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Term 2CommencesMonday 15th April

Quote of the weekEducation is the passport to the uture, or

tomorrow belongs to those who prepare or it today.

Malcolm X

A Proud History, a Bright Future

A number o our current and past students volunteered to

represent the Lardner Park Committee, helping to run the AnimalNursery at Farm World last week, putting in long hours each day.

These students admirably represented the college demonstratingour core values o Community, Respect, Achievement andEort. The College community thanks Lily Blitz, Cailtlin Watson,Nao Lynne Kishigami, Breanna Pratt, Ben Farthing, Tait Watson,Shayna Denholm, Sophie Smith, Zoe Harvey, Tasha Brace, TaylorDare, Danielle Sherwell, Celeste Bognar and Bethany Hansen aswell as past students Tristan Carpanedo and Josh Richardsonor all their hard work. Although tired at the end o the our days,they all ound it to be an enjoyable and worthwhile experience andsome have volunteered their services or next years Farm World.

They were responsible or the care o the animals, working closelywith the large numbers o visitors to the site ensuring an enjoyableand sae learning experience was had by all.

The animals in their care included: ducklings, hen & chicks, younggoats, Chinese geese, Friesian calves, ponies, sows and theirpiglets, Red Heeler pups, rabbits, guinea pigs, Rheeves pheasant,partridge and other assorted poultry and game.

Sharing the site were Animals o Oz with tortoise, ruit bats,pythons, a kookaburra, tawny rogmouth, blue tongue lizard,shingle back lizard, tree rogs, rill necked lizard, stick insects,crocodile, sugar gliders, and a dingo.

There was a milking demonstration with two Jersey cows wherethe milk was separated by a Lister hand separator into pure creamand milk. The cream was then turned into butter by the ButterChurn.

The visitors learnt about agriculture including where the sourceo their ood originates. Many positive comments were made byvisitors to the site regarding the chance to give their young childrenan individual experience with a variety o animals.

Sue Jenkins

Anzac DayPublic HolidayThursday 25th April

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At last weeks School Council Meetingthe Annual Report to the Community(2012) was endorsed and submitted

to the Education department and isavailable to the public through ourwebsite www.wrc.vic.edu.au . TheAnnual Report contains a number osections including:

What is our school doing? which explains ourreaction to the Perormance Data and how we proposeto make improvements in key areas

Government Perormance Summary which explainshow the school is perorming compared to other schoolsin Victoria in areas such as student learning, studentwell-being and student pathways.

Financial Summary detailing income and expenditureor the 2012 school year.

I would like to encourage all community members to read theAnnual Report (2012) and email or ring me i you would liketo discuss any o the inormation in the report in more detail.

Pt Opiio suvy

At School Council the 2012 Parent Opinion Survey wasdiscussed in some detail. Overall there were lots owonderul comments rom parents which the school greatlyappreciates. There were also a range o negatives or areas or

suggested improvement. Again, we are most grateul or thiseedback as it helps us to become the best school possible.

The key issues that came up or parents as areas orimprovement were:

1. Reports: this was by ar the most common issueraised. Parents were concerned about the quality andaccuracy o inormation in reports as well as the layout osemester reports. The Colleges Curriculum Committeeare undertaking a review o our current SemesterReports and are seeking eedback rom parents aboutthe inormation they want on these reports. The recent

release o Victoria as a Learning Community by theState Government gives ar more autonomy to schoolsand their communities to make decisions about reportormats.

2. Communication between school and home was seenby some parents as an issue. We have endeavoured toimprove this through two key changes. The rst is theintroduction o a Year Level Assistant at each Year Levelto be a constant point o contact between home andschool. Secondly we have introduced Compass, ouron-line system that allows parents access to real timeinormation about their sons or daughters attendance,

academic progress and behaviour.

3. Administration and Finance: complaints in this areacentred on lost orms and money. To improve theseissues the College has reorganised its AdministrationTeam with a number o new aces and a number omore rigorous systems to ensure that parents can expect

a proessional response when dealing with the CollegeAdmin Team.

Fm wold

Congratulations to Sue Jenkins, Brett Smith and a host ostudents who volunteered once again to run the AnimalNursery at Farm World. There were lots o positive commentsrom the public about our students and I know the studentsthemselves got a lot out o the experience.

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It is pleasing to be able to report that Mr Ponton, Mr Luck

and the rest o the Baw Baw delegation o sta and studentshas arrived saely in Shanghai. The delegation will spendabout two weeks visiting Shanghai, Beijing and Xian. The keypart o the trip however is a visit to our sister schools in JiuJiang where students will get to stay with homestay amilieswhile teachers will get an opportunity to teach a range oclasses in Chinese schools.

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Our new Sport Coordinator, Melissa Taae has done awonderul job in encouraging participation in Round Robinsporting competitions this term. As usual our teams continue

to represent the school proudly competing in a air andsporting manner. Well done to all o our teams with particularkudos to:

Senior and Intermediate Cricket (West GippslandChamps)

Intermediate Boys Tennis and Volleyball (West GippslandChamps)

Girls Swim Team (Runner Up West Gippsland Champs)

Hannah Accardi Swimming (State Final)

Next term sees competitions in Netball, Football, Soccer,

Athletics and Badminto. I encourage all potential players tosign up on the WRC Sports Website.

et Holidy

To all amilies have a great Easter break. It is probably thelast time you will get away beore the cold weather kicks inso make sure you make the most o the last o the warmweather. I look orward to seeing all students and sta backon deck or work on Monday 15th April.

Rob Juratowitch

Principal

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wht i th pupo o dutio?

When mass education rst began,

its purpose was clear - to getyoung people o the streets andteach them useul work skills.Basic writing and arithmetic (as itwas called back then) were seen asessential competencies. Most o the

jobs people went to were in actories,producing and manuacturing goods.

But in the 21st Century we expect so much more,because the job market is increasingly diverse. Societyhas also evolved and is much more complex than itever used to be. Our young people have access to more

knowledge than ever beore. Furthermore, the averageAustralian teenager is bombarded with advertisingmessages, social inormation (one website states thatmost teenagers now send over 3000 text messages amonth), access to a wide variety o oods, entertainmentrom Xbox to TV, and technology (kindle, iPod, ipad,iphone, laptops and more). And thats all beore theyreceive an education!

In the light o all this, the question is being askedmore otenwhat is the purpose o education? Andis it enough to have highly educated individuals in theabsence o social/moral responsibility? Most parents

agree that it is not, but whose job is it to teach youngpeople social and emotional skills. Many Australianparents work long hours and struggle to monitor andsupervise their son/daughters behaviour in todaysinormation rich environment.

In response, schools, businesses, employers and sportingclubs have developed agreed norms or behaviours asa way o building positive culture. At Warragul RegionalCollege our community agreed on the CARE values(Community, Achievement, Respect and Eort). Tous, these refect what we believe make a good citizen.We oten talk about Head and Heart with students,

showing that you need to exercise both in order to besuccessul. We continually strive to build a partnershipbetween school and home, knowing that it is only throughour joint eorts that we can meet the challenges o the21st Century successully.

Thank you to our students and amilies who embrace thissometimes dicult, mostly un journey we call raisingteenagers!

Have a sae and restul Easter and holiday break.

Vaya Cross

Assistant Principal

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Regional bus networks selling short term two hour and daily

disposable smart card tickets will become myki only servicesin April.

The move replicates the same ticketing arrangements

available in Melbourne since late December, and isin preparation or myki beginning operation on V/Line

interurban trains, which is the nal stage o delivery currently

planned or myki.

Public Transport Victoria Director o Customer Services Alan

Fedda said the switch to myki being the only ticket that can

be used in the Latrobe Valley area will begin operation onFriday 26 April.

It will take a ew days to convert all buses to ull myki sales

and operation, but passengers should be ready or myki tobe the only ticket that can be used rom day one.

To support regional bus users in the transition to myki onlyticketing, more than 20 additional retail outlets are being

added to the regional retail network.

This is in addition to myki machines at V/Line stations sellingull are cards, and Australia Post outlets selling myki Starter

Packs.

While passengers do have a ew weeks beore myki is theonly ticket that can be used, I would urge them to get ready

now by getting a myki or getting out one they already have

but dont really use.

To nd their nearest myki retailer, passengers can use themyki locater at myki.com.au, look or the myki sign out the

ront o retail outlets, or call 1800 800 007 and myki stawill be able to assist.

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cHecK OUT La TrOBe UnIVersITY

La Trobe University is inviting Year 10-12students and amilies to Experience La Trobe.This is an opportunity to check out courses,see acilities, participate in a workshop o yourchoice, and speak to sta. When: Melbourne(Bundoora), Fri 5 April; Bendigo, Fri 21 June(school holidays). This is a ree event withlunch/entertainment provided. Register: www.latrobe.edu.au/experience.

NOTE: La Trobe will be oering the Bachelor oCivil Engineering at both the Melbourne campus

and the Bendigo campus rom 2014.

FrOM DeaKIn UnIVersITY

Lbou Mkt n At a recent Deakinconerence, career practitioners were told theollowing:

37% o employees in Australia now workpart-time, but o these, 40% want morework: they have been orced into part-timework

Currently 35% o males are working part-time. Part-time work is common in sales,communications and personal services

More work roles now require a universitydegree, such as in inormation technology,banking and nursing

Job security has become an illusion, withoutsourcing and the use o technologycreating more job insecurity

Youth unemployment (15-25years) is nowat 12.9%

The winners in terms o jobs are in areassuch as health care, mining, aged care andeducation

Proessions requiring registration are doingbetter in terms o jobs (eg someone witha Health Science degree will nd it harderto get work than, say, a physiotherapist orpsychologist).

c l-mgmt I you want toput yoursel out there and improve youremployment opportunities you are advised to dothe ollowing:

Be able to articulate your values

Develop and maintain your relationships/networks

Be an expert in something

Be fexible

Develop your ability to work with uncertainty

Know what is going on in your expert area

Invest in qualications and proessionaldevelopmentstudents to shape our worldthrough design, management, planning,advising, construction, research and socialchange. Major study areas to choose rom:architecture, civil systems, construction,environmental engineering systems,

environmental geographies, politics andcultures, environmental science, geomatics,landscape architecture, property and urbanplanning and design. The degree engagesstudents in interdisciplinary thinking rom thestart, and leads to a variety o career outcomes.

ZOO KeePer Or VeT FOr a DaY

Thinking o a career working with animals?Then, what about a Keeper or a Day or Vet ora Day program in the coming school holidays?Participate in a range o hands-on experiencesdesigned to provide you with an insight into therole o a zoo keeper. On oer:

Werribee open Range Zoos Keeper or a Day

program; Ages: 13-18yrs; Cost: $103 (inclmorning tea); Book: 9285 9406; See: www.zoo.org.au/werribee/whats-on/keeper-or-a-day

Healesville Sanctuarys Vet or a Day program;Ages: 15-18 yrs; Cost: $125 (incl morningtea); Book: 9285 9406; See: www.zoo.org.au/healesville/whats-on/healesville-santuary-vet-or-a-day

Healesville Sanctuarys Keeper or a Dayprogram; Ages: 13-18yrs; Cost: $103 (inclmorning tea); Book: 9285 9406; See: www.zoo.org.au/healesville/whats-on/keeper-or-a-day

YOU wanT TO sTUDY PHOTOGraPHY?

Courses are available at university, TAFE and atsome independent colleges. This is a range osuggestions only.

RMIT oers a Bachelor o Arts(Photography) at its City campus, andalso a major in photography in its nearts degree; Deakin oers a major inphotography in its arts, lm and TV, lmand digital media and its media andcommunications degrees, La Trobe oer amajor in photojournalism in its arts degreeand Monash (Cauleld) oers photographyin its visual and ne art degrees.

A Diploma o Photoimaging is available ata number o TAFEs including Holmesglen,

NMIT, RMIT, while photography is oeredin a number o TAFE visual arts diplomas(eg NMIT, Swinburne, VU).

Photography is also oered at independentcolleges such as the Photographic ImagingCollege in Hawthorn and the PhotographyStudies College at Southbank.

Want to study photography? Then attendOpen Days. Choosing a course withoutvisiting is unwise.

DID YOU KnOw?

Victoria is the second largest employing state,with a quarter o the nations employment (almost2.9 million). The largest employing industries are

health care and social assistance (336,700),retail trade (317,200) and manuacturing(302,700), which combined have aroundone third o state employment. The Victorianworkorce is relatively highly skilled with 30%

o workers holding a bachelor degree or higherqualication, compared with 27% nationally.The proportion o Victorian workers who areaged 45 years and older is the same as thenational average (38%) (From the Department oEducation, Employment and Workplace Relationsreport, Australian Jobs 2012).

DaTe FOr YOUr DIarY

The annual Age VCE and careers expo 2013is coming up soon. There will be around 190institutions to provide uture study adviceto prospective students. Also eatured areseminars on VCE subjects, tertiary courses,career and employment advice. When: 10am-3pm, Thurs 2/Fri 3 May; 10am-4pm, Sat 4/Sun 5 May; Where: Cauleld Racecourse,Station St; Cost: $10; $25 per amily (covers all

4 days).

FanTasTIc new weBsITe

You really need to check out this new websiteat: www.hobsonscoursender.com.au. Thissite provides you with the ability to search or arange o institutions (universities, TAFEs, privateproviders), explore links between courses andcareers, search or scholarships, and accessinormation about tertiary study. You are

encouraged to spend some time on this website.

UnIVersITY OF MeLBOUrne news -cHecK OUT THe UnIVersITY -Access all Areas is designed or Years10-12 students and their amilies, oering apersonalised insight into the university. Thisis your opportunity to explore the MelbourneParkville campus. When: Friday 5 Aprilor 12 July; Inormation/registration: www.

uturestudents.unimelb.edu.au/accessallareas.BacHeLOr OF scIence aT MeLBOUrne This degree provides an enormous range ostudy options, graduate pathways and careeroutcomes. Over 70% o students who enrolin the Bachelor o Science degree go on tourther study, especially into health science andengineering programs or to urther their scienticresearch interests. Students have the opportunityto undertake their own research in their B.Science by either taking a science researchproject as a subject, or applying or a number oundergraduate research opportunities over thesummer break. There are 35 majors to chooserom in the B. Scienceand did you know thatthe inventor o vegemite, Cyril Callister, studiedchemistry at Melbourne? Find out more at www.sciencematters.unimelb.edu.au.

wHaT Is THe LsaT?The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is astandardised test required or admission bymore than 200 law schools around the world.Melbourne Law School is the only Australianlaw school using it. It is designed to measureaptitude or the study o law; no priorknowledge o law is required. Selection to theMelbourne JD is based on: academic resultsrom all previous tertiary studies, LSAT score

and essay, and a personal statement (up to850 words). www.law.unimelb.edu.au/jd/uture-students/how-to-apply/about-the-lsat.(NOTE: As with many o its degrees, Law atMelbourne is a post-graduate degree).

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by Michael Grose - No. 1 parenting educator

Swimming against the parenting tideGoing against popular opinion, particularly when it belongs to a young person, takes some parenting steel.It helps if you are less intent on being popular with your young person and more intent on being respected.

Sometimes as a parent you need to swim against thetide of popular opinion - that is, what your kids andfellow parents think. Obviously, that takes someparenting steel.

It seems that you must do this a great deal when you are

parenting teenagers. You may intuitively know whatsbest for them (You are too young to go to that party! Itsjust too risky) yet you risk an argument, or not beingspoken to for a week if you stand your ground. Its easyto give into young people to maintain your relationship,and to be liked.

But you dont always need to be liked by your youngperson. However you do need to be respected. Aim forrespect, not to be liked, as they wont always approve ofyour decisions.

Heres the rub.

Respect often comes later......much later when they areolder and understand that you were acting in their bestinterests. Respect is earned by treating young peoplerespectfully; but also acting in their best interests,which often means swimming against the tide ofpopular opinion.

Here are 4 ideas to help you swim against the tide andmaintain the respect you need to influence young people:

1. Double up: If your partner is available, then youneed to present a united front on many issues withyoung people, particularly around risk-taking activities

and relationships. It's plain hard work alone. Singleparents need to draw strength from friends, relativesand other colleagues.

2. Call in the troops: If in doubt, speak to other parentsand find out what they think and what they are doingwith their young people. Its easier to stand your groundwhen you know what other parents think and do. Kidsuse the divide and conquer principle a lot when theywant to manipulate their parents.

3. Refer to a respected adult: Sometimes its useful tocall on a respected ally in your childs life. Often theyll

listen to others but not to you, even though the messageis the same. Even if you cant call on a respected adultally in person, you can bring them into the picturesaying, What do you think your uncle would say?Most of the time, theyll know!

4. Use one point communication: When teens want toengage in an argument, rather than a conversation, orthey want to continue a fight way after negotiation hasfinished, use one point communication to get yourmessage across. That is, dont respond and dont makeeye contact with them. Looking away robs them of theirpower. Im not suggesting we harm your relationship butyou do need to use assertive communication techniquesto help you stand your ground.

Remember; aim to be respected by teenagers andchildren as an adult who has their long-term bestinterests at heart, not necessarily to be liked, which

is short-term and not always the wisest strategy.

Michael Grose Presentations

PO Box 167 Balnarring Vic 3926 p + 61 3 5983 1798 f (03) 5983 1722 e office@parentingideas.com.auAll rights reserved. For more ideas, support and advice for all your parenting challenges please visit our website.

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cUrrIcULUM cOMMITTee ParenT sUrVeYDear Parents/Guardians,We value your eedback. The College Curriculum Committee is seeking parent input on the end o semesterreports with a view to make changes.

1. who i th udi o pot?

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Achievement in Assessment tasks

Written comments

Work habits

VELS level

Your students growth over the semester

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Pl ot: At the end o last year there were Australian Education Union bans on reporting. These reports were

not indicative o the inormation parents would normally receive.Please return this survey to the school, the box provided (i completed at Parent/Teacher Interviews) or,alternatively scan and/or email your comments to : cross.vaya.v@edumail.vic.gov.au