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FEBRUARY Thursday 4th Year 9 Safe Travel Presenta on and the use of Miki Melbourne Storm visits Derrimut Heath Grade 5 / 6 s from 10am —10.45am Monday 8th Swimming trials 7 – 8am for 9 year olds only, at Aquapulse indoor pool Parents and Friends Commi ee mee ng @6.45 for a 7pm start at the Tarneit campus Collec ng bo les for Carnival for this week Tuesday 9th Swimming trials 7 – 8am for 10 year olds only, at Aquapulse indoor pool Grade 3 / 4 s Smart Start both campuses Parent Teacher Interviews for Prep, Grade One and Grade Two 2:00 – 7:00 pm Wednesday 10th Swimming trials 7 – 8am for 11 year olds only, at Aquapulse indoor pool Grade 5 / 6 s Smart Start both campuses Parent Teacher Interviews for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 2:00 – 7:00 pm Thursday 11th Swimming trials 7 – 8am for 12 / 13 year olds only, at Aquapulse indoor pool Parent Teacher Interviews for Years 7, 8 and 9 2:00 – 7:00 pm Derrimut Heath Subway notes go home Friday 12th Swimming trials 7 – 8am finalising team, all age groups at Aquapulse indoor pool Senior So ball Presidents Park Monday 15th Collec ng groceries for Carnival for this week Wednesday 17th Year 7 / 8 Cricket Werribee Thursday 18th Derrimut Heath campus Being Brave Incursion Tarneit Subway notes go home Friday 19th Year 7 immunisa ons 9am Tarneit campus Being Brave Incursion Summer Inter School Sport starts Derrimut Heath Subway notes due back Monday 22nd Truganina District Swimming Sports at the Werribee Outdoor Pool Collec ng Easter Eggs and Lollies for Carnival for this week Wednesday 24th Volleyball Year 7 Boys and Girls Thursday 25th Tarneit Subway due back Friday 26th Round 2 Interschool sport Monday 29th Year 7 / 8 Tennis Boys and Girls

THEME OF THE MONTH: RELATIONSHIPS “Fabulous Friendships begin in February ”

Issue One: 4TH FEBRUARY 2016

“Looking Forward, Staying Ahead”

Derrimut Heath PS Campus Tarneit Prep – 9 Campus Sycamore St, Hoppers Crossing, 3029 81-97 Baden Powell Dve, Tarneit Telephone: (03) 9748 8688 Telephone: 8734 0900 Fax: (03) 9748 7073 Fax: (03) 8734 0950

College Council President:

REBECCA BREUST

Website: www.bpc.vic.edu.au [email protected]

College Principal: JULIE MASON

College Captain: Shiela Capiral and

Jethro Ecleo

College Vice Captains Liza Sharma and

Shah Ortell


FROM THE DESK OF OUR COLLEGE PRINCIPAL

A successful start for our College Year I am pleased to say that we have had a very calm and organised start to the 2016 College Year. Your children have se led into their campus school in a pleasing manner. The students in both Prep and Year 7 along with students new to Derrimut Heath and Tarneit P-9 seem very happy to be a student at our College. At Baden Powell College we have a Student Code of Conduct along with a Staff Code of Conduct and a Community Code of Conduct and these documents explain how we will all communicate and treat each other. We have begun a very important Home / School Partnership now that your child has entered our College community and I trust that it will always be amicable, so that your child achieves to their learning poten al at all mes. As a result of an extensive College Review and a subsequent new Strategic Plan we have restructured our College into Purposeful Learning Communi es with an Assistant Principal as a leader in each community. Linda Danese is leading the Year 7-9 Community, Jason Vandy is leading the 3-6 Community at the Tarneit Campus, Sue Falla is leading the Prep-2 Community at Tarneit, Genni Douglas is leading the 3-6 Community at Derrimut Heath and Lesley Besanko is leading the Prep -2 Community at Derrimut Heath. Along with your child’s teacher, these people will be the best points of contact for you should you have any ques ons or concerns about your child.

College Carnival The College Carnival is happening on Saturday the 5th of March from 10 am to 3pm and we hope to see you there. This is a major fundraising ac vity and three years ago we raised over $30000. For the next few weeks we have a range of opportuni es for you to support the Carnival and next week we are asking families to donate a bo le of something interes ng. So far we have asked for Novelty Items so any small toys would be appreciated as they can be used for prizes at quite a few stalls. Every me you help you are helping us to provide much needed resources for your child. So drink, sauce, shampoo and wine come to mind! I also want to ask parents who have business connec ons to consider dona ng items for the auc on. Every effort helps so please read the Carnival Newsle er that we send home and enjoy the excitement of the Carnival.

College Elec ons Baden Powell College is governed by a College Council that has representa on from parents and staff.

The College Council is charged with the responsibility of deciding on policies related to the College and manages the financial decisions. The Council meets at least 8 mes a year and is supported by Sub Commi ees, namely Finance and Educa on. Each College Councillor is expected to be a member of at least one subcommi ee. Each year there is an opportunity for people to nominate for membership of the College Council. The elec on process for the College Council for 2016 will commence on Monday the 22nd of February and nomina on forms will be available from the office at either Tarneit or Derrimut Heath from that date for one week. Should you have any ques ons about the role of a College Councillor please call me on either 97488688 or 87340900.

Privacy Policy The College Council has approved a policy that explains our posi on on ma ers related to privacy issues. A copy of this policy is available to you upon request to the office at either Derrimut Heath or Tarneit P-9. We understand that some families have concerns related to the taking of photographs of their children. We have a process in place that allows you to indicate that you do not give permission for us to take images of your children, or use them, and we will adhere to your wishes. We do not have the authority to insist that parents and visitors, who come to view student performances, not take photographs of these performances. We will con nue to request that such photography not occur and we will provide no fica on prior to each performance, so that parents can nego ate alterna ve arrangements with classroom teachers. Should you have concerns or wish to discuss this ma er please contact the office at either Derrimut Heath or Tarneit P-9 to arrange a mee ng with any member of the Principal Class Team.

Parent Teacher Interviews Parent Teacher Interviews will be conducted next week in both schools and I hope that you will take the opportunity to a end so that you can share your goals, aspira ons and expecta ons for your children with our team of dedicated teachers. I encourage you to maintain a posi ve, friendly rela onship with your child’s teacher and always arrange an appointment if you have any concerns about your child’s a tude to school or learning.

School Uniform I am very apprecia ve of the support that you have shown by ensuring that your children are in school uniform. The College uniform looks very smart and students do feel very connected to school if they wear


FROM THE DESK OF OUR COLLEGE PRINCIPAL (cont’d)

the uniform each day. It is very important that you are aware of the expecta ons regarding footwear and other items of uniform so I encourage you to read your copy of the uniform requirements, as was provided in your package of informa on, or collect a copy of the school uniform policy from the office or read the copies that are placed around the College. School Assessment Over the next few weeks we will begin some school based assessment tasks that will enable teachers to know your child’s needs in rela on to Literacy and Numeracy. They will also have a good idea of your child’s preferred learning style and they will be observing the way that your child relates socially with peers and teachers. This tes ng enables us to teach in a focussed manner in smaller groups. I enjoy sharing in the success that your children experience as they learn new concepts and skills and I am sure that you will as well. The assessment tasks that we do now are repeated later in the year and we get to see the amazing progress that our students make as a result of

mely relevant teaching and your support at home.

Students Arriving at School It is very important that children arrive at school about 15 minutes before the beginning of the school day. Children who arrive at school a er the designated school start me need to have a late pass before they go to their classroom and will almost certainly have missed important learning opportuni es. We do have before and a er school care programs opera ng so I suggest that children are placed in these programs should you need to leave home early or arrive late to collect your children. Teachers have mee ngs to a end at the end of the school day and hence no supervision is provided.

Traffic Issues Like most schools we have issues with the flow of traffic around our college. It is cri cal that adults show responsibility when driving around schools par cularly at the start and end of the school day. If everyone

obeyed the road rules and adhered to parking restric ons I am convinced that our problems would be greatly reduced. Be er s ll………I would encourage more families to allow their children to walk to and from school. Why not arrange for an adult to act as a “walking leader” for all the children in your street?? Families could take turns to be the leader, children would get valuable exercise and the traffic around Derrimut Heath and Tarneit P- 9 would be reduced. Last year we were able to access funds from Wyndham City Council to introduce a Traffic Plan at the Tarneit Campus and a great ini a ve Walk to School Wednesday is now in place. There are several advantages to encouraging your children to walk to school every day if possible. At the very least please support Walk to school Wednesday when it starts in a few weeks.

Staff Car Park The staff car parks are not walking thoroughfares for parents or students and I am very concerned that we will have a nasty accident if people ignore the request not to use the car parks as an access point to the school. I am also concerned that some staff members are being spoken to quite rudely when they are polite-ly asking people to take no ce of the signs sta ng that the car park is for staff only. Wyndham Rotary Fun Run My Rotary Club, Wyndham Rotary conducts an annual Fun Run / Walk at Chirnside Park where the proceeds go to the Royal Children’s Hospital. This year the Fun Run is to be held on Sunday the 28th of February and as a College we are encouraging all of you to enter. I am pleased to say that for some years we have had the most families par cipa ng, and hence, won the Schools Challenge and I hope that we can again this year. Please contact Mr Robbie Zammit or Mr Simon Fugazzo o should you wish to know more about this event. You can enter on line www.wyndhamfunrun.org Yours in Educa on, Looking Forward, Staying Ahead, Julie Mason College Principal

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU We would like to thank the Baden Powell community for their tremendous support with our Trailer raffle. We raised $6,172 for resources thanks to all of our

wonderful sponsors and families.

Congratula ons to the following winners: 1st Prize: Janet Neasey 2nd Prize: Liz Craig 3rd Prize: M. Falah 4th Prize: Abhinov Singh


Change and loss are issues that affect all of us at some stage in our lives.

At Baden Powell College we recognise that when changes occur in families through death, separa on, divorce or related circumstances, young people may benefit from learning how to manage these changes effec vely. Seasons for Growth is facilitated in small groups and is based on research that highlights the importance of social support and the need to prac se new skills, to cope effec vely with change and loss.

The program focuses on issues such as self-esteem, managing feelings, problem-solving, decision-making, effec ve communica on and maintaining a support network.

Seasons for Growth runs for eight weeks and each weekly session is approximately 40-50 minutes. There is no cost for this voluntary program. This program runs at both campuses across the year. Students are grouped into age and developmentally appropriate levels. If you feel your child would benefit from this program, please chat with your child’s class teacher.

If you would like your child to par cipate, please fill in the tear-off sec on below and return to their teacher as soon as possible. You will be contacted when an appropriate group is to commence. Kind Regards, Sue Falla Asst Principal Welfare I____________________________________________________________ give consent for my child _______________________________ from grade_____________ to a end the Seasons For Growth Program. I have discussed this with my child. Signed: ______________________________________________________(Parent/Guardian/Carer)

PURPOSEFUL LEARNING COMMUNITY (PLC) Welcome to a new look Baden Powell College for 2016. This year, each year level will be part of a Purposeful Learning Community (PLC). There will be five PLC’s in total. Each PLC will be led by one of our amazing Assistant Principals.

Whilst it is impera ve that your child is feeling safe at school, and works to their personal best, please ensure that you share important informa on with the classroom teacher first. Should you require addi onal support, then feel free to contact your Assistant Principal who is leading each Purposeful Learning Community.

I introduce you to the Assistant Principal responsible for your child’s Purposeful Learning Community.

Lesley Besanko Prep – Grade 2 DHPS

Genni Douglas Grade 3 - 6 DHPS

Sue Falla Prep – Grade 2 Tarneit

Jason Vandy Grade 3 - 6 Tarneit

Linda Danese Year 7 - 9 Tarneit


AN EXCITING INCURSION IS COMING TO BADEN POWELL COLLEGE

To support the wonderful work currently being taught in all Prep to Year 6 classrooms, an incursion has been booked. Being Brave is an interactive theatre production which focusses on helping students to become resilient when confronted with situations such as bullying, family break-up, losing a family member. It also encourages empathy and respect. The production will give students strategies to deal with their emotions through good communication, persistence and positive self-talk – making them more resilient. Dates for the incursion are: Derrimut Heath campus: Thursday 18th February 2016 Tarneit campus: Friday 19th February 2016. Cost for each student is $5:00

Notes have already gone home so please ask your child. It is important for all students to attend as not only will they have an enjoyable time, they will also develop further skills to problem solve as well as develop resilience to cope with many challenging situations as they grow towards adulthood. There is work planned in the classroom after the incursion so it is very important for all children to attend. Wellbeing Team

EXCITING NEWS FOR BADEN POWELL FAMILIES COMPASS

Baden Powell College has invested in a web-based so ware tools to assist in communica on between the College, teachers and parents.

This system will be available any me of the day via the internet or an App which will be able to be downloaded to your computer or smart phone.

Areas Included: Staff, student & parent portal

A endance Roll Marking Timetables

Student Profiles Student assessment and growth

Learning tasks Calendar: including incursions & excursions Parent Teacher Conference management

Payment for excursions, incursions and events You will be sent individual log on and passwords once this has been set up within the College.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. Lesley Besanko Asst Prin


What's happening at OSHC Derrimut Heath Campus Welcome back to a new year at OSHC What have we been up to, what’s upcoming ….... We are back a er a very busy and fun filled 2015 at Camp Australia with heaps of exci ng ac vi es and sessions. We are looking forward to have all our friends back for the new term and eagerly wai ng to make new ones as well. Thank you for supporting the Smith FamilyWe are delighted to announce that Camp Australia raised over $64,600 to support The Smith Family through our Back 2 School fundraiser in Term 3.Thanks to the school, kids, families and supporters of Camp Australia, we raised over$64,600 to support The Smith Family. Your contribu ons will provide educa onal essen als and learning support to primary aged students in 94 of the most disadvantaged communi es throughout Australia.Thank you again for your generosity and support. New Team Member We Welcome Candice Wilcox ! We’re very excited to welcome Candice to our team as the new Before and A er School Care program Team Member. Please feel free to pop in and visit Candice before or a er school.

Program Details

EXTRA 2015 YEAR BOOKS and BPC CALENDARS ARE AVAILABLE NB : If you would like to purchase extra copies of last years YEAR BOOK they are available at each office for $10 per copy. We also have our fabulous calendars full of many recipes, available for only $5 should you wish to purchase more. Have a wonderful term.

Tarneit and Derrimut Heath campus Walk2school starts Wednesday 2nd March

Please Don’t forget to walk, skate or ride your bike or scooter to school on Wednesdays and you can go into the draw to win one of these fabulous bikes, drawn at the last assembly

of term!!!!

Before Care: 6:30 AM to 8:45 AM A er Care: 3:15 PM to 6:30 PM To find out more about the program, view fees and to register visit www.campaustralia.com.au


Parents and Friends [email protected].

We would like to welcome you to our wonderful College and hope you have settled in to each of our wonderful campuses. We look forward to meeting you and sharing a fabulous partnership throughout the year. Our Parents and Friends committee are an amazing group of families who do their best to ensure our students have every opportunity to enjoy their school years. The committee offers their time to provide healthy lunches, stalls for students to shop at, family portraits, pie drives, dinners and many items of interest for fundraising. We would like to welcome anyone who is interested in joining our committee, or just being involved on stalls etc, to make themselves known to us. Please feel free to come along to our first meeting for the year at the Tarneit campus this Monday, 8th February, we get together at 6.45pm for a 7pm start. The more the merrier and the more interesting our ideas can be.

Parents and Friends is a wonderful way to form friendships that last, so come along and meet the very special people who raise money for our College, have many laughs and enjoy supporting BPC. We do have a great feeling of pride when we are able to provide a service to our students, or support their grades, and, as a committee we are grateful for any level of assistance that is available. Our success is measured, not only by the finances we raise for the college, but also by the enthusiasm and the support of our membership and the appreciation we receive from the children. New members and fresh ideas are always welcome. Please email us at: [email protected] if you have any questions or would like someone to meet you when you come to our meeting.

Not only can you join us feel free to bring along your friends, grandparents or neighbours if they would like to be involved, they are more than welcome. Watch this space for all upcoming events. Looking Forward to meeting you all.


Family Outdoor

I Am Poem

By: Meghana Pasumar DMC

I am friendly and caring.

I wonder if we will ever have world peace. I hear the screech of the peacock, as it fans its wings out and dances in the rain.

I see a flock of birds, flapping their wings to a rhythmic beat. I want a world of freedom, a world of peace.

I am friendly and caring. I pretend I am a fairy, gran ng peoples wishes and then disappearing in a cloud of sparkling

dust. I feel the so , falling raindrops, kissing me on the cheek as they descend from the clouds

above. I touch the fresh dewdrops, as they roll off the so petals of the bright pink rose. I worry for the Orange-Bellied Parrot, for its species is on the brink of ex nc on.

I cry for those who are not as fortunate as I. I am friendly and caring.

I understand that a peaceful world is long off, but my wish remains the same. I say that I am strong, that I am invincible.

I dream of a world without guns, without figh ng. I try to remain truthful and honest.

I hope my dream world will soon be a reality. I am friendly and caring.


Australians all let us rejoice for we are young and free, We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature’s gi s Of beauty rich and rare In history’s page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia Fair

We would like to welcome all of our new students and families . To enable our new students to join in at assemblies we have enclosed the words of

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR.

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross, We’ll toil with hearts and hands, To make this Commonwealth of ours, Renowned of all the lands, For those who’ve come across the seas, We’ve boundless plains to share, With courage let us all combine To Advance Australia Fair In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia Fair

1800 551 800

What can parents and carers do to help their child’s asthma at school? If your child is self-managing their asthma, or capable of taking their asthma medication independently, ensure that

your child is always carrying their reliever medication (e.g. Ventolin, Asmol, Airomir and Bricanyl) as well as a spacer while at school

Ensure that you have provided your child’s school/preschool with an updated Asthma Action Plan Ensure that your child knows how to recognise early symptoms of an asthma attack and check to make sure they

are using their reliever medication properly Ensure your child will seek help from school/preschool staff if they experience asthma symptoms Ensure that your child’s asthma is being well managed and that their medication and management is reviewed an-

nually by your GP (this is a good opportunity to also update the Asthma Action Plan required by your child’s school/preschool

For more information, please contact The Asthma Foundation of Victoria on 1800 278 462 or www.asthma.org.au

Respiratory experts talk to parents about asthma

Ever wondered what the experts would say about a cure for asthma? Or how to get your teenager to take their medication? If you want to find out the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about

children and asthma, watch The Asthma Foundation’s new video series – available from http://forum.asthma.org.au/

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR


WEEK DATE EVENT 2016

Week 2 1st Feb – 5th Feb

NOVELTY ITEMS This week students are asked to donate a novelty prize. By a novelty prize we mean new items of any size that your child would like to win in a game. You can get lots of ideas at the $2 shop e.g. hair accessories, small toys, bouncy balls etc, even some of those toy surprises from Maccas that your child may have been too old for. (Sorry no used items) Thursday 4th Feb Showbag Order Forms will go home

2016 Week 3

8th Feb – 12th Feb

DONATE A BOTTLE This week students are asked to donate a filled bo le. It can be filled with bathsalts, sauce, topping, condiments, or even alcohol, as there will be many parents trying to win them. The grade with the most receives a Chuppa chup. Just send them along to your classroom.

2016 Week 4

15th Feb – 19th Feb

GROCERIES We will be asking families to donate Groceries. NB please check the use by dates. We will line them up to see how many kilometres we can line up in courtyard. The grade with the most grocery dona ons will receive a super dooper.

2016 Week 5

22nd Feb

EASTER EGGS / LOLLIES PRESALE RIDES Show bags delivered 26th Feb and will go home before Friday. This week we are col-lec ng dona ons of lollies and Easter eggs. Each grade/pod will a empt to fill up a bag with lollies. The grade with the most win a movie session at school and a lolly bag to share.

2016 Week 6

FRIDAY 4TH

________ 5th MARCH

Ride ckets given out at school on Friday / Saturday. ___________________________________________________ CARNIVAL 10am to 3pm.


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Please remember to check our website each fortnight for your newsletter so that you can stay informed. Our website is readily available on your An-droid, iPad or iPhone!!!

Thank you to Steven Richardson and

Stephen Hanna Boxing Fit for your sponsorship

Manager BoxingFit Hoppers Crossing

Stephen Hanna Manager BoxingFit Hoppers Crossing PH 03 8742 7222 FAX 8742 7244 [email protected]


BREAKFAST CLUB THANKS YOU

Baden Powell College would like to sincerely thank the wonderful sponsors for our Breakfast Club. Without the support of the magnificent Sikh community and these generous companies we would not have been able to provide for the many students who enjoy break-fast at school. We sincerely thank you from the staff and students of Baden Powell College. Woolies—Hogans Corner Hinbro Milk

ADVERTISING IN THE NEWSLETTERS

If you wish to advertise in the newsletter please contact Sue Love on 9748 8688 or 8734 0900. We produce a fortnightly newsletter that goes home to over 1,250 families. Or, if you have a sporting, dance club or group that is looking for a venue to hire we have some vacancies

available during the week also contact me on the above telephone numbers. Thank you. Sue Love


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WOMEN’S FITNESS GROUP

45 MINUTE EXERCISE SESSION. SUITABLE FOR ALL FITNESS LEVELS. CHILDREN WELCOME. WHEN: WEDNESDAYS AT TARNEIT COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE – 9.30AM COST: $7 INQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT MELISSA MOORFOOT – PRECISION PERSONAL TRAINING 0418 132 780


Welcome to Baden Powell College and the smooth beginning of your child’s school year!!

We have had a wonderful start to the 2016 school year with the students enjoying their first few days. To enable us to keep you informed of special events, celebrations and activities the Baden Powell College Newsletter will be available on our website each fortnight throughout the year. As it is one of our major forms of communication we would like to make it easy for you to have regular access to each issue so we have listed the dates of availability below, we will be emailing it to our families as well. Please take the time to read it so that you know what is happening at your child’s college. Simply go online and type in : www.bpc.vic.edu.au We would like to point out that it may be necessary for you to have Adobe Reader on your computer to access your newsletter.

Not only will you be well informed and enjoying colour photos, when perusing online, you will also be helping our environment. However, should you not be able to access a computer and would prefer your newsletter in printed form please complete the slip below.

If you have previously received hard copies of the newsletter you will be required to complete the form again so that we have updated details. Please complete the form below and return it to the office at your earliest convenience to enable us to provide your child with the printed copy of Baden Powell News. Have a wonderful term.

Ms Mason College Principal “Looking Forward, Staying Ahead ” ______________________________________________________________

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