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Ascot Vale Special School 1 Tasma Street Ascot Vale 3032 ascot.vale.ss@edumail.vic.gov.au Office: 9370 8906/9370 8931 www.ascotvaless.vic.edu.au VCAL: 9370 8911

BULLETIN

Hello Everyone, Lovely to have some beautiful sunshine last weekend. I hope you are making the most of the end of the summer months. Classrooms have certainly been busy and it has been wonderful to see everyone settled positively into the routines of school. This year I will continue to work alongside the leadership team as one of the ‘Learning Centre Leaders’. In addition to this role, I will lead the schools ‘Pathways and Transition Program’ for our exiting students, coordinate our VCAL and VET Programs as well as Work Experience Programs and the Careers Curriculum in the secondary school. In my role I will also oversee and manage daily organisation, whole school events, camps, excursions and the Advance and Awards Programs. In addition to my role this year I will introduce ASDAN which is a new curriculum to the senior secondary school and will work with Christine on School Wide Positive Behaviour Support. Post School Options Expo This term our annual Post School Options Expo will take place on Tuesday 17th March at Jackson School. I’d like to extend the invitation to all parents across the school to attend. The expo aims to provide opportunities for parents and students to learn about the post-school options available, build an understanding of the process of transition and network with service providers and other parents. I am looking forward to our families connecting with Service Providers, TAFE Representatives, Employment Services and Community Organisations that support young people with a disability. I hope you can join us this year! ASDAN This year I am fortunate to have the opportunity to introduce ASDAN to our senior secondary school as an alternative to VCAL. ASDAN is an international curriculum development and awarding organisation. It provides students with flexible and engaging programs and qualifications that help young people develop skills for learning, work, and life. We believe this program will provide an engaging curriculum that will empower students through personalised learning and choice. I look forward to sharing our success with the school community throughout the year. Secondary Elective Program I am excited to lead the development of the new secondary school ‘Elective Program’. After a program review with the secondary school staff last year, and gathering student feedback, we’d like to introduce several different hands-on learning programs to enrich what we are already achieving in the secondary school. The activities we have selected to start with this semester will offer authentic experiences that have the clear purpose of building skills for students to participate and communicate successfully in the community beyond our school. The Elective Program is designed to enable students to learn in a variety of settings and contexts as well as transfer their learning to real-life situations. Students will select from a number of programs on offer and will be given every opportunity to have a say in their learning journey.

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THURSDAY, 27 February 2020

2 March School Captain & Vice Captains’ Morning Tea 3 March Student Voice Morning Tea 9 March Labour Day Public Holiday 16 March School Photos 17 March AGM & School Council 27 March End of Term 1 14 April Start Term 2 Courtyard Café Monday & Thursday morning recess 11.00am—11.30am

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The programs on offer this semester are: SNY FM: SYN’s ‘Schools On Air’ live radio puts students in an on-air studio to create their own broadcasts on com-munity radio on SYN. Students will travel to SYN radio in the Melbourne CBD. They will be supported by a SYN trainer in the studio. This program includes a dedicated web page for classes to upload media and interact with other schools and young media makers. AVSS TV and Youth Current Affairs: Our own TV program is coming to AVSS. Students will create and deliver a news bulletin and current affairs style program using multimedia. Including backdrops, logos, etc. This will be broadcast across the school regularly and will be shown on the foyer TV as visitors enter the school. Film Making and Animation: Students will create a storyboard for a film/animation they want to create. They will work on making/creating the film/animation using iMotion. Films will be presented at the end of the program, as a ‘Premier’ screening event. Social Enterprise Store: The AVSS ‘Op Shop’ will be established in the school for students to make purchases of small items. Students across the school will use their ‘money’ (class reward system) earnt throughout the school week to purchase donated goods in the school op shop. Students in this program will set up the shop, label with price tags, take money, bag items, etc. Volunteering- ENABLE Program: This program will be hosted by ENABLE, an offsite social enterprise factory in Broadmeadows. Students will work on dismantling old technology to recycle the parts. Students will use basic hand tools and sort the parts into groups. Awards Program: This year the Secondary School will continue its partnership with Awards Victoria to deliver the Compass and Bridge Awards. The Compass Award – Years 7 and 8: The Compass Award is open to young Victorians aged 10 – 14 years to en-hance their personal development. It is a program of discovery for young people which fosters positive attitudes towards learning and creates an environment for engagement and interaction with their community. The Bridge Award - Years 9 to 12: The Bridge Award is open to young people with a disability, aged 14 years and above. It is a journey of development and discovery, connecting young people and supporting their successes. With alternative requirements, participants are supported to fulfil their potential and achieve their personal best. The secondary team will use the interschool sports program, swimming, the school canteen, café club, and school camps to fulfil the requirements of these awards. This year the team will be introducing environmental studies to the list of programs on offer to students. Water 2 All Water 2 All will continue in 2020. We have several year 11 and 12 students enrolled to commence this School-Based Apprenticeship which will commence shortly. Students in this program will work towards attaining the Cer-tificate II in Food processing. A jam-packed and exciting year ahead! I look forward to providing you lots of great feedback on our new initiatives and hope to share with you the successes of student learning throughout the year. Cheers, Susanne

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Week 5 Play:

Simultaneously move both hands, palms up, in outward circles.

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Every Friday Room 11 enjoy doing tabloid sport with the Secondary Students.

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Enjoy this snap shot of Room 13

Kitchen Program—Term 1 2020

We made Sorrell dip and sweet potato dip served

with veggie sticks and pita crisps!

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Leap Into Dance is an inclusive dance classes run for children with disabilities and is registered with the NDIS.

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SILENT AUCTION RIVERSIDE LADIES GOLF CLUB are holding a silent auction to raise funds for Ascot Vale Special School.

All proceeds go to their 2020 Charity Day which raises money for Ascot Vale Special School.

To enable accurate co-ordination of the bids, if you are interested in putting a bid in, you MUST text or call

KAREN SERRANO on 0425 784 773. Bids open on Wednesday 5 February and close on Wednesday 4 March.

There is a reserve on this auction, decided by the Ladies Social Club.

Seaview House - Queenscliff

www.seaviewhouse.com.au

Two night mid-week stay (value of $2,000)

15 double and triple guests rooms all with ensuites, televisions and tea/coffee, wifi

(Accommodates 36 people )

Seaview House caters to all ages and is perfect for sporting or social groups,

fishing getaways, winery tours, milestone birthday celebrations,

family reunions, weddings.

Dining area comfortably seats 50+ persons

Bring out your inner Master Chef in the commercial kitchen

Relax in either of the three lounge areas

Easy walking distance to shops, cafes, beaches and the marina

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Every student, every day to be given the opportunity to be the best they can be.

PSW UNIFORM DELIVERY DELAYS

We have been informed by our uniform supply company PSW that

there is currently a delay out of their manufacturing facility due to

the present circumstances in China.

This has also had a flow on effect with regards to transport

companies and freight liners out of China.

Unfortunately this will create substantial accumulation of delays

which will extend to our local customs sector.

PSW apologise for any inconvenience this has and will cause.

If your child is not attending school it

is imperative that you give

Moreland Bus service a courtesy call

to advise them you do not need the

bus to pick up your child for the AM

run. Moreland can be

contacted on 9384 7555.