Newsletter No 24, August 31

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Emmanuel College Newsletter
ISSUE 24 | MONDAY AUGUST 31, 2015
The Emmanuel College Community acknowledges and respects the traditional custodians of this land – the Gunditjmara People and other tribes.
Sam Van Zelst, Riley McLaren and Jonas Welsh made this icy pole stick bridge in Mr Wakim’s Woodwork class. The engineering skills
of the students were tested when a large bin of water was suspended from the bridge and more than 110 kilos of stress would not
break the bridge. More on page 8
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From the Principal
RE News
Evening of Inspiration
VCE Psychology news
Parent requests
Career news
Year 7 State Footy Finals
Woodwork
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Let’s Chat
What is $20 Boss?
SOSE news
Emmanuel Teacher
in the Spotlight
Year 8 Camp
Year 8 Wellbeing Day
LRC news
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School Holiday Office Hours
Child Support
Environment Week
Pre-Order Uncharted Sounds
Uncharted Sounds Album Launch
Artist of the Week
Calendar of Events
Community news
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from the principal
Dear Emmanuel College Families,
This week begins on the back of Migrant and Refugee
Sunday. Our local Catholic parishes have undertaken a
variety of things to highlight Migrant and Refugee Sunday.
Emmanuel College was also involved in the 6pm Mass
on Sunday evening at St Joseph’s Church, where Maddi
Wittmann, Samantha Manson and Joseph Brady talked
about their recent pilgrimage experience to Rome and
Ireland. The 2016 theme for Migrant and Refugee Sunday
is “Church without frontiers, Mother to all” which seeks
to recognize and celebrate the cultural diversity of our
nation and especially to consider the plight of the many
who have fled their homelands in fear. Bishop Vincent
Long, Chair for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees
and himself a Vietnamese refugee, says: “How often, due
to the weakness in our nature, can we “be tempted to
be that kind of Christian who keeps the Lord’s wounds at
arm’s length?” (Evangelii Gaudium, 270). The call to be a
catholic, a radical and counter cultural call, at its deepest
core, urges us not to stand on the sides but to become
involved in bringing about a more just society. So I would
call upon … individuals to look at the little opportunities in
our own lives where Christ is calling us to express charity
and solidarity to migrants and refugees.” At Emmanuel
College a number of Religious Education classes are also
studying the topic and are completing tasks to highlight the
ongoing issues for refugees and asylum seekers.
This week will conclude with the Emmanuel College Biennial
“Evening of Inspiration” on Friday 4 September at 7pm
(for 7.30 pm start). I’m sure you have seen our promotion
for this special event and I hope you have considered
getting your tickets from the Lighthouse Theatre. The
“Evening of Inspiration” does two things. First, it inducts
five new Inspiring Alumni, five former students who have
excelled in their career and life journey and are worthy of
recognition for their achievements. In 2015 we recognize
Br. Don Gallagher - Arts, Dr. Laurence Gleeson – Academia
and Science, Trevor Gleeson - Sports, Patrick Houlihan Business and Fr. Patrick Mugavin – Service. Second, we
seek to showcase the inspiring qualities and talents of
our current students. Our program truly recognizes all
points of the achievement spectrum and is important to
communicate the message to our current students and
their families of what is possible when you belong to the
Emmanuel family. There is a deep need for us to build
a culture of aspiration at Emmanuel College; one that
supports our students to feel confident they can achieve
the goals they dream of. At times I hear students and
parents bemoan the risk of excelling is to be criticized.
Over time young people can be discouraged from striving
to excel by a culture that puts them back in their place
whenever they succeed. We need to move beyond this and
both encourage and reward excellence. The “Evening of
Inspiration” seeks to do this and I welcome your support of
our efforts to build a culture of aspiration.
Congratulations to William Ripley from year nine who
successfully presented his website design that made him
a finalist at the Victorian Young ICT Explorers competition
at Monash University last week. Given the extraordinary
future career opportunities in the technology field it
is wonderful to see a student from country Victoria
successfully compete with those from Melbourne and
metropolitan schools. A reminder that the Emmanuel
College “App Club” coordinated by Mr Adeei is running
each week at lunch time providing a great hands on
experience for students to build and develop their own
apps. We also congratulate first prize winner in the year
eight Picture Book Awards for 2015 Finn Laidler, second
prize recipient Rosalie Cullum and joint third prize winners
Sophie McElgunn and Rosie Wynd. The winners were
selected from a shortlist of 43 entries and announced at
the Picture Books Award night held in the McAuley Campus
LRC last Thursday. Congratulations also go to the year
eight English teachers and teacher librarian Margaret
Sinnott for their work with the project leading up to the
judging and awards night during the Australian Book Week.
See below for the full short list of picture books including
Honourable Mentions. We have had a number of junior
and intermediate teams competing in netball and football
at Regional and State levels in recent days and weeks.
Congratulations to all the players and their coaches. See
our regular Sports Reports for news of team members and
the outcomes.
Last week I attended the annual Frayne Festival for
Mercy schools held this year at St. Aloyisius College
North Melbourne. Fifteen schools from across Victoria,
South Australia and Western Australia whose origin is
connected to the Sisters of Mercy, were represented in
public speaking, debating and voice choir competitions. I
was extremely proud of the students who represented
Emmanuel College: Louise Cain, Emma Shipp, Angela
Kenna, Simone Kavenagh and Tristan Milner in debating,
Annabel Ziegeler in public speaking and in voice choir:
Briana Smith, Chelsea Quinn-Lenehan, Bridie Hamilton,
Jessica Swarbrick, Zach Wake, Caitlin Clough, Callum
Blackburn, Tayla Miller, Alexander Irving, Gilbert Petti, and
Grace Hassell. They all performed at a very high standard
with both debating teams winning their debates but missing
the final round on points. The Voice Choir in only its second
year of competition has definitely shown improvement.
To give you an idea of their challenge, the voice choir
needed to memorize and perform two poetic pieces with a
duration of around ten minutes. The compulsory piece was
“Clicktivism” by C.J. Bowerbird included below to give you
an idea of the challenge facing teams:
Clicktivism
Liking a Facebook page is not activism,
Even if you comment in ALL CAPS to show how much the
issue angers you. And failing to repost or share does not mean I don’t care.
As if cutting and pasting is taking some sort of political
stand.
All you are doing is using an online sink to wash your
hands.
I don’t know what caused this rant. I’m just waiting for my
mocchacino. I start to argue, ‘I...,’ but the barista continues. You are not doing your bit for the underprivileged of the
world. The only reasons you sponsor two children in Laos and a
Kenyan girl Is not that World Vision’s vision matters, but your vague
sense of guilt And a weakness for cute Irish backpackers.
Does not make you the Social Justice League of Australia’s
newest member, Even if John Butler went off madder than at Falls and the Vegan cupcakes were totally amazeballs.
You jump on every cause without pause ignore your own
flaws don’t deplore the lack of thought for the poor or our
refugee laws just wear your latest support like the hair on
your jaws the skinny jeans in your drawers just one more
sort of fashion you’ve bought expecting ironic applause;
only this thing is sure: you’re after reward for your one
true cause: You.
Now, this isn’t right. John Butler’s my bro. But the more I try to stand up, the harder she goes. You make pointed but witty tweets hashtag qanda Then wait to see your user name appear below Tony Jones’
face.
You sit in cafes writing political poems which leave NO SPACE FOR DOUBT
Then shout them from a stage waving your arms about.
You can join every GetUp! campaign and still be a jerk. That will be $3.80 for your coffee, thank you sir.
This is like some really bad trip. There is no way I’m leaving
a tip. I say under my breath as I leave with my coffee, ‘Fascist. ‘I’m totally glad that you dumped me’.
Finally this week, due to office painting during the next
holidays, the uniform shop will be closed for the entire
school holiday period and we ask that any uniform needs
be attended to in the final weeks of this term. The
beginning of term four will be a very busy time due to
uniform fitting appointments for 2016 year seven students
so I encourage you to get any items required for the return
to summer uniform before the end of this term.
This week we express our condolences to the Harris
and Currer families following the recent death of Leanne
Harris, mother of Isaac in year nine and of Geoff Currer,
father of Dominic in year 12. We acknowledge the passing
of Leanne and Geoff and keep them and their families,
especially Stephen and Isaac, and Monica and Dominic, in
our prayers and ask the Holy Spirit to be with them in their
sadness. May they rest in peace. Amen.
“The just will live in the presence of the Lord.” Psalm 14:
2-5.
Kind regards,
Peter Morgan
Principal
And just because you went to an inspiring rally in the park
in September EMMANUEL COLLEGE NEWSLETTER : ISSUE 24 : AUGUST 31, 2015
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RE news
John O’Sullivan | Religious Education/Faith Formation Coordinator
Migrant and Refugee Sunday 2015
God, you created all people in your image.
We thank you for the astonishing variety
of races and cultures in this world.
Enrich our lives by ever-widening circles of friendship,
and show us your presence
in those who differ most from us,
until our knowledge of your love is made perfect
in our love for all your children;
through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
It’s sad that the Melbourne City Council receives over 700 complaints a week from the general public from
this large banner hanging on St Paul’s Cathedral opposite Flinders St Station.
This information was presented to the Young Vinnies during their two days of social justice work at Sacred
Heart Mission in St Kilda, involvement in the Homeless Street Awareness Program in the cbd (Edmund Rice
Centre) and on the Vinnies Food vans on Thursday and Friday. Thank you everyone for all of the toiletry
donations they were greatly appreciated by the clients on the streets.
Weekend Mass times:
St Joseph’s Church: Sunday: 8.30am - 10.30am - 6.00pm
Purnim:11.00am (Eucharist on 2nd and 4th Sundays) (Assembly of Word with Communion on 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays) OLHC Church: Saturday: 6pm Sunday 9am
St. Carthage’s Allansford:
10.30am (1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the Month)
The Picture Book of the Year for 2015 is “My Two
Blankets” and is about a girl moving to a new country
because of war. This fits in nicely with this weekend’s
theme for Migrant and Refugee Sunday. The LRC have the
book and it is available for borrowing.
St Pius Church: Saturday 6pm Sunday 10am
St Patrick’s Port Fairy: Sunday: 10.30am (1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of month)
Saturday: 6.30pm (Vigil) (2nd & 4th Saturday of month)
Infant Jesus Koroit: Saturday Vigil:
6.30pm (1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of month) Sunday: 8.30am, 10.30am (2nd & 4th Sundays of month)
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Emmanuel College
AN EVENING OF
Inspiration
FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2015
7:00pm for a 7:30pm start
A showcase of student talent and the
induction of the Inspiring Alumni for 2015
Music, Drama, Fashion, Spoken Word, Fashion and
Creative Arts and recognition of student achievement.
We welcome into the Emmanuel College Inspiring Alumni:
• Br Don Gallagher • Dr Lawrence Gleeson • Trevor Gleeson
• Patrick Houlihan • Fr Patrick Mugavin
www.emmanuel.vic.edu.au
Tickets $5 per person
from the Lighthouse Theatre.
www.lighthousetheatre.com.au
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VCE Psychology news
Ann-Marie Moloney
PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 3/4 REVISION LECTURE
Roger Edwards has again agreed to come to Warrnambool to provide a revision lecture in preparation for the 2015
Examination for students of Unit 3/4 Psychology. The session will provide students with a comprehensive set of
revision notes, along with an opportunity to hear a revision of the key concepts and ideas that they are required to
know for the examination.
Students will also be shown a range of useful strategies for successfully approaching examination questions.
Roger has been a past Chief Assessor for VCE Psychology examinations.
Roger is a practising psychologist and has been a classroom teacher of Psychology over many years. He is an author
of the Psychology textbook series published by Oxford.
The details include:
Date: Sunday October 11
Registration: 10am
Session: 10.15am – 2pm (includes 15 minute break)
Venue: Performing Arts Centre, Brauer College, Caramut Rd., Warrnambool
Cost: $40 (includes a comprehensive set of revision notes)
Payment can be made on arrival, or to Ms Baker or Mrs Moloney before the day.
Bring: Snack, drink & pen
Parking: Plenty of parking available. Drive through the front gates and veer left through to the car parking at the back
of the oval.
Looking forward to seeing many students attending.
Brian Brown | Deputy Principal (Students)
UNANNOUNCED PARENTS REQUESTS
There are concerns about some parents arriving at our College Offices requesting to collect their child immediately from
class for an appointment or other reasons. As a result office staff need to leave the office to find the student, which
impacts on their capacity to get their work completed. We have announcements prior to recess and lunch each day and
are able to call students to the offices if there is a message for them re appointments etc. I would ask that if there is a
need to pick up your child that you phone the appropriate office with plenty of prior notice and a message can be passed
onto your child at the start of recess or lunch depending on when the call was made.
PARENT DROPPING OFF AND PICKING STUDENTS UP
In recent times there has been a number of parents entering the McAuley Campus Office driveway off Botanic Rd to
drop their child or children off prior to school or at the end of the day. It is an extremely busy thoroughfare for students
walking to or from school and so it is extremely dangerous for cars to be driving through that area at those times as well
as at recess and lunchtimes. I therefore ask any parents who may be doing this to avoid undertaking this practice in the
future so as to ensure there are no student casualties.
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Career news
Karen Pritchard | Career Advisor
Year 10 Work Experience
There has been some amazing feedback from staff visiting students in 10E and F on work experience a fortnight ago.
Two students have been offered part time work. One has been offered full time work – but we do hope he stays on at
school a little longer. A number of students have been recommended to follow a career pathway in the employment field
they experienced and some have decided that the occupation they experienced was not for them – equally as valuable
an experience!
Last week 10G participated in the program and some of their experiences include…
• Teaching – OLHC, St Joseph’s, Woodford Primary School and St Pius
• Physiotherapy – Warrnambool Physiotherapy Centre
• Cabinet Making – South West Kitchens
• Plumbing – Cri Tech Plumbing and S&K Allan Plumbing
• Computer Assistant – SWTAFE and IOOF Holdings Ltd
• Electrical – Southern Appliances
• Hospitality – Fishtales Cafe
• Legal – Dwyer Robinson Lawyers
• Concreting – NC Concreting
• Welding and Steel Fabrication – Goodall Engineering
• Veterinary Assistant – The Vet Group
• Livestock – J&J Kelly Stock Agency
• Florist – Warrnambool Flower Gallery
• Diesel Mechanic – Class Harvest Centre
Once again Emmanuel College would like to thank the many local organisations that support this valuable program.
Year 12 Scholarship Applications
Year 12 students are encouraged to download the 2016 CEF Scholarship Guide.
The 2016 Country Education Foundation Scholarships Guide is a comprehensive list of tertiary scholarships developed
for rural and regional students.
The CEF Guide includes a wide variety of scholarships which range from a $500 textbook or accommodation grant up
to $50,000 per year for education and living costs.
The guide can be accessed at: https://cef.org.au/students/scholarships/
Emmanuel College Career Website
Students from Year 9 - 12 make sure that you have a look at the latest newsletters available on the Careers website.
You can find the newsletters under Important Information – Career newsletters
ECN 10 (Emmanuel College News 10) – is now online it contains up to date information and links to the remaining
tertiary provider Open Days as well as a profile on studying an “Careers in Medical Radiation”, Future Job Growth Data
and the 2016 CEF scholarships guide.
There is so much great information to find at www.emmanuelcollegecareers.com
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School Sport Victoria State Football Finals – Year 7
James Byrne | Year 7 Football Coach
On Wednesday 19 August the Emmanuel College Year 7 Football Team set off at 6am. On route to Craigieburn to
compete in the School Sport Victoria state football finals. Spirits were high, eyelids heavy as we made our way up the
Princes HWY, through thick fog and the customary road works. A few of the farmers son’s assured us that we were
going to get a good day after the heavy overnight frost, as the bus temperature gauge showed -1.5 degrees Celsius.
Upon arrival at Craigieburn we were greeted with world-class facilities (the sand used to cover divots was dyed green). The venue was the home ground for TAC Cup team, Calder Canons. With dimensions the size of the MCG, team runner
Mr Marris immediately got into his lengthy hamstring stretching routine in readiness for what would be a day of high
mileage in the high visibility attire.
Our first game was against Frankston High School. The boys started the game brilliantly, kicking 6 goals in the first
quarter. All players contributed extremely well, with the run and handball a real highlight. Scores were;
Emmanuel College 14 10 94
Frankston HS 5 4 34
That victory placed us into the state final against Rowville Secondary College. The game was played at an extremely high
standard, with both sides placing immense pressure on one another. The difference in the game was that Rowville were
more efficient in front of goal. We had plenty of the ball but weren’t able to get the ball through the big sticks, while
Rowville SC was. They say ‘good kicking is good football’. To the boys credit they battled out the game right until the
finish. Scores were;
Emmanuel College 2 6 18
Rowville SC 8 8 56
It was great to see over 20 parents, grandparents and siblings make their way by bus and car to Craigieburn to support
the team. Many thanks for John Cook for timekeeping for both games, Chris Hoffman & Emma Pleming for helping with
sports training and first aid and Stephen Marris for goal umpiring in the first game.
To be second in the state is a tremendous achievement. The boys represented the college throughout the four different
rounds of competition tremendously well both on and off the field.
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Learning basic engineering principles
in Woodwork
In this project students learned about: different types of bridge construction, joints,
suspension, strength-to-weight ratio and force.
The dowel that the bin is suspended from is bowing under pressure but the bridge
remains strong
Mr Wakim checks the weight of the water-filled
bin suspended from the bridge
Adding more and more water
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English Faculty - Let’s Chat
What is your name?
Bronte Rayner
Which year level are you in?
10
What is the title of the text you are currently studying?
Macbeth
What do you like about this text?
Macbeth is a play that explores many themes and has a great storyline. The story starts off
by setting up the characters and places, it then builds up tension until it goes to the final fate.
This is what I like about this play.
Is there anything that you dislike about this text?
The only thing I do not like about this play is the language. It is sometimes very confusing and
hard to understand.
What is the author asking you to understand and question?
Shakespeare is asking us to understand how ambitious and immoral decisions can lead you
into evil and a bad final fate.
Through the storyline and themes, what have you discovered
about human nature / life?
The human goes through many different emotions and can change very quickly because of
one event. This is seen in the character of Macbeth about how he was a loyal, courageous,
and brave at the start in the battle then because of the prophecy from the three witches his
ambition led him to bad decisions and then turned into a tyrant in the end. What are you reading of your own choice?
At the moment my own choice of reading is The Help because I think it is important to know
about the past.
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WHAT IS $20 BOSS?
This year the Year11 Business Management and Year10 Money Matters classes are taking part in the $20
Boss Challenge. The program is coordinated by the Foundation for Young Australians and the National
Australia Bank. It is delivered across all states, making it Australia’s largest enterprise education initiative
for secondary school students.
$20 Boss is an in-school challenge, run in cooperation with teachers and schools, which loans students
$20 of start-up capital to create their own businesses. The program offers the resources required for an
immersive learning experience that builds financial literacy and enterprise skills. Students are then able to
put these skills into practice in a ‘real world’ challenge.
Students are given the opportunity to plan, budget and market their business idea, and
then one month to run their business. The program enables students to unleash their
creativity, show that they can develop a product or service that someone might buy and, develop their
financial literacy, while incorporating purpose into their business at the same time.
The $20 Boss Challenge will be taking place from 17th August to 16th September with a variety of Small
Businesses operating at Emmanuel College. The businesses are able to trade at any time over this period,
including a MARKET DAY at the McAuley campus on Thursday 3rd September at recess and lunch time.
The range of businesses that will be running include:
> TASTY CHOCOLATE TREATS
> PIZZA
> EGG AND BACON SANDWICHES
> LOLLIES
> MILKSHAKES
> HOT CHIPS
Paul Azzopardi
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SOSE news
Anne Marantelli | SOSE Coordinator
Geography Competition Results
Year 7 and 8 students along with some of the Year 10
cohort and the VCE Geography classes tested their
geographic skills and knowledge against students from
across Australia. In total over 70,000 students from
760 schools were involved in the annual Geography
competition.
It is very pleasing to note that this year we had twice as
many students achieving High Distinction than last year.
All participants have received their certificates through
their Homeroom. Students who achieved Distinctions
and High Distinctions were acknowledged at a recent
assembly.
Receiving Distinctions at the junior
level:
Frazer English
Caitlin Garner
Samuel Graham
Declan Hoffmann
Thomas Hughes
Lori Irving
Lachlan Mustard
Jack Owen
Eloise Pallas
Bianca Suckling
Jemma Tanner
Jessica Thwaites
Tom West
Geordan Wraight
Receiving Distinctions at the
intermediate level:
Joseph Mahony
Paddy O’Brien
Charlotte Rowe
Rosie Wynd
We also had 10 students who
achieved a High Distinction in the
Junior Level of the competition.
These students were in the top 10%
of all students.
Rosalie Cullum
Martina Da Ros
Sarasa Deguchi
Kaitlyn Drake
Liam Flaherty
Jacob Gome
Oliver Montgomery
Francis Slattery
Declan Stodart
Caitlyn Symons
Achieving a High Distinction at
the Intermediate level of the
competition:
Rebecca Zerbe
Places in two International events are offered to the
highest scoring students across the country. Students
aged 14 – 15 represent Australia in the National
Geography World Championships. High achieving
older students take part on the 6-day training/
selection event, Geography’s Big Week Out, to choose
representatives for the 2015 International Geography
Olympiad. It is hoped that in future we may have
students representing Australia at one of these events.
Keep practicing your skills!
Congratulations to all students for these fabulous
achievements.
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Emmanuel
teacher in the
SPOTLIGHT
Catherine Taggart
Each week an Emmanuel teacher will be featured in order to showcase some of the
amazing educators we have making a difference at our school.
Reading and literacy are central to
Catherine Taggart's teaching.
"At the start of the year, she helps us set up our diaries,
and makes sure we know what we are doing each day."
(Year 7 Student)
As you walk into Ms Taggart's Year 7 classroom on a
Monday morning, you are met with a riot of colour and
student work up on the walls. Today is spelling day and
because Ms Taggart spends lots of time at the beginning
of the year establishing routines and techniques for
organisation, you know precisely what is expected of
you. With Ms Taggart as your teacher, you are welcomed
into the room with a smile and a joke or two. You also
receive clear and easy to understand instructions, and
you feel safe and secure enough to ask questions if you
are unsure about a particular task. By term three, one of
the things you enjoy most about Ms Taggart's class is her
story telling, and use of funny anecdotes as examples in
English.
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"She can make learning really fun!"
Having taught at Emmanuel for many years, Catherine Taggart
is also a wealth of knowledge and experience for other teachers.
She exemplifies the school’s commitment to both academic rigour
and student well-being.
Each student in Catherine’s class is accountable for their learning
and their progress, and as such, her classes have a strong sense
of independence.
One way she achieves this is through her questioning techniques.
Students know that they can be called upon to answer questions
at any time, but they are also given ‘thinking time’. She can often
be heard to exclaim, “let the man think!”; and if a student is
incorrect, “it’s not the end of the world; how can we improve next
time?”
"Sometimes I say
to them: 'Put up
your hands if you
feel in control of
your learning!'."
(Catherine Taggart).
This focus on the students’ classroom well-being is further
emphasised by Catherine’s positive and caring interactions with
each student. Students are never made to feel silly or dumb, they
are asked to reflect on their own learning and improve for next
time: “you can do better, and you have done better, and we won’t
lose too much sleep over it.”
"Relationships are key. You can teach in
a classroom with the poorest resources and still make a
difference if you have respectful relationships with your
students." (Catherine Taggart)
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Year 8 Melbourne Camp
Rebecca Zerbe, Rachel Dickson, Piper Hinkley and Phoebe Whitman (Year 8 Leaders)
During Week 4 of Term 3, the Year 8’s went to Melbourne for their school camp. Firstly everyone completed a city
orientation exercise. This involved groups of students navigating their way around the CBD, finding teachers, places and
answering a number of questions. This was a challenging activity and a great way to learn our way around Melbourne.
One of the biggest events of the week was when we all attended ‘The Lion King’ musical, which was spectacular, with
fabulous costumes, puppetry and songs. Another highlight of the camp was ice-skating, which was extremely fun, yet
challenging, and a first time for many.
During the camp, we also went on a river cruise, which showed us many famous places along the Yarra River. We also
visited the Aquarium, where we saw many types of aquatic life, including fish, sharks, rays and a huge crocodile. We
shopped in the Queen Victoria markets and Melbourne Central. We were fortunate enough to take a tour of the Shrine
of Remembrance, where we learnt a lot about our ancestors and our nation’s history in war. Some of us were even
lucky enough to go to the movies.
Meals were delicious as we went to Lygon Street, Federation Square, and the Crown food court, to name a few. One
night we visited Eureka Sky deck, and the view of the city lights from the 88th floor was fantastic.
We really enjoyed this camp, as we were able to share new experiences with our classmates, and see different and
exciting parts of Melbourne.
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Year 8 Wellbeing Day
Jye Barker, Joseph Mahony, Liam Couch and Jobe Steel - Year 8 Leaders
During Term 1 the Year 8 Leaders participated in a Student Leaders Congress at Deakin. Student leaders from a number
of other local schools were also involved in this. At the congress we listened to people and watched a video on how we can
improve and work on problems within our community. We were challenged to come up with an issue that we would work to
improve over the following months. Our problem / questions was, “How might we improve the general wellbeing of the Year
8 students at Emmanuel College?” Once our question was decided, we set out to answer it. After many discussions, we
decided on a Wellbeing day. Many more meetings and planning was needed prior to the day, which was held on the lst day
of Term 2.
During our Wellbeing Day we had loads of activities that were all based around improving the general wellbeing of students
at Emmanuel College. We had a healthy breakfast for all the Year 8 students and teachers. Afterwards we ran lots of
activities to insure that the students were getting a healthy amount of exercise. These activities were a three-legged race,
sack races, kicking footballs into rubbish bins and a water balloon tossing competition. After recess we had a motivational
speaker (Elli Smith) come in and talk to us about keeping mentally healthy and we finished off the day with a Liturgy to help
with our Spiritual Wellbeing.
The final part of the program was the Evening of Celebration, which was held at the Lighthouse Theatre. Here we got to
see what all the other schools around the district had done, as each school was required to make a three-minute movie
of their journey. There were lots of amazing ideas such as a book trade and a “Get up and Go” day. It was great to see
what all the other schools had thought of and it gave us lots of great ideas for future events. Whilst there we got to go
up on stage and tell everyone about our wellbeing day and how successful it was. Overall the wellbeing day was a major
success and we want to give a big thank you to all the teachers and staff that helped us setup the day and the year 8’s for
participating in our day with such enthusiasm!
Click on the image to the left to
watch the video, or follow the
link here:
http://tinyurl.com/nmlzf68
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Learning Resource Centre news
Margaret Sinnott | Learning Resource Centre Coordinator
Book Week At Emmanuel College
LRC Parent
Book Club
The next get-together
is Monday 31 August at
7pm in the McAuley LRC.
Book Week has been celebrated at Emmanuel College with:
An excursion to the Melbourne Writers Festival where students were able to meet and learn from authors and illustrators including:
Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton, Kitty Crowther, Kirsty Murray. There were authors from Belgium and India in attendance.
Year 8s celebrated the Picture Book work completed in English during Term 2.
Slices were on offer on Thursday at Recess.
Students took part in the LRC Scorch Trial Games including: Guess the number of pages, Book In A Box, Coin On The Book. A list of
winners will be in the next newsletter. Thanks to the students for participating.
The Emmanuel College Literary Lunch will be held this Thursday in the McAuley LRC. Students are to email Mrs Sinnott a request to
attend with the name of their favourite book.
Books of the Year
The Children’s Book Council of Australia have announced the winners for 2015.
The winners are:
Book of the Year Older Readers - The Protected by Claire Zorn
Book of the Year Younger Readers – The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present by Libby Gleeson
Book of the Year Early Childhood – Go To Sleep, Jessie! By Libby Gleeson
Picture Book of the Year – My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald
Eve Pownall Award For Information Books – A-Z of Convics In Van Diemen’s Land by Simon Barnard
For a full list of winners and Honour Books visit: http://cbca.org.au
Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge
Students are reminded that the Challenge will close at Emmanuel College on Monday 7 September.
Students are asked to record the books that they have read on the Challenge website. Any questions,
please see Mrs Sinnott.
Year 8 Picture Book Presentation Evening
Students and families from Year 8 gathered in the McAuley LRC last Thursday for the Presentation Evening. Students had been shortlisted for their efforts. Each student
who was shortlisted received a certificate. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honourable Mention certificates were also given out. Congratulations to all Year 8 students on your efforts
in drafting, writing and designing a picture book, suitable for children in Prep, Year 1 or Year 2.
See the following for results.
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Year 8 Picture Book Awards 2015
Shortlist
1st Prize
Finn Laidler
2nd Prize
Rosalie Cullum
When Whiskers
Went
Weather Together
3rd Prize
Joint winners
Sophie McElgunn & Rosie Wynd
Have You Seen My Spots?
Can You Teach Me How to Surf?
Honourable Mentions
Let’s Go To The Moon
Sharna Jenkins
My Spotty Undies
Keisha Waller
Fleur’s Special Day
Mattea O’Donnell
What If The World Was Backwards? Lauren Zanker
Not A Spoon Not A Fork
Piper Hinkley
Micki The Monkey
Emily Reid
Seth The Seal
Tom Jenkins
The Wannabe Wallaby
Patrick Farley
Lewy’s Magic Shoes
Zoe Bussell
Lilly
Emily Pennington
Bob
Charlie Johns
Talulah The Toucan
Rebecca Zerbe
Barry and Wazza
Sharni Smith
Meerkat Marcel’s Saxophone
Jobe Steel
Shortlisted
Being Different Isn’t A Bad Thing
I Don’t Want To Be A Meerkat Anymore
Do You Want George?
Max & The Monkeys
Wally The Whale
Big Bruce
The Spots
Grandma’s Garden
Elly The Swimmer
Millie
Who Is Going To Sing?
Alison and Aly’s Amazing Adventures
Polly The Pig
Amelia Chow
Megan Hamilton
Ruby Moloney
Jaylah English
Paddy O’Brien
Mia Lang
Andrew Pritchard
Eliza Turner
Morgan Barby
Zara Lukeis
Caitlin Symons
Georgia Mugavin
Olivia Wakely
Pigs Can’t Fly
Superhero
Looking For A Home
My Trip To The Hospital
Imagine If…
Our Trip All Around The World
Lola’s Pet
Where’s My Mummy?
What Happened To The Zoo Keeper?
Deer On A Bike
Henry Hippo
The Ugly Hive
Amberose Edwards
Cameron Stewart
Aleisha Mugavin
Brooke Watson
Emma Ragg
Erin Giblin
Laura Coffey
Phoebe Wittmann
Casey Anderson
Jayda Richards
Harry Ryan
Jessica Smith
EMMANUEL COLLEGE
Belong, Believe, Achieve.
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School Holidays Office Hours:
Rice Campus Office will be open between the hours of 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (closed for lunch
12pm-1pm) in the first week of the school holidays and closed during the second week as is the
usual holiday office hours.
Normally it is our main McAuley Campus Office open during this period, however it will be
undergoing some renovations during the break and therefore will be closed. We will endeavour
to have EFTPOS facilities at the senior campus, however they may be impacted and we
apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please note the Uniform shop will be closed for the entire period and we ask that any uniform
needs are therefore attended to in the week of Monday 14 September – Friday 18 September,
or when the students return in Term 4.
Date:
4 September 2015
Time:
Free half hour sessions between 9.00 am and 4.30 pm
Venue:
Victoria Legal Aid
185 Fairy Street
WARRNAMBOOL VIC 3280
For an appointment, please phone during business hours (03) 9269 0408 or 1300 792 387
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e-waste
Environment Week
In celebrating Environment Week (7 –11 Sept) at
Emmanuel College we have organised for the council's
e–waste collection to pick up unwanted electronic goods.
The pick up will be Wednesday morning 9th September from 8.30am to 11.30am in
the Ardlie Street carpark at McAuley Campus. Drop off your e-waste when you drop
off your children for school.
Parents, Students and the wider community are welcome to drop off any unwanted
electrical goods such as old phones, laptops, ipads so that components can be recycled.
Recycle your unwanted
electrical appliances.
Uncharted Sounds $16.99
Now available for pre-order on iTunes!
Available for download on Wednesday 16 September.
Click on the ‘Pre-order on iTunes logo above, or following this link:
(https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/uncharted-sounds/id1030001786)
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Artist of the week
This weeks
Artist of the Week is:
Hannah McConnell
Year 7
Made with paint
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23 Calendar of events
TERM 3 2015
31 August
WEEK B
01 September
VCE Unit 2 Psychology Excursion Melbourne
02 September
03 September
Studio Arts Excursion Unit 4 - Melbourne
Year 11 Business Management $20 Boss/
Trade Market Day
04 September
Evening of Inspiration
GWR Junior Golf
07 September
Year 10 Work Experience 10 H and I
OLHC Grade 5/6 Visits
WEEK A
McAuley Campus Assembly - Period 5
08 September
09 September
Years 7-9 parent/teacher interviews
10 September
11 September
Japan trip
Grandparents Day (9:00 AM-11:30 AM)
12 September
Japan trip
13 September
Japan trip
14 September
Japan trip
WEEK B
Year 12 English SAC - Context
(4:00 PM-5:30 PM)
15 September
Japan trip
VCE Meeting (4:00 PM-5:00 PM)
16 September
Japan trip
KoolSkools Album Launch
Student Leadership Rep Meeting
(3:45 PM-5:00 PM)
17 September
Japan trip
18 September
Japan trip
Emmanuel
Last day of Term 3
Term 3 Finishes at 2.25pm
19 September
Japan trip
20 September
Japan trip
Rock to Reef
21 September
Japan trip
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
22 September
Japan trip
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
23 September
Japan trip
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
24 September
Japan trip
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
25 September
Japan trip
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
26 September
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
27 September
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
28 September
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
29 September
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
30 September
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
01 October
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
02 October
Rock to Reef
Term 3 Holidays
03 October
Term 3 Holidays)
04 October
Term 3 Holidays
05 October
WEEK A
Students Return for Term 4
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Community news
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COMMUNITY NEWS ARTICLES
reflection
recovery
hope
prevention
Dear Family Members, Support Group and ARC participants,
Family Drug Help at Sharc will be running a pilot program at Warrnambool for families impacted by ice or other drugs
Saturday, September 12th with the intention of previewing a new Government initiative that will roll out across the
state.
Join us as we walk...
We have chosen Warrnambool to pilot the program regionally because of our new support group in the area.
WHAT: A program for family members affected by ice & other drugs
WHEN: Saturday 12th September 10 am to 4 pm.
WHERE:
The Archie Graham Community Centre 118/130 Timor St Warrnambool
WHO:
Facilitators Angela Ireland & Tracey Alder
The program consists of 4 new modules
Module 1 Learning Objectives. At the end of this module participants should be able to:




Discuss different types of drug use
Explain why people use drugs
Describe what effects drugs have on central nervous system, in particular, ice
Outline the consequences of drug use
Module 2 Recognising & Responding
Learning Objectives
At the end of this module participants should be able to:
 Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of drug use on mental health
 Explain how to approach someone about their drug use
 Describe Stages of Change and how to support a family member.
Module 3.
World Suicide Prevention day • 10 SePtember
Learning Objectives
At the end of this module participants should be able to:
 Recognise and respond to challenging behaviours
 Demonstrate the importance of self-care
 Outline a safety plan for family members
Module 4
Join Lifeline Lifeline South West
on World Suicide Prevention Day
as we walk Out of the Shadows
and into the Light.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the module participants should be able to:


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Demonstrate an understanding of AOD treatment
Identify professional and support services available
Recognise the role of harm reduction for users not considering change
Bookings:
Via the Helpline 1300 660 068
Or, email [email protected]
Show your support to preventing suicide and remember
those lost to suicide by joining us on our walk.
Date:
Thursday September 10th
Time:
Registrations 6:15am | Walk 6:30am
Place:
Warrnambool Foreshore Pavilion La Bella Room
Suicide is the leading cause of death for
RSVP: Online http://ow.ly/Qv95z or Carly 5559 0505
Australians under the age of 44. Lifeline
By taking part you will be making a
believes most suicides are preventable
difference to people’s lives by raising
and we all have a role to play.
awareness of suicide prevention.
For more information visit outoftheshadows.org.au
If you would like to be participant in this exciting new program and will be able to attend please book now.
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