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IssueNo.4~June2015
From the Acting Principal, Paula Condell
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Aswecometotheendofthe irstsemesterfor2015Iwouldliketotakethis
opportunitytothankallofthecollegecommunityforthesupportshownin
developingthedirectionofJohnFawknerCollege.Wehavemuchtocelebrateinour
journeysofar.AsmentionedinapreviousnewsletterthisyeartheCollegehas
continuedtomakesomesigni icantprogressinconsolidatingaculturewhich
providesaprogressivelearningenvironmentforallstudents.Alloftheworkbeing
undertakenisaimedatmakingJohnFawknerCollegethesecondaryschoolofchoice
inthelocalarea.Thisobjectiveisstartingtoresinatewithlotsofpositivecomments
beingforwardedbyeducationalexpertsandcommunitystakeholders.More
importantlydatacollectedthroughsurveysandfocusgroupsclearlydemonstrate
thatourstudentsseeJohnFawknerCollegeas,mindfuloftheirwelfareandeducation
inprovidinganextremelypositivelearningenvironment.
Themannerinwhichstudentshavecontinuedtoapplythemselvesinthecompulsory
examinationsacrossallyearlevelsisalsoanindicationoftheeffortsandvalueweare
placingonimprovingtheresultsofourseniorstudents.Thestudent’scodeofconduct
hasalsobeenanareainwhichtheCollegeismakinghugestrides.Studentsarewell
awareofexpectationsinrelationstouniform,behaviourandtherequiredworkethic.
Allofthismakesaclearandunequivocalstatementabouttheimpactofthecultural
change.Werecogniseandappreciateallthesupportwehavereceivedfromour
Collegecommunityincontinuallystrengtheningthepositivecultureofhigh
expectationsatJohnFawknerCollege.
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Acourteousremindertobothstudentsandparents,thattheschoolcrossingwhichis
nowfullyoperational,istobeutilizedwhencrossingJukesRoad.Parkingandspeed
restrictionsapplyinthisarea.Allstudentsareexpectedtousethecrossingwhenthe
lagsareshownatthestartandendoftheschoolday.Therewillalsobe150meter
parkingexclusionzonesfromthecrossing.Parentsareaskedtousethecommunity
carparksoastominimisecongestiononJukesroad.TheMorelandCouncilhas
informedthecollegethatparkingof icerswillbedeployedtoissueinfringement
notices.
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TheCollegehasaveryclearpolicyonstudentsleavingclassorschoolforreligious
purposesduringnormalschoolhours.AsaGovernmentSecondaryCollege,John
Fawknerisaseculareducationalinstitutionwhichrespectsthereligiousbeliefsofall
itsstudents,howeverdoesnotprovidereligiousinstructionaspartofitscurriculum
structure.ThisincludesleavingtheschoolgroundstoattendtheMosqueonFridays.
Parentswillalwayshavetheoptiontocollecttheirchildfromthegeneralof iceand
thenreturnthestudenttotheschool;howevernotespermittingstudentstoleavethe
schoolgroundstoattendtheMosquewillnotbepermittedduetotheschool’sdutyof
carerequirementsbeingcompromised.Theschoolwillprovide
IMPORTANT DAYS
aprayerroom,ifnecessary,atlunchtimeforanystudents
wishingtoundertaketheirprayerrequirements.
Parentsofstudentswhoareimpactedbythisdecisionare
askedtosupportthecollegewiththisruling.
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TheSemesteronereportswillbemailedoutwiththisedition
ofthenewsletter.
Thereportsservethepurposeofclearlyindicatingtostudents
andparentthelevelofachievementineachsubjectarea.Itis
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13thJuly
Term3Begins
27thJuly
SIPPInformation
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veryimportantthatreportsarere lectedupon
andthatparticularfocusbegiventothearea
whichindicateshowimprovementcanbe
achieved.Parentsareencouragedtocontactthe
Collegeshouldtheywishtodiscussthereports
whichrespectiveteachers.
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TheCollegehascommencedtheenrolment
processfor2016.AnyparentsofYear6students
whomayhavenotreturnedtheirsecondary
schoolpreferenceEnrolmentFormareaskedto
dosourgentlytotheirrespectiveprimary
schools.Parents,whoarealsoawareofany
familieswishingtoplacetheirchildrenatJohn
FawknerCollegefor2016,pleaseadvisethemto
contactthegeneralof iceforanenrolment
appointment.
TheCollegehashadanumberofenquiriesfrom
familieswishingtoenroltheirchildrenintothe
SportsacademyPrograms(Soccer,Netball,
Rugbyacademyin2016).Itisimportanttonote
thattheSportsacademiesarepartoftheschool’s
educationalprogramandthatstudentswho
attendanotherschoolcannotenrolinthe
academy.Studentswishingtobeconsideredfor
admissionintotheacademymust irstundertake
theprocessofseekingenrolmentintheCollege.
JOHNFAWKNERCOLLEGESPORTS
INDUSTRYPATHWAYSPROGRAM(SIPP)
In2016JohnFawknerCollegeisagainoffering
onanewandinnovativecomponenttoitssenior
curriculumthatisdesignedtoengageandexcite
studentswithaninterestinsportintheir
learning.
TheJohnFawknerCollegeSportsIndustry
Pathwaysprogram(SIPP)isasportsthemed
curriculumthatisdeliveredinpartnershipwith
elitesportandisdesignedtodeliverpowerful
outcomesinnumeracyandliteracyinacutting
edgeway.
Deliveredinthenewlyconstructedmultimillion
dollar,stateoftheartJohnFawknerCollege
GlobalLearningCentre,theJohnFawknerCollege
SportsIndustryPathwaysprogram(SIPP)is
taughtacrosskeylearningareassuchasEnglish,
Mathematics,Science,Humanities,Media,Health
andPhysicalEducationandtheArts.
Itisaprogramthatuniquelytapsintostudent's
passionforsportwhilstdeveloping21stcentury
numeracy,literacy,employabilityandfurther
educationskillscrucialtotheirfutureworkand
studylife.
Opportunitiestoworkwithelitesportand
interactwithitinapractical,'realtime'way,the
prominentuseofmediaandsocialmediain
learningandthe lexibletimetabletocaterfor
studentsregularoffcampusworkformsthe
centrepieceofthisprogram'steachingand
learningbene its.Criticaltothesuccessofthe
programarethepartnershipsthecollegehas
forgedwithelitesportandtertiaryeducationin
deliveringtheprogram.A-LeagueclubMelbourne
City,Super14club,MelbourneRebelsandLa
TrobeUniversityarejustthreesportingand
furthereducationinstitutionswhohaveagreedto
bepartoftheprogramin2016.Theseandother
partnerswillassisttheschoolinprovidingawide
rangingsportsthemedteachingandlearning
packagethatmeetstheneedsofallstudents
whetherintheVCAL,VETandorVCEstreams.
JOHNFAWKNERCOLLEGENOWTAKING
ENROLMENTSATYEARS10TO12FOR2016
To indoutmoreaboutthisuniqueteachingand
learningprogramparentsandstudentsare
invitedtoattendanInformationNightatthe
collegeMonday27thJuly6.30pm
Youcanalsovisittheschoolwebsiteformore
information.
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AremindertoparentsandstudentsthatTerm
threecommencesonMonday13thJuly.Please
notethatthewinteruniformrequirementsapply
fortermthreewithallstudentsrequiredtowear
aschooltieatalltimesandtheschoolblazer
whentravelingtoandfromschool.
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TheParentsandFriendsgroupiseagerto
encouragenewmembers.Thepurposeofthis
groupistogiveparentsandfriend’sofJFCthe
opportunitytobecomeinvolvedwithoutbeing
connectedintheformalitiesofSchoolCouncil.
Someoftheactivitiesthegroupwillbeinvolved
ininclude:Organisingsocialgatheringsfund
raisingactivitiesIdeasonhowparentscanbe
involvedintheCollegeGuestspeakerspresenting
topicsonCommunityissuesandCollege
Programs.Pleasecontactthegeneralof ice
shouldyouwishtoattendthegroupmeeting.
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TopTipsforMovingInformationintoLong
TermMemory
Thefollowingaresometipswhichmayhelpyou
tomoveinformationfromshorttolongterm
memory.
1. BEENGAGED:Ifyouareinterestedinwhat
youarelearningyouaremorelikelyto
rememberit.Askquestions,pre-read
information,makesummariesandfollowup
onthingsyoudon’tunderstand.
2. USEREPETITION:Repetitioniskeyto
transferringinformationfromshorttermto
longtermmemory.Themoreoftenyou
practiceatechnique,orreviseyour
informationthebetteritwilltransfertolong
termmemory.
optimally.Drinklotsofwatersothatyour
braindoesn’tdehydrate.Keepawayfrom
toomuchcaffeinewhichmayimpairbrain
function.
9. RESTYOURBRAIN:Gettingfreshairand
exercisehelpsyourbraintoprocess
information,asdoessleep.Moststudents
need8-10hoursofsleepanight.Thelast
stageofmemoryconsolidationtakesplace
whileyouaresleepingsoensureyouget
enoughsleepeachnight.
Learnmorethisyearabouthowtostudying
effectivelybyworkingthroughtheunitson
www.studyskillshandbook.com.au,particularly
ActiveStudyingandYourBrainandMemory.Our
school’saccessdetailsare:
Username:fawkner
Password:43results
3. RECORDINFO:Don’tjustwritedown
everythingyourteachersays,orcopy
straightfromatextbookorthe
Internet.Thinkaboutwhatisbeing
communicatedandcreatenotesthatare
accurate,meaningfultoyouandbuild
connections.Mindmapsareahelpfultool
forthis.
WEDNESDAY
3.00pmto4.30pm
FRIDAY
3.00pmto4.30pm
4. ORGANISEINFO:Whenyouarestudyingfor
atopic,makesureyouorganisethe
informationintosmall,distinctchunks.
5. VISUALISEINFO:Buildamentalpictureof
whatyouaretryingtoremember,likethe
partsofaplantorabattleinhistory.
6. BUILDASSOCIATIONS:Thismightmean
developingsomekindofsensorycuewhich
enablesyoutorememberinformationsuch
assmellorsound.Tryturningyournotes
intoasongorpoem.
7. SHAKETHINGSUP:Writeinacrazyfont,
uselotsofcolours,useyourlefthandto
writeinsteadofyourright…anythingthat
makesyourbrainhavetoengagemore
activelywithwhatitisyouaretryingto
learn.
8. FUELYOURBRAIN:Ifyouwantyourbrain
toworkwellforyou,youalsoneedtowork
wellforyourbrain.Eatingfoodsrichin
Omega3andessentialfattyacids(suchas
ish,nuts,legumesandleafygreen
vegetables)willhelpyourbraintofunction
UNIFORMSHOP
TRADINGHOURS
UNIFORMSHOP
NEWS
Hieveryone,thecoldweatherhasarrived!So
anyoneneedingWARMWINTERUNIFORMS,
besttogetinquicksmart!
Longsleeveshirts-$30.50,jumpers-$76.50,
skirts-$45,pants-$47.50,Blazers-$160
Forsport-trackpants$28andattheSPECIAL
PRICEof$55,rugbytops(we're$70)
IntheSIPPrangewehavethetrackpants,$50
andtheVERYWARMPADDEDJACKET$70.
Don'tforgetyourscarf(regulation)$7.50and
cosygloves,$7.25.Wealsohavenew,black
tightsinALLSIZESat$15!!Perfectwiththe
skirtsforextrawarmth.
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TheDepartmentofEducationandTraininghasreleasedanAppwhichisdesignedtohelpyoubetter
understandthecurriculumweusetoteachyourchildreneveryday.
TheApp,calledSchoolMate,isavailableforfreedownloadnowintheAppStoreforiPhonesandiPadsand
inGooglePlayforAndroidphonesandtablets.
SchoolMategivesyouageneraloverviewoftheVictoriancurriculumineachsubjectateachyearleveland:
• Providesyouwithanoverviewofwhatyourchildrenarelearningineachsubjectateachyearlevel
accordingtotheVictoriancurriculum(AusVELS)
• Providesyouwithtipsregardingactivitiesandthingsyoucandoathometohelpyourkidsineach
subjectandyearlevel
• Suggestsapps,books,eventsandactivitiesrelatedtoeachsubjectareaandyearlevel.
Ourschool,likeallothergovernmentschoolsinVictoria,usesAusVELSasthebasisforthelearning
programswerunatschooleveryday.
Ourteachersadaptthecurriculumtomeettheneedsofourstudentsandcommunity,forexample,
designinglearningprogramsaroundwhatyourchildrenareinterestedin,orarounddaysorcelebrations
thatareimportanttoourcommunity.
SchoolMateisdesignedtogiveyouanoverviewofwhatchildrenareexpectedtolearninVictorian
governmentschoolsacrosseverysubjectfromPreptoYear10.
IencourageyoutodownloadSchoolMateandtopleasetalkwithyourteacherormyselfifyouare
interestedto indoutmoreabouthowourschoolteachesthecurriculum.
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MarconandMiaBertolastandingout,thegirls
concededsomeunluckygoalsto inish5-6down.
MelbourneCityCollegeofFootball
TheMelbourneCityCollegeofFootballhashada
bigsecondtermwithallagegroupsparticipating
inthemorelanddistrictchampionships.With
moresuccessthanheartbreak,anddevelopment
attheforefront,JFCandMCcoachingstaffhave
beenextremelyproudofthecommitment,effort,
applicationand
professionalismwithinallcompetitions.
Readthefollowingmatchreportstoseehowour
teamsfaired:
Girls
Ourgirlshavehadplentygoingoninterm2,
participatinginjunior,intermediateandsenior
soccer.
TheseniorshadahugewinagainstPascoeVale
GirlswhoplayedatCBSmithReserve.16-1was
theendscore,withanumberofstandout
performers,namelyyear10MiaKillick.
Ourintermediategirlsplayedreallywellallday
andmadeitintothe inalroundwithhuge
resultsagainstAIAandIlimscoring24goalsin
justtwomatches.Itcametothe inalmatch
againagainstPascoeVale,whichlookedtobea
toughtask.Despitebeing5-3upwithGiuliana
Ourbigsuccessstorycameintheformofouryear
7-8team.Withplayers illinginfromoutsideof
theprogram,itwasgoingtobetoughtocompete
againstbigschoolslikeCoburgandPascoeVale
again.Itdidn'tseemtodeterourgirls,againbeing
undefeatedfortheday.AlanaCernewasbrilliant,
slottinggoalsineachgameandwassupported
wellbyMiaBertola.AlyssaKaddourstoodtallin
goalswhilstSabrinaKaddour,TasnimHasanand
YasmineAyachewerestrongallday.The inal
gamedecidedthetie,withabrilliantMiaBertola
hattrickbeingthedifferencebetweenJFCand
PVGC.
Welldonetoallgirls,ifthereareanyextragirls
interestedinjoiningtheprogramtheymustsee
MrMcDowellassoonaspossible.
IntermediateBoys
TheIntermediateboysAteamexperiencesuccess
atthedistrictlevel,becomingdivisionchampions
afteralongday.Ahardfought2-0victoryagainst
GlenroyCollegewasagoodwaytostarttheday,
butitdidn'tcomewithoutstress.JFCfoundit
hardtobreakthedeadlock,drawingequalatthe
break.ButCameronMarkiefoundawayinthe
secondhalfwithafadeawayshotthatfoundits
wayintothetopcorner.Afteranervousfew
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againitwasCameronMarkiewhoscoredaftera
beautifullydirectedballbyEstebanCastroover
thebackofthedefence.JFCfoundasecondand
kepttheballbrilliantlytocapoffaperformance
thatallcoaches,SimonZappia,Lachlan
Armstrong,RobertRimmerandMrMcDowell
werehappywith.
moments,thegameopenedupandbecameeasier
forJFCtomaketheirwaythrough.
The loodgatesopenedandtheIBboyscame
streamingoutthroughthelikesofAhmedE,
MiguelCacerasandWillThompson.Miguelwas
theonetomakeanimpact,andnippedinatthe
backposttomakeit2,whilstotherchancescame
closecrashingintothebarandgoingincheswide.
Agooddefensiveeffortandaclutchsaveinthe
irsthalfbyHuwPortercon irmedtheresultwith
awell-earnedcleansheet.
Fieldingtwoteams,theBteamwasnexttotake
thepitchandtheytoogotofftoa lyer.Going1-0
downatthebreak,LucasAttardwasthe
differencecappingoffabraceincludingagoal
directlyfromacornerthatbothteamscelebrated
accordingly.Thegame inished2-1againstAIA.
Afteralongbreakourboyswerehungrytotake
thepitchandtheydidsoinconvincingfashion
puttingAIAawayearlyinthegame.Will
Thompsonwasastandout,holdingtheballup
andbringingothersintothegame.Hetookthe
scoresheet,asdidCameronMarkie,TomHarris
andAhmedE.OurBteamweren'tsoluckylosing
toGlenroyandIlimCollegeintheirnext
encounters.
Thecrunchgamecamearoundfastaswecameup
againsttitlecontendersIlimCollegewhowere
unbeatenontheday.Withasoliddefensiveeffort,
Theresultmadethe inalgamebetweenourA
andBteamredundant,sowehadascratchmatch
withplentyofgoalsandaction.Themain
highlightbeingHuwPorterthegoalkeeper
tuckingawayapenaltyinconvincingfashion.
Theboyslookforwardtotheregional inalsin
term3withwhatshouldbeastrengthenedteam
withanumberofplayersreturningfrominjury.
Year7Boys
Ouryear7boystooktothe ieldintesting
conditions,thecoldestdayoftheyearsofar.This
didn'tseemtotestthemagreatdealasthey
strung6goalstogetherinawell-roundedeffort
againstGlenroyCollege.CaptainDanielLucente
thestandoutperformerwithtwobombsfrom
outsidethe18yardbox.
Puttingthatgamebehindus,adraworwinwould
proveenoughagainstastrongerCollingwood
Collegeout it.Asaresultwesteppedupourgame
andwent3-0upthroughsomegoodlinkupplay
andsolid inishingfromMertTunaandAnthony
Masino.AfterthebreakBenHarrisscoreda
handybrace,whichwasovershadowedby
disappointinglyconcedingtwosoftgoalsbased
onsomegoodsoloeffortsbyCollingwood.The
score inished6-2andwelookedinformafter
toppingourgrouptoplayagainstCoburgHS.
Coburgwere ieldingastrongout itwithmany
NPLbasedplayersandplentyofdepth.Theiryear
7cohortisfourtimethesizeofourssoitwas
alwaysgoingtobeatoughcontest.Although
dominatingplay,JFCdidnottakechancesand
endedup1-0downafter10minutes.Theteam
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respondedwellandscoredrightbeforethebreak
throughanawkwardcaptainsgoalbyDaniel
Lucentefromadeadball.
Thesecondhalfsawusinabattle,howeverthe
boysseemedupforitasPatrickFiyalkohadsome
greatchancestoscore.Thewinnercamefrom
NicholasLizioscoringagreatheaderoffawell
whippedincornerbyPatrickFiyalko.
WelldonetotheboysandspecialmentiontoTiger
AbdulWahed,BenHarris,AhmedKaddourand
MertTunaforagreatdefensiveeffortthroughout
thedayamongstthewellroundedteameffort.
Inadditiontothis,wewouldliketocongratulate
thefollowingplayersontheireffortsandattitude
inthelatterpartofterm2:
− CameronMarkieofyear10foreffortand
performanceininterschoolcompetitions
− ArjunCapelloforhiseffortintraining,
strengthandconditioningandmatches
− SabrinaKaddourforherconsistenteffortsin
trainingandmatchday
− MiaBertolaforherinterschooleffortsin
juniorsoccer
− TomHarrisandYianniBliasfortheir
leadershipandapplicationintrainingand
matchday
− MertTunaforhismatchdayandtraining
performance
− ChristianFolinoforcommitmentandeffort
whilstjugglingVCEcommitments
KieranMcDowell
SportsIndustryPathways&MelbourneCityCollegeof
FootballProgramsCo-ordinator
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TheJuniorGirlsNetballteamparticipatedinacompetitionatCoburgStadiumonThursdaythe4thofJune.
TheotherschoolsthatparticipatedwerePascoeValeGirlsSecondaryCollege,IlimCollegeandGlenroy
SecondaryCollege.Eachschoolhad4gameswith12minutehalvesineach.ThecoacheswereMissPapas
andNikkitaandthegirlsthatplayedwereNaura,Marietta,Yasmine,Angela,Hailey,Litiane,Rayan,Ghada
andKiara.WehadawinagainstIlimCollegewiththescores11-4.Allthegirlshadagreatday,werevery
enthusiasticandputinagreateffort.
Ghada,RayanandNikkita
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