ATAR, a form to be completed

and an interview. The program includes industry-based learning

periods.

ACCOUNTING CADETSHIPS - A number of large

accounting firms offer CADETSHIPS. These provide the

opportunity to gain practical experience while studying at

university. For example, at Ernst & Young cadets work full-time

and study part-time for two years, then two years is undertaken

full-time at university. On successful completion of the degree,

cadets have the opportunity to return to full-time employment

with Ernst & Young at a higher level than their graduating peers.

Applications for these cadetships open on 21 May at

www.ey.com/au/careers. EY is holding an information session

5.30-7.30pm, on 7 and 13 June where you can find out more;

where: 8 Exhibition St, Melbourne. Several other firms also offer

cadetships – some to check out are at KPMG, Deloitte,

PriceWaterhouse Coopers, for example.

IN YEAR 10? RESOURCES FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT -

La Trobe university has a really useful website, offering

assistance with issues and questions directed at students moving

into VCE (useful for students considering studying at any

university). There are videos about subject choice, the ATAR,

prerequisites, and what is meant by Clearly-In. See:

www.latrobe.edu.au/year10.

DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH ANIMALS? Careers

working with animals are many and varied, from veterinary

surgeon, to farmer, to animal carer and so many more. Melbourne

University offers the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine which is

completed following a science degree with the required

prerequisites subjects having been undertaken. This is the only

course in Victoria offering qualifications to work as a vet. Other

university degrees related to animals are available:

Deakin University offers the Bachelor of Zoology and

Animal Science and the B. Wildlife and Conservation

Biology

La Trobe university offers the B. Animal and Veterinary

Biosciences, the B. Agricultural Science and the B.

Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Melbourne University offers the B. Agriculture

Monash University offers the B. Veterinary Biosciences

In addition, many university science degrees offer zoology as a

major study.

Some TAFE Institutes offer a range of courses such as animal

care and management, animal studies, animal technology,

companion animal services, horse management and equine

studies.

For those interested in animal studies, RSPCA in conjunction

with Victoria University is offering the Cert 2 in Animal

Studies in a learning environment developed to provide young

people wanting to work in animal care to improve skills and

knowledge with no disruption to normal school commitments.

The course takes 10 weeks with practical sessions and guaranteed

work placements, held at RSPCA Burwood East. Applications

for the latest course close on 14th May (others to follow). See:

http://www.rspcavic.org/services/education/cert-ii/.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS AND BACHELOR OF

MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE – The

Bachelor of Fine Arts is offered at the Southbank campus,

while the Bachelor of Music is offered at Parkville. Currently

the Bachelor of Fine Arts covers Contemporary Music,

Dance, Film and TV, Music Theatre, Production, Theatre

Practice and Visual Arts. To find out more information about

these programs and how to apply go to: www.vca-

mcm.unimelb.edu.au/future_students.

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY NEWS –

OPEN DAY COMING UP SOON! VU Open Day is on

Sunday 24 June (earlier than most). Open Day will give you a

taste of what VU student life is like, a chance to be taken on a

campus tour and provide the opportunity to chat to lecturers and

current students. With student bands playing, it should be a fun-

filled event. When: 10am-4pm.

DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A HOME ECONOMICS

TEACHER? From 2013 Home Economics becomes one of the

range of specialisations for students in the B. Education (P-12)

course. This course is unique in Victoria and students will get the

opportunity to study areas of food, nutrition, and family. They

will gain experience working in a range of hospitality industry

areas and as pre-service teachers working with experienced

teachers of Home Economics. Info: David Eade, ph. 9919 8617,

david.eade@vu.edu.au.

MID-YEAR EXPO AT SWINBURNE – Whether you’re

thinking about studying for the first time, want to change your

course, or your gap year is over, it’s not too late to apply for a

mid-year start at Swinburne. Leading academics and lecturers

will explain the course structures, entry requirements, course

content and career outcomes at talks commencing every 30

minutes. When: 4.30-8.00pm, Wed 6 June; Where: Advanced

Technologies Centre ,Register:

www.swinburne.edu.au/midyear/mid-year-

expo/register/index.html

HOLMESGLEN OPEN DAY - Holmesglen’s Open Day is

coming up soon….When: 10am-3pm, Saturday 23 June;

Where: Chadstone campus, Batesford Rd;

See: www.holmesglen.edu.au/openday.

Drew Deppeler 55983381

TSPA GROCERY HAMPER RAFFLE

ONE RAFFLE BOOK PER FAMILY

$1 PER TICKET

EXTRA BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM TSPA (Please note that your name and contact ph. be on the tickets, and the buyer does not need to keep a copy)

T.S.P.A. is requesting that one grocery item per family is to be

donated and that the item is new and in date.

Grocery items can be left at the school from now until Friday, 8th

of June. You may send them in with your children or drop them

off at the office.

Books will be available from Monday the 4th

of June, which will be

sent home with your child.

Raffle tickets to be returned to school with money by Monday,

25th

June.

The raffle will be drawn on the morning of Wednesday, 27th

June,

so the results will be in the same week’s newsletter.

The hampers will be delivered /collected on or just after the draw

date.

The number of prizes will be the number of hampers which can be

made up with the items donated.

Our celebration of Education Week 20th -26th of May will provide opportunities to see a range of activities from Prep through to year 12. The week is action packed and kicks off with: Monday 21st May:

Years 9 & 10 taking part in the Jim Stynes foundation focussing on

engagement and wellbeing.

Our year 3 & 4 students will be performing at the Warrnambool

Eisteddfod (9:30-11:30)

Tuesday 22nd May: ICAS Computer Competition (yrs 5-12)

Face book parent information night from 7pm- 8pm for families with

students in years 5 through to 12.

Wednesday 23rd May:

Our ‘P-6 Grandparents and Special friends Open Morning’

Thursday 24th May:

‘Prep- grade 4 Family Maths Night’ from 7-8pm.

Friday 25th May

Grades 5 & 6 are running their ‘Operation Pancake Day’