TERM 2 KEY DATES

Wednesday 17 May

IDAHOBIT

Year 12 Elevate session, period 1

Year 7 & Year 8 Taming the Technology workshop

Year 9 MyAnimal RSPCA excursion

Year 9 MyCity Ice Skating excursion

Year 9 MyPhoto Botanical Gardens excursion

Thursday 18 May

Year 7 (B, C, D, G) Humanities Ruffey Lake fieldwork excursion

Year 10/11 Drama 'I Wanna Be Yours' excursion

Friday 19 May

Division Cross Country

Year 7/8 SEAL Australian Geographic Competition, period 3

Year 7H Ruffey Lake fieldwork

Monday 22 - Wednesday 24 May

Music Ensemble Camp

Monday 22 May

Year 7 (A & F) Humanities Ruffey Lake fieldwork excursion

Year 12 VCE-VM Community Meal program, Templestowe

Tuesday 23 May

Year Maths Methods SAC1

Wednesday 24 May

Year 9 MyCity Zoo excursion

Year 9 MyCity MCG excursion

Year 10 Certificate & Pathway Info Night, 5-6.30pm

Thursday 25 May

Year 12 VCE Drama performance, 6pm

Friday 26 May

National Sorry Day

Year 12 VCE-VM White Card training

Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June

Reconciliation Week

Monday 29 May

North East Victoria Regional Concert

Wednesday 31 May

Year 7 Sports Round Robin

Thursday 1 June

Year 7 Girls Netball

Monday 5 - Friday 9 June

Year 11 exams

Tuesday 6 June

Instrumental Music - Winter Concert

Wednesday 7 June

MyCity Walking Tour

Wednesday 7 - Friday 9 June

Year 10 exams

Thursday 8 June

Senior Girls AFL

Monday 12 June

King's Birthday Public Holiday - no school

Tuesday 13 June

Regional Cross Country

Wednesday 14 June

Year 9 MyCity Eureka Skydeck

Thursday 15 June

VCE The GAT

Monday 19 - Friday 23 June

Year 10 Careers Experience Program

Tuesday 20 June

Year 12 Formal

Friday 23 June

Last day of Term 2

The DSC Fathering Project

We have an exciting new family and community engagement program starting this term - The Fathering Project. The Fathering Project was founded in 2013 with the aim of supporting fathers, and father figures, to be the best parent they can be so their children can thrive. Their website has a heap of useful resources and links to seminars that our Dads might be keen to explore: Home - The Fathering Project

Here at DSC, our Mental Health Practitioner, Lachlan Marchant, will be coordinating a range of initiatives and activities for the Fathering Project. His first objective: to connect as many DSC Dads as possible to our very own FP portal!

Dads, you can register here:

https://portal.thefatheringproject.org/dads-group/doncaster-secondary-college/

Lachlan has confirmed our first official DSC Fathering Project event: Junior School Dads and Kids Trivia and Pizza Night. This will be held on Thursday 15th June at 5.30pm in W-Block. We welcome our Junior School Dads to come along (even if they haven't signed up yet) by RSVP'ing:

https://portal.thefatheringproject.org/activity/?ref=148848

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund

Financial Assistance Information for Parents

Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria Education State and the Government’s commitment to breaking the link between a student’s background and their outcomes.

School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors. Excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works while sports teach teamwork, discipline, and leadership. All are a part of a healthy curriculum. CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps, and sporting activities. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seekers and refugee families.

The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions, or sporting activities for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is: $225 for secondary school students

How To Apply

New applicants should contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from the website below.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF): Resources | education.vic.gov.au

If you applied for CSEF at your child's school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:

new student enrolments; your child has started or changed schools this year.
changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.

Applications are to be submitted by 16 June 2023. Check with the school office if you are unsure. PH: 9848 4677

Translated information is provided here:

Art of Culture Competition

deadline is 24 May 2023!

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:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=N7Ns2Ycaz0S2mzzsM0pMH0MkfXoXgz5BjDWQ9mw1ufxUQ1NQN1E3WEE2UUJTTlBFS0RPWFU2SkdDTC4u

Teacher Sign-Up link:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=N7Ns2Ycaz0S2mzzsM0pMH_yFHshbQIlBm_yPRGhv_vhURDdLQ0VORjU1WlM1UDRYQTMxQ09TTTUwWS4u

From International Student Forum 2023 representatives

Recycle your Bread Bags!

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,

From the DSC Student Environmental Club

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	Breakfast Club 8am (W-Block Quad), Chess Club, KPop Club (room C13), Year 11 Hoops
Tuesday	Art Club (B3), Lego Club (C13), Year 12 Hoops, Homework Club - International Students (3.30pm @ The IS Hub), Zumba class (3.30 - 4.15pm)
Wednesday	Crafternoon (C13), Year 8 Hoops
Thursday	Enviro Club (B3), Junior Girls Basketball (Stadium), Year 10 Hoops, Chat Club (Library), Homework Club (3.30pm - 4.30pm)
Friday	Breakfast Club (Library, 8am), 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.

Wellbeing Resources

Community Pages

Park Orchards Community Market

KBH Brumbies

International Sports Camps

Badminton Class at DSC Stadium

Doncare Counseling and Wellbeing Services