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Principal's Report Report from Westall Secondary College Principal, WE NEED YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Assistant Principal (Years 11/12) Report Banner Photo

Assistant Principal (Years 11/12) Report Report from Assistant Principal Yr 11/12, Jason Tickner, Westall Secondary College Photograph Sibling Orders

Assistant Principal (VM, 9/10) Report Banner Photo

Assistant Principal (VM, 9/10) Report Report from Assistant Principal VM, Yr 9/10, Travis McIntosh, Reminder: School Photos – Monday 3rd March, House Swimming Sports – Thursday 7th March, NAPLAN , Common Assessment Tasks (CATs)

Assistant Principal (Years 7/8) Report Banner Photo

Assistant Principal (Years 7/8) Report Report from Assistant Principal Years Yr 7/8, Alice Paget, Brain Care (Year 7 and 8 Wellbeing Curriculum), NAPLAN, Westall Open Night and School Tours, Westall Secondary College Photograph Sibling Orders

Senior School Report Message from the , Director of Learning , Senior School , Mr Denholm Pickering , Y12 EAL Excursion

Middle School Report Message from , the Director of Learning, Middle School, Ms Michelle Collins , MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERS, Compass, Year 10 Work Experience, CSEF – Camp, Sports and Excursions Fund, Year 10 Immunisation Program 2025

Junior School Report Message from the, Director of Learning, Junior School, Miss Jessika Cichy, Year 7 Immunisation Program 2025

WELC & International Student Report Banner Photo

WELC & International Student Report Message from the International Coordinator and WELC Coordinator , Westall International Student Program, WELC Report, WELC events coming up, Westall Writing Competition!

Art/Technology News Here is what's happening in Art and Technology, Ms Helen Ifandis, VISUAL ARTS YEAR 8 ART ELEMENTS, ANTHONY BRESLIN' PROJECT: 2024 - 2025, VISUAL ARTS YEAR 8 - Surrealism, Students - work in progress, ICREATE LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE

Sports News Here is what's happening in Sports!, Swimming House Carnival on March 7th, Sports ambassadors 2025, WELC Female International School Edges Out Year 12 Girls in a Thrilling Basketball Match, Year 7 and 8 - , Round Robin Competitions, Congratulations Senior Cricket (mixed), Intermediate Boys Cricket , Fastest runners - comp for the fastest sprinter in the school, House relay result, Students versus Teachers-Big Bash Cricket, Westall Junior Lawn Bowls Teams Make History with Victory Over McKinnon

Careers & Pathways News Here's what's happening in careers! , CAREERS SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON School-based Apprenticeships (SBATs) in 2025, Year 10 Work Related Skills - Handling Food Safely - 'VET Cookery Taster', Year 11 Work Related Skills, Industry Visit to Goodman Fielder Bakery, 2025 Trade and Tech Fit Expo 3-4 June 2025

Wellbeing Centre News From the Wellbeing Team!, Ashley Oehler , Student and Wellbeing Coordinator, Nadia Papagiannopoulos Student Engagement Officer , Meaghan Morley , Mental Health Practitioner, Pamela Johnson , Adolescent Health Nurse , A message from the Student Wellbeing Coordinator , WELCome Sessions, Lunch time at Wellbeing , Staff Wellbeing Week, Supporting a healthy headspace is important for our wellbeing. Here are seven tips on how you can support your mental.

Other School News Instrumental Music lessons! , What can I learn?, SINGING, GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS/PIANO, CLARINET, FLUTE & SAXOPHONE., The Afghanistan Women's Cricket team have played together for the first time — but the match was so much more than a game, Westall Secondary College , Photograph Sibling Orders, Safe Use of Machinery for Technology Teaching , Westall Writing Competition!

Parent Information School Drop Off and Pick Up, Westall Front Office Opening Hours , Payment Information, Financial Support for Families, Updating Your Contact, Custody and Medical Information, Instrumental Music lessons! , What can I learn?, SINGING, GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS/PIANO, CLARINET, FLUTE & SAXOPHONE., Westall Secondary College Photograph Sibling Orders, Westall Writing Competition!, Ourplace Services , Jump! Dandenong School Swimming Programs, Berry St Foster Carer, Sustainable Schools , Second-Hand Textbooks and Uniforms, Free Trial for Maths Online, Autism Connect, Saver Plus Program, delivered through Berry Street. , Our Place Team at Westall Hub, Maths Online, Fit City Events - Duathlon Series at Sandown, Karate for Students, Stage School Australia

Community News Extreme Hardship Support Program Information Session, Westall Secondary College Photograph Sibling Orders, Kingston Libraries BIG Summer Read , BMBA Basketball at Stonnington Sports Centre , Family and Friends Introductory Offer , VicRoads Learner Permit Test Online (LPTO), City of Greater Dandenong Holiday Activities Program for April - Now Open , Teens Dance Program , Make A Difference, GKR Karate , No Limits Aquila Academy (NLAA) Soccer academy, City of Kingston Community Bike Education Program, Carers Victoria welcomes the continuation of public transport concessions for Carer Card holders, Bulls (Noble Park) Juniors Football Club, Mazenod Football Club

Compass User Information How to recover your , Compass account details, Online payments and parental consent on Compass, How to view your child's report, How to book parent teacher interviews on Compass, How to change your password

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WELC & International Student Report

Ms Debby Morgan & Ms Summer Bao

Message from the International Coordinator and WELC Coordinator

Westall International Student Program

We are excited to share the highlights from Term 1 of the International Student Program!

Welcome to Our New Students! We began the term with the warmest of welcomes to 28 new students from Cambodia, Vietnam, China, and Saudi Arabia. It has been wonderful to see everyone settling in well, making new connections, and adjusting to their new environment. The picture below captures a special moment at our New Student Check-in Lunch, where students had the chance to meet their peers and feel more at home in their new school community.

Lunar New Year Celebration

In celebration of the Lunar New Year, we came together to welcome the Year of the Snake. Our international students engaged in various games and activities to mark this special occasion. It was a fantastic event where everyone had a great time, and we are grateful for the energy and enthusiasm that our students brought to the celebration.

As always, we are committed to providing a supportive and enriching environment for all of our international students. We look forward to continuing our journey together in the upcoming terms.

Reminder - plan travel only in school holidays

If international students are planning for school holidays, we would like to remind you to plan in accordance with the official Victorian school term dates.

Term Dates in Victoria:

Term 1 Ends: Thursday, 28 March 2024
Term 2 Starts: Monday, 15 April 2024
Term 2 Ends: Friday, 28 June 2024
Term 3 Starts: Monday, 15 July 2024
Term 3 Ends: Friday, 20 September 2024
Term 4 Starts: Monday, 7 October 2024
Term 4 Ends: Friday, 20 December 2024

Travel Guidelines:

Departure Date: Students must not leave earlier than the last day of the term.
Return Date: Students must return before or on the first day of the next term.

Homestay students must submit their travel details to the International Student Coordinator for approval at least two weeks before departure.

For any questions or assistance, please contact the International Student Program.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Ms Summer Bao

International Student Program Coordinator

WELC Report

This term we have enrolled 25 new students to our Language Centre and we are currently running 5 classes. These groups are based on students’ English levels. Our new students have settled in well. All WELC students went on an excursion to the Yakult Factory in Dandenong. This was a wonderful opportunity to have a tour around a working factory. Students learned all about the process of making Yakult and the beneficial probiotics inside.

They were given some Yakult to taste test. Our teacher, Mr Udara has been working with our senior girls on basketball skills recently, and this week they played a match on Wednesday against the Westall Secondary senior team. Our WELC students won 8:6! Congratulations to Sumire, May, Bella, Rena, Farzana, Lisa and Mr Udara for preparing so well and playing a fantastic game!

We are running Reading Program before school on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. All Group 4 and 5 students should attend but all students are welcome. Students who come to these sessions are able to read aloud to a teacher. Reading aloud is a wonderful skill that helps reading pronunciation and comprehension. Students are encouraged to practice reading aloud in their homes, too, to improve even more in this area. We also are running a Revision Club on Monday after school. If you would like your child to attend this session in order to have the chance to ask teachers for help or revise vocabulary words, please contact the Language Centre.

Students are only in our program for a very short time so we encourage all students to spend time at home practicing their English. If there are any questions, students are always welcome to come and talk to teachers at school.