College Communications
TERM 2 KEY DATES
Wednesday 3 May
Curriculum Day (student-free day)
Senior AFL Round Robin
Friday 5 May
DSC Cross Country Carnival, period 2
Wednesday 8 May
Year 9 MyCareer Insights testing
Tuesday 9 May
Senior Sport Round Robin
Senior Lawn Bowls team represents DSC at the State Championships
Wednesday 10 May
Trades Fit - Young Women in Trades & Tech Expo
Thursday 11 May
Intermediate Girls AFL Round Robin
Friday 12 May
Year 10 Macbeth incursion (payment due 5th May)
Wednesday 17 May
Year 12 Elevate session, period 1 (payment due 15th May)
Year 7 Taming the Technology workshop, period 1 (details to be confirmed shortly)
Year 9 MyAnimal RSPCA excursion
Year 9 MyCity Ice Skating excursion
Year 9 MyPhoto Botanical Gardens excursion
Thursday 18 May
Year 7 Humanities Ruffey Lake excursion
Year 10/11 Drama 'I Wanna Be Yours' excursion
Friday 19 May
Year 7/8 SEAL Australian Geographic Competition
Division Cross Country
Monday 22 - Wednesday 24 May
Music Ensemble Camp
Monday 22 May
Year 7 Ruffey Lake Fieldwork excursion
Thursday 25 May
Year 8 Sport Round Robin
Monday 29 May
North East Victoria Regional Concert
Wednesday 31 May
Year 7 Sport Round Robin
Thursday 1 June
Year 7 Girls Netball
Tuesday 6 June
Instrumental Music - Winter Concert
Thursday 8 June
Senior Girls AFL
Monday 12 June
King's Birthday Public Holiday - no school
Tuesday 13 June
Regional Cross Country
Thursday 15 June
Year 12 GAT
Tuesday 20 June
Year 12 Formal
Friday 23 June
End of Term 2
Art of Culture Competition
Showcase your cultural identity through the beauty of art!
All students and teachers who are passionate about art are welcome to participate in this competition. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to express yourself and potentially win one of the NINE fantastic prizes.
TOPIC:
“Your culture, our culture” students can choose their comfortable art forms to present their own culture through this art competition.
WHAT CAN I 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. You can include descriptions of camera angles.
WHERE AND WHEN TO SUBMIT?
The deadline is the 24th of May, Wednesday. The sign-up and submission forms can be found below. Please note that there are two separate forms for students and teachers, a kind reminder not to click on the wrong one. The participants should also note that the size of the files cannot be larger than 1GB. Students and teachers can also hand in their physical artwork at the International Student Learning Hub if technical issues occur. The artwork will be returned once the final decision has been made.
PRIZES
Get ready to win big! We have some amazing prizes lined up for this competition. In the first round, there will be a total of six prizes, with one prize for each year level. Whether which year group you're in, you could win big! But that's not all. The second round will be awarding three winners. Don't miss your chance to win these incredible prizes. Sign up for the competition today!
Student Sign-Up link:
Teacher Sign-Up link:
From International Student Forum 2023 representatives
Enviro Club
At Doncaster Secondary College we are passionate about creating an environmentally friendly school. To support this, the bread company Wonder is running a Recycling Rewards Campaign to help promote and support us in recycling. This challenge is asking all members of our community to bring in their empty bread bags, all brands are acceptable, and place them in the allocated boxes.
The boxes can be found in the front office and the W Block near the Junior School Office. These bags will be recycled back into an oil and then reconstituted into food grade packaging, creating a circular economy, reducing plastic in our landfill and the need for more resources.
Added bonus, in helping improve our environment, if we gather enough bread bags Wonder will provide our school with sports equipment.
We are looking forward to your contribution!
Parmis and Jana
Environmental Club
Canteen Update
Notification of Price Changes – 8th May 2023
Dear families, students, and teachers,
We are writing to you advising that the canteen will be implementing price changes across our menu, effective from 8th May 2023.
As you are no doubt aware that there is continued pressure on all prices due to a 7.4% national wide inflation rate. Adding to the current inflationary issue we are also currently going through a national hospitality industry labour shortage, which resulted in a significant increase of everyday business running expenses and wages.
We have absorbed many of these increases over the past 10 months and kept our prices the same, but My School catering now has no choice but to pass on these increases to our customers. We will be increasing all our prices by 8%-10% (Roughly 20-50 cent), to keep in line with the national inflation rate.
We understand that these increases will place pressure on families and but please be assured your pricing remains very discounted, and please check out the budget section on our online order system for discounted items.
We have included a new Term 2 2023 price list for your reference, and please ensure your children bring the correct amount to recess and lunch.
We would like to thank all students, families, and staff for their ongoing support and understanding. We hope to see you in our canteen soon.
Kind regards,
My School Catering
Wellbeing Resources
Tuning into Teens is a free 6-week parenting program run at Headspace Hawthorn which assists parents to help their teens understand and regulate their emotions - this is referred to as Emotional Coaching. The program is for parents and carers of young people aged 12-25.
Dates: 10th May – 14th June 2023
When: Wednesdays
Time: 6-8pm
Where: Headspace Hawthorn – Level 1, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn
Cost: Free
Vaping and Young People
Manningham Council will be running a free online seminar for parents/carers on Vaping and Young People. Click on the link below to find out more.
Online: Tuesday 9th May - Young People & Vaping - Parent, Carer and Educator Webinar
Kinetic Bus Services Term 2 Update
Student Voice & Agency Opportunities
If you are a student who is interested in running a School Event and/or Awareness Day, please contact your Positive Climate for Learning and Community Engagement Leader for further assistance. The pdf below provides an annual list of events for 2023 that you might be interested in.
DSC Interest Clubs
As the year gets underway, more Interest Clubs will return (or start up) in 2023. For now, here is a list of the lunchtime Clubs underway in Term 1
| Day | Club |
|---|---|
| Monday | Chess Club, KPop Club (room C13), Year 11 Hoops |
| Tuesday | Art Club (B3), Lego Club (C13), Book Club, Languages Club, Year 12 Hoops |
| Wednesday | Crafternoon (C13), Anime Club, Year 8 Hoops |
| Thursday | Music Jam Session, Enviro Club (B3), Junior Girls Basketball (Stadium), Year 10 Hoops, Chat Club (Library), Homework Club (3.30pm - 4.30pm) |
| Friday | Rainbow Collective, LGBTQIA (C5), Games Club (W block upper), Badminton Club (3.30pm - 4.30pm) |
Wellbeing Hub
Don't forget that The Hub (near the Canteen) is open every day at recess and lunchtime for drop-in and everyone is welcome.