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November 21 Monday, Pupil Free Day November 23 Wednesday, 6pm Governing Council Meeting November 23 Wednesday, Aboriginal Education CampusTransition Day November 24 Thursday, Girls’ Education Campus Transition Day November 25 Friday, Co Education Campus Transition Day December 1 Thursday, Y 12 Graduation and Awards Evening at Bonython Hall

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Meet the 2016 Roma Mitchell Secondary College

Children’s University Team

All students received the National Bronze award for accumulating 30 hours

of extra learning whilst 2 students, Kristina Farkas & Emily Luckhurst were awarded

with the National Silver award for accumulating 65 hours

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Principal’s Report

A number of functions and events have been planned throughout term 4 to celebrate student achievement and success. We look forward to seeing you at our Year 12 Graduation Ceremony and Awards Evening which will be held at Bonython Hall, Adelaide University, on Thursday 1 December. Thank you to all of the families who attended our Parent Community Forum and the Term 4 parent/teacher interview night.

Welcome

We welcome Mitchell Clisby, Design and Technology Teacher, who has been appointed to our school until the end of the term whilst John Anusz is on leave. Darryl Ashby has returned as Head of Campus, Co-Education Middle Years, after his leave last term.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Chloe Wanklyn who has been nominated for the OfficeMax “A Day Made Better” Award which acknowledges exceptional teachers. Also congratulations to Diana Hinic who was selected as a finalist in the Secondary Teaching category of the 2016 SA Excellence in Public Education Awards. Unfortunately Diana did not win the award, however being selected as a finalist from over 900 nominations is an outstanding achievement.

World Teachers Day

World Teachers Day was on Friday 28 October. A special celebration morning tea was held to acknowledge the fantastic work of our teachers. Their enthusiasm and dedication is admirable, and World Teachers Day was a chance for us to recognise their positive impact on our students.

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Governing Council at Parliament House

On Tuesday December 1 the Governing Council were invited to Parliament House by Dana Wortley, MP Torrens, to thank them for their volunteer work at our school. We had the opportunity to meet Jay Weatherill, Premier and Susan Close, Minister for Education and Children’s Services, who also acknowledged the wonderful and important work of our Governing Council. The evening ended with a tour of Parliament House conducted by our Minister.


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Assembly Celebration for the Year 12 Students

A very successful whole school assembly was held on Friday 4 November where we acknowledged the achievements of our 200 Year 12 students and wished them well in completing their assignments and sitting their exams over the next few weeks. Following the assembly the students undertook a fun and relaxing day at the Beach House, Glenelg.

Special Education Campus Celebrations

Our Year 12 Leavers Dinner will be held at the Mawson Lakes Function Centre on Friday 18 November and the Concert is planned for Thursday 8 December. I hope you will be able to join us at both events.

Yourtutor

Yourtutor, which is an online tutoring service, is available for all of our students to use to help them with their homework after school, and will also be available during the school holidays. This is a school funded program and is free of charge for our students to use. Please read the insert for more details about the times it will be available during the school holidays.

North East Community Day

On Saturday 5 November our school participated in the North East Community Day held at the Hillcrest Community Centre. This was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our school within the local community and to promote our STEM programmes. I was really proud of our staff and students who represented our school with such enthusiasm and pride.

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Below—studentS and staff setting up . Our first

visitor was the Mayor of Port Adelaide Enfield, Gary

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STEM Six of our Year 9 and 10 students competed against other schools within our region for the UniSA Innovation Experience and won the competition. They will now compete against the other regional winners in the State Final on 16 November. We wish them good luck.

Uniform Policy Survey

The Uniform Committee has been involved in the process of updating our Uniform Policy, which includes additional information about how students are to wear the uniform, the process to request changes and how to apply for an exemption. A survey link has been sent to you via email and SMS. Thank you to the families who have already provided feedback. The survey will be open until Monday 21 November. Please contact the school if you have not received the survey link.

Parent Community Forum

On Wednesday 19 October we held a very successful parent community forum where we discussed the issues our school is experiencing with the high volume of traffic on our school grounds after school and the related safety issues for our students. A number of solutions were suggested which the Governing Council will investigate.

Work Health and Safety (WHS) Audit Report

I would like to congratulate all of our staff for their work leading up to and during the WHS Audit. Ros Maio, Education Director, and others from DECD sent their congratulations to us on a job well done. We were informed that we are the first of all of Ros’ sites to have achieved 100% conformance.

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School Values Totem Poles The totem poles promoting our school values have been installed in the main courtyard and they look fantastic. Thank you to the Facilities Committee for your work. We are now considering installing similar totem poles in the Special Education and Girls’ Education Campus courtyards so that all of our students can be reminded about our school values every day.


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Our Year 12 students have been working harder than ever in the lead up to Year 12 exams and final assessments. Our Year 12 teachers have also been working ‘above and beyond’ supporting students, many staying late into the evening to give students the help they need.

All of our teachers will be involved in developing Year 8 to 12 units of work in our next Professional Development day on the 21 November 2016.

This will involve shared planning of curriculum, designing assessment tasks and moderating student work. We continue to work in a way to ensure that all students receive a quality education and that standards are consistent across classes.

Thank you to the many parents who attended Parent/Teacher interview evening on the 26 October, 2016. Our Parent/Teacher interview evening continues to be popular and make a big difference in student learning outcomes.

Karen Fitzpatrick

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Above—dedicated teaching staff discussing preferences with students and parents.


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Special Education Campus Report

On the Wednesday 26 October students from the Special Education Campus and Special Classes attended a sports day at Rostrevor College. The day was organised by Special Olympics SA in conjunction with UniSA and it was the first of many new programs that Special Olympics SA have planned over the coming year. During the day the students had the opportunity to work collaboratively in teams, develop their coordination skills in a Frisbee competition and challenge themselves in a variety of athletics events. On behalf of the students I would like to thank Emma Russo for her organisation of the event and all of the staff whose wholehearted support makes these days so richly rewarding for all concerned. Creating connections with our community and encouraging students to engage with clubs and groups outside of school is the driving force behind many of our sport and leisure themed excursions. To this end we have also added a Middle Years aquatics program to our calendar. Those fortunate enough to have attended this program at the start of term 4 had a great time learning about water safety and the joys of kayaking at West Lakes. Our final major sporting event of the year is the South Australian Cricket Association Carnival aimed at encouraging young people with an intellectual disability to become actively engaged in the sport. In addition to the carnival our students have also benefited from 4 coaching clinics held at the school and again our thanks go to Emma Russo for her organisation of this program.

The 2016 Leavers Dinner will be held on 18 November at the Mawson Lakes Hotel and Function Centre. This annual event is the highlight of the year for many of our leavers as we gather to celebrate their contribution to the school. We believe the occasion will create a special memory for both students and their caregivers as they prepare for the next stage of their journey. Another date for the diary is our Christmas concert which is scheduled for Thursday 8 December at 1pm. All Special Education classes will be performing and there will also be a display of student’s artwork.

Term 4 is always a busy time of year as we both seek to secure pathways for our leavers and prepare thoroughly for the new academic year. The first noticeable changes for many of our students are the transition days for new enrolments which will be held on Tuesday 29 November and Tuesday 6 December. We will of course prepare students for the forthcoming changes and we do seek your support as we move through this process.

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The awards for last term have already been presented to all students at year level

assemblies. Congratulations to all the girls who have performed so well in term 3 this year.

There will undoubtedly be many more of these to be presented later this term based on the

term 4 results.

This term will be very exciting for all year levels. The Transition Day for year 7s will be on 24

Nov and we have 3 classes. The transition students have a great day of activities being

prepared for them and the other students in all year levels are keen to work with them as

mentors and guides.

Students in years 8 and 9 are now preparing for their Roundtable presentations in week 9

this term.

Congratulations to the following students who received certificates of academic excellence and merit for term 3.

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Olivia Smith-Munro Olivia Steciuk Dhruvi Makwana Kristine Farkas Academic Merit Olive Schaffer Kiara Ellul Aurora Senaratna Kathleen Nguyen

Year 9 Academic Excellence Fatima El Cheikh Khalia Adelle Sison Andrea Casoyla Sangna Joshi Laura McKeown Noor Al Maliki Erica Weir Nhu-An Le Mia Gibb Ishuman Kaur Academic Merit Fatema Kazemi Helen Tran Emily Ridsdale Soraya Ehsani

Year 10 Academic Excellence Leanne Nguyen Deanna Parkinson Tayla Kelly Academic Merit Sanjam Kaur Ngan Ha Afisa Cyuzuzo Morsal Haidari Evalyn Zhang


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Year 11 Academic Excellence Hoai Thi Nguyen Hija Margarette Anne Restor Dhwani Patel Maryam Entazami Karishma Jay Shah Vanessa Thai Kyla Marie Mount Hitarthi Pandya Academic Merit Brooke Johnston Lynn Tran Tayla Mary Morris

Year 12 Academic Excellence Olivia Carmichael Arissa Robles Rangel Francesca Castandiello Alyssa Barbieri Xuan Le Kyrah Barbieri Emily Carpenter Leejaye Solano Academic Merit Helen Sau Zeel patel Hana Musa Bethany Newell Emma Talabani

IBMYP Care Group Awards

8GA Thinker Olivia Smith-Munro Principled Olivia Steciuk

8GB Thinker Cheyenne Aiston Principled Mickella Astley

9GG Principled Sangna Joshi Open Minded Naomi Culpin

9GS Principled Marzia Muhammad Hussain Open Minded Huang Nguyen

9GA Thinker Jazmin Bernabe Principled Vishwa Patel


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10CA Knowledgeable Hannah Smith Reflective Kiana Crawford Principled Dakshdeep Singh

10CB Knowledgeable Dilpreet Singh Reflective Moriba Loua Principled Tatsat Mehta

10CC Knowledgeable Amber Carter Reflective Diana De Paz Gonzalez Principled Bellmin Hodzic

10CD Knowledgeable Sajad Khazaae Reflective Ricky Gay Principled Paras Ratti

10CE Knowledgeable Elijah Neri

Reflective Patrick Pangalos Principled Henry Roberts

10CF Knowledgable Sukhwinder Uppal Reflective Bailey Ness Principled Mehdi Alzadeh


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Term 3 Certificates of Academic Excellence and Merit Congratulations to the following students who received certificates of academic excellence and merit for term 3.

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Year 11 Academic Excellence Marnie Pohl Mohammad Khazayee Academic Merit Elise Anderson Ashish Patel Chelsea Benincasa Ali Roshan Zada Adam Probert Anky Coelen Molina Rushil Shah

Year 10 Academic Excellence Arpit Chhabra Bianca Reyes Francine Domingo Dilpreet Singh Aatif Sunashra Tatsat Mehta Matt Duggan Academic Merit Dakshdeep Singh Hannah Smith Sabrina Afroz Alissa Anderson Marie Tyhalas


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Year 12 Final Assembly and Excursion to the Beachouse at Glenelg

A whole school assembly was held on Friday 4 November 2016 to officially farewell and wish year 12 students well in their exams and in the completion of all other assigned tasks. Year 12 Prefects and SRC students were also acknowledged for their work throughout the year. After the assembly the year 12 students chose to visit the Beachouse at Glenelg, so that they could engage in a range of physical activities to mark the occasion. This was an informal event that was organised to involve all students in a more relaxed activity.


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Departing dates for Year 12 students

Students have different finishing dates according to their work requirements. Individual teachers have provided students information about specific work and attendance requirements and final dates for presentation or submission of work.

Not all year 12 subjects have an exam. Year 12 students will need to manage their time effectively and efficiently so that they can prepare for exam subjects and also meet normal assessment requirements in their other subjects. Students will need to meet and confer with their subject teachers during exam weeks.

Students must wear full school uniform when attending school for any reason. This includes attending school for exams and/or scheduled subjects or returning books.

Return of books (library and text books), laptop and laptop charger, combination lock and collection of year book When year 12 students have completed their subject work requirements they will need to clean out their locker and return books, laptop, laptop charger, combination lock to Library. This process should be finalised by Friday 18 November 2016. Students can collect their year book from the Library (any time between 9.00 am until 10.30 am) on Friday 16 December 2016.

Graduation and Awards Evening

Year 12 students, parents/carers and staff will be invited to attend the Graduation and Awards Evening to be held on Thursday 1 December 2016. The venue for this event is Bonython Hall, North Terrace, Adelaide. Year 12 students will be recognised for years of study, completion of their senior years and special recognition eg subject and special awards. Year 12 students are expected to wear full school uniform.

Photography by Robert Norris-Karr.

Year 12 photography student.

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SACE Results release day

The date for students to access their results in Students Online from 8.30am Tuesday December 20. Staff will be available at the school from 9.00 am until 1.00 pm to support students and parents with any queries regarding Stage 2 SACE results including how to access results, discuss bonus points and possible changes to University and TAFE pathways.

Year 11 End of Year Exams & Year 11 to Year 12 Transition Program Exams Semester 2 end of year exams will be held at the school for year 11 students and will commence Tuesday 22 November 2016 and end Friday 25 November 2016. General information relating to exam week and an outline of the exam timetable will be issued to students. After exam week students will have an opportunity to finalise assessment tasks and review exams Year 11 to 12 Transition Program and Year 11 students begin year 12 subjects To support students make a smooth transition from year 11 to year 12 all year 11 students will commence their year 12 subjects on Monday 5 December 2016. Students will benefit greatly from having an additional two weeks to complete their year 12 courses. It gives students a head start for the challenge of year 12. To support students in this transition from year 11 to year 12 a transition day will be held on Friday 2 December 2016. More details will be provided to students and parents/carers after the exams.

Year 10 Round Table Discussions

The final Personal Learning Plan (PLP) assessment task requires all year 10 students to participate in a round table discussion. Students will need to demonstrate their learning to their teacher and parent/carer. The panel will ask students a range of reflective questions that are structured around the SACE capabilities.

PLP round table discussions will be held in the Library on Thursday 17 November for Girls Campus students and Friday 18 November 2016 for Co-Education students. No scheduled classes will be held on this day for year 10 students. The round table discussion will take 15 minutes and we would like all year 10 parents/carers to participate. Students are expected to wear full school uniform.

All year 10 students have received a letter about the year 10 round table discussions and it includes a section for parent/carer to complete details about your preferred appointment time.

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Term 3 Certificates of Academic Excellence and Merit Congratulations to the following students who received certificates of academic excellence and merit for term 3.

Year 8 Academic Excellence Jessica Bottcher Madelyn Smith Ana Ribeiro Dos Santos Cornas Ling Emily James Jasmin Sicolo Kwina Patel Boyce White Academic Merit Tristyn Hickey Oscur Puz Mohit Chhabra Charlene Pham Kuvam Lockyer-Sharrock Sebastian McGill Khang Vo Luke Nieuwenhuizen Jamie Prom Tai Nguyen

Year 9 Academic Excellence Shree Ravikumar San Dinh Jason Lor Justin Nguyen Amy Southwell Ria Ermac Academic Merit Leyla Barnett Angelson Hong Jayden Tong Vy Tran Devansh Patel Chelsea Hobby Izabella Mellors


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Yr 7 Transition and Yr 9 Excursion

On Friday 25 November all Co-education Year 9 students will take part in a visit to the Semaphore Beach precinct. This will be their school day on this Friday and all Year 9 teachers will accompany them. Students will travel via charter bus at 9.00am and return to school just before normal dismissal time at 3.15pm to enable them to access buses if they chose to do so. Students will be provided with a sausage/bread or veggie pattie and a piece of fruit.

Whilst at the beach area students will participate in a range of different health, physical education and problem solving activities. All students will wear their PE uniform on the excursion and may wear this to and from school for this excursion only. We also strongly encourage students to wear/bring a hat and use sunscreen.

Whilst these students are away we will be visited by our 2017 Year 8 students coming to us for the day from their primary schools. We look forward to meeting them again after their initial interviews and supporting them to settle in well to RMSC.

Middle School Assembly

In week 6 we will be holding our final MS assembly for the year and students are keen to conduct several performances, receive well deserved awards and discuss end of year arrangements.

Roundtables

At present students are preparing well for their end of year roundtables which will occur in the last week of school. Parents should have received an information sheet about this with an invitation to attend. This is a great opportunity for students to showcase their progress this year and readiness for moving forward into 2017.

Darryl Ashby

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Year 12 students are permitted to wear the year 12 jumper, which has been approved by the

Governing Council. The jumper is 100% wool grey with a campus colour stripe and

embroidery RMSC, Seniors and the current school year.

To ensure that students do actually have their seniors’ jumper for 2017 orders need to be

placed by Friday 18 November. Full payment will be required or a deposit of 50% and a

commitment to pay contract will need to be submitted by Friday 18 November.

The cost of the jumper is $87.00 which includes GST.

Order forms are available from student services in the Co Education Campus.

If you require further details please do not hesitate to contact the following staff of 81614600

Girls’ Education Campus Judith Clelland Head of Campus

Special Education Campus Andrew Gilsenan-Reed Head of Campus

Co Education Campus Pepe Bouzalas Head of Campus Y10-12


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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education

Above, Staff and students from Port Adelaide Enfield Council, RMSC and Wandana Primary school.

Left, painting from our Aboriginal students and the Aboriginal Education team that was presented to Wandana Primary school as part of the Reconciliation Relay.

Reconciliation Relay

Following on from last term’s Reconciliation Congress about combatting racism and as part of the Port Adelaide Enfield Council’s Nunga Week, there is a Reconciliation Relay that our school is taking part in starting this week.

Roma Mitchell Secondary College has been asked to contribute to the relay by developing a short film about students’ experiences of racism and ways that it can be stopped. This Friday a message stick will be presented to our school from the Council that has travelled to different schools from this area and will then be taken with student and staff representatives to the next school. The short film will also be presented to the Council and displayed in public libraries. Thank you to Miss Wood, Julie and student participants who have contributed to this important school and community event.

AIME

In Week 1 our Year 9 and 10 students attended a session presented by Act Now Theatre in which students were encouraged to work with students they didn’t know and their mentors to develop team building skills and confidence.

The final AIME session is on Friday of Week 5 where we will take students who have participated in sessions throughout the year.

Reminders

A reminder to all our families that our End of Year BBQ and Presentation Evening is on next Thursday 17 November from 5:30pm.

Also in Week 6 on Wednesday we will have our Year 7 Aboriginal student Transition Day.


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Our school has been very fortunate to be associated with Kiwanis International to carry out its mission to help those in our community. Key club has also provided our students with wonderful opportunities to enhance their personal and inter-personal skills and prepare them for a productive career once they have left academy.

This time of the year is a milestone in the senior years. Year 11 Key Club students are about to begin their year 12 studies for SACE, and this time of the year is also the time when year 9 and 10 assume their mantle of students leadership in the school whilst the current Key Club members prepare to say their farewells and pass on their seat to juniors and share their skills and experiences to the young ones to take their place.

Let me congratulate each of the following students who have been great representatives and leaders of the key club:

Shirin Mohammad Ali - Vice President Thao Ha - Treasurer

I have with them every year of the 3 years they have spent at Key Club as members and leaders. I have seen them growing up into responsible young women. Over the past years this leadership team actively fostered the development of the next generation of leaders and the team. They were working behind the scenes to:

Inspire others Raise school spirits Present our school positively in public Create awareness of the plight of less advantaged Work with Kiwanis to improve the wellbeing of our community members

The new leadership team of 2017 is as follows:

Latifa Hakimi- President Marzia Hussain - Vice President Soraya Ehsani – Secretary Harnoor Kaur - Editor

Best wishes in your future endeavors. Nargis Ayoubi President of Key Club


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Roma Mitchell Secondary College (RMSC) Year 10 Super 8s Cricket On November 9, eight boys from the middle school represented RMSC in the super 8s Cricket competition. The team consisted of Arpit Chhabra, Matt Duggan, Rrjun Jani, Tatsat Mehta, Blayne O’Loughlin, Vivek Panchal, Sneh Patel, Aaatif Sunsara and our scorer was Sukhinder Singh. RMSC played in a tight match to start against Endeavour, winning by 1 run off the last ball of play. Game 2 RMSC played Banksia Park, Banksia Park set a total of 74 off their 7 allocated overs and the boys chased them down with 2 overs to spare. In the final pool game RMSC played against specialist sport cricket school, RMSC scored 97 off the allocated 7 overs and bowled The Heights out for 67. The final saw RMSC play off against Endeavour in a rematch. RMSC set a total of 110 with Arjun, and Arpit retiring with 20 runs each, the rest of the team chipped in with handy runs. Roma bowled exceptionally well restricting Endeavour to 4/81 off their 7 overs. Game 1 Endeavour 6/68 Defeated by RMSC 3/69 Game 2 RMSC 3/78 Defeated Banksia Park 5/74 Game 3 RMSC 2/97 Defeated The Heights 4/67 Final RMSC 3/110 Defeated Endeavour 3/81


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This term we had 13 students (2 couldn't make it) from Roma Mitchell graduate with 200 other students from a range of other metropolitan schools at Adelaide University's Bonython Hall.

It was wonderful to see all the RMSC students proudly walk across the stage and receive a certificate for their engagement in extra learning activities throughout the year. All students received the National Bronze award for accumulating 30 hours of extra learning whilst 2 students, Kristina Farkas & Emily Luckhurst were awarded with the National Silver award for accumulating 65 hours.

Lots of family and friends came along to support which was wonderful to meet them as well. If you see the girls around the school please congratulate them on a job well done, and hope that it serves as motivation for other students to join the Children’s University Team!

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House Coordinator

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Latifa Hakimi

Jessica Bottcher

Soraya Ehsani

Dhruvi Makwana

Kristina Farkas

Fatema Kazemi

Zara Russell (Absent)

Ana Ribeiro dos Santos

Mickella Astely

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Material and Services Charges 2017 On Wednesday 2 November 2016 the Governing Council met to discuss school fees (Material, Services and Subject Charges) for 2017. A letter was sent home to families with a copy of the proposed Material, Services and Subject Charges to families who children will be attending next year. A decision will be made on the school fees at our Governing Council Meeting on Wednesday 23 November 2016 at 6pm, which will be held in the staff room in Building 1. Parents/Caregivers are invited to attend the Governing Council Meeting to offer feedback regarding these fees. If you would like to provide feedback but are unable to attend the meeting, please send your written feedback addressed to Donna Henry, Chairperson Governing Council, Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Briens Road, Gepps Cross, 5094, or [email protected] Written feedback must be received by 9am Wednesday 23

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Second Hand Uniforms

Devon Clothing Totally Schoolwear has introduced two options for families to sell and

buy second hand uniform items. The options are:

Option 1

Register uniform items with Totally Schoolwear Clovercrest by filling in a second hand

uniform registration form available from Totally Schoolwear Clovercrest or Roma

Mitchell Secondary College. Once the form is completed return it to Totally

Schoolwear or alternatively the school can return it to the shop on your behalf.

If families are interested in buying a second hand uniform item they can contact Totally

Schoolwear Clovercrest. The shop will check their data base and give out the relevant

information on how to purchase the uniform item.

This option is now available for families to use.

Option 2

Register online with the Sustainable School Shop www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au.

Once registered, families are able to enter the uniform item they wish to sell or buy online.

Please contact the school on 8161 4600 if you have any queries about the second

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Uniform A reminder to parents/caregivers that on Wednesdays from 2.15 till 4pm in Student Service

(Red Building), students are able to access the school uniform fit range to try on uniform

before ordering from Totally Schoolwear. Our Students Services staff are happy to help you

with sizing.

Canteen Lunch Orders

Students who wish to order their lunch from the canteen are able to do this first thing in the

morning before 8.45 and also at recess. To order their lunch students will need to fill in a lunch

bag and pay at the canteen either by Eftpos or Cash. Orders can then be collected from the

canteen. Menu has been included as an insert.

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All outstanding M&S Fees, laptop instalment payments and uniform payment plans are required to be finalised before the end of term 4.

Payments can be made at student services Co-ed and Girls Campus.

Payment can be made by cash, credit card, eftpos, direct debit payment plan or cheque.

DIRECT DEBIT: The school is now also offering direct debit payment plans. Payments can be made from your nominated bank or credit card account. Payments can occur weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

If you think this payment option will assist you in finalising amounts outstanding for school fees, laptops or uniform, please contact the Finance Manager on 8161 4600 to arrange a suitable time to set up a direct debit payment plan.

SCHOOL CARD 2016

THE CLOSING DATE FOR SCHOOL CARD APPLICATION IS 25 NOVEMBER

2016 applications cannot be accepted after this date

Parents/Caregivers are reminded that a new school card application must be submitted every year. Forms are available at Student Services.

Please contact Student Services on 8161 4666 if you require any information regarding eligibility or assistance with completing the application.

Approved School Card applicants are relieved from paying the Material and Services Charges.


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HOMEWORK CLUB

Available for all RMSC students

Building 1 in the Library

Tuesdays 3.30 to 4.30pm

Assistance for students from

RMSC teachers

The Smith Family

Uni SA Psychology Students

Wednesdays & Thursdays 3.30 to 4.30pm

Assistance for students from

RMSC teachers

Returning Books

As we head towards the end of term 4, we would like to remind students

that all books borrowed throughout the year will need to be

returned before they leave school.

If some students are leaving school earlier,

please bring your books to the library. Thank you.

Keen readers can still borrow novels for reading.

Bianca and Sharon, Library Team


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YourTutor special extended summer opening hours 2016/2017

Good news: if you need study help over the break, connect to

YourTutor.

The expert tutors will be online, waiting to help you out, with limited subjects and

hours.

Starting on December 11, expert English and maths tutors will be online from 6pm

each night, Sundays - Thursdays. (They will be taking a quick break through

Christmas and New Year, to help out Santa).

See a full outline of the summer operating hours. Regular hours and subjects will

return starting from January 29 2017.

As an added bonus, the 24/7 Writing Feedback service remains open 365 days a

year – with a maximum file return time during Summer service of 72 hours.

Upload a draft writing file whenever you like for the same high standard of detailed

feedback, to help you make your writing even better.

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http://www.yourtutor.edu.au/hubfs/Special%20extended%20summer%20holiday%20hours%202016-2017.pdf


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