COLLEGE CALENDAR PRINCIPAL`S REPORT Connected Seniors

Volume 24 No. 14
NEWSLETTER
COLLEGE CALENDAR
Tuesday, 29 May
Music Soiree – 7-9pm
Wednesday, 30 May
VCE Drama Performance
Thursday, 31 May
Year 12 Biology Revision
lecture
Year 8 Round Robin
Friday, 1 June
25 May, 2012
20 May. Two students, Ami Pasricha from Year
12 and Yaser Jarrar from Year 11 represented
Doncaster Secondary College at this public
speaking competition. Each student was
required to present a prepared speech on the
topic ‘Time waits for no man’.
Debating
Year 8 ESL excursion
Year 7 ESL excursion
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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Connected Seniors Program
A team of Doncaster Secondary College
students will be assisting Peter Blasina (Gadget
Guy) in delivering IT workshops for Seniors.
The major aim of the workshop is to demystify
the internet. Our students will teach senior
citizens how to use the internet for
communication and a vehicle to access a whole
new world of exciting and useful information.
I am proud of our involvement in this worthwhile
community activity. It is a fantastic opportunity
for our students to share their knowledge and
computer skills and to connect their classroom
learning to a real life scenario.
The Connected Seniors Program is a Telstra
initiative. The workshops are to be held in the
City of Monash Council Office in Glen Waverley
on Friday, 8 June.
Mrs Éva McMaster
Principal
DEBATING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
Public Speaking
The Rostrum Voice of Youth Competition was
held at Scotch College, Hawthorn, on Sunday,
Debaters Association of Victoria
Debating Results
Round 3
A GRADE – Team 1
Topic – That we should drastically increase the
price of alcohol. (Negative)
Karen Kung Best speaker
Adelina Menxhiqi
Nurul Driver
Defeated by Marcellin College
A GRADE – Team 2
Topic – That we should drastically increase the
price of alcohol. (Negative)
Yaser Jarrar Best speaker
Sylvester Yat-Beaumont
Ami Pasricha
Won against Northcote High School
B GRADE
Topic -That sports stars charged with crimes
should not be allowed to continue competing.
(Negative)
Matthew Grant
Ka Wai Lai
Hui-Ling Chang
Won against Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School
C GRADE
Topic - That parents should be paid to stay at
home and look after their children.
Saahil Bijlani Best speaker
Reuben Tee
Andrey Chabunina
Some of the activities that we enjoyed the most
were archery and sword fighting and trying on
armour and clothing. We also enjoyed when we
were treated as criminals and had to serve our
punishments.
The day was filled with entertainment and
learning. It was a very beneficial experience. We
can say that personally our knowledge of the
medieval times has been extended by the
presentations given and we think that the
teaching style that was used is very effective for
students of all stages.
D GRADE
Topic – That we should not allow people under
18 to compete in professional sport.
Brandon Li
Best speaker
Tsu Jie Ng
Christian Petkaris
Defeated by Marcellin College
Congratulations to our debaters and public
speakers who have ‘found their voice’ and are
‘spreading the word’.
Mrs Mandy Hanrahan
Debating and Public Speaking Coordinator
MEDIEVAL INCURSION
On Tuesday, 15 May, the Year students who
participate history, got to partake in an incursion.
The organisation, Medieval Education, came to
our school to involve us and educate us further
about medieval times and the people who lived
in that era. They presented five areas; games
and archery, weapons and armour, fashion and
dress, crime and punishment and knight training
and tournaments. In each of these subjects, we
were taught by a different learning style, a
hands-on environment and included in small
activities and demonstrations.
Jess, Alicia and Tersia 8E
SPORT AND RECREATION COMPLEX
The College has been
informed by the building
contractors that the first day
of the concrete pour for the
Sport Stadium will be on Wednesday, 30 May.
This will mean an increase in trucks delivering to
the site and we therefore ask that students and
parents take extra care around the Church Road
entrance to the site during this time.
Mr Tim Sprigg - Facilities Manager
PROPOSED PARKING RESTRICTIONS
IN CHURCH ROAD
STUDY OPPORTUNITY FOR UNIT 3 EXAMS
Council Local Laws officers have raised safety
concerns due to parked vehicles during school
peak times, in Church Road near the
intersection of Sharon Street, on the east side of
Church Road, just west of house numbers 142
and 144 Church Road.
To improve safety at this location and to provide
a ‘drop off’ and ‘pick up’ facility for parents, it is
proposed to install ‘NO PARKING, 8am-9am;
3pm-4pm; School Days’ parking restrictions on
Church Road outside the western boundaries of
house numbers 142 and 144 Church Road, as
shown in the attached drawing.
For your information, the Victorian Road Safety
Road Rule 2009, rule number 168, states that in
a No Parking’ area, ‘a driver is permitted to stop
the vehicle for not more than 2 minutes to drop
off or pick up passengers or goods and the
driver must not leave the vehicle unattended’.
There will be mid-year exams for Accounting,
Biology and Physics on Tuesday, 12 June and
Chemistry on Wednesday, 13 June.
A team of VCE High Achievers will be
facilitating study sessions in the lead up to the
June Exam period.
It is anticipated that this measure would provide
parents with the opportunity to ‘drop off’ and
‘pick up’ their children in Church Road, thus
reducing congestion and improving safety at this
location.
Study
Date/Time
The ‘NO PARKING, 8am-9am; 3pm-4pm;
School Days’ signs are proposed to be installed
by the end of June 2012.
Study
Date/Time
Student
Leaders
Student
Leaders
Date/Time
Student
Leaders
Study
Date/Time
Student
Leaders
Accounting
Friday, 25 May
Period 4
Ami Pasricha
Karen Kung
Chemistry
Wednesday, 30 May
Period 4
Melanie Loudovaris
Nannija Power-Priede
Monday, 4 June
Period 1
Melanie Loudovaris
Nannija Power-Priede
Physics
Monday, 28 May
Period 1
Justin Lee,
Marjorie Pereira,
Evan Livaditis
Trevis Yee Kim Hum
All students enrolled in these Unit 3 studies
are encouraged to attend the study session.
Student Led Study Session Timetable
Students will be provided with practice exam
questions and will have the opportunity to share
their expertise to get the best out of their exam
preparation.
Ms Belinda McGee
Senior Years Curriculum Leader
GEOGRAPHY CAKE COMPETITION
Studying Geography enables students to gain an understanding and an appreciation of the world in which
they live. As part of their study, students were given the opportunity to present an area of Geography in a
visual way – using cake as the main source of material!
Cakes included volcanoes, endangered species, environmental disasters, maps, compasses and even an
atlas! The cakes and models were displayed during the College’s Open Night and it was rewarding to see the
interest and hear the positive comments about the way students presented a geographic theme using a cake!
Prizes were awarded for a number of categories.
Congratulations to all students who participated. You should all be proud of your efforts.
Environmental
First prize:
Second prize:
Third prize:
Honourable mention:
Honourable mention:
Waterfall
Atlas
Volcano
Oil spill
Beach erosion
Mapping
First prize:
Endangered animals
Second prize:
World
Third prize:
Cyprus
Honourable mention: Compass
Honourable Mention:
Animals
First prize:
Second prize:
Other
First prize:
Second prize:
Third prize:
Honourable mention:
Honourable mention:
Honourable mention:
Honourable mention:
Mrs Jenny Stella
Geography Teacher
Bryn-Celyn Beasley
8F
Mikaela Sharp, Rani Singh, Helene Sinclair 7C
Brandon Li and Charlie Ding 7E
Daniel Italia-Prasad 7E
Mariah Moschoyiannis, Vivien Nguyen and
Roumina Parsamand 9E
Hugh Bennett 7E
Jack Whelan 7B
Illias Costa 7B
Hui Shan Thoo, Jerlynn Woo, Kira Voskoboinik
Jasmine Lee, Rebecca Li, 7E Tara Rashidi 7D
Chris Moschoyiannis & Stuart Finch 7B
Koala
Bear
Jack Christiansen 7B
Emily Natoli and Chloe Giovannucci 8H
Pollution
Pyramids
Solar system
Population
France
Castle
Christchurch Cathedral
Thomas Kyriacou 7B
Carmen Watson 7F
Jason Rodrigues 7C
Stefan Todorovic 7B
Liv Phillips and Ruby Evans 7E
Alex Royal 7E
Isaak Spinley 8F
BOYS’ AND GIRLS’
INTERMEDIATE BADMINTON
Despite galant efforts by both the girls’ and the
boys’ teams, we again lost to a very strong
Balwyn High School in both sections. Being
runners up to Balwyn is something we can be
proud of as our players who played the game in
the finest of spirits and sportsmanship. Both the
girls and boys had strong wins against Hawthorn
Secondary College, Camberwell High School,
Templestowe Secondary College and Kew High
School losing just one set against all four
schools. However, as mentioned earlier Balwyn
High were too strong with very competent
players.
Congratulations to Mel Liu who coached the
girls’ and our one and only Eddy Luk who
coached the boys. A highlight for the students
was a stop off at McDonalds/Subway to renew
energies spent
FRENCH NEWS
We are looking for Host Families from
Doncaster Secondary College who would be
willing to host a French student in their home for
a few weeks.
The students (two girls and five boys) will be
arriving in Melbourne on Sunday, 8 July and will
be departing for France on Saturday, 4 August.
They all come from the same school in
Bordeaux.
This can be a wonderful and very enriching
cultural experience for both the host family and
the students. You don’t need to speak or study
French to participate in the program.
For more information, please contact Mrs
Berthie at the College on 9848 4677
Merci beaucoup!
Mrs Sylvie Berthie - French Teacher
Mr Peter Mason
CORNUCOPIA 2012 COVER COMPETITION
Doncaster Secondary College is having an
Instagram Competition.
Students can have their Instagram photo
published on the front cover of our yearbook, the
Cornucopia.
An Invitation is extended to all Year 9 and 10
students
• ENJOY 2-4 days in which you will be
introduced to some of the wonders of
Science and Technology;
• PERFORM interesting experiments in
university laboratories; and
• HEAR from leaders in Science, Technology
and Engineering.
Information:
• PROGRAMS are non-selective;
• COST is $110(inc GST) for 2-3 day program
and $145 (inc GST) for 4 day program; and
• SPONSORSHIP is available through Rotary.
For further information and application forms,
students should see Mr Wragg.
Mr Wragg - Science Domain Leader
A board of judges will be selecting a variety of
photos from Years 7 -12 and publishing them on
our 2012 cover.
Submit digital entries to Ms Patterson or Ms
Norman by Wednesday, 6 June.
(Please make sure your files are named and
saved as a jpeg.)
Ms Kirsten Norman and Ms Gemma Patterson
Publications Coordinators
NETBOOK SUPPORT
NETBOOK SERVICE NUMBER
The ProService number is 1300 662 286. Service support will
be provided 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
When students experience problems with their
Netbooks parents are advised to call the Pro
Service support number so that Dell staff can
diagnose the problem.
Parents will be notified about a dedicated line for
insurance claims shortly.
The College provides student Netbook support
which is available at the College after school
every day in ‘G’ Block.
Mr Jeff Pavlou - Assistant Principal
EXCURSION LIST
Excursion
Year 12 Biology
revision Lecture
Heatherwood
School
Aust National
Chemistry Quiz
Australian National
Chemistry Quiz
Loddon Prison
Jewish Holocaust
Museum
French Poetry
Competition
RMIT University
Bundoora
Melbourne
University Genetics
Lab
Australian Maths
Competition
Melbourne Zoo
Year 12 English
Excursion /Incursion List
ExcursionIncursion
Date
31/05/2012
Cost
Payment
Date
$8
CLOSED
My Advance
Class 2
Year 11&12
Wednesday’
s Term 2
26/07/2012
$90
CLOSED
$5
CLOSED 2
Chemistry
students
Year 11 Legal
Studies
Year 11 History
26/07/2012
$5
CLOSED
05/06/2012
$27
29/05/2012
12/06/2012
$23
05/06/2012
Years 7,7,9&10
12/06/2012
$6
05/06/2012
Yr12 PE Class
20/06/2012
$18
13/06/2012
Years 12 A,B&C
Biology
20/07/2012
$25
13/07/2012
Year 11
Psychology
Practice exam/
Marking/Revision
02/08/2012
$5
CLOSED
13/09/2012
$32
06/09/2012
12/10/2012
$33
05/10/2012
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