ylor Ta Drive tone Glads Vic Park 3043 00 33 05 03 99 u 62 gov.a 35 18 il.vic. 3 a 9 m 3 u 0 ed k.sc@ e.par n o t s glad PA RE NT B U L L E T I N 12T H D ECE M BE R 2 014 Principal’s Update UPCOMING EVENTS Year 12 VCE Results Last Day for Students 18th December Office Open for Book Collection 20th January 8am to 7pm Office Re-opens 8:15am - 4:15pm 23rd January Australia Day - Public Holiday 26th January First Day Term 1 - All Students Thursday 29th January Musical Auditions 9th February Year 7 Melton Wave Pool 10th December Photo’s Whole School 13th February House Swimming Sports Whole School - 17th February CONTENTS Congratulations to all our VCE students on their results. A record nineteen students achieved an ATAR score of 90 or above, with the Dux, Adam Barresi, receiving a score of 99.60. FANTASTIC! Our Top Nineteen VCE students for 2014 are: NAME Adam Barresi Jeremy Siaw Jared Towers Jason Tjahyadi Scarlett Do Motaz Ismail Tishan Paranahewage Matthew Adamo Mario Masino Jordan Sanford Shezlie Malelang Isabella Scordamaglia Christina Karagiorgis Tijana Trifunovich Jessica Grgat Sarah Casauria Georgina Matta Kaveen Pandikorala Shenea Borg ATAR 99.6 97.95 97.85 97.75 97.55 97 97 96.7 95.85 95.65 94.5 94.4 94.2 94.2 92.05 91.7 91.2 90.75 90.6 ________________ _______________________________________ Principal’s Update 1&2 End of Year Awards 3-5 Success for the Rogers’ 6 Surf Camp 6 Year 8 Excursion to Lygon St 7 Year 8 Geography 8&9 Career Agenda 2014 - 2015 10 Learn to Play Tennis 11 Important Information 12 _________________________________________________________________________ Congratulations to these students. The hard work, sacrifices and study really paid off for you all. One of the pleasing aspects of the results is that students who received a score of 90 or above increased from 6.6% in 2013 to 9.1% in 2014. This is fantastic news. I am very proud of the efforts and achievements of all our students. Now you can all take a deep breath and start planning the next step towards your chosen careers. If you are at all concerned about your results and VTAC selections, please contact Ms Kurrle in Careers for advice. 1 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 Principal’s Report cont... Awards evenings We recently held our Junior School and Middle/Senior School Awards evenings, which were both a great success. Our guest speaker, Chris Dyer, ex-student of Gladstone Park and good mate of Cameron Baird, gave a heartfelt speech about his time at Gladstone Park. It was lovely to see Mr Lamb return to present the Robert Lamb Award for Contribution to the College to Aida Zepcan. Our inaugural Cameron Baird Memorial Award was presented by Warrant Officer Robert Drew to Nathan Barry. Nathan was very proud to accept this great honour. Many prestigious awards were presented to our students, but the highlight is always finding out who the Dux of each year level are. These are students who achieved the highest scores in their year level. Congratulations to the following Duces: Year 7 – Taylor McNeil Year 8 – Allison Rogers Year 9 – Jordan Brebner Year 10 – Okan Ozer Year 11 – Bianca Roberts For those of you who missed out on an award, I challenge you to do your best with an aim to achieving an award next year. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday break. Merry Christmas! 2 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 End Of Year Awards 3 PARENT BULLETIN End Of Year 12th December 2014 Awards 4 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 End Of Year Awards 5 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 Athletic Success for the Rogers’ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Surf Camp 6 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 Year 8 Excursion to Lygon St As part of their study of Italian Food, Year 8 students participated in an excursion to Lygon Street, Carlton, on either Wednesday 3rd of December or Friday 5th of December. Students firstly completed a walking tour of Lygon Street, which included visiting the iconic “Brunetti” pasticceria and “Piazza Italia” in Argyle Square. Next, students enjoyed a lunch at “La cacciatora” restaurant which serves “pizza a metro” (Pizza by the metre). Many students enjoyed “un gelato” after lunch from one of the “gelataria” on Lygon Street. A big thank you to Ms Morales, Ms Kowalyk, Ms Sellitti, Mr Tosi and Mr Balestra who supervised students on the excursion. 7 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 Year 8E Geography 8E Volcanologists! 8E students have been learning about the natural disasters as part of their Geography studies. Australia experiences a range of 'natural disasters' including bushfires, floods, severe storms, earthquakes and landslides. These events cause great financial hardship for individuals and communities, and can result in loss of life. Although, Australia is relatively safe from damage and destruction of major volcanoes, to understand the various types of volcanic landforms, 8E students worked in pairs to create paper mâché volcano models! The eruptions were conducted in their science class where students also had the opportunity to learn about acid-base reactions. These lessons have been messy but fun! For a holiday project, try building your own volcano at home! Ms Li 8 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 8E Volcanologists! What you will need? Volcano Cardboard (for the base) Chicken wire (to mould the volcano) Empty bottle (for the magma chamber) Masking tape Water, flour, salt (paper mâché glue) Newspaper (torn to strips) Paint Lava Bicarbonate soda Red and yellow food colouring White vinegar Directions Using the masking tape, secure the empty bottle to the centre of the cardboard base. Carefully, wearing gloves, use the chicken wire to mould the shape of the volcano around the bottle (leaving the top of the bottle open). Mix your paper mâché glue mixture – equal parts water and flour and a pinch of salt to prevent your volcano from going mouldy! Dip each strip of newspaper into the paper mâché glue and cover the chicken wire. Repeat this process until you have a thick shell. Let it dry overnight. Paint! Let it dry overnight. Working outside, fill the bottle half way with bicarbonate soda (you may need a funnel). Mix a few drops of food colouring with a cup of vinegar. Pour the vinegar in the volcano and watch it erupt! 9 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 Year 12 Career Agenda – 2014/15 Monday 22/12/14 VTAC Change of Preference close 2pm Monday 19/01/15 Round 1 VTAC offers online Holidays and Technology Gladstone Park Secondary College is an eSmart school. eSmart is a program run by the Alannah and Madeline Foundation that provides resources and knowledge to create a school culture that embraces the positives of the ever-changing cyber -world. The foundation has released some summer time eSmart tips to spread their knowledge and help young people and families to be smart, safe and responsible over the holidays. The summer holiday period is an important time for children and families to think about being eSmart. As many parents search for activities for their children to do – some of these will inevitably be online. It is also a time when our young people may have received new technologies as gifts and will be learning how to use them. Here are some valuable on-line resources: The parents guide to online safety (via ACMA) A ‘technology contract’ that could be included in a gift of technology for a child (via Safechild) 'The 5 myths and truths about kid's internet safety' (via Commonsense Media) 'online games parents can say yes to' (via Commonsense Media) 'The best movies, games, books and more of 2014' (via Commonsense Media) '9 video game heroines to inspire your daughter' (via Commonsense Media) '12 Best YouTube Channels for Kids and Teens' (via Commonsense Media). Uniform Lowes Broadmeadows now have on-line sales: http://lowes.com.au/categories.aspx?deptid=130 10 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 11 PARENT BULLETIN 12th December 2014 2014 Important Dates Monday 15th December Year 9, 10 & 11 Awards Night Wednesday 17th & Thursday 18th December Year 7 & 8 Activities Thursday 18th December Last Day for Student Tuesday 20th January Office Open 8am to 7pm for Book Sales and Payments Friday 23rd January Office Re-Opens 8:15 am- 4:15pm Office Hours Monday—Thursday 8:15am to 4:15pm Friday 8:15am to 4:00pm Monday 26th January Australia Day Public Holiday Thursday 29th January First Day Term 1 for ALL Students Monday 9th February Musical Auditions Tuesday 10th February Year 7 Melton Wave Pool Friday 13th February Photo’s Whole School Tuesday 17th February House Swimming Sports—Whole School The office is CLOSED during all school holiday periods All upcoming dates can also be found on our Website: www.gladstoneparksc.vic.edu.au HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR DETAILS ? Please immediately notify the College of any changes to your address or contact details. -Thank You- ATTENTION YEAR 11 & YEAR 12 PARENTS Parents are reminded that where a Year11 or Year 12 student is absent from school due to a family holiday, this will be considered an unapproved absence. VCE and VCAL have attendance requirements which must be met in order for a student to pass. STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE Parents are reminded that the school does not provide personal accident insurance for students. Parents/ guardians are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including any transport costs. Reasonably low cost accident insurance policies are available from commercial insurers should you require one. 12
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