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Telephone: 9334 0000 Volume 25.09 30th March 2011

From the Principal, Mr Jim Laussen

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College Mission Statement Overnewton Anglican Community College encourages and supports its students as individuals to achieve at optimum levels in a broad range of curricular and co-curricular activities and to prepare them for life as responsible members of the community with sound values based on Christian faith. The College will maintain a strong sense of community values and strive to ensure that its educational program is widely accessible and that parents, the community and the Anglican Church enjoy active roles in the life of the College.

COLLEGE DATES

Thursday 31st March House Performance Saturday 2nd April Working Bee at both campuses Sunday 3rd April Year 9-12 fishing trip Thursday 7th April Years 4,5 & 6 State Swimming Carnival Friday 8th April Last Day of Term 1

TWO IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Commencement of construction of the new Keilor Junior School I am delighted to be in the position of advising all members of the College Community that the builders of our new Junior School will begin to mobilise onto the Keilor Campus on Tuesday April 5th. Exciting new learning spaces have been specially designed to suit the learning needs of children in their earliest years of schooling. All 20 classrooms will bring the Maribyrnong Valley right into the room through walls of glass. Specially designed furniture and individual learning spaces will enhance the learning of the children along with interactive whiteboard technology to enhance children‟s IT skills. The building will be a learning tool in itself with special features incorporated into the design enabling students to monitor its impact on the environment and its carbon footprint. Solar panels will provide sufficient energy each day to supply the lighting needs of the building. The high quality facility has been designed by McIldowie Partners, specialist learning space design advice provided by Dr Peter Jamieson of the University of Melbourne, and the building will be constructed by award winning building firm, Qanstruct (Australia) Pty Ltd. There will be some disruption to traffic on site during construction. However, I am certain that all families will appreciate that this is small in comparison to the incredible benefit current and future Overnewton students will gain from this stunning new facility once completed. Andrew Fuller – Staff Professional Learning Day A reminder to all families that students will not attend school on Thursday April 28th as all staff will be engaged in a day‟s professional learning with Andrew Fuller. I appreciate that it is not ideal for students to return to the start of the term on the 27th and then be away from school again on the 28th. However, when we tried to book Andrew early last year, the alternatives were times

when there would have been a significant impact on exam preparation for senior students. On the night of April 28th, at 7.00pm, Andrew will again run a session for parents. Many of you will have attended his session at Taylors Lakes Campus last year and found the wisdom and practical advice shared with you to be of immense value. His session this year is titled: How to Succeed in the Senior Years of Schooling. The evening will have a very specific focus on older students and we are encouraging all Years 9 - 12 students to attend with their parents. When parents and children hear the same message together, very open and powerful opportunities become available for discussion. Parents of younger children are most certainly welcome to attend as well. The information evening with Andrew Fuller will be held in the Gymnasium, in the Sports and Performing Arts Building at the Keilor Campus.

The College working bee at each Campus scheduled for April 23rd, 2011, has been cancelled and

rescheduled for the following week April 30th, 2011


Ms Anne Mc Naughton, Head of Junior School, KC

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Mrs Tracy Fielder, Head of Junior School, TLC

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JUNIOR SCHOOL—TAYLORS LAKES CAMPUS I‟m sure all parents who were at last week‟s Junior School Assembly were as impressed as I was with our Junior School Captains and Vice Captains. Amala, Billy, Thomas and Emma hosted the assembly totally independently for the first time. They worked on the running sheet carefully a few days prior to the assembly and knew exactly what they wanted to present and how they wanted to go about it. This was a huge achievement for such young students. I look forward to many more assemblies to come under the guidance of our captains. During the first few weeks of the year the staff and I worked with our Junior School students to understand the protocols set out in the Junior School Assembly Essential Agreement. These were set up to encourage the students to realise that Assembly is a formal event that requires respectful behaviours. Teachers regularly remind the children of the following items in the agreement.

* Students are to enter the Multi Purpose Hall quietly as the music plays * Upon waiting for assembly to begin, the students are to sit quietly and listen to the music * Talking during presentations or in between items is not acceptable * Clapping after a performance or presentation is encouraged * Yelling out or making cheering/booing noises are not appropriate * Respect is to be shown to presenters at all times * Exiting of students after assembly is to be an orderly process where one class leaves at a time after parents have left I have been very pleased with how well the children are responding to being a part of a formal audience where they show respect to the presenters and performers. In order to encourage these expectations to continue, I would like to ask that parents also enter assembly quietly and listen to the wonderful music being played by Mrs Herdnandez while the children get settled. It is also important that there is a quiet audience during presentations. Not only is this respectful to those presenting, but it can be quite daunting to speak or perform in front of a large audience and the less distractions, the better. I also ask that toddlers are kept in seats to minimise distractions. We were treated to presentations from 3AC last week. They made interesting connections between aspects of Australia and Thailand as a part of their international study and then sang and played a song about Thailand. It was a wonderful performance that was enjoyed by all.

Jackson Rex from 3AC was a risk taker last week and performed a solo piece on his guitar to the Junior School at assembly. He proudly played „Ode To Joy‟ and was an absolute delight to listen to.

PUBLIC SPEAKING AT OVERNEWTON

Debaters Association of Victoria Round 1 We have our largest enrolment in the DAV Debating this year and had our best results for quite some years last Monday night. Six teams won and we had eight best speakers! It was great to see such an enthusiastic group of students all working together on their speeches as they made last minute adjustments on Monday afternoon. Their conduct was excellent and the excitement tangible as we arrived at the venue. Quite a few students had never debated competitively before and were thrilled to have either won their debate or received some encouraging feedback from the adjudicators.

This is a great start to the debating year. by Amanda Clifford, Public Speaking Co-ordinator

Student Experiences – UNYA Conference - 2011 The 2011 U.N.Y.A (United Nations Youth Association) State Conference held over the Labour Day long weekend, enabled students all across Victoria to participate in debates on current world wide issues. The topics discussed in the camp were on issues of: Biodiversity, Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property, Internet Freedom and the heated topic of HIV/AIDS. Each student represented a country and conducted research based on how each issue affected their country. The countries represented by Overnewton students included: India, Sweden, Italy, Costa Rica, Brazil and Singapore. Each student had the ability to interact with like-minded students and gain information not taught in a classroom. The State Conference was one of the many events run by U.N.Y.A which gives students the opportunity to gain an understanding of issues that are currently being faced around the globe. It is essential for students to take part in organisations and events, as it further educates them on issues that affect other young adults in other parts of the world.

Jona Villanueva – Year 12 (College Captain)

Meeting other participants was enjoyable and finding out some of us had mutual friends surprised me. The workshops UNYA provided were really helpful, especially preparing for our UNYA debate/ resolution.

Crystal Cheung – Year 12

The UNYA camp was really good. If I can, I will definitely be back next year. There were heaps of workshops, so it was educational as well as fun. It was really well organised and everyone was able to mingle with people from other schools.

Edward Buijs – Year 11

UNYA Victoria State Conference in 2011 was an amazing experience. Over 80 students from across the state met at Mt. Evelyn Oasis Camp to get together and have a mock United Nation style of debating. Along with this there were several workshops on economics, interactive problem solving, and just general discussions about current issues and the effect it would have on our respective countries. The main topic was both physical and mental health. We had the privilege of listening to a few guest speakers, who came and raised awareness about mental health in young adults, experiences for working as a doctor with no boundaries overseas and the things they had seen and the critical things they remembered. As well as all of this there were plenty of extra activities to participate in: a social on Saturday night for which the theme was 'Superheroes and Villains', downtime and a delegates vs. facilitators soccer match, which the delegates clearly won by 11-7. This year's state conference was amazing and I am definitely putting my name forward next year and would recommend everyone do the same.

Chloe Fabbro – Year 10

Mr Rob Huntington, Head of Keilor Campus

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We are lucky enough to now have our own assembly photographer. Jodie Staropoulos attends assembly each week and takes photos for us to use for displays, include in newsletters and keep as archives of our Junior School events. I would like to thank Jodie for her commitment to this position, it is greatly appreciated. Monday of last week was Harmony Day in the Junior School. This proved to be an exciting day for all involved. I was thrilled to chat to the children and hear their explanations of what Harmony Day was all about. The students were able to articulate what diversity meant to them and how this should be an accepted part of our lives. A variety of different activities were presented to the children in the different House groups. Two of our captains report on this special day later in Whispers. Last Tuesday, six of our Year 4 students represented Overnewton in the Divisional / Regional Swimming Carnival at Oak Park Pool. As always, they did us proud both with their swimming and behaviour on the day. Congratulations to - Matthew Fisicchia 4A Nicholas Georgolpoulos 4NJ Lachlan McKillop 4NW Ebony Mountjoy 4NW Emma Pollard 4NJ Gemma Reinmuth 4NJ The Junior School teachers and I are continually questioning our approach to teaching and learning and discovering the latest educational initiatives so that our Overtnewton students are working in the best possible educational settings with the best possible outcomes. Recently we have been looking at ways to implement strategies from the many years of research completed by professor John Hattie based on visible teaching and learning. This method encourages clear learning intentions and outcomes for the students. Visible teaching and learning occurs when the learning is the explicit goal: when there is feedback given by the teacher and sought by the student, and when there are active, passionate, and engaging people, including teachers, students, and peers participating in the act of learning. This is our aim and the environment we are setting up on a daily basis at Overnewton. More information on this philosophy will be shared with you over the coming months. Please be reminded that we will be having a special Easter Chapel service on Monday 4th April at 2.30pm. Year 4 students will have a part to play and all students will be singing songs to support the performance. Parents are most welcome.

HARMONY DAY FUN IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL AT

TAYLORS LAKES

By Billy Tzimos (Junior School Captain) and Isabella Halil (Edison House Captain)

The children at Taylors Lakes celebrated friendship, difference and teamwork on Harmony Day on Monday the 21st of March. The children were asked to dress up in the Harmony Day colour of orange and participate in fun activities that celebrated different cultures around the world. The children did this in their House groups so they could get to know children from other classes and discover how we are all connected. Some of the activities the children participated in were multicultural dancing, henna hands, greetings in other languages, places of worship and Harmony Day posters. School Captain Billy Tzimos thought that Harmony Day was a good day for the children to celebrate multiculturalism. Edison House Captain Isabella Halil, enjoyed

(Continued from page 2) working with other children in the Junior School stating, “I found it challenging working with the Preps to begin with, but it was so nice to see them smiling and having a go at designing their henna hands.” Both Billy and Isabella are looking forward to working with children in the Junior School this year.

MAKING CONNECTIONS

The Year 1G students had the privilege of working at Canowindra during Focus Week. We all wish to thank the Canowindra staff for this opportunity to meet the Year 9 students as they made connections with the Year 1 G students.

The Year 1 students were delighted to work alongside their buddies as they shared stories, created books and even learnt some new computer skills.

The Year 9 students cannot be praised highly enough for their outstanding attitude during the shared activities. Each of them was kind, caring, helpful and thoughtful.

The comment by one Junior School student “ I have never had so much fun at school!” was echoed by them all.

Mrs Sallianne Griffith

‘THE HUMAN RACE’

TAYLORS LAKES CAMPUS - JUNIOR SCHOOL

This week the Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students at Taylors Lakes Campus attended an Incursion called „The Human Race‟. It was a performance about being resilient, feeling empathy for others, and about what to do if you think you or someone else is being bullied.

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COMING EVENTS JUNIOR SCHOOL TAYLORS LAKES CAMPUS

Thursday 7th April Round the World Day Friday 8th April Last day of Term 1

Everyone enjoyed Harmony Day




Some of the students had the chance to participate in the performance, and everyone had the chance to help the performers make decisions.

The students will complete follow-up activities in their classrooms through the „You Can Do It!’ program.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL TAYLORS LAKES CAMPUS

STAR STUDENT-TERM 1 WEEK 7 AND 8

Prep ME Riley Kevill for being a friendly classmate Prep MI Michelle Galofaro because she enjoys all the activities we do at school and loves to draw beautiful pictures that she confidently shares with all her class friends 1E Bianca Schembri for regularly being a helpful classmate and assisting others when packing up 1E Andrew Christodoulou for settling back into the classroom after working hard at Reading Recovery. 1T Kevin Nguyen for taking turns when working on an activity with a partner 1T Darcy Broom for working co-operatively with other children on a group activity 2L Julia Natasi for fantastic progress in story writing 2L Lachlan Peters Rodriguez for excellent progress with reading 2M Ella Samuel for working well during small group activities 2M Joshua Giacomelli for consistently organising his time effectively to complete his work 2R Christian Lazarevski for his wonderful insights and questions during discussions 2R Hanifi Mustafa for his diligence and commitment to complete all work tasks to a very high standard 3AC Keeley Fischer for being a responsible learner, fantastic initiative and always trying her best in all work tasks 3AC Oliver Lake for writing an excellent persuasive piece of writing with a good introduction and convincing ending 3M Hannah Joyce for displaying excellent initiative and very responsible behaviour 3M Emily Pinto for making a wonderful start to not only Year 3, but to Overnewton 3S Sam Dali for a wonderful narrative about a surprise at her doorstep. Keep up the great work 3S Samantha Barrow for always working to the best of her ability and for writing a lovely story about a genie and a wild horse 4A Lachlan Coyne for his enthusiastic approach to all learning experiences at school 4A Liam Hart for showing independence and persistence with set tasks 4NJ Mason Lalor for working really hard to complete set tasks well 4NJ Alexander Marcote for consistently persevering to achieve a personal goal 4NW Peter Koroneos for efficiently managing his class time 4NW Daniel Sciberras for demonstrating responsible behaviour

JUNIOR SCHOOL - KEILOR CAMPUS

Over the past few weeks our Year 3 and 4 students have been preparing the Chapel sessions with Reverend Kim. There has been a variety of presentations ranging from role-plays to films to musical items. As well as being entertaining, the students were able to communicate the Bible stories in a way that was easily understood by their peers. Chapel is a lovely time in our week where we come together for prayer, reflection and joyful singing. Recently there have been opportunities for families to see our classrooms in action. Our grandparents all came along to visit the Preps last week and this week we had our „Celebration of Learning‟ morning. This was a time for students to show their parents some of the terrific work they have been doing this term. The pride in their faces was evident and I am sure parents enjoyed the chance to have a little insight into the busy world of the Junior School classrooms. Another way in which parents are informed about classroom events is via the weekly diary slips. The aim of this little snapshot is for each year level to provide information about the work that is being covered and offer some links to Learning Beyond the Classroom. The feedback from families about the diary slips has been overwhelmingly positive and it is very affirming for us to know that it is helpful for busy families. Enjoy your week,

Anne McNaughton

HOUSE LAPATHON


On Monday 21st March we had our Junior School Lapathon which was a great success. All students were eager participants in the event, and tried their very best to do as many laps as possible around our Junior School. This year we saw a change of venue, down at the big lower soccer oval. It created a great atmosphere which promoted tremendous House spirit. Each lap run by students was worth 1 House point for their House team. Well done to everyone for „persisting‟ with their running, even when they were feeling puffed. At our next assembly on Monday 4th April, the results will be revealed! Your last chance to earn House points for Term 1 is in your

classroom on your House point charts, so keep trying your best to „get along‟ with others! You never know which House team will be holding the big trophy at the end of term, it could be yours!

Lisa Pollard

Junior School House Co-ordinator

House Captains at the Lapathon

Grandparents Day in Prep





COMING EVENTS


Friday 1st April Hot Cross Bun Day Saturday 2nd April Working Bee Keilor Campus Monday 4th April Assembly 2.15pm Wednesday 6th-8th April Year 4 Camp April 8th Walking School Bus Breakfast at 8.00am - Junior School BBQ Area LAST DAY OF TERM 1

TEACHERS AS LEARNERS IN A LEARNING

COMMUNITY

Last Monday afternoon the Junior School teachers from Taylor Lakes and Keilor Campus came together to participate in a professional learning workshop, the first of several planned for the remainder of the year. The workshop was lead by Steve Willy, a literacy consultant who has strong connections to Independent Schools Victoria and considerable overseas experience. We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Steve who will assist us to review our current practices and continue to develop our literacy program to benefit all our Junior School students.

Mirella Zalakos and Debra Sheehan Deputy Heads Junior School Teaching and Learning

YEAR 3 EXCURSION TO BENDIGO

On Tuesday we went to Bendigo - it was the best excursion ever! After a long bus ride, we went to Peppergreen Farm. We saw compost and how to grow tomatoes. We even got to taste one - they were yum! We also went to the Chinese Joss House, and saw lots of old things and heard about how to keep the evil spirits away. Next we went on the talking tram to the gold mine. We went underground 61metres. It was very cold and dark but we had helmets with lights on them. We were all tired when we got back.

By 3P

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KEILOR CAMPUS JUNIOR SCHOOL

YEAR PREP TO YEAR 4 STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

The following students received a Student of the Week Certificate this week. Prep C Eliza Dowie Prep L Giselle Porter Prep P Aidan Cole Prep S Jack Hakkennes 1R Nada Ibrahim 1W Sebastian Falla 2F Emma Ruff 2F Alysha Casas-Vysma 2G Jayda Tran 2MK Jesse Campagna 3G Tegan Horder 3P Michael Haweil 4CA Stephanie Cimone 4K Lily Costanzo 4NK Chelsee Larmer

CULTURAL DIVERSITY WEEK

Cultural Diversity Week has just been celebrated in the Middle School. During the week, students were involved in a variety of activities including; Monday was Harmony Day, wearing something orange to acknowledge and celebrate the start of the week Tuesday was our Cultural Chapel Service where students and staff took part in the service speaking different languages Wednesday was Cultural Movie Day Thursday was Cultural Hat where students wore a hat that reflected their cultural origins, and Lunch Day where students bought in food from a variety of cultural backgrounds. During our Middle School Assembly, we linked two of our College values, community and respect to the Cultural Diversity Week theme. Friday was International Soccer Day, where students were selected into country based teams and played in an indoor soccer round robin competition. It was a great week where the Middle School came together to share aspects of culture, faith and language and celebrate the benefits multiculturalism brings to our community creating understanding, acceptance and mutual respect.

Pictured right: Harmony Day

College Musical May 4 – 6 Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre.

COMING EVENTS

MIDDLE SCHOOL-TAYLORS LAKES CAMPUS

Monday 28th March

to Friday 1st April House Health Lunches

Wednesday 30th March Year 6 LOTE Excursion

Thursday 31st March Zooper Dooper Day

(50 cents at lunchtime)

Monday 4th-8th April Year 8 Camp Both Campuses

Friday 8th April Hot Cross Bun day

Friday 8th April College Wide End of Term 1

Mrs Jan Jolley, Head of Middle School, KC

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Mr Tim Mahon, Head of Middle School, TLC

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Mr Derek Summerton, Head of Canowindra

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Ms Janene Lokaj, Head of Sport TLC

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO OVERNEWTON FAMILIES

Parents who have a child attending Overnewton College and are interested in obtaining a position for other siblings in their family should contact the Registrar, Diane King on 9334 0141 and request an application form as soon as possible.

WRITERS WORKSHOP

During our great experiences in Writers Workshop, we have been able to interact with the young Year 1s, and they have inspired us to write a book for them. The topics that were used in our books came from what the children like, such as sport, cartoons and fantasy type stories. They have taught us what a young child‟s life consists of. We Year 9s, have all put a lot of hard work and effort towards creating a children‟s book. At first we met with our Year 1 buddy and discussed what their interests were, so we had an idea of what they would like to read in a book. In our illustrations, some people got pictures by using electronical appliances such as Google or clip art, some did hand written illustrations. The book would consist of a title page, a dedication page inside the title page which would be dedicated to our buddy, and 12 pages of text and pictures. We tried to make the book simple, not complicated, so that it would not be too hard for the children to read, as a normal children story book would be.

Christian and Jamie Year 9

Ava and Jaime Christian Pocev, Eve and Kristian

WHOOPING COUGH (PERTUSSIS)

Whooping cough has been confirmed in our local community, so I have included a few brief notes about this infectious disease. Please note that infants under 12 months of age are at the highest risk of complications and death from whooping cough, so if you know you are in contact with very young children you need to take even more care. Whooping cough is a highly infectious disease, and is spread by respiratory droplets (coughing). A person with whooping cough is infectious just prior to and if untreated for up to 21 days after the onset of the cough. If treated, the person needs to have had 5 days of antibiotic treatment before they are no longer infectious, and can return to school or work. Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns.

Ms Karen Potter, School Nurse (Taylors Lakes Campus)

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YEAR 5/6 SPORT

This week marked the first week of the interschool competition that the Taylors Lakes Campus were able to host an opposition school and utilise it‟s home venues. The Taylors Lakes Campus played Sydenham Hillside – Sydenham campus while the Keilor Campus played away to Taylors Lakes Primary School. The morning turned to a cold affair but thankfully the rain held off until the morning‟s competition was over. Winning teams from today‟s matches were from the Taylors Lakes Campus girls‟ volleyball, open volleyball and the open soccer team. From the Keilor Campus open football, open netball, open soccer and girls‟ soccer.

Nikki Little and Janene Lokaj

Pictured left: Overnewton Taylors Lakes Campus goalers going for the rebound in their game against Sydenham-Hillside (Sydenham Campus)

JUNIOR SPORTS PROGRAM

BASKETBALL

Under 12 Boys 2 Team This week the boys came up against Avondale Raiders in the Preliminary Final. The boys got off to a great start and although Avondale Raiders made a comeback in the second half the boys were able to hang on to their lead and win by 5 points. Good luck for next week‟s Grand Final. Final scores: Overnewton 2, 16 def Avondale Raiders 2, 11.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY CHILDREN’S FUSING CLASS

Former artist in residence Ettore DiPilla is conducting a glass fusing class this school holidays. Mr DiPilla worked with Taylors Lakes Campus students to create the chandelier at Canowindra and the 7 metre clay and glass dragon at Middle School.

In this class, participants will be able to create fused glass projects including coasters, platters, sushi dishes and jewellery. The projects will be fired and ready for collection the following week.

The classes will run on Monday April 11th, Tuesday April 12th and Wednesday April 13th in two sessions: 10am-12pm or 1pm -3pm. The cost is $10 per child plus the cost of materials (from $5). Parent/guardians are free but must attend.

This is a fabulous experience for both children and adults alike if

you are interested in the classes please call Ettore on 54272927.


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ACS SPORT

YEAR 7

At the end of the first half of the summer season the girls‟ tennis team is undefeated. All players have shown much improvement since they first took to the court in the first round. It was another dominant performance from the girls only dropping two sets throughout the afternoon. It was a close game in the basketball A match this week with the Overnewton team only winning by 2 points. Harrison Bult top scored with 15 points while Norman Dimitrijevic and Riley Caines were integral to the win by their consistent efforts. The B team did not have a good game this week only managing one field goal and 1 point from the free throw line. They have now some time to reflect and hopefully come back stronger in the second half of the season later in the year. The girls from the softball team had a great match winning by 7 runs this week. The girls displayed good listening skills when on bases and were able to follow the directions of the coach and subsequently stole many a base during the match. It was a good overall performance by the girls from the soccer team blitzing the opposition 6 goals to 0. Natalie Lauriola contributed 2 goals for the afternoon while singles came from Rebecca Abeysiri, Chantelle Dawoud, Emma Baddeley and Faith Amato. Both of the volleyball teams had a loss this week but the best game was had by the B team who had a very close scoring game. When totaling the entire points scored during the match the team only went down by 3 points. Sabina Wong, Cassandra Torey and Maria Ignatidis all served well while the other team members tried hard all game. The boys from the table tennis team had a great match this week only dropping three matches all afternoon. Best player went to Joshua McNab for his 4 sets – 0 win and the great sportsmanship displayed throughout the game. Winners: Girls‟ tennis (10 sets – 2); boys‟ basketball A (35 pts – 33); girls‟ softball (15 runs – 8); girls‟ soccer (6 goals – 0); boys‟ table tennis (13 matches – 3)

YEAR 8

The cricket team came up against the team that denied them the trophy in Year 7 this week and scored a much deserved win. Good bowling from the team enable the opposition‟s score be limited to a „makeable‟ 85 runs. Jake Sexton and Daniel Raniolo were the best of the batters with 22 runs each but it took a consistent effort by all of the team to get the win. Sarah Rjanzcew-Djurdjevic won her singles and doubles set, 6-1, 6-0 and this is a sign of her improvement over the past season and a half in the tennis team. Although it was another very comfortable win by the team, some players still need to build awareness of their position on the court and how it affects their ability to take control of a rally. Leading scorers from the basketball games were Zak Wunhym (22 pts), Michael Harsic (21 pts), Adam Mandic (7 pts), James Paraskevopoulos and Carlo Rosales (5 pts) and Josh Cittadini (4 pts). Goal scorers in the hockey match were Anton Longhitano (3), Matthew Bell and Jake Pierias (1 goal apiece). Best on ground

for this hockey match were Andrew Thomas, Ben Spitteler, Crisdion Krstevski, Anton Longhitano and Ben Talevski. A special mention needs to be given to Chris Pavlidis who played goalie in this game. Natasha Marinkovic scored the only Overnewton goal in the soccer match. Alaana Daalmeyer and Dimitra De Losa were named best on ground; however, a special mention to the following girls who contributed in a positive manner throughout the game – Alaana Clinnick, Kim Van, Natalija Mancevski and Selin Huseyin. Winners: Girls‟ volleyball A (4 sets – 0); girls‟ volleyball B (4 sets – 0); boys‟ cricket (97 runs – 85); boys‟ softball (16 runs – 7); girls‟ tennis (11 sets – 1); boys‟ basketball B (30 pts – 15); boys‟ basketball A (47 pts – 21); girls‟ soccer (1 goal – 0); boys‟ table tennis (10 matches – 1)

Seniors This round marks the last round in the summer season for the senior students. Many of the results from this round influenced the finals make-up in many of the sports. Last round losses saw many of our teams miss out on a finals placing but we would like to congratulate those teams that did make it to the summer finals this year. They are the 1st girls‟ softball, 1st girls‟ soccer, 2nd boys‟ softball and 3rd boys‟ basketball teams and wish them the best in next weeks finals. As usual a lack of experience was compensated with vigor and enthusiasm by the boys from the 2nd hockey team. They have developed into a tight knit unit this term and did themselves, their coach and school proud with the improvement shown throughout the season. Best players were Michael Larin, Joel Clinnick, Mitchell Koroneos, James Lautier and Matthew Bontorno. Further highlights of the last round of matches were from the mixed touch footy teams, both won their final match. David Nguyen scored a hat trick and Sharon Huynh scored the first try from a female for the entire season. Ashley Cukavac was named most valuable player in the girls‟ soccer team for her efforts in goals. Mitchell Homer was the stand out player in the boys‟ table tennis match. Joseph Pensa scored 14 points in the 2nd boys‟ basketball match with Troy Duca scoring 21 points in the 1st game. Emily Pham was best on court in the girls‟ tennis game for her 6 sets – 0 win. In the 1st girls‟ soccer match Lauren McIntosh saved a penalty shot and Romy Doric scored two goals. All girls from the 1st softball team were fantastic securing the win this week. In the 3rd basketball team John Van Der Rest scored 17 points. James McKay displayed some great rebounding in the 4th boys‟ basketball game. Hashan Weerasooriya batted 40 runs (retired) in the 1st cricket match while Patrick Dunster had bowling figures of 3/6 in the same game. Shawn Prasad top scored in the 2nd boys‟ cricket match and Vedant Khanna showed a lot of potential, despite losing his table tennis match. Winners: 1st boys‟ basketball (53 pts – 16); 1st girls‟ softball (16 runs – 11); 1st girls‟ soccer (2 goals – 0); 1st girls‟ tennis (6 sets – 5); 3rd boys‟ basketball (43 pts – 30); 4th boys‟ basketball (21 pts – 8); 2nd boys‟ softball (16 runs – 5).

Nikki Little and Janene Lokaj

For information regarding departure and return times of the ACS teams during the week, call the College’s Sports

Information Line on 9 331 5980.


COLLEGE SPORT NEWS

Western Metropolitan Region 2011 Swimming Championships On Tuesday 22nd March the 12 Keilor Campus students and the 24 Taylors Lakes Campus students who placed 1st or 2nd in their events at the Sydenham District Swimming Carnival competed in division finals and regional finals at Oak Park Pool. The results are as follows: Division Finals Emma Pollard 2nd 9-10 yrs Freestyle 2nd 9-10 yrs Butterfly John Santi 2nd 9-10 yrs Freestyle 1st 9-10 yrs Breaststroke Alexander Cesarios 3rd 9-10 yrs Freestyle Julia Goetz 4th 12-13 yrs Freestyle 3rd 12-13 yrs Breaststroke Rixon Wong 3rd 12-13 yrs Freestyle 2nd 12-13 yrs Breaststroke Keeley Di Martino 2nd 9-10 yrs Breaststroke 2nd 9-10 yrs Backstroke Noah Krznaric 3rd 11yrs Breaststroke Elise Moon 4th 12-13 yrs Breaststroke 3rd 12-13 yrs Butterfly Jeremy Su 1st 12-13 yrs Breaststroke Benjamin Cantarella 2nd 9-10 yrs Backstroke Jessica Farrugia 1st 11 yrs Backstroke 1st 11 yrs Butterfly Ivan Mandic 2nd 11 yrs Backstroke Olivia Winton 4th 12-13 yrs Backstroke James Konjarski 1st 12-13 Backstroke Aydin Kasif 3rd 12-13 yrs Backstroke Rose Hong 3rd 9-10 yrs Butterfly Matthew Fissichia 2nd 9-10 yrs Butterfly Lachlan Kanellos 1st 11 yrs Butterfly Jack Alemis 2nd 12-13 yrs Butterfly Regional Finals Jessica Farrugia 1st 11 yrs Backstroke (Qualified for the State Championships) 3rd 11 yrs Butterfly John Santi 1st 9-10 yrs Breaststroke (Qualified for the State Championships) Regional Relay Finals 1st Girls 9/10 yrs Gemma Reinmuth, Kayla Nguyen, Ebonee Mountjoy, Emma Pollard

1st Boys 9/10 yrs John Santi, Matthew Fisschia, Lachlan McKillop, Nicholas Georgopoulos

2nd Boys 9/10 yrs Alexander, Cesarios, Nicholas Koroneos, Benjamin Cantarella, Simon Borzillo

1st Girls 11 yrs Mallory Vandeloo, Aleesha Samuel, Marina Djordjevich, Madeline Cram

1st Boys 11yrs Ryan McKillop, Matthew Decleva, Lachlan Kanellos, Noah Krznaric

3rd Girls 12-13 yrs Julia Goetz, Rose Hong, Jasmin Rifat, Cindy Tran

1st Boys 12/13 yrs Jack Alemis, Jeremy Su, James Konjarski, Sean Lim

2nd Boys 12/13 yrs Rixon Wong, Aydin Kasif, Steven Cuce, Jake Wijnen

Cont’d

Jessica Farrugia has made the State Championships again this year in backstroke. This represents two years in a row. She clearly dominated her divisional heats and had a clear win in her backstroke regional final. It was very tight finish in her butterfly race being nudged out of the top two positions by only a small margin. Our other state representative is John Santi, first time to this level of competition. He motored away from the opposition in his breaststroke divisional heat but it was a tighter finish in the final. All onlookers held their breath when John made a final lunge to the wall and took the first place by milliseconds. We wish both John and Jessica all of the best in the State Championships that will be held at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on Thursday 7th April.

Nikki Little and Janene Lokaj Heads of Sport

MUSIC LESSONS

INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS FOR TERM 2, 2011

Private instrumental lessons are now being finalised and timetabled for Term 2, 2011. If you would like to commence private instrumental lessons, or if you are choosing not to continue with private instrumental lessons at the end of Term 1, please advise Tania Riotto in writing or by email to [email protected] before Friday, 8th April 2011.

For students wanting to enrol in private instrumental lessons there are a limited places available and some instruments do have a waiting list. When a position becomes available for these instruments parents will be contacted.

Any student currently enrolled in private instrumental lessons who does not put their intention to discontinue lessons for Term 2, 2011 in writing to Tania Riotto before Friday, 8th April 2011 will be considered to be continuing in and invoiced accordingly.

If you would like any further information on private instrumental music, please contact Tania Riotto via email and she will respond to you accordingly.

HIRE INSTRUMENTS

Could all instruments currently being hired that will no longer be required going forward, please be returned to Tania Riotto before the end of the school term – Friday, 8th April 2011. Any instrument returned after this date will continue to be charged in Term 1 in 2011.

Please note: Students must commit to learning an instrument for the full term and lessons that are discontinued once the term has begun are not refundable.


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OVERNEWTON PARENTS & FRIENDS BUSINESS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

Support the Overnewton Community and always consult the Parents and Friends Business and Services Directory!

‘Kitchen Facelift Centre’ provides new custom made kitchens and kitchen or laundry facelifts. Please contact Peter Jennings on 9336 1482 or see page 27 of the Parents & Friends Services Directory for further information. Peter is an HIA Member.

This Parents & Friends Services Directory is now available on line - Check it out by visiting www.overnewton.vic.edu.au, click on the photo of Our Community and select the P&F Directory. You can then download this directory or view other publications.

For an additional paper copy please contact Janine Hilton 9334 0104.

Do you run your own business? Here is an opportunity to promote your business or service. Why not advertise for FREE in this year‟s Parents & Friends Service Directory. Over 4000 directories are distributed and the directory is also available for all to use on the College website. Current advertisers, please let me know if you wish to have your advertisement repeated in this year‟s edition. New families are welcome. Listings must close Tuesday 5th April. For further information or an application form

In 2011, the Performing Arts Department proudly presents

this years’ College Musical Once on This Island. It is a

musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music

by Stephen Flaherty, based on the novel My Love, My Love

by Rosa Guy.

Once on This Island, is an enchanting musical fable and

tells the story of forbidden love between people from two

different worlds. Originally inspired by Hans Christian

Anderson's The Little Mermaid, the Broadway show

transports the story to a Caribbean island where social

prejudice divides the island. Presented as a 'play within a

play', a cast of village storytellers, attempting to calm a

frightened young child, tell the romantic tale of a peasant

girl who saves a rich city boy from death.

Performances of Once on This Island will take place at

Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, Bell St. Preston on May 4th, 5th, and 6th. A great present for Mum

for Mother’s Day!

Ticket prices: Adults $27.50, Seniors $22, Students $16.50 and Family $80

Tickets available for purchase from Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre. On sale SOON!!!

Taking place on a Caribbean island divided by social prejudice, Once on This Island is a calypso-

flavoured re-telling of the traditional “Little Mermaid” tale. The show revolves around Ti Moune, a poor

peasant girl, who falls in love with Daniel, an upper class boy whose life she saves after a car crash.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theater

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Ahrens

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Flaherty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Guy


CLASSROOM ASSISTANCE

Classroom Assistance positions for both Keilor and Taylors Lakes Campuses will be advertised through the Whispers on a weekly basis. Most positions require a regular weekly commitment for the whole year, although in specific cases you may be able to alternate with another parent or join a roster. You are invited to apply for any position, even if your child is at another campus or different year level. Please note that the person you will be telephoning is a parent fulfilling their Family Contribution Scheme commitment, so please do not phone before 7.15am or after 9.00pm. Younger siblings or sick children cannot accompany parents whilst on duty. A blue Classroom Assistance folder is kept at the Front Office at each campus to record your hours.

Recording Hours A reminder to parents that it is your responsibility to record your own hours for classroom assistance and excursions in the folder at the front office labelled Classroom Assistance. Please ensure you write legibly and include details of your child, including the surname if you have a different name to your child, and your home telephone number. These hours are collated at the end of each term.

Working with Children Check It is a Victorian Government requirement that all adults working with children have a current Working with Children Check. Please ensure you have your card number or Post Office Receipt number when you phone to register your name.

If you have any concerns regarding the Classroom Assistance program at Keilor Campus please contact Jennie McCullagh, Resource Officer on 9334 0086. Parent Co-ordinators

Wendy Weeks – Years Prep, 1 & 2 9331 7750 [email protected]

Nadine Azzi – Years 3 – 12 & ACS 9336 0071 [email protected]

Mimma Beazley – Library & Art 9390 7516 [email protected]

KEILOR CAMPUS

If you have any concerns regarding the Classroom Assistance Program at Taylors Lakes Campus please contact Denise O‟Keefe, Resource Officer on 9334 0245. Parent Co-ordinators

Melissa Lo-Iudice – Years Prep-2 0425 757 838 [email protected]

Michelle Schembri – Year 3 - 8 0414 907 337 [email protected]

Michelle Digby – Canowindra 9449-0529 [email protected]

TAYLORS LAKES CAMPUS

Prep Activity Maths Parents are required to assist with Prep L and Prep C on Tuesdays from 2.00pm – 3.20pm and Prep P and Prep S on Wednesdays 2.00pm – 3.20pm

Wendy Weeks 9331 7750 [email protected]

Year 1 Classroom Parent help is required in 1TK for general assistance on Wednesdays 9.00am – 10.00am.

Wendy Weeks 9331 7750 [email protected]

Years 4 – 12 House Cross Country Carnival Parent help, including First Aid trained parents, are required at the House Cross Country Carnival for Years 4 - 12 on Friday 29th April at Brimbank Park from 8.45am – 3.20pm

Nadine Azzi 9336 0071 [email protected]

Cross Country Training Parent help is required to run along with student athletes at training sessions at Brimbank Park from 7.00am - 8.00am on Thursday April 7th and Thursday May 5th, 12th & 19th.


Cross Country Trials Parent help is required at Cross Country Trials on the following dates: Maribyrnong River, Maribyrnong on Saturday 9th April from 8.00am – 10.00am Brimbank Park, Keilor on Wednesday 11th May from 2.00pm – 4.00pm


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Junior School Classroom Assistance Parent help is required in the following Junior School classes: PMI Wk 1 Tues 9am – 10.45am PMI Wk 2 Mon, Tues & Fri 9am – 10.45am PME Wk 1&2 Mon & Fri 9am – 10.45am PB Wk 1&2 Mon & Fri 9am – 10.30am 1T Wk 1&2 Wed, 9am – 10.45am 1E Wk 1&2 Wed 9am – 10.30am 1E Wk 1&2 Thurs 9am – 10.30am 1E Wk 1&2 Fri 9am – 10.30am

Melissa Lo-Iudice 0425 757 838 [email protected]

4NJ Wk 1 Mon 11.10am – 12.50am 4NJ Wk 2 Thurs & Fri 11.10am – 12.50pm 4NJ Wk 2 Mon, Wed 9am – 10.45am 4A Wk 1 Mon, Tues & Fri 9am – 10.45am 4A Wk 2 Tues, Wed & Fri 9am – 10.45am

Michelle Schembri 0414 907 337 [email protected]

Junior School Art Parent help is needed to assist with the following Junior School Art classes. 1T Wk 1 Tuesday 9.45am – 10.45am 1E Wk 2 Tuesday 11.00am – 12.00pm 1G Wk 2 Tuesday 1.30pm – 2.30pm 2L Wk 1 Wednesday 11.00am – 1.00pm 2L Wk 2 Wednesday 11.00am – 12.00pm 2R Wk 2 Wednesday 9.00am – 10.00am


3AC Wk 1 Tuesday 11.00am – 1.00pm 3AC Wk 2 Tuesday 11.00am – 12.00pm 4NW Wk 1 Wednesday 11.00am – 1.00pm 4NW Wk 2 Wednesday 11.00am – 12.00pm


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TERM 1, 2011

Keilor Campus Principal’s Office

Taylors Lakes Campus Meeting Room

Time: 2:30 - 3:30pm

Wednesday W:2 Tuesday W:1

06-April 29-March

PARENTS AFTERNOON TEA WITH THE PRINCIPAL

Mr Laussen will again be holding informal opportunities for parents to meet with him over a cup of tea. Please feel free to call in should you wish to have a chat, ask a question, or share a good news story about your child.

ACCOMPANIST

Needed – parent/s to be a piano accompanist to our Junior School and Middle School choirs.

Parents must be available for weekly rehearsals at the times listed below, as well as performances listed on the College calendar. We would prefer the same person for the entire year, however one semester may be available by negotiation:

Junior School Choir – Monday, 3.30pm – 4.30pm Middle School Choir – Wednesday, 3.30pm – 4.30pm

If you are interested, please email Tania Riotto at [email protected].

Art Classroom Help Parent help is required to assist teachers with setting up, preparation, supervision and cleaning in Art classes. Prep L Fridays 9.45am – 11.25 am Weeks 1 & 2 Prep P Tuesdays 10.20am – 11.10am Week 1 Prep P Tuesdays 11.35am – 1.15pm Week 2 Prep S Tuesdays 11.15am – 1.15pm Week 1 Prep S Tuesdays 10.20am – 11.10am Week 2 1R Thursdays 11.15am – 12.50pm Weeks 1 & 2 2B Thursdays 1.50pm – 3.20pm Weeks 1 & 2 2F Mondays 11.25am – 1.00pm Weeks 1 & 2 3C Wednesdays 8.55am – 10.30am Weeks 1 & 2

Mimma Beazley 9390 7516 [email protected]

Keilor Camps - Year 5 & Year 6 Parent help is required to assist with the Year 5 and Year 6 Keilor Middle School Camps in Term 4, 2011. Applications are to be emailed to [email protected] or by letter to Jan Jolley, Head of Middle School, Keilor Campus no later than Friday 6th May. Please provide any relevant experience, a photocopy of any First Aid qualifications, your child‟s name and class, your postal address and a contact number. First Aiders will be required to hold a minimum Level 2 First Aid, current CPR and be prepared to do anaphylaxis training. It is a Victorian Government requirement that all adults working with children have a current Working with Children Check with Overnewton College listed as a volunteer organisation. All email applications will receive a receipt of delivery. Hours will be credited at the conclusion of the camp.

Year 5: Anglesea, Monday 14th November – Wednesday 16th November (3 days/3 consecutive terms of hours)

Year 6: Tuesday 29th November – Friday 2nd December (4 days/one year of hours)

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Year 5 and Year 6 Design and Technology Parent help is required to assist with the following Year 5 and 6 Design and Technology classes. Year 5 Wk 1 & 2 Thursday 9.45am – 10.45am Year 5 Wk 1 & 2 Friday 11.00am – 12.00pm Year 6 Wk 1 Thursday 11.00am – 1.00pm


Year 2 Excursion Parent help is required to assist with a Year 2 excursion to CERES on Tuesday 5th April from 9.30am – 2.15pm.


Year 3 Excursion Parent help is required to assist with a Year 3 excursion to Imax and the Melbourne Museum on Monday 16th May from 1.00pm – 3.30pm.


Year 4 – 12 Cross Country Parent help is required to assist with the Year 4-12 Cross Country event being held at Brimbank Park on Friday 29th April from 8.30am – 3.30pm. Parents will need to make their own way to Brimbank Park.


ACS Cross Country Parent help is required to assist with the ACS Cross Country event being held at Bundoora Park on Friday 27th May from 8.00m – 4.15pm. Transport will be provided.


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See page 9 for details

The end of term is fast approaching and it is best to organise your winter uniform soon in readiness for back to school second term. Apart from our normal trading hours during the week, the uniform shop will be open on Saturday the 2nd of April between the hours of 9 - 1pm as well. Generally the fitting should take 5 minutes and no appointment is required.

Miranda Turner College Shop Manager

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

High Tea Date: Sunday 26th June 2011 Overnewton Castle Keilor Time: 1.00 pm – 4.00pm







Combined Working Bee Saturday 2nd April

Keilor & Taylors Lakes Campus

The next combined campus working bee will be held on Saturday 2nd April 2011. Please note that the working bee commences at 8.30am and not before. Hours will only be credited after 8.30am. The day will finish at 4.30pm. Please stay as long as possible so that the tasks organised for the day can be completed. The day will cover projects and general clean up at both campuses. Please bring along your own gloves and any gardening tools you may require, including lawn mowers. Lunch: $4.00 Please note that children are not permitted to attend working bees.

Co-ordinators:

Keilor Campus Andrew Daalmeyer 0411 269 331 Paul Pino 0405 770 228 Taylors Lakes Campus Sando Temelkovski 0412 046 811

(Working Bee dates are also listed on the College website, www.overnewton.vic.edu.

The College Shop is open Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday every week during term. Please note: the College Shop is not open during school holidays unless advertised in Whispers.

OPENING HOURS Tuesday 8.15am - 4.30pm Wednesday 8.30am - 4.30pm Thursday 8.15am - 4.30pm

SATURDAY TRADING FOR 2011

Term 1 2nd April 9 – 1pm

Term 2 30th April 9 – 1pm 25th June 9 – 1pm

Term 3 30th July 9 – 1pm 6th August 9 – 3pm Blazer Fittings Only 17th September 9 – 1pm

Term 4 15th October 9 – 1pm 3rd December 9 – 1pm

Rugby Tops It has been brought to our attention that the buttons used on the new Rugby Tops are from a faulty batch. The manufacturer has advised that they will change the buttons on Rugby Tops that were purchased up to the 3rd of March. We recommend that you continue to use this garment until the last week in Term 1 and drop this item to the Uniform Shop (fully labelled with your details) before Thursday 7th April. The buttons will be changed during the school break, ready for collection first day back to school 2nd Term, Wednesday 27th April.

SECOND HAND SALES Please note when purchasing second hand uniforms, they must be paid for by Cash Only. Choose well as there is no exchange on second hand items. If you are wishing to drop off items for sale in the second hand section, these items must be handed to Miranda Turner. At no time are they to be left at reception or the front door of the College Shop. All items must be clearly marked with name, address and telephone number, otherwise goods will not be accepted. Blazers MUST be dry-cleaned with the dry cleaning tag displayed and all other items washed. We do not accept hats or any items of clothing with holes or stains of any kind (such as paint). We will hold items for sale for a period of 12 months only. At the end of that 12 month period, if they have not been sold, we ask that you collect your items from the College Shop. If not collected, your items of clothing are then donated to the orphanage in Zambia.

EXCHANGE & REFUNDS While we are happy to exchange, you will need to keep your receipt to do so. All exchanges and refunds will only be accepted in the term of purchase.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate contact Miranda Turner on 9334 0112.

Miranda Turner College Uniform Shop

Direct to Shop 9334 0112

COLLEGE UNIFORM SHOP

Help needed to construct sets for Rock Eisteddfod

If you are a parent with carpentry or construction skills we urgently need your help!! Year 9 is after the assistance of parents to help construct sets and props for their Rock Eisteddfod performance.

Please contact Mrs Kylie Quin for more details on [email protected]

Transport Assistance Needed

A family needs help to transport their Middle School student between Taylors Hill and the Taylors Lakes Campus on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

If you are able to help please call Mimal on 0450 092 977 to discuss.


As part of the “Conditions of Entry” to Overnewton Anglican Community College, signed by all families upon confirmation of enrolment “One full term’s written notice is required to withdraw a student from the College. If one full term’s notice is not given to the College, one full term’s fees will be charged.” If you have a child who will not be completing the 2011 academic year or not returning to Overnewton in 2012 please ensure that you notify the Registrar, Mrs Diane King in writing.

Email: [email protected]

MOTHERS DAY GIFT SHOP

Mother‟s Day is in May. It is time to start to register your gifts or any enquiries regarding how to donate to the Mother‟s Day gift shop, please contact:

Cathy Pino, co-ordinator (Keilor Campus) 0408 673 433

Hours for the Family Contribution Scheme will be allocated accordingly.

PARENTS & FRIENDS

Over the next week each family will be receiving a pack of 10 raffle tickets. The tickets are $1.00 each and we will have four prizes for each Campus. If you require any more tickets please call Emma Sexton 0438 608 067for Taylors Lakes Campus or Anna Rubacha 9390 2452 for Keilor Campus. Money is due back by Friday 1st April and the prizes will be drawn during the last week of term. Good Luck Everyone!

Mothers Day Stall Taylors Lakes Campus

FRIDAY 6th May, 2011

To register your interest in contributing gifts or any enquiries regarding the stall, please contact Jackie Cousins 0421 932 085, co-ordinator (Taylors Lakes Campus) Hours will be allocated toward the Family Contribution Scheme accordingly.

Hot Cross Bun Day

Taylors Lakes Campus Junior School is having a Hot Cross Bun Day on Friday 8th April Signed order forms and money must be returned by 28th March

• Traditional Hot Cross Bun • Choc Chip Hot Cross Bun • Fruitless Hot Cross Bun

If you have any queries please call:

Fiona Zacharias 0411 141 280 Maria Winton 0414 900 018

Junior School-Taylors Lakes Campus Parent Support Team Co-Ordinators

YARD DUTY

Taylors Lakes Campus

Are you a new parent or an existing parent wanting to complete your hours whilst watching your child have fun in the playground? If so, I would love to have you join us on the yard duty roster. There are still vacancies for Term 2 and both permanent and casual positions are available. You are able to bring younger children with you to complete your hours. Yard Duty hours are as follows:

Before School 8.30am – 9.00am Lunchtime 12.50pm – 2.05pm

Please contact Andrea Barrow, Yard Duty Co-ordinator, Taylors Lakes Campus on 0411 065 585 or by email: [email protected] discuss your availability.

(Keilor Campus)

Are you able to help us by doing Yard Duty every week or on a causal basis??? Yard Duty is a great way to contribute to the Family Contribution Scheme as you get to see your child and their friends in the play ground. You can also bring your younger children with you, while you complete your hours!

The roster is currently being drawn up for Yard Duty (Term 2) at the Keilor Campus.

Those who are currently on the roster must also contact me if they wish to continue Yard Duty in Term 2.

Hours are as follows:

Lunchtime 1.00pm to 2.15pm Before School 8.30am to 9.00am After School 3.20pm to 3.50pm

Casual hours are also welcome.

Please contact Mary Tsavdaridis on 0417 144 443 or [email protected] to register. I look forward to having you on our team.



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