Our School Values: Aspiration, Confidence and Respect

Term 4 Issue 33 – November 1 2019

Principal: Ms Simone Roy Phone: 03 5754 4005 Email: mount.beauty.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.mbsc.vic.edu.au PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Congratulations to Nicole Lodge and the students who contributed their work to the Mount Beauty Secondary College Art and Technology Show held in the 2nd week of term. It was an opportunity for the senior students to show off what they have been working on for most of the year in Studio Art, Product Design and Technology (textiles), Media, Visual Communications & Designs and VET Furnishing and Engineering. There were also displays from middle school art classes and the TF09 Baker’s Shoppe class provided some catering for the opening night. It is always wonderful to have the opportunity to see some of the work from our talented students.

Congratulations to the Year 12s for the way they conducted themselves and cleaned the school after their ‘end of school celebrations’ last week. We wish them luck with their exams, which started this week.

HOMEWORK Homework is set on a consistent basis. Students are required to hand in homework on the due date. Not submitting homework by the due date can result in marks being deducted, and in the worst-case scenario, a fail mark given on the end of semester report. ‘Homework Club’ is held each lunchtime, giving all students an environment to complete their set, overdue task(s). It is a student’s responsibility to collect homework if they have been absent. Creating a regular home study pattern will greatly benefit all students entering into the senior years of schooling. NB: Students may receive other homework as necessary for other subjects.

Year 7 English Rules worksheets (1 per week) Maths Mate Sheets (1 per week) Indonesian vocab words (10 weekly words) 7FF – Weekly Evaluation for cooking Year 7 PE – bring bathers for all PE and Sport Classes Health/IT – Email 3 things weekly Year 8-10 Weekly Indonesian vocab words TF08 – Weekly Food Evaluation

Year 9 - 10 HI92 – Research Presentation 20/11 BI91 – Animation Multiple Choice Questions 13/11 Year 8 – 9 English Rules worksheets Maths Mate Weekly Sheet TF05 - Weekly Homework/set task GE84 – Explanation of an Issue 6/11 CH83 – Topic Test Bonding and Alkanes 6/11 PH82 – Topic Test Space Science 7/11

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Dear families and students,

Wednesday saw the beginning of the Year 12 exams for most students with English being the first exam. In what can be a stressful time, the Year 12s seem to be taking it in their stride. Psychology was yesterday and Further Maths and Biology are on today. It has been great to see so many of the Year 12 students coming in for extra assistance during their designated study times. Keep up the positive attitude guys, and keep doing your best. That is all anyone can ask of you and all you can ask of yourself.

Our school has a career education program to help your child make career decisions. But it's also a good idea to talk to them about what they want to do. Research shows that children look to their parents first when they want career advice. A career includes all the roles you undertake throughout your life, including education, training, paid and unpaid work, family, volunteer work, leisure activities and more. The concept of a job for life is no longer a reality. Young people now are likely to experience five to eight major career changes in their life. They will have more fluid ways of working, like casual, contract and part-time work options. Making the best career choices involves knowing what you like (your interests), knowing what you are good at (your skills and abilities), knowing what is important to you (your values), understanding the world of work and knowing about your available options and what jobs are out there, learning how to make informed decisions about your possible options, and deciding and setting about achieving your objectives.

Attendance Matters: It’s never too late to improve attendance. Going to school more often makes a huge difference to educational outcomes.

Everyday counts and we’re here to help. If you’re having any attendance issues with your child, please contact the relevant Year Level Co-ordinator or myself, so that we can work together to get your child to school every day.

HPV: This coming Tuesday we have a non-compulsory working bee starting at 10am. We then have our (hopefully) final working bee on Wednesday 13th Nov form 5pm. It’s time to make sure our trikes are up to race specifications, and now with a little under three weeks to go until the event, we are certainly in need of getting ‘race ready’. Thank you to all of our current sponsors – Mt Beauty & District Community Bendigo Bank, Foodworks, Falls Creek Coaches, Slide Star, Mount Beauty Towing, Rotary Club of Mount Beauty, Team Mount Beauty, The Angelini Family, Upper Kiewa Valley Lions Club, Tawonga South Butchery, Rocky Valley Sports, Mt Beauty Bakery, Mt Beauty Hardware & Drapery, Mount Beauty Medical Centre, and AGL.

Our Values: ASPIRATION; CONFIDENCE; RESPECT – For the next two weeks we will focus on Respect ‘Out in the Community and Assemblies’. Positive behaviours that can show these values include treating everyone fairly, being humble in victory and gracious in defeat, listening attentively to others, and always being considerate of others. If you see any examples of our wonderful students showing these behaviours whilst out and about, please don’t hesitate to let us know so that we can recognise and acknowledge their efforts. Students receive ‘Positive Behaviour Tokens’ for exhibiting these types of behaviours and can then access the ‘Values Cabinet’ to claim a reward for showing these positive behaviours.

Thank you, Ross Wilson

OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMP OUTDOOR EDUCATION MOUNTAIN BIKE CAMP Last week, the 2019 Outdoor Education class prepared and left for their three-day camp at Mountain Creek. After the celebration morning that the Year 12 students hosted had concluded, we had prepared our bikes, our water supplies, food and our packs and loaded them onto the bus. We then had the all clear to leave school and began our bike ridden journey towards mountain creek. On the journey, we went into Freda’s lane as a shortcut. After going through some horrid smelling mud and with some dirty shoes and bikes, we popped out on the final stretch towards camp. After feeling like we had climbed hills endlessly, we made it to camp. Everyone had craved their tasty lunches and couldn’t wait any longer to consume their food. Camp had been set up and an afternoon walk had been planned along a short loop. After a lot of mucking about and more eating, it was time to hit the sleeping bags and go to sleep. The next morning, after breakfast and hot beverages, we put the bikes on the trailer and hit the road for a day full of shuttles. We started off doing two runs down a four wheel drive track with a creek crossing down Simmonds Creek Rd. Once we loaded the trailer to leave Simmonds creek, we headed towards Big Hill for survey track from Cranky Charlie corner. We made our way to the caravan park by the river for lunch and a dip. Greeny made the great decision to do an amazing descent from Camp Creek / Eskdale Spur almost halfway up Bogong. We lost one of Zoe’s wheels along the way – lucky we had a spare bike. However, it wasn’t all fun or sunshine or lollipops. There were punctures and crashes through puddles and creek crossings and a close call with falling trees. High speeds were reached and pile ups took place, however, we did make it back to camp in time for dinner and bed, all in one piece. On the third and final day, we woke up to the pitter patter of raindrops on the tents and tarps. An early start called for an early pack up. However, the rain had broken away for some midday activities including a blind partner walk through a small loop of bush and a few rounds of sardines. After the activities concluded, we put our wet weather gear on and saddled up for a wet, wild and fast ride home. Lots of panting and pedalling later, we arrived at school, where the major clean up began. After the packing up outside was over and done with, a few congratulations went around and happiness was shared. Our journey was now over with everyone wanting more. The next camp is waiting and we’re all eager for it to commence. Kobe Bell (on behalf of the middle school outdoor ed class)

VCE Exams will be held in the TAFE rooms near the Neighbourhood Centre and Pondage. They will run from Wednesday 30th October to Wednesday 20th November. Please try to keep all noise to a minimum to avoid distractions. Thank you

THE ATHLETE’S FOOT DONATION Jeanie Campbell from The Athlete’s Foot Albury presented the school with a cheque for $185 this week. The Athlete’s Foot donates $5 to a nominated school for every pair of shoes sold. Thank you to The Athlete’s Foot and to all the families that chose Mount Beauty Secondary College to receive the funds.

MCKAYOS 2019

Well done to Jonah Cosgriff, who came third in the McKayos snow dirt endure on October 5. He was only 40 seconds behind two elite riders (ex Mount Beauty Secondary College students!)

ASSISTANCE WITH PURCHASING SCHOOL UNIFORM

State Schools’ Relief is an organisation that can assist families struggling to afford school uniform. They are able to provide current uniform items (usually one of each) and will be also offering assistance with the following as of 2020:

SWIMWEAR

There will be two styles available:

* One piece racer back for girls (navy) and

* Lycra trunks for boys (navy)

WORK BOOTS FOR VCAL STUDENTS

AS/NZS AS2210.3 certified, comprised of a steel safety toe cap and a lightweight PU sole. Available in black or camel.

TEXT BOOKS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS Available now (Term 4, 2019) SSR is offering reimbursements of up to $80 per book for a maximum of 2 books to assist families struggling with the costs of sending their children to school. Applications can be made for up to $160 (2 books at a cost of up to $80 each). In order to be reimbursed, schools will need to supply SSR with an invoice/receipt detailing the books purchased and their associated cost/s.

SCHOOL BAG SUPPORT SSR is now offering assistance with the cost of school bags to the value of $50 (by way of providing a voucher to the uniform retailer). Applications for school bags can be made via our online application portal, as you would with any uniforms items.

If you would like more information about State Schools’ Relief, or would like to apply for assistance, please contact Jarrod Policha.

REMINDER There is no school for students on Monday 4th November (pupil free day) and Tuesday 5th November (public holiday for Melbourne Cup). There are no busses running on Monday so if any Year 12 students who normally catch the bus and have exams on this day please let us know asap if you are having problems getting to school.

COMMUNITY NEWS

SLIDE STAR Slide Star is returning to Falls Creek for the Mountain Bike Opening Weekend, November 23rd-24th, the Ignition MTB Festival! Slide Star will have their famous Drift Trikes set up, so if you’re at the resort that weekend, make sure you have a go on a trike down the small slope to the lower carpark. Check out Slide Star on Facebook.

COMMUNITY MARKET Mount Beauty Community Market Saturday 2nd November 9am -2 pm Held in the grounds of the Mt Beauty Community Centre Interested stallholders please phone 03 5754 4097 or 0419 289 672 Come along, meet up with friends, and enjoy your day. LEUKAEMIA FOUNDATION FUNDRAISING Raffle @ West Peek Hotel Friday 15th Nov from 6pm High Tea @ Neighbourhood Centre Wed 27th Nov from 10:30am. $30 per head with $5 donated to Leukaemia Foundation-bookings essential 5754 1166

UKVRA PRESENTATION Upper Kiewa Valley Regional Arts is bringing Ultrafox swing band to Mount Beauty on November the 8th. The Mount Beauty Community Centre will start jumping at 8 p.m. to the sounds of this jazz band. Inspired by the famous manouche jazz swing of the Hot Club of France which featured Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli, this 5-piece band features acoustic guitars, violin, accordion and double bass. Hot swinging jazz, tender lyrical ballads, French melodies, gypsy waltzes and original compositions will lift the roof. Friday, November 8th at 8 p.m. in the Mount Beauty Community Centre. Tickets available at Mount Beauty Newsagency, on line at Trybooking, or at the door: $25 adult, $20 Members, $10 students. Our bar will operate from 7:15, at Interval, and post-performance. Rollo Kiek, Secretary, UKVRA. Tel: 57541750

The Community have collected over 7,000 tops. We should reach our target of 10,000

very soon!

CANTEEN SPECIALS TERM 4 6TH Nov – 8th Nov

Monday-Pasta Day

Reg $6 Lg $7.50

Spaghetti &

Meatballs

Tuesday-Stir Fry/Rice Day

Reg $6 Lg $7.50

Beef Chow Mein

with Crispy Noodles

Wednesday-Salad Day

$4.50

Rice or Pasta Salad

Thursday-Hot Dish Day

Reg $6 Lg $7.50

Beef Meatballs with

Mash and Veg

Friday-Burger Day

$6

Fish Burger

EFTPOS facilities are available

Thanks to our 2019 HPV Sponsors

SCHOOL FOR STUDENT LEADERSHIP Expressions of Interest for 2020 School For Student Leadership (SFSL) for current Year 8 students. Sorry for the late notice; this year, we weren’t allocated spots at SFSL. We put our name on the wait list and were informed yesterday that a school had withdrawn, allowing us to send a team of 3 boys and 3 girls to the Snowy River campus at Marlo, in Term 1. Information letters and application forms were given out in Home Groups this morning to Year 8 students. An email will also be sent to all Year 8 Students and families and students must return their application form by next Friday, 8th November. Students will be shortlisted from this application and invited to attend the information evening, being held at school on Wednesday 13th November, 6pm. Interviews will take place after then, to determine the 6 students who will represent us in 2020. We can confirm that the price will be reduced from this year’s price, being $935 for the shorter 8 week term. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Hannah Little or Simone Roy at the College.

EXCURSION FORMS DUE

PLEASE MAKE SURE FORMS WITH PAYMENT ARE HANDED IN ON TIME

• Mountain bike permission forms for 7/8 and 9/10 sport term 4 – form due ASAP

• Graduation Dinner Wednesday 20th November-Tickets $35 (max 5) due Monday 4th November

• School For Student Leadership applications for Term 1 2020 due Friday 8th November

• Year 11 Camp 27th – 29th Nov – Form and $150 due 8th November

SCHOOL CALENDAR

November 2019 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

4 5 6 7 8 Student Free Day Further Math Exam#2 9am Bus Management Exam 3pm

Melbourne Cup Holiday

Math Methods exam #1 9am PD&T Exam 11:45am

PE exam 11:45am Math Methods exam #2 3pm CFA Grad Day Tallangatta

Spec Maths exam #1 9am H&HD exam 3pm

11 12 13 14 15 Halogen Young Leaders Exc Lit exam 11:45am Spec Maths #2 exam 3pm

Chem exam 9am GRIP Student Leadership Exc Physics exam 9am Vis Com exam 2pm

Yr 10 Motivation Incursion

Studio Arts, VET S&R and Furn exams 9am Music Styles exam 11:45am Classical Studies Exam 3pm

18 19 20 21 22

Media Exam 3pm VET Eng exam 9am French exam 3pm

Indonesian Exam 11:45am Graduation Dinner

Year 11 exams

25 26 27 28 29 Year 11 Exams Year 11/12 2020

Induction Day School Council

December 2019 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2 3 4 5 6

9 10 11 12 13 Year 6 Orientation

Day Yr 12 Results

Released

16 17 18 19 20 Presentation Night 7:30pm

ANNUAL PICNIC DAY

Year 11 Melbourne Camp

Outdoor Ed Camp #2 Mt Buffalo

HPV Camp 20th-24th Nov

Band Week-Band Concert Thursday Night

CFA Year 9 Camp

End of Year Activities

End of Year Activities