March 7th - Drouin Secondary College

DATE: TUESDAY, 5 TH MARCH 2013E-NEWSEDITION: 3 DIGITALPROGRESSREPORTS6 TIMES A YEARPAGES 8-9HPV ATCASEY FIELDSPAGES 14MOODLEGUIDE FORPARENTSPAGES 16-17SECONDARYCOLLEGESee pages 4-5 for the inter-house andWest Gippsland Swimming Sports results.COLLEGEHOUSESWIMMINGSPORTSPATERSON have taken out the swimming sports by over100 points again this year, with Dennis finishing second.Well done to all who contributed. Congratulationsmust go to the house captains - Ashleigh Wyatt, LaurenWainwright, Cambell Jolly and Ben Wright, whoorganised their swimmers so well.The students who attended enjoyed a great day in coolconditions. Races were contested with competitors keen todo their best for their respective houses. Congratulationsgo to the students who set new College records.Records:F 14/U 50 Backstroke B Alana RipponF 21/U 50 Backstroke A Abbey KingiM 21/U 50 Backstroke A Will EdmondsIt was pleasing to see the parents who were able to attendand show their support, even if for only part of the day.A big thank you to all the students who supported theirhouses, participating so enthusiastically in all aspects ofthe dayWe value: Achievement, Respect, Commitment, Community

Mr S WainwrightPrincipal’s ReportPARENTS AND FRIENDSHOT CROSS BUNS FUNDRAISERParents and Friends will be running the Hot Cross Bun Drive again this year.Look out for forms coming home early next week with students. Or collect one from theGeneral Office.Cost: Fruit and Choc Chip $6.00 ½ dozenNo Fruit$5.50 ½ dozen.Forms due back to school 21st March 2013Help raise money for more great amenities around our college and enjoy nice warm hotcross buns at Easter.As always Term 1 is a busy Term and we are pleased with the positive start including the calm and settled approach of our students in all levels.The College and its students have already been involved in many curricular and extracurricular activities. We have participated in the FicifoliaFestival, completed a Year 12 camp, conducted a celebration assembly, competed in two swimming sports (details below) and completed thefirst set of Progress Reports. Today as I write this report our Year 7s have left for camp at Rawson. The Years 8 and 9 students will have camp ina couple of weeks. I thank all College staff for the time they put in conducting these camps and other activities.In the E-news there are articles related to these events including the Progress Reports and the celebration assembly. I encourage Parents to putMarch 27th (evening) and March 28th (morning) in their calendar as this is when we will hold our first parent teacher interviews.COLLEGE COUNCILELECTIONS 2013I again encourage all parents to consider themselves or encourageother parents to put their hand up for this important parent role at theCollege. We still need further nominations. All great schools have acommitted and strong council with full parent representation.Please contact Mr Shane Wainwright or Ms Josie O’Connor forfurther information if you are interested in these positions.The following Councillors’ term of office will expire on 31st March,2013. Ms Kerry Hatcher, Mr Tony Chandler and Mr John Leggett areeligible for re-election. Mrs Jan Methven has resigned her positionas her children had completed their time at Drouin. I wish to take thisopportunity to thank them for their work for the College.Replacement for Mrs Jan Methven will be a one year appointment.PARENT REPRESENTATIVESSTAFF REPRESENTATIVES1. Ms Kerry Hatcher 1. Mrs Liz Godwin2. Mr Tony Chandler 2. Ms Josie O’Connor3. Mr John Leggett4. Mrs Jan Methven#Below is the Notice of Election and call for Nominations.If you are interested in being nominated please contact MrsJosie O’Connor as soon as possible.NOTICE OF ELECTION AND CALLFOR NOMINATIONAn election is to be conducted for members of the Drouin SecondaryCollege Council.Nomination forms may be obtained from the College General Officeand must be lodged by 4.00 p.m. on the Monday 25th day ofFebruary, 2013.The ballot, if required, will close at 4.00 p.m. on 13th day ofMarch, 2013.Following the closing of nominations a list of the nominations will beposted at the College. The terms of office, membership categories andnumber of positions in each membership category open for electionare as follows:MembershipCategoryParent MemberParent MemberDEECD EmployeeMemberMr S WainwrightPrincipal2DROUINDROUINSECONDARYSECONDARYCOLLEGECOLLEGE- PARENTS- E-NEWSBULLETINTerm of Office1st April, 2013 -31st March, 20151st April 2013 – 31March, 20141st April, 2013 -31st March, 2015No. of Positions3 (2 Years)1 (1 year)2 (2 Years)

Garfield Football &Netball Club.We currently have plenty of availablespots in our Under 13 football side forseason 2013 in the EDFL.Any interested parent or player pleasecall Jason Batson on 0423 299 350DSC’S BREAKFASTCLUBFeel free to join us Thursday mornings from8.30am until the first bell in E4 for a delicious,healthy breakfast! It is a great way to start yourday and all students of any year level are verywelcome. Just bring a gold coin donation andeat as much toast, cereal and milo as you like! Casey KamphuisStudent Wellbeing Team OfficerRide 2 School DayRide to school day is on 15th March atDrouin Secondary College. We are planningto meet at Civic Park in Drouin and thenride to school as a group. The students thattravel to school on the train can take partin a power walking group to school fromthe train station on the same morning if theywish. Once we are all at school we will beproviding a free breakfast for the participantsand giving away some prizes. Further detailswill be available as we get closer to the day.Notice to all Parentsand StudentsCOUNTRY BUS TRAVELCountry buses (this does not include in town bus services) are provided as a freeservice to eligible students for the sole purpose of providing transport betweenhome and school. While transport to and from other locations may have beenallowed in the past, this situation has become unmanageable and unsafe. The rulesgoverning School Buses are clear in this regard.Transport such as:• to the home of another student,• to after school employment,• to sporting and other social events, or• to another person’s home for the purpose of child mindingare all regarded as private in nature and therefore the responsibility of the parentsand students concerned.Casual travel in the past has caused overcrowding on some buses which createsserious concerns with respect to the safety. This year most buses are alreadyrunning to their capacity so seating is not available.As a result of these issues, and in accord with Department of Education andTraining and Department of Infrastructure guidelines, no bus passes will be issuedfor any reason other than to facilitate short term emergency housing.PLEASE NOTE: No bus pass will be issued for any other purpose.We deeply regret the inconvenience this may cause but we need to followthe guidelines set out by the Department of Education and Early ChildhoodDevelopment closely as possible, which are created in the best interests of safetyfor all students.INSTRUMENTALMUSIC AT DSCThis year over 100 students have taken upthe opportunity to learn a musical instrumentat Drouin Secondary College. Learning amusical instrument helps students in manyways, including:• improved reasoning capacity andproblem solving skills;• improved maths and languageperformance;• better memory;• greater social skills and team skills.Students who learn a musical instrument atDSC attend a weekly 25 minute group orindividual lesson. The lesson timetable rotatesso students do not miss the same class eachweek. Students also participate in at least onecollege band or ensemble. College Ensemblesin 2013 include Concert Band, Drum Crew,Choir, Rock Bands and Production Band.The Drum Crew Performed in the recentFicifolia Festival Parade.Upcoming Concert Dates:• VCE Music Performance AssessmentConcert – Wednesday 22nd May 7pm• Mid Year Instrumental Music Concert –Wednesday 29th May 7pmFor any music questions contact theInstrumental Music TeachersJo Ronalds, Adie Perry, Damon Jay, James RyanMaureen HickmanTransport CoordinatorDrouin Secondary College3DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

OVERALL HOUSE POINTS1. PATERSON 1007 2. DENNIS 8923. GORDON 875 4. LAWSON 782INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSBOYS (POINTS) GIRLS (POINTS)JUNIOR : 1. Jared Mills (P) 30 1. Brooke Whiteside (P) 561. Josh McNally (L) 30 2. Jess Mills (P) 363. Tom Richter (G) 28 3. Alana Rippon (D) 22INTER: 1. Julian Wainwright (P) 60 1. Emily Webster (P) 522. Brad Williams (D) 46 2. Kym Diston (D) 403. Jacob Wells (L) 30 3. Jessica Earl (G 34SENIOR : 1. Cy Monk (L) 42 1. Abbey Kingi (L) 442. William Edmonds (G) 34 2. Molly Sempel (G) 283. Tom Barr (D) 32 3. Abbey McNally (L) 26Andrew Marks - Sport Education Co-ordinator4DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

WEST GIPPSLAND SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 2013Drouin has finished a very close 3rd this year just 2 points behind Trafalgar High School who finished behindLowanna. Well done to our students who competed in very pleasant conditions.Congratulations must also go to Julian Wainwright who set 4 new records on the day: 200 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly,100 Freestyle and 50 Backstroke.OTHER WINNERS ON THE DAYThese students, along with allthose who gained second placesJulian Wainwright: Open 400 Freestylein A events, have all qualified torepresent West Gippsland in theBrad Williams: 16yrs ButterflyGippsland Finals in Sale on theBrooke Whiteside: 12-15 200 Freestyle14th March.14yrs Girls Relay, 15yrs Boys Relay, 16yrs Girls Relay, 17yrs Girls Relay5DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

ECONDARYOLLEGEDROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGEPARENT/STUDENT/TEACHERCONFERENCES YEARS 7-12Dear Parents and Students,By now you should have received your first Progress Report forthe year via the Parent Portal on eworskpace. If you don’t haveyour log in details please email Bryan Whelan: whelan.bryan.wn@edumail.vic.gov.au.The Parent Portal site has information regarding your child’stimetable, attendance, reports, parent teacher interviews andour daily bulletin.Teachers will be available to discuss these reports at thefollowing times:Wednesday 27th March4pm – 6pm & 7pm – 9m&Thursday 28th March9am – 12pm!We encourage all students to accompany their parents/guardiansto the Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences. VCE students areexpected to see their teachers themselves if their parents cannotattend. It is expected that both parents/guardians and students willavail themselves of this opportunity to gain valuable feedback andthe opportunity to discuss any concerns which may have arisen.Together we can increase students’ chances of finishing the semestersuccessfully.Please make your way to the foyer outside the E1/2classrooms. When you arrive please ensure thestudent’s name is marked on the roll. Staff and studentleaders will be present to provide directions to any parents unsure ofthe College layout. Maps will also be available.The evening will be held in the “E” block rooms, the Career’s roomand the Library, the Moondah Centre and the Yr 12 Study Centre. MrWainwright, Ms Gentle, Mr Wilson and Mr Monk will be availablein the Administration complex. It will also be possible to pay anyoutstanding voluntary levy or other charges at the office.For parents new to the College, the procedure is asfollows:1. Term 1 Progress Reports will be available on the following dates:Mid Term Progress Report Wednesday, 27th February 2013End of Term Progress Report Wednesday, 26th MarchBooking for parent/student/teacher interviews willbe available from the 13th of March 20132. There are three possible ways of booking times to see Teachers:• Ring our General Office and book your preferred times onPhone: 56251002.• Students can book with their subject Teachers.• Book electronically by:• Logging on to the Parent Portal athttp://staff.drouinsc.vic.edu.au/ew6/parents using theusername and password emailed to you.• Once you are in the Parent Portal click the Parent TeacherInterviews button on the menu across top.• Select date and click times suitable for you.3. Record all interview times when you have made appointmenttimes convenient to you.4. When you arrive at the College, please ensure your child’s nameis marked off the roll in the foyer of the E1/2 area. Collect a mapshowing locations of teachers.5. To ensure that all parents and students have the opportunity tomeet with teachers as arranged, please limit each interview tothe agreed 10 minutes. If you need extra time do not hesitate tomake an appointment for a later occasion in the day.PLEASE NOTE: As with each year there are some staffwho will be unavailable or have limited availabilityfor interviews. The office will be able to confirm staffavailability when making bookings by phone. If youare booking online, availability of staff members willbe clearly marked.If you require an appointment with an absent staff member, pleaseleave your name at the General Office and the teacher will contactyou at their earliest convenience.Tea and coffee will be available near the Foyer of the E1/2classrooms.Unlabelled Lost Property will be on display near the E1/2classrooms foyer.There will be child minding for younger children available in E4 ifrequired.Kind regards,Mrs Rebecca WilliamsPedagogy and Coaching Curriculum Leader6DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

Why do homework?Homework can cause stress for children and their parents particularlyif left to the last minute. Start the school year with a routine everyonecan follow. For parents, it’s important to understand the benefits. Ifyou’re not convinced homework matters, it will be even harder toconvince your children.While there are arguments against large volumes of homework, thereare good reasons for a moderate amount:• Homework reinforces learning taught during the day. Somelearning won’t stick so well, unless students give it more practiceand the classroom environment isn’t necessarily going to provideadequate time.• Homework instils self-discipline. It teaches time management,organisational skills, and self-responsibility. Self-discipline is akey life skill that can only be learnt in the doing.Homework will rarely be appealing. Be a facilitator rather than aforce to be reckoned with. You can cajole, plead, threaten or bribe,but it’s unlikely to make children more enthusiastic.Provide a comfortable, well-lit place for your child to do homework,and ensure they have everything needed, from pens and paper, to alaptop and books.Get special project materials in advance to avoid the excuse of “Idon’t have what I need.”Take a moment to sit with them when they start homework to see whatelse they might need.Encourage your child to keep you informed about progress andinteresting facts.Lukas Willig:Achievement atthe Highest LevelAt Drouin Secondary College theoverarching focus is on LearningGrowth. The fundamental beliefunderlying our work is that everystudent can learn and improve.Drouin Secondary College studentLukas Willig is an excellent examplehow this focus can lead to outstandingachievement.Lukas was DUX of the school with anATAR of 99.05 in 2012. This puts himin the top 1% of High School Studentsin Australia.Lukas achieved outstanding results throughouthis time at Drouin Secondary College. Hestarted at Drouin in Year 7 coming fromDrouin West Primary School.Lukas was one of the first students at Drouin toparticipate in the school’s innovative subjectacceleration program. Lukas was identified asan outstanding Maths student in Year 7. Heskipped Year 8 maths and completed Year9 Advanced Maths as a Year 8 student. Thissubject acceleration was maintained thoughthis school meaning Lukas completed Year 12Maths Methods while in Level 11.He also took an accelerated science programcompleting both Level 12 Psychology andLevel 12 Biology while in Level 11. In Level12 Lukas completed two University subjects,Chemistry and Biology.This year Lukas has been accepted intothe Scholars Science program at MonashUniversity. Because he completed first yearChemistry and Specialist Maths while atDrouin Secondary College he is able to studynearly all second year subjects in his first yearat Monash.Lukas hopes to pursue a career in chemicalresearch after finishing his degree. He plansto complete a double major in Chemistry,Major in Biochemistry and Minor in Statistics.Lukas is living proof that government schoolslike Drouin Secondary College can produceresults of the highest quality.7DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

PROGRESS REPORTS NOWDELIVERED 6 TIMES A YEARYour child will receive 6 Progress Reports and 2 EndSemester Reports a year at Drouin Secondary CollegeProgress Reports are written at Mid Term 1,2,3 and 4and at the End of Term 1 and 3.End of Term 1 and 3 Progress Reports will be followedup with a Parent/Student/Teacher Interview.Progress Reports feature a Progress Score. The ProgressScore was introduced in 2011 and has been modifiedslightly in 2013.What is a Progress Score?The motto of Drouin Secondary College is Finem Respice- Lookto the End. The Progress Score will help you do this. Your child’seffort, behaviour, organisation, task completion and academicachievement is tracked through Progress Reports. For each subjectthe scores are tallied and averaged. We then calculate theProgress Score.Each area of the report is allocated a score based on the levelof performance as follows: Excellent- 100, Very Good- 75,Acceptable- 50, Needs Attention- 0, NA- Not Assessed (NA -Does not affect the Progress Score)As you can see the highest possible score of 100 would beachieved by a student who is rated ‘Excellent’ in every area inevery subject.How do I know what a goodProgress Score is?Excellent (Above 90)Students achieving above 90 on their Progress Scores areconsidered to be performing at a very high level. These studentsare acknowledged in the parent ENews and the college is lookingto introduce other rewards for high performing students.Average (5o to 70)Students achieving at this level are performing above the minimumstandard, but still have significant room for improvement. A closelook at the Progress Report will show strengths and weaknesses.Discussion with classroom teachers should be undertaken todiscuss strategies for improving identified areas of weakness.Under- Performing (30 to 50 )Students performing at this level are below the minimum expectedlevel of achievement. Consistently performing at this level willprobably lead to failing units of work. Discussion with classroomteachers should be undertaken to discuss strategies for improvingidentified areas of weakness. Learning Group Leaders will contactparents of students with major concerns. Students with ProgressScores below 50 are not permitted to participate in Co-curriculaactivities.At Risk (Less than 30)Students are performing well below average and are in immediatedanger of failing their studies. All students performing at this levelwill have their parents contacted by the school to discuss howsignificant improvements can be made.What do I do if I am concerned aboutmy child’s Progress Score?Examine your child’s Progress Report closely. Look for strengthsand weaknesses. Look for patterns, for example, is there aproblem in all subjects in effort? If so what does the child need toimprove? Is this problem in one subject or many?By reflecting closely on your child’s report, you will be ableto have a more specific and informed discussion with his/herteachers about how to improve. The focus of these reports is onimprovement- What needs to be done to improve? The ProgressReports are only an indication help to realise where your strengthsand weaknesses and what sorts of conversations need to takeplace with their teachers.Very Good (70 to 90 )Students achieving above 70 or more on their Progress Scoresare considered to be performing at a high level. Students withProgress Scores above 70 will be permitted to go home duringVET private study with parent permission.8DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

What does “Tasks not submitted”mean?In all subjects students are expected to complete learning tasks.This section of the report indicates if the student has not submittedone or more tasks. These are tasks not submitted when the reportwas written. Some of these tasks may have since been completedbut they were overdue at the time the report was written.How do I find out more informationabout the “Tasks not submitted”?Students will already have details of the tasks. Staff use variousmeans of communicating details of tasks to students. These includeMoodle or email. If students are unaware of the tasks that needto be submitted they should see the teacher concerned. If parentswant more details of tasks not submitted they can contact teachersby phone, email or attend Parent Student Teacher Interviews at theend of Term 1 and Term 3.What does the attendance datamean?Teachers mark attendance each lesson.• Present: Is the percentage of classes attended by the student.This figure includes extra-curricular activities like sport,excursions, work placements and VET. The college target forattendance is 95%.• Approved Absence: Is the percentage of classes where thestudent was absent but parents have notified the college.• Unapproved Absence: Is the percentage of classes where thestudent was absent and parents have not notified the college.• Late: Is the number of times a student has been recorded asbeing late to class.• Out of Uniform: Is the number of times the student has beenrecorded out of uniform.If you would like more information on attendance you haveaccess to your child’s complete attendance record on eworkspace.http://staff.drouinsc.vic.edu.au/ew6/parentsHow has the Progress Report changedin 2013?The “Tasks Set” column on the report has now been replaced by a“Task Completion” column.Task completion is calculated using the following formula%Task Completion = ((Tasks Set – Tasks not Submitted)/Tasks Set)*100For those of you not mathematically inclined this just converts theTasks Set and Tasks Not Submitted data into a percentage.We then convert this %Task Completion figure into Excellent, VG,Acceptable or Needs Attention.The conversion is:% Task Completion Covert To100% Excellent95% to 99% Very Good90% to 94% AcceptableLess than 90%Needs AttentionThe Progress Score is then calculated using the sameformula as always.Excellent = 100, Very Good = 75, Acceptable = 50, NeedsAttention = 0So Task Completion that previously counted for nothing in ProgressScore Calculation now counts for 20% of the score.I didn’t get a Progress Report inthe mail.Progress Reports were only mailed home to Year 7 students. In futureonly End of Semester Reports will be posted home in printed form.Progress Reports and End of Semester Reports are accessible onthe parent portal of e-workspace.Parents can access reports athttp://staff.drouinsc.vic.edu.au/ew6/parents9DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

CELEBRATIONASSEMBLYDrouin Secondary College acknowledged the achievements of our students inSemester 2, 2012 by presenting them with certificates during the CelebrationAssembly on 12th February. This award ceremony was centered on studentachievements aligned to the four College Values of Achievement, Respect,Commitment and Community.The categories for the awards were:COMMITMENT & RESPECTCOMMUNITYATTENDANCESPORT12DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

ATTENDANCELouise AllenBrody BlackwellSally CampbellCody Dalton-SimonettaGabrielle FawnsTahlia GreggEden HillSamantha InterlandiBlake JohnsLee JoyceHayley KortholtScott LoughridgeTodd McconvilleLachlan NaylorAmy RasmussenRey RoldanKurtis RonaldsTeagan RossReanna RuppellEmily TurnerOwen WalshCameron WhiteAmanda WhiteDylan WillcocksKatlin WrightElliott BentleyNatasha BlackwellTahnae BlightTaylor CoatesKate DwyerChloe FergusonBranton FryTroy GloverKatrina GuyDane JohnsClayton KingiJake KnegtHarvey LangfordPeter MascadriBilly MiltonDean RasmussenTaylah RobertsDillon RoweHannah ShadboltMatthew ShearnJoshua TaylorKristen TaylorJonah VugsJulian WainwrightAimee WrightMatthew BiondicSean BlackwellGerard ChaplinLachlan CramptonTrinity DalzielDeakin FeganMelissa GalbraithMatthew HenryZachary HumphreyEmma JuratowitchDaniel KeemDaniel KortholtTamara LoughridgeJack RinehartGavin SempelJason SingletonAlexander SkinkisBradley WilliamsDaniel BenedickAaron BlissEmma De HaanKatie FennerNathan GuyShane HopeWanyi LuoIan MarriottLauren MascadriJye MasonAbbey Mc NallyJoel McnamaraJessica RichterBobbie-Lee SedgmanNathan SempelMatilda Simpson BrewerMatthew WhiteBenjamin WrightBen BoweringBronte AndersonGeorgina BentleyHayden BoyceOlivia BrownWilliam BryceGlenn CarvossoJames CecilJoshua CoghlanGabriela DawsonNicholas DerrickRomina DesenzRowan DrakeTara EarlJake HarrisonStephen HomickiAbbey KingiSteven MallonKimberley MartinTrent MatthewsNathan MccartyMichelle PerryMatthew RidleyKaylan RiggioJemma RinehartNickolas RobertsJustin SempelEmily TaylorLucas WadeLauren WainwrightBrittany WardJoel WebbCOMMUNITYLouise AllenRomu MallettCharlie SempleChelsea BecaLachlan NaylorReanna RuppellKatlin WrightCasey BradburyMolly LarsenJemyma LieshoutShannon MellingsThomas BlakeyMichael BoylesBrayden HuntScott LoughridgeJessica MillsMaya NaprelacShania OrgillAshlee SykesTara BagnallTodd McConvilleMurray PhillipsDanielle SampsonBryce HowellDeclan CassTayla KindredLauren KovacevicRachel ArldtElise BarrattNatasha BlackwellTahnae BlightTiana BroadwayDale BrownKym DistonBranton FryLisa GrahamDylan GriffithsKatrina GuyElla HendersonBethany HodgesDane JohnsHarvey LangfordCameron LeeMatthew LynnAlanah MurphySamuel RipponTaylah RobertsKristen TaylorRhys TurnerJulian WainwrightPaige WatsonMolly WilsonEmma Lee WintersTamara LoughridgeLachlan CramptonJames PortburyJessica MonkJade TalbotGerard ChaplinBrittany DonnellyJessica WalkerThomas McLeanSamantha CummingStephanie RiggChloe BourkeDaniel CarewCampbell JollyNathan McConvilleGemma PhillipsBen MurphyChristie AudsleyCodey OrgillCharnel BosSharalyn SmithLaura WoodErin TuohyMadeline BaileyHarry HearnNick DerrickKylie DiCarloLauren WainwrightBrendan JonesMollie KovacsPatrick RobinsonTaylah DavisMatt FlowerDillon CameronJoshua CoghlanCOMMITMENT &RESPECTLouise AllenTara BagnallMichael BoylesBryce HowellChloe JansJemyma LieshoutTiffany MaasRomu MallettShannon MellingsJessica MillsJye MitchellMaya NaprelacReanna RuppellIsabelle RussellDanielle SampsonAshlee SykesKatlin WrightElise BarrattTahnae BlightKatrina GuyElla HendersonAlanah MurphyKristen TaylorKieran WiadrowskiMolly WilsonRachel ArldtNatasha BlackwellZack BuckinghamWilliam BunkerCaiden ClaytonKym DistonHarvey LangfordPeter MascadriTaylah RobertsSamuel StewartShannon ThoonenJacob WellsEmma-Lee WintersCasey AzzopardiMatthew BiondicJayla BlewGerard ChaplinNicholas De BoerBrittany DonnellyElizabeth GormanEmma JuratowitchTamara LoughridgeAleisha MaasCasey MallonJessica MonkMolly PowerMolly SempelLoryn SykesJessica WalkerKimberley WarnerBenjamin BoweringCatherine BoydJessica FennerAbbey Mc NallyCourtney PascoeGemma PhillipsKate ShearerJye MasonChloe BourkeCodey OrgillLauren MascadriSarah WatsonMolly BoylesKatie FennerKatherine HowardHayley WildesOlivia BrownAlana CameronGlenn CarvossoTara EarlGrace HendersonTodd HicksKirstie McleanBreanna RalstonKaylan RiggioJemma RinehartSharalyn SmithLauren ThomsonGeorgia WiadrowskiSPORT 2012Todd McConvilleTiana BroadwayJulian WainwrightJess EarlEmily WebsterGeorgia FisherCy MonkTom BarrSimone O’BrienLeigh Diston13DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

HPV AT CASEY FIELDSWhat a great start to the year!On Saturday, the 23rd February eight studentsrepresented Drouin Secondary College at theVictorian HPV series. It was a great opportunityfor the HPV team to have a practice run for 6hours instead of the usual 24 hour races. Thestudents represented DSC really well coming 5thin their section and 27th overall from more than54 vehicles. Well done to Toni Kurle, Ben Perry,Matilda Simpson-Brewer, Tom Barr, CambellJolly, Julian Wainwright, Zac Trewin and BrantonFry. A special thank you to Raelene Fry forproviding the food on the day and Jayden Kingfor all his hard work preparing the vehicle.Gita WalkerThe famous DSC “Spiderman”Parent Portal on eWorkspaceDSC ICT has recently launched its Parent Portal at http://staff.drouinsc.vic.edu.au/ew6/parents.If you have multiple children at the College, they will all appear on the same Parent Portal page.This new space allows you to:Book parent teacher interviewsCheck your child’s attendanceSee progress and end of semester reportsaccess the school newslettercheck your child’s timetableLogin details have been emailed out to all parents for whom we have accurate emaildetails in the system. If we don’t have your email address, please contact the office tohave it added to the system.If you wish to have your login details resent, please email Bryan Whelan in IT support onwhelan.bryan.wn@edumail.vic.gov.au.14DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

CareersNewsWork ExperienceCritical Dates: The yellow form was dueback over a week ago, but we would stilllike every student to return theirs. Well doneto the organised ones who are up-to-date.Next step in the process is to completethe pink Arrangement Form. This is dueback by the end of Week 2 in Term 2,so the Term 1 holiday would be a greatopportunity to visit your employer and havethem complete their section of the form. Wemust stress that the pink form is an officialEducation Department document thatprovides insurance cover for students andemployers should an injury occur. It mustbe completed and signed by all partiesbefore a student is allowed to undertakework experience.FAQsThere has been some confusion regardingthe difference between Work Placement andWork Experience programmes.Work Placement is an on-going programmein which students work with an employerfor one (or in some cases two) days perweek for a term, semester or entire year.Work Placement is undertaken only bystudents doing an authorised VCAL or VIPprogramme. All Work Placements must besigned off by the school with an officialarrangement form (green). This is donethrough the Careers Centre. Students mustbe 15 years or older.Work Experience is a one-off, short-termprogramme, (usually one or two weeks). Theschool has a formal programme for studentsin Year 10 in the final week of Term 2. Allplacements must be signed off by the schoolwith an official arrangement form (pink). Thisis done through the Careers Centre. Studentsmust be 14 years or older, although studentsunder 15 must have special permission andemployers must have a police check andworking with children certificate.Helen Malone Kerrie Wainwright and Pat DowtyDuke of Edinburghstudents visit “Aussie Disposals”The students of the Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh class visited the Warragul Aussie Disposals store for a talk on different technologies andthe type of equipment available for bushwalking. Russell the store manager was very interesting and shared his knowledge on the differentaspects of layering clothes, sleeping bags and rain jackets. He kindly gave all students a $10 gift voucher and spot prizes of $20 vouchers.Jade Talbot was lucky enough to win the sleeping bag stuffing competition and scored herself a new -10 degree sleeping bag.Thank you Russell for your time and effort, I know the students enjoyed the visit and will remember the information.Gita Walker15DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

DSC MOODLE GUIDE FOR PARENTSThis is what the login screen looks like. You will need your child’s username and password to get in. The username is a code that has the firstthree letters of their surname and then four numbers, e.g. FAN0001. The password was given to them when they got their computers.Once you’ve logged in, you land here:On this page, you can find a lot of useful information and links to further useful information. Generally, the topsection has links to forums we are asking the kids to contribute to, information we want the whole school tohave and the link to the student handbook (this is where kids can access the information that used to be in thefront of the planner).The upcoming events shows due dates and school events that are scheduled for the next seven days.The calendar shows a snapshot of what is on this month – pink means due dates for Moodle courses andgreen means school events. Hovering over the date will show the item(s) on that day. Clicking on the monthwill allow you to add new events.Further down the page, my courses shows all the classes your child is enrolled in. Each of the names is ahyperlink that will take you into the course itself, where you will find resources, activities and the gradebook.Once inside a course, you can browse the activities and resources and see what has been happening inclass, or you can check out what work your child has done, how they went and what is still due.16DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

Clicking on grades will take you there. This is either on the settings menu which may be on one side or mightbe ‘docked’ to the left hand side of the screen. Hovering your mouse over docked tabs will expand them.The gradebook has all kinds of useful information.This gradebook shows that so far this semester, three tasks are expected to have been done and they have been marked by the teacher. Each taskused the same grade range (from inacceptable to magnifique) and two of them have rubrics attached that will give more detailed feedback than justthe comment. Clicking on the name of the task will take you to that rubric. If there was a gap in the grades, like this:you would know that this child still owes the Gippsland Languages Family Poster Competition as well as the Take a photo of your room and theseneed to be submitted as soon as possible. If your child says they have submitted it, and it is an online task, you can check this by clicking on the link.If the work HAS been submitted, it will show up on the next screen.SECONDARYCOLLEGEAddress:Main South RoadDrouin, VICPostal Address:P.O. Box 338South RoadDrouin, Victoria 3818Contact Hrs: 8.15am – 4.30pmPh: (03) 5625 1002Fax: (03) 5625 1297Email: drouin.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au17DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

COLLEGE DATESTuesday 5/03 Year 7ABCDE CampBlackwood Remembering – sel studs – all daySRC Training – sel studs – all dayWednesday 6/03 Year 7ABCDEFGHI campEducation Policy Committee – 5:00pmBuilding and Grounds Committee – 7:30pmYr9/10 Girls Cricket – all dayVET S&R excursion 1.45 – 3.30pm – HDVCE Physics excursion - all dayThursday 7/03 Year 7 FGHI CampYr 10 OED exc – all dayFriday 8/03 Year 7 FGHI CampWEEK 7Monday 11/3 Labour Day Public HolidayWednesday 13/03 Yr11 History Exc – all dayVET S&R excursion 9.00am – 3.30pmWG-Inter & Yr 8 cricket-round 1VET Dance Incursion 10.00am – 2.30pmThursday 14/03 Climate Change Summit – sel studs – all dayWEEK 8Monday 18/03 Year 8 CampYear 9 CampYr11 OEd Camp – all dayTuesday 19/03 Year 8 CampYear 9 CampYr11 OEd Camp – all dayeLearning Committee – 3:45pmParents and Friends Committee – 7:30pmWednesday 20/03 Finance Committee – 5:00pmVET S&R excursion 1.45 – 3.30pmYr 10 & 11 Drama exc - 9.30am – 2.30pmYear 8 CampYear 9 CampThursday 21/03 Year 8 CampYear 9 CampYr 12 VCAL Peer Tutoring course – all dayFriday 22/03 Uniform Committee – 1:20pmRide2Work Day - CLYear 8 CampYear 9 CampFarmworld – Y10 & 11 Ag Hort – 9.00am – 1.30pmSunday 24/03 China Tour departs-sel studsWEEK 9Monday 25/03 Year 7 immunisationsTuesday 26/03 Pink Stumps Day – SRC/VCAL fundraiser– casual dressCollege Council – 7:30pmWednesday 27/03 VET S&R excursion 1.45 – 3.30pmParent/Teacher/Student Interview EveningThursday 28/03 Parent/Teacher/Student Interview MorningFriday 29/03 Good Friday Public HolidaySCHOOL HOLIDAYS18DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS