Sandringham College News

Together we make the difference!

Amy Porter

Cover page artwork by Lucy Roberts (Year 10)

WORKING BEE - SUNDAY 23 April @ Bluff Road

Activities - basic cleaning, gardening, painting and grounds clean up. We will meet at the admin building at Bluff Road. Morning tea is provided and we will be working from 9am to 1pm. Come for an hour or the whole time; all support greatly appreciated. Please indicate your ability to support the College via the following FORM. 

 

Bring your...

  • gardening gloves
  • secateurs
  • rake
  • spade
  • painting clothes 
  • family members!

School Council 2023

I am pleased to announce the school council for 2023. I would like to thank all parents who nominated for the school council, this is the best response that we have had since I became Principal in 2016 and shows the commitment of our parents to our school.

 

School Council President: Andrew Barlow

School Council Vice President: Serge Sardo

School Council Treasurer: Glen Dyke

School Council Members: Donna Walker, Amanda Khan Niazi, Grant Greenway, Vivienne McElwee (DE), David Hall (DE)

Student Council Representative: Nina Yardley/Rotation of 2 year level leaders from each year level across council meetings 

 

If you would like to be involved in supporting the College in another way, please consider volunteering for one of our school parent groups. We really rely on parent support to run events and to undertake large projects. You can donate as much or as little time as you have, every minute you can donate makes a difference to our students and our community. 

New staff and farewell to exiting staff

We are pleased to welcome the following new staff who joined us during Term 1 or who will be starting in Term 2.

 

Welcome

Dr. Mia Treacey - English/Humanities

Leonie Besley - STEAM and VCD

Eli Nakamura - Admin Bluff Road

Ria Edmonds - Food Technician 

Marie Castel - French Language Assistant 

Haiwen (Lavinia) Cai - SWC

 

I would also like to farewell and thank a number of staff who are moving on to new positions and opportunities. 

 

Farewell

Victoria Steele - Library

Adam Paterson - HPE

Lynsey Righetti - Food Technician

Caitlin Elliot - SWC

Tanya Martinek - Inclusion Program

Friends of the ARTS

Activities

  1. Volunteer your time to make costumes or sets for the school musical
  2. Assist with running the canteen for the school musical 
  3. Assist with ushering and front of house for the school musical and dance concerts
  4. Organising and selling roses at the school dance and musical productions - these are for our students 
  5. Help out at the school ART exhibition 
  6. Participate in the annual theatre clean up day 
  7. Assist with music performance nights 

Please keep your eye on COMPASS as we will be advertising for support for the School Musical. Can you sew costumes, help build sets, source or make props, help out on the nights with makeup and hair?

Friends of the ENVIRONMENT

Activities

  1. Participate in one of our working bees - please come to our first working be on Sunday 23rd April.
  2. Volunteer to do some gardening or grounds tidy up as part of a roster

Sleeping Sound 

While we know sleep is essential for good health, research shows that many children and young people are not getting enough sleep on school nights. This can affect thinking, concentration, memory, reaction times and mood.

 

Research shows about 12% of primary school-aged children, 25% of 12- to 15-year-olds and 50% of 16- to 17-year-olds don’t get enough sleep on school nights. The recommended amount of time to sleep for primary school-aged children is 9 to 11 hours. For teenagers, it’s 8 to 10 hours.

 

Signs that your child is not getting enough sleep can include:

  • low mood and irritability during social interactions
  • reluctance or arguing about getting off devices and going to bed
  • falling asleep during the day
  • difficulties waking up for school and sleeping in late on weekends to catch up
  • changes to communicating or interacting at home

You can help your child to improve their sleep by:

  • establishing a regular sleep pattern and consistent bedtime routine
  • supporting them to avoid using electronic devices such as smartphones before going to bed and in bed
  • encouraging your child to exercise and spend time outside in daylight, steering clear of vigorous activity in the hour before sleep
  • encouraging them to wind down and relax before going to bed.

If your child is still having trouble sleeping, has persistent problems with low mood, excessive daytime sleepiness, restlessness in bed, severe snoring or wakening unrefreshed, despite getting adequate length sleep, they should see a doctor.

For more information on sleep health, you can refer to: 

 

Sleep Tips for Children (sleephealthfoundation.org.au)

Why sleep is so important | Kids Helpline

Sleep explained - Better Health Channel

 

 

At Sandringham College our strong vision supports us to provide opportunities for students to achieve both academic excellence and to develop as young people of great character. Our desire is that our students cultivate their intellectual capacity and that they strive for excellence in all that they undertake.  We believe that Sandringham College students, if supported in their learning and development, will become young people of great character who are able to engage with the world around them as tolerant, kind and consciously curious life-long learners. In order to achieve our vision we draw strongly on our school values of Respect, Excellence, Integrity, Creativity and Community. It is particularly important to our school that we work as a community; it is through the combined efforts of our students, staff and parents that we achieve our goals and support students to succeed in their aspirations.