G o ro ke P 12 C o lleg e

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Volume 8
26th March 2009
Goroke P12 College
PO Box 132 GOROKE Vic., 3412 PH 0353 861024 FAX 0353 861283
Principal’s Report
Interim reports go out today for all secondary students and parents will find
in their child’s report a reminder that teachers would like to speak to them if the
teacher has requested an interview. Occasionally interim reports have not reached
home and this year we will be following up with phone calls if parents do not respond
to the requested interview just to ensure that parents are aware of any concerns
with their child’s progress. We look forward to a good attendance at these
interviews which can be the most effective with so much time in the year left to
make some changes. Please remember that older students – grade 5 and above,
would benefit from also attending the interview. We have found that the clearer the
communication between parents, teachers and students, the more effective the improvements.
Parent teacher interviews will be next Tuesday afternoon.
The school has just revised its Homework Policy and after it has passed
through School Council on the first day next term, we will be sending this policy
home for parents and students. Homework is sometimes a contentious issue but, as
a staff, we believe we have come up with fair and reasonable suggested homework
guidelines and regime.
Well done to Sam Crick and Melissa Maybery on their performances yesterday
in Melbourne at the Western Zone Championships. Great swims by both
girls in their individual events with Sam Crick breaking her own record time and
finishing in third place.
Today parent of grade 5 and 6 students will have received a letter about an
information night next Wednesday regarding the new netbooks initiative that we
are involved in this year. This programme allows students in grades 5 and 6 to
lease laptops from the school for use at school and at home. Our school is one of
the few schools that has extended the programme to grade 6 and we have used our
own funding to provide this opportunity to all students in our composite class. We
see great opportunities for student learning with this pilot project and I am sure that
families will see an increase in engagement in school activities.
Students in years 7, 8 and 9 had the opportunity to meet police working in
the Horsham Sexual Offence and Child Abuse (SOCA) section of the Department
today. They visit the school every year to inform students of what role they play in
ensuring the safety of young people in the region.
Over the holidays we are going to organise some more painting around the
school and this time the girls and boys toilets are getting a makeover. Currently the
students are voting on the colour schemes they would like.
Tomorrow is dress up as your favourite teacher day and I imagine a number
of parent wardrobes are being raided as we speak. Gold coin donations will go towards
the funding of our SRC sponsor child. On the last day of school, the primary
school students and 8 / 9 Advance students are going to be involved in some activity
demonstrations down the main street at the Hall in conjunction with the Health
Centre. There will also be a competition for the best Easter bonnet on the day. Activities
will start after recess and continue through until lunchtime. More information
next week.
Goroke P12 College Calendar of Events
27th March
Dress up as a teacher day—SRC Fundraiser
JOY FORBES
31st March 2009
Parent teacher interview evening 3.30-7.30pm
3rd April 2009 End of Term 1

Visit to the Wimmera Region Goroke Library
Grades Prep-4 will be visiting the town library on Monday 30th March
At 10.30—12pm
The students will be participating in a fire awareness session conducted by the
CFA.
We will walk to and from the library and any parents wishing to accompany us are
more than welcome
Active After Schools
Friday activities has finished, thanks to all the students who have taken part.
Dance concludes next Tuesday 31st march.
Next term we will be offering Basketball and golf
Literacy Learning at Home
Literacy at home: Out and about
• Bring your children to the library, encourage borrowing
• Use maps together and plan a route
• Allow older children to plan a route and navigate
• Look for and at street signs
• Read shop names
• Check timetables together
• Read aloud what you are finding out
Birthdays
March
30th March—Mason Johnston
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GOROKE P12 COLLEGE

Massive Foam Party
MASSIVE FOAM PARTY
– Featuring Hip Hop Artists’
“Social Change” + Much More !
Friday 3 rd April 6-9pm $5 Entry
(No Passouts)
Nexus Youth Centre - 14 Pynsent St
Horsham
Cloak Room Available – Hot Food at the
Café’ – Heated “Chill Zone” Ages 12-18 only
PH. 5362 1500 for info.
This is a FReeZA Drug, Smoke and Alcohol
Free Event & Its going to ROCK !

Western Zone Swimming Championships
Samantha Crick and Melissa Maybery swam in Melbourne yesterday in the Western Zone championships.
The standard of competition is very high, these girls were competing against all schools from the country
western zone and western and northern metropolitan. The first two place getters from this event swim in
the state finals.
Sam and Melissa both swam personal best times. Sam came third in her breastroke and eighth in her backstroke
and Melissa came eighth in her breastroke.
It is a great experience to swim at this level and have your name in lights on the electronic scoreboard.
Sam with her name in lights swimming in lane 6 Melissa has her name in lights, swimming in
Showing her 3 rd placing.
Lane O
Sam on the dias receiving
her third
place ribbon
Melissa, lane 0