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Principal's Message We Grow Through Connection

Community News Parent/Carer Contributions, A reminder to bring your laptop to school, PSC Continues to SOAR, Freestyle Goju Karate Lessons with All Stars Defence Academy, Construction Update - Pakenham Level Crossing Removal Project, ROAD CLOSURES IN AND AROUND PAKENHAM, Disruptions on the Pakenham Train Line, Connecting with Us

Student Achievements School Wide Positive Behaviour Program , PSC Art and Technology Exhibition Awards, Course Counselling Information Night, PACT Garden Success, Latest Chess Tournament Update

Student Voice Student Representative Council Update, Caring for our Wildlife

Sport Pakenham Eels Rugby Team Information Session, Staff vs Students, Pakenham Warriors Basketball Development Program, PSC Fitness Centre

Performing Arts College Production - The Wizard of Oz - Limited tickets still available, New Performance Opportunity for Year 9 and 10s, Drama Club

Victorian State Schools Spectacular

Art @ PSC Creative Victoria, Artist in Residence

From the Office General Office, Students departing early from school, Bell Times, Parent Details, Uniform Shop, Compass, Student Absences, Compass Guide, Excursion Approvals - Online Only , Student Absences, Compass Pay, More Compass Information

Key Dates Dates for your diary

Careers Corner Welcome Nicole Robertson to the team, PSC Course Counselling, Headstart Information Evening - Understanding Apprenticeships and Traineeships, SBAT Opportunity , Planning on studying at university?, University Open Days, Swinburne University of Technology, Monash University, La Trobe University, RMIT University, Australian Catholic University, Federation University, University of Melbourne, Victoria University, Deakin University, RMIT Early Offers Open Now, Melbourne Careers Expo, Your Career - https://www.yourcareer.gov.au, Victoria Police Career Information, Competitions, Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition

Library Matters Premiers' Reading Challenge, The Benefits of Reading, Useful Library Links, Connected Libraries:, Myli - My Library Community, Useful Library Links, SORA Reading App Instructions, Sora Install Instructions

Student Health & Wellbeing See the Doctor at PSC, Wellbeing Dogs at PSC, Tuning in to Kids Program, Support Services

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Student Voice

Student Representative Council Update

The SRC has been working on a few different projects this year.

This term, the Events Committee will be holding a free dress day on Monday the 16th of September. The theme will be Sports. As it coincides with French Day, students are also encouraged to come to school dressed in French sports uniforms. All proceeds will go towards the Sports Access Foundation.

The Wellbeing Committee is working on updating the wellbeing posters around the school and is planning to host RUOK? Day this year on Thursday the 12th of September. We are still ironing out some details and will be promoting the event as soon as everything is set.

The Sustainability & Grounds Committee wants to thank everyone who participated in the survey last term. We received some great feedback and are in the process of drafting a proposal to enable the changes we hope to see.

Lastly, some of our SRC members participated in a leadership camp last term which proved to be very successful. We hope that anyone interested in becoming an SRC member next year will also sign up for this program.

Thanking you

The Student Representative Council

Caring for our Wildlife

On Wednesday, 17th July, 9.4 visited Lockey's Legacy, a local Wildlife and Rescue Sanctuary in Toomuc Valley, which is about a 15 minute drive from Pakenham Secondary College. We went there to learn about caring for injured native animals and to volunteer our time to help the sanctuary.

Locky's Legacy covers a large area of hilly, native bushland with a dam and a creek running through the end of the property, which provides a vital water source for wildlife. The wildlife known to inhabit the area include swamp wallabies, easatern grey kangaroos, echidnas, lyrebirds, sulphur-crested cockatoos, a variety of water birds, finches, robins and wrens, and of course, bare nosed wombats!

Locky’s Legacy is named after the first possum they received to care for at the shelter. Locky was a little Brushtail possum who, unfortunately didn't make it, but they decided to honour his memory by naming the shelter after him.

But who was Locky? He was a little Brushtail possum who passed away overnight unexpectedly in his sleep. He was a sweet little boy who loved life. We decided to name our shelter after him so his memory can live on.

During our visit, we met Don and his best mate, Daphne the duck, and we helped to unload a truck full of waste food from a Woolworths supermarket in Pakenham. This perfectly good food is saved from landfill and helps to feed all of the animals at the sanctuary. The work that they do to look after injured and abandoned animals in the area is vital.

Locky's Legacy has already looked after hundreds of injured and orphaned birds and animals since it was first established about seven years ago.

We all enjoyed the day immensely and hope to go again soon. We are planning to do some fund raising to help support the work of this important organisation.

Year 9.4

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