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Issue number 16 22 October 2020
EDITORIAL
Each day I drive to school, the mornings are becoming a little lighter and brighter. The trees
are budding and the air smells sweet (even through a mask!). It’s getting easier to get up
and out to work in the mornings after a long cold winter in lockdown. Next week, we finally
get our year 8, 9 and 10 students back. We are so very happy that our college community
will finally be back together once again. Together will look very different than it ever has
before, but there will be voices, smiley eyes and play once again.
I am anticipating that our older students from years 8, 9 and 10 may feel a certain level of
apprehension about their return, and this is only natural. We will be doing our very best to
help them settle in and feel at home as quickly as possible. Getting back into school
uniform and wearing masks adds another level of thinking in the mornings, and we thank
parents in advance for your cooperation in helping our students come back to school well,
wearing the right uniform, faces covered appropriately and ready for face to face learning
(or half face anyway). We recognise that some of our students will have found the year
very tough and may not be coping so well. Please remember that we are here to support,
and our Welfare Department staff, Celeste Putter and Andrew Austin, are available to talk
and provide guidance.
In the same week, we will be celebrating our year 12 students who will have their final
classes and celebrations, before heading into swotvac. The VCE English exam begins the
process for the majority of students and will be held on Tuesday 10 November. From then
on, these students will be deep in exam mode and we thank the rest of the PVCC
community for their support during this intense time.
The year is rolling on and the events that are usually held in term 4 are all being reassessed.
We thank you for your patience as we reconfigure the way that we do things, ever in light
of the most recent announcements by the Premier. We await more information about how
we can hold transition events such as orientation, and will inform our parent body as soon
as we are able.
Throughout this strange year of Covid, I am reminded that none of it has caught our God by
surprise. He promises to walk with us always, through green pastures and by cool streams
and also through the valley of the shadow of death. No matter what is going on around us,
He is ever faithful. What a comfort! I thank God that we have the opportunity to be
together as a community, as the year draws to a close – to be reminded of the joy of
learning in a place that is lead, guided and held by our Heavenly
Father.
Lily McDonald
Deputy Principal
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BOOKLISTS
Friday
Booklists for 2021 are available on the
college website - https:// 23 October
www.pvcc.vic.edu.au/about/parent- Public Holiday
resources/booklists.
Student Free
Day
Based on parent feedback, we have changed --------------------
suppliers to Campion Education.
Resources need to be ordered online and
home delivery will be to your chosen
Monday
address. 26 October
Years 8,9,10
return to
CAPS face-to-face
Caps are now available to all secondary
students as part of the college sports
classes
uniform. These caps can be purchased from --------------------
either the Early Years reception or General
Office reception from Term 4.
Cost $15.00 per cap.
Friday
Students may choose to wear the Hybrid
30 October
Bucket Hat or the Secondary cap to Year 12’s last
outdoor sport activities. Note: caps are one day
size and adjustable.
Please note: permission has been extended
for year 6 students to purchase the new
--------------------
PVCC caps. This is only for Monday
term 4 if you need to 2 November
purchase a replacement hat.
Staff /Student
free day
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR 2021 PLENTY KIDS PARENTS
We understand that many of you are keen to purchase uniform for your Kinder student
ahead of their commencement at Plenty Kids ELC next year. Plenty Kids uniform is not
sold at Bob Stewart; it is usually sold from the Early Years reception area.
Please be aware that we currently cannot have
parents entering the college reception, however
we will communicate with you when we have a
clear plan for how the purchase of uniform will be
possible.
This communication will either be in the
newsletter if timing allows, or via an Edsmart
email. Thank you for your patience!
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HEART OF THE VALLEY
The link for this event will be emailed to all families closer to the date.
Let the countdown begin, 7 days to go!
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REMINDER FOR BUS TRAVELLERS
Please remember to use your student card to tap on and tap off each day when using the
bus service. Using your student card ensures that boarding the bus is contactless and in
line with covid safe practices and requirements.
Replacement student cards can be purchased at the general office for $7.50.
UNIFORM SHOP
With the uniform shop’s recent relocation to Uni Hill taking
place while the lockdown was still in operation, two very
key members of our PVCC community quietly slipped away
with little fuss or fanfare. The onsite uniform shop has
played a significant welcoming and pastoral care role in the
life of the college for decades, and we wanted to take the
opportunity to have Lydia Ross and Cheryl Stagg back to
PVCC for one last time, to sit under the oak tree outside the
general office, to say Thank You and give them a chance to
reminisce.
Lydia (right) was originally employed by the college to manage the sourcing and purchasing
of the college uniform. Years later, when Bob Stewart were contracted as the principal
supplier, Cheryl joined Lydia at the college and both became employees of Bob Stewart
P/L. Both have also been parents of PVCC students over their years.
When thinking about the memories that make them smile, they laughed about Year 12
pranks, mischievous students, and maintenance staff running up the road chasing stray
farm animals! They both commented on the early days at PVCC, when it was just a small
country school and dirt tracks. They have cherished the opportunities to get to know each
family as they have arrived at the college; they love the PVCC families and have thoroughly
enjoyed serving this community for so long.
While Lydia and Cheryl are located at the Bob Stewart Uni Hill store, their shifts do not
currently coincide. You can imagine how much they miss each other! However, they want
to reassure our families that all Bob Stewart staff are trained in how to fit the PVCC
uniform, so if you find yourself in-store and cannot see their familiar faces, you are still in
good hands.
Thank you, Lydia and Cheryl, for your many years of serving this community onsite here at
PVCC. We appreciate you, and will continue to pray for God’s blessing over your service
and your families.
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FROM THE LIBRARY
Regina Brownley has joined the library team. Many of you will know Regi as a primary
school teacher, but she has stepped up to help in the library for the rest of 2020. She will
be posting reviews of some of our latest acquisitions. Here is her first one...
‘Littlelight’ by Kelly Canby
An ‘enlightening’ book, written by an Australian author,
about a small town divided by differences. The town is
eventually brought together at the hand of a young girl as
she seeks to make changes piece by piece. Almost all
townspeople embrace the changes, except for one, who
is fearful and resistant to things that are “different,
unusual, strange, offbeat and unfamiliar”.
A book that opens up great discussion in children about
what it means to love others and embrace differences -
after all we are all fearfully and wonderfully made by our
Creator.
Pearl Fearn-Wannan
CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK CELEBRATION
We are looking forward to celebrating Children’s Book Week at PVCC next week on Friday
30 October. We invite all Primary students to come in full school uniform with a touch of
the Book Week theme, which is “Curious Creatures, Wild Minds.” This can be one of the
following: a head piece, hat, hair decorations, a scarf, shoes, socks, eye mask or mouth
mask. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, we cannot perform a whole school
parade. Please note: this is not a casual clothes day for students.
Coral Love
Primary Library
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BACK TO SCHOOL FOR YEAR 7 SPORT
Here’s some Covid safe physical exercise our year 7’s have been engaging in since their
return to school. They are loving some sport and the camaraderie that goes with it!
All activities are outside and where possible are non contact and socially distanced, gear is
sanitised afterwards and students are reminded about hand hygiene. Masks can be worn
around the wrist if activities are moderate to vigorous.
This week the year 7’s did some skittles soccer, soft lacrosse and frisbee golf.
Hopefully there will be some more competitive activities soon!
Helen Padget
Head of Secondary Sport
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FROM THE CAREERS OFFICE
Don’t forget to check out the “Calendar of Events” on our School Careers Website.
Dates to Diarise
VTAC Personal Statement Friday 4 December 2020
ATARs Released Wednesday 30 December 2020
Change of Preference (COP) closes Monday 4 January 2021
January Round International Offers Thursday 7 January 2021
January Round Domestic Offers Thursday 14 January 2021
February Offer Rounds Monday 1 February 2021 onwards
I am more than happy to assist students and parents. I can be contacted at :
helen.madden@pvcc.vic.edu.au
Helen Madden - Careers Practitioner/VET Coordinator
Careers Newsletter Issue 13
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COMMUNITY ADVERTISEMENTS
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SUPER KIDS FESTIVAL 2020 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
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