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Newsletter October 27, 2016

No.33

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Director of Senior School - Update

Dear Families, Students and

Community Members,

As the year draws closer to an end

we have many achievements to

celebrate in the Senior School and

some new beginnings as well.

Our Year 12 VCE students have

now officially finished classes and

are busy revising and

consolidating for their final exams.

Our VCAL students are tying up

their community projects and

making final arrangements for

their study or apprenticeships. It

can be a somewhat difficult time,

as they are no longer driven by

their daily lesson schedule; they

are not

spending

time in

class with

peers with

whom they have been so close for

many years; they are not being

guided and supported on a daily

basis by the teachers they now

know so well. Yet, it is also an

exciting time; the start of the next

chapter in their lives; a time of

opportunity. On Tuesday 18

October, the entire College

community formally said farewell

to the Year 12s at their Final

Assembly – it was fantastic to see

so many parents, families and

friends there to

acknowledge their

achievements. They

further celebrated their

graduation with their

families and teachers at

the Valedictory Dinner,

held at Southern Golf

Club last Friday 21

October. Last week,

five VCAL students,

Jacob Ahmat, Mitchell

Stewart, Lochie Erwin,

Rhys Johnson Dicker

and Jaala Spithas were

acknowledged for their

nominations for various

Applied Learning

Awards including Applied Learning

Student of the Year, Learning and

Personal Development Student of

the Year, SBAT Student of the

Year and VET Student of the year.

They will each receive a certificate

celebrating their nominations and I

would like also to congratulate

them on their achievements.

Since taking over the role of

Director of Senior School in July, I

have been impressed by the

positive attitudes of the Senior

School students. The members of

the student leadership team have

been a delight to work with and

they have provided us with useful

feedback and ideas on which we

can build in the future. It is an

extremely exciting time at

Mordialloc College as we move to

the future with even higher

expectations and more aspirational

goals for all our students. I look

forward to working with the

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student leadership team for 2017; as I do to

welcoming the new Year 10 cohort into the Senior

School.

As students revise and prepare for their upcoming

examinations, whether it be the final VCAA exams or

our internal Year 10 and 11 exams, they should

ensure they are doing the following:

devising a structured study planner that

incorporates regular breaks and realistic time

periods of study

ensuring they have access to a designated

quiet and uncluttered study space

printing off the study design or exam criteria

and creating their study notes based on

these dot points

when creating study notes, define concepts and

try to formulate original examples to help

understand the content better

working collaboratively where appropriate –

testing each other, discussing difficult concepts

completing as many practice exams and/or

exam-style questions as possible

seeking feedback from their teacher on how to

improve

Please note the following important dates for revision,

exams and Head Start programs:

Jo Greenhalgh

Director of Senior School

Year Revision Exams Head Start

12 SWOTVAC

19-25 October 26 Oct-17 Nov

11 24-28 October 3-11 November 14 Nov–2 Dec

10 7-11 November 14-18 November 22Nov-2 Dec

Year 7 – Project Expo The Year 7 Team at Mordialloc College invites parents, guardians and staff

to join them for the final Year 7 Project Expo for 2016.

Students have been working hard to create projects for the current Learning Trackers. Mainstream students will be presenting museum exhibits about Ancient Mediterranean societies (Greece, Rome

and Egypt). SEAL students will be presenting megacity case studies.

When: Wednesday 16th November at 2-3pm Where: Year 7 Learning Centre (please sign-in at the General Office)

Celebrate the amazing work that students have been creating in Term 4.



Important DatesImportant DatesImportant Dates

October Thursday 27 Y8A, 8D & 8F - Scienceworks

PDC 3:30pm

Friday 28 Facilities & OHS Meeting 8am

SMR Finals - Y8 Table Tennis

November Tuesday 2 Melbourne Cup Day - PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Thursday 3 Finance Meeting 4pm

School Council 5pm

Tuesday 8 Y7 Round Robin VCAL 2017 Information Night 6:30pm

Y10 2017 BYOD Information Night 7:00pm

Wednesday 9 Y11 Exams Commence

Friday 11 Remembrance Day

Y8 Round Robin

Y11 Mystery Tour

Monday 14 Y12 Head Start begins Y10 Exams

Wednesday 16 Y9 Advance Surf Camp Y7 Student Expo - Period 4

Y9C City Week Parent Info Night - 7pm

Thursday 17 PDC 3:30pm

Monday 21 Y9C City Week begins

Y11 Head Start begins

December Friday 2 Y9 Big Day Out

Wednesday 7 AWARD NIGHT

Student Value Awards

Personal Best – for

Medieval Project

Liam Smith

Year 8

Patty Game

Year 8

Amber

Williams

Year 8

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LOST iPhone

One of our students has lost an

Iphone 5S. The phone was left in

the Hub last week. It is space

grey with a grey hard

case. If found, please

bring to Reception.

Personal Best - Work to the best of your ability. Pursue excellence, try hard and constantly seek to improve.

Integrity - Be true to yourself by doing what is right. Be honest and trustworthy.

Respect - Treat everyone with equal consideration. Be accepting of others and their differences.

Responsibility - Be accountable for your actions. Contribute positively to the school and wider community.



SSV - Secondary Track & Field Championships

Results - Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park - 17/10/16

Girls 14 Discus Throw 1kg Renee Herbert 31.59 m 2nd

Girls 16-20 1500m Race Walk Camille Nightingale 12.30.18 sec 5th

Boys 12-13 100m Harrison Weatherburn 12.45 sec 5th

Boys 12-13 200m Harrison Weatherburn 25.39 sec 4th

Boys 12-13 400m Harrison Weatherburn 59.09 sec 3rd

Results – Athletics Championships

Casey Fields Athletics Stadium – 6/10/16

Girls 14 Javelin Throw

500g Amy Pearson 21.77 m 4th



2017 application forms are

available from the General Office

or available for download from

the College Website:

http://www.mcsc.vic.edu.au/


Dobson’s

Uniform Shop at Mordialloc College

Trading Hours

Monday 8.30 - 11.30

Wednesday 12.30 - 4.00

Situated off the foyer of the College

Hall

Telephone: 9587 0738

Special Saturday trading days for parents to access the buy early discount will be Sat 8 & 12 October 10 .00am - 12.00 noon or by appointment.

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Dobson’s Buy Early & Save

Annual buy early sale - 1 - 30 October

Significant savings

Please call the Uniform Shop to book your personalised

20 minute appointment or visit during trading hours.

Contact: Melanie

9587 0728

[email protected]

2017 Year 7

Parents & Carers If your child receives CSEF assistance

and is in Year 6, 2016, you can ask for a

uniform pack to be provided by State

Schools’ Relief through Mordialloc

College.

Uniform Pack Order Forms are available

at Mordialloc College and:


You can find Mordialloc

College on Facebook by

typing Mordialloc College

into the search bar, then

clicking ‘Like’. If you like us

you will receive information

about upcoming news and

events within your

newsfeed - just another

way we are improving

digital communication

within our College

community.

For more information

contact Mrs Lisa Ip.


Community Notice BoardCommunity Notice Board

From September to April in Victoria, when average UV Index levels reach 3 and above.

Check the SunSmart UV Alert every day and protect your skin during the sun protection times (when UV levels are 3 or above), even when you are in the sun for short periods.

The UV Alert is available as a SunSmart app, on the SunSmart website, and in the weather section of the daily newspapers.

During the sun protection times, use a combination of the five SunSmart steps:

Slip on sun clothing that covers as much of your body as possible.

Slop on SPF 30 or higher broad spectrum, water resistant sunscreen liberally at least 20 minutes before sun exposure.

Reapply every two hours when outdoors.

Slap on a broad brimmed hat that shades your face, neck and ears.

Seek shade.

Slide on sunglasses that meet the Australian Standard AS/NZS 1067:2003.

Further information available at www.sunsmart.com.au

2016 Valedictory

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