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: Ahliya Harris, Rebecca Vogels, Darcy Tribe, Kate Jones and James Stevens

TSPA President: Charlene Payne

Newsletter Date: Thursday 1

st December, 2016

Edition: 16:36

We will rock you!

Congratulations to all our bands who have performed all week! This is a unique music program to our school only. The quality of performances just gets better every year. A big well done to the co-ordinator of this outstanding program – Graeme Galbraith (the walking jukebox).

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Due to unforeseen circumstances our end of year awards ceremonies day and times has been shifted. The 2016 Awards Ceremonies (Final Assemblies) will run as followed: Date: Thursday 15

th December

Venue: Timboon Town Hall Year P-6 time: 10am-12pm Year 7-12 time: 1:00pm-3pm We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and we look forward to seeing you all there. Congratulations to current year 12 student Abbey Ralph who is part of the Alternative to Schoolie’s program that has been running on an annual basis during November/December since 2010, and involves small groups of 15-18 young people travelling to the Philippines to take part in humanitarian work in impoverished villages on the outskirts of Davao City, on the large island of Mindanao. The photo shows Abbey working on building a boarding facility for underprivileged children next to the village school. Well done Abbey, you’re an inspiration to us all!

Congratulations to the following Year 8 students who have been selected to attend the Alpine leadership Camp in term 2, 2017:

Logan Cuthall, Aaron Giblett, Michael Brittain, Ben

Matthews, Kobe Henderson, Liana Delaney, Taya

Thomson and Rose Deppeler

The School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of

Education and Training (DET) initiative offering a unique

residential education experience for year nine students. The

curriculum focuses on personal development and team learning

projects sourced from students' home regions. There are three

campuses in iconic locations across Victoria. The Alpine School

Campus is located at Dinner Plain in the Victorian Alps. The

program for term 2, 2017 will consist of 3 weeks at The Alpine

School at Dinner Plain to begin the program, then 6 weeks in

China at Utahloy International School, Zheng Chen Campus. The

website is www.utahloy.com/zc

Important Dates for term 4: Some important dates to

note include:

-5th

& 6th

December Year 7 2017, transition days

-7th

December Prep Transition Evening

-8th

December Year 8 Graduation

-15th

December Final Assemblies/final school day for

students, Year 7-12 1pm-3pm & Year P-6 10am-12pm

(Timboon Town Hall)

-16th

December Final School day

-19th

& 20th

December, Staff Professional Development

(Focus on Assessment) & 2017 preparation (Student

free)

T20 CRICKET Well done to the Year 6 girls T20 blast cricket team. Awesome effort to make the state final and to play on the MCG. To finish 5

th overall out of the 1400 girls teams that completed in the

state is a massive achievement. The girls had a fantastic day winning two out of their three games, going down by only 2 runs. Huge thanks to all the parents and siblings who came along and supported the girls. Also to David Pope and Popes Buslines for your generous donation with the bus. Once again well done Holly, Lara, Ebony, Milla, Lucy, Jordyn, Jasmine, Abbey, Poppy and Alysa you've all done your school proud.

Congratulations to Mr Dan Walker who has been officially appointed to the Year 7-12 (Engagement & Wellbeing) Assistant Principal position. Dan has been acting in this role for the second half of 2016.

Congratulations to Mrs Angela Smith who has been appointed to the Japanese LOTE teaching position for 2017. The new Secondary caps have arrived at Lowes, purchase-cost $8.99

SEAN FITZPATRICK PRINCIPAL

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORTS

A student came to me today, excited that he had made some great progress in his woodwork class. He had come with a design and risk assessment, identified some hazards in completing the project and how he could mitigate these. I had never seen this student as engaged in school as he had displayed today and the reasons for this were varied. However, the main reason was passion. The student knows that this is what he is passionate about and is willing to work hard and improve his skills. He showed me his work, discussing his progress. Today he experienced success, displayed motivation and vision. This is what we want all kids to experience, to have a passion ignited and supported. Next Monday and Tuesday we welcome our 2017 Year 7s into the school. This is an exciting time for kids as they transition into the next phase of their lives where the skills learnt in primary school enable them to flourish in the secondary setting. Students participating in the program will be provided with a booklet on the day and I would encourage parents to discuss the day with their kids and what successes and challenges they had. The journey of secondary school is all about improvement, resilience and hard work and we can’t wait to start that journey with them next year. Our Year 10s will start their jump up into Year 11 on the 12

th and

13th

of December. It is an excellent opportunity to be ready for Year 11 and the step up that it requires in work ethic and application to be successful. Finally, it was great to see our kids perform with confidence and for the audience to support them with encouragement in the bands performance programs this week. I’ve been able to listen to the development of singers and bands alike from my office over the last few weeks. The students and teachers who performed again displayed passion and focus. A special mention to Eddie Reid and his band ‘Dan and the Walkers’. A very clever play on words. Thanks to Graeme Galbraith who has worked to support and develop the kids and their musical capacity over the last year. One sign of a great school is its fostering of the arts, music being one of those. I hope you have a great week. Regards, DAN WALKER 7-12 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Year 10 – 11 Headstart 12th 13th December Current Year 10 students progressing to VCE and VCAL in 2017 will be attending a short Transition / Headstart program 12th - 13th December. Students will have a double session with each of their subjects. All students are expected to attend these sessions as subject teachers will discuss valuable information about the subject and course requirements. Students received a timetable this week. There will be no Headstart sessions for VET subjects. Students undertaking a VCAL course in 2017 will be required to attend on Monday 12

th only. Students currently in

Year 9 and undertaking a unit 1 / 2 subject for 2017 will also be attending. Please bring pens, a notebook and some plastic pockets.

JULIE NICHOLSON

PHYSICS FORCES

The Year 8 Science class was fortunate to host veterinarian Tom Westmore from TVG who outlined the physics and forces employed in the equipment and tools vets use on a daily basis. Students were able to observe the forces that were used in simple machines such as stomach pumps, calving chains or pulleys and snares.

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ANDREA VALLANCE

FOR RENT

One bedroom flat to rent in Timboon. Fully furnished - excellent condition. Power paid for, perfect for long term tenant. PHONE: 5598 3864 or 0407 044 889

FOR SALE

Year 11 VCE Books The Curious Incident of the Dog $10 Health and Human Development $20 Oxford Psychology $40 In excellent condition PHONE Libby: 5598 3535

______________________________________ Year 11 units 1 and 2 Physics book $50 PHONE: 0428 986 122 ___________________________________ Girls Winter Skirt (Size 12), Timboon P-12 Windcheater (Size 14), 2 x almost new 'Midford' Blue Short-sleeved shirts (Size 12), Girls Navy Long Pants (Size 8). Prices negotiable. Please phone: 0409 568 544 ------------------------------------------------------------ Netherland Dwarf Rabbit babies 2 x chocolate and 2 x ginger. All Healthy little tackers – eating drinking by themselves. $50 each Phone Jull 0498 185 089

________________________________ YEAR 11 TEXT BOOKS FOR SALE Suitable for 2017 Year 11 students Oxford Psychology VCE Units 1 & 2 $40 Health and Human Development Units 1 & 2 $35 Contact Mary 0409 959223

______________________________ Ashton Electric Guitar with amp and stand Excellent condition. See Graeme for viewing PHONE: 0409 178 695

_____________________________ Timboon P-12 Jacket. Medium and small size Very good condition price negotiable PHONE: 0431 367 994

STARLIGHT Timboon Uniting Church Christmas story, food and crafts

Thursday 8th

December 2016 3:45pm – 5pm Prep to grade 6 $3.00 per child

To register phone 5598 3164 Student pick up at 3:30pm at school tennis courts.

Port Campbell Christmas Tree will held on Friday December

16th at the REC RESERVE

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

24th

January 2017 (10am – 12pm in the SEU building)

For enquiries, please call Susan: 5598 3358

TIMBOON DEMONS FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB INC. JUNIOR NETBALL TEAM TRY OUTS

SEASON 2017 Thursday NOVEMBER 24

TH

Tuesday NOVEMBER 29th

Thursday DECEMBER 1

st

13 & Under 4:30pm 15 & 17 & Under 5:30pm

Timboon Recreation Reserve netball courts Current and new players welcome

Enquiries: Kerrie Thompson 0417 682 231

CANTEEN NEWS

The end of the year is approachin, therefore some lines will be unavailable. Money will be returned to enable an alternative.

CANTEEN ROSTER WEEK 10 (5

th - 8

th December)

Mon 5th

Yvonne Russell Tues 6

th Kylie Treble

Wed 7th

Melinda Drysdale Thurs 8

th Sue Trotter

Fri 9th

Tanya Delaney 12:00 – 2:00pm Anne Rosolin WEEK 11 (12

th – 16

th December)

Mon 12th

Michelle Fowler Melissa Cardwell Tues 13

th Sarah Cummings

Wed 14th

Chrystal Johnson Thurs 15

th Rebecca McAuliffe

Fri 16th

Susan Van Rijthoven Angelique Cangelis 12:00 – 2:00pm If anyone can volunteer in the blank time slots above it would be appreciated.

Canteen Volunteer Christmas

Afternoon tea will be at the Distillery on Wednesday 14th

December at 2:30pm. This is our opportunity to thank all

our valued volunteers for their contributions to the Canteen.

RSVP to Chez or Debbie by Monday 12th

December. See you there.

EQUESTRIAN NEWS

Interschool Dressage Championships At Emu Creek Pony Club

Friday 9th December 2016 Timboon P-12 will be represented by the

following students Louis Janssen

Seamus Fitzpatrick Holly Cardwell

Zoe Greenslade and Abbey Gass

Good luck to riders and horses.

TIMBOON SWIMMING CLUB

2016-17 Season Tuesday and Thursday 5 pm - 6.30

pm Begins Tuesday 29th November

All welcome

Enquiries: Jeannie Howland 55983054

Applications close on Friday 2nd December