College News
Helpers Still Needed - Mother's Day Stall
We are still looking for a few more volunteers to help at the Mother's Day Stall next Friday, 7th May.
If you are able to help from 8.30-10.30am on the day, please contact Alicia Collins 0419 517 407 or Jenny McMeeken 0409 968 137 ASAP.
Volunteers will need to have a current Working With Children's card and must sign in at the College Office beforehand.
Mother's Day Stall Reminder
Our Mother's Day Stall will be held next Friday, 7th May.
To accommodate for the Years 5/6 Winter Sports Day, Years 5 and 6 students are invited to come directly to the Brigidine Centre to shop at the stall from 8.30am.
Items will be priced from 50 cents to $7.
All other students will have the opportunity to attend the stall when school commences.
Please remember to bring a shopping bag to carry your gifts home.
Invitation - Family Engagement Core Group at Hurley's Hotel
The Family Engagement Core Group is meeting next Monday, 3rd May, at Hurley's Hotel to continue learning about positive ways parents can contribute to the learning of their child and the College community.
All are welcome!
Interested parents are asked to please RSVP to kyliemorrissey@sakyabram.vic.edu.au if you plan on attending.
Congratulations to Adam Napier - VCAL State Level Award!
We are very excited to announce that Adam Napier has won the State Level 2020 VCAL Achievement Award in the category of Student Award - Intermediate Work Related Skills.
Adam was a Year 12 VCAL student with us in 2020. We are extremely proud of Adam and offer him congratulations! The VCAL Achievement Award celebrates Adam’s outstanding achievements in completing his VCAL qualification, especially within the Work Related Skills strand.
The award also recognises the exceptional efforts of our committed community partners who played a significant role within Adam's Structured Work Placement. We would like to sincerely thank Alan Busch’s Auto Services and Kyabram Paint, Panel and Restorations for supporting Adam during work placements throughout his VCAL pathway.
We also acknowledge the efforts and dedication of our VCAL Teachers and Leaders.
Adam has achieved state level excellence in applied learning! Well done Adam.
Birth Congratulations
Some of our staff members had a very busy and exciting Easter break. We congratulate the following staff who recently welcomed babies to their families:
Rikki (staff), Hayley, Indigo, Zarli and Vada Busch who welcomed their daughter and sister Tully.
Jessie (staff) and Corey Mallon on the arrival of their son Wally.
Hannah (staff) and Josh Smith on the birth of their daughter Ayla.
We wish them all well.
Italian Cooking Challenge
La Squadra Italiana is happy to announce this term's Italian Challenge!
Students and teachers from all year levels are invited to cook traditional Italian dishes at home.
In order to submit your entry, simply send photos of your cooked dish to italianchallenge@sakyabram.vic.edu.au between Week 3 and Week 8 of Term 2. The Italian teachers will then vote and assign two prizes for the most traditional and the most beautifully presented dishes.
We will also provide some real Italian recipes in the next few weeks to give you some inspiration.
Happy cooking!
MATES at St Augustine College
We are looking for more volunteer Mentors in Kyabram
The MATES program is a youth mentoring activity which matches a young person (mentee) with a volunteer (mentor) from the local community. The program was introduced by Campaspe Youth Partnerships in 2017 and is running successfully at St Augustines, Kyabram P-12 and Rushworth Colleges. We are now looking for more mentors to match-up with students nominated by the schools.
With the strong support of the schools and community, MATES aims to:
Mentor - provide an additional positive role model in the lives of young people
Assist - assist and extend the positive life experiences of young people
Trust - model a trusting relationship between the mentor and mentee
Engage - engage young people more into their schools and local communities
Skills - identify and enhance the skills of young people
The benefits for the young person are improved self-confidence and feelings of self-worth and helping students get ‘back-on-track’ with their learning. Many of the students say the best part of the program is just having someone to talk to. Evidence shows that youth mentoring positively impacts the lives of both the mentee and mentor.
To become involved in the program, mentors need to be over 18 years old and have good communication skills that are adaptive to working with young people. Mentors are required to complete four hours of training and to commit to one 40-60 minute catch-up per week during school terms. All visits will be at the school and the length of the program will depend on the student needs and the success of the relationship.
The mentor will need to adhere to the MATES Code of Conduct, Child Safe Standards and to all school and MATES Policies and Procedures. A Working with Children Check will be required which is free for volunteers.
There will be mentor training held shortly at a time to be announced. For more information or to register for the Mentor training, contact Leanne Picone, Campaspe Youth Partnerships, on 0418 146 69 or by email projects@ccllen.com.au or contact Campaspe Cohuna LLEN on 5482 6055.
Your involvement could help shape a young person’s life – please consider this program as a way to help the youth in our community.
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