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Marian College Newsletter
Thursday, March 19th 2015 - Edition 4
Principal’s Report
INSIDE THIS WEEK
CALENDAR, ROSTERS
& REMINDERS
Student News
>Year 7 & 8 news
>Year 9 & 10 news
> Year 11 & 12 news
> Inquiry Mindset Project 2015
> Special Events & Sport News
> Myrtleford Festival
> School Production
Marian College
Prince St (PO Box 215)
Myrtleford 3737
P: (03) 5752 1596
F: (03) 5752 2796
E: [email protected]
W: www.mcmyrtleford.catholic.edu.au
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This year we commemorate the Anzac Centenary, marking 100 years since our
nation’s involvement in the First World War - a milestone of special significance to
all Australians as it helped define us as people and as a nation. Last weekend,
Myrtleford paid tribute to the year 1915 in the parade for the Festival. In history,
Australians landed at what became known as Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915 and
established a tenuous foothold on the steep slopes above the beach. Their sacrifice
is honoured each year.
With honour and pride I stood and watched the students from Marian, St. Mary’s,
MyrtlefordP-12, the Kindergarten and child-care centres pay tribute in a concrete
way to all the lives that had been lost and/or changed forever. Dressed as soldiers
and nurses, carrying banners and flags, speaking with pride of their families and
their schools, walking as fields of poppies … lest we forget. There is much written
and described for us in song, art and more –
Marching Men, by Marjorie Pickthall
Under the level winter sky
I saw a thousand Christs go by.
They sang an idle song and free
As they went up to calvary…
but none more fitting of our love and pride and applause this week than those who
walked and carried the banner for the youth in our world last week. We are in safe
hands when the young people of our town model being the voice for the voiceless
and the light in a sometimes dark world, just as Jesus modeled for them.
I congratulate Maria Fin, Liz Rouse, the cadets, students in the parade, our
princesses and their partners and the whole Marian team for making us so proud.
Ms. Vicky McGowan
Calendar, Rosters, Reminders
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2015 Calendar Dates
Friday, March 20
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Caritas Ks – All day Year 7 to 9; Lunch
and periods 5 & 6 Year 10 – Year 12
Friday, March 20th
Friday, March 27
Friday, April 3
End of Term 1; 2.30 p.m. finish
nd
Holy Thursday
rd
Good Friday
Monday, April 13
th
Term 2 commences
Monday, April 20th
Monday, May 4
MART Parent/Student Information
Session
th
Staff PD – School Closure Day
Tuesday, May 5th
Immunisation Day 2; Year 7, 8, 9
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Thursday May 7 – Friday, May 8th
Year 11 City Camp
Saturday, May 9th
Marian St. Mary’s Schools Fete
th
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Tuesday, 12 to Thursday 14 May
Tuesday, MAY 26
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Monday, March 23rd
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Tuesday, March 24th
Not available at time of printing
Wednesday, March 25th
Not available at time of printing
Thursday, March 26th
Not available at time of printing
Friday, March 27th
Not available at time of printing
Monday, March 30th
School Holidays
Tuesday, March 31st
School Holidays
Wednesday, April 1st
School Holidays
Thursday, April 2nd
School Holidays
Friday, April 3rd
School Holidays
Caritas K’s /Earth Hour
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Thursday, April 2
Canteen Roster
If you are unable to do your turn please arrange a swap
or contact Karen at the Canteen on 5752 1808.
NAPLAN
SCHOOL PHOTO DAY
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ABSENTEES
Reminder to parents that the
reporting of student absence is a
Government requirement. Parents
need to telephone the College on
5752 1596 by 9.00 a.m. as a matter
of urgency if your child is absent
from school on a particular day.
When the student returns to school
he/she must have a written note
signed by a parent explaining the
absence. Thank you.
Welcome and
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Minjambuta
people, the very first custodians of this
land. The history of this area goes back
thousands of years when the Minjambuta
people moved along the valleys and
mountains and rivers from the areas
around Mt Hotham down to near where
the Hume Freeway now stands. We
thank them for the land they now share
with us. We pledge ourselves to work
with all Aboriginal people as they look for
reconciliation and justice in the years to
come.
Year 7 & 8
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YEAR 7 SOCIAL GATHERING AND ICT INFORMATION SESSION
Year 7 students and families attended the
Social and ICT Information afternoon on
March 7th.
We appreciate and thank
parents for making attending at this busy
time of year.
 Mrs. Andrea Skahill, Breeanah
and Leesa Borsi
 Hayley and Adam Cartwright
 Liz, Sarah, Frank Primerano and
Mr. Marty Davey
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YEAR 8 SCIENCE
The Year 8’s have been studying the topic of Cells
during their Science classes this term. One of the
tasks they completed involved constructing a 3D
Model of a Cell. Pictured above are a few of the
fantastic models the students came up with - Cake
Cells by Elaina Wilson and Sophie Morey.
Miss Ashleigh Hosier
Inquiry Mindset
Year 8Project
& 9 2015
MIDDLE SCHOOL PE - BOCCE
MIDDLE SCHOOL OUTDOOR EDUCATION – SURF CAMP
Last week a group of 20 middle school students participated in a three day surf
camp at Torquay. It was a fantastic opportunity for students from Myrtleford to
experience the amazing coastline and participate in an activity that is not available
to us being so far from the ocean. Everyone learnt very quickly how physically
demanding surfing is with a range of ailments from muscle soreness to wetsuit
chafing. There was some time spent on theory covering rips, parts of the board,
wind direction etc however most of the time was spent in the ocean catching
waves. Everyone progressed at different rates however by the end of the three
days everyone had managed to get to their feet. All students have now gained
their Level One Safe Surfing Certificates. A great time was had by all! Davina
Perkins, (Outdoor Education)
STUDENT NEWS
MDBA Under 16 Representative Girls’ team played at
State Championships last weekend. Congratulations
to the girls on their fantastic win against Wangaratta
in the final. They are now STATE CHAMPIONS!!
Marian College Representatives in the team were:
Grace McKerral, Sophie Cappellari, Shanae Gribbin,
Ella Murtagh, Maddi Piazza and Hannah Masin
Congratulations Girls!
Last weekend Amie Antonello represented Victoria at
the National Athletics Championships in Sydney. She
competed in the Shot Put and Hammer Throw events.
She placed 11th in the Shot Put and 16th in the
Hammer Throw. Well done Amie. We are very proud
of you!!
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Year
8
Year
117&&12
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - WONTHAGGI
On Thursday the 5th of March, Ebony King, Maddie Lennox, Allie Langdon and
Tahra Murtagh accompanied by Maria Fin and Rebecca McLauren travelled to
Wangaratta for the International Women's Day Breakfast. Key speaker, Karen
Howe, discussed the need to provide gender and disability awareness. Our
SRC members have learnt to challenge inequity and embrace diversity to
create a more inclusive school community.
An inspiring quote from the day: "You can't take a step forward with both feet
on the ground." By Ebony King
CAPTAINS’ CORNER
Hello this is your captain speaking!
We have had a busy couple of weeks with SACs and the Myrtleford festival. A big
congratulation to the queen, Sophie O’Sullivan and to our other princesses, Sally,
Shentara, Sarah, Elise and Hannah, you all looked amazing and did a fantastic job!
It is also worth mentioning the Marian float and all the wonderful people that were
involved in it. Well done on winning the Most Entertaining Float.
That’s it for now, looking forward to Caritas K’s
Cheers, the Year 12 leaders.
Inquiry Mindset Project 2015
INQUIRY MINDSET
PROJECT 2015
Effective teaching not only involves imparting information and understandings to students
(or providing constructive tasks, environments, and learning) but also involves assessing
and evaluating students’ understanding of this information, so that the next teaching act
can be matched to the present understanding of the students. This “second part” is the
feedback part, and it relates to the three major questions: Where am I going? How am I
going? and Where to next? These three questions address the dimensions of feed up, feed
back, and feed forward. An ideal learning environment or experience occurs when both
teachers and students seek answers to each of these questions. -- John Hattie and Helen
Timperley.
Our work this term has been focused and intense. We have formulated a task driven
response this week by gathering data from all subject areas and year levels and marking the
work against a common assessment rubric formulated by the team. Once this work has
been analysed we hope to find the gems we have been digging for – the common mistakes,
the gaps in process and learning. From here we can cement our strategies for literacy
improvement.
Our team will be traveling to Bendigo next week to work with other schools under the
tutelage of Helen Timperley, further enhancing our understanding, knowledge and
practice. We are very excited at the prospect of further engaging in professional
development to augment our work.
Vicky McGowan (for the team)
Year 7 &
8 Sport News
Special Events
and
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
PANCAKE TUESDAY TROPHY PRESENTATION
Marian College community came together for a special service
on March 12th
Upper Hume Swimming Carnival
Thursday, March 5th
Jacob Castricum 3rd 50m Breaststroke
Kayla Garoni 3rd 50m Breaststroke, 3rd 50m Butterfly,
2nd 100m Freestyle, 1st 200 Individual Medley
16 Year Girls Freestyle Relay 1st (Kayla Garoni, Sarah
Leonard, Gemma Drohan, Amy Drohan)
Thank you to Kayla Kneebone and Katie Sellick for
doing a fantastic job as timekeepers.
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Inquiry
Mindset Project
2015
MYRTLEFORD
FESTIVAL
We wish to thank and acknowledge the following people:
Ann Reynolds –Smith and Jane Dean in the initial design; Lou Fin in
the physical setting up of the float; Members of the 33 Army Cadet
Unit - Dennis Rowney, Diana Francese, Toby Francese, Jordan Treffers,
Michael Treffers, Joshua Leonard and Billy Bryant as participants;
Cadet Captain of 33 Army Cadet Unit-Elizabeth Rouse who sourced all
of the uniforms and ensured their authenticity; Cathy Holt - making
costumes.
School Leaders - Ryan Gropel, Nathan de Vries, Madeleine Lennox as
carriers of the school banner and the lantern.
Students carrying lanterns - Allie Langdon and Gorika Singh; Maria Fin
as Nano Nagle.
Greg Saric - tandem trailer; Gerard Harrington - bales of hay; Ian
McGuffie - Army Jeep; Jim Piazza- our Jeep driver; Sam Rossato hessian; Red Ramia - lanterns.
All need to be thanked for their great generosity of spirit and the manner in
School Production
- Dinkum
Assorted
Year 7 &
8
Rehearsals are in full swing…
NAME
AGE
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
ACTOR
JOAN
35
Intense but charming
ALICE WHITFORD
PEARL
40-50
Hard baked, Forewoman of Creamy Biscuits
EBONY KING
MARGIE
Any age
Pianist / one of the women
BREANNAH BORSI
ROSIE
17
Vi’s best friend
JORDYN PARMESAN
LITTLE BEAT
30+
Smaller than Big Beat
KATE ARMSTRONG
ETHEL
40+
Perennial victim but no fool
OLIVIA O’SULLIVAN
GLAD
20-35
Pregnant
ERIN BOURKE
DORIS
30+
Friend of Edie
HANNAH LEVERTON
FLORRIE
70
Matter of fact and self assured
NIKITA CARLASSARE
EDIE
30+
Doris’ friend
EMILY O’SULLIVAN
GRACE
50
Hefty, Forewoman of Water Biscuits
ZALI SPURGEON
BIG BEAT
30+
Tall and hefty
APRIL MORAN
VI
17
Stage struck, Grace’s niece
LOUISE SARIC
MILLIE
25-30
Newly widowed
SELBY JENKINS
CONNIE
60
Sour, officious, from the North of England
BREANNAH SMITH
AGGIE
Cameo
Factory Worker with 2 X letters
SOPHIE O’SULLIVAN
WOMAN #1.
Cameo
Factory Worker with few lines
REBEKAH KERSHAW
WOMAN # 2.
Cameo
Factory Worker with few lines
HANNAH NORRIS
Factory Worker
Action / few lines
GRACE MCKERRAL
Factory Worker
Action / few Lines
SOPHIE CAPILLARI
US MAN # 1.
-
Music and some lines to be added
MATTHEW SMITH
US MAN # 2.
-
Lines to be added
WILLIAM HARRINGTON
MALE / Office
Worker
CAMEO
Lines to be added
JOSH O’DORICO
CREW & TROOP ENTERTAINER - NO LINES - MADDISON EVANS (3 SONGS)
CREW & US MAN # 3. - NO LINES - JAMES MCKERRAL (COUPLE OF MOUTH HARP NUMBERS)
CREW CHIEF & US MAN # 4. - RORY SHEPHERD; CREW – HANNAH VENVILLE; CREW – GEORGIA GRAVES; CREW – JAS
LADGROVE
School
Production
- Dinkum
Assorted
Inquiry
Mindset
Project
2015
DINKUM ASSORTED
Probably the only play in the world written for a cast of fifteen women and a nanny goat,
Dinkum Assorted is a wild comedy with music and tap dancing, set alongside some thoughtprovoking stories about women striving for personal and professional freedom.
Set in an Australian country town biscuit factory during World War II the play shows how the
all-female cast factory workers fight to save the factory, run a ‘Mum’s Army’ Civil Defence
Unit, put on a show for the War Effort – and cope with the fact that two thousand US airmen
have just been stationed outside town.
Portraying the hilarious and poignant adventures of women working in a biscuit factory in
remote North Queensland during World War II. Dinkum Assorted offers fifteen female artists
the opportunity to laugh, cry, sing, tap dance and ride a motorbike around stage as they plot
to save Australia’s iconic biscuit, become air raid wardens, put on a show for two thousand
American airmen, and kidnap Rita the goat, the regimental mascot.
We have added an extra flair to our show here at Marian, with our crew dressed in US army
gear, stationed just outside Warabadanga, and not shy about adding their own musical talents
to the production. We also have a couple of extra young men working at the factory (knocked
back by the armed forces due to physical disabilities). All in all – our show will have all of the
best bits about the play PLUS MORE!
Year 7 &Announcements
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Community
Are your Easter eggs ethical?
In West Africa it is estimated that there are 500,000-1,500,000 children working in the
cocoa sector who may have been trafficked and who are working in exploitative
conditions. Much of the chocolate we consume is made with cocoa beans picked by
these children.
ACTION: Download the Good Egg Guide from http://www.stopthetraffik.org/au and
start buying certified Easter eggs to share within your church, school community and
workplace!
Spread the word about slavery-free Easter chocolate and enjoy chocolate that is ethical!
MYRTLEFORD FIRE BRIGADE
GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL
FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD 2015
We are again asking for volunteers for this special day.
Children under 12 years must be accompanied with an adult and everyone who is
participating must sign in at the Myrtleford First Station from 8.15 am for a 9.00 am
start.
PLEASE HELP TO HELP OTHERS
MYRTLEFORD AND DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION
2015 COMPETITION
Registration and Social hit Wednesday 8th April 7pm
Registration, social hit and AGM – Wednesday 15th April.
At the Myrtleford indoor sports stadium, 7pm
All interested players must attend to register for the 2015 competition.
Register as a team of 3 men and 3 females or individually.
(Or 3 men, 1 junior male (16 years and under) and 2 females. )
For Further information contact Elisha on 0409507042
No experience necessary. If you have never played before, don’t worry we will teach you!
Come along and have some Winter FUN!! We are family friendly sport.
Myrtleford Football Netball Club
2015 memberships are now available for purchase.
Support your local O & M Football Club the Mighty Saints!
Follow the link below to easily secure membership now.
https://myrtlefordfnc.teamapp.com/store