Welcome To Term 2.

We finished Term 1 off with a bang! Our Open Night was a great success and it was a lovely opportunity to show our community what we have to offer. As mentioned, it has been an eventful beginning to Term 2 with a respectful Anzac Day Assembly and a wonderful buzz during our Parent/Student/Teacher conferences.

We have a few staff changes:

Peter Allen has taken a position for Term 2 as Acting Assistant Principal at Carwatha College P-12.

Judy Baxt has taken leave for the rest of the year to take up a position at Bayside College.

Andrew Dixon has been seconded to DET to work in the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy Unit.

Cue my introduction. This is not Andrew Dixon’s writing, this is Claire Hanley, I will be Acting Assistant Principal during Term 2. I am very excited about this role, and hope to support students, staff, parents and the community to the best of my ability.

We would like to welcome our new staff to our community:

Belinda Spina who will be teaching middle school and senior English classes.

Mark Tatton who will be teaching senior English classes and middle school Performing Arts classes.

Rosalie Sullivan who will be teaching middle school Food Technology classes.

Vijaya Sanga who will be supporting students in the PSD program.

These teachers are committed and will support our students to help them achieve their best.

College Assembly - ANZAC Day

On Tuesday 30th May the College came together to commemorate ANZAC day. The assembly took place in the gym and was MC'd by the College Captains. In addition, we were privileged to have a guest speaker, COLONEL JOHN COULSON, OAM, RFD, ED (Retired).

John spoke of his experiences in the Vietnam War and the potential for everybody today to meet the challenges of the Anzac spirit – Courage – Endurance – Mateship and Sacrifice.

I would like to share with you a little bit about John.

John retired from Wellington College in 2004 as its Principal and spent a total of forty-seven years with the Victorian Education Department. He then became the state coordinator of the Victorian Spirit of ANZAC Prize until 2007.

John was a member of the Army Reserve for thirty-five years, retiring in 1995 with the rank of Colonel. John served in South Vietnam in 1967 and with the British Army in 1981.

He is a Governor of the Shrine of Remembrance, Chairman of the Battle for Australia Foundation, Regimental Secretary of the Royal Victoria Regiment, a member of the Defence Reserves Association and Patron of the National Servicemen’s Association.

John is a member of the Richmond Football Club, and a life member of the Murrumbeena Football Club.

He is a member of the Lions Club of Waverley and President of the Waverley Lions Village Inc. that provides low cost accommodation for eligible old age pensioners.

John chairs the Waverley RSL Sub Branch’s Norman A Smith Memorial Scholarship committee that provides an annual $8000.00 scholarship.

John’s most recent appointment is as Director of the Murrumbeena Bendigo Bank Board.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

College Uniform and Attendance

We would like to take the opportunity to remind students and families of the uniform requirements of the College and reiterate our expectation that all students continue to wear full School uniform as outlined in the College Uniform Policy which can be found on the website.

Parents/Guardians are also asked to support their children by ensuring regular attendance at school.

Schooling is compulsory for children who are 6 to 17 years old.

Students are expected to attend school during normal school hours every day of each term, unless:

the student is registered for home schooling and has only a partial enrolment in a school for particular activities
the student has an approved exemption from school enrolment or attendance.

Daily attendance is important so students don’t fall behind socially and developmentally.

School helps:

maximise life opportunities for students by building education and support networks
develop important skills, knowledge and values that set them further learning and participation in the community
students make the most of life opportunities.

Children and young people who regularly attend school and complete year 12, or an equivalent qualification, have:

better health outcomes
better employment outcomes
higher incomes across their lives.

Regularly missing school may be an indicator of disengagement, leading to adverse outcomes. It is an easily observable warning sign.

A child missing one day a fortnight will miss four weeks in a year, and more than a year of school by year 10. It is important that children develop regular attendance habits at an early age.

If you require support from the college to further support the young people under our care, please contact a member of the subschool team.

Middle School

Leader of Middle School: Melissa Robinson- rn@whsc.vic.edu.au

Year 7 YLC: Ben Shepherd- bshe@whsc.vic.edu.au

Year 8 YLC: Angela Field-afie@whsc.vic.edu.au

Year 9 YLC: Jacinta Wilson- wi@whsc.vic.edu.au

Leader of Senior School: Judith Riddoch- rn@whsc.vic.edu.au

Year 10 YLC: Max Ellis- me@whsc.vic.edu.au

Year 11 YLC: Megan Hodgkinson- mhod@whsc.vic.edu.au

Year 12 YLC: Anna Anetoudis- aa@whsc.vic.edu.au

Student Wellbeing Coordinator: Louise Ford- fd@whsc.vic.edu.au

Judy Anderson and Claire Hanley

Assistant Principals

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