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Newsletter Number 11 September 10, 2010
constant rain before and after the event. Everyone involved enjoyed
the walk through the local area, taking in Wombolano Park and the
streets of East Ringwood. Ms Milkeraitis and her form, 7C, won the
form competition and can now look forward to a half day excursion
later in the year. Approximately 150 students raised in excess
of $20. Enjoy the accompanying photos.
SCHOOLS’ GARDEN COMPETITION
Last week the College was judged by a regional representative for
the Schools’ Garden Competition and we are optimistic of doing
well. The link corridor was full of pictures depicting our journey
over recent years in improving the school gardens and grounds. A
big thank-you to Ms Currie and Amber Craig for assisting on the
morning.
SUMMER UNIFORM
Some reminders for Term 4:
Boys may wear polo tops
T shirts are not to be worn under polo tops
Mr C. Salisbury
Assistant Principal
Chaplain Spot
I have really enjoyed this term
as I have had the opportunity
to build some remote control
cars with some year 7 students.
Apart from being heaps of fun,
I loved watching the development
I saw within the students.
They started the program asking
me why they had to build the car
rather than just race them. However in the end they were exceedingly
proud of themselves because of their achievements. They
enjoyed racing the cars all the more because they had built them.
The easy option of a pre-built car would have provided some fleeting
instant gratification in racing them but would have missed the
important step of them realising their ability to build thus growing
in their self confidence. Often we want the immediate gratification
and are not willing to endure the process and the consequent opportunity
to grow. Therefore sometimes we miss it out on making
the most of the opportunities that present themselves.
Adam Bryant
School Chaplain
The Year Levels...
Middle School
VET TASTER
Our wonderful Year 10 students
began on the second VET Taster
course the week after our first success
with the EH Holden Station
Wagon, which was resurrected in a
mere three days. This second crew
began with a 1965 HD Holden
Premier sedan, last registered
way back in 1986.
This car was found in a run
down private garage in
Ferntree Gully, which it had
inhabited for the past seventeen
years. It had several panels secured with coat hanger wire, no
engine or gearbox, no working brakes and among a host of other
issues, four flat and perished tyres. After a thorough examination,
the students were allowed to commence work. Relative brake components
were replaced, an engine was fitted and an automatic
transmission was installed in the place where a manual gearbox
once resided.
On the last Friday half an hour before the end of the school day,
the students watched their car driving on the quadrangle. A unique
feature was that the original owners’ new car documentation came
with the vehicle. While pondering its information, I liked to imagine
that the cars’ original Mont Albert family would be proud of what
our students have achieved.
Senior School
YEAR 11 LAPTOPS.
Peter Anderson
BUYOUT OR RETURN?? ACTION NEEDED...
As you would be aware this is the last year of your laptop lease.
As such you have a choice to either buy out your laptop paying an
additional $290 (if you pay for home use on an annual basis) or ($1
if you paid the full amount minus a dollar initally ) or returning the
laptop before your exams to the school, during the week before
your exams at times and a room to be advised.
If you are returning your laptop you need to ensure that laptop is in
full working order, no stickers, graffiti, blink, glitter, jewels etc, any
repairs need to be made before handback. If the repairs are not
covered by warranty then you will need to pay to have the laptop
repaired as per the agreement made with the college. You need to
return the laptop, charger, remote, bag, box with the cd’s.
If you are purchasing your laptop out right you need to be proactive
in bring your laptop in for repair during the term 3 and 4. This
is the last year of your warranty so you cannot wait to have repairs
completed beyond November / early December.
You must meet the deadlines for laptop buy out or return so please
discuss this with your parents and be proactive in having repairs
completed to your laptop.
If you are a day user you need to ensure your laptop is in the correct
condition for return. No stickers etc all working and repaired ready
to be handed in with bag.
A letter has been sent home explaining the cost of buy out if you /
your parents gave not received this letter please see Mrs Vasey in
the office for a copy
Subject Reports
LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEK
Ms Rafferty
A range of exciting activities were on offer to students during the
week. These included: a spelling bee, French fashion parades, calculating
prices in Indonesian, digital story telling, 7-10 writing competition,
creating a modern text from a Shakespearean text, creating
radio segments to be recorded at SYN FM- RMIT, Maths Problem
Challenges and timed numeracy activities.
Even though Literacy and Numeracy week is over, the emphasis on
acquiring literacy and numeracy skills is not. Parents may support
their children in the strengthening of these skills by conversing
with their children about the activities they undertake at school.
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