Term 3 - Week 8—5th September 2018

Principal’s Report

Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews next Tuesday

Just a final reminder about Parent/teacher/Student interviews next Tuesday 11th September, commenc-

ing at 12pm and concluding at 7pm. Thank you to all those families who have made their interview book-

ings so far. Please keep in mind that bookings are open up un%l 10am on the day of the interviews and as

I have men%oned in recent weeks, it would be fantas%c to see all our families represented at the inter-

views. It is a really important opportunity for a three way conversa%on about each child’s progress to

date. Don’t forget if you are experiencing any difficul%es making your interview bookings or don’t have

internet access, the office staff are only too happy to make these bookings for you. No classes will be

held this day.

P-4 Produc�on - Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19

th September

Don’t forget that %ckets for the P-4 Produc%on of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ are on sale at the school

office. The performance is now only a fortnight away with the ma%nee to be held on Tuesday 18th Sep-

tember, commencing at 12:00pm and the evening performance to be held on Wednesday 19th September

commencing at 7pm in the BER building. The children are busily preparing for the concert and are looking

forward with great an%cipa%on to the performances.

NAPLAN results

The 2018 NAPLAN results for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 have been released and are being sent home

with the students on Wednesday. As stated on the student report, it is important to keep in mind that

the NAPLAN tests ‘provide a snapshot of your child’s achievement at a point in %me. The informa%on

contained in the report should be considered together with school-based assessments and reports.’ If

you would like to discuss your child’s results the Parent-Teacher interviews next Tuesday provide a great

opportunity to do so.

School Formal for Years 8-12

As announced last week the senior student leadership team are organizing a school formal for students in

Years 8-12 on Wednesday 12 September in the BER. The students received the good news late last week

that the Moyne Shire are subsidizing the event and therefore a DJ will be able to be u%lized on the night.

The evening will commence at 6:30pm and conclude at 9 pm. The theme for the night is 80s and students

are encouraged to wear appropriate 80s dress. The evening will conclude at 9pm sharp and parents/

guardians are required to pick up their children at that %me.

Mortlake College Newsletter 10 Hood Ave

Mortlake, Vic, 3272 Ph: 03 5599 2204 Fax: 03 5599 2503

Email: mortlake.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.mortlakep12.vic.edu.au

SMS Mobile: 0427 841 239 (Text Only)

Congratula�ons

Special congratula%ons to Jaime and Tasha Killen on

winning the Hampden League Best & Fairest Netball

awards in the Under 16 and Under 14 compe%%ons

respec%vely. Jaime and Tasha play for Terang

Mortlake and both obviously had stellar seasons!

Well done to Jaime and Tasha.

Congratula%ons to all the Years 5-7 students on a

very successful Expo last Friday. The students fo-

cused on a par%cular Asian country as part of their SOSE studies and for the expo each individual or

group had a ‘stand’ where they provided informa%on about their chosen country. They also provided

samples of food associated with their country. Well done to everyone on a very informa%ve and inter-

es%ng expo!

Graeme Good

BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to all students who have birthdays this week.

SEPTEMBER

7th—Amy Hughes 8th—Syriah Guy & Mia Richie

11th—Jack Boyd & Charlie Mahncke 12th—Ngakita Hokianga

13th— Oliver Stephens

OUT OF UNIFORM DAYS

FRIDAY 7th SEPTEMBER

GOLD COIN DONATION

FRIDAY 21st SEPTEMBER

LAST DAY OF TERM 3

NO GOLD COIN DONATION

COME DRESSED IN YOUR

FOOTBALL TEAMS COLOURS

(See more details further in newsletter)

SPORT SPOT

P-12 Sport Dates Term 3 & 4 September 14th AFL 9’s

17th-21st PE Week

Details further in the newsle2er

17th GWR Athle%cs

October 22nd Yr 7-12 State Athle%cs

23rd Yr 7-9 MWC Summer Sports

Nov-Dec 24th-2nd Great Victorian Bike Ride

STATE NOMINATIONS / REPRESENTATIVE SPORTS / RESULTS / DRAWS

Draws for Mid-West Complex

hHp://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/greater-western-secondary/mid-west-secondary

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 Facebook and Twitter. Just follow the following

links

http://www.facebook.com/SchoolSportVictoria

https://twitter.com/@SchoolSportVic

Nathan Jones & Val Riordon Year 7-12 Sports Coordinators

New Zealand Camp 2019 Families of New Zealand campers please note.

We are in the process of securing airfares to New Zealand next year.

We have secured a very good rate and I am expec%ng to confirm this and pay for these fares by the end of

this week / start of next week. Once these fares are paid for we will not be able to process any refunds of

the deposits that have been paid.

As a result, I would like to remind all families of the importance of taking out travel insurance to cover any

emergencies. Please ensure you follow this up as soon as possible.

Addi%onally I now NEED passport informa%on urgently. Can I ask that a colour copy of each photo page

from each traveler be sent in so that I can pass on the necessary informa%on to the airline.

Also please remember that the next payment of $550.00 is due no later than Wednesday 19th September

2018.

Thanks Geoff De Manser

Year 3/4 Grampians Camp (29th August – 31st August).

On Wednesday morning, 42 eager Year 3/4 students arrived at school packed and ready for camp. AKer pack-

ing the bus will all our gear, we set off for the Grampians. Arriving at a liHle aKer 11am at the Grampians Re-

treat, we took %me to set up our rooms before par%cipa%ng in some ini%a%ve ac%vi%es in small groups, ro-

ta%ng through a number of interes%ng ac%vi%es. Later that aKernoon we took on the challenge of climbing

“The Piccaninny”, where the views of the countryside were spectacular. That night the students entertained

the teachers and parents with a talent night, where in groups, they undertook challenges set down by Mrs

Carmody.

AKer a cold start on Thursday, the morning sky threatened us with rain, but thankfully it stayed away. Our

morning and early aKernoon consisted of three challenging ac%vi%es, the Giant Swing, the Flying Fox and the

Low Ropes course, all students challenged themselves with these ac%vi%es. The rest of the aKernoon, was

dedicated to a Hut building exercise. Next was the spooky night walk, where groups students with an adult,

completed a course by following a reflector trail around the camp, this was hard for some students, but all

completed it.

Our Final day consisted of, packing up our rooms before par%ci-

pa%ng in a tug of war contest, then we finished our %me in the

Grampians with a relaxing River walk, and nature experience ses-

sion. While on camp, we saw a huge amount of wildlife, includ-

ing Kangaroos, Emus, Wallabies, and many, many more.

A huge thank you must go to Mrs Carmody for organising the

camp, as well as Mr Kea%ng, Cherie, Uggie Fowler and Miss Le

Lievre for aHending as staff.

P-4 Place Assembly Awards Monday 3

rd September

Prep/One:

Sam Mahncke – for being kind and helpful to others by

tying shoes

Imogen Bray – for making fantas%c body paHerns in

maths

Year One/Two:

Max Slater – for being helpful to his teacher and peers

Eli Bradbury – for always offering to help his classmates

Year Three/Four V:

Cooper Edge – for displaying courage in challenging ac-

%vi%es

Jack Richie – for being a leader on camp

Year Three/Four C:

Oliver Keirl – for caring for others at camp

Spencer Sagnol – for displaying independence and ini%-

a%ve at school camp

Congratula�ons to all of these students.

P-4 Place Place Value

Year One/Two students have been learning about place value during the last few

weeks. Students work in small groups on differen%ated tasks to develop an understand-

ing of how to recognise, model, read, write and order numbers and to locate these on

number lines.

Grand Final Breakfast: WEAR YOUR FOOTY COLOURS

Students have the op%on of wearing their footy colours on Friday 21st

September, there will be breakfast available in the undercover area

from 8:00 – 8:55 , the cost will be: $12:00 per family

$5:00 per secondary student or $4:00 per primary student

If families can donate any of the following please %ck and write quan-

%ty and return form to the General Office.

All dona%ons need to be at school by

Wednesday 19th.

Thank you

P-4 Team

………………………………………………………………………………………………

Name_________________ no. aHending_____________

Please fill out & return by Friday 14th September.

Eggs Self raising flour

Juice BuHer

Jam Bread

Honey Fruit

Lemons

Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews

Tuesday 11th September 2018

The online booking system is for all students, Prep – Year 12.

Bookings will open Monday 27th August 2018 @ 9am.

Bookings must be finalised by Tuesday 11th September 2018 @ 10am.

For parents that do not have internet access, you are welcome to come into or phone the office from

August 27th

on 5599 2204 where the office staff will make the bookings for you. The instruc�ons for

using this system online are on the back of this le2er. It is important when making your bookings to

have a list of your child’s teachers with you.

Please note that the earlier you go online to book the more likely you are to get interview �mes that

best suit you.

BOOKINGS CLOSE TUESDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2018 AT 10AM

On the day of the interviews:

• Please print your confirma%on, and bring it with you to your interviews.

• Prep - Four Interviews will be conducted in the classroom of your child.

• Yr. 5-12 Interviews will be held in the senior rooms of the school.

• Yr. Prep - Four Interviews are 15 minutes in dura%on but in order to ensure that all parents of

students in Years 5-12 are able to see their children’s teachers, those interviews must be limited

to strictly 5 minutes in dura%on.

The smooth running of our parent-teacher interviews relies on all parents keeping to the schedule.

Please consider other parents and end all interviews on %me. If you need more %me with a par%cular

teacher, please arrange a separate mee%ng or phone call.

These are teacher/parent/student conversa%ons and students are expected to aHend.

Please bring your child’s most recent report for this year with you.

If you have any further inquiries, please contact the school on 03 5599 2204

Now you can book school interviews for the times that suit your family.

Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow these simple instructions.

Enter your details

Select the subjects and then the corresponding teachers you wish to see for each child.

Please note:

Yr. Prep – Four Please make a booking with your child’s classroom teacher. You are also en-couraged to book a time with your child’s specialist teachers.

Michelle Carmody (P – 4 Leader) will also be available for interview.

School Welfare Office Kerry Boyden will be available for interview from 12pm – 4pm

Please note Karli Ball will be unavailable on Parent/Teacher interview day

Select the appointment times that suit your family best.

When you click FINISH, your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically. If you do not receive your email immediately –

Check your junk mail folder AND make sure you have spelled your email address correctly

You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time, and change your interviews - until the bookings close on Tuesday 11th September at 10am

Bookings will open Monday 27th August 2018 @ 9am.

Bookings must be finalised before Tuesday 11th September 2018 at 10am, when bookings for this event will

close.

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You may change your bookings, any time prior to the closing date, by re-visiting the www.schoolinterviews.com.au website, and using the event code. Remember to use the same name and email address, you used when you made your original booking. Parents wishing to change their interview times after the closing date should contact the school directly on:

5599 2204.

School Interviews Tuesday September 11th

2018

To assist with the booking process, below are listed the classes and teachers of each class.

Year Prep – Four

Year Prep/One – Kelly Reichman

Year One/Two Jane Povey

Year Three/Four A David Keating

Year Three/Four B Michelle Carmody

P-4 PE Nigel Boyden

3-4 LOTE Jacob Gellert

P-2 LOTE Sally Partridge

P-4 Music Jacob Gellert

Welfare – Kerry Boyden

P-4 Leader Michelle Carmody

Principal Graeme Good

Assistant Principal Anne DeManser

Year Five – Seven

Yr 5-7 Leader Geoff DeManser

E57 Endeavour Geoff DeManser

I57 Inspire Karli Ball - unavailable)

S57 Succeed Nigel Boyden

Yr 5-7 English Anne DeManser,

Geoff DeManser, Karli Ball - unavailable)

Yr 5-7 Maths Geoff DeManser, Nigel Boyden,

Linda Simkin

Yr 5-7 Literacy Sally Partridge

Anne DeManser

Yr 5-7 SOSE Anne DeManser, Karli Ball -

(unavailable)

Yr 5-7 Music Jacob Gellert

Yr 5-7 LOTE Jacob Gellert

Yr 5-7 Art Annette Janes

Yr 5-7 Woodwork Mark Croucher

Yr 5-7 Home Economics Joanne Gleeson

Yr 5-7 PE Val Riordon, Nigel Boyden

Yr 5-7 Science Ken Bell, Val Riordon,

Mark Croucher

Yr 5-7 Performing Arts Anne DeManser,

Jacob Gellert, Karli Ball - (unavailable)

Hands on Learning Lachie Reichman

Welfare – Kerry Boyden

Principal Graeme Good

Assistant Principal Anne DeManser

Yr Eight – Ten

E8A Endeavour Jen Bates

I8A Inspire Edward Morcombe

S8A Succeed Linda Simkin

Yr 8-10 Geography Karli Ball - unavailable)

Yr 8-10 History Jen Bates

Yr 8-10 English Jen Bates, Edward Morcombe

Karli Ball - unavailable)

Yr 8-10 Maths Linda Simkin, Robin Allinson,

Geoff DeManser

Yr 8-10 PE Nathan Jones, Val Riordon

Yr 8-10 LOTE Jacob Gellert

Yr 8-10 Science Ken Bell,

Yr 8-10 Geography Mark Croucher

Yr 8-10 Digital Technology Mark Croucher

Yr 8-10 Advance Nathan Jones

Yr 8-10 Food Technology Joanne Gleeson

Yr 8-10 Woodwork Annette Janes

Yr 8-10 Art Annette Janes

Yr 8-10 Media Edward Morcombe

Hands on Learning Lachie Reichman

Welfare – Kerry Boyden

Principal Graeme Good

Assistant Principal Anne DeManser

VCE

VCE Housegroup Nathan Jones

E8A Endeavour Jen Bates

I8A Inspire Edward Morcombe

S8A Succeed Linda Simkin

VCE English Jen Bates

Edward Morcombe

VCE Maths Methods Linda Simkin

VCE General Maths Robin Allinson

VCE Further Maths Robin Allinson

VCE Foundation Maths

Robin Allinson

VCE Chemistry Ken Bell

VCE Systems Technology Ken Bell

VCE Food Studies Joanne Gleeson

VCE Biology Val Riordon

VCE Physical Education Val Riordon

VCE Health Nathan Jones

VCE Psychology Edward Morcombe

VCE Agriculture & Horticulture

Robin Allinson

VCE Art Annette Janes

VCE Theatre Studies Geoff DeManser

VCE Design & Technology

Mark Croucher

VCE History Jen Bates

Welfare – Kerry Boyden

Principal Graeme Good

Assistant Principal Anne DeManser

YEAR 8-12

FORMAL The 8-12’s are having a formal!

It will be on Wednesday 12th September from

6:30pm – 9:00pm in the BER.

There will be a theme—which is the 80’s!

Students are encouraged to dress up and come

along for a night of entertainment

(not a requirement).

Nibbles and water will be provided and the night

will be supervised by teachers security.

Gold Coin dona8on at the door.

There will be strictly NO alcohol allowed.

Physical Educa�on W

eek

DAY

ACTIVITY

WHO

WHERE

RUN BY

MONDAY

Kick Footy in Bin

Male/Female

Near BER

Jack & Issac

P-4/5-8/9-12

TUESDAY

Basketball Shoot Out

8-12

Blue Courts

Jackson & Reggie

WEDNESDAY

Diamond Cricket

5-12

Blue Courts

Sam & Kaitlyn

THURSDAY

Basketball Shoot Out

P-7

Blue Courts

Jackson & Reggie

Footy Longest Kick

8-12

Near BER

Issac & Jack

Obstacle Course

P-4

Junior Oval

Issac & Jackson

FRIDAY

VCE V Teachers Netball

VCE/Staff

Ac�vity Centre

Year 11 PE

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Morning Lake W

alk

Daily Ques�on Sam & Kaitlyn

Local Trivia Quiz Issac & Jack

Colouring Compe��on Reggie & Jackson

YEAR 8-10 COOKING

PADDOCK TO PLATE

YEAR 8-10 COOKING PADDOCK TO PLATE

WHAT TO TELL WHEN...

It is hard to know what informa%on children need at what

developmental stage and how this informa%on should be

given.

To answer these ques%ons, come and join us on the

17th October 2018 at 7pm

Mortlake College – BER building.

This session aims to help parents talk about safety, rela%onships, and personal development to

their children at the right ages. The night will cover when to start these conversa%ons, how to

have these conversa%ons and the up-to-date informa%on around these conversa%ons.

It will also include an insight into the school curriculum for personal development and loads of

resources that can help with this important paren%ng role.

This session is relevant to parents of all aged children –

from kinder to secondary school and is appropriate for

Mum’s, Dad’s, Carer’s and Grandparents.

Melbourne/Victoria Open Days

and Events Calendar 2018

The following calendar shows the available recent and forthcoming dates for open days, info

days, and educational events in Melbourne and the rest of Victoria in 2017. Open day dates older

than one month old might not be shown.

Victoria

Australian Catholic University (ACU) August 12th 2018 (Sunday) Open Day Melbourne 10am-3pm

August 27th 2018 (Sunday) Open Day Ballarat 10am-3pm

Deakin University (DEAKIN) August 5th 2018 (Sunday) Warrnambool Campus

August 19th 2018 (Sunday) Geelong Waterfront

August 19th 2018 (Sunday) Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus

August 26th 2018 (Sunday) Melbourne Burwood Campus

Federation University (FEDUNI) August 26th 2018 (Sunday) Open Day Mt Helen, Gippsland,

Berwick, SMB, Camp Street campuses.

La Trobe University (LATROBE) August 3rd 2018 (Friday) Shepparton

August 5th 2018 (Sunday) Melbourne

August 12th 2018 (Sunday) Albury-Wodonga

August 15th 2018 (Wednesday) Mildura

August 26th 2018 (Sunday) Bendigo

Monash University (MONASH) August 4th 2018 (Saturday) Peninsula Campus

August 5th 2018 (Sunday) Caulfield and Clayton Campuses

August 19th 2018 (Sunday) Parkville Campus

RMIT University (RMIT) August 12th 2018 (Sunday) Open Day

Swinburne University of Technology

(SWINBURNE)

July 29th 2018 (Sunday) Hawthorn campus

University of Melbourne (MELBOURNE) August 19th 2018 (Sunday) Open Day 10am-4pm

Victoria University (VU) August 19th 2018 (Sunday) Open Day

Victoria TAFE & Colleges

The Gordon TAFE August 5th 2018 (Sunday) Open Day / Market Day Geelong

11am-3pm

Melbourne Polytechnic August 19th 2017 (Sunday) Open Day Preston Campus

SAME-DAY NOTIFICATION OF UNEXPLAINED STUDENT ABSENCES

FACTSHEETFORPARENTS/CARERS

If your child is sick or absent, you are required to no%fy their school as soon as possible on the day of absence using

one of the following methods:

Online: log the absence directly using your school’s IT plaTorm. (Skoolbag)

Telephone: the school office and let the staff know your child’s name, class, date of absences and reason.

Email: the school and provide the staff with your child’s name, class, date of absences and reason.

No%fying the school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps en-

sure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility.

Why do I need to no�fy the school if my child is absent? Schools need to know when and why a child is absent and you need to know if your child isn’t at school.

From the end of Term 2 2018, all Victorian government schools are required to contact parents/carers as soon as

prac%cable on the same day of an unexplained student absence. If your child is absent on a par%cular day and you

have not contacted the school to explain why, the absence will be marked as unexplained.

This system also promotes daily school aHendance. Going to school every day is the single most important part of

your child’s educa%on, they learn new things every day – missing school puts them behind.

What is your responsibility?

let the school know in advance of any upcoming absences or let them know in the morn-

ing if your child won’t be at school. In order for schools to implement the same day no%fica%on requirement, it’s es-

sen%al that you provide the school with your most up-to-date contact details.

Generally one no%fica%on will be sent per family. Should there be circumstances that require both parents and carers

to be no%fied, please contact the school to make the necessary arrangements.

What is the school’s responsibility?

The school must no%fy you of an unexplained absence in rela%on to your child as soon as prac%cable on the same

day.

Schools will let you know either by your school’s online communica%ons app, SMS, phone call or email.

Ask your school for a copy of the A�endance Policy which outlines the school’s processes and procedures for moni-

toring, recording and following-up of student absences.

Classifieds

WANTED

If anybody would like to donate any old road bikes not

being used anymore to the school then could you

please contact Nathan Jones—Advance Coordinator Mortlake College

WANTED If families have excess COLES mini food promo-

%ons that are unwanted, could they be donated

to the P-4 area, it would be appreciated

Mortlake Kindergarten

is currently taking

Enrolments for Kindergarten for 2019

4 Yr old Kinder: 15 Hours per week

To be eligible for 4 yr old Kinder, child must have turned 4 by 30th April, 2019

3 Yr old Kinder: 3 hr session

To be eligible for 3 yr old Kinder, child must have turned 3 by 30th April, 2019

For more informa�on or to enrol, contact the Kindergarten on

Ph: 5599 2383 Please enrol before 31/8/2018

2018 CALENDAR WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

8

SEPT

3

SRT NAPLAN

Yr 7 & 9

4

School Council

SRT NAPLAN

Yr 3 & 5

5

P-7 Performance

Nexus Arts 2pm

F/1 Mortlake

Library Visit

6 7

Out of Uniform Day

9 10

11

Parent/Teacher

Interviews

PUPIL FREE DAY

12

8-12 Formal

13 14

AFL 9’s Yr 3-4

10 17

GWR Athle�cs

PE WEEK

18

P-4 Produc�on

Ma�nee

PE WEEK

19

P-4 Produc�on

Show

PE WEEK

20

PE WEEK

21

Grand Final Breakfast

PE WEEK

Out of Uniform Day

END TERM 3

TERM 4

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

1

OCT

8

First Day Term 4

Yr7 Vaccina�ons

9 10

Yr 7-8 Cricket

11

12

2 15

Theatre Studies

Performance

Exam

16

DEAP Yr 7/8

17

Parent Sex Ed Info

Night

18

Yr 8-10

Gamblers Info

Session P2

19

3 22

Yr 7-12 State

Aths

Yr 10 Work Exp

23

School Council

Yr 10 Work Exp

Yr 7-9 MWC

Summer Sports

24

Yr 10 Work Exp

Year 12’s Last Day

25

Yr 10 Work Exp

Yr 9-10 Cricket

26

World Teachers Day

Yr 10 Work Exp

Yr 5/6 Cricket Terang

4 29

ADVANCE Bike

Ride

30 31

English Exam

1 NOV

Psychology Ex-

am

2

Further Maths Exam

5 5

Further Maths

Exam

6 7

Food Studies Ex-

am

Yr 8-10 First Aid

8

Theatre, Prod-

uct & Design, &

HHD Exams

9

Yr 8-10 First Aid

6 12

Advance Port

Fairy Ride

13

Chemistry Exam

14 15

Agriculture Ex-

am

F-2 Sleepover

16

Art Exam

VCE Gradua�on Din-

ner

7 19

Yr 11 Exams

20

School Council

Yr 11 Exams

21

5-7 Camp

Yr 11 Exams

22

5-7 Camp

Yr 11 Exams

23

5-7 Camp

Yr 11 Exams

8 26

GVBR

27

Yr 4,5, & 6 DEAP

F-4 Fathers &

Friends Night

GVBR

28

GVBR

29

GVBR

30

GVBR

TERM 3