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Term 2
2
WEEK
2019
OF 10
Athletics
Day
e
Weekly Newsletter
for Parents lleg
, Students a n Co
nd Friends of Gilso
Gilson Gazette - 3 May 2019
Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Students and FriendsPage 1 College
of Gilson
Athletics Day
Contents
general News 4
COMMENDATIONS.....................................................................4
GCCC ANNOUNCEMENTS...........................................................4
PARKING OFF CAMPUS...............................................................4
STUDY CENTRE AND OFFICE CLOSE AT 4:30PM EACH FRIDAY....5
WE’RE PLEASED TO BE TAKING PART IN THE BE AN UPSTANDER -
#IHAVEYOURBACK STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION!.................5
PRIMARY News 6
AWARDS NAMES.........................................................................6
WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN..............................................7
UNIFORM ...................................................................................7
YEAR 6 PUBERTY INFORMATION NIGHT......................................8
PB4L - GOTCHA CARDS................................................................8
WALK TO SCHOOL DAY (17TH MAY 2019)....................................8
secondary News 9
STORY DOGS VOLUNTEER...........................................................9
SCHOOL UNIFORMS...................................................................9
VCAL NEWSLETTER - PAGE 1......................................................12
VCAL NEWSLETTER - PAGE 2......................................................13
THE ANZAC BISCUIT..................................................................14
ATHLETICS DAY PHOTOS............................................................15
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Editorial - I have found it
Hiero, king of Sicily was worried. He had given a local
goldsmith a quantity of gold to make a crown and when the
finished product arrived he was suspicious of the goldsmith.
Suspecting that the goldsmith had added silver to the crown
to make up the required weight, the king was not sure how to
prove this without destroying the crown.
Calling in Archimedes, he outlined the problem to him. “Give me
some time and I’ll find the answer,’ was the response. Silver was lighter
than water - that he knew. However, for a time the solution still eluded
Archimedes and going to the public baths he lowered himself into the
tub of water and watched as some of the water overflowed out of the
tub. Suddenly it dawned on him that the volume of water that flowed
out of the tub equalled the volume of his body. Now all we have to do is
lower the crown into water check the volume of water that spills out and
measure it. Then get some gold equal to the volume of water and check
that against the weight of the crown.
Archimedes jumped out of the bath and ran home through the
streets of Syracuse, still dripping wet shouting, “Eureka! Eureka! I’ve
found it! I’ve found it!”
Those who discovered gold in the 1800s here in Victoria shouted
‘eureka’. The shepherd in the verse below also shouted ‘eureka’ when
he found the sheep.
Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep, which was lost. Luke
15:6.
Read the rest of Luke 15 and you’ll find God in heaven shouting
‘eureka’ when he finds you.
It’s worth a thought.
Mark B Vodéll
Principal
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Senior boys SSV soccer
general News GCCC ANNOUNCEMENTS
• 4th May - We welcome
COMMENDATIONS you to join us this
As a part of Gilson Sabbath at GCCC
College promoting our PB4L as Pr Murray Hunter
values, we regularly provide shares the Word. The
students with commendations worship program
and record these on will start at 10.00am
SEQTA. This allows you the followed by a time to
opportunity to celebrate relax over a hot cuppa
their success and see how and a snack. Life
your child is demonstrating groups will commence
‘respect, responsibility and straight after snack
resilience’. To view your child’s and chat. Please bring
commendation, you can some healthy snacks
access this through SEQTA to share.
Engage by clicking on the • 4th May - Revelation
‘Dashboard’ tab on the left- Today begins this
hand side of the page. Then Saturday at 3.00pm.
make sure the Pastoral care tab
has been selected at the top of PARKING OFF CAMPUS
the page. Any commendations Thank you to everyone
will appear under the pastoral who has been demonstrating
care title. our PB4L values during pickup
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Verse of the Week
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up.” Galations 6:9
and drop off times before and Study Centre each Friday.
after school. Please ensure
that if you are picking up your WE’RE PLEASED TO BE
child and parking outside of
the school property that you
TAKING PART IN THE
are parking in the appropriate BE AN UPSTANDER
places and not double parking. - #IHAVEYOURBACK
Unfortunately, there are a
number of parents who are STUDENT POSTER
double parking which is a very COMPETITION!
dangerous practice. The Department of
Recently we have seen Education and Training is
an increase in the number of running a poster competition
people who are using their open to students from all
mobile phones whilst driving. It Victorian schools. The
is important to remember that competition invites students
you are modelling appropriate to get creative and design
and inappropriate behaviours a poster that promotes
to your children. upstander behaviour and the
theme #ihaveyourback.
STUDY CENTRE AND OFFICE What is upstander
CLOSE AT 4:30PM EACH behaviour?
FRIDAY While it can be hard to see
someone being bullied, it’s
With the earlier sunset
even harder to be the person
times the Study Centre as well
being bullied.
as the Office will be closing at
4.30pm each Friday afternoon
from May to July. An upstander is a person
Please ensure you collect who speaks or acts in support
your children before this time. of an individual or cause,
Alternate arrangements can be particularly someone who
made with OSHC, if you cannot intervenes on behalf of a
be at the school by 4.30pm. person being attacked or
bullied.
Please note that the earlier
closing time only applies to the We can all do something
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The VALUE for Week 3 of Term 2 will be:
INDEPENDENCE
Independent people are not influenced or controlled by others. They are able to think and
act for themselves. Independent people are responsible and able to make good choices, not
relying on others for aid or support.
God created us with the ability and freedom to think and make choices. We need to
demonstrate responsibility in taking care of ourselves and considering the impact our
choices have on those around us.
“Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as
servants of God.” 1 Peter 2:16
help. We can all be upstanders. The competition runs from
You can learn more about 15 March to 26 May 2019.
upstander behaviour by For more information
visiting #ihaveyourback. about the competition
You will also find a video and how to enter, visit
created by the Department in #ihaveyourback poster
partnership with Melbourne competition page.
Football Club and Victorian Gilson College takes
Aboriginal Education Inc. that bullying prevention very
sends an important message seriously. We want all of our
about upstander behaviour students to feel safe and
and racist bullying. included.
The Competition
Not only will the winning PRIMARY News
student-artists receive a $200
voucher from their choice
of JB HI-FI, Rebel Sports, or AWARDS NAMES
Eckersley’s Art and Craft but On Monday morning
the winning posters will be one student from each
printed and sent to all Victorian class was acknowledged for
schools. demonstrating the value of
The winning student’s
school will receive a $2,500
voucher from Eckersley’s Art
and Craft.
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Week 2 Primary awards photo
‘self-discipline’. 6M – Saihaj Bhangu
FH – Kayla Chen French – Mia Polidano
FM – Maria Abraham
FR – Verena Mobarak WOOLWORTHS EARN AND
1H – Rafael Abboushi LEARN
1L – Sipo Cinzah We have two collection
1W – Eva Justin boxes for the Woolworths Earn
2C – Jenil Patel and Learn vouchers. If your
child brings them to school
2J – Amelia Vicek they can be put it in one of
2Z – Dibora Asrat the collection boxes which
3H – Oliver Stania is located in the main office.
3R – Colwyn Chok The stickers will be available
from participarting Woolworth
3T – Ellie Poon stores from Wednesday 1st
4B – NA May. Sticker sheets will be
4S – Jessica Ho made available through each
4W – Zac Georgiou class teacher.
5A – NA
UNIFORM
5H – Shashank Chander
Winter uniform is to be
5S – Kunmum Valles worn in Term 2. Due to our
6G – Ruth Tsegaye unpredictable weather in
6H – Antonia Adams Melbourne we have a two
week period where either
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summer or winter uniform lucky dip box. Each Monday
may be worn. However, it must morning, two cards will then
be either complete summer be randomly drawn and
uniform or complete winter the lucky two students will
uniform, not a mixture of the get to choose from a box of
two. special prizes. This is another
initiative that we are doing at
YEAR 6 PUBERTY Gilson College to promote a
respectful and harmonious
INFORMATION NIGHT environment.
On Tuesday 21st May
we will be having a Year Six WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
Puberty information night.
This will commence at 6:30 in (17TH MAY 2019)
the Year 3/4 building. On this Walk Safely to School Day
night we will cover topics such (WSTSD) is an annual, national
as physical and emotional event when all primary school
changes, hygiene and how to children are encouraged to
support your child as they go walk and commute safely to
through these changes. It is a school. It is a community event
requirement that all Year Six seeking to promote road
students and parents attend. safety, health, public transport
We will be giving out 1 PEP and the environment.
hour on the night. WSTSD promotes the
important message that active
PB4L - GOTCHA CARDS kids are healthy kids. The
As we continue to event encourages parents,
focus on our 3R’s – Respect, carers and their children
Responsibility and Resilience, to build regular walking to
we are excited to announce and from school into their
that this term we have daily routine. Children need
launched the ‘GOTCHA a minimum of 60 minutes
Cards’ initiative. When exercise per day. Encouraging
students are playing at less driving and more walking
recess and lunchtime, the aims to decrease dangerous
yard duty teachers are vehicle congestion around
looking for students who are schools and reduce carbon
demonstrating our values. emissions from idling cars.
These students will be given Lastly, it is just a nice way to
a ‘GOTCHA card’ which will be part of your community.
then be placed into our Visit www.walk.com.au/WSTSD
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to accesses a huge range of It is run by volunteers who
resources for your school. come into schools with dogs
On Friday 17th May, and listen to children read. Its
we are inviting all students mission is to make reading fun
to come and meet us at the for children, so they become
Watervale Shopping Centre confident lifelong readers.
where we will walk together to Currently Story Dogs has no
school. We will be meeting at volunteers in our area, and
8.00am and leaving no later we would love to begin Story
than 8:10am. All students who Dogs at Gilson College. If you
participate will be provided are interested in becoming
with a piece of fruit and drink a volunteer (it would count
when we arrive at Gilson toward PEP hours), please
College. visit their website https://
www.storydogs.org.au/how-
to-volunteer. If you have any
questions you can email
secondary News kimberley.muller@gilson.vic.
edu.au to assist you in being
STORY DOGS VOLUNTEER qualified as a Story Dogs
volunteer.
Story Dogs is a literacy
program that helps children
across Australia learn to read. SCHOOL UNIFORMS
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Term 2, students should piercings and then have them
have begun the school term covered with bandaids.
wearing full winter uniform. It would be appreciated
DRESS if parents noted that this will
We would appreciate not be accepted in Term 2.
parents working with your All students will be asked to
student, checking the uniforms follow the school protocols
for cleanliness and preparing and wear only the jewellery
them for the new term. permitted. If students refuse to
take out additional jewellery
Young ladies are to wear
they may be sent home until it
long navy blue socks or navy
is removed and the guidelines
blue tights, both are available
of the school are followed.
from the uniform shop. It
would be appreciated if SPORT UNIFORM
the length of young ladies Please note that the
winter skirts are checked and school sport uniform is only
alterations are made during worn on the day each student
the holidays. Modesty is the has Sport. When students have
rule of thumb with acceptable Health and Physical Education,
length touching the top of the the students are expected to
knee, when standing tall. wear full dress uniform and
SHOES change for their Health and
Physical Education. We would
It is also a good time to
appreciate parent support in
remind parents that school
ensuring the students come
shoes should be black
to school in their correct
polishable leather. Many
uniforms.
students are wearing canvas
shoes or shoes which look
more like runners than formal
dress polishable black shoes.
JEWELLERY
The student hand book
outlines the schools stand on
jewellery. Girls are allowed a
single stud in each year and
piercings are not acceptable
for the male students. There
are number of students who
have made the choice to have
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Farewell to Mrs Hutchinson and Mr Hope. Mrs Hutchinson off on maternity leave and Mr Hope
one of our Bus Drivers is relocating to Queensland. Best wishes and God bless to you both.
Page 11VCAL NEWSLETTER - PAGE 1
• Waking up on a Wednesday morning, knowing I’m going to be going to TMG COLLEGE
is exciting as we go to our choice of course in the working industry. As 9am hits we are
introduced into a class with 10 students ready to start the day all ready to undertake
Certificate III in Health Services Assistant. (Ramzi)
• I have started Year 12 VCAL this year. It is good for me because it is not too hard for
me. My Tafe is a bit more hands on. My work placement is fun and is helping me get
experience in the retail industry. (Cameron)
• English is very satisfactory, it provides a good challenge for all of the students and it’s
very possible to do. I travel to Sunshine Victoria University Polytechnic every Wednesday
and they provide good services there. On Fridays, I go to my dad’s friend’s electrical
business. (Giordan)
• The VCAL classes has been a very different experience for me. It has allowed me to
improve my confidence when performing certain tasks that require me to use my
verbal skills. It has also allowed me to build social skills that I can use when I am in
the workplace. I do enjoy being in the workshop as it allows me to keep an open mind
when working with tools and machinery. I have also been learning simple tasks that
electricians do when on a worksite. Some of these tasks consist of: feeding wire through
plaster, replacing power points, checking the meter box. (Jack)
• Some of the things that I enjoy most about the VCAL program is going to my work
placements on Fridays and learning new things about being an electrician. I enjoy how
hands on my day is rather than being in a classroom and doing a lot of paperwork. I
enjoy the customers and the other tradies that I work with when going to building sites
and homes. (Lucas)
• One of the main things I’m enjoying in VCAL is my work placement, my job, as I finally
get to work and help provide for my family and anyone who is in need. (Mathew)
• In my VCAL course, I am learning about work health safety and transmitted diseases
from animals to humans and humans to animals. I am learning proper ways to handle
situations with aggressive animals and hazards within my workplace. What I most enjoy
about my work placement (Pets Haven, Woodend) is my involvement with animals.
(Steven)
• VCAL has made a dramatic change in my schooling career, it has taught me more life
skills than VCE has ever done. From learning: how to use basic life skills in the classroom
to learning some first aid, difficult mathematic questions and learning what OH&S rules I
need to follow in a worksite. While at my TAFE course, it opened my eyes to see how hard
life can be and how all of the skills I learnt in VCE and am learning in VCAL can actually
help with my day to day life now and after I graduate. (Joshua)
• VCAL is another pathway for learning, and has been most beneficial to me, especially
dealing with my anxiety, it has helped me improve my confidence and significantly
helped me prepare for the real-life trials and allows me to do what I love the most and
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that is art. School is less stressful and prepares me for real life situations. I really enjoy
the work placements because it gives me a reason to look forward to the future, not only
getting paid but exploring different fields and falling in love with the work environment.
(Khristelle)
• My course in the city is Certificate III in Business, but that’s not what’s been the most
amazing part of VCAL for me. For me, it’s the three days in school that I spend learning
practically and hands-on. It has been empowering and unlike anything I’ve done in my
12 years in school. Every day I feel like I’ve accomplished something, learned something
new, gained more skills that I not only work into my work life but also my everyday life.
VCAL makes me want to get out of bed in the morning and come to school at my own
volition. I actually enjoy coming to school now. I’ve never been happier. (Nityasree)
• The Carpentry course I’m in is fun. We learn how to use tools and how to use them
in different ways. They teach us to use hand tools first then we slowly move to power
tools. My work placement is good as he treats me well and I get paid $20 a day but it’s
all about the learning experience. The boss also gives me money to buy food and his
workers treat me kindly and we all get along well. (Brendan)
• In 2019, it’s so amazing to see Gilson allowing VCAL into the school. As someone who
has always wanted to be in the beauty industry this was such good news to hear. I
wouldn’t need to stress myself out in VCE just to go to university and study something
that had nothing to do with my VCE subjects. I am doing Certificate III in Beauty so
I spend my work placement at a beauty salon. Every Wednesday morning at 9am I
go to Bianco Beauty, I spend most of the day answering phone calls, cleaning up the
treatment rooms and observing different treatments that Bianco provides such as lash
lifts, waxing, manicures and pedicures. I’ve been taught a lot already and the girls I work
with are always willing to help me and keep me occupied. Beauty is a fun way to express
myself and VCAL has given me the opportunity to have my dream job by the time I
graduate high school. (Angelica)
VCAL Student of the Month Award
Angelica Thalawiti-Arachchige received the March ‘VCAL Student of
the Month’ award for her consistently completing work to a high standard.
Angelica is hard working and we have received the same fantastic feedback
from her course and work placement.
Page 13THE ANZAC BISCUIT
The Anzac biscuit is a sweet biscuit, popular in Australia and New Zealand,
made using rolled oats, flour, sugar, butter (or margarine), golden syrup,
baking soda, boiling water, and (optionally) desiccated coconut. Anzac biscuits
have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
(ANZAC) established in World War I. The biscuits were sent by wives and
women's groups to soldiers abroad because the ingredients do not spoil easily
and the biscuits kept well during naval transportation. Today, Anzac biscuits
are manufactured commercially for retail.
Page 14ATHLETICS DAY PHOTOS
Page 15Parents and Friends Committee
Gilson College
Parentsandfriends.th@gilson.vic.edu.au
Dear Families,
Welcome back to Term Two. We hope you have had a
very happy, holy and restful Easter break.
Gilson College
We are thrilled to announce that our School Colour
Explosion was a huge success.
With your assistance, we were able to raise a
whopping $8760.22 which will go towards funding a
project through the coming year.
It was wonderful to see the spirit and enthusiasm that
was displayed in supporting our school and of course
the smiles on the students' faces. What a blast of TERM 2
colour it was! And we can’t wait to do it again next
year. Mother’s Day Stall
The student incentive prizes have been ordered and 9-10 t h May
will be delivered shortly. On behalf of the Parents and National Walk
Friends Committee, we sincerely thank you for your
Safely to
support and effort that was put into Gilson’s first ever
Colour Fun Run.
School Day
17 t h May
We are excited to announce that the Entertainment Pizza Day
Book for 2019/2020 is back and full of new and
3 r d June
amazing coupons/offers. The cost is $70 which can be
purchased either as a hard copy or electronic version Cookie and
onto your device. It’s available for sale in the uniform Cupcake Day
shop (cash only) or online. Gilson College receive 25 t h June
20% of the sale of each Membership.
Click on the following links to order your membership and view the electronic
version
https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/1956X55
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/816499/
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Be an Upstander -
#ihaveyourback student
poster competition
Do you want to help other COMPETITION RUNS FROM
students to be upstanders? 15 MARCH - 26 MAY 2019
Enter the Bully Stoppers
poster competition!
Categories
There are three Prizes
categories – primary,
Criteria secondary or special
The winning posters will be displayed
in schools across the state. Each
You must be enrolled school and prizes for
winning student entry will receive a
in a Victorian school each category.
$200 voucher for JB Hi-Fi, Rebel Sport
– government, or Eckersley’s Art and Craft.
independent or Catholic.
Plus your school will win a $2,500
voucher for Eckersley’s Art & Craft.
For more information and poster requirements:
www.education.vic.gov.au/bullystoppers
Page 18CALENDAR 2019
SECONDARY CALENDAR
PRIMARY CALENDAR TERM 2 2019
TERM 2 2019
Week 3
Week 4
m 6 - 8 May
th th
m 14th - 28th May Sport & Recreation Rock Climbing
NAPLAN Camp
m 17th May
National Walk Safely to School Day
m 18th May
Year 5 GSD
Week 5
m 21 May
st
Year 6 Puberty Information Night
m 24th May
French Poetry Competition and Excursion
Week 6
m 29 May
th
Year 4-6 Athletics day
Week 8
m 11 June
th
PUPIL FREE Day - Report Writing
m 13th June
School Photo Day
m 14th June
Multicultural Parade
Week 10
m 25 & 26 June
th th
Parent Teacher Interviews
ANZAC service
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