Wedderburn College Newsletter 28th March 2012

1. FROM THE
PRINCIPAL’S DESK
PO Box 20, 15-29 Hospital Street
Wedderburn Victoria 3518
Phone (03) 5494 3011 Fax (03) 5494 3516
Email: wedderburn.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au Dear Parents, Students, Friends and Members of the
Website: wedderburn-college.vic.edu.au Wedderburn Community
Volume 12 Issue 08
28th March 2012 Parent Teacher Student Interviews
As you are aware Parent Teacher Student Interviews are
taking place in Wedderburn on Thursday March 29th
The Newsletter is designed to offer an information service to the parents
of Wedderburn College students and local people interested in from 1.00pm until 7.30pm at the College and in
Education. Staff, parents, students and school groups are invited and will Inglewood today, Wednesday March 28th from 4.30pm
be asked to contribute to this information service. to 6.00pm. Every student is expected to attend their
interviews with their parent/s. Please note to allow for
DATELINE students to participate fully in their learning interviews
Mar normal classes will not operate on Thursday March 29th.
29th Thurs Student Parent Teacher Interview In the past week students across the College have been
Wedderburn 1:00pm-7:30pm involved in a wide range of activities which support their
SSV Swimming-Melbourne learning. It was wonderful to have some parents help with
30th Fri Casual Day – Gold Coin Donation the kite making and with all the wind that was around the
SRC Meeting Yrs 4-12 (1:00-1:30pm) children certainly had the kites flying high.
Term 1 ends 2:30pm dismissal
Apr Friday was a very colourful day with the Grade 6 children
16th Mon Term 2 starts dressed as heroes or villains and the decorated bikes for
National Ride2 School Day. We were honoured by the
Parents Association Meeting, 7:30 PM
presence of MP Peter Walsh who presented the College
16th-18th M-W Billabong Ranch Camp Yr 6
with an award from the National Ride 2 School
20th Fri Year 10 Mock Interview
organisation which will allow the College to train two
27th Fri Studio Art Yr 11/12 Excursion-NGV
teachers in Bike Education. Mr Walsh also presented the
SRC students and Sports Captains with their badges.
Canteen Duty Roster
29th March-20th April 2012 The term is rapidly coming to an end. Finishing of the
Day Date Parent term we have another busy week with the Fairy Tales
Thurs 29th Pupil Free Day Dress Up Day yesterday and a Casual Day on Friday
Fri 30th Leanne Holt
which will raise funds to continue supporting our World
Mon 16th April Jodie Lock
Tues 17th Lynn Duffield
Vision sponsored child, Fedele Fedeya, as well as our
Wed 18th Sally Jackson interviews to discuss student learning.
Thurs 19th Lillian Chalmers
Fri 20th Leanne Holt Looking back over the last eight weeks and one day it is
hard to believe we have fitted so much into such a short
Parent helpers are expected to be at the Canteen from space of time. I hope the two weeks break gives everyone
11:30am until 1:30pm. Please make your own swap if you a chance to recharge and relax and return to school ready
cannot make it on the day you are rostered and let the school to learn for the second term.
know. Thank you.
Rosie Last, Canteen Manager College Working Bees
At our College Council meeting held last Monday the
Council made the decision to conduct Working Bees near
College Uniform Supplier the start of each term. The purpose of the Working Bees
Bendigo Fashion Plus will be to do a general tidy up of buildings and grounds
and will assist our cleaner and maintenance worker to
56 Williamson Street, Bendigo, 3550 keep our College looking clean and tidy throughout the
Tel No. 5443 0517 / 5441 8094, year. Families will be placed on a roster to assist at these
Email: fashionplus@impulse.net.au Working Bees and to ensure that all families are able to
Proprietors: Cherylynn & Wayne contribute equally they will be placed on the roster
according to the alphabetical order of the family name.
Hedrick
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2. Look out for further information in the first week of term
2.
Ride to School Day last Friday
This Tuesday was our P-4 Fairytale Dress up Day.
There were certainly some creative outfits getting
around! Students paraded around the Library Quadrangle
in the morning, followed by participating in some fun
fairytale activities. A fairytale movie was then enjoyed by
all P-4 students in the afternoon. Another BIG thank you
to all the parents who came to help out on the day, along
with Miss Martin, Mrs Prevos, Mrs Polkinghorne and
Mrs McKenzie for organising the day.
It was fantastic to see so many students get into the spirit
of dressing up in fairytale costumes on Tuesday! Well
done to parents who put in a great effort to come and see
our parade and dress up your children in very creative
outfits.There could only be a couple of winners for each
Emily Van De Wetering and Tahlia Hargreaves after presenting their SRC
report to School Council last week with Principal, Mrs Wright and School grade on the day and it was very hard to make a decision
Council President, Mr. Alan Holt. but the following students came away with the awards:
Finbar Carey
Margaret-Anne Wright, Principal Shelley Creely-Connor
Mack Matthews
Ella Day
Jake Murphy
P-6 SUB SCHOOL NEWS Daytona Baker
Finn Turnbull
Annie Duffield
What a fun-filled last week of term we have had so far! Chris Giorlando
Lindy Stephens
Firstly, a BIG thank you to all parents and helpers who
assisted the teachers and students on "Harmony Day" last
Wednesday. The kites looked fantastic and we certainly
had a good windy day to fly them!
Well done to Rowan Webb and Elliot Reeves who were
awarded the Whole School Award (Rowan) and P-6 Star
Student Award (Elliot). Rowan has been fully dedicated
to improving himself across all aspects of his schooling.
Elliot received his award for being an outstanding citizen
of the Wedderburn College community.
The Ride to School Day last Friday was a success with
many students coming to school with their bikes, scooters
and skateboards all decorated. Thank you to Mrs
McKenzie for organising this.
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3. Mrs Polkinghorne’s group decorating gingerbread men
The Fairy Godmother flying through the parade
Grade 6 Heroes and Villains Day last Friday
The winners of the P-4 Fairytale Dress Up Day
Rebecca and Daytona Baker with their handmade Ariel costume.
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4. budding artists we have! Thank you to Miss Martin for
her great idea, along with all teachers who helped their
students. I'm sure many of the portraits will go "straight
to the pool room".
Just a reminder to all parents that there is no school this
Thursday. We will have Parent/Teacher/Student
Interviews at the College, starting at 1pm-7:30pm. Your
child is expected to attend the interview with you. Please
contact your child's teacher if you need more information
about interview times.
This Friday is our last day of term. Students may bring a
gold coin donation to school if they wish to dress in
casual clothes, with proceeds going to support the
school's World Vision child, Fedeyeya. Students we will
have an early dismissal at 2:30pm.
This Wednesday we celebrated "World Teacher's Day"
at Wedderburn College. Students have been busy creating
their own portraits of teachers. These are on display in the
corridor at school if you wish to have a look at the
LIBRARY NEWS
A Scholastic book order has been
submitted for $22
Busy Bee
Wash Your Face In Orange Juice $12
Add Your Bears $10
Please contact Jude in the Library if this
belongs to you.
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5. Gr 4/5/6 students will also be embarking to Hard Hill
this Friday for their excursion (which was cancelled
previously due to bad weather). I'm sure they will have a
fantastic time and enjoy the activities that are planned for
them. Thank you to Mrs Brett, Ms Tanya and Robyn
Vella for helping to organise the day.
The Grade 5 and Grade 6 students also venture off to
Echuca for their Billabong Ranch Camp at the start of
next term (Monday 16th April). It is the first day back, so
please be sure to mark it on your calender or on the fridge
so you don't forget.
I hope you all have a safe and happy Easter.
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6.  Matt
 Brandon
SPORTING HEROES:
 Ella
 Taylor
 Carly
School work revolved around Heroes and Villains for the
day!
Billabong Ranch Camp notes went home yesterday in the
Yr 6 room. Extra information to this letter is that ALL
students attending camp must wear their school uniform
to camp and home from camp. Students are allowed to
take up to $5.00 spending money to spend on the last
day at the canteen but it is not compulsory to take any
money at all.
7-9 SUB SCHOOL NEWS
Homework
Year 9 English Text in Action Homework due on
Ms Rebecca McLean, P-6 Level Coordinator Tuesdays
Year 8 English Text in Action Homework due on
Wednesdays.
Heroes And Villains Day Year 7 English Text in Action Homework due on
Last Friday, 23rd March the Wedderburn College Year Thursdays.
6‟s had a „Heroes and Villains Dress Up Day‟. There
were Villains lurking around the school as well as Heroes Richard Dougall, 7-9 Year Level Coordinator
prepared to save the day!
It was an amazing day! There were Villains such as
Captain Hook and Cat Woman. There were also Heroes
such as Zorro and Little Red Riding Hood. GENERAL NEWS
That morning there was a P-6 Assembly where the Year
6‟s paraded around. Colourful dressups everywhere!
There were a variety of Heroes: Who Were: SPORTS NEWS
 Zorro Dates for the coming months:
 Little Red Riding Hood SSV Swimming Thursday 29th March
 Dr. Victor Chang House Cross Country Week of 7th -11th May, exact
 Mother Mary McKillop day TBC
 C.E.R.T Member NCD Cross Country Thursday 24th May
 Batman
 Super Woman Marcus Smalley, Sports Coordinator
 Sir Donald Bradman
 Indiana Jones
 Sugar Plum Fairy
Great Achievements by Jordan and
A Variety Of Villains Who were: Nathan
 First Mate (Pirate) Jordan Hargreaves has been selected in the final squad
 Catwoman of 45 players for the Bendigo Pioneers Under 18 Team.
 Captain Hook That team plays in the TAC competition which starts in
April.
EVERYDAY HEROES:
 Nat Nath Holt has been appointed Captain of the final squad
 Charlotte of 25 players for the Bendigo Pioneers Under 16 Team.
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7. That team plays in a carnival on 13-15 April in Bendigo. bean seeds left from another
A Victorian Country Team will be selected from players class, so I thought it would
at the carnival. be fun for the students to
plant their own "special"
Players in the teams are selected from the North West beans as well. They waited
Region leagues which include Central Murray, Mallee, patiently in line for beans
Golden Rivers, Echuca, North Central, Bendigo, and and name tags to be given
Sunraysia. out. It was lovely to see!
Robyn Vella On Friday, Mrs
McKenzie's Grade 3/4
visited for a short time.
Garden The students helped by
watering garden beds,
Gnome collecting eggs, weeding
and raking up those leaves
Gossip and bark that are always
appearing. Thanks Grade
3/4 for all your efforts to help make the garden look neat!
This week in the garden there were a lot of helpers.
On Monday Mrs Polkinghorne's Grade P/1 planted their
On Thursday very own flower pots. All students chose aplant which
afternoon Mrs had their favourite colour flower to put into the "Fairy
Chalmer's Garden" which has real Fairies and Dragons.
Grade 4/5
students were Students had a great time creating a colourful area in the
the first to garden and did a terrific job of digging and planting. Each
come and help. plant has a tag with the student's name on it so the
Students had children can keep track of how their plant is going.
finished That's all for this week.
shovelling dirt
onto the One more thing, would there be anyone willing to bring
rockery area manure of any kind to the garden so the garden can get a
and so the next bit of a boost. Let me know. I would be very grateful.
step was to
plant lots of Thanks to everyone for their efforts in keeping the garden
natives. Students were very enthusiastic. All plants have looking neat and tidy, that includes putting rubbish in the
now been put in and looking terrific. bin.
There was still a bit of painting to be done, so Cheyenne Everyone have a safe and enjoyable Easter.
Reid and Genevieve Tonkin got frocked up ready to Cheerio from Trina Garden Co-ordinator.
wow the class with some colourful pictures. Well done
girls!
Thanks to the group of girls who cleaned out straw from
the chook
house floor and
their nests.
You did a
fantastic job!
Next class to
find their way
up to the
garden was
Mrs Prevos'
Grade 1/2
students.
There were still
quite a lot of
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8. BASKETBALL REPORT
Hi everyone,
This is another reminder that the finals night for Intermediates will be held on the last day of term – THIS FRIDAY.
Please note the change to times of games due to school finishing at 2.30pm:
Duty
Parent /
Time Team 1 Team 2 Umpire 1 Umpire 2 First Aid
2:40pm Red Black Jarvis Holt Brad Holt Alex Holt
3.15pm Green Yellow Sharyn Lockhart Meg Lockhart Alex Holt
3.50pm Winner Winner Jude Holt Susie Lockhart Alex Holt
4.40pm PRESENTATIONS
Presentations will be held immediately after the grandfinal.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You
As this is the last newsletter for the term, we need to pass on our thanks to a few people.
At the start of the season, we said that for basketball to continue it would need to be a team effort off and on the court,
and in the usual can-do Wedderburn style, everyone who was asked to help out did so!
So a big thank you to:
 The Duty Parents – Our biggest challenge was ensuring that we had a first aid trained parent on hand for every
game, and we achieved this. Thankfully, we only had a few minor scratches to deal with.
 The Coaches – Sometimes you had too many players and other times not enough, but your help with subs and
keeping everyone on track was very much appreciated.
 The Scorers - This is an important job, particularly when the games are close, so it‟s good to know that the players
can rely on the scorers getting the information onto the score sheet accurately.
 The Umpires - This can sometimes be a thankless job, but without umpires we have no games. So to the parents
and players (most of who had never umpired before) – Well done!!! Next term we will try and increase the number
of umpires to reduce the workload of everyone.
 The Supporters – It means a lot to the players to have parents, grandparents, and friends come and watch, and this
creates a great atmosphere during the games. Thank you for taking time out to watch the games.
Now to a couple of special mentions:
 Mrs Wright and the School Council– Without the continued support of Mrs Wright and the School Council, the
competition would not continue, and students wouldn‟t have the opportunity to play at the tournaments that the
school supports.
 Mr Fowles – Mr Fowles is the only non-parent adult helper. He supports by coaching and umpiring, and has done
this for a number of years.
 Alex Holt – Although Alex “retired” this year, she was still at the stadium weekly helping with the Intermediates as
Duty Parent, and scoring for other games when we were short.
Everyone involved should be very proud of what has been achieved. Basketball is a great game, and it‟s fantastic that
our students have the opportunity to play locally.
See you all again this Friday, and in Term 4.
Susie & Jude
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9. be providing an incentive to players and members who
make a commitment to umpire. More information soon.
COMMUNITY NEWS With thanks,
Carlie Turnbull
ZUMBA
KLC Wedderburn College EXCITING TIMES FOR HOCKEY
Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm LOVERS!
$8 adults $5 students
Jenni Williams, Zumba Instructor
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After school club
After school club for this term.
When: Every Wednesday
Where: Church of Christ Hall
Reef Street Wedderburn
Time: After school till 5:00pm.
The bus is available opposite school in hospital street to
take the children to Church of Christ.
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AUSKICK PROGRAM COMMENCES
Auskick is starting again in Wedderburn on Thursday
April 19th for boys and girls aged 5 to 12 years.
All NAB AFL Auskick participants in Victoria that
register online and pay online before 30th March 2012
will be eligible for the NAB AFL Auskick Club Connect
program which includes 2 children and 2 adult tickets to
an AFL match to see your favourite team's game
absolutely free.
Please contact Cam Turnbull on 0428 943 418 or
Ashley Isaac on 0428 743 844 for any further
information.
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WEDDERBURN HOCKEY CLUB
Training Nights
Junior A and Underage players will have training on
Wednesday night between 3:30 and 5pm. Remember
you need to have all you gear on including shin pads
and mouth guard.
On Wednesday the 21st of March the Wedderburn
Junior A and Underage will not be training over the College and Hockey Club were fortunate enough to host a
holidays so we will need to pick a team for Saturday the Victorian State Hockey Coach because of the ongoing
14th of April ( weekend before school starts back) as well support of our local Wedderburn Community House. The
as captains. During the holidays players are more than Wedderburn Community House continues to support and
welcome to train with the Men and Women on Thursday foster the development and love of sport in our
night. community from junior to senior players. We are
extremely grateful for their financial support.
If you are keen to be a team manger and haven't let me
know please do so asap. On Wednesday night I'll handout Marten de Man is a highly credentialed Under 15 and 17
a flyer about umpiring. The club is getting Abbie-Lee boys State Coach with Hockey Victoria. As junior player
Ferguson up to run an umpiring session. She is excellent Marten was a member of several state representative
at putting the theory and practical together. The club will teams and currently plays for Greensborough Hockey
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10. Club. L2P Program Revs Up!
In the past 6 months the Buloke and Loddon Shires have
The day started with an informal chat about game been working together to launch a dynamic program
structures and how we can develop all players and our assisting learner drivers under 21 years of age, who do
club to be competitive through team participation, not have access to a supervising driver or vehicle, to gain
enjoyment individual growth and achievement. the driving experience required to apply for a
probationary license.
Wedderburn College students participated in an
This is achieved by matching young people with fully
information and skill session that emphasized the
licensed volunteer mentors, who meet regularly to use a
importance of ball movement and skill acquisition.
sponsored vehicle to gain supervised driving experience.
Marten was able to breakdown the skills needed for
The Buloke Loddon Program now has 3 young learner
flicks, aerials and tomahawks. All of the students were
drivers have commenced driving sessions with their
amazed in his ability to execute such skills so easily.
mentors in the L2P Car, which has been generously
donated by CVGT; with another 10 learner drivers
In the afternoon Wedderburn Hockey Club players had
waiting for mentors in their location.
two training sessions with Marten. These two sessions
emphasized the importance of teamwork, enjoyment and Over two Sundays, the 29th of April and 6th of May, the
practice! All players thoroughly enjoyed their training program will be running a supervisor driver training
session and developed their expertise at hitting, trapping, course for individuals who hope to become mentors.
moving the ball forwards and backwards and most If you are a fully licensed driver, who feels they have the
importantly thinking and teamwork. time and driving experience to share with a learner driver,
we would love to hear from you.
The Wedderburn Hockey Club are planning on getting We also still have a few places available for learner
Marten back to the club shortly so we can continue to drivers who are finding it difficult to log the 120 learner
develop and strengthen the skill set of our players and driver practice hours.
members. Once again we thank the Wedderburn For more information or to volunteer for either of these
Community House for making this day possible and look opportunities, please contact Amanda Parker, on,
forward to their support in the future. bulokeloddonL2P@gmail.com or 0467 787 328
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13. Hi everyone,
I have decided to write about electronic
cigarettes. On 1 January 2009, legislative changes came in to effect to prohibit electronic cigarettes and their cartridges
containing nicotine in Victoria. The decision was made on the basis that nicotine for human use is a dangerous poison
and electronic cigarettes have not been assessed for safety, quality or efficacy. In Victoria it is illegal to manufacture, sell,
supply, purchase or otherwise obtain, possess or use an electronic cigarette or cartridge containing nicotine. The
prohibition applies to electronic cigarettes obtained from anywhere within Australia as well as overseas, whether over the
internet or by other means.
The Australian medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration does not support the use of electronic
cigarettes: http://www.tga.gov.au/consumers/ecigarettes.htm and has not assessed any of these products as therapeutic
goods.
There are advocates within the media who suggest that electronic cigarettes containing nicotine are therapeutic goods
when used as an aid in withdrawal from smoking and can therefore be legally imported for personal use. These
suggestions are incorrect and misleading.
Electronic cigarettes containing nicotine are not regulated as therapeutic goods in Australia and cannot be legally
imported for personal use.
Some electronic cigarettes and cartridges may be advertised as “nicotine-free”. Unless such products are tested and found
to be nicotine-free by accredited laboratories, suppliers and potential consumers cannot rely on such marketing claims.
Certain smoking cessation aids containing nicotine have been assessed as medicines for therapeutic use by the
Therapeutic Goods Administration and can be legally supplied and used in Australia. Products are available from
supermarkets and pharmacies and include lozenges, gums, transdermal patches, inhalers and tablets. The labels will
include the AUST R number indicating that the products are listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
Smokers wishing to give up smoking are encouraged to seek the support of Quit Victoria by calling the Quitline on 13
7848 (13 QUIT) or checking the website on http://www.quit.org.au/
Victoria Police is responsible for investigating supplies of electronic cigarettes to the public. The local police station
should be contacted if electronic cigarettes are being offered for sale from retail outlets, irrespective of whether or not the
sales are being promoted as “nicotine-free”.
If further information on the regulation of electronic cigarettes containing nicotine in Victoria is needed, please contact
Drugs and Poisons Regulation phone 1300 364 545. Other recent controls on drugs and drug paraphernalia:
Synthetic cannabinoids and their derivates were prohibited in Victoria on 8 July 2011
http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/images/stories/documents/mediareleases/2011/110708_Wooldridge_-
_Victoria_welcomes_decision_to_ban_synthetic_cannabis.pdf.
The sale, display and supply of bongs, bong kits and bong components will be banned in Victoria from 1 January 2012
http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/1821-bong-ban-to-end-labors-mixed-message-to-kids-and-
youth.html.
The display (for sale) of ornamental water pipes used for smoking tobacco products will be restricted to no more than
three within a retail outlet from 1 January 2012. For more information go to
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/aod/bongandhookahlaw.htm
Cheers!
Patrice Rickard, School Nurse
Have a good and safe school break Everyone!
Happy Easter!
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14. Wedderburn Kindergarten
is collecting Pauls Collect A Cap.
Every cap is worth 10c so please keep as many as
you can for us.
Thanks,
Kylie Cunningham
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