VOL 8 Thursday 18 June 2020

School Wide Positive Behaviour Support

At Seymour College:

“I wash and sanitise my hands, I respect the personal space of others”

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSION FUNDING

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parent card and

haven’t filled out this year’s CSEF form, contact the General Office ASAP before applications

close on

24th July 2020

Parents’ Clubs undertake valuable work in supporting

and building the school community.

If you would like to be part of this great club please join us for our meeting at

9:30am on Friday 31st July

in the staff lounge.

IMPORTANT DATES

Thursday 25th June

Reports available on Compass

Friday 26th June

Last day term 2

2.30pm finish

Monday 13th July

Curriculum Day

PUPIL FREE

Tuesday 14th July

First day term 3

Wednesday 15th July

Donut Orders Due Back

Friday 31st July

Parents & Friends meeting

9.30am

Donut Drive

Wednesday 22nd July

Order form attached

Orders by

Wednesday 15th July

PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOC.

PLEASE RETURN YOUR COLLEGE LAPTOP BY MONDAY 22nd JUNE.

Families who were loaned Seymour College laptops for remote and flexible learning are now required to return them to the ICT Department as soon as possible. These devices are now required for classroom lessons and need to be re-imaged ready for this purpose.

Please ensure that the College laptop is returned by Monday 22nd June.

Thank-you for your cooperation in this matter.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Welcome back to everyone and thank you for your support in transitioning your child/ren back to school and implementing the new routines required at the school gates each morning and afternoon.

To further support on-site learning I request that Seymour College laptops that are on loan are returned by Monday 22nd June. Emails have been sent to all families requesting laptops to be returned by this date.

A new large shade sail has been installed over the basketball court and it is waterproof and will provide outdoor cover for our students.

Reports will be mailed late next week and will be available on Compass. Phone conversations about your child’s report can be booked tomorrow via Compass.

Term 2 concludes at 2:30 pm on Friday 26th June. Have a safe and relaxing holiday and we look forward to Term 3 with the first day for students being Tuesday 14th July. (A staff professional development day will be held on Monday 13th July).

Thank-you once again for supporting your child throughout this period of remote and flexible learning. It has been

a wonderful team effort by everyone – students, parents and carers and staff.

Gail Hardman - Executive Principal

The Department of Education and Training is committed to providing

safe and supportive environments where diversity is valued and

everyone is treated with respect, fairness and dignity.

Child Safety Standards – we are committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young

people. This is our primary focus of our care and decision-making. Seymour College community has

zero tolerance for child abuse.

2021 Enrolments Open

Inclusive Education News

What an unusual Term! We are so proud of our students, families and staff for managing the challenges that were

present due to COVID 19. The remote learning created a wonderful opportunity to strengthen relationships

between home and school. Families connected through phone calls and

Webex meetings. This time provided an opportunity for students to

increase their technological skills through the use of Ipads and laptops to

complete work, access online learning sites and online meeting platforms.

Over the past few weeks teachers

have been busy creating reports

that celebrate the learning of

students during Semester one.

These reports will be different for

some students as the junior

inclusive education classes, after

consultation with families, we are

trialling a new report template

that includes photographs of

achieved skills.

I wish everyone a peaceful winter break.

Racheal Broughton - Assistant Principal Inclusive Education

Instrumental Music Program:

Expression of Interest for New Student We would like to invite new students, from years seven and beyond, to take up the challenge of learning a musical instrument at school. We are offering lessons in brass (trumpet and trombone), woodwind (flute, clarinet, and saxophone) and various percussion instruments.

The thirty minute lessons will be held on Tuesdays in the VCAL Room. So that students do not miss the same school lesson each week, times will alternate throughout the term. Those who are starting a new instrument will be learning with one or two other students, Similarly, percussion students will have combined lessons. Students have the opportunity learn from their peers as well as the teacher. Lessons are $40 for a whole term. If you require, we have some instruments available for hire at $110 per year.

Apart from the personal satisfaction of learning music, we want students to be given the opportunity to perform music as part of an ensemble so that Seymour College students can showcase their music at the school and within the wider community.

If you are interested in your child learning music, please send an email to seymour.co@education.vic.gov.au, or come and speak to Ms Ward during the week.

Roger Manderson - Instrumental Music Teacher

Library News

OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS

Welcome back!

Due to the hasty exit to Term 1, hundreds of school library books are overdue. Students

must please return all current loans before they can borrow in Term 2. There any many new

and exciting books to explore. If unsure, please contact your classroom teacher or the

Library.

We thank you greatly for your assistance in this matter.

Robyn Steele and Melanie Thurstun - Library

Colouring Competition During our time remote learning there was a Colouring Competition run for Inclusive Ed and Primary

students. The entries have now been collated and viewed and the winners have been decided. The

entries were all of such high standards that those from school leadership who cast votes found it very

difficult.

1st Place, receiving a showcase card each are:

Taylor Fisher - Foundation

Yaroslav Maksymov - Yr 1/2

Isla Fawcett - Yr 3/4

Samuel Zotti - Yr 5/6

Nakita Walsh - SBR

Matilda Cook - SPR

Jordan Murphy - SYR

Special mentions go to:

Maddison Crabb, Amelia Evans, Maddison Lee, Ivy Watson and Jessie England Chee.

All entries will be awarded a token.

Bronwyn Boote - Inclusive Education Specialist Teacher

See next page for the winning entries

Maddison

Taylor

Amelia

Yaroslav

Isla

Sam

Maddison

Matilda

Jordan Jessie

Ivy

Nakita

Seymour College acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their elders, past and present.

Defence School Mentor: My contact hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 0830 to 1530.

Please feel free to make contact via the following means

Email: Maryanne.Carroll-keays@education.vic.gov.au Phone: 5771 1300

The Defence Education Assistance Scheme...

is a government funded initiative. A Defence Force

student who has had their education disrupted, due to posting from one location to another may be

eligible to receive up to 14 weeks of tuition. In order to qualify for this initiative, an application must be submitted within the first 18 months of

arriving in the new posting locality and the tutoring must be completed within this same time frame. For

more information contact the ...

Defence Family Helpline on 1800 624 608.

Please let me know!

So I can support your children.

1. Is your family posting?

2. Is the defence member

deployed or deploying

soon?

3. Is your family living

MWDU?

Please respond via email.

DEFENCE SCHOOL MENTOR

We are now accepting enrolments for three and four-year-old kindergarten for 2021 for Seymour Family & Children’s Centre. If you live in Seymour, Kids First would love to welcome your little person into our high quality early learning environment. Our nurturing and skilled team is led by Lisa and we focus on building children’s strengths and supporting their social and emotional development through play. We have engaging indoor and outdoor spaces for children, swags of books and toys, and lovely neighbours in Seymour College and the Our Place team. Enrolments are managed by Mitchell Shire Council, please see: www.mitchellshire.vic.gov.au/services/children-and-families/kindergartens/kindergarten-online-application

Seymour Family & Children’s

Centre

Career Pathways Are you interested in any of the career pathways below? If you are, why not join the La

Trobe University Let’s Talk webinars, where you could find out about applying for courses in

these areas and ask specific questions.

Hit ‘Crtl’ and then click on the links to register.

Coming soon

June 18th at 4.30PM Arts and Creative Arts

June 24th at 12.30PM Science

June 30th 4.30PM Psychology and Social Work

Careers News

Year 12 students interested in an early offer from La Trobe University?

- Apply for the Aspire program

Applications are now open for Year 12 students interested in receiving an early offer into a degree at La Trobe

University through their Aspire program. Students who have been involved in their local community can be offered

a place in some La Trobe courses with lower ATARs than otherwise would be required. The sort of activities that

Year 12s might have been involved in that make them eligible include the following:

fundraising for charity

helping to run a school or community club

coaching a sports team

volunteering at a nursing home

mentoring younger students

leading as a school or house captain

For more information, including details about how to apply and closing dates, go to https://www.latrobe.edu.au/study/aspire

Year 10 Work Experience 2020: Is it going ahead?

Work experience (and SWL – work experience that applies to VET courses) is still possible this year. The plan prior

to COVID-19 was that 2020 Year 10 students would ask Mr Webster for permission to do their work experience

once they had completed the preparation activities (including the Arrangement Form) and found a suitable

employer. Unlike previous years, we did not set specific work experience weeks. The plan now is that students who

still want to do work experience can make arrangements on the condition that the employer provides a workplace

that complies with the advice of the Chief Health Officer. There is an additional consent form that parents and

students will need to sign. Due to the pressure many workplaces are experiencing as a result of COVID-19,

Seymour College doesn’t expect Year 10 students to complete work experience this year, but will support students

who have opportunities available to them. We will also encourage 2020 Year 10 students to take up work

experience opportunities where possible in 2021 or 2022.

PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOC FUNDRAISER

BOX 1-$15 BOX 2-$15 BOX 3-$15 BOX 4-$10

NUTELLA BOX MIXED BOX NO NUTS BOX GLUTEN FREE BOX

1 x M&M

1 x Rocky Road

1 x Nutella Glaze

1 x Peanut Butter Nutella

1 x Kit Kat

1 x Nutella Jam

1 x Jam

1 x Glaze

1 x White Choc Nutella

1 x White choc Sprinkles

1 x Caramel Crunch

1 x Strawberry

1 x Jam

1 x white choc Sprinkles

1 x Strawberry

1 x strawberry M&M

1 x Caramel

1 x Chocolate

6 x Cinnamon GF

O R D E R F O R M

STUDENT NAME HOME

GROUP

NUTELLA MIXED NO NUTS GLUTEN

FREE

AMOUNT

$

$

$

$

TOTAL: $

ORDER FORMS AND PAYMENT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE GENERAL OFFICE AT SCHOOL

OR SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL seymour.co@education.vic.gov.au

BY

WEDNESDAY 15TH JULY

DONUTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION ON

WEDNESDAY 22ND JULY

PAYMENT BY CASH OR CREDIT CARD

NAME ON CARD……………………………………………………………………………

CREDIT CARD NUMBER……………………………………………………………………

EXPIRY DATE…………………………………………………………………………………

CRN (ON BACK OF CARD)……………………………………………………………….