Linkup Manangatang P-12 College

April 28, 2016 Term 2 Issue 12

KEY DATES APRIL

28 DEPOSIT DUE FOR

TASMANIA CAMP

MAY

4 HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY

6 PRIMARY ASSEMBLY AND MOTHERS DAY MORNING TEA

10-12 NAPLAN

17 PRIMARY DIVISION CROSS COUNTRY SWAN HILL

29 COMMUNITY GARDEN WORKING BEE /BBQ

JUNE

3 PRIMARY ASSEMBLY

16 PRIMARY WINTER SPORTS

20 SEMESTER 2

24 PRIMARY ASSEMBLY

24 END TERM 2

PARENT/TEACHER/STUDENT MEETINGS

It was very pleasing to see parents meeting with teachers on Tuesday afternoon/evening to discuss strategies for improving their child’s learning. Not all parents were able to make it to the scheduled time and I encourage parents who were unable to attend to contact the school to make alternative arrangements. I am aware of some parents who have arranged telephone interviews. The old TEAM acronym (together, everyone achieves more) definitely applies to the partnership between student, teacher and parent – everyone working together will optimise the outcomes.

ANZAC DAY Congratulations and thanks go to our students involved in the ANZAC Day commemoration at Chinkapook on Monday. Geordi Saunders, Kale Taylor and Chloe Plant were the flag attendants, Emma Templeton delivered the Opening Address, Larni Cleeland recited the ANZAC Requiem and Daniel Pohlner read The Ode. There was a very large crowd in attendance and the event was voted a great success. I am sure that all who were involved in the planning and execution of the commemoration were well rewarded by its success. SKILLS FOR THE 21

st CENTURY

A recent report, released by the Foundation for Young Australians reveals some significant trends. These include:

A rise in demand for enterprise skills.

An increase in wages for young job-seekers with enterprise skills. Enterprise skills are transferable skills that are required in many jobs (unlike technical skills that tend to be specific to a particular job). They include Problem solving, Creativity, Communications, Teamwork, Financial literacy, Digital literacy, Critical thinking and Presentation skills. The following graph shows the growth in occupations in Australia over the past 25 years – clearly there is a shift in the types of jobs and, therefore, the types of skills needed.

Education today needs to cater for the increasing demand for enterprise skills.

CLEAN-UP – Part TWO Does anyone know of someone who might like some work assisting with the Technology Room clean-up? If so, please contact the school. After yet another delay, the best estimate for this being done is the week beginning on May 23.

Cross Country Training

Week 3 – Veggie pikelets These veggie pikelets are a great snack for kids lunch boxes! Ingredients

2 cups (300g) self-raising flour 1/2 - 1 cup grated cheese

drop of milk 6 eggs

4-5 cups of mix vegetables, finely chopped or grated olive oil sour cream, to serve Method

1. Mix flour, eggs, veggies and cheese together in a large bowl. Add seasoning, then add enough milk to the mixture until it is slightly

runny.

2. Heat a frying pan with a small amount of olive oil and drop a tablespoon of the mixture into the pan, patting into a neat circle.

3. Cook on a medium heat until golden on each side. Recipe from: http://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/veggie-pikelets-98?ref=group_collection_view%2Chealthy-recipes

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College News

Great Victorian Bike Ride

This year the school is looking to change the Pedal Prix program to instead completing the Great Victorian Bike Ride. This caters specifically for schools and provides all meals, accommodation and support. The route this year is Grampians to the Coast, starting at Halls Gap and finishing in Geelong. The school is only looking at the 3 or 5 day options, which is the later stages of the trip. It is a fantastic opportunity for our students to meet other students, see fantastic scenery and challenge themselves physically and mentally.

The trip is open to all students in years 9,10 and 11. Students wanting to attend will need to commit to training and some fundraising.

Notes were sent home at the end of last term asking for expressions of interest. These need to be returned as soon as possible. Parents are also welcome. Please contact me for further details.

Natalie Plant, coordinator

2STAR RESOURCE SMART SCHOOL

We have just received our second star. This achievement recognises Manangatang P-12 College has successfully met all the

requirements of the “Discovering” Star level and is now a 2Star school. This recognises Manangatang P-12 College’s

commitment to creating sustainability practices,

infrastructure, integrated learning and taking action on

climate change. Thank you to all those who helped

meet this standard and the members of the 2015

Resource Smart Team. The new team members look

forward to the challenges for the next star.

Kaylene de Pyle (Resource Smart coordinator)

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College News

HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY

Cross Country will take place on Wednesday, May 4 at the Recreation Reserve beginning at 11.20am. I take this

opportunity to extend a warm welcome to all parents/guardians, family, friends and community members to join us for

the House competition. We will also be having our fundraiser for the Manangatang Snails- proceeds from a delicious

lunch and the gold coin donation for the “Walk for Cancer Research” on the oval at the conclusion of the races. The

following is a list of the times for the various age group events:

11&over boys and girls -11.20am (3km)

7&8 boys and girls - 11.30 am (1km)

9&10 boys and girls -11.50am (2km)

5&6 boys and girls -12.00pm (2 laps of the football oval)

15,16, 17 and 18 & over boys -12.20pm (5km)

14 & under boys and all secondary girls age groups, (14&U, 16&U, 17&over) -12.35pm (3km)

Students are able to wear their house colours to school on Tuesday, but must bring school clothes to change into for after

the event.

Mallee: red and green Wattle: blue and yellow

Community members are invited to join the boys in their 5km run or the secondary girls in their 3km. Medallions will be

awarded to the winner (boy and girl) of each age group. Hope to see you there.

Cross Country Training Cross Country training has been held on Wednesday afternoons. It has been great to see the numbers training increase slightly each week with 16 keen participants this week along with a couple of keen parents joining in with some of the activities with their kids. Sarah Plant

Current Cross Country Records

Name Age Record

Priscilla Mazucco 1997 and Ruby Zanker 2015

5 & 6 year old girls 4m51.00s

Ryan Hon 1998 5 & 6 year old boys 4m46.00s

Megan Geary 1998 7 & 8 year old girls 4m47.00s

Finn Jones 2007 Cole Templeton 1998

7 & 8 year old boys 4m47.00s

Rachael Barnes 1998 9 & 10 year old girls 9m17.00s

Mitchell Grant 2010 9 & 10 year old boys 9m14.05s

Megg Powell 2004 11 and over girls 12m06.00s

Daniel Iudica 2006 11 and over boys 11m26.00s

Virginia Glesson 2012 Under 14 girls 11m29.68s

Daniel Iudica 2008 Under 14 boys 10m35.00s

Emma Templeton 2015 Under 16 girls 10m59.29s

Sam Grant 2011 Under 16 boys 19m35.74s

Rachael Barnes 2004 Under 21 girls 11m32.00s

Ahmet Newton 2003 Under 21 boys 17m59.00s

Cross Country Training

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College News

Primary News

It’s been a hive of activity in the Prep/1 space as we discover all about our new theme of Nursery Rhymes. These old time favourites

have created quite a bit of excitement. So far we have read and written about Humpty Dumpty and Baa Baa Black Sheep. We have

also been continuing our hard work with letter formation and placement on the lines. With the help of iPads and writing letters in

many different places we have slowly become neater with our writing. We can’t wait until assembly to show everyone how neat our

writing is.

During Maths we have been doing lots of counting and Place Value activities and games. There have been many bundles of 10

drawn and made from all sorts of equipment. We have also been investigating how many bundles of 10 we need to make 100.

We wont say too much more about what’s been happening as we have assembly next week and want to keep some surprises!

Upcoming events and reminders.

We will again be participating in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. This year students do not need permission to participate, only to

have their names listed on the honour roll when they meet the challenge. The permission form for this is attached to Link Up. It

would be great if this could be returned as soon as possible.

Next week is a busy week.

Mother’s Day stall. This will be running Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to allow students to purchase something for Mother’s Day.

Wednesday 4th May: Cross Country.

Friday 6th May Assembly in the Prep/1 space at 10.00am followed by the Mother’s Day Morning tea. Invitations with further

information will be sent home for the morning tea tomorrow. Please keep an eye out for these.

Mother’s Day Morning Tea

When: Friday 6th May

Where: Primary Decking

Time: 10.50 am

RSVP: Any Primary Staff Member

Proceeds go to raise funds for Breast

Cancer.

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College News

VCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

Last Thursday VCE Physical Education students participated in a hands on learning experience in Swan Hill which related directly to the VCE course being

studied. First stop was Central Mallee Osteopathy where students had the opportunity to run on a treadmill and analyse running technique and also perform

major exercises such as squats, analyse each other and discuss methods to

improve or correct technique. Students also learnt about correct stretching and warm ups, recovery and cool down, effective nutrition before, during and after

exercise, body movement and designing and performing effective training programs. Louise and Nick had an extensive knowledge and the information they

provided was extremely valuable.

After the conclusion of that session we walked to Mallee Physio to participate in a

Healthy Mates fitness session followed by a recovery session in the hydrotherapy

pools. The temperature inside the centre was 32' resulting in some heavy sweating and fluid losses up to 1kg in some participants. Everyone was very

eager to then cool off in the pools. The recovery session involved alternating between an ice bath and hot spa. Although it took some time to adjust to the ice

bath most participants were able to fully submerge by the end of the session.

The trip concluded with a quick tour around the town to look at active transport strategies and what the town offers in terms of promoting healthy living. We

were able to spot designated bike paths along some major streets, walking paths, large active play playgrounds and the outdoor fitness equipment along the

riverbank.

This trip was made possible by CAP funding and it is great to be able to utilise

businesses in our local area rather than having to travel large distances. Thank

you to Sarah Plant for her assistance and to the students for embracing the sessions and being prepared to enhance their learning.

Nat Plant

Secondary Sport

Students are reminded that they need a whistle for all Sport classes. Sport class every Thursday, lesson 3 and 4.

Horse Paddock Fencing

During the recent school holidays Lionel Price drove his tractor to the school to put in corner strainer posts for the new horse paddock behind the Ag/Hort area.

Mr Riches trimmed some trees and a number of students have helped Mrs Braid put up the fences. All that remains is to wire up the electrics, and connect up the water to the stock trough, and we'll be ready to bring some ponies to the school.

Mr Price also removed some poles in the shade cloth area in preparation for fencing a covered horse training area. Steel has been donated for this by Presto Rollforming. Liz Braid

SOMERS SCHOOL CAMP

In September this year, there is opportunity for Year 5 & 6 students to participate in a nine day residential outdoor a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l camp. Activities include archery, art, bike education, boating, campfire, challenge swing, dance, drama, environmental studies, flying fox, high/low ropes courses, indoor rock climbing, mini golf, night hikes, orienteering, s w i m m i n g an d m u c h more. The camp is heavily s u b s i d i s e d a n d t h e approximate cost is $250. If you are interested in your child attending, please contact me at school.

Lisa Zanker

Jack Brock

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Careers News

WEEKLY CAREERS NEWS

Love physics? There are many amazing occupations suited to students who love physics. Two examples are:

Radiation Oncology Medical Physicists: are highly specialised professionals “who create, implement and monitor the procedures which allow the best

treatment using radiation. http://tinyurl.com/l32v8hs

Geophysicists: study the structure and composition of zones below the surface of the earth by taking measurements using seismic, gravity, magnetic and

electrical data collection methods. Many Geophysicists find work in the mining and petroleum industries. http://tinyurl.com/kkn7cee

Interested in studying arts, drama or media in the future? Australian Catholic University has just unveiled the new ACU Melbourne Arts Precinct, which

is located at Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. The precinct has a media production facility, including a television studio, editing suites and recording studios,

graphics studios and workshops, visual art spaces and a recital room for music, drama and performing arts. http://bit.ly/1MS7DV7

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre (OPSMC) are running an information night about careers in sports medicine on Wednesday 18 May, 7.30 –

9pm at AAMI Park. http://bit.ly/1Wlezvs

Experience La Trobe: Get a taste of what it’s like to be a La Trobe student for a day at an Experience La Trobe event. You will be able to chat with staff

and students, participate in structured workshops focused on your desired career/course and meet student ambassadors. Parents and guardians can also

attend targeted workshops. For more information and to register, go to http://bit.ly/1RiIhxz Event dates are as follows:

Albury Wodonga, 6 May

Shepparton, 2 June

Bendigo, 6 July

Melbourne, 7 July

Mildura, 8 July

UPCOMING EVENTS

APRIL

30: Open Day, Southern School of Natural Therapies, Melbourne, www.ssnt.edu.au/

MAY

3: Meet Melbourne University, Mildura, http://bit.ly/1Q4550s

5 – 8: VCE and Careers Expo, Caulfield, www.vceandcareers.com.au/

6: Experience La Trobe University, Albury Wodonga campus, http://bit.ly/1RiIhxz

10: Interactive Health and Physical Education Workshop, Monash University, http://bit.ly/1oT1A6V

14: Open Day, JMC Academy, http://bit.ly/1S72W8S

17 – 31: Focus on Melbourne University, Engineering (17), Veterinary Science (18), Biomedicine (19), Agriculture (24), IT (25), Science (31), http://

bit.ly/23A4MUN

17: Monash Information Evening, Bendigo, http://bit.ly/20wTBdB

21: Open Day, Academy of Interactive Entertainment, www.aie.edu.au/

JUNE

2: Experience La Trobe University, Shepparton campus, http://bit.ly/1RiIhxz

15: Inside Monash Seminars: Business and Economics, http://bit.ly/1ScshkI

28: Experience Australian Catholic University, Ballarat campus, http://bit.ly/1LKqIHY

9, 30: Charles Sturt University MyDay, Teaching & Education (9) and Allied Health (30), Albury-Wodonga campus, http://bit.ly/1O0rg6G

JULY

5: Experience Australian Catholic University, Melbourne and Canberra campuses, http://bit.ly/1LKqIHY

6, 7, 8: Experience La Trobe University, Bendigo (6), Melbourne (7), Mildura (8), http://bit.ly/1RiIhxz

Nursing and Midwifery Information Sessions, Deakin University: Melbourne and Geelong (20, 23) and Warrnambool (22) campuses, http://

bit.ly/23zLBdN

Manangatang P-12 College

4105 Mallee Highway, Manangatang

Victoria 3546

Phone: 03 5035 1270

Fax: 03 5035 1244

www.manang.vic.edu.au

www.facebook.com/manangatangp12

E-mail:

linkup@manang.vic.gov.au or

manangatang.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Community News

UNITING CHURCH SERVICES

01/05 G Sonsi 9.00am

15/05 T Waldron 11.00am H.C.

29/05 Combined Parish Service at Lake

Boga or Meatian L Mitchell

10.30am Shared Lunch

Thanks to everyone who supported the Saunders

Family Fundraiser by either purchasing bricks, attending the fun night or

making a donation

Over $10,000.00 was raised.

CLOSES 15/04/16

CHURCH LUNCHEON

The annual Ecumenical Church Luncheon

will be held on May 18 in the Hotel Lounge

at 12.00noon. Lunch will be served at

12.30pm. The cost will be $20.00 for main

and dessert courses.

All welcome

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