College Communications

TERM 2 KEY DATES

Tuesday 23 April

Wind Symphony attends the Templestowe Rotary School's ANZAC Day service

Year 9 Morrisby Profile testing

Year 7 & Year 8 Taming Technology

Wednesday 24 April

Senior Girls 3v3 Basketball

Year 10 Assembly 1:15pm, features a seminar on online gambling

Thursday 25 April

Anzac Day Public Holiday (no school)

Doncaster Secondary College & Doncaster RSL Dawn Service

Friday 26 April

Year 10 Mandarin cooking program

DSC Anzac Service, period 4

Livestream begins 12:30pm: https://youtube.com/live/Y3K83rSKp1o?feature=share

Tuesday 30 April

Year 7 Turbo Day - Soundworks

Top Screen excursion - Year 10 & Year 12 Media students

Wednesday 1 May

Year 7 Turbo Day - Stringworks

Thursday 2 May

Top Designs excursion - VCE Vis. Comm. Design students

Friday 3 May

DSC Cross Country trials

Wednesday 8 May

Year 7 & Year 10 Immunisations

Thursday 9 May

Year 9 - Year 12 Young Women in Trades & Tech expo excursion

Year 10 Revive Day

Friday 10 May

Year 10 Mandarin cooking program

Monday 13 May

DSC House Athletics Carnival

Thursday 16 May

Junior School Alternate Program Day

Year 10 Inspiring Girls program

Monday 20 - Wednesday 22 May

Instrumental Music Camp

Monday 20 May

Year 10 Inspiring Girls program

Tuesday 21 May

Year 7 Assembly

Wednesday 22 May

Year 9 & Year 10 Subject Expo

Year 9 Cluster Day - Makers

Thursday 23 May

Year 7 - Year 9 SEAL Maths CAT competition

Year 10 Law excursion to Parliament

Friday 24 May

Year 9 Assembly

Year 10 Mandarin cooking program

Monday 27 May

Year 10 Inspiring Girls program

Year 11 Art Making & Exhibiting excursion

Tuesday 28 May

Year 12 Art Making & Exhibiting excursion

Wednesday 29 May

Year 11 Assembly

Monday 3 June

Inspiring Girls program

Tuesday 4 June

Music Winter Concert

Thursday 6 June

Inspiring Girls program

Monday 10 June

Monarch's Birthday Public Holiday (no school)

Wednesday 12 June

Year 10 Assembly

Thursday 13 - Friday 14 June

Year 10 exams

Friday 14 June

Year 9 Maths Games Day

Monday 17 - Friday 21 June

Year 11 exams

Tuesday 18 June

Year 12 General Assessment Test (GAT)

Wednesday 19 June

Year 7 - Year 9 SEAL: Oxford University Computing Challenge

Year 12 Assembly

Monday 24 - Friday 28 June

Year 10 Careers experience week

Thursday 27 June

Year 7 - Year 8 SEAL Maths Games Day

Friday 28 June

Year 9 SEAL Maths Games Day

Year 7 Assembly

Year 9 Assembly

End of Term 2

Interschool Sport Training Schedule

Anzac Day Commemorations

Anzac Day is Thursday 25th April. All this week, SRC Members will be selling ANZAC Day badges, keyrings, pens and bracelets in a price range from $2 - $5. They will also be for sale in the Main Admin building during business hours.

The College will be taking part in the following ANZAC Day commemorations.

Manningham City Rotary Club – Schools ANZAC Day Service

Tuesday 23rd April, midday to 1pm at Templestowe Memorial Reserve

The DSC Wind Symphony will provide the live music, with Ella R. of Year 12 singing the Hymn and National Anthems of both New Zealand and Australia. Class 9E and several SRC members will be attending on behalf of the College.

Doncaster RSL Dawn Service

Thursday 25th April, service begins at 6am

This important community event is being run by our College Captains, with much of the live music provided by the College Wind Symphony. College Co-Captains Patrick M. and Sophie N. will be the MCs with Sophia V. reading poetry and Olive D. laying the wreath. Furthermore Harrison P. will be delivering a speech about 99-year old local veteran, David Westward. 

All are welcome to attend the service.

SRC Doncaster Secondary College Anzac Service

Friday 26th April, 12:30pm (beginning of period 4)

Members of the SRC will be running a commemoration service under the flags outside W Block. This service will be live streamed to all classes and will run for approx. 15 mins.

Members of our community can also watch the service using this livestream link:

 https://youtube.com/live/Y3K83rSKp1o?feature=share

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns or require further information about any of these events.

Wendy Howes

Significant Events Coordinator

Smoking & Vaping: Advice for Parents

Parents, carers, schools, and community all play an important role in protecting children and young people from, and educating them about, the harmful effects of smoking and vaping.

Research from the Royal Children’s Hospital shows many parents and carers are not aware of the harmful effects or how their views about smoking and vaping can impact the likelihood of a young person taking up smoking or vaping.

The Department of Education has developed resources to help you learn more about the health risks of smoking and vaping. The resources include advice about how to talk to children and young people about vaping, and where to get support. 

To access the resources, go to Smoking and vaping: Advice for parents | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)

You can also view this video on smoking and vaping from experts at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne for health advice and tips for starting a conversation with young people.

Art Olympia Competition

There are only a few days left for all teachers and students to submit their entry to the Art Olympia Competition, showcasing their cultural identity through the beauty of art. There are 10 prizes up for offer!

Student Prize

• 1st prize $100 voucher 
• 2nd prize $80 voucher
• 2X 3rd prize  $50 voucher
• 6X 4th prize $20 voucher

 Teacher Prize

•  $100 voucher

This competition closes on Wednesday 24 April.

You can submit:

• Analogue Artwork - using non-digital/traditional materials such as pencils, paints, paper and canvas.
• Digital 2D Artwork - using digital tools such as a tablet or computer
• 3D Artwork - three-dimensional artwork such as 3D modelling or animation.
• Comic Strip - is a visual representation of a story and a chronological narrative, which can be hand drawn or on a computer.
• Interactive Novel - great explainer video can be found here.
• Storyboard - is more of a guide of your story and can be done traditionally or digitally.

Sign up for the competition here:

Student Sign-Up Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=N7Ns2Ycaz0S2mzzsM0pMH_yFHshbQIlBm_yPRGhv_vhUNDJHNklROFRFNlVNUExGQzRDQ003UkNIVi4u 

Teacher Sign-Up Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=N7Ns2Ycaz0S2mzzsM0pMH_yFHshbQIlBm_yPRGhv_vhUOTZWSUIyQkJVOTVJQTVISlZUQUNPVkJLNi4u  

The International Student Forum Team 2024

Don't have access to NBN?

Families with school-aged children are eligible for 12 months free access to NBN, as part of the Australian government's School Student Broadband Initiative. Please read the following link for more details and eligibility requirements.

https://www.anglicarevic.org.au/student-internet/

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