ALL EARS

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ALL EARS

Issue 3 ~ April 2011
ALL EARS
How to improve listening
skills in young children
BRIGHT SPARKS
Student movies on show
as Top Screen opens
Why child obesity prevention
starts in kindergarten
YOUR MEMORIES
Readers reveal their own
favourite teachers
Meet the winners of the
Victorian School Sports Awards
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ALL EARS
skills in young children
BRIGHT SPARKS
Student movies on show
as Top Screen opens
Why child obesity prevention
starts in kindergarten
YOUR MEMORIES
Readers reveal their own
favourite teachers
Meet the winners of the
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In the wake
of disaster
The past six weeks has seen unspeakable natural disaster
rip through two countries in our neighbouring region – New
Zealand and Japan. While the scale of devastation in Japan
from both the earthquake and subsequent tsunami is yet to
be fully quantified, tens of thousands of lives have already
been lost and entire towns obliterated.
Our collective thoughts are with those in the grip of this
catastrophe, and also with those in Christchurch who
continue to suffer following their own devastating earthquake
late last month.
While back on our own soil many are still in flood recovery
mode themselves, we would like to join with all Victorians
to extend our heartfelt condolences to the families and
communities in Japan and New Zealand affected by these
tragic natural events.
Peter Hall – Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession
Martin Dixon – Minister for Education
Wendy Lovell – Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development
>> Read ‘Schools send support in response to Japanese
earthquake’ on page 41.
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CONTENTS
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Feature Stories
PAGE 20
crossing the classroom cultural divide
primary school principal aileen Hall knows the vast
differences between Chinese and australian teaching
practices, and takes the best from both.
PAGE 32
Meet those with a sporting chance
Meet our most committed sports teachers and most
outstanding student stars, and marvel at our most
advantageous sporting partnerships.
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PAGE 52
The day Westall High stood still
it’s been 45 years since staff and students at schools
in Clayton South claim to have witnessed a UFO and
the mystery still intrigues the local community.
latest News
PAGE 12
Suzuki inspires students to live his legacy
internationally acclaimed environmentalist David Suzuki
ran a successful series of workshops for Victorian
school children recently.
PAGE 14
Breast milk bank opens for business
an new initiative at the Mercy Hospital is changing the
way maternal and child health nurses offer support to
mothers having trouble with breastfeeding.
PAGE 18
new course for upskilling maths teachers
The first cohort of teachers to complete a
postgraduate course in maths teaching have
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regulars
Snapshot ................................................................ 17
Where are they now? .............................................. 26
elearning ............................................................... 46
School Sport .......................................................... 74
regional roundup .................................................. 76
professional Development ...................................... 88
Staffroom Quiz........................................................ 90
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What’s new this month?
Born to be wild
n Students can witness the true story of wild orphan animals
and their fascinating journey home in a new 3D educational film
screening at IMAX this month. Born to be Wild 3D – narrated by
Morgan Freeman – combines 3D footage of the remote rainforests
of Indonesia and the vast deserts of Africa to document the lives
of orphaned orangutans and elephants, and the extraordinary
people who rescue and raise them. The film will transport your
students into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned
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savannah with celebrated elephant authority Dame Daphne
Sheldrick. Together with their team rescue, they rehabilitate and
return these incredible animals back to the wild.
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Three-day
filmmaking
workshop
n The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
is delivering a three-day, hands-on creative and technical
workshop for students between the ages of 10 and 14 in April.
Students will work in small groups to learn the basics of how
to write, direct, act and edit a short live-action film inspired
by the mythic imaginations of Disney. The workshop is
for any budding filmmaker or student who is interested in
animation.
Under the guidance of ACMI staff, students will pitch ideas,
script and storyboard, and be given the opportunity to act,
direct and operate a camera, film in ACMI and ‘on location’
around Federation Square, Melbourne. Participants will then
put together their own film and even add a Disney-inspired
soundtrack. On the Friday, they will have the opportunity
to invite two special guests to a red-carpet film premiere in
Studio 1 at 4pm.
The three-day filmmaking workshop will run from 13 to 15
April, from 10am to 4pm daily.
For cost and registration details, visit www.acmi.net.au
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SPEND THE EASTER
HOLIDAYS?
“My daughter has been living in
Japan for the past 12 months and
i was planning to visit her, until the
devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Thankfully, she returned home safely a
few days ago, so we’ll spend
Easter together as a family.”
Alan Bentley
Principal
Wallan Primary School
“With family, enjoying time with
my four-year-old granddaughter,
eating the odd hot cross bun and
trying avoid too much chocolate. i’ll
spend time in the garden and make
the most of the mellow autumn
weather.”
Val Gill
Principal
Western Autistic School
“i will be using Easter to finish off an
assignment. i’m in my final year of a
Master in Education leadership,
specialising in numeracy. We
have to present two 4000word essays per semester and
a big research assignment of
around 10,000 words, so i will
be busy studying, and spending
time with my family in between.”
Michelle Bootes
Teacher
Euroa Secondary College
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The unseen world of backyard science
n Prepare to see the humble Aussie
backyard like you’ve never seen it before
in the new exhibition Amazing Backyard
Adventures, on show at Scienceworks
this autumn. Aimed at children between
5 and 12 years of age, Amazing Backyard
Adventures gives school groups the
chance to explore the science that can be
found in their own backyards through a
series of fun and interactive displays.
The exhibition features 18 interactive
exhibits with activities that include
using night vision to uncover nocturnal
residents of the backyard and flying on
the back of a huge bee in search of nectar.
Students can try their hand at designing
an environmentally friendly garden or
creating the perfect garden path. They
can also learn about how plants grow and
change over the seasons or seeing how
common animals and insects interact in
the garden. Younger children will be able
to explore the exhibition from an entirely
different perspective, by dressing up in a
frog or a spider costume.
For school group bookings, visit www.
museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks
Be scam savvy
n Consumer Affairs Victoria has developed a
quiz to help students, teachers and the general
public protect themselves from online scams. An
increasing number of people are being caught
by online scams; Consumer Affairs Victoria
received 500 enquiries about online scams last
year, compared with only 126 in the previous
year.
The quiz is designed to test your skills in avoiding
online scams. It contains screenshots of common
online activities such as shopping, banking
and social networking, and asks you to identify
whether the activity is a scam or legitimate.
The quiz is a particularly good learning tool for
students, who are particularly vulnerable to
online scams.
To take the quiz, visit www.consumer.vic.gov.
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Readers reveal their favourite teachers
We received an overwhelming response to our competition from last issue, inviting readers to tell us about
their favourite teacher to win a copy of My Favourite Teacher. Here are the winning responses (continued on
page 71). Enjoy! ––Ed.
english session was engaging as we
discovered the inner author in ourselves.
To this day writing is my passion.
Forget Facebook or texting – write
someone a personal memo, card or letter.
This communication is so powerful. The
recipient is always thrilled that you, the
writer, took the time to pen a special
message just for them.
Julie Hobson
Teacher at Old Orchard Primary School
MY FAVOUrITe teacher dates back to
1967 when I attended a country primary
school where the population ranged
between 15 and 21 students. I admire
how our teacher managed the whole
school and set work for every level from
Prep to Grade 6. The greatest memories
are how he read to us.
BlAZer, GlOVeS and hat in place I
tremulously entered the stony gates
of Kildara College for girls, home of
the feared and revered Brigidine nuns.
Greeted by severe Mother Basil, I quickly
decided being moulded into a lady (Dad’s
idea), was not going to enamour me with
respect for authority or study.
Sitting nervously at desks in rigid rows
(wearing the oligatory inmate’s grey
apron), a young nun in black flowing
robes entered the room. Despite her
lovely face being framed by the stiff
black and white habit, her warmth and
vitality radiated into the hearts of every
girl present. Over the years, Sister Peter
inspired us with her dedication to hard
work and sense of humour. In short, we
adored her.
every student strived for excellence, just
to see her pride in our achievements. As
our english teacher, she motivated us to
love literature; to be entranced by words.
Sister Peter also guided us as writers,
to share our thoughts, to analyse books
and write for personal fulfillment. each
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He chose CJ Dennis poetry, which I still
use in my classrooms today. He also read
Winnie the Pooh stories to the whole
school and what was so magical was
the fact that every character in these AA
Milne stories had its own special voice.
Piglet was squeaky, Kanga had a smooth
motherly voice and Winnie the Pooh was
slow and reflective.
These literature experiences have left a
lasting impression on me and through
the generations I have paid tribute to
this teacher by bringing the classics from
yesteryear into the present day. This
special teacher also loved burning off
and would turn up to our newly bought
farm to help my Dad with his bonfires.
Susan Boer
Teacher at Narre Warren North Primary School
WHeN I FIrST arrived in Australia
in 1969 I was given a buddy at school,
with whom I am still good friends. But
it was my teacher, Mrs Barbara Craig,
who made me feel welcome and had the
biggest impact.
Mrs Craig personified the words of
Hattie that the teacher is the single
most influential element in a child’s
education. She was kind but firm,
provided individual feedback and
encouragement, knew her stuff and took
an interest in me, personally, not just
in my learning. Mrs Craig accepted and
worked with every child this way. I am
looking forward to catching up with her
at our 40-year reunion in 2012.
My teaching has evolved from what I saw
and felt as a Grade 3 student under the
care of Mrs Craig and I will be forever
indebted to her.
Rosemary Westwood
Teacher at Officer Primary School
MY FAVOUrITe teacher was Brendan
Kevans from Glen Waverley High School
(1971-1976). His real job was as history
teacher, but it was as our esteemed
director of productions such as Fiddler
on the Roof, South Pacific and The King
and I that he had the most positive
influence. I recall Brendan telling us
that many people do not believe you can
achieve the perfect performance. He
said he strongly believes it is possible to
achieve perfection and you should always
aim to do just that. (In fact, that night we
got a standing ovation for our rendition
of the song Nothing Like a Dame.)
I have taken that lesson with me
throughout my life and often share with
my students how it has helped me strive
to do better than my best. I caught up
with Brendan about 15 years ago to tell
him what a profound effect he has had
on my life and I would like to think
in some small way I can replicate his
determination to make a difference in
young people’s lives.
John Petrie
School Leadership Unit
Office for Government School Education
Department of Education and Early Childhood
Development
SCHOOl NEWS
Suzuki
inspires
students
to live his
legacy
By nicole Azzopardi
He’S WrITTeN countless books on the subject, lobbied
governments around the world about it, and now, environmentalist
and renowned scientist Dr David Suzuki is calling on Victorian
school students to rise to the challenge.
Kicking off the 2011 Sustainable living Festival’s Big Weekend
recently, 300 budding environmentalists joined the iconic activist
for the Force of Youth education Day at Melbourne’s Federation
Square. ranging in age from 11 to 17, the students from 17
government and non-government schools spent the day with
the 75-year-old Canadian, learning about how they could make
a positive impact when it came to the plight of the planet, as well
as being treated to an exclusive screening of Force of Nature: The
David Suzuki Movie.
As the film title suggests, Dr Suzuki
believes the human race has
imposed its will on the planet – and
the results have been disastrous.
“For the first time since life
appeared on earth, one species –
us – is single-handedly altering the
physical, chemical and biological
nature of earth. We have become a
force of nature,” he said.
Described as his “last lecture . . . a distillation of my life and
thoughts, my legacy, and what I want to say before I die,” Dr
Suzuki’s film is now being used to reach out to young people
around the globe. “Our hope is that after seeing the film or reading
the book you will be inspired to act – to live your legacy,” he said.
And inspired they were. Following the film screening, the Victorian
students participated in a series of workshops where they were
encouraged to put their ideas on sustainability into action plans
for their schools and homes – plans Dr Suzuki hopes may also
shape the future for the planet while teaching students how they
can leave a positive legacy all of their own.
Minister for education Martin Dixon
was also on hand to help launch the
event, saying Dr Suzuki’s books,
radio programs, films and television
series had inspired a generation
of people around the globe to take
a more active interest in their
environment. “One of the ways we
can learn more about sustainable
living is by coming to special events
like this or participating in master classes and workshops,” Mr
Dixon said.
Dr Suzuki hopes to
teach students how
they can leave a positive
legacy all of their own.
The documentary-style film tracks Dr Suzuki’s life’s work as he
offers up a blueprint for sustainability and survival, as well as
expressing an urgent message for us all to re-think our relationship
with the natural world.
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Breast milk bank
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Victoria’s first breast milk bank at the Mercy
Hospital for Women in Heidelberg.
VICTOrIA’S FIrST breast milk bank opened at the Mercy
Hospital for Women in Heidelberg on 22 February this year, and
may prove invaluable to premature babies and maternal and child
health nurses.
Neonatal paediatrician Dr Gillian Opie is head of the breast milk
bank and says it will benefit hundreds of premature babies born at
the Mercy Hospital each year, and will eventually help other sick
and premature infants in hospitals across the state.
“Initially, the milk will only be provided by mothers who have given
birth at the Mercy,” Dr Opie says. “And the milk is for premature
babies in the intensive and special care nursery, born before 32
weeks and with a birth weight of less then 1500 grams. Our hope is
that in the future we’ll be able to extend this service to other small
and sick babies in other intensive care nurseries across Victoria.”
Dr Opie says that mothers of babies under the age of six months
– and who gave birth at the Mercy – will be able to donate surplus
milk, which will be screened, pasteurised and used within three
months of being expressed. She adds that maternal and child
health nurses understand the importance of all of babies receiving
breast milk, especially premature and sick babies, and will
welcome the milk bank.
“A breast milk bank has been operating in Perth for the past four
years and many of the staff there say that some women have found
being able to donate to the milk bank very useful for managing
over supply,” she explains.
“Down the track we will be able to accept donations from women
outside of the Mercy Hospital and maternal and child health
nurses will then be able to identify women who can donate milk,”
she adds.
The breast milk bank was the subject of a major presentation at
the recent bi-monthly Maternal and Child Health Conference,
which attracted over 800 maternal and child health nurses from
around Victoria.
For more information, visit www.mercyhealthbreast
milkbank.com.au
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National Youth Week is a great opportunity to celebrate the knowledge and ideas young people
contribute to our communities. For information on events taking place across Victoria, visit
www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au
Daylight Saving ends today so turn your clocks and watches back one hour at 2am.
It’s the last day of Term 1! You have 18 days to recharge your batteries and prepare for
Term 2, as mid-semester holidays begin.
For over 40 years, Earth Day has inspired and mobilised individuals and organisations worldwide
to demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection and sustainability. Find ideas
for green activities for your school or children’s centre at www.earthday.org
ANZAC Day. Call your local RSL for dawn service details.
Term 2 begins for kindergartens and government schools across Victoria.
Don’t miss out on these great
seminars and workshops
Christine Topfer
Toni Glasson
Tony Stead
Friday 29 April
Thursday 26 May
Thursday 2 June
Guided Thinking for Effective Spelling
How to implement Assessment for
Learning Strategies in the Classroom
But do they Understand? Strategies for
Teaching Comprehension.
For Prep to Year 6 Teachers
Kath Murdoch
Wednesday 4 May
The Inquiring Classroom
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New course for upskilling
maths teachers
A CeleBrATION of the first cohort of the Melbourne School
of Graduate education’s (MGSe) Postgraduate Certificate in
Mathematics Teaching was held on Monday 24 January. MGSe
was engaged by the Department to create the program to address
the high numbers of teachers of mathematics in Victorian
government secondary schools who did not have a mathematics
background. The Department sponsored 40 secondary teachers to
undertake study, covering 80 per cent of the course costs for each
participant.
The one-year program included two certificates, one for teachers
working with students in Years 7–10, and one for teachers of VCe
maths subjects. Both were delivered as summer school, weekend
intensives and on-line learning to cater for teachers working full
time.
Program director Professor Kaye Stacey said MGSe’s Mathematics
education Group was uniquely qualified to provide the programs
because of its expertise in teacher education, and its strong
engagement with schools around Victoria through professional
development work.
“We decided to offer the program because we felt strongly that it
was important to develop the capacity of teachers who are already
committed to their schools, and have shown themselves to be good
teachers, by giving them the additional knowledge and skills to
teach mathematics expertly,” she said.
elisabeth Murdoch College teacher Trevor Dangerfield said the
course, which included classroom-based modules and research
tasks, was “very detailed and demanding” and challenged
participants to be more critical of their classroom teaching
approaches by allowing pedagogical application to classroom
practice.
“This course has provided me with so many resources, skills and
pedagogical approaches to engage students and it gave me great
professional satisfaction in teaching mathematics at this level in a
more engaging learning environment,” he said.
“Our lecturers had such passion for developing our knowledge
across the secondary curriculum, and took special interest in how
the content could be used to enthuse mathematics classes in our
schools.”
Following the success of this course, the Department will sponsor
24 primary teachers to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in
Primary Mathematics Teaching at rMIT during 2011, with the
aim of building teacher capacity in disciplinary and pedagogical
content knowledge within primary mathematics teaching.
Participants have undertaken a summer school program, with a
winter school program to occur later in the year. The Department
will further support the participants with funding provided for
study leave.
For more information, email studentlearning@
edumail.vic.gov.au
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Embedded, analytic or
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remains a point of some discussion.
Once children are aware of the fact
that words can be broken up into
a series of sounds, they need to
learn the relationship between these
individual sounds and letters. in other
words, they need to learn that we
can represent or ‘map’ the sounds of
speech onto paper using symbols.
Synthetic phonics to teach
the alphabetic principle
There is increasing acceptance of
synthetic phonics programs as a
highly efficient method of teaching
the alphabetic principle, so children
can move on quickly building
understanding.
The synthetic teaching method:
• refers to an emphasis on the
process of blending individual
sounds together when teaching
sounds
• blends the order in which the
sounds are taught; for example, in
several popular synthetic programs
the first six letters to be taught are
s,a,t,p,i,n—letters which combine
in various ways to make many
consonant-vowel-consonant (cvc)
words. as soon as children know
letters that blend together to make
a word, they practise blending the
sounds together.
• is used similarly for common
digraphs and letter combinations
such as double letters (for example
/th/, /ck/ and /ar/), with the focus
on rapidly teaching children how
to blend sounds together to make
words.
it is recognised that a balance
between synthetic phonics and
the whole language approach is
appropriate and being aware of
different ways in which children learn
will allow early childhood educators
to make appropriate judgements
about the methods that will best suit
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primary school principal aileen Hall knows all too well the vast differences between Chinese and
australian teaching practice. She speaks with Tina Luton about how she manages to take the
best from each approach.
AIleeN HAll, former principal of
Glendal Primary School, has just returned
from three years in Nanjing, the capital
of the Jiangsu Province in eastern China.
There, she had the “honour and privilege”
of being a principal of a government
international school and a cultural
ambassador for the Nanjing International
Cultural exchange Centre.
During that time she also received
several awards at prestigious government
ceremonies for her contribution to
education. These include a May Day gold
medal from the Jiangsu labor Unions
(just one of seven foreigners honoured);
the Jiangsu Friendship Award (the only
woman to be awarded); and the Nanjing
Friendship Award – once again the only
woman and one of just seven foreigners to
receive one.
“My love affair with China began in 1992
when I gained my first principal class
appointment at Glendal Primary School
in Glen Waverley,” Ms Hall says. “At
the school we had an excellent Chinese/
Mandarin program, which regularly
attracted visiting Chinese educationalists.
During this time, I met Zhou Defan, the
then director of education for the Jiangsu
education Bureau.”
“In China, the emphasis
is on the teacher. In
Australia, the emphasis
is on the students.”
Four years later Ms Hall was one of
five principals who participated in the
inaugural principal exchange to Jiangsu
Province as part of the sister-state
agreement between the Department
and Jiangsu education Department.
During the visit she formed a sister
school agreement between Youfu West
Primary School and Glendal Primary and
established an annual principal, teacher
and student exchange to promote cultural
understanding, the teaching of Chinese
and english, and staff professional
development, which continues to this day.
In 2007, Ms Hall was invited to be
principal of the new Youfu West Street
Primary International School, which
had been established to promote the
teaching of Chinese language and cultural
learning for international students. She
was selected because of her professional
expertise and interest in gifted education,
having established a special, clearly
differentiated curriculum at Glendal PS
to cater for the needs of a large number
of talented and gifted students. Her
curriculum also embraced ICT, values
education, leadership coaching and her
love and understanding of Chinese culture.
“Most importantly, they wanted me to
increase enrolments as I had successfully
done as principal of Glendal,” she says.
“In China, Jiangsu Province is ranked
highly in terms of education standards,
and Nanjing and Nantong are the top
performing cites in the province. education
is the major service industry, and schools
and universities welcome students from
all over the world,” Ms Hall says. “When I
commenced my term as principal of Youfu
we had just four classes. By the time I left
at the end of 2010, this had increased to
11 classes. Ironically, many of the students
are Chinese – we can enrol them if there
are vacancies – whose parents wanted to
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have a more western education and access
to native english speakers,” she explains.
In her three years in China, Ms Hall
introduced many ideas and practices she
had learnt during her career as a teacher
and principal in Victoria. “Most of my time
was spent working on teacher professional
development to establish a studentfocused, rather than a teacher-focused,
learning environment. I also focused on
the teaching of thinking skills, particularly
divergent thinking as the Chinese expect
one correct answer to their questions,
along with problem solving and catering
for individual differences,” she says.
“Cooperative learning, creativity, peer
tutoring and sharing were key values,
and I encouraged risk taking, using the
prescribed curriculum and text as a tool
not the goal, and an understanding of
different learning styles and rates. My
focus was holistic individual student
improvement, not just test results and
scores. My staff, consisting of mainly
young Chinese teachers under 30 years of
age, relished the opportunity to improve
their teaching skills and implement
effective western practices into their
teaching.”
In her role as principal, Ms Hall was
also responsible for fostering friendships
with other schools and for the building of
further sister-school relationships. There
are now five sister schools in Victoria and
“According to Chinese
tradition and culture,
leaders have to be
respected and obeyed
without question, so
orchestrating change is
easy for school leaders.”
one in America, england, Hong Kong,
Taiwan and Singapore.
“As these relationships develop it
is hoped the schools will establish
‘Confucius Classrooms’, or programs for
the promotion of Chinese language and
cultural learning,” Ms Hall says. “This has
been the case at Cheetham Community
Primary School in Manchester, UK, and
Aspendale Gardens Primary School in
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for VPA and JeSIe principals.
Victoria. As an english speaker, I act as an
advisor to these schools.”
Now that she has returned to Australia,
Ms Hall hopes to maintain her connection
with China through new career avenues, as
she learned as much about the education
system as she did about the culture. “In
China, the emphasis is on the teacher. In
Australia, the emphasis is on the students.
education standards were very high at my
school and there are a number of reasons
last year, she helped to organise a study
tour to Jiangsu Province for 19 members
of the Victorian Principals Association
(VPA), and assisted the VPA to create
a memorandum of understanding with
the international section of the Jiangsu
education Commission (JeSIe) to ensure
these study tours become an annual event
why. For example, teachers are well
trained, very professional and dedicated
to their students. According to Chinese
tradition and culture, leaders have to be
respected and obeyed without question, so
orchestrating change and implementing
new ideas is easy for school leaders,
although I initially found challenging
teachers to give their own opinions and
ideas to be very difficult.
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“Teachers in China are closely monitored
and professional development, coaching
and mentoring are a key part of their
daily lives. Most importantly they are
teaching subject specialists, even in
primary schools. They have adequate
time for lesson planning and preparation
and submit written lesson plans and
reflections each week to their subject
leader. They also participate in teaching
competitions and demonstration lessons
judged by subject experts. District tests
are conducted every six months and the
results are analysed by the school leaders,
and staff and students are ranked within
each class, then the classes ranked. This
obviously reflects on the teacher, and
usually inspires them to work harder, if
the class you taught was the lowest ranked
class in your subject,” she says.
“I initially found
challenging teachers to
give their own opinions
and ideas to be very
difficult.”
“I hope I have made a difference,” she adds.
“I certainly think I challenged the teachers
to reflect on their teaching practices and
encouraged them to make the program
fit the needs of the students rather than
just teaching according to the text book.
I have provided them with professional
development so they can teach thinking
skills and problem solving while at the
same time differentiating the program to
meet the particular needs of the students.
Certainly they all know a lot more about
Australia and Australian culture.
“They were very proud of the fact that
in the opening ceremony of the Beijing
Olympics Australia received the second
loudest cheer from the audience after
the host nation. It is a relationship that is
valued and respected,” Ms Hall says. S
There is an existing Memorandum of Understanding between the Jiangsu
Education Department and DEECD. The recent visit of 30 Victorian
principals and teachers from the Eastern Metropolitan Region to Jiangsu
Province further strengthened this relationship.
SCHOOl NEWS
Sporting elite congratulate the next generation
THere Were high fives aplenty when
the top school sporting stars of 2010
were recognised last month at the annual
Victorian School Sports Awards. Almost 60
individual students, teachers and schools
were honoured for their outstanding
contribution to school sport, during a
presentation luncheon at the home of
Melbourne sport – the MCG.
Presented by Parliamentary Secretary for
education Inga Peulich and hosted by
swimming great Nicole livingstone, the
awards were presented by netball champion
Sharelle McMahon, former Western
Bulldogs player Brad Johnson, Olympic
swimmer leisel Jones and Melbourne Heart
football club captain Simon Colosimo.
Jude Maguire from School Sport Victoria
said while it was wonderful to celebrate
the success of gifted young people, it was
equally as important to highlight the
commitment of the sports teachers who
stand behind them.
“It is important that we celebrate the
achievements of the thousands of students
who participate in school sport, including
the highly talented students who have
represented their school, their state and
in some cases Australia in international
competition,” she said.
“In addition I’d like to recognise the
contribution made by Victorian teachers,”
Ms Maguire continued. “It is teachers
who work hard to encourage and provide
sporting opportunities for students to
achieve personal goals and to develop a
positive approach to leading a healthy and
active life.”
>> Turn to page 32 for our special feature on the Victorian School Sports Awards, including a complete honour roll of prize-winners.
Call for nominations
Victorian Science and Mathematics
Education Excellence Awards 2011
The Victorian Science and Mathematics Education Excellence Awards
recognise innovative partnerships between government schools and
industry that support science and mathematics education.
Grants of $10,000 will be presented to one school in each of Victoria’s nine government
school regions best able to demonstrate:
• A partnership with a business, industry, environmental group, community organisation,
TAFE or University that enhances science and mathematics education;
• An innovative and contemporary approach to science and mathematics curriculum that
leads to increased student engagement;
• Enhanced student awareness of the applications of science and/or mathematics
and knowledge of career pathways.
From the nine regional winners, an additional $10,000 will be awarded to an overall
State Excellence Award Winner.
Nominations close Friday 13 May 2011.
For guidelines and an application form visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/vsmea
For enquiries contact Helen Spargo at: [email protected]
WHErE arE THEY NOW?
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Paul Jennings
WHeN AUTHOr Paul Jennings returned as a special guest to
Bentleigh West Primary School he was told he was their secondmost famous student. “The first was a boy called (Australian
playwright) David Williamson who was a year ahead and probably
won’t remember me, but I remember him,” Mr Jennings laughs.
“I also remember my favourite teacher, Mr Wheeler. I only had
him for one year but when I put a nice teacher in my books, I
always think of him.
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Popular author of young adult fiction
Bentleigh West Primary School 1950–1955
Then ••
“Teachers could be pretty scary in those days, stern and quite strict,
and Mr Wheeler was totally atypical, so kindly and relaxed and
he told us stories of his great adventures. He had driven around
Australia, climbed the Himalayas, and spent a year in Antarctica
for which he was awarded the Queen’s Polar Medal in 1959.
“I always wanted see him again, especially after I became a teacher
myself, and when I was working as a special education teacher
at Burwood State College I finally got the chance,” Mr Jennings
reveals. “He happened to be on the staff so I went to his office
and told him what a wonderful teacher he was and that I wanted
to thank him.”
As a child, Mr Jennings says he was a daydreamer who preferred
books to sport and loved to entertain his friends with tall stories
and wisecracks. “I lived in my head a lot. I didn’t like rough
stuff like football, and I remember hiding in the library when I
should have been at games. But I could tell jokes. They were
always getting me to do that on school camps. My father was a
Yorkshireman, and I think I inherited his gift for exaggeration and
a good punchline,” he says.
Paul Jennings as a young boy at Bentleigh West Primary School.
Now ••
“Apart from telling jokes, the only other thing I was ever good at
was composition, but I used to think that all writers were elderly
and extremely brilliant, so I never thought I’d attain that. Then
one night, when I was about 13, I was out camping with a friend
and in the middle of the night we realised we had a tiger snake
outside the tent, deadly poisonous and very aggressive.
“We sat together in the middle of the tent for ages, shining a torch
around the edges until the batteries ran out. Then I felt something
cold and wet touching my hand. It was an enormous bullfrog.
We ran for it, jumped on our bikes and ended up sleeping on the
veranda of the post office in the nearest town. I wrote all this out
in an old exercise book and sent it to the Women’s Weekly and
they sent it back again. I was mortified and I didn’t even think
about writing again until I was 39.”
Mr Jenning’s first book, Unreal!, was published in 1985 and
four years later he gave up teaching to become a full-time writer.
His book sales now total over 8.9 million copies and have been
translated into 18 languages. The final book in the enormously
popular Little Rascal series, which is about to be translated into
Mandarin, is due for release in April.
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Paul Jennings today: “My father was a Yorkshireman, and I think I
inherited his gift for exaggeration and a good punchline,” he says.
iNNOVaTiON
All aboard the Innovation Show
Frontrunners from around the state will convene at the Melbourne Convention Centre on May 13
to be inspired by the innovations of their peers. With popular comedian anh Do keynoting with
his personal story of what it’s like to be a student from another culture, this event is not to be missed.
VICTOrIAN eDUCATOrS are embracing
innovation as a means of meeting new
challenges. Brendan Hogan is one of
them. A presenter at last year’s Innovation
Showcase, Mr Hogan joined around 700
other educators from across the state
with the common goal of encouraging
innovation in education.
After the successful implementation of a
program using screencasting as a means of
giving student feedback, Mr Hogan from
Yackandandah Primary School, brought his
experiences forward to share with others.
“Many of the ideas and experiences being
showcased are coming from real teachers
who deal with the same hurdles and
obstacles that confront all teachers seeking
to improve their practice,” Mr Hogan says.
“When people come to the Showcase they
leave saying ‘Wow! That was terrific and I
think I could use that.’”
And it is the personal stories given by
presenters like Mr Hogan that earns the
event its credibility in helping to effect
real change. “It’s impossible to leave the
Thornbury High School students interview teacher
Scott Balliet from Courtenay Gardens Primary School
about being a presenter at the 2010 Showcase.
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says.
This year’s Innovation Showcase promises
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“Therefore, a forum such as this is essential
for teachers to not only showcase what they
are doing, but for others to be made aware
of the many fabulous things that are being
achieved.”
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Refugee. Mr Do is highly entertaining
when sharing his experiences as a refugee
growing up in Australia, but in this keynote
he promises to provide a fascinating
perspective on the changing classroom and
what being part of a ‘global village’ really
means for teachers and students.
The Innovation Showcase aims to expand
the thinking of participants, to realise what
is possible for their practice. Feedback from
previous events indicates they have been
overwhelmingly successful in encouraging
this.
And according to Mr Hogan, attending as
a participant at the Innovation Showcase
was just as positive an experience as
presenting. “I got to see some of the great
stuff other teachers are doing,” he says.
“For example, I saw one session about the
use of mp3 players in the classroom and
immediately incorporated this into my
own program.”
For Mr Hogan, many of the conversations
struck up at the Showcase were in fact in
their infancy, as contact with other teachers
continued for days or weeks after the event.
“This feedback and genuine interest from
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New educational exchange
program launched
Victorian teachers will gain first-hand experience of
some of the world’s most effective teaching methods
through an educational exchange program between
the Victorian Government and the Jiangsu province in
China. Minister responsible for the Teaching profession
peter Hall recently announced a partnership between
the Government and the AeF that would enable Victorian
teachers to gain a better understanding of education
systems in other cultures.
“Under the program, 200 subsidised places are available
for educators to participate in short-term overseas study
programs in China, india, Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam,”
Mr Hall said. “To help our students succeed in an
increasingly competitive and global society, it is vital for
educators to teach confidently about other countries and
cultures.”
The Victorian Government has established a Memoranda
of Understanding with the Chinese Ministry of education
and Jiangsu province for cooperation in a number of areas.
Last year, more than 3500 Chinese students enrolled in
Victorian government and non-government schools.
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Meet those with a
Meet our most committed sports teachers and most outstanding student stars, and
marvel at our most advantageous sporting partnerships, writes caroline Reidy.
Last month, the most outstanding Victorian school sporting stars and contributors stood alongside some of australia’s most elite
athletes to receive their ‘sporting Blues’ – blue ribbons that signify a Victorian school sports award. this year, 54 students received
awards, two of which were presented for outstanding sporting achievement. Five further awards were presented for teacher and
community contribution to school sport. here, we take a closer look at the some of the high achievers.
Outstanding Teacher Contribution
award – primary
Outstanding Teacher Contribution
award – Secondary
Jeremy Taylor
Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School
Ian Penhalluriack
Swinburne Senior Secondary College
Mr Taylor has worked
tirelessly to raise the profile
of sport for all students
at Tucker road Bentleigh
Primary School, fostering
involvement regardless of
skill level and encouraging
all children to lead a
healthy, active lifestyle. “If
you set good patterns at
a young age, children will
continue to be physically
active, instilling lifelong
habits,” he says.
In 2010 Mr Taylor coached the school girls’ football team to the
Victorian Primary School Sports Association (VPSSA) state grand
final, the boys and girls Hockey 7s to state finals and seven key
athletes to regional athletics, two of which went on to state finals.
“encouragements of girls to continue with sport is something I’m
really proud of, as many girls do drop out of sports as they get older,”
he explains. “It’s particularly great to see girls continue to play nontraditional sports like AFl and cricket, at a level where, in many cases,
there are only boys teams.”
Mr Taylor was also responsible for zone swimming, athletics and
cross country carnivals and for (VPSSA) state team selections in AFl,
football, soccer, netball and basketball. He is thrilled to be recognised
alongside top sporting teachers from the state. “I suppose if you put
your hand up often enough to help out in various ways people do start
to take notice,” he smiles. “I’m very proud to be recognised for the
various things I do to promote school sports.”
Mr Taylor’s dedication has seen him appointed School Sport Victoria
Southern Metropolitan region officer for 2011 and to the swimming
sub-committee.
Mr Penhalluriack was
awarded life membership
of the Victorian
Secondary School
Sports Association in
2008 following years
of support, including
acting as president of the
eastern zone for three
years and as a member
of its committee for
13 years. He was team
manager for the central
region school sports intra-state cricket carnival for a number
of years and team manager of the school sport under-16 state
cricket team over a five-year period.
“I think sport gives children something they can be part of
for a long time,” he says. “They reap the benefits of making
friends and being part of the wider community and that puts
them in good stead for the future.”
Swinburne’s school sport coordinator since 1994, Mr
Penhalluriack has been selector, team manager and tour
manager with the Victorian and Vic Metro AFl teams since
1986 and has toured with them on 21 occasions. Awarded life
membership of School Sport Australia Football in 1997, he
has been a member of the inner east sport district committee
for 17 years, and its president for the past 15.
Many of his star players have move on to elite-level
competition. “I’ve had the Chris Judds and Matthew lloyds
through the AFl competition, and the Aaron Finchs of cricket.
And there’s always the kid who may not go on to play elitelevel sport, but is still getting enjoyment out of community
sports, and that’s just as rewarding,” he smiles.
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sporting chance
Outstanding School and Community partnerships award
Bendigo South East College
to all aspects of a particular sport, they
also benefit our community and cement
community links,” she says.
Partnerships have been formed with east
Bendigo Swimming Club, Sports Focus
Bendigo, Bendigo Strathdale Netball
Association and Football Federation
Victoria, helping increase the number of
students from the school selected into
state soccer, touch rugby, volleyball,
Futsal, hockey and cycling teams.
With a school population of 1200
students, Bendigo South east College in
central Victoria has invested in developing
community links in order to provide
students with maximum exposure to the
best sporting facilities and personnel
in the region. Sport coordinator Jan
Mannes says the relationship is mutually
beneficial. “These partnerships not only
benefit our students, by exposing them
Maribyrnong College
The Maribyrnong Sports Academy focuses
on student-athlete’s academic, athletic and
personal education and development to
help ensure a balance between academia
and sporting goals. Three key partnerships
help the school achieve this holistic
approach. Victoria University provides
Maribyrnong College with information
about tertiary courses and sport-related
careers. A partnership with the Victorian
Institute of Sport (VIS) provides the
school with access to elite athletes and role
models, and a high-quality sport science
program to assist the school’s coaching
and support staff.
The college’s AFl team trains once a week
at Whitten Oval thanks to a partnership
with the Western Bulldogs football club,
which provides access to elite athletes,
coaching staff and facilities. It also helps
the students understand the community
involvement unique to high-level sport.
“The people involved in the partnerships
are excited with the results,” says
Ms Mannes. “For example, the east
Bendigo Swimming Club can see a direct
correlation between our partnership and
an increase in membership numbers.”
The partnerships have also led more
Bendigo South east College students to
play netball, volleyball and soccer with
community clubs, while providing the
school’s athletes with the opportunity to
give back to their community through
coaching and umpiring roles at local
primary schools, sporting clubs, events
and competitions. “These partnerships
boost student learning and capacity. They
build student leadership, organisational
and managerial skills and instill
accountability,” says Ms Mannes.
The school is thrilled to have won a School
Sports Award, as it moves forward with
cementing current and future community
partnerships. “Students will often show an
interest in a specific sport – say archery –
that they may not normally have exposure
to. If we can provide access to this sport
in school time, it benefits both the student
and the organisation.
“We want to make sure we build on
the partnerships we have. We will also
continue to create partnerships where our
students have shown a particular aptitude
for a sport. For example, we have four
students who have shown particular skill
in rowing, so we are currently building
a partnership with the Bendigo rowing
Club.”
“Our partnerships with the Western
Bulldogs and Victoria University are
very important in helping to raise
the community profile of the western
suburbs,” explains college sports director
rob Carroll. “We see ours as a bigpicture role and, together with these
organisations, have built some fantastic
infrastructure for the area, which has
built opportunities between groups. This
is something the whole west can be very
proud of.
“Victoria University provides high-end
support of our students and a career
pathway for our athletes upon graduation.
With the Western Bulldogs we have 42
elite athletes on our doorstep, providing
role modelling around the value of
combining high-level sport and study,
nutrition and even media training. The
club is a fantastic resource. This also
combines with our relationships with
the VIS, which lends credibility to us as a
resource.”
The program also boasts partnerships
with local clubs, councils, regional and
state sporting organisations, says Mr
Carroll. “We’ve set out to build very strong
partnerships, not just with our three
foundation partners, but with 18 different
national or state sporting bodies. We’ve
also engaged many of our local clubs. This
is an important award for us, as it cements
five years of community work building
partnerships.”
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Outstanding Sporting
achievement award – primary
Outstanding Sporting
achievement award – Secondary
Dominic Huang
Mount Waverley North Primary School
Alethea Sedgman
Horsham Secondary College
Alethea was shooting for the stars – literally – in 2010,
taking out gold at the Commonwealth Games in the
precision rifle event. This topped off a year in which she
travelled to world cups in the United States, China and
Sydney, the World Championships in Singapore and the
Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships in
India.
At just 16 years of age, this former Australian Cup junior
champion is currently ranked second in Australia and
36th in the world in the three-position rifle. She is third
in Australia and 47th in the world in air rifle. This is one
young sporting star we will expect to see more of in the
years to come.
Already an international table tennis star, Dominic was
a member of the Oceania Talent Team, which travelled
to China in 2010 for a training camp and will compete
internationally in 2011. This selection followed his
impressive performance representing Australia at the
World Hope competition in New Zealand.
One of the highest ranked juniors in the country, Dominic
has participated in three Australian junior championships,
receiving six medals overall, including two gold. He is the
Victorian champion in the under-15 age bracket, following
great success at the Victorian Open last year. This talented
young man hopes to one day represent Australia at the
Olympics.
Victorian School Sports awards 2010
Primary category
Erin Garbler
Middle Park Primary School
Award: Athlete with a disability
Bianca hansen
ringwood Heights Primary
School
Award: Athletics
Christopher Browne
Huntly Primary School
Award: Athletics
ashley Krakauer
Malvern Primary School
Australian rules Football
Romy Costa
Milgate Primary School
Award: Basketball
Luke Bunker
Apollo Parkways Primary
School
Award: Basketball
Bronte James
Tucker road Bentleigh Primary
School
Award: Cricket
tiarne Bloss
Derinya Primary School
Award: Cross country
Benjamin White
Middle Kinglake Primary
School
Kayne Davies
Preston Primary School
Bridie Weston
Mullum Primary School
Award: Diving
Riley sutherland
Kiewa Valley Primary School
Award: Hockey
Lucas scott
Canterbury Primary School
Award: Hockey
najvada George
Bellbridge Primary School
Award: Netball
Romia Roi
Clayton South Primary School
Award: rugby league
hannah Ryan
rosanna Primary School
Award: Soccer
Gronya somerville
Maribyrnong College
Award: Badminton
Emma Willmott
lara Secondary College
Award: Softball
andrew scicluna
Strathmore Primary School
Award: Soccer
hu-Wen Chew
Balwyn High School
Award: Badminton
molly Denham
Melton Secondary College
Award: Squash
natasha holt
Wattle View Primary School
Award: Softball
olivia Bontempelli
Box Hill Senior Secondary
College
Award: Basketball
Daniel Wright
Award: Squash
michael Leslie
Cheltenham east Primary
School
Award: Softball
megan Chia
Huntingdale Primary School
Award: Swimming
Ryan Gowty
Taylors lakes Primary School
Award: Swimming
Julia makridis
Preston Primary School
Award: Tennis
stefan skadarka
Altona Green Primary School
Award: Tennis
Jeremy taylor
Tucker road Bentleigh Primary
School
Award: Outstanding teacher
contribution
Dominic huang
Mount Waverley North
Primary School
Award: Outstanding sporting
achievement
Secondary category
Phoebe mitchell
Oberon High School
Award: Athlete with a disability
taylor Dyson
College
Award: Basketball
Ejaaz alavi
Viewbank College
Award: Cricket
amy Cashin
Werribee Secondary College
Zak Patterson
lilydale High School
Lauren arnold
east Doncaster Secondary
College
Award: Diving
Lucy soden
Canterbury Girls’ Secondary
College
Award: Swimming
Kien anh ngo
John Monash Science School
Award: Swimming
samantha harris
Canterbury Girls’ Secondary
College
Award: Tennis
Jordan Cowling
College
Award: Tennis
Justin huang
Melbourne High School
Award: Table Tennis
Bianca Ling
John Monash Science School
Award: Golf
Eliza smith
Maribyrnong College
Award: Volleyball
ashley Blake
Shepparton High School
Award: Golf
sam Brisbane
eltham High School
Award: Volleyball
samantha Pikia
Doncaster Secondary College
Award: Hockey
Ian Penhalluriack
Swinburne Senior Secondary
College
Award: Outstanding teacher
contribution
Jadium Rees
Diamond Valley College
Award: Hockey
Joel Bee
Ballarat High School
Award: Athletics
Jessica Leader
Matthew Flinders Girls’
Secondary College
Award: Netball
Rhiannon Banner
Award: Australian rules
Football
natalie Exon
east Doncaster Secondary
College
Award: Soccer
Dyson heppell
leongatha Secondary College
Award: Australian rules
Football
Christian Georgopoulos
Maribyrnong College
Award: Soccer
tony schibeci
Maribyrnong College
Award: Outstanding
community contribution
Bendigo south East College
Award: Outstanding school
and community partnerships
maribyrnong College
Award: Outstanding school
and community partnerships
alethea sedgman
Horsham Secondary College
Award: Outstanding Sporting
Achievement
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skills in children
Children need to hear well to learn, and teachers
expect their students to listen properly in class but
sometimes getting young kids to listen can be a
challenge, writes Tina Luton.
YOUNGer CHIlDreN, especially those in child care, preschool
and early primary school, find listening in a noisy environment
difficult. listening is a skill that needs to be developed and many
young children don’t yet have the language experience to pick out
what they need to hear and be less distracted by competing noise.
“listening is much more than hearing,” says clinical paediatric
audiologist lesley Tan. “listening can be difficult and tiring
for some children, even when it’s quiet, and listening can be
quite stressful under noisy conditions. Noise can be particularly
debilitating for any child who is feeling anxious or uncomfortable,
and competing noise can impact negatively on their learning –
literacy in particular.”
A former teacher in special education at kindergarten, secondary
and tertiary levels, Ms Tan worked at the royal Children’s Hospital
for 12 years before setting up her own practice, listening Works.
She says while not all children are affected by noise, all types of
noise can cause problems. This includes general classroom chatter,
background music, the mundane hum of air conditioners and other
equipment. The sound of chairs being scraped across floors and
general movements about the room, as well as external noises from
passing traffic, lawn mowers and other children at play, can all
influence a child’s ability to listen.
Misunderstanding due to noise interferes with the ability of some
children to follow instructions and understand explanations. As a
result, they sometimes feel confused and insecure because they are
not sure what was said; then they are reluctant to start tasks or
attempt new activities for fear of doing the ‘wrong’ thing, or looking
incompetent. Ms Tan says these children are often the ones who
are reprimanded for not paying attention or for disrupting others.
“A lot of people think children should take responsibility for not
hearing properly and they will tell them ‘you need to ask me for
help if you don’t understand what I said’, but that’s very difficult
for some children to do. The ones who most need to ask for help
are often the ones least likely to do so, as they lack confidence.”
she says.
“Asking the child to repeat what you have just said is not a very
good option and it should be used only occasionally,” she continues.
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“If the child knows what you have said, then it’s a waste of time
and if they don’t, then it embarrasses them. The idea is to prevent
problems rather than to fix them after they occur.”
Keeping noise to a minimum makes perfect sense – less noise
benefits teachers and learners – but is not always easy in an
environment filled with active children and many hard, reflective
surfaces. The good news, Ms Tan says, is that there are some simple
solutions.
“Hard, smooth surfaces mean that more noise bounces around in
the room, so where possible use sound-absorbing material such as
floor mats, soft furnishings and pin-boards to reduce reverberation.
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When teaching or reading aloud, keep doors and windows closed
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as possible. If noise is unavoidable, get as close to the children as
you can so that your voice is relatively louder than the competing
noise and avoid moving around the room while giving important
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Open-plan and composite classrooms can
be particularly noisy and teachers who
share these spaces are advised to plan their
schedules cooperatively and adopt more
non-verbal teaching strategies to ensure
quiet during critical literacy and numeracy
lessons. It’s a good idea to establish
routines so that children need only a signal
to do what is expected.
Val Davids, an audiologist at Knox eNT
(ear, Nose and Throat) and Hearing Centre,
says hearing speech clearly, accurately and
consistently is especially important for
a child with a language problem, or for
a child who speaks english as a second
language. These children often find it
much harder to speak and to organise
what they want to say in noisy conditions,
and keeping noise levels down is especially
important for them. According to Ms
Davids these children are also more likely
to mishear what other children say, and this
jeopardises their learning of social skills
and their involvement in group activities.
“One way to assist these children is to get
them to work in pairs rather than groups,”
she says. “Another way teachers can help is
to instil a buddy system and appoint a child
to sit next to another to help them along.
That way, if they get stuck or confused,
the buddy can tell or show them that this
is what you do next. It stops them getting
in trouble or being disruptive,” Ms Davids
says.
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Other tips for teachers working with
children of reading age include writing
things on the board in point form so that
the child can see what they have to do next
as opposed to remembering a list of things.
Ms Davids adds that it is also important to
work with the parents and be very positive.
“Parents know their children better than
anybody else, so it is important to have a
lot of communication with them to discuss
any listening issues and outline some
effective strategies for use at home and at
kinder or school.” S
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Start young to stay slim
Toddlers are the target of a new Victorian campaign to prevent adult obesity, writes Karen casey.
COMMUNITY CeNTreS around the
state, together with Deakin University, are
trialling a 10-week program designed to
help parents instil healthy habits in their
children. The programme focuses on active
play and role-modelling to encourage
healthy eating from an early age.
Deakin University’s Helen Skouteris, said
the best time to encourage these behaviours
is between the ages of two to three.
“Cognitive development in the preschool
years is so rapid and fiery that children learn
the most they will learn in life from the ages
of two to three,” Ms Skouteris said. “Now we
are realising that even primary school and
adolescence might be too late because their
eating and physical activity habits are being
formed and shaped during the formative
preschool years when their parents have the
most influence over them. We really need to
be working with families to get children into
a good pattern.”
Up to 20 families take part in the programs,
the latest of which began last month in
Ashburton, Sunbury, Dandenong, Bentleigh
east, Shepparton and Darebin. Trials have
already started in other parts of the state
including Warragul, eltham and Hampton.
If proven effective, programs will be rolled
out across Victoria.
Darebin Community Health Service
occupational therapist Nichole Shanks said
local statistics indicated that healthy eating
was something the Darebin community
needed to target. Ms Shanks and dietician
Anna Vassallo have undergone training at
Deakin University and will run the program
in their area together.
“Parents learn about ideas and activities
to engage in active play,” Ms Shanks said.
“There is an education component to learn
about healthy eating and a craft and activity
section too. It’s really exciting. We’ve had a
lot of inquiries.”
minded parents. everyone wants the same
for their children.”
Deakin University researchers will collect
data for the 12 months following the
completion of the trials. The data will
be used to determine how effective the
programs have been and whether they
should be extended.
Ms Skouteris said the program was unique
in the way it encouraged parents to find
and share their own solutions. It was not
designed to send parents away with an
armful of information pamphlets. “Often
programs will target parents and work
with the family along with the child who is
overweight or obese,” Ms Skouteris said.
“You feel very isolated like this and you feel
like: ‘it’s just me, it’s just my child’.
“It’s like anything we do in life. If you can
do it in that social, interactive environment
it’s more likely to succeed. These are like-
For advice from DEECD on healthy eating for young children, visit
www.education.vic.gov.au/earlychildhood/health
outreach program
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
Schools send support
in response to
Japanese earthquake
As the world watched the disaster unfold in Japan on television,
schools around the state have also felt the impact of the earthquake
and tsunami that struck northern Japan. Schools that teach the
Japanese language, host international students or study tours from
Japan, and schools with sister-school relationships in Japan have
all been quick to offer support and assistance to those affected as a
result of the devastating events Japan has experienced.
International student coordinators in schools hosting international
students have been working with homestay families to provide
counselling to affected students. School counsellors have also
assisted local students and staff who have been impacted.
Many schools are busy fundraising, others have organised special
assemblies including the broader community, students have flown
kites on Harmony Day and some schools have observed a minute’s
silence. More than 90 Victorian schools have sister schools in
Japan and have been trying to get in touch with their contact
schools in Japan to offer support.
Wodonga Senior Secondary College was one school that responded
very quickly, said Andrew Box, assistant principal and international
student coordinator. “I was approached by Yukari and Arina, two
Japanese students, about how they can offer help to Japan,” he
said. “We spoke with our student leadership council and were
able to develop the idea for our fundraising activity very quickly.
We ran a whole school assembly where Japanese drumming was
performed by Wodonga Primary School students and Yukari
and Arina shared their student experiences and thoughts on the
disaster. We also raised money for the Japanese relief effort by
selling raffle tickets and sushi.”
Lewis & Lewis are pleased to announce the introduction of a new
service for schools supporting students with an Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) including Asperger’s Syndrome.
Lewis & Lewis staff will now be offering specific school based
programs for students wit h ASD, including:
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school, attending meetings with individual teachers or
teaching teams to discuss strategies, issues or
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This service will support schools to become ‘ASD friendly’ and
inclusive. It will better prepare teachers in the use of
appropriate teaching methods and will ensure students with an
ASD are able to benefit from their educational experience.
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THe lATeST version of the My School
website went live on 4 March, with a
richer and more comprehensive set of
data providing another tool for parents
and the community to access information
on their local schools. The release of My
School 2.0, developed by the Australian
Curriculum Assessment and reporting
Authority (ACArA), with input from
school sectors and state and territory
governments, provides a clearer and more
meaningful snapshot of Australian schools
and has generated considerable interest
from parents, school communities and the
media.
Principals and teachers are urged to view
their school’s information in context and
are encouraged to take ample time to
properly understand and digest any data.
While My School provides one measure
of a school’s performance, principals and
teachers are being reminded to take stock
of each school’s performance on a range of
fronts.
My School 2.0 introduces a range of
enhancements, including improved security
measures, an expanded school profile
page to provide greater context for school
performance results, an improved and more
accurate measure of socio-educational
advantage, student performance and trend
data, and school financial information.
From this year, My School is using an
improved Index of Community Socioeducational Advantage (ICSeA) measure
to group statistically similar schools. Unlike
the previous measure, which used indirect
census data that was often several years out
of date, the new ICSeA measure uses student
level data, including parent occupation and
education data, the relative remoteness of
the school, and the proportion of students
who are Indigenous, or from language
backgrounds other than english. While
there have been some changes in ICSeA
scores between 2009 and 2010, ICSeA
scores are now a fairer representation of
socio-educational advantage and provide a
more accurate predictor of performance in
National Assessment Program – literacy
and Numeracy (NAPlAN) tests.
“Information such as this empowers parents
and communities to see how their schools
are performing relative to schools serving
students from similar backgrounds, as well
as the country as a whole,” said Minister for
education Martin Dixon.
Importantly, 2010 ICSeA scores are a
more accurate predictor of performance,
as demonstrated by NAPlAN performance.
The scores are also highly consistent with
existing publically reported measures, such
as those in the Victorian government school
performance summaries.
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NAPlAN tests are sat by students across
Australia each year in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
each school’s NAPlAN results are provided
on their My School page, including
comparisons to both the national mean
and statistically similar schools, grouped
according to ICSeA score.
Many Victorian government schools are
performing exceptionally well. Around 25
per cent of Victorian government primary
schools are performing substantially above
the national average for numeracy, and
some 20 per cent are performing above the
national average in reading. Meanwhile,
eight per cent of Victorian government
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trends in student performance. This trend
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their reading, writing, spelling, punctuation
and numeracy skills, and complements the
intake-adjusted measure that is reported
in the Victorian Government School
Performance Summary.
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school level financial information, showing
both net recurrent income, as a total and per
student amount, and capital expenditure.
This enables parents, the local community
and the general public to see how much
income a school is receiving from a variety
of sources to educate students, and is the
first time that such data has been made
available in Australia.
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broadcast content and the students learn
real-life skills when they are creating work
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leading teacher David Tapp said the
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school a chance to broadcast their work.
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program. There are more than 80 applications available including
science, thinking, literacy, maths and art categories, in addition
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customisation.
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applications or system resources.
Introductory information sessions were held in March with
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Presented as an interlinked suite of applications the eduSTAr
information sessions now present new approaches to using
eduSTAr in the classroom, the use of Ultranet Design Spaces and
will challenge teachers to use the software in their classrooms.
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powerpoint 2010 eduSTar
including Google Sketchup and Blender. There is a technical drawing
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adding videos to the ever-popular MS
powerpoint has previously been problematic,
particularly when exporting a presentation.
powerpoint 2010 now allows users to
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purpose open source 3D modelling application, although first-time
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intended primarily for mechanical engineering and product design
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Future filmmakers
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Top Screen was launched last month by
Minister for education Martin Dixon,
and will run until May 11. teachers and
students are encouraged to attend, and a
series of information talk and workshops
will also be running concurrently with
the screenings. Submissions for the 2012
Top Screen and Top Designs close on 20
october this year.
Northcote High School’s Isaac brown has some
fun with our willingness to believe anything in
his mockumentary Free Parking.
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Fourteen oF the most engaging,
challenging and thoughtful short films
produced by last year’s VCe students are
currently being screened at the Australian
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2011 VCe Season of excellence. the films
were selected from over 250 submissions,
and showcase the work of students from
government, independent and Catholic
schools around the state. According to VCe
Media state reviewers Jo Flack and Juliet
Francis, the films selected for screening
display conceptual strength in design,
directorial surety and confident control of
the production process.
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From student to long-serving teacher and beyond, Jean Giblett
remains a much-loved affiliate of Timboon p–12 School,
writes Caroline Reidy.
the DAy that timboon Consolidated first opened its doors to
students in July 1948 was the same day that Jean Giblett also
walked through the doors as a young schoolgirl. And she hasn’t
looked back.
“It was quite amazing when the timboon Consolidated School
opened in 1948 as it was only a few years after the war had ended
and yet we had this beautiful new school,” Ms Giblett explains.
With a population of just over 1000, timboon is a rural centre
located 152km southwest of Geelong and 235km from Melbourne,
in the Barwon South Western region. “I first went to a little rural
school near our home in newfield, between timboon and Port
Campbell,” says Ms Giblett. “When timboon Consolidated School
opened all the rural schools closed down and all the children from
the surrounding areas went to timboon.
“I loved school and l loved my teachers. A major highlight was when
they took us down to the olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 and
we were allowed to stay on, even though it was dark, to see Charles
Porter compete in the high jump.”
Ms Giblett’s husband Barrie was also there on the school’s opening
day, a few years ahead, she later found out. “Both of our families
have had strong connections with the school since 1948. We’ve had
nieces and nephews go through the school and have great nieces
and nephews still there now. Barrie’s father was the president of
above: Jean giblett during her final year as a student at Timboon
Consolidated School in 1960.
the school council for a number of years and the school pavilion and
school oval are named after him. My family was also on the school
council.”
When Ms Giblett finished high school she went on to Geelong
teachers College before teaching at hopetoun Primary School for
two years. She returned as a teacher at timboon in 1965, not long
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after the high school became a separate entity. the two campuses
were reunited as timboon P–12 in 1995. “I came back to timboon
for family reasons and I stayed on for 37 years,” says Ms Giblett.
“It’s my hometown, but I also think it’s got everything. It provides
country kids with all the same opportunities as the bigger city
schools, all in a lovely setting. our principal was also a student at
timboon … we just keep coming back.
“over the years I’ve taught every class bar Prep. I spent a lot of time
in Grade 6 and my last couple of years teaching Grade 3.”
her favourite teaching moment is a very simple one: “Seeing
children learn to read is one of my biggest highlights. you see
children struggling, and then suddenly they blossom. I also love
school camps. I went on some of the first school camps when we
took the Grade 6s to tasmania. I also love seeing the kids achieving
at school sports. timboon has also been very successful in debating
over the years.”
that’s not to say Mrs Giblett hasn’t noticed some changes in teaching
and education as the generations have passed. “In 1966 and 67 I had
47 children in a Grade 1 classroom and we didn’t have any specialist
teachers – there were no art or physical education teachers, we did
it all,” she says. “It’s also amazing all the new programs that are
available now, from reading programs to interactive whiteboards
and all the information that’s so readily available to students.”
“Over the years I’ve taught every class bar Prep,” says Ms giblett.
“I spent lots of time in grade 6 and my last years teaching grade 3.”
Despite officially retiring in 2002, Mrs Giblett continues to be
associated with the school in a number of capacities, including relief
teaching. “timboon’s been very good to me. I get a buzz just walking
through the school grounds and chatting to the children.” S
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it’s been 45 years since staff and students at three schools in
Clayton South claim to have witnessed a UFO. and, as Tina Luton
discovers, despite a five-year investigation – the mystery remains.
on 6 APrIl 1966 hundreds of students,
teachers and residents in Clayton South
witnessed an unidentified flying object
hover overhead for about 20 minutes
before disappearing behind a copse of
trees only to rise again seconds later, bank
and then vanish into the sky at incredible
speed.
Was it a weather balloon? Was it an
aeroplane? Whatever it was, it is now
45 years later and this incident remains
one of Australia’s most compelling
uFo mysteries, allegedly covered up by
authorities and leaving many witnesses
baffled to this day.
Sydney-based animator lee Whitmore hand drew
all the charcoal illustrations, or cells, for the film.
researcher Shane ryan, an english lecturer
at the university of Canberra, has spent
five years investigating the event to find
some answers. he interviewed hundreds
of residents and former staff and pupils
from three schools in the area to complete
his documentary Westall ‘66: A Suburban
UFO Mystery, which aired on SBS late last
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stood s
till
year and is currently making the rounds
of various film festivals in Australia and
overseas.
“over the course of my research I contacted
305 people who are connected to this story
in some way, including 148 former Westall
high School students and 12 teachers,
32 Westall State School students and
three teachers, and three students from
Clayton north State School, who were also
witnesses. everyone said straight away that
they knew it was not a plane nor a weather
balloon,” Mr ryan says.
unlike most uFo
sightings, the Westall
object had a large
number of credible
witnesses.
“unlike most uFo sightings, the Westall
object had a large number of credible
witnesses. It was viewed in daylight and
attracted a forceful response from police
and the rAAF. there must be reports,
and I have tried to obtain them, but so far
with no luck. I’m particularly interested in
documents held within state and federal
government agencies, including the
Department of education,” he adds.
researcher Shane ryan has spent
five years investigating the mystery
surrounding the events of 6 april
1966, when hundreds of witnesses
claim to have seen a uFO over
Westall High School.
Although the documentary is finished,
Mr ryan’s research is ongoing and he
continues to seek out students and teachers
who witnessed the incident and to track
down any official documentation that may
have been generated by this mysterious
event, which occurred at approximately
11am on Wednesday 6 April 1966.
them, flying saucers like you see in comic
books,” she says.
Ms Clarke’s friend Suzanne Savage
agrees: “I was with Joy and our teacher
Mr (Andrew) Greenwood. I saw three
objects, hovering. one seemed larger than
the others, it disappeared behind the trees
A group of Westall high School students
were just completing a sports session on
the oval when the uFo – described as being
a silvery grey, saucer-shaped craft about
twice the size of a family car – allegedly
flew over the school and descended behind
pine trees at the Grange reserve in front of
Westall State School.
terry Peck was playing cricket when she
saw the object approach and chased after
it into the reserve. “two girls were there
before me. one was terribly upset and they
were pale, really white, ghostly white. they
just said they had passed out, fainted. one
was taken to hospital in an ambulance,’’
she recalls.
Cries of astonishment quickly alerted other
staff and students who rushed outside to
see what the commotion was about. “A
boy came into our (year 8) science lesson
yelling, ‘there are flying saucers in the sky!’
We all burst out laughing, but the teacher
said, ‘let’s go and have a look’,” recalls Joy
Clarke. “It took a minute or two to sink in
what I was looking at. there were three of
Westall High School
principal Frank
Samblebe in front of
the school sign.
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then came up again and hovered a bit more
and banked on its side then disappeared in
a matter of seconds.
“It is still so clear in my mind,” Ms Savage
continues. “Joy was interviewed by the
Dandenong Journal – the incident made
the front page two weeks running – and
also by Channel nine for the 6pm news.
the film canister from this coverage was
recently found empty,” she notes. “I saw
people in uniforms and there were police.
the next morning the principal, Mr (Frank)
Samblebe, called a special assembly and
said he never wanted us to speak of it
again, that it was a lot of nonsense and that
there was no such thing as flying saucers.
“It was the 1960s, we were good kids back
then and we just did as we were told. I
didn’t speak about it for years but often
thought about it. I even bought a telescope
and still often look to the sky,” she says.
Ms Peck also remembers the assembly and
is still frustrated about being told to forget
what she had seen: “next day we all got
called to an assembly and they told us to
keep quiet. I’d absolutely just like someone
to come forward from the services just to
say, ‘yes, it did happen, and it landed and
there was a cover-up’,” she says.
“It is still so clear in my mind,”
says Former Westall High School
student Suzanne Savage. “I didn’t
speak about it for years but often
thought about it.”
Some students remember being threatened
with detention if they talked about the
incident, others – including science
teacher Andrew Greenwood, who told the
Dandenong Journal that the object was
“silvery grey and seemed to thicken at times.
the thickening was similar to when a disc
is turned a little to show the underside,” –
were warned against speaking about it by
officials who visited them at home or in the
principal’s office.
Jacqueline Argent, in year 9 at the time,
was also on the oval when she saw the uFo
and was one of the first students over the
fence looking for where it had landed. “I
thought it must have been an experimentaltype aircraft, but nothing has emerged like
that after all these years,’’ she says.
“there were three of
them, flying saucers
like you see in comic
books.”
the next day she was called into the
principal’s office and interrogated by three
men: “they had good-quality suits and
were well spoken. they said, ‘I suppose you
saw little green men?’,” she says.
to mark the 45th anniversary of this event
Pauline Kelly, who was in year 6 at Westall
Primary in 1966 and is now the school’s
bursar, has helped to organise a reunion
for witnesses and their family and friends
at the school on Saturday 9 April 2011 from
9:45am to 1:30pm.
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While she didn’t see the uFo, she and
two friends saw where it had landed.
“there was a perfect circle burnt into the
grass, I’ve never seen a circle so perfect,”
she says. “I told my parents about it and
they laughed, so I never really mentioned
it again but I have often thought about it.
like the others who witnessed the event,
I believe that something happened that
day but we will never know what it really
was and we will never be told either. It
was all hushed up and no one knows why.
Whatever happened, the truth is still out
there.” S
For more information on the reunion or the documentary, visit
www.westall66ufo.com.au, or contact Shane ryan at
[email protected] or on 0402 085 553.
UFO study guide online
The Westall UFO mystery is an
intriguing tale and an interesting
resource for introducing students
to a range of learning-based
enquiries and critical evaluation.
australian Teachers of Media
(aTOM) has created a study guide
around the event. Suggested
investigations include: the nature
of truth; the phenomenon of
group hysteria (psychology);
the Cold War (politics); narrative
storytelling (English); and the
nature of documentary making
(media studies). The UFO
sighting can also be used in
History/SOSE/HSiE as a study
exploring historical method and
‘What is history?’ in the National
Curriculum for History.
To download the study guide,
visit www.westall66ufo.com.au
another one of Sydney-based animator lee Whitmore’s hand-drawn charcoal illustrations
depicting the uFO sighting over Westall High School in april 1966.
PHOTOgraPHy by MICHelle duNN
NEW FaCiliTiES
Two new facilities for Kinglake kids
the BuShFIre-affected town of Kinglake
was in celebration mode last month when
two brand new facilities were officially
opened by Minister for education Martin
Dixon and Minister for Children and
early Childhood Development Wendy
lovell. the first was the new $3.4 million
Middle Kinglake Primary School, which
was rebuilt after the previous school was
destroyed in the 2009 bushfires. Students
had been attending temporary facilities
at the Kinglake recreational reserve but
moved into the new school, consisting
of six state-of-the-art classrooms and
recreational facilities, at the beginning of
this term.
Middle Kinglake Primary School principal
Janette Cook said students loved their
new premises and felt they were moving
home. “they are enjoying the open play
areas, with lots of spaces to sit down or run
around,” Ms Cook said. “the undercover
playgrounds are a big hit and the outside
learning areas attached to the classrooms
are popular as well.
“We’ve had the opportunity to watch the
school being built since May last year and
had a couple of chances to visit before
moving in – it’s been a fantastic start to the
2011 school year.”
the second opening was the $3.5 million
Kinglake ranges Children’s Centre, which
is in the same precinct as the school and
will provide a convenient one-stop shop for
parents. the centre accommodates up to
120 children in kindergarten and long day
care programs, and also provides maternal
and child health services.
the school and children’s centre and a
new adjoining multi-purpose building are
part of the $12 million Middle Kinglake
Primary School education and Community
recreation Precinct, which has received
funding from the Victorian Bushfire Appeal
Fund, and will also be home to several
other facilities to be officially opened at a
later date. the precinct was built on land
generously donated by local farmers Joe
and elaine exton and family.
Students at Middle kinglake Primary
listen to the official opening of their new
school facilities.
Minister for education Martin dixon and Minister for Children and early
Childhood development Wendy lovell with local benefactors Joe and
elaine exton and Middle kinglake Primary School students.
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oVer 20,000 new interactive
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different levels available allow for
differentiation within classes.
A typical class activity may have videos
and animations, explanations and
hints, visual illustrations of concepts,
interactive exercises for students,
and feedback both throughout and
at the end. Concepts are represented
in multiple forms: visually, through
diagrams, animations, number lines
and graphs, and through written and
spoken explanations.
In the interactive content for maths,
there is an emphasis on mental
computation as well as support to
help students use multiple written
approaches and methods. For
example, templates are used for long
division and operations on decimals
to guide student’s initial attempts.
What you’ll find on the ultranet
the new material on the ultranet has a number of
learning and teaching features:
Teacher lessons combine a range of activities,
videos and simulations in presentation sequences
designed for interactive whiteboard use in class.
the teacher lesson is designed for explicit teaching
where the teacher presents the information.
Student lessons are ideal for use by students either
at school or home. they combine background
information – theory, instructions and activities.
How to find it
• login to the Ultranet
• Go to Content
• Select Endorsed Content and
Show all
• Type in ‘ydp’ in the Search box.
To refine your search enter the
topic after ‘ydp’
Exercises are constructed in an easy and intuitive
way.
• Click on the title link to review the
object
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It can be given after each answer, after a group of
answers or after submitting all answers in a given
exercise. Feedback is delivered via audio effect,
textual or graphical message that confirms if
answer is correct or not. the error-counting system
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their students’ progress. From the student’s results
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students need additional support. If students are
excelling at the exercise a more difficult example of
the exercise is presented.
• Click on View to access the
object
• To get a link to the item, right
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choose ‘Open link’
• This link can then be copied
into another document or into
learning Tasks as a hyperlink or
as a reference to make it available
for students.
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neWS thAt one quarter of teen girls is missing out on the cervical
cancer vaccine has prompted the Cancer Council Australia to launch
a new website to increase participation in the vaccination program
which helps protect against the human papillomavirus (hPV).
It is hoped schools will play a vital role in educating both students
and parents. “the Cancer Council would certainly like to see schools
do everything they can to increase uptake of this important vaccine,”
says Cancer Council spokesperson Kate Broun. “We urge teachers
to direct girls and parents to our new website, and take an hour
to educate all students about hPV and the cervical cancer vaccine
during lesson time where possible.”
Ms Broun said that two out of three teenage girls are not aware that
human papillomavirus (hPV) causes cervical cancer, and over half
are not aware that hPV is sexually transmitted. “Given that these
low levels of knowledge were identified in year 10 and 12 students
who have had access to the free national hPV Vaccination Program,
we would expect knowledge to be lower again in girls aged 12 to 13
who are currently deciding whether to have the vaccine,” explained
Ms Broun.
Parental misconceptions are also common. Many parents are
unsure about when their daughter should have the vaccine, while
others expressed their mistrust of medical experts in favour of the
vaccination and voiced concerns about the vaccine condoning early
sexual activity, despite evidence to the contrary.
the Cancer Council is concerned that this alarming lack of knowledge
may be the reason some girls are opting out of the vaccine, despite it
being available free of charge through schools under the Australian
Government’s national hPV Vaccination Program.
“the cervical cancer vaccine is a major leap forward in cancer
control: if all eligible girls were to take advantage of this free
program and have the vaccine, we could see 70 per cent of cervical
cancers eradicated in the future,” said Ms Broun.
the website contains a number of resources useful for schools
including guidance on how to run vaccination programs in the
school setting, resources to improve consent form return and
information sheets to provide to girls and parents.
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Inside the new school
with a big difference
KororoIt CreeK Primary School is a new school with a big
difference. It has its own swimming pool, a full-size gymnasium
and early learning centre onsite, all of which are open to staff,
students, their families and the broader community.
Kororoit Creek Primary is part of the $255 million Partnerships
Victoria in Schools project for the design, construction and
maintenance of 12 schools in Melbourne’s growth areas over
25 years. It operates in a partnership between the Department,
Axiom education, yMCA and Melton Council and has been
designed to become a community hub, which is proving a huge
drawcard for families.
“We have more than 260 students enrolled from over 25
different schools and we expect to eventually cater for 475
pupils,” says principal natalie Bakai. “the children have
settled in very well and I think that is a great testament to our
staff who are already working as a very strong and cohesive
team,” she says.
A number of community facilities are integrated with the
school. these include an early learning centre, maternal
and child health centre, long and short day care centre,
kindergarten and an aquatic centre, which is operated by the
yMCA.
Ms Bakai says that school has worked closely with the yMCA
to develop a swimming program for students from Prep to
year 6. the program runs for the whole year and is supported
by the health and physical education, and civic and citizenship
aspects of VelS. “the yMCA is running our school camping
program as well,” she adds. “We also have a partnership with
Caroline Springs library, so we have now been established as
a library hub. the council has provided us with library stock
and all of the staff and students are members of the Melton
Shire Council library service.”
Along with unique community facilities, the school features
state-of-the-art design, including open and flexible learning
spaces, with a strong environmentally sustainable focus. this
includes a passive ‘night purge’ cooling system, a building
management system that regulates air quality, abundant
natural light, water tanks for supplying toilets, and a wetland
that provides both a learning environment for students and
a means of capturing and reusing onsite runoff. other key
features are a full wireless network, interactive whiteboards
and high-quality external learning and play areas that include
a large oval and a full-size gymnasium with a fully sprung
floor.
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New opportunities
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APPlICAtIonS Are now open for places on several Victorian
adult community education (ACe) regional advisory councils to
guide services across Victoria. Minister for higher education and
Skills Peter hall said the Government was committed to a range
of learning options so that all Victorians can participate in the
workforce, regardless of previous experience in formal learning or
employment.
this commitment includes the $84 million provided annually to
the Victorian Adult, Community and Further education (ACFe)
Board that supports over 320 ACe organisations to deliver a
wide variety of initial training courses and accredited Vocational
education and training (Vet).
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“to help deliver the best value from this commitment, we are now
seeking applications from enthusiastic people with a vision for
ACe to join outer metropolitan and regional councils that guide
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What’s New? (keeping up with current changes)
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Programs for Children 2 - 3 Years Old
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local communities.”
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Supporting the Development of Children’s Self
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Mr hall said being a member of the Council was an effective
way to contribute to the economic and social development of the
whole region. “there are several positions currently available
in the loddon Mallee, hume, Gippsland, eastern and Southern
Metropolitan regions and I encourage any community member
with an interest in ACe, and experience in industry and business,
local government, community services organisations or youth
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September 23 to
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david brown’s
school days
You may have noticed Seven News meteorologist and weather
presenter David Brown making special appearances in
classrooms around Victoria recently. it’s part of Channel Seven’s
new quest to discover the exciting range of special programs
on offer in government schools right across greater Melbourne.
Here’s a snapshot from one of the schools he’s visited recently:
PHOTO by leS O’rOurke
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David Brown with students at Coral Park Primary School during his visit on March 8 (broadcast
on March 12). Coral Park Primary School raised enough money to purchase 32 bikes and helmets
and, with the support of the City of Casey, was able to implement the necessary line markings
for their Bike Education and Fitness Program. Students participating in the program are aged
between nine and 13 years, and aim to successfully complete their Level One and Two Vic Roads
Certificate at the completion of the program.
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DiVErSiTY
Cultural diversity awards held last month
eACh yeAr schools around Victoria
celebrate the educational advantage of
our cultural diversity and participate in
the Cultural Diversity Quest. entries are
received from students, teachers and for
whole-school endeavours.
this year, the awards ceremony was held
at Parliament house in late March and
winners were presented with prizes and
certificates to recognise the work done to
celebrate Victoria’s cultural diversity.
Prizes range from vouchers valued at $400
for a multicultural performance in the
winning school, to an artist-in-residence
program for the winner of the major award,
the School and Community Partnership
Award. this prize allows the school to
have a 10-week global program, utilising
an artist-in-residence, tailored to suit their
curriculum needs.
The award-winning Chinese dragon made by students at Highton Primary School was
part of their program to develop intercultural understanding.
this prize is valued at $5000. For full
details of the Cultural Diversity Quest
Awards ceremony including the profiles
on the winning students and schools, stay
tuned for our special feature article in the
May edition of Inspire.
For more information, email Clare Hardie at [email protected]
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More children’s centres
open around Melbourne
nAGle PreSChool in Sandringham,
Clifton Street Child Care in northcote
and Phoenix Park Children’s hub in
east Malvern were among a series of
recently refurbished children’s centres to
open around Melbourne last month by
Minister for Children and early Childhood
Development Wendy lovell.
the centre in Phoenix Park brings together
a range of services that have amalgamated
to create an integrated children’s hub.
Fenwick
Street
Kindergarten,
May
Armstrong Child Care and Fenwick Street
Maternal and Child health are now in one
location, known as Phoenix Park Children’s
hub, which enables the kindergarten to
increase the number of places available
from 50 to 60, and the child care to increase
the number of places available to from 35
to 60.
Children at Nagle Preschool in Sandringham
enjoy the play equipment during an outdoor
learning session.
PHOTO by MICHelle duNN
nagle Preschool now boasts solar power, a
water tank and spring-loaded, time-limited
cold water taps to reduce water wastage,
while the new Clifton Street Child Care
Centre has a multipurpose community
room for playgroups, exercise classes and
parent groups.
Ms lovell said the new children’s hub
would be a boon for the local community.
“With kindergarten, childcare and maternal
and child health services provided under
one roof, the Phoenix Park Children’s hub
will be a one-stop shop for busy mums and
dads,” she said.
the centre is located next to the Malvern
Valley Primary School, to help smooth the
transition to school for kindergarten-age
children, and will be run by a volunteer
committee of management.
Photos supplied with kind
permission from Darebin
City Council
Minister for Children and early Childhood
development Wendy lovell with children
from Phoenix Park Children’s Hub.
PHOTO by leS O’rOurke
“Services like the Phoenix Park Children’s
hub create a sense of interconnectedness
that we are confident will improve early
childhood education outcomes and help to
create a sense of community.”
SCHOOl NEWS
New design event for students
VICtorIAn PrIMAry and secondary
students can get creative and learn more
about a career in the design industries
during agIdeas International Design Week.
Primary schools are invited to register a
team of six to eight of their most innovative
students across all year levels to take
part in agIdeas 2011 next to be held at
Federation Square on 2 May. this event
aims to encourage children to reflect on
the everyday role of design and how they
might use it to improve their lives and
the lives of others. Design awareness can
greatly enhance the general knowledge and
understanding of all children, not just those
who will become our future designers.
registration for primary schools is free
and activities will include a short forum,
workshops with internationally acclaimed
designers and a collaborative creation.
Students will visually express their ideas
on large puzzle pieces that will be fitted
together to form a public artwork in the
form of a giant sculptural mural. Secondary
school students are encouraged to register
for the design course expo agIdeas 2011
Futures to be held at the Melbourne
Convention and exhibition Centre on 3
May.
the expo will be presented in association
with the Australian Academy of Design and
feature information booths on a range of
tertiary colleges and helpful advice about
the transition from secondary to tertiary
education. there will also be information
about pathways to careers in a broad
range of design fields including design
for film and television, graphic design,
industrial and product design, animation,
illustration,
photography,
interactive
media and advertising.
Both events will be conducted as part of
agIdeas International Design Week, which
has run for the past 20 years in Melbourne.
To register, go to www.agideas.
net or phone 9416 2966.
2011 DEECD
Innovation Showcase
Be inspired and connect
with innovators in education!
Register at:
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Friday 13 May
elEarNiNG
Learning
safely online
ChIlDren AnD young people have
grown up in a world where the internet and
digital technologies are readily available.
they use these technologies in school
and at home to create, communicate and
collaborate locally and globally. recent
research undertaken by the Australian
Communications and Media Authority
shows that exposure to the internet and
social networking services increases with
age, with 16- to 17-year-olds spending
an average of almost three hours per day
on the internet. teachers (and parents)
therefore have an obligation to support
young people to use technology safely and
responsibly.
Students are quite aware of what safe
practice looks like in physical spaces, but
they can be a little naïve about safe practice
in an online environment. last year, the
Department launched the learning on
line website, to provide tips for schools
on cybersafety. the site offers advice for
educating young people to be responsible
users of mobile and digital technologies. It
was informed by action research, world’s
best practice and experts in the field.
then it was over to Victorian teachers.
through an online consultation process
educators and students from around
Victoria were invited to help shape the
Department’s guidelines and advice about
cybersafety. lending their first-hand
experience about how to educate young
people to be responsible users of mobile
and digital technologies, teachers used
the online medium to feed into the policy
development which has resulted in the
updated learning on line website.
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an update on SuperClubsplUS
Since 2009, the Department – in partnership with intuitive Media – has
made SuperClubsplUS australia available free to all Victorian Years 3
and 4 students. Schools can elect to register other year groups for a
small fee. SuperClubsplUS has released two CyberSMarT badges in its
community website, both developed with and accredited by the australian
Communication and Media authority.
By registering your primary children with SuperClubsplUS they will be able to
complete both badges and in doing so undertake a wide range of engaging
and fun activities that raise crucial awareness of the importance of staying safe
online.
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for doing homework. They learn how to be a Cybersmart-Y-pants, write their
very own Cybersafety Classroom Code and to ‘think B4 U post’ – every time!
Children are also able to participate in Hot Seat sessions. These are live
question and answer forums where children are invited to pose questions to a
celebrity or expert. recent Hot Seat guests have included popular children’s
book authors Morris Gleitzman and andy Griffiths; renowned science expert
Karl Kruszelnicki; and animator and writer of stop-motion animated films
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the site now provides a rich resource of
teaching material and guidelines to ensure
that best practice in online learning is only
a few clicks away. there are four focus
areas that assist principals and teachers to:
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Lead policy development and whole
school planning and practices utilising
research and evidence-based pedagogy.
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Educate students about the safe and
ethical use of digital technologies and
explore emerging technologies and their
role in the classroom.
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Manage internet access and understand
online legalities, including those related
to supervision, digital copyright and
online privacy.
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Empower students by providing
opportunities for authentic student
leadership, action and voice.
of particular interest to classroom
teachers is the My Digital World teaching
and learning content within the educate
section. these resources provide teaching
ideas designed to integrate responsible
online behaviour into the classroom
program at the point of need, whatever the
topic of discussion. this supports schools
to develop a culture where online safety,
and the responsibilities that underlie
the use of technology, are developed
and strengthened across all areas of the
curriculum at all year levels.
examples of students taking action in
their community, feedback about the sites
content, including requests for additional
content are being sought to further enhance
the student and teacher led content on the
site.
needs will continue to emerge in the field
of digital learning and the Department
aims to be agile and responsive to them.
to download activities, upload exemplary
examples of student work or provide
feedback then visit the dynamic learning
on line site at www.education.vic.gov.au/
management/lol S
For more information about SuperClubs PluS visit http://www.scplus.com. The department also offers a range of resources
on cyberbullying. Visit www.education.vic.gov.au/healthwellbeing/respectfulsafe/cyberbullying.htm
SKillS
Indigenous Victorians create education history
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ABorIGInAl
Victorians
are creating history by undertaking an
Australian-first qualification at latrobe
university. the Certificate IV in Aboriginal
Cultural heritage Management is the first
of its kind in Australia, and is designed
and delivered in an innovative partnership
between the Victorian Government,
through Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, and
latrobe university.
pilot program,” Ms Powell said. “these
20 students are the first of four groups
undertaking a four-year training program
which supports Aboriginal Victorians
taking a lead role in Aboriginal cultural
heritage. this pathway program will ensure
Aboriginal Victorians have the technical
skills, knowledge and confidence they need
to take control of their cultural heritage for
future generations.”
the Certificate IV in Aboriginal Cultural
heritage Management provides the skills
and qualifications to enable graduates
to represent their community through
a registered Aboriginal Party (rAP) to
identify, manage and protect Aboriginal
cultural heritage; work with Cultural
heritage Advisers, and work with developers
on land issues.
Ms Powell said the funding would build
the capacity of the Victorian Aboriginal
community to make decisions about
preserving and protecting Aboriginal
cultural heritage in Victoria. “learning
from academics, industry professionals
and traditional owners provides an
innovative blend of formal, industry and
traditional learning that gives students both
technical expertise and practical hands-on
experience.”
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Jeannette
Powell said the course was a follow-on
from a successful trial that was run last
year. “this unique training program is
based on the enormous success of the 2009
Ms Powell said graduates of the Certificate IV
in Aboriginal Cultural heritage Management
would become leaders in the field and within
their own community, and no doubt become
important role models and mentors for others.
“For most students, the course gives them
the opportunity to build technical skills and
hands-on experience to complement their
existing knowledge,” Ms Powell said.
“this investment will have long-standing
positive cultural, social and economic benefits
for Victoria’s Aboriginal community and will
help us all have a greater appreciation of
Victoria’s rich Aboriginal cultural heritage.”
All students who undertake the Certificate IV
have completed the introductory workshop
course. to date around 100 Aboriginal
Victorians have completed this course, with at
least two courses planned for each of the four
years of the funding.
To find out more about the course, visit www.latrobe.edu.au
Immerse your class in history
... in Melbourne since 1934
Transport your class back to 18th century England, without even leaving the country.
A trip to Cooks’ Cottage provides a unique and fun learning experience for your class, with an education program created
especially for primary school children and closely linked to the national curriculum.
Choose from two or more of the following four modules and your students will:
Discover names and applications of
artefacts connected to Captain Cook
using enquiry based learning.
Navigate the garden by learning to
identify edible and poisonous plants
used in Captain Cook’s time.
Explore life in Cook’s time through
historical role-play with an 18th
century twist.
Endeavour to dress a mannequin in
18th century style and see how clothing
has evolved.
Conveniently located in East Melbourne with free
two hour bus parking, this slice of history is just
a short walk from Jolimont Station, while the 48
and 75 trams run past Fitzroy Gardens.
For more information, or to book an excursion,
go to www.cookscottage.com.au/education
or call (03) 9419 5766.
SCHOOl NEWS
boost for children in need
ChIlDren FroM struggling families
can now access school uniforms, shoes
and books more easily thanks to new
fundraising programs organised by the
State Schools’ relief charity, which turns
80 this year.
Minister for education Martin Dixon
launched a new Payroll Giving Scheme,
which allows DeeCD employees to donate
a portion of their pay to the charity. At
the same time Mr Dixon opened a new,
larger distribution centre in Bentleigh
east and launched Big Vic Cross Country,
a fundraising program for schools, run in
association with School Sport Victoria.
under Big Vic Cross Country, schools
holding a cross country event can register
with State Schools’ relief for runners to be
sponsored as fundraisers for the charity.
“Children will be literally running for their
counterparts whose families are finding
it tough due to a range of circumstances,
including the recent floods,” Mr Dixon
said. “the big heart of our education
community is further supporting our
education family through the new Payroll
Giving Scheme, making it more convenient
for our already generous teachers to donate
to this worthwhile cause.”
State Schools’ relief CeO david Schmidt and (from left)
the department’s John allman, State Member for bentleigh
elizabeth Miller MP and SSr vice president kate long
display the type of essential items they donate to needy
Victorian school children.
Mr Dixon said providing new school
uniforms and shoes to children who could
not otherwise access them provided a
broad range of benefits beyond keeping
them warm. “It enables participation
in school and community activities and
alleviates the financial burden on families,”
Mr Dixon said.
the Victorian Government will cover all
of the State Schools’ relief staffing and
operational costs, including the cost of
the lease for the new distribution centre,
ensuring 100 per cent of donated funds go
straight to children in need.
Minister for education Martin dixon cuts
the commemorative cake with Mr Schmidt
at the 80th birthday celebration.
Mr Dixon said having new clothes also
helped children avoid the stigma of feeling
different from their classmates.
“Flow on positive effects include improved
attendance
rates,
better
academic
performance and increased self-esteem,
not only for the students but for their
parents as well,” Mr Dixon said.
the State Schools’ relief charity was
formed during the Great Depression and
is celebrating its 80th year of helping
children in need.
PHOTO by MICHelle duNN
last year State Schools’ relief helped 8300
students and their families by providing
2470 pairs of shorts and runners, 6600
polo shirts and 2700 track pants. With
demand increasing, this year the charity
is expected to help even more. Many of
the children assisted recently had been
affected by drought and floods.
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My FAVourIte teacher was Miss Kerri Bartlett, known
to me as Miss B. She taught me twice during my primary
school years at Serpell Primary School in templestowe,
first in Prep (in 1989) and later in Grade 3.
I remember the numbers and letters she would draw
on the blackboard in the form of a great big mural.
Somehow the number five was transformed into a big,
friendly monster resembling a cartoon dragon. She drew
these after we went home ready to surprise us the next
morning. She also kept pet budgies in her classroom and
allowed us to take them home over the weekend.
Miss B inspired me to be a primary teacher. there are
many things that I learnt from her that I use in my own
classroom today. Although she has most likely retired by
now, Miss B still teaches on. She teaches on through me.
rachael amarsi
Teacher at Yarra Road Primary School
Rachael Amarsi in 1989, pictured fourth from the right in the middle
row, with her favourite teacher Miss Kerri Bartlett. Ms Amarsi is now
a teacher herself at Yarra Road Primary School.
Education Week 15–21 May 2011
Celebrate family!
Victorian kindergarten programs and government
schools are invited to celebrate family during
Education Week, 15-21 May 2011.
Visit the Education Week website for activity ideas on
how to incorporate a family theme into your open day
or special event, plus you’ll find downloadable logos
and other promotional tools.
You can also register your activities on the Education
Week website for parents, students and interested
community members to view.
For further information, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/educationweek
or email your enquiries to: [email protected]
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the FIrSt day of the new school year saw all school-based staff
at Bendigo Senior Secondary College participating in a round
robin to increase their awareness of occupational health and safety
(ohS)issues. In 2010 Bendigo Senior Secondary College began
its implementation of the Department’s new ohS Management
System. All staff were involved in discussions around what
competencies were needed for particular roles within the college,
and these competencies are now included in any advertisements
the college places on recruitment online.
A detailed spreadsheet was compiled listing each staff member and
the competencies they require, taking into account their various
roles within the college. teachers found that there were a large
number of common competencies required, irrespective of the role
of the employee has within the college.
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iPad Learning
Professional Learning for Teachers
Directed by Glen Jennings, BA (Hons), MA La Trobe
and Dr Jennifer Mitchell B. Soc.Sci RMIT; MA, PhD Monash,
Education Technology Manager / Literature Lecturer, Trinity
College Foundation Studies (TCFS)
Technology can be exciting and fun. But harnessing new
technology to a proven curriculum – and then expanding and
developing that curriculum in unison with skills development
to meet the needs of an evolving world – is the challenge
for educators. Stemming from Trinity College’s pilot program
‘Step Forward’, this Professional Development seminar will
provide teachers with the tools to embrace this new
educational technology, try out new ideas, and develop
greater classroom dynamics. Lunch included.
When: 4 May 2011 9am–3pm
Cost: $400
Audience:Teachers
Contact: Sue Karzis, Trinity Institute General Manager
T:
+61 3 9348 7486
E:
[email protected]
Please register by 27th April at:
www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/institute
Learning to Strive &
Survive in Challenging
Circumstances
one staff member, David lane, suggested the idea of a round
robin to allow all staff to demonstrate these core competencies.
he was instrumental in developing both a facilitator’s guide and a
participant’s guide. And so staff were rotated through four sessions,
beginning in early February.
Session 1 was on ohS induction and included duty of care,
mandatory reporting, emergency management, work cover and
employee assistance program. Session 2 was more hands-on and
involved manual handling, working at heights and the use of fire
extinguishers. Session 3 provided staff with the opportunity to go
online to complete (or update) the DeeCD’s Workplace Behaviour
Bullying and occupational Violence modules, while session 4 was
on office safety and covered ergonomics, voice care, visitor policy
and working in isolation policy. By the end of the day, almost
all staff were able to be signed off as meeting the core oh&S
competencies. S
For more information on bendigo Senior Secondary
College’s OHS round robin, email bev Miller at miller.
[email protected] or for information on deeCd policy
on OHS visit www.education.vic.gov.au/hr/ohs/about/
training.htm
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING SERIES 2011
MELBOURNE: Fri 10 June — Conference
Learning to Strive & Survive in Challenging
Circumstances
MELBOURNE: Tue 14 June — Master Class
Powerful Strategies for Teaching Oral Language
Skills
MELBOURNE: Wed 15 June — Workshop
Developing Resilient Students & Communities
REGISTRATION FEE $350 (+ booking fee $15) ex
GROUP DISCOUNT FOR 3+ REGISTRATIONS FROM
THE SAME SCHOOL. Bookings are transferrable, but
names of all participants required when booking.
Full program details and bookings online:
https://www.radii.org/bookings
TEL: (03) 9534-2934 Email: [email protected]
SpOrT
School sport
The school sport Victoria (ssV) program for Term 1 provided students with the opportunity to
participate in district, division and region swimming, tennis, golf, softball, baseball, cricket and
volleyball activities. Both girls and boys school teams had the opportunity to participate at primary
(Years 5 and 6), Year 7, Year 8, intermediate (Years 9 and 10) and senior (Years 11 and 12) levels. These
events were conducted across all nine DeeCD regions.
State Swimming Championship
The ssV state swimming Championships were held at
Melbourne sports and Aquatic Centre on 7 April. This was the
first time both primary and secondary school competitions
were combined. Over 1000 students aged between 10 and
18 competed. The competitors qualified by participating
in district, division and region swimming championships.
swim Victoria and a number of swim clubs across Victoria
supported the swimming events across the state.
State Tennis Championship
The ssV state Tennis Championships will be held at
Boroondara Tennis Club on 27 May. These championships will
be for primary, intermediate and senior students. Year 7 and
Year 8 tennis will be held later in the year. Once again, players
will qualify for the state championships through district,
division and region championships. Tennis Victoria and a
number of tennis clubs across the state provided support for
these events. Other events coming up in May include state
softball Championships, state Baseball Championships and
state Volleyball Championships.
Join up with School Sport Victoria
A number of newly established schools, or schools that have
not previously participated in school sport at the local, district
or division level, have made enquiries about joining ssV.
Details regarding affiliation processes can be found on www.
ssv.vic.edu.au or by contacting ian Landy (northern, Loddon
Mallee and eastern regions) at [email protected].
au; ric Thompson (southern, Hume and Gippsland regions)
at [email protected]; sharon MyhreDavis (Barwon south Western, Western and Grampians
regions) at [email protected]
in March, the annual Victorian school sports Awards
Ceremony was held at the MCG. The Minister for education
Martin Dixon presented awards to 59 government school
students and teachers. each of the recipients achieved
an outstanding level of performance in their chosen sport.
Teachers were recognised for making an outstanding
contribution to school sport, both within their school and at a
district, division or region level.
Two schools, Bendigo south east secondary College and
Maribyrnong secondary College were joint winners of the
Outstanding school and Community partnerships Award. This
new award was introduced to recognise and celebrate the
achievements of schools that have formed successful school
sport partnerships with local clubs, councils and primary
schools. ssV congratulates each of the 59 winners and their
school communities for creating an environment that supports
the participation of students in quality school sport activities
and enables students to realise their dreams. To read the full
story on the sports awards, turn to page 32.
Stay tuned next month
Don’t miss next month’s Inspire where we’ll showcase a
number of schools that have established successful programs
and activities that enhance their school’s sport program.
Also next month, we’ll hear from Jude Maguire, CeO of
ssV, who has recently returned from a tour to the UK, where
she observed practices in schools where quality physical
education and sports programs have lead to a significant
improvement in student engagement and learning outcomes.
The next issue of Inspire will be in schools from 2 May.
News bites
green Teacher awards
registrations are now open for the 2011 Green
Teacher Awards, organised by Clean Up Australia to
help find Australia’s Greenest Teacher. One winner
will be chosen from each state and territory, and there
are great prizes on offer. students and teachers are
encouraged to nominate a teacher or makes a real
difference to the environment in their school school
or community through dedicated green or sustainable
initiatives.
For more information or to nominate a teachers,
visit www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au
Solar toys help teach
sustainability
80th Legacy Annual ANZAC
Commemoration Ceremony for Students
on Thursday 28 April 2011 at the
Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne
Provision is made for student participation in the ceremony and
all schools are encouraged to nominate students to take part.
Two students from each school may form part of a banner party,
and two may also lay a wreath during the ceremony.
• Theceremonystartsat11:00amandfinishesapproximately12noon.
• SchoolstakingpartintheceremonyshouldbeattheShrineby
10.30am.
• Ceremonywillbeheldoutdoors–pleaseensurestudentsattendwith
suitablewetweatherouterclothingifapplicableand/orsunscreen
andhat.
• AWaterHydrationStationwillbeprovidedandstudentsare
encouragedtobringawatercontainer.
• Membersofthebannerpartywillneedtobringtheirschoolbanner
orflag.
• WreathLayersneedasinglewreathorsheafofflowerspreparedby
thestudentsinmemoryofservicemenandwomenoftheirschool
district.
• Studentsareencouragedtohonourtheirrelativesbywearingtheir
medals.Note:Medalsshouldbewornontherighthandside.
• ParkingforbusesisavailableinBirdwoodAvenueandStKildaRoad
EasternLanebetweenAnzacAvenueandDomainRoad.
• Programsandrosemarysprigswillbedistributeduponarrival.
• PleaseregisteryourintentiontoattendbycontactingMelbourne
Legacyon(03) 8626 0500(reserved
seatingisnotpossible)
www.legacy.com.au
A new range of solar-powered toys is now available
online for primary level science teachers who are keen
to help their students become more environmentally
aware. The toys, which include a dancing solar
cockroach, a build-it-yourself solar robot and a mini
wind turbine, provide an effective and engaging way to
demonstrate to children how solar energy works.
science teacher naomi Morris has used the
toy cockroach with a solar panel on its back to
demonstrate solar energy to her students, and says
the toy was far more powerful than a dry verbal
description that was likely to be forgotten the next
day. “But more importantly they have just learnt,
without knowing it, that a solar panel transforms light
energy into electrical energy,” she says. “This led to a
discussion about why it is better for our planet to use
sun light instead of fossil fuels to generate electrical
energy.”
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Ms Morris says the most popular solar toy among her
students is a mini wind turbine, which has been an
effective tool in teaching pupils about wind energy.
“instead of using batteries or electricity from a power
point to get the blades moving, it is powered by the
sun. so it demonstrates two clean, renewable energies
in the one model – wind and solar.”
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www.madaboutscience.com.au
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from around
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eastern Metropolitan
n the bilingual playgroup at Bayswater South PS
is one of only a handful in Melbourne and combines
english and German for children aged up to four
years. Acting principal linton roe says while most
children in the group do not come from a Germanspeaking background, they have been enrolled in
the primary school because their parents wanted
to give them a solid introduction to the language.
“the playgroup has been in operation since the
middle of 2010 and is an extension of the school’s
bilingual program, which has been running for
more than 30 years,” he says. “With our new
$2.5 million building, we thought it was a great
opportunity to celebrate with a lifelong learning
centre. the idea is to celebrate languages and to
be more accepting of other cultures.’’
teacher Desiree Blaich-Stefanac says the children
and parents love combining all the usual playgroup
activities with the learning of a second language.
“I read them children stories and we sing songs in
German. I use visuals and hand actions and they
pick it up quickly,’’ she says.
n Inverloch PS students have opened their hearts
and their wallets to raise funds for Charlton P–12
College in the loddon Mallee region, which was
affected by the recent Victorian floods. enthusiastic
students, including Michelle Johnstone’s year
4J class, pictured, came to school wearing green
and blue – green to represent the crops and
blue for the water – and each made a gold coin
donation, raising $645. Student representative
Council members sold wristbands on the day and
teachers made their own collection that will be
donated directly to the teachers at Charlton P–12.
Inverloch PS assistant principal Andrea Penrose
said the students were keen to raise money for
a school in need and chose Charlton P–12 as the
town itself had been flooded twice this year after
being affected by almost a decade of drought. the
college also has a special place in Ms Penrose’s
heart as it was her first posting after finishing her
teaching studies.
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n Shepparton hS students are on a
mission to raise money for an incredible
overseas experience that is sure to have
a life-long impact. on 20 november, 29
students in years 10 and 11 will fly out for
Cambodia and thailand to take part in a
month-long World Challenge, designed
to teach life skills and expand minds
outside the classroom. the students
will spend time working in orphanages
and getting a taste for different two very
different cultures. In Cambodia, the
group will split into two and half will
go to Phnom Penh to work with street
kids and hIV positive children, while
the other half will go to Battambang
to work with abused children. “We
will come together as a whole group in
Chang Mai, thailand, for a trek through
the highlands to work on leadership
and teamwork skills,” says co-ordinator
emlyn Cruickshank who will accompany
the students.
“the kids are very excited and so am I,
because it will be an incredible experience
that will allow them to help others in
IMage COurTeSy thE ShEPParton nEwS
Hume
need – we just need to raise more funds,”
he says. “We have run garage sales, an
auction night, a trivia night and BBQs
at school and the students are helping
with the yellow Pages drop off – they are
dropping off 10,000 telephone books at
32 cents a book, that’s $3200. they have
also all committed to raising $2000 each
through part-time work, but if anyone
can help they can contact the school
and we would be most grateful,” Mr
Cruickshank says.
grampians
n A giant chair decorated with characters from Alice in
Wonderland is part of an initiative to improve literacy at
Murtoa College P–12. the storytelling chair was created by a
local artist Steve Monk and covered in hundreds of coloured
mosaic tiles by staff and students under the guidance of art
teacher Melanie obst. Principal Dr Joanna Day said the idea for
the chair was developed as part of the school’s literary festival.
“A few different possibilities were discussed, but it was decided
that a very big chair would be not only be attractive to look
at, but something that could be used by classes for storytelling
sessions,” she says. the chair was funded with grants from
rupanyup-Minyip Community Bank, DeeCD and School
Focused youth Services. It sits outside the library and is the
perfect place for students to curl up and read or just sit happily
among new ‘friends’ including Mad hatter, Doormouse and
roly-poly twins tweedle Dee and tweedle Dum.
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Southern Metropolitan
n Several primary and secondary schools on the Mornington Peninsula
have collaborated to increase, and in many cases introduce, Indonesian
language programs into their schools through a program funded by DeeCD.
Somerville SC, Western Port SC and rosebud SC are releasing their lote
teachers once a fortnight to work with their feeder primary schools Somerville
rise PS, hastings PS, hastings West Park PS, tyabb railway Station PS,
eastbourne PS and tootgarook PS. the cluster has employed an Indonesian
lote teacher to work with the schools, and will introduce peer tutoring with
secondary students working with the primary children.
Sommerville SC principal Chris lloyd is leading the project and says some
exciting shared events are planned, including incursions such a shadow
puppeteers, collaborative online projects, and Indonesian speakers who have
carved out successful international careers enhanced by language learning.
n the Western Metropolitan region Specialist
Children’s Services (SCS) has initiated an iPad
trial with preschoolers who have disabilities
and developmental delays. Increasing use of
technology in family homes, and the exposure
of young children to new tools and technology,
has led to greater demand for professional
advice and support from therapists and
educators in early years services. WMr SCS
have trialled iPads with early success in areas
of child engagement, cause and effect, fine
motor skill development, turn taking, sharing
and vocabulary building. Staff have noted how
quickly children of all ages are drawn to the
device, which has thousands of ‘apps’ available
for children and families.
to date the trial has involved introducing
iPads as a tool that may assist with learning
and development with young children
with developmental delay and disability;
examining how iPads can be used to support
communication, learning and development;
reviewing iPad ‘apps’ for their suitability and
function and arranging them into categories;
and developing resources for parents, such as
recommended apps and guidelines for use.
As the trial
continues, the
WMr will be
sharing
its
information
online to assist
other regions
and
early
childhood
practitioners.
Northern Metropolitan
Snowy the Dalmatian paid a visit to
the Preps at hurstbridge PS, giving
them a quick lesson in dog-human
etiquette. teacher lesley Gibson
arranged the visit through the
responsible Pet ownership education
Program, which involves free visits
to primary schools and preschools
by a team of trained educators and
their temperament-tested pets. the
program was launched in 2000 and
since then has visited more than 4500
primary schools and 1000 preschools,
reaching over 630,000 children.
“the children loved Snowy and
they learned some very important
messages about animal safety, such
as not being cruel to dogs and to leave
them alone when they are eating or
sleeping, what to do when you are
approached by an angry or unknown
dog and how to safely approach and
greet a dog,” Ms Gibson says. “the
program is very well run and the
children were very enthusiastic and
asked lots of questions, such as how
old Snowy was and if she was a good
dog. there was also a classroom
activity for them to do, and each child
was given an information brochure
to take home for their parents,” Ms
Gibson adds.
For more information, visit
www.pets.dpi.vic.gov.au
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loddon Mallee
n the new Koorie garden at eaglehawk
north PS is part of the school’s Wannik
action plan. “local artist Ben Winspear
designed panels for the garden, while the
school community, parents and children
assisted with some of the design and
construction elements including the
selection and planting of native shrubs
such as saltbush, berries, chocolate and
lilies along with small wallaby, spear and
kangaroo grasses. “one of our mums also
designed four beautiful animal mosaics, two
lizards, a turtle and a kangaroo, which have
been placed into a rock and the paths, along
with the ‘Welcome to Country’ message,”
says year 1 teacher Cheryl healey. “the
Koorie garden is a popular place for children
to sit and chat with friends and is a very
spectacular symbolic addition to the front
entrance of our school. I often take my class
out there to read books, the children really
enjoy it,” Ms healey says. later this year
the Wannik dance group from eaglehawk
SC will perform in the Koorie garden as a
special treat for the primary school and to
make great use of their new outdoor space.
barwon South Western
n newcomb SC has a sister-school relationship
with the number one high School (SMAn1) in
Mataram, the capital city of lombok, Indonesia, and
has been hosting students from the island for more
than two years, yet it wasn’t until last october that
10 students travelled to Mataram for the first time to
attend classes at SMAn1 and live with host families.
“We decided to reciprocate in order to provide the
same advantages experienced by their Indonesian
counterparts in traveling to and being immersed in
the culture of the language they are learning,” says
lote learning area leader Karl Krause. “It was the
first time that a government school had travelled to
Indonesia for quite a while, so it was very exciting
for us and for the students,” he adds. Since returning
home, Mr Krause says the students have developed
strong empathy for other cultures, experienced much
personal growth and increased their Indonesian
language ability and drive to continue their studies of
another language. he and fellow Indonesian teacher
leanne Denny plan to return to lombok this year with
a new group of students. “We hope to maintain the
links and further the relationships and experiences
provided by this amazing opportunity. the fact that
Indonesian language outcomes improve and higher
participation rates in VCe classes eventuate is also an
added bonus,” he says.
appOiNTMENTS
The appointments listed below are as a result of vacancies advertised online. All data, including spelling of names and schools, is as
provided by schools through the recruitment Online system. This information is published for the purpose of general interest only.
NAME
SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION
Barwon South Western
Benham, Lara Katherine
Brisbane, Belinda
Clark, rowan David
Culnane, John
Drady, raymond
Dufty, Jayce Garth
Lewis, Margaret
LOBBe, Michael
Mason, sally Louise
Monk, Clare
Montano, Kelly Louise
Murfitt, Megan
Murray, ross Donald
O’Bree, Kathryn
O’Brien, Vikki Lee
O’Connor, Jacqueline Anne
patullo, susan
prasad, nileshwar
Quinn, natalie Jo
randall, Aaron peter
richards, Mark
richter, Cheryl Lee
robinson, Leigh Daniel
rodgers, Jessie Kayla
rumsey, Kirby Jane
saunders, emma Jane
saunders, Judith elizabeth
sauro, Caitlin
scholtes, simon
sirotich, Kerrie Leanne
smith, Carly Jade
spalding, Kaye
steel, Fiona June
stokes, rodney Craig
sutas, sharna Lee
Tait, Airlie ronda
Thomas, Jodie Kim
Thomson, Di patricia
Tillack, rhys James
Tillig, Vonda Mary
Tolland, Jacinta Lee
Trigg, Lee rodney
Twycross, Megan
Van Drunen, nerida elizabeth
Van Hulst, stacie
Vicary, Danielle
Viney, rebecca Ann
Wakefield, Leanne Beverleigh
Wakefield, Mervin Arthur
Walker, robin Campbell
Warren, Mark Joseph
Wilkinson, Caterina Melinda
Brauer sC
nelson park school
Heywood & District sC
Lorne-Aireys inlet p-12 College
Western Heights sC
Warrnambool College
nelson park school
Merino Consolidated school
Cobden ps
Geelong Hs
Bell park north ps
Grovedale College
Grovedale West ps
Casterton sC
Derrinallum p-12 College
Torquay p-9 College
Western Heights sC
Hamilton (Gray st.) ps
Moriac ps
Barwon Valley school
Bellarine sC
Bellaire ps
Clifton springs ps
Hamlyn Banks ps
Cobden ps
Colac West ps
Colac sC
Western Heights sC
Belmont Hs
Little river ps
Koroit & District ps
Western Heights sC
Barwon Heads ps
Brauer sC
nelson park school
Montpellier ps
Colac ps
north Geelong sC
Camperdown College
Belmont Hs
Matthew Flinders Girls’ sC
Geelong east ps
Grovedale West ps
Birregurra ps
portland sDs
Grovedale College
Western Heights sC
Casterton sC
north Geelong sC
Hamilton (Gray st.) ps
CLAss
CLAss
sCH
es1-1
CLAss
es2-3
es2-3
es1-1
GrD
Ap1-1
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
es1-1
ACpT
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
GrD
es1-2
CLAss
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
eXrT
GrD
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
ACpT
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
LeAD
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es1-2
es1-2
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
Eastern Metropolitan
Arora, sonia
Barratt, Lachlan Thomas
Busteed, David Martin
Campbell, naomi
Campbell, rebecca Johanna
Heathmont College
Heathmont College
Camberwell Hs
The patch ps
The patch ps
CLAss
CLAss
LeAD
CLAss
CLAss
NAME
Catalano, Giulia Anna nicole
Cox, susan J
Gange, Heidi
Hagarty, sara Maria
Holden, Allison Lorraine
Kaulins, rita irene
Kaur, Balwinder
Kirwan, Belinda Louise
Macallan, sally Kaye
Macleod, Courtney
Mann, suzanne patricia
Markey, Lex
Mccluskey, Jarrod
McLeod, roderick
Morris, emma
Morris, Glenn
Mullins, sharyn Dorothy
Murrihy, Jacinta Kate
nethercott, Laura
nichol, skye elise
nikolic, Zoran
O’Brien, Michael Bernard
Ogilvie, Michelle Kerry
Orrock, Kate
Oxley, emma Jean
padmore, prudence Alyce
parhar, ravi param
parkes, Mark
peters, pamela Anne
pizzol, Lisa
pradolin, Maria
pumpa, ronald
Quan, Anna
Querol, Tristan stephan
Quinn, Aidan Michael
reifschneider, Jess
rich, Marina patricia
richards, nicole Kate
richardson, Melissa Jane
roberts, Mark David
roberts, Morgan
robinson, neil s
ross, Timothy Andrew
rudge, paula Marie
ryan, Megan Jane
savory, Jennifer
saynor, emily Margaret
scane, Megan
schwab, Judith Anne
scott, Alexandra
sgarbossa, Giulia
shaw, ian reginald
sheaves, Matthew
sheeran, Cornelia Mary Ann
sheridan, Josie
sleeth, elizabeth Mary
smith, Gavyn raymond
smith, Maree
smith, scott
spiller, Lynette
SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION
east Doncaster sC
Amsleigh park ps
Ashwood school
Boronia Heights College
Boronia Heights College
Forest Hill College
east Doncaster sC
norwood sC
Kew ps
south Oakleigh sC
east Doncaster sC
Kerrimuir ps
east Doncaster sC
Wantirna College
scoresby sC
swinburne senior sC
Boronia ps
Heatherwood school
Auburn south ps
Camberwell Hs
Box Hill senior sC
swinburne senior sC
Kalinda ps
Highvale sC
The Basin ps
Wantirna Heights school
Auburn south ps
swinburne senior sC
Maroondah sC
John Monash science school
south Oakleigh sC
Dorset ps
Ashwood sC
Kew Hs
parkhill ps
Mitcham ps
rowville ps
The Basin ps
Milgate ps
rowville ps
Croydon sC
Balwyn north ps
Mitcham ps
Hoddles Creek ps
Croydon ps
Yarra Junction ps
Mount Waverley ps
Vermont sC
Mount Waverley ps
Mount Waverley sC
pembroke sC
Olinda ps
Yarra Junction ps
serpell ps
Wheelers Hill sC
emerald ps
Mount Waverley sC
Mount Waverley sC
GrD
Ap1-1
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
es1-1
ACpT
es1-1
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
es2-4
pr2-4
LeAD
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
es2-3
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
GrD
GrD
Ap1-1
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
ACpT
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
ACpT
GrD
GrD
CLAss
GrD
GrD
CLAss
NAME
SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION
stawell, edwina Louise
stepniewski, Faith sarah
stepniewski, sally
stokes, Victoria Kaye
sullivan, suzanne Maree
sutton, Karen Lee
Tait, Anna Louise
Taylor, Mary Catherine
Thiele Jr., Caitlin renee
Thomas, Jennifer raelene
Toomer-smith, Hayley renee
Trinh, Hoa
Tully, Dean
Twomey, Daniel John
van Unen, Leah
Vinecombe, emma s
Vrakatselis, Theodora
Wagner, nancy Jocelyne
Walsh, Chloe Candice
Wan sai Cheong, Caroline
Ward, Lisa
Ward, Lisa
Ware, Jacqueline Lea
Warner, Kate
Weir, Jenna
Weng, Xueyuan
West, Kathryn Alyce
Wheeler, Karen
Wickham, Anastasia
Wilkins, Tobias Charles Joshua
Wilkinson, Grant
Williams, Alison
Williamson, paul
Windersalam, Kalyani
Wood, Taryn Louise
Woodland, Kate elizabeth
Wren, Angela
Wright, Christine Mary
Auburn ps
ringwood sC
Maroondah sC
Brentwood sC
Forest Hill College
Glen iris ps
Wellington sC
Highvale sC
emerald ps
Yarra Junction ps
rowville ps
Wheelers Hill sC
Lilydale Hs
ruskin park ps
Croydon Hills ps
Upper Yarra sC
norwood sC
Camberwell Hs
rowville ps
Upwey Hs
Croydon West ps
Croydon West ps
Launching place ps
rolling Hills ps
Mont Albert ps
Knox Gardens ps
pembroke sC
Canterbury Girls’ sC
Camberwell Hs
Box Hill Hs
rowville ps
Kew ps
east Doncaster sC
Mount Waverley sC
Canterbury ps
Wesburn ps
Mooroolbark College
east Doncaster sC
GrD
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
es1-2
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
ACpT
CLAss
CLAss
es2-4
GrD
GrD
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
ACpT
ACpT
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
GrD
sCH
CLAss
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
es1-1
Gippsland
Arnott, Wendy Maree
Burslem, Katherine
Case, Kristene patrice
Casella, Angela M
Churches, Kate
Daly, Glenn samuel George
Drury, Joanne
Dunlop, Andrea
Gretton, Christopher
Jennings, Linda Catherine
Kay, John William
Lau, Wing Kuen
Muirhead, elizabeth Anne
Muller, Melissa Anne
Munday, sharyne Lee
Murphy, Catherine ellen
nicolson, stuart
O’sullivan, rosemary
pearce, Jamilee Alice
pendergast, Catherine Anne
Jindivick ps
Lakes entrance sC
Drouin ps
sale specialist school
paynesville ps
Maffra sC
south Gippsland sC
Korumburra sC
Kurnai College
Korumburra sC
Traralgon College
Lakes entrance sC
Baringa special school
Traralgon College
Tarwin Lower ps
Toorloo Arm ps
neerim District sC
stratford ps
Churchill north ps
Bruthen ps
pr1-1
es1-2
es1-1
CLAss
es1-2
CLAss
CLAss
es2-3
CLAss
LeAD
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
pr1-1
GrD
Ap1-1
es2-3
GrD
GrD
Leadership Opportunities in Victorian Government Schools
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exciting school leadership
opportunities is posted on
www.education.vic.gov/
schooljobs and will be
available from the dates
indicated.
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Friday 25 March
Monday 02 May
Friday 29 April
Monday 30 May
Friday 27 May
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Friday 24 June
Monday 01 August
Friday 29 July
Monday 05 September
Friday 2 September
Monday 10 October
Friday 7 October
Monday 07 November
Friday 4 November
Monday 05 December
Friday 2 December
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appOiNTMENTS
NAME
SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION
pitt, Mikyla
pollard, ronesia Clair
Quirk, Adrian Maxwell
reid, elissa
ronalds, Deborah elizabeth
rotthier, Kit sebastian
ruane, Denise Kay
santo, Michael Joseph
sawicki, Michael Allen
simpson, Lucinda naomi
smith, Tara
stewart, Lisa Faye
stokes, Zoe
symons, naomi
Van Lambaart, Mary Anne
Vikas, Andreas D
Winders, Alyssa
Yiannacou, Kalleopi
Lucknow ps
narracan ps
Hazelwood north ps
Lakes entrance sC
Traralgon (Liddiard rd) ps
south Gippsland sC
Moe ps
neerim south ps
Lakes entrance ps
Lakes entrance sC
Lucknow ps
Lucknow ps
east Gippsland specialist sch
Hazelwood north ps
Moe (Albert st) ps
south Gippsland sC
paynesville ps
Kurnai College
GrD
CLAss
pr1-2
es1-2
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
Ap1-1
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
Grampians
Boan, Meggy Mingqin
Buhler, selina
Colley, Jillian Fay
Dew, Chloe
Dixon, robert J
Driscoll, Heather Jeanie
Fisher, Allan
Hogg, Jessica Clare
innes, emily Laura
Leishman, Jennifer Anne
Lewis, Alexandra
McCarron, Keith edward
McKelvey, robert H
Mifsud, Frances Mary
Moll, Catherine May
neall, Katherine Amanda
Orr, Glenn Kevin
payne, Danielle Maree
penney, Kate
perkins, Anne Marjorie
petersen, Megan Anne
pethica, nicholas J
pilgrim, emma
ross, Timothy
rowe, Wendy
rumbold, stacey Ann
sandlant, Heather
scerri, paul richard
schultz, Abby
schwarz, Michele patricia
smith, neil Herbert
Thomas, Gregory John
Thomson, Leeanne
Todzy, Joerg
Tolliday, Kane
Walsh, Kylie May
Wheeler, sean Andrew
Williams, pagen Lee
Wingate, Katherine Mary
Zimmermann, Mark
rupanyup ps
Goroke p-12 College
Goroke p-12 College
Black Hill ps
Woady Yaloak ps
Moonambel ps
Canadian Lead ps
pomonal ps
Ballarat sC
Donald Hs
Birchip p-12 school
Goroke p-12 College
Daylesford sC
Lethbridge ps
nhill College
edenhope p-12 College
Ballarat sC
elmhurst ps
Teesdale ps
rainbow sC
Horsham College
Daylesford sC
Horsham 298 ps
Ballarat sC
Horsham special school
Ararat Community College - sec
Beaufort sC
Horsham 298 ps
Mount Clear College
nhill College
Goroke p-12 College
Daylesford sC
Horsham College
stawell sC
Woady Yaloak ps
Birchip p-12 school
stawell sC
Horsham 298 ps
newlyn ps
nhill College
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
pr2-3
es1-2
es1-1
GrD
es2-3
LeAD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
sCH
CLAss
GrD
GrD
CLAss
es1-1
LeAD
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
GrD
GrD
CLAss
eXrT
CLAss
es2-3
CLAss
GrD
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
es1-1
Ap1-1
Hume
Andrew, Garth William
Baird, Heather J
Mcguire College shepparton
Corryong College
es1-1
LeAD
Kinglake West ps
es1-1
Benalla College
CLAss
Alexandra sC
es1-1
Kinglake West ps
es1-1
Kinglake West ps
es1-1
Wodonga Middle Years College
Ap1-2
Beechworth sC
es1-1
Myrrhee ps
GrD
Wilmot road ps shepparton
GrD
nathalia sC
CLAss
Myrtleford p-12 College
GrD
Cobram sC
es2-3
Corryong College
CLAss
seymour p-12 College
CLAss
Corryong College
LeAD
Mount Beauty sC
CLAss
CLAss
Benalla College
CLAss
Benalla College
CLAss
Bogong Outdoor education Centre es1-1
Bright p-12 College
CLAss
CLAss
Bogong Outdoor education Centre es1-1
Kinglake West ps
CLAss
Wangaratta Hs
CLAss
Tallangatta sC
sCH
Cobram sC
es1-2
Yea Hs
sCH
Wanganui park sC
GrD
shepparton Hs
CLAss
shepparton Hs
CLAss
shepparton Hs
CLAss
Benalla ps
GrD
Corryong College
es1-1
Wodonga Middle Years College
Ap1-2
CLAss
Beveridge ps
eXrT
Mooroopna ps
GrD
euroa sC
sCH
es1-1
Broadford sC
sCH
Wodonga senior sC
CLAss
shepparton Hs
CLAss
euroa sC
sCH
euroa sC
CLAss
Wanganui park sC
CLAss
Alexandra sC
CLAss
Mooroopna ps
GrD
Mooroopna sC
eXrT
Bright p-12 College
CLAss
Kinglake West ps
es1-1
Benalla College
CLAss
Wandong ps
CLAss
rubicon Outdoor Centre school es1-2
Cobram sC
sCH
Loddon Mallee
Black, Michael Francis
Blow sr., Tania Michelle
Bourke, Brendan
Burns, natasha Marie
Cox, Wayne Douglas
Davidson, sandra elizabeth
ellis, Viki
Maryborough education Centre
Bendigo sth east 7-10 sec
echuca College
Ouyen p-12 College
Bendigo senior sC
Kyabram p-12 College
Mildura senior College
Chaffey sC
Bendigo senior sC
Bendigo senior sC
Bendigo senior sC
Murrayville Community College
nichols point ps
Castlemaine sC
Heathcote ps
Castlemaine sC
riddells Creek ps
Manangatang p-12 College
Charlton College
Crusoe 7-10 sC
irymple sC
ranfurly ps
Bendigo senior sC
Maryborough education Centre
Chaffey sC
Winter’s Flat ps
Castlemaine sC
Kerang Tech Hs
Bendigo senior sC
Chewton ps
Weeroona College Bendigo
echuca College
Castlemaine sC
Bendigo sth east 7-10 sec
Cohuna Consolidated school
Ouyen p-12 College
Ouyen p-12 College
California Gully ps
Loddon Mallee region
Gisborne ps
Ouyen p-12 College
robinvale p-12 College
Kerang south ps
Castlemaine sC
Kyneton sC
Kerang ps
Murrayville Community College
swan Hill north ps
strathfieldsaye ps
Bendigo senior sC
Winter’s Flat ps
es1-1
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
ssO1-1
pr2-3
es2-4
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
ACpT
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
es1-1
es1-1
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
GrD
GrD
eXrT
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es2-3
es1-1
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
Northern Metropolitan
Accornero, Vanessa renee
Anselmo, Bianca
Armellin, Dean
Atkins, Carly Jane
Bourinaris, Kathy
Clarke, Amy
Cooper, Mary-Ann
Crellin, Miriam
Di Cocco, Frances
Dunn, erica
Fisers, Catherine Frances
Flordeliz, roland reyes
Fong, siyan
Geralovski, natasha
Glenn, Deborah
Hayes, Clare
Higgs, Kathy rhonda
Johari, Beth
sunbury Downs sC
plenty parklands ps
John Fawkner sC
pascoe Vale south ps
preston Girls’ sC
roxburgh College
st Helena sC
princes Hill sC
Diamond Valley sDs
Brunswick sC
Wales street ps
preston Girls’ sC
Hume Central sC
William ruthven sC
Alphington ps
epping sC
Diamond Valley sDs
Macleod College
sCH
es1-1
es1-2
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
es1-2
CLAss
ACpT
CLAss
es2-4
es1-2
es2-4
CLAss
eXrT
CLAss
eXrT
CLAss
ID
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es1-2
es1-1
sCH
LeAD
CLAss
es1-2
CLAss
Hussain, Talib
Langley, Gaylene
Long, sharon
Maggs, Hayden Andrew
McBride, Tammy
McQuinn, Joanne elizabeth
Mitchell, Melanie
Morris, richard Clive
Morton, peter Leigh
paul, Anna Lindsey
plant, natalie robyn
plumridge, stuart James
pola, rodric peter
Quinn, susan
rayner, Lee Margaret
resta, Joy
roberts, Andrew elias
robertson, Dean
ruddick, David Michael
sanderson, Jane
saunders, rhianne
scott, susan r
shaw, Julie Margaret
sirianni, isobelle
slattery, riley Lee
smith, Joanne
stagg, Jamie
stevens, Amy
stewart, Jason Campbell
stoetzer, Casey
Tanner, Adam John
Torney, Alison Louise
Trevorah, Victoria
Vallance, Bradley Todd
Vandenberg, Jessica Anne
Walden-Mills, Melanie G
Waterman, Gerard
Whitmore, Bradley robert
Wilkinson, Judith
Willersdorf, Joshua Kevin
Wood, Michelle Anne
Wright, Kaitlin Jo
Xie, Yu
Young, Timothy James
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Bishop, edward
Cann, natasha
Carter, Lawrence Keith
Constable, Wenda Lorna
Cribbes, Maree Helen
Dawson, Kira Leigh
Geard, Catherine Geard
George, Lauren elizabeth
Ginnivan, Brendan Anthony
Hall, erin
Hart, Maria Ann
Jenkins, Leanne
Jones, natalie rachel
Klippel, sarah May
Lane, Kim Louise
Lowe, rob
McGinty, Kate
McGinty, Kate
McMahon, Linda
Mickelburough, Mark David
Misiti, Abby Louise
Missen, Benjamin
Mooney, Leanne M
Moro, silvia
nguyen, Anh
noonan, Lauren
nott, sally Ann
O’Meara, Kimberley
panter, raelene Anne
parker, Adrian Mathew
peacock, Daniel Thomas
pearce, Monica Anne
pilli, Lisa samantha
pleydon, William Martin
preston, Jacinta Jane
rawlinson, samantha joy
ritchens, Alicia Kate
robinson, David John
romero, sandra Louise
ryan, elizabeth sarah
salinger, Jacqueline
sanders, ellen
schultz, Jason
shimizu, Mamiko
smith, rhiannon Clare
strangio, John
symons, Alice
Trevaskis, Jeffrey richard
Van Veen, nicole
Venditti, Jennifer
Vitti, Gerard Ferdinand
Wallace, Courtney
Warters, susan
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NAME
Khor, Kim Yen
Lombardo, susan Margaret
Longley, John paul
Lorenzin, emma Jillian
Milne, rosalie ema Kate
Mitchell, ebony
Mithen, Jacob
Mizzi, Vanessa Jade
Mooney, Claire elizabeth
Morrell, Lynette nellie
Murray, Anne M
nasser, saleem
ngai, Connie Hong Lam
nguyen, Thien ngan Huan
O’Keeffe, Anne
O’neill, Arthur
O’neill, Thomas
O’sullivan, fionn broderick
Oakley, rodney John
Oram, Jessica Margaret
pagnoccolo sr., Joe
panariello, Tara
panariello, Tara
parrey, Fiona
pascoe, nola
peteh, Lauren
pickett, Matt
piper, Alison Kay
place, ebony Louise
pohl, Tegan
polovic-Lazovic, Olga
potter, sarah Louise
pritchard, Josh David
radford, rebekah
rauch-Bellofiore, Anja
rice, Laine
richardson, Lana Jane
rulli, sarah rosanna
russell, Warren ray
ryan, rebecca sandra
saliba, Amanda
sayegh, raghad Afram
scarlett, Andrew James
seeley, Ashleigh Kate
sepp, Liina
serafini, pauline Delia
shanahan, natalie rae
sims, Victoria elizabeth
SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION
newlands ps
reservoir District sC
epping Views ps
Concord school
Laurimar ps
northern school for Autism
sunbury College
plenty parklands ps
Montmorency sC
ivanhoe east ps
ivanhoe ps
Thornbury Hs
northcote Hs
Glenroy sC
pascoe Vale Girls’ sC
Glenroy sC
preston ps
Thornbury Hs
Lalor sC
Brunswick south West ps
northland sC
Thornbury Hs
plenty parklands ps
Montmorency sC
Watsonia north ps
Montmorency sC
northcote Hs
Gladstone park sC
Greensborough sC
Hume Central sC
Montmorency ps
sunbury College
Lalor ps
Oak park ps
Meadowglen ps
Mount ridley p-12 College
eltham Hs
Hume Central sC
Hume Central sC
plenty parklands ps
Brunswick sC
ivanhoe east ps
streeton ps
Clifton Hill ps
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
es2-3
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
GrD
eXrT
CLAss
es1-1
GrD
es1-2
es1-2
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
eXrT
es2-4
es2-3
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
es1-1
GrD
GrD
GrD
Ap1-1
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
eXrT
Ap1-1
GrD
NAME
CLASSIFICATION
Broadmeadows ps
Glenroy sC
Laurimar ps
Coburg senior Hs
sunbury ps
Lalor sC
Merriang sDs
Merriang sDs
Whittlesea sC
Hume Central sC
Concord school
Thornbury Hs
Laurimar ps
richmond ps
newlands ps
Thornbury Hs
Briar Hill ps
Coburg senior Hs
eltham north ps
Lalor sC
Bundoora sC
Collingwood College
ivanhoe ps
Thornbury Hs
Clifton Hill ps
plenty parklands ps
Hume Valley school
sunbury College
Kismet park ps
Clifton Hill ps
Clifton Hill ps
Laurimar ps
CLAss
LeAD
GrD
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
GrD
CLAss
LeAD
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
LeAD
es1-1
GrD
GrD
Southern Metropolitan
Aberle, David John
Amos, Linda robyn
Barkley, John robert
Boodhun, Dolika
Cenedese, Tracy ellen
Clancy, Benjamin
Collins, Tim John
Cooper, ian Donald Glenn
Diep, Kieu ngoc
Doyle, rosemary
Greenwood, elizabeth ruth
Harms, Andrew John
Lyndhurst sC
narre Warren north ps
Tyabb ps
springvale rise ps
Hampton ps
Bayside sDs
Bentleigh sC
Lyndale sC
Keysborough sC
Thomas Mitchell ps
Keysborough sC
emerson school
CLAss
Ap1-1
LeAD
es1-1
LeAD
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
es1-1
GrD
es1-1
GrD
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SCHOOL
smith, Dean
smith, regina Anne
softley, sharni page
stanfield, Blake russell
stapleton, Hannah
stephens, James Lawrence
stirling, Kaitlin eileen
suvar, selma
symons, Kahli rebecca
Taylor, Caitlin elizabeth
Terzakis, Christopher
Thompson, Hayley
Tielman, Astrid Claudia
Tilley, Carly
Tobias, sandra
Tokatlidis, Urania
Traljic, Tanya
Triantafyllou, Victoria Lee
Tyson, rebecca
Van eeden, paul i
Van nieukerk, sarah Catherine
Vecino, robert Francis
Vinson, Anna-Lisa
Watson, Katherine
Webb, Michael
Webb, sarah Jane
Webster, Katherine Joan
Woodhouse, Belinda
Yildiz, serap
Yoho, sera
Zakryszka, Marina Lucette
Zhu, Lei
Zhu, Lei
Zimbolani, Kristen Leanne
NAME
Hudson, Linda Jane
Huynh, Chhien Lee
Kansal, shikha
Katz, eric sidney
Khuc, Tien
Lhamo, Tashi
Looker, paul
Mahoney, stephen Anthony
Manokaran, Vani (Kokilavani)
Manser, emma Jayde
McCrorey, Andrew Heath
Millar, robert H
Mitchell, Brooke nicole
Mitchell, Hannah Brooke
Montague, Amanda
Mooney, Jane Therese
Moroney, sean Brian
Moss, Belinda Ann
Moss, shad Henry
Murphy, sally Ann
Murphy, sandra
Murray, Allan
Murtagh, Genevieve Margaret
Muslayah, roshini Kumari Devi
naidoo, Lingappen nadaraja
neal, ronald John
nguyen, Jenny Trang Thu
nicholls, Christopher edward
nolan, Georgina Myra
Olah, peter
Oliver, Odile Arlene
Olle, Jessica
Oostwoud, Joshua D
packham, sarah Louise
papalia, Keinzley-Jane G
papp, Mary Antoinette
parsons, Heidi
pate, Teagan
pennell, Louisa Kate
pobjoy, John Francis
poyser, Danielle Louise
price, Katherine Anne
Quate, rachel Jene
rackham, Linda rae
rafferty, Brenton Kevin
ralphs, rebecca
razaai, Khairi Bin
reddan, Lyndel Jessica
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sport in government and most catholic and other independent
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SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION
Berwick ps
Heatherhill ps
narre Warren south p-12 College
Mentone Girls’ sC
Yarrabah school
Gardenvale ps
Alkira sC
narre Warren south p-12 College
Macrobertson Girls Hs
Maramba ps
elisabeth Murdoch College
Monterey sC
rosebud sC
Coatesville ps
elwood College
Westall sC
noble park eLs
Westall sC
patterson river sC
Kingswood ps
Caulfield park Community school
southern Metropolitan region
Carnegie ps
Lyndale sC
pakenham sC
Mount eliza sC
Fountain Gate sC
Mornington sC
Brighton ps
Monterey sC
Alkira sC
seaford north ps
Dandenong ps
Lyndhurst sC
pearcedale ps
nossal Hs
eastbourne ps
narre Warren north ps
Lyndhurst sC
Albert park College
Hallam senior sC
Valkstone ps
east Bentleigh ps
nossal Hs
Carrum Downs ps
Thomas Mitchell ps
Westall sC
pakenham Lakeside ps
es1-1
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
es2-3
CLAss
LeAD
Ap2-3
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
GrD
CLAss
GrD
LeAD
es2-4
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
sCH
Ap1-2
GrD
GrD
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
Ap1-2
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
es2-3
CLAss
es2-3
CLAss
GrD
appOiNTMENTS
NAME
reed, Kelly Ann
rijs, Kate
rivera, paola
rogerson, Marcia Bernadette
ross, samantha Cicely
rule, Bryan Andrew
rulli, stephanie
santvoort, Amy Louise
scheen, Bronwyn
schmidt, Tara
scott, Jessica Lee
seadon, Hayley Ann
seddon, peter
serong, Luke
shahsavand, sarah Louise
shorrock, Aisha
siclari, Giancarlo
sideris, Konstantina
smith, Julianne Claire
smith, Lisa
smith, Mathew
sowerby, Charlotte
steeth, Marina Theophilou
stevens, Alicia May
stevenson, Annabelle Marion
studen, Andrea
Tasios, Fiannah
Taylor, eliza
Taylor, Leah Jean
Thwaites, peter
Tonkin, stephanie Maree
Trepaka, Karl
Treu, Alexandra Corrine
trione, azzurra
Tsiaves, Ann
Tyrrell, Luke shannon
Uluilakepa, Jeneeta rajini
Van Meurs, robert John
Varcoe, Kristy Lee
Vatcher, Amy Louise
Vendy, Yolanda Lee
Venkatesh, Usha
Wang, Xiao Lan
Wardley, Amanda Jane
Wasiak, Teresa Mary
Watling, stephen
Watson, Hannah Marie
Wells, rebecca
Westlake, robert H
Westwood, Jennifer Louise
Wickremesooriya, Warren A
Wijnschenk, Bob
Wilkins, Micah
Williams, stephanie Amanda
Wilson, Carolyn
Withnall, Fiona Lee
Wood, emily
Young, Kandice Lauren
Zhang, Jie
Zielinski, Daniel Craig
Zulicki, Corrina
SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION
Kingswood ps
Mordialloc Beach ps
Brighton sC
nossal Hs
elsternwick ps
nossal Hs
eastbourne ps
patterson river sC
Mount eliza north ps
Lyndhurst sC
spring parks ps
Lyndhurst sC
Malvern Valley ps
Caulfield park Community school
spring parks ps
Berwick Fields ps
Middle park ps
elwood College
Derinya ps
elsternwick ps
Mckinnon ps
Berwick Fields ps
sandringham College
eumemmerring ps
strathaird ps
Dromana sC
port Melbourne ps
Dandenong Hs
Coatesville ps
Cranbourne east sC
Coral park ps
eastbourne ps
Coatesville ps
st Kilda park ps
east Bentleigh ps
Koo-Wee-rup sC
rowellyn park ps
Hallam senior sC
sandringham ps
Berwick sC
Brighton ps
Harrisfield ps
Hampton park sC
Mount eliza north ps
Derinya ps
Carrum ps
sandringham College
Valkstone ps
Mentone Girls’ sC
Berwick ps
McClelland sC
Frankston Hs
Macrobertson Girls Hs
Lloyd street ps
east Bentleigh ps
Osborne ps
Fountain Gate sC
Harrisfield ps
Cranbourne east sC
sandringham ps
Middle park ps
CLAss
GrD
es1-2
es1-2
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
es1-2
GrD
es2-3
GrD
CLAss
LeAD
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
GrD
GrD
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
es1-1
CLAss
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
GrD
es1-1
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
NAME
Western Metropolitan
Allen, Brearna
Arblaster, Catherine
Arblaster, Catherine Vera
Barrasso, Karyn
Beszelzen, roland
blaszak, alexandra
Bravos, Kymberly
Burney, Jessie
Chool, Mary
Climas, Lynette
Darrell, eden
Deroon, Jessica
Douglas, Maureen Therese
Duot, Arok Tul
emirler, Hatice
Falck, patrik Mattias
Jennings, Frances s
Jones, sharon
Kelly, Mathew
Kumar, sundeep
Lawman, Tonka
Le Cornu, Corrina Jane
Leong, Kevin
Linfitt, Angela J
Luu, paul
Martin, Melissa Jane
McGlade, simon peter
Miller, Christie
Mills, roslyn Meredith
Milner, stewart A
Moran, Tamsin
Mouratidis, Jackie
Murphy, elizabeth Anne
naidoo Jr., Michelle
naidoo Jr., Michelle
naidu, Vianka Vishalny
nastevska, suzana
nedinis, sarah Jane
neville, Lucy Helen
neville, Lucy Helen
newman, Brendan David
nguyen, Hanna Thi Thu Hang
nguyen, Loan
nicholls, Andrew James
nicholls, robert William
O’Connor, rose M
O’Donovan, Annalisa
O’Dowd, Amy
Oakley, suzanne
palumbo, elizabeth Filomena
panozzo, Gabrielle Jennifer
parker, rebecca
parker, rebecca
parkes, Brendan
parkes, Kate
patrawala, Diana
patterson, raellie Alison
pearce, sarah May
phillips, Lisa
piscopo, sarah Louise
porter, rhiannon
porter, sarah
preston, Graham Arthur Chia-Hui
SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION
strathmore sC
The Grange p-12 College
Western Metropolitan region
Caroline springs College
Maribyrnong sC
Buckley park College
sunshine College
Victoria University sC
Bellbridge ps
Victorian College For The Deaf
Melton specialist school
Kurunjang sC
Altona Meadows ps
Altona p-9 College
Taylors Lakes sC
Ascot Vale West ps
F’long pk sch & pre-sch For Deaf
Footscray north ps
Kensington ps
newport Gardens ps
Coburn ps
Bayside p-12 College
Wembley ps
north Melbourne ps
Kurunjang sC
Baden powell p-9 College
Flemington ps
strathmore sC
point Cook p-9 College
st Albans Heights ps
Moonee ponds West ps
Footscray ps
Laverton p-12 College
Bellbridge ps
Maribyrnong sC
Thomas Chirnside ps
Western Autistic school
Aberfeldie ps
st Albans Meadows ps
Western Autistic school
NAME
raab, svetlana
raak, Fiona
rabich, Ashlee
rasmussen, Kylie
reggars, Carly Bon
renton, Andrew
richardson, rebecca
robinson, Janette Gail
robinson, Joanna
robinson, Kelly Michelle
rodgers, philip
rogers, stephanie
ruballo, Mayra Lorena
russell, Ann L
russell, Jennifer
russell, Melissa p
rutkowski, Jacinta
salter, rachael Anne
sanchez-Trincado, Marlene
sapurmas, Leah
saunders, Kristine
saunders, Kristine Maree
scarfo, Joseph nicholas
scherini, Kimberley
scherini, Kimberley
scherini, Kimberley
shefket, Munever
skok, sean
slaymaker, Kerrie L
smith iii, Cameron David
smith, Briony evelyn
smith, Daryl
smith, natalie
sosnowski, rucio Hieronim
stark, Clinton
stevens, Felicity
stevenson, Jane
sullivan, Maree Frances
Tham, sophanny Anita
Thomas, erin Lee
Thompson, nicole
Tomkins, simone
Trajano, Aaron D
Tsigros, pamela
Tuck, Christine Kate
Vassiliadis, stacey Dimitra
Vincent, Jacquelyn Dorothy
Viti, erica
Vo, Diem Thi
Walker, Lesley Ann
Walker, Terri
Wallace, Daniel Lachlan
Watson, Carly
Watson, sarah ellen
Watts, Heidie
Wheatley, Amber Helen
Whish-Wilson, emily Jean
Wight, Carly-lee
Wood, rachel
Woods, Julia
Yates, Tabetha Tracey
Yeoh, David
Yu, Jewelie (Tak Yan)
Zschunke, Deanna
es2-3
CLAss
CLAss
es2-4
CLAss
es2-3
es2-3
es1-2
es1-1
es1-1
GrD
CLAss
pr2-3
es1-1
LeAD
CLAss
Ap1-2
es1-1
Ap1-1
es1-2
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
GrD
CLAss
es2-4
pr2-3
GrD
CLAss
Ap1-1
CLAss
Ap1
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
Ap1-2
GrD
GrD
GrD
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
ACpT
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
School Garden of the Month Competition
A Kubota Ride-On Mower could be won by your school!
SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION
Kororoit Creek ps
Yarraville West ps
Melton sC
University Hs
Laverton p-12 College
Carranballac p-9 College
Werribee sC
Melton sC
Wedge park ps
rosehill sC
essendon/east Keilor District C
Bellbridge ps
Yarraville West ps
Avondale ps
Wembley ps
Wembley ps
Wembley ps
Melton sC
sunshine sDs
Westgrove ps
Moonee ponds West ps
Galvin park sC
sunshine Harvester ps
Wedge park ps
st Albans sC
Wedge park ps
Melton sC
seabrook ps
Footscray City College
strathmore sC
Galvin park sC
Western eLs
Werribee ps
Taylors Lakes sC
Cambridge ps
Carlton ps
st Albans ps
Ascot Vale West ps
essendon ps
Derrimut ps
Melton sC
Debney Meadows ps
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
LeAD
eXrT
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
es1-1
GrD
es2-3
es2-3
Ap1-1
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
Ap1-1
CLAss
ACpT
CLAss
CLAss
ACpT
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
CLAss
es2-3
CLAss
es1-2
GrD
es1-2
CLAss
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
es1-1
CLAss
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
ACpT
GrD
CLAss
CLAss
CLAss
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BALANCE4LIFE
Balance4life programs are tailored to your
needs. Both teachers and students benefit from
these simple yet effective strategies to reduce
stress and improve focus. Workshops run by a
registered teacher and confidential individual
consultations. www.brightlighteducation.com.au
email [email protected]
03 8562 2236
Holiday
Accommodation
GIPPSLAND LAKES, PAYNESVILLE
Two bedroom units three minutes walk to
beach, three bedroom house with lake frontage.
Fully self contained for a comfortable holiday
or short break. Phone 5156 6395, email
[email protected]
METUNG
Akora flats; 4 two bedroom self contained flats.
Outdoor bbq, off street parking for cars and
boats. Well behaved dogs are welcome. Phone
03 5156 2320 or email: [email protected] or
visit www.akoraflats.com
OCEAN GROVE
Modern 2 story, Sea views, 2 living areas, 2
bathrooms, 3 bedrooms; sleeps 9. Secure double
garage. Ph; 9439 1258 Mob: 0419 536 608
Work with Children
Gowrie Victoria are specialists in
training early childhood educators.
Courses offered in:
Certificate III and IV (OSHC)
Diploma and Advanced Diploma
(Government funding available)
Over 90% of our students gain
employment after graduation
Book now on 03 9349 2890 or email
[email protected]
www.gowrievictoria.org.au
For a no obligation assessment of your situation
Contact John Doyle or
Fabio Ferro on (03) 9820 8688
Want a rewarding career?
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Venue:
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Contact:
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CRICOS Provider: Monash University 00008C
Instruction courses
THRASS phonics courses provide
teachers with a simple and sustainable
methodology for teaching English right
from day one of a child’s learning.
THRASS is Australia’s most attended
phonics PD.
For details of upcoming courses visit;
www.thrass.com.au
phone: 08 9244 2119
email: [email protected]
School Camps
Lakewood Park Paynesville
Making memories for life
ACA Accredited Camp
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Up to 100 students
Luxury staff quarters
Lakes cruise
Australian Indigenous Culture
Activities
Beach activities, water skiing,
sailing, canoeing, raft making,
nature walks, orienteering,
ropes, hut building
BOOK NOW for 2011
www.lakewoodpark.com.au
Phone 5156 6395 or 0427 516 050
email [email protected]
WARANGA HOLIDAY CAMP
We are situated 4 kms from Rushworth,
a 70 square mud brick complex offered on a
catered or self catered basis to groups of 20–64.
Phone for further details, 5856 1243. Email
[email protected]
Travel
BALI
Bali Tour for teachers. Sept holidays. Small
group. See rice, coffee, vanilla, cycle, trek,
flykites. Spend time in a village etc. 5 nights,
4 days $550 per person. Ph Julie 0488044010
FRANCE - SOUTH WEST
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www.flickr.com/photos/les-chouettes/
17C.2B/R apart. in elegant Figeac or cottage in
hilltop Lauzerte. Low cost, brochure, teacher
owner 03 9877 7513.
FRANCE, PROVENCE
Fully equipped and restored 17th century house
in mediaeval, fortified village of Entrevaux.
Sleeps seven. Close to Nice, Cote d’Azur and
Italy. Phone owner 5258 2798 or (02) 9948
2980. www.provencehousestay.com.
ITALY, LUCCA
Lovely 2 BR medieval apt in historic centre of
this walled city. Perfect base for Tuscan holiday.
v. good weekly rates. Email Aust owner:
[email protected]
VITA ITALIAN TOURS
Grand Tour of Italy for Teachers
28/12/2011 – 14/1/2012
Join us on our annual personally guided tour of
Italy designed especially for you to enjoy a well
deserved holiday without concerns where to
stay, eat or how to get around. The tour includes
extended stays in Rome, Sorrento, Florence,
Venice and visits to Perugia, Assisi, Urbino,
Siena, Republic of San Marino and much more.
Our all inclusive price allows you to relax and
enjoy your experience.
Call Mario or Viny for a
complete itinerary on
03 94607373
www.vitaitaliantours.com.au
Wanted
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Photocopiers all brands and many models.
Working, faulty, obsolete or surplus. Also
telephone systems, IT/computer items. Contact
David on 0402 469 111, and fax 9388 9810.
Email [email protected] Call all hours
and collection arranged.
Supporting Children with
Additional Needs in Early
Childhood Programs
Designed for qualified and
unqualified staff, and members
of the community associated with
early childhood education and care.
Date:
May 17, June 2, 3
Duration:
8.30am – 4.30pm
Venue:
Peninsula Campus
Contact:
9905 2700
6 points credit at postgraduate level.
www.education.monash.edu/shortcourses
CRICOS Provider: Monash University 00008C
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Curtain Call
attention teachers! Nothing brings words to life for students like seeing them performed on stage.
Feast your eyes on this month’s educational stage productions and incursions.
arts2gO, regional arts Victoria
presents:
The Hurting game
Incursions through 2010
eagle’s Nest Theatre Company
presents:
bookings: 9644 1800 or www.rav.net.au/
arts2gO
Verbal Combat
bookings: http://eaglesnesttheatre.com
The Squeaky Window – Pocketfool
Productions
Incursions throughout 2011
The green Crusaders – drama Works
Incursions throughout 2011
Complete Works Theatre Company
presents:
bookings: 9417 6166 www.completeworks.
com.au
Cosi
Incursions Term 1 through Term 3
romeo & Juliet
australian Shakespeare Company
preents:
Macbeth
bookings: 1300 122 344 www.
shakespeareaustralia.com.au
Cosi
Prologue Shakespeare
a Christmas Carol
Shakespeare Characterisation
Professional approach
Incursions Term 1 and Term 3
Shakespeare unit development
romeo & Juliet, Macbeth
Incursions Term 2, 3 and 4
Phatpoetry - poetry for year 7 & 8
Incursions Term 2, 3 and 4
Macbeth
Incursions Term 2, 3, 4
brainstorm Productions presents:
bookings: 1800 676 224 or www.
brainstormproductions.com.au
The Human race
COMPiLED BY CaROLinE REiDY
Sticks & Stones
being brave
Incursions Terms 1 through Term 2
QuIz & Puzzle aNSWerS
© 2010. Melbourne Trivia Company
QuIz aNSWerS 1. Restaurant tram. 2. Dr Zhivago (in Melbourne in april). 3. Victoria Derby
Day. 4. Three (George V, Edward Viii, George Vi). 5. (Pitman) Shorthand. 6. Recreational
7. The Bad Seeds, Grinderman. 8. Plums. 9. Tanzania. 10. Curling. 11. Every five
years. 12. 1960s. 13. The epidermis. 14. The Queen, Elizabeth ii. 15. Watson is an iBM
‘supercomputer’. 16. Benjamin Britten. 17. Wa (by about 600,000 at the end of June
2010). 18. John Christian Watson, born in Chile. 19. Jack Dyer. 20. andorra, Belgium,
Germany, italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland.
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changing to the Apple platform with its user-friendliness, reliability and compatability, has
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The support from Connecting Point - from supply to maintenance - for desktops,
laptops, servers and networking has been withour peer in my experience...
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John Williams, Principal
http://www.morelandps.vic.edu.au
Apple MacBook laptops; server and wireless/cable fast
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Transform your Outdoor Space
Thursday 7 April, Docklands
Monday 2 May, Carlton North
Bookings: www.acer.edu.au
assessment in the early years - gowrie
australia
What’s New – keeping up with Current
Changes
Friday 8 April, Docklands
Tuesday 3 May, Carlton North
Supporting Children through grief and
Trauma
Programs for Children 2 - 3 years Old
Smarter with data
Tuesday 5 April, Friday 6 May,
Camberwell
Identifying Students Mathematically ‘at
risk’
Monday 2 May, Camberwell
excelling in your First years of
Teaching
Tuesday 3 May, Camberwell
gifted education: Implementing schoolwide change
Friday 8 April, Carlton North
assessment in the early years - gowrie
australia
Monday 11 April, Carlton North
Creating a Sustainable environment
with young Children
Tuesday 12 April, Carlton North
Thursday 5 May, Camberwell
guiding behaviour: 3 - 5 year Olds
Pearson Professional learning
Wednesday 13 April, Carlton North
Bookings: www.pearsonplaces.com.au
Web 2.0 for your Secondary Classroom
Friday 1 April, Brighton
Parlez-Vous IWb?
Monday 4 April, Parkville
developing an engaging Middle years
literacy Classroom
Monday 4 April, Chadstone
literacy and Numeracy in early
Childhood
Thursday 14 April, Carlton North
Bookings: www.vate.org.au
VaTe/NgV Context Tasters –
enountering conflict
Tuesday 3 May, Collingwood
reggio emilia australia
Monday 18 April, Carlton North
Music and Movement
Pedagogical leadership
understanding the developing brain
Supporting Children with autism
Planning and documentation for Play
based learning
Thursday 28 April, Ballarat
Wednesday 6 April, Mentone
dynamic discussions with Parents
Creating Indoor/Outdoor learning
environments
The Victorian association for
the Teaching of english
Supporting Children’s Identity and
Sense of belonging
Friday 6 May, Carlton North
Wednesday 4 May, Collingwood
Inspiring learning Spaces to Provoke
and delight
Supporting Children’s Social Skills
Friday 29 April, Chadstone
Transition learning and development
Statements
Thursday 5 May, Online
VaTe/NgV Context Tasters – Whose
reality
Celebrate Numeracy
Bookings: www.gowrievictoria.org.au
Story Telling
all about Food
guiding behaviour for Children under
3 years
gowrie Victoria
Wednesday 4 May, Carlton North
Bookings: www.reggioaustralia.org.au
Study Tour to reggio emilia
April 10 to 15, 2011
Stockdale aCS
Bookings: www.stockdaleacs.com.au
kMeIa Secondary Teacher Training
Course (level 1)
Wednesday 23 February - Wednesday
22 June, South Yarra
kMeIa Primary Teacher Training Course
(level 1)
Saturday 26 February - Saturday 4
June, 2011, Wheelers Hill
kMeIa Primary Teacher Training Course
(level 2)
Saturday 5 March – Saturday 25 June,
Hawthorn
Sunday 3 April, Melbourne
Mtec2011 (Music Technology in education
Conference)
Monday 11 April 11 - Wednesday 13 April, Burwood
VOSa level One and Two Courses
Monday 11 April – Saturday 16 April, Glen Iris
kMeIa autumn Music Seminar
Friday 6 May - Saturday 7 May 7, Preston
Sovereign Hill education
Bookings: www.sovereignhill.com.au/education
The drama of History
Thursday 12 May, Ballarat
gavan Podbury Pd Seminars
Bookings: www.trybooking.com/5171
Handling Work Colleagues and difficult Parental
behaviours
Tuesday 10 May, Geelong
Victorian Institute of SrC Teacher
advisors
Bookings: http://srcteachers.ning.com
Student Council Media Watch
Thursday 5 May
Maths Infinity
Bookings: www.mathsinfinity.com
Negative numbers
Monday 4 April, Thomastown
Ivanhoe Professional learning
Bookings: www.ivanhoepl.com
The Inquiring Classroom
Wednesday 4 May, Preston
Professional Learning Workshop Programme Term 2, 2011
Introduction to VCe Music Performance aural and
Theory
Dealing with the Hard Class
Bill Rogers. Monday 9 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Using Evidence based learning teaching
strategies to maximise student learning
outcomes
Helen McGrath. Friday 13 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Learning while teaching – formative
assessment as the basis for professional
inquiry
Julie Landvogt. Monday 16 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Open Ended Problem Solving in Maths (P-2)
Rob Vingerhoets. Friday 20 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Creating Change in Adolescents and
Children: Counselling Skills
Andrew Fuller. Friday 20 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm
From shared to independent inquiry
- planning for quality inquiry in the
primary classroom
Kath Murdoch. Tuesday 24 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Headstart VCE Revision Program
for the VCAA June VCE examinations in Accounting,
Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Physics
For more information and bookings 9524 6222
Early Years Phonics and Spelling
David Hornsby. Monday 30 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Teaching Narratives – an authentic
approach
Vikki Petraitis. Tuesday 31 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Creating and Sustaining a Staff Learning
Culture
Neville Johnson. Friday 3 June, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Difficult conversations in Schools
Rollo Browne. Monday 6 June, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Numeracy – Teaching the Four Operations
in Mathematics
Michael Ymer. Friday 10 June, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Managing Parent Expectations and
Developing Positive Relationships
Karen Stammers & Yvonne Willich
Monday 20 June, 9.30am – 3.30pm
All workshops are held at the Australian Institute of
Management, 181 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
For further information or to book online visit:
www.edpd.com.au
t: (03) 9524 6222 e: [email protected]
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TaKE a BrEaK
Staffroom Quiz
Puzzles
Put your general knowledge to the
test with this month’s 20 questions.
1
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What appeared on Melbourne tram tracks in 1983 becoming the first
of its kind in the world?
7
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name the 20th-century novel – which had a hugely successful screen
adaptation in the 1960s –that has now been made into a stage
musical that premiered in sydney in February?
9
3
Which day of the Melbourne spring racing Carnival has nine group
status races?
4
How many kings did Britain have in 1936?
5
What secretarial skill did sir isaac pitman develop in the 19th
century?
6
Automotively, what does the ‘r’ in rV stand for?
7
nick Cave was once front man for the Birthday party. since then,
which two bands has he fronted?
8
slivovitz is a brandy made from what?
9
The purplish blue semi-precious gemstone called Tanzanite is only
found in what country?
10
11
in what sport do you use brooms and brushes?
12
in which decade of the 20th century did skateboards first appear in
Australia?
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What is the outer layer of your skin called?
16
Which British composer wrote The Young Person’s Guide to the
Orchestra?
17
Which state has the larger population, Western Australia or south
Australia?
18
Who was the first Australian prime Minister not born in Australia? And
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19
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player was called ‘Captain
Blood’?
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20
How frequently does the Australian Bureau of statistics conduct a
census?
Who is Canada’s head of state?
Watson won on the Us TV quiz show Jeopardy in February. What
was noteworthy about that?
Handy 13A Blank Grid
eight countries share a border with France. name them.
Quiz by Melbourne Trivia Company
www.melbournetrivia.com.au
See page 86 for answers.
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