Secondary News
From The Assistant Principal...
V3 NEWS
A reminder to all parents that in order to maximise the learning of students the college expects all V3 students to have EDROLO. This fantastic new resource allows senior students to view classes, undertake activities and measure their learning. The cost of EDROLo is $25 per subject and $15 for English. Parents need to ensure they have paid for these charges so their student does not miss out.
If assistance with this is required – please do not hesitate to contact Sally Ross (Head of Senior School)
It is important that all senior students by now have established clear routines and patterns to ensure that they are on track to achieve the best results possible. This means a clear balance between paid work, study and recreational time. It is important to start how you would like to finish.
JUNIOR NEWS
The Year 7’s have really settled in well and it has been lovely to get to know them. All their teachers are supporting them and ensuring that they are meeting their learning needs and expecting them to excel. In particular it has been lovely to see Mrs Rentzis the Year 7 Coordinator work very hard at getting to know them and ensure that they are settling in. I know many nervous and anxious parents have already felt supported by her and her calm but affirming nature.
UNIFORM
A couple of important reminders.
No black socks under skirts or dressed – only under black pants.
Bright coloured hair and facial piercings are not allowed – for further details please see the student planner or our website for further clarification.
Only the college-endorsed cap is allowed – not any black caps. These will be confiscated from students.
COMPASS
The college is committed to using Compass and we ask that all parents check compass newsfeed daily and ensure that we have an up to date mobile number or email – so that emails and texts can be sent directly to parents and students. It is only when communication is regular and two way that students can achieve their very best. Please contact the office to update your details now.
We are asking ALL students to use their Netspace account – the one that is officially endorsed by the college. All students when they were in Year 7 were given the password for Netspace and if they have forgotten their password they can go and see their YLC for assistance. It is this account that is linked to compass and will allow staff and students to communicate via compass, which is endorsed by the college.
Every day student need to log into Compass and access their newsfeed, messages and changes to their daily timetables.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
It was fantastic to see the senior school leaders be acknowledged at our Year 7-12 Assembly last week. The senior leaders were given their badges and blazers and we thank the parents and families who came and celebrated this event with us. It was lovely to see proud parents and students and we wish these student leaders all the very best for the year.
At the assembly we acknowledged the 2017 leaders as listed below
College captains
Jarvis Ho
Jordan Hallett
Dylan Amante
Kirsten Hallett
Performing arts
Sophie Diamantis
Natalie Ilievski
Sport Captain
Chelsie Collard
House Captains
Viktoria Karkatzoulis - Fraser
Prithvi Prabhuram - Bradman
William Nguyen - Cuthbert
Chelsie Collard - Laver
SRC Executive
Vy Than - President
Emilia Alvarez Chaves - President
Anoushka Sharma - College Council Representative
Adela Srebric - College Council Representative
Lorenzo Lymbouras - Treasurer
Noryelle Timoteo - Treasurer
Raeleen Touch - Secretary
Sabin Rezawi - Secretary
Isaac Timoteo - Publicity Officer
Benjamin Bright - Publicity Officer
SRC Year Level Representatives
Year 7 -
Clare Jacobe
Tim Timoteo
Year 8 -
Paul Alexiadis
Raphael Delisavvas
Year 9 -
Paige Hughes
Austinn Spicer
Year 10 -
Isaac Timoteo
Benjamin Bright
Year 11 -
Vy Than
Emilia Alvarez Chaves
Adela Srebric
Anoushka Sharma
Raeleen Touch
Sabin Rezawi
Lorenzo Lymbouras
Noryelle Timoteo
Year 12 -
Aleks Bajagic
Tevin Laws
SRC Election Results...
The Student Representative Council has a long history of providing safe and supportive leadership experiences to students at Carwatha College P-12. Secondary SRC elections were held on Tuesday, 7th of February. We had an exceptional field of applicants, across all year levels, who had nominated for SRC positions.
These students aspired to become members of this prestigious student body to be able to make a difference to our school by representing student voice, sharing new ideas and initiating change. The benefits of engaging in SRC activities involve developing leadership qualities, teamwork and communication skills, shaping new ideas and concepts, and expanding organisational skills through the management of our school events.
The election day started with year level assemblies, giving an opportunity to all candidates to make their campaign speeches to their year levels. This was followed by the student body casting their votes following the preferential voting system. It was a closely contested election, with some of the candidates missing by a very small margin.
The following candidates were successful in becoming part of the 2017 SRC team:
SRC Executive
Vy Than President
Emilia Alvarez Chaves President
Anoushka Sharma College Council Representative
Adela Srebric College Council Representative
Lorenzo Lymbouras Treasurer
Noryelle Timoteo Treasurer
Raeleen Touch Secretary
Sabin Rezawi Secretary
Isaac Timoteo Publicity Officers
Benjamin Bright Publicity Officers
Year 12 Leadership Profiles
Arts Captains
Hey there! For those unaware, I'm Sophie Diamantis, and I have assumed one of the roles of Art Captain for 2017.
I have been here since Year 5 and I've generally enjoyed my time and subjects at Carwatha. During the V3 program I have completed Units 3/4 successfully in subjects like English, Further Mathematics and Studio Arts. Next year, I look forward repeating Studio Arts - solely for the fact that I enjoyed it in 2016 - and hope to do just as well in Visual Communication, Health and Biology. After school, I aspire to make my passion in art into a career; perhaps something along the lines of a storyboard, concept or freelance artist.
Some of my other interests include reading, playing my DS and watching anime and cartoons.
Of the positions available to me, I felt the role of the Art Captain was best suited to me because of my love for art and all other forms of visual expression and interpretation (including dancing, singing, and more). In 2017 I really hope to encourage the aspiring artists of the college to get involved and the other students to give art a go.
Sophie Diamantis
Arts Captain
My name is Natalie Ilievski and I am one of the 2017 Arts Captains of Carwatha College P-12. I have been at Carwatha College since Year 7 and I have enjoyed every aspect of it. In Year 10, I took up my first leadership role as a Year 10 Leader; it was such a fulfilling experience and ever since, I have been inspired to take up more leadership roles.
I may come across as a shy person however, I am super approachable and love meeting new people. I am a very friendly and positive person. I have a broad range of interests and hobbies. I love anything involving humanities, science, mathematics and arts…. That’s pretty much every school subject! I enjoy dancing, singing, reading books and learning.
Last year, I successfully completed Units 3 and 4 of English, Chemistry and Mathematical Methods. This year, I will be completing Physics, Legal Studies, Psychology and, I will be giving Mathematical Methods another shot as I always aim for higher achievements.
Throughout my captaincy, I hope to encourage more students from primary and secondary to be involved in the arts. I would love to see students embrace any form of expression including drawing, singing, dancing, acting or even comedy.
Natalie Ilievski
Arts Captain
Swimming Carnival 2017
On Tuesday, February 21st, Carwatha College held their annual Swimming Sports Carnival. The house spirit and enthusiasm from all participants went a long way to making the carnival a success with many students maintaining the carnival spirit by representing their houses through creative costumes and colours. The weather proved to be sunny and clear, encouraging students into the pool to cool off and compete for their houses.
Major highlights of the day included the primary students testing the waters by participating in some of the big relay races, proving to be a promising up and coming group full of strong and confident swimmers, setting new standards for the years to follow. Another exciting highlight saw the new and popular introduction of water polo giving the students the opportunity to have some competitive fun following all the big races to finish off the busy day.
Finally, everyone was able to cool off from the hot sun and have some fun during the free swim. Overall, the day was great and everyone was able to have some fun in and out of the pool by hanging out with their friends and supporting their team mates. The scores are currently being finalised and will be announced at the next assembly.
Chelsie Collard
Sports Captain.
From The Year 10's...
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new year 10 students and families to our exciting V1 program. Our year 10’s will be experiencing their first year (V1) of a 3 year VCE/VCAL/VET program. There will be new opportunities, challenges and successes along the way - Most certainly we will witness growth and personal development in each of our children as they embark on their next phase of learning.
I am very pleased to report that it has been a busy and relatively smooth start to the year. Our year 10’s have settled into their classes well. So, to this extent I thank teachers, families and friends for assisting with uniform, books, technology, etc..
We have enjoyed a few co-curricular activities - The Deakin University Study Skills Workshop and swimming sports. We have many more incursions and excursions organised, throughout the year, to enhance and compliment learning that takes place in the classroom. Of which, our next activity is the Urban Quest team building excursion to Melbourne of March 15 (details will be sent home shortly). I urge you to ensure that excursion levy payments are up to date and consent is provided, online through compass or by returning to signed sheet to the office, by the due date.
Here is a sample of student comments about the study skills workshop:
On Thursday 16th February, we had a few students from Deakin University come to our school to give us insight of how we should study. It was a great program to be a part of. The year 10 and 11 students understood where the two students were coming from because they are easier to connect with as they were young, they made us engage with their activities and as well as learning skills to help us in the future. Overall the workshop was very effective and gave us more confidence on improving our skills regarding studying skills.
Eftalya Coskun 10A
On Thursday, representatives from Deakin University visited us in order to educate us on how to effectively manage our time during our studies. They got us to do quizzes based on how organized we are, how to manage time, how to concentrate, how to work on things efficiently and how to study effectively.
The Deakin University representatives were very helpful with answering any questions we had, giving us advice about how university works and were very sincere about our success and how to manage school.
On behalf of the entire classes of year ten’s and eleven’s we would like to thank the Deakin representative’s for all their help and commitment to our success and help in the short workshop. It was very helpful and helped us realise we had to change and work on a few things in how we work.
William Young-Israel 10C, Isabella Lahanas 10B and Sylas Freeman 10A.
Joe Haddad
Year 10 Coordinator
Year 7 Immunisations 2017...
The Secondary School Vaccine Program offers free vaccines to Year 7 students.
These vaccines provide protection against:
· Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough) – one dose
· Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – three doses
· Varicella (chicken pox) – one dose
Parents/guardians of year 7 students should have read the booklet and completed and returned Part A regardless of whether your child is being vaccinated at school.
The City of Greater Dandenong immunisation service may contact you about the Secondary School Vaccine Program. Schools are authorised to provide basic parent/guardian contact details to local councils for this purpose. Contact the school by 28 February 2017 if you do not want your contact details given to the City of Greater Dadnenong immunisation service.
To learn more about the Secondary School Vaccine Program, the vaccines, the diseases they protect against, or how you can prepare your child for vaccination, go to betterhealth.vic.gov.au or immunehero.health.vic.gov.au
Presentation Ball 2017...
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