Issue 14. 21st September 2018

NEWSin brief

Dates to remember:

Friday 21st SeptemberEnd of Term 3Students dismissed at 2:30pm

Monday 8th OctoberStart of Term 4Students start at 8:45am

Thursday 11th OctoberSecondary Region Athletics

Friday 12th OctoberPrimary Assembly

Tuesday 16th OctoberGrade 5 & 6 Netball Challenge

Wednesday 17th OctoberLife Skills - Swimming Lessons

Thursday 18th OctoberBadminton Championships

Friday 19th OctoberYear 10 Monash University Clayton Campus Experience

The WIZ Production

On the 6th and 7th September we held our Musical Production of “The Wiz” at Rivergum Theatre. It was a spectacular event involving a matinee and 2 evening performances. The success of the show was only possible with the help from many staff. To them we say thank-you. Sarah Davies. DirectionAdelaide Williams. ChoreographyAdam Carson. Musical DirectionLaura Davies. Stage ManagementSala Ausage. Vocal DirectionSimon Nickles. Backstage LeadershipFi Tomsic. Set DesignNeil Gordon. Set ConstructionSimone Giulieri. Light DesignJoy Hicks. VideographyAlana Sibbison. Lead Vocal DirectionHarry Coulson. Student Band assistanceAlyce Yeoman. Wind Section assistanceRyan Evans. Rhythm Section assistanceSharnell Nabalaura. Backstage assistanceJo Keating and Student Voice. Canteen and TicketsKylie Box and Monique Guerin. ProgramsVicki Parathea. Backstage assistanceShane Chidgy. Backstage assistanceRopati Panipasa. Backstage assistanceJess Prince. Cast photosDianne Disher, Terri Gwynne, Belinda Young. Costume assistanceBridget Cox. General assistanceRene Austin. Rehearsal assistanceShauny-Maree Talbot. Usher assistanceLJ Hooker. Sponsorship Thank you to all the staff who went and watched the show, it meant a great deal to have your support.

The College would like to further acknowledge the dedication of Sarah Davies, Adelaide Williams and Laura Davies for their commitment and extensive after hours organisation and rehearsal schedule which made the event such a success. Secondary District Athletics

Congratulations to the students that participated in the District Athletics on Thursday 13th September. An extra congratulations to those student that competed in events at short notice. We have 6 students that won their events and will go to region finals in October. Well done to Tihema (7J), Dylan (7K), Rua (8A), James (8H), Felicity (8H) and Shaylen (10G). Well done to the following students for breaking records: Felicity – 15 Girls High Jump & Triple Jump, Dylan – 12-13 boys High Jumpand Rua – 12-13 boys 400m.

Congratulations, the College Aerobics Team came 2nd in Australia at the Nationals!

The team flew up to Queensland with their coaches, Ms Jones and Ms Maschette and competed on Sunday 26th August. The team represented the school with great PRIDE and brought home the silver medal. Well done to the students and coaches, we are all very proud of you!

Year 7 Interschool Debate teams A huge congratulations to our Year 7 inter-school debate teams, competing in their very first inter-school debate. The topic was ‘That female athletes should get the same pay and conditions as male athletes’ with both our teams on the Negative side of the debate.

Narre Warren South P-12 College 1 won their debate against Drouin Secondary College 2 by 2 points. Well done to Caitlin Smart of 7L for being award ‘Best Speaker’ in this debate. Her team mates, Adam Qasim (7L) and Aasith Dhinaharan (7L) also did an exceptional job.

Narre Warren South P-12 College 2 lost their debate against Drouin Secondary College 1 by just 1 point. Well done to Komal Kaur Bedi (7G) for receiving equal ‘Best Speaker’ in this debate. Both Zainab Rehman (7G) and Zainab Fayazi (7A) were brilliant.

An amazing effort from some very talented students. Well done team. On to round 2!

Year 7 Boys Badminton

Congratulations to the Year 7 boys badminton team who reached the pinnacle of Government Schools Badminton competition at the State Championships. This is a great achievement to qualify, but even more impressive is that they came second and received a special commemorative medal to treasure for the rest of their lives. It has been a long journey that started in term 2. They became the District Champions, Regional Champions and Preliminary Champions along the way. To be this good they had to train hard and be dedicated to excellence in their chosen sport.Special mention to these players: Aadith Dhinakaran, Yash Prasad, Tennusha Kalapuge, Daniel Cincotta, Danny Cao, Cancio (Jj) Noronha.

Pasifika Choir + Jemimah Morrs at VSSS

We would like to congratulate P-12’s Jemimah Moors and our Pasifika Girls Choir on their performance at the Victorian State School Spectacular. If you would like to watch their performance follow this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mGMRxh9ReyEzvQYaR5LzCB_rV2dZcWKE/view

Aerobics Team Update

Term 3 Issue 12 21st September 2018

Reading in the holidaysWhat better way to spend the holidays than catching up on some reading! We highly recommend a visit to one of our public libraries which offer many fun activities over the holidays, as well as lots of lovely books to borrow. Or you could download one of our e-books to read on a device. For more information go to our College homepage, click on Menu - Community - Library then on the Casey Cardinia Library link or the e-Platform link. All students from Gr 4 - Yr 12 can access the e-book library. Your username is your student code and your password is library1. Contact library staff for more information.

Chess TournamentThe much anticipated annual chess tournament will commence in the library on Tuesday 11th September. It is open to students from Prep - Yr 12 and is free to enter so if you would like to participate please come to the library to sign up. The only rule is you must be able to play chess!!

Year 7 Handball Champions On the 27th August, the Year 7 Handball teams competed at the district level against three other schools. Both our boys and girls teams made the finals and were comfortable winners. Boys 7–4 and the Girls 8–1. All students represented our school values and showed great sportsmanship throughout the day.

Year 7 Hockey On the 27th August, Mr Kromlidis sent 9 boys and 4 girls to the Casey South Division Year 7 Hockey Championship. Our boys and girls mixed teams couldn’t field full teams so they happily combined. They competed in the boys section.

The players were: Jagjeet S, Alisina R, Iraj N, Hayley W,Ghulam S, Anthony S, Aliriza F, Martin H, Jawid A,Zakira B, Dekodah B and Amarlee D. The team finished second with a 2-0 loss, 0-0 draw and a 1-1 finish.

Term 3 Issue 12 21st September 2018

Library Information

TeM.NoHa.NoPlY

The lovely Rose from Victory Worship Church has out done herself yet again and baked these lovely treats for us as a thank you. The church group hire out a space at the College for their gatherings.

All the staff at the College would like to say thanks Rose.

Victory Worship Church

DATE

Wednesday 26th September

TIME

9:00-12:00pm

VENUE

Casey Stadium, Terry Vickerman Building, 65 Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Cranbourne East

RSVP

academy@melbournefc.com.au

Free for all participants

SCHEDULE

Athletic Testing (Vertical Leap, 20m Sprint, AFL Agility) facilitated by Rookie Me

Skill session with Academy Coaches

PARTICIPANT CRITERIA

Male and Female | Aged 12-17

Must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

Born overseas, or have at least one parent born overseas

Currently playing football in the South East and Mornington Peninsula region or new to football/playing other sports (basketball, soccer etc.)

Must be living in MFC Academy Zone (visit melbournefc.com.au/Team/academy/about to find out if you do)

INTERESTED IN JOINING THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB ACADEMY?

The Melbourne Football Club Academy is designed to develop and mentor athletes from Multicultural and Indigenous backgrounds, giving them a platform in which to evolve and grow.

Talented players who fit the cultural criteria have potential to be drafted by the Melbourne Football Club under the Next Generation Academy Draft Concession system.

We are looking to unearth the next crop of talented sports people in our region (South East and Mornington Peninsula). If you fit the below criteria, and would be interested in finding out more,

RSVP by emailing academy@melbournefc.com.au

TESTING DAY

Innovative Free Workshop THIS School Holidays

Thursday 27th September

Time: 2 pm to 3 pm

Tuesday 2nd October Time: 11 am to 12 pm Age: 5 to 12 years old

Program Focus: Mind Body Spirit Self confidence Mindfulness Motivation Resilience

Meditation & Motivation For Young Minds littleparadise4kids@gmail.com 0432246674 & 0413641134

Venue: Oakgrove Community Centre, 89—101 Oakgrove Drive ,Narrewarren South. Email : office@oakgrovecc.org.au Phone: (03) 97042781

Voluntary Gold Coin Donation Accepted

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