NEWSLETTER ISSUE: 1717 3rd November 2017

Phone: 5428 3691 Fax: 5428 4018

Web: www.gisbornesc.vic.edu.au

Email: gisborne.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

Gisborne Secondary College values respect, diversity, innovation and achievement. Through a wide range of learning opportunities, students develop fulfilling and independent lives.

Congratulations Cindy Wilson

Congratulations to Cindy Wilson for achieving Student

of the Year 2017 Award at Headmasters Academy.

Cindy is our VCAL student who completed her

Certificate 111 in Beauty Studies this year. Cindy is an

exemplary student at Gisborne Secondary College and

conducted herself on the same manner during her

studies at Headmasters Academy. Her determination

and hard-work paid off in such a recognition at the

end of her two-year program.

To complete her studies Cindy had to attend the

Headmasters Academy every Wednesday for 2 years.

This meant that she was missing classes and catching

up with these in her time. Cindy kept in regular con-

tact with me and discussed her program and issues

quite frequently. She also spoke to Mr David Butler

who is her VCAL coordinator.

Cindy has been offered a job at Myer where she will

be joining her twin sister Evlyn who is the recipient of

the same award for 2016.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear families

The last few weeks have been slightly quieter as we head in to VCE Exam time. We farewelled our Year 12 students from formal classes last Monday and they

had a wonderful celebration at Bullengarook Reserve as we do each year.

Two big projects are now underway at the college.

The first involves changes to our student computer device program across the college for 2018. I have been emailing parents with details as they are settled

on, and the best place to keep-up-to-date on the decisions is at:

byod.gisbornesc.vic.edu.au.

The second project probably has less impact on families, but is still significant for staff and students, and is our 2017/2018 Planned Maintenance Program. This

project encompasses three major pieces of facilities work (as well as a few lit-tle odds and sods)

1.Re-roofing the Performing Arts Centre

2.Resurfacing and irrigating the College Oval

Installing flexible walls to the two Learning Centres – B and I Blocks

Contractors have begun a little of this work, and will be in full swing by next week. We hope that this work is completed by the end of the first term. There

will be some disruption to room use, and obviously the school oval will be out of action for many weeks.

Today teaching staff spent professional learning time on:

High Impact Teaching Strategies— http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/support/highimpactteachstrat.pdf

1. 2018 Senior School Support Program

2. 2018 Planning and Preparation

I hope that you get to enjoy Melbourne Cup day with family. Take care of yourselves.

Andrew

FROM THE STAFF

Teagan Bunn and Brendan Crozier of Year 12, along with another student entered a

competition run by Ballarat University. They had to write why they would like to win free tickets to see Brian Cox in 25 words or less. Teagan was declared the winner, given 3 free

tickets and Brendan runner up winning 2 free tickets. I have been invited to attend. How

lucky are we all? It’s great to have a go, and I continue to urge all students to do so.

Brian Cox is one of the world’s foremost communicator of all things scientific. His innate

ability to make highly complex matters entertaining and easy to contemplate has made his

scientific television shows ground breaking in their audience reach and accessibility.

Joining Brian on stage will be British comedian, actor and writer Robin Ince, Brian’s co-host

on the BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage.

Professor Brian Cox OBE is a British particle physicist at the University of Manchester and

Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. He carried out research at the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Switzerland and the HI experiment

at DESY in Hamburg.

SECOND HAND TEXT BOOKS

Students are encouraged to buy and sell second hand textbooks where possible. Students in

Years 8 & 9 need a Science Quest Text book(Vic Edition), whilst Year 10 Psychology

students need a ‘Get Psyched’ book. Our VCE students need:

Chemistry 1 or 2 by Jacaranda

Nature of Biology Book 1 or 2 by Jacaranda

Psychology 1&2, or 3&4 by Jacaranda

Heinemann Physics 11 or 12

There are additional costs for the e books and to reactive

Study ON for the Jacaranda texts.

Biozone workbooks for biology, need to be purchased new.

Good luck to all our students during their VCE exams.

And from Mr Barry somewhere in the UK…a quote from Isaac Newton

Angela Narayan - Butler

Science Curriculum Area Leader

Science News October 2017

WINNERS

PROF BRIAN COX LIVE 2017

DIRECT FROM EUROPE, THE MOST MOMENTOUS SCIENCE SHOW ON THE PLANET

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Orienteering at the National Champs

– Sophie Taverna

During the September school holidays I had the opportunity to represent Victoria at the National Schools Orienteering Championships in Bathurst. I competed in 7 events over 10 days against other school kids from all over Australia and New Zealand.

There were individual sprint events around University campuses and long and middle distance runs in surrounding forests, two of these were relays.

I enjoyed the sprints the best even though it was easy to mispunch and I even managed to loose both my shoes during one of the sprint finishes!

My funniest memories were the challenge to fit as many team members in a phone box (16 was our record), doing a speed lap in the mini bus around Mt Panorama (20 km top speed) and almost standing on an echidna at Hill End. All the teams stayed in a boarding school that looked like Hogwarts and I got to meet lots of new people and make new friends.

This link shows some of the reasons why

I love the sport:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=WapUHPfiFYc

My hope is that we can have an

orienteering team represent GSC at the

Vic schools champs in May next year.

For more information about

orienteering please don’t hesitate to

have a chat with me or visit: http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/

for links to events and extra info.

The Macedon Ranges Summer Series

start on the 29th of November that you

might be interested in too.

Sophie.

FROM THE STUDENTS

Barista training

Pleasingly, all of our year 11 VCAL students

made their way by public transport and

successfully participated in Barista training

at South Melb’ this week.

James Morrissey showed much potential

making all types of coffees with ease,

despite apparently not using the machine

before, and reading the Barista guide just

minutes before we started.

Emma W, Aleshia B and Will Biffin also

joined the group with Will stating he was

very happy to be back with his friends.

Tyhe Mac’ was very good, helping guide, by

phone for Liam James to rejoin the group, at the correct location, after his sleep in. Liam

was wide awake by lunchtime though and

quite active after numerous lattes and mo-

chas, as were the rest of the group.

All students demonstrated practical hands on skills and worked well together.

Almost all, also managed to recharge their

Myki’s for the return trip.

Thankyou Heather Livermore for your much

appreciated assistance with the group.

Regards David Butler

THE STAFF

November 3rd STUDENT FREE DAY

November 7th Melbourne Cup - Public Holiday

November 23ed Year 10 Formal

November 24th Year 12 Valedictory Dinner

Last Day Year 11

Step Up Year 11 into 12

November 24th Year 7 Immunisations

November 29th — 1st December Year 7 Camp

IMPORTANT DATES

TEMPORARY CHANGE TO BUS ROUTES WHILST KILMORE RD ROUNDABOUT

RE-CONSTRUCTION IS TAKING PLACE

Until completion of the works, these buses will drive along Station Rd to New Gisborne, turn right at Saunders Rd and continue on to their destinations.

Lancefield Riddells Creek 1 - 4

Romsey A – D

Buses will park in the bus loop in the afternoons as follows, until further notice:

Homework Club is available again until the end of the year, every Thursday after school from 3:30 until 4:30 in the Library.

Supervised by Mr McLaren and Ms Keeble.

BUS TRAVEL Students are reminded to travel on their allocated bus ONLY.

In an emergency, our bus rolls must be accurate and up to date.

Provision for students needing to travel on different buses for sporting / work / or other reasons is not possible.

Only in an emergency, can we allow students to travel on a different bus, with written permission needed from the student’s parent / guardian to an Assistant Principal

at recess or lunchtime for approval.

Notes are not to be handed to bus drivers.

Romsey B

Riddells Creek 4

Lancefield Romsey D

Riddells Creek 2

Romsey C

Romsey A

Riddells Creek 1

Riddells Creek 3

Kirribilli New Gisborne Paid Bus

Loop 19

Loop 18

Loop 17

Loop 16

Loop 15

Loop 14

Loop 13

Loop 12

Loop 11

Loop 10

Loop 9

No change

No change

No change Change Change Change Change Change Change No

change Change

Senior School End of Year Calendar – 2017

WEEK DATE EVENT

4 Wednesday

1st of November

Unit 3/4 Written Examinations Begin

5 Monday 6th

of November Unit 3/4 Written Examinations Continue

6

Monday 13th of November

Year 11 Assembly (Exam Protocols; Timetable; Booklists; Fees & Charges)

Thursday 16th of

November Year 11 VCAL Last Day

Friday 17th of November

Year 11 Study Day (No Students Required at School)

7

Monday 20th of November

Unit 2 Examinations Begin

Wednesday 22nd of

November Unit 3/4 Written Examinations Conclude

Thursday 23rd of

November Year 10 Formal

Friday 24th of November

Year 11 into Year 12 Step – Up Day Year 11 Lockers to be Empty Last Day for Year 11

Year 12 Valedictory Dinner

8

Monday 27th of November

Year 10 Assembly (Exam Protocols; Timetable; Booklists; Fees & Charges)

Friday 1st of December

Year 10 Study Day (No Students Required at School)

9

Monday 4th of December

Year 10 Examinations Begin

Friday 8th of December

Year 10 into Year 11 Step – Up Day Year 10 Lockers to be Empty Last Day for Year 10

11 Wednesday

20th of December

Awards Night

From the Finance Department

An amount of $330 was deposited into the college bank account on October 26.

Could the parent who made this deposit please contact the college to provide us with the student’s name as the only description

made was TRANSFER.

Michelle Croxford

THE STAFF

Facilities Management

Dear Parent

Effective from the 20th November access to the college from Aitken St and the Pure Planta-tion will be closed off for restoration of the Oval.

Students will not be able to cut across the oval for a period of 3 to 5 months depending on grass growth.

The boundary will be from the Residential fence line to the Pine Mountain and along the Pine Plantation.

Students will be required to walk to the Willowbank Road Carpark entrance to the College or the main entrance on Melton Road

It’s fast approaching that time of year again and on behalf of the Lions Club I am taking

orders for their Christmas Cakes which come in the below sizes:-

Large size 1.5Kg @ $17

Small size 1Kg @ $13

If you could please let me know if you would like to place an order, net proceeds support local causes and projects guided by the Lions

Club.

Jan McIntyre

THE STAFF

THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT

COMMUNITY NEWS

COMMUNITY NEWS

COMMUNITY NEWS

CHAPLAINCY NEWS

The Chaplaincy Committee would like to thank those who attended our High Tea and the Tre-

ble Tones Concert. Your support is greatly appreciated. Both afternoons were wonderful,

filled with fun, laugher, food & music. Thank you to Gisborne Uniting Church community and members of the Treble Tones for their brilliant entertainment and to Sue Yardley & John

Payne, entertainment at our High Tea.

Chaplaincy now has a Facebook page. Gisborne Secondary College Chaplaincy Fundraising

Committee

Please Like to view the photos from our High Tea and to be kept up-to-date with our fund-

raising activities.

Planning your next holiday?

Jetaway Travel is one of our fundraising partners.

For every booking made (when you mention GSC Chaplaincy) at Jetaway Travel Gisborne, they will generously donate 1% of your total booking back to the chaplaincy committee. (Excludes

gift cards) So if you were to spend $10,000 on a dream holiday, that’s $100 straight back to the

committee. So please go in and see the staff at Gisborne Jetaway Travel for all your holiday

needs; flights, hotels, tours, cruises, insurance, day tours and package deals.

Jetaway Travel are at 2/30 Hamilton Street Gisborne. PH 5428 4466

Unwanted GSC text books and uniforms

If you have any current school text books or uniforms that are no longer required, please think

about passing them on to our Chaplain, Barb. They are always gratefully received.

CHAPLAINCY NEWS

CHAPLAINCY NEWS

THE STAFF

COMMUNITY NEWS

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