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Fro m the Camp u s Princi p als
Welcome back to another productive year, we
hope that everyone had a relaxing and
enjoyable break and are ready to slip back
into work mode. Day one (hopefully) set the
tone for the rest of the year – we had excellent
attendance, students pristine in uniform and
positive attitudes with students’ and teachers
straight into productive work. We have
already had an extremely busy start to the
year, as you will read.
Welcome to New Families and Students
A special welcome to our Year 7 students and
families and any new students in other year
levels, we hope our various educational
programs will fully engage and help develop
positive skills and knowledge for your
children.
Welcome to new staff to our Campus and
College
We have a large number of new staff to our
Campus and to various positions of
responsibility, they include:-
Yr 7 & 8 Campus Leader Ms Liz Talevski
(from our Delahey campus); Ms Shandelle
Feduniw our new Literacy/English Leader
(from England); Ms Pam Farrelly Maths /
Science teacher (from Delahey Campus); Mr
Luke Wilson Japanese/EAL Teacher (new to
College); Ms Eugenia Kozlevcar Drama/
English Teacher (Delahey Campus); Ms Lucy
Bell English/SOSE Teacher (Delahey
Campus); Ms Gus Gleason SOSE/Challenge
Day (Delahey Campus); Ms Olga Polovic-
Lazovic Maths/Science Teacher (new to
College); Mr Samuel Trinh Maths/IT (new to
College); Mr Con Damoulakis Leading
Teaching Community Partnerships (Kings
Park Campus); Ms Ita Altas Arts/Technology
(back from leave); Mr Joe Dagher Maths/
Science (Kings Park Campus); Ms Linda
Muirhead Drama/English (new to College)
and Ms Hatice Hassett (back from leave). As
you can read a great many staff who we
welcome to our campus
Parent Information Nights and Year 7
Camp
As you are aware a letter was sent home
informing parents that these events had been
cancelled due to the implications of Industrial
Action. We would strongly encourage all
parents to please make contact with the
college if you have any queries and concerns.
The Home Group teacher for your child is
usually the best ‘first’ contact.
Year 7 Activity Day
As the camp did not proceed we intend
developing an activity day for all our Year 7
students which will centre on fun activities for
interaction between the Home Group teachers
and within the teams to help strengthen the
sense of belonging and friendship. More
information will be coming home soon with
specific details.
Immunisations – Ground Breaking
Experience
Last week our Year 7 boys and girls had their
immunisations for both the Gardisil and
Chicken Pox and the year 9 boys had their
Gardisil. You may have heard on the news
that this was the first time that Boys had been
given the Gardisil inoculation. It is really
important that if your child missed out on the
inoculations for any reason to do a quick
follow up (information was sent home with
your child about where etc… , please ring
directly to the council, as they conduct
immunisations at other centres on a regular
basis) so they can receive the follow up
inoculations through school to save you the
additional effort as a parent.
Hot Weather
As the weather has been hot and looks like
continuing that way for a while we would
encourage all students to bring water bottles –
they may bring them into class, rather than
needing to leave the classroom.
Swimming Sports
By the time you read this Newsletter the
swimming sports will have taken place – we
look forward to hearing of the result in the
next Newsletter.
Lunchtime Activities
There are a range of different lunchtime
activities available for students please check
with Kellie or Team Leaders so you can
participate in them. The types of activities
include:- Walking Group, Games Club, Chess
Club to name a few.
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D a tes and Events :
18 February College Council
19 February Swimming Sports
27 February School Photos
Delahey
28 February School Photos
Kings Park
1 March School Photos
Sydenham
11 March Labour Day
28 March Last Day Term 1
15 April First Day of
Term 2
COLLEGE PHONE
NUMBERS
Kings Park Campus
Ph: 9365 4111
Fax: 9365 4999
Delahey Campus
Ph: 9307 5555
Fax: 9307 5444
Sydenham Campus
Ph: 9361 3888
Fax: 9361 3899
The Mission
Western Bulldogs
are proud to adopt
Copperfield College
as a
Bulldog Friendly School

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Extra Curricula Activities
The year 9 and 10 Debating Teams will
begin very shortly so any students or
parents interested in find out more about
these competitions please contact Ms Bell
(Year 10) or Ms Kozlevcar (Year 9). We
have had tremendous success in the past – it
is a very worthwhile activity to be involved
in. The Environmental Group has also
started again with regular gardening
activities after school. Applications for
Student Leaders are also being called for in
the next few weeks – so you can see we
have many different types of activities on
offer for students and we encourage
everyone to become involved
Year 7 Scholarship Holders
On Thursday there is ceremony to recognise
and award the Year 7 Scholarship holders –
Congratulations to all those involved. The
students are:- Amy Nelson, Stephanie
Fisher, Leigh Gerzelis, Charlotte O’Brien,
Lois Ekong, Caner Peler.
As always we welcome parent involvement
within the school through the Parents and
Friends and encourage contact when and if
you have any concerns or queries.
Mark Nugent and Sue Minkevicius
Campus Principals
Student Accident
Insurance
Parents / guardians are reminded that
the Department does not provide
personal accident insurance for
students. Parents and guardians are
responsible for paying the cost of
medical treatment for injured students,
including any transport costs.
Student accident insurance policies are
available from some commercial
insurers. These cover a range of
medical expenses not covered by
Medicare or private health insurance.
Payments to the College
A reminder if you wish to pay your
subject charges or excursion costs, you
can phone any of the campus offices
and simply provide your credit card
details.
Other methods of payment are by cash,
cheque, EFTPOS and now BPay Please
call any campus office to obtain your
reference number.
Biller Code: 87361
Reference No:
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Please contact any campus
office to obtain your
reference number.
Student Attendance
/ Absence
The Sydenham Campus has introduced
a Student Attendance/Absence message
hot line. If your child is going to be
absent for any reason, Parents/Carers
should phone Lorraine on 9361 3891
and leave a message with your child’s
name, home group, reason and dates of
absence.
Regular attendance is essential to
make sure that your child’s learning
is not disrupted.
Student Illness
A reminder to parents and students that
phone calls home regarding student
illness at school must come through the
General Office. Staff in the General
Office are first-aid trained.
Students should not be using mobile
phones to contact parents if they need
to be picked up from school.

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Welcome to all of our new students and
families and those returning to Copperfield
College. Also, we’d like to extend a warm
welcome to the new staff in H – Team and
across the College. As Team Leaders, we
look forward to developing strong
partnerships with all members of our team;
students, parents and staff, and as such we
have had a very positive start to the New
Year.
All of our new Year 7 and Year 8 students
have settled in to Secondary School at
Copperfield College and their new routines
quickly and with enthusiasm. We have
noticed that our current Year 8 students have
made the transition from Year 7 with ease
and confidence. The Year 7 students have
already experienced some of what
Secondary School has to offer; they have
learnt how to open their combination locks
on their lockers, they are comfortable
reading their timetables and have settled into
all their subject classes with ease and
confidence.
We’d like to take this opportunity to
introduce ourselves and our Team structure.
H – Team has two Team Leaders, us; Karen
Martin and Gina Constas, and we job share
as we both work part-time. However, one of
the two of us is available every day of the
week. In 2013, H – Team has seven Home
Groups; four in Year 7 and three in Year 8.
Our Home Groups and Home Group
teachers are as follows: 71H – Kimberley
Swindells, 72H – Libby Derks, 73H –
Andrew Atherton, 74H – Karen Anson, 81H
H Team News
– Lucy Bell, 82H – Ross Waterman and 83H
– Pam Finn. Elizabeth Talevski is the Year 7
and 8 Campus Leader and overseas both
Junior Teams (E and H) at Sydenham. Your
Home Group teacher is your first point of
contact for your student but you are also able
to contact us at any time with concerns or
queries. Please check your student’s diary
regularly for notes from teachers and
homework tasks. Please support him or her
to complete their homework.
Term 1 is a very eventful time; The Year 7
Notebook Rollout was on Thursday and
Friday in Week 1; Year 7, 9 and 10
Immunisations were on Wednesday the 13 th
of February. On Tuesday the 19 th of
February the Year 7 – 10 students at Kings
Park and Sydenham will be going to
Swimming Sports at Oak Park Aquatic
Centre. Hopefully the weather will be
perfect and everyone will enjoy the
swimming races, fun competitions and going
down the water slide. The Team colours are
pink or purple and we are busy making
banners for H-team. Go H-Team!!! Also,
School Photos are on Friday the 1 st of March
and the H-Team Year 7 students will be
going to the Melbourne Zoo as part of their
Classification Unit in Science on Tuesday
the 19 th of March.
Thank you to students, staff and parents for
all of your support.
Gina Constas and Karen Martin.
Team Leaders
Year 7 reflections on their transition to Copperfield
My transition from year 6 to 7 was really
easy. All the teachers really helped all the
students to fit into Copperfield College over
the first few days of school.
Anthony Zaccaria 74H
The transition between Primary School and
High School is one of the greatest things I
have ever done in my life. Simply starting
with the greatest building and facilities in the
school, the greatest students and friends I
have seen, met and made friends with at
Copperfield College. I am loving the
curriculum the school has to offer. The
transition between Parkwood Green Primary
and Copperfield College has been so good; I
want it to happen every single year.
Christopher Tsiflidis 74H
With the move from Primary School to High
School, I got really confused with
everything. The timetable, the locker
combination, and everything seemed
overwhelming. I feel like I am growing up. I
miss primary school, but really like high
school so far.
Cheyenne Savage 74H
Nike
Recycling:
‘Reuse a
Shoe’
Palm Oil Campaign:
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‘Nike Shoe: Reuse a
Shoe’ recycling
campaign. This
campaign consists
of recycling old,
unwanted or
damaged athletic shoes. Please bring
unwanted athletic shoes to the
Administration Office.
As a team we ask that you read the
labels of the products you purchase
from your supermarkets.
Look for labels such as oil
(palm) or palm oil. The less
products bought the less
forests are cut down. A
small step to support
environmental change.
Mobile Muster:
Round up your old
mobile phones,
chargers and batteries
and bring them into the
Administration Office
to deposit them into
the box for recycling.
Battery World &
Mobile Muster
Battery World offers the only
national opportunity to recycle
responsibly by disposing dead
domestic batteries at our College.
The batteries that we
are recycling are: A,
AA, AAA, C, D, 9V
and 4V batteries,
laptop batteries and
camera batteries.
There will be a
collection container
at the Administration
Office near our
Mobile Muster box.

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Extra-curricular activities;
There are many exciting opportunities open to
students outside of their scheduled classes. In
addition to a vast array of sport and music
options, students may currently choose to get
involved in debating, environmental
leadership, leadership, student representative
council, chess, games club, breakfast club and
swim squad. Possible future options include
walking group, maths tutoring, fitness club
and art club. Students are encouraged to listen
carefully at morning bulletins, watch the
window in the Wellbeing office or to see
Kellie for more information.
Games club; Sharlene from Elevate
facilitates a fun and relaxed Games Club in A9
each Friday lunchtime. Students are welcome
to bring a friend or come alone as there always
is someone ready to play a board game. See Mr
Hiddle in the library or see Kellie.
Chess at Sydenham campus;
Friendly matches are held this term in A9 every
Tuesday lunchtime. This is also a great
opportunity to learn how to play. If you are more
into competitive chess you are also invited to
compete at an interschool match shortly. See Mr
Hiddle in the library or see
Kellie.
Wellbeing Programs
Year 10 Wellbeing day;
On Tuesday 19th March all year 10 students will
participate in a full day program exploring social
and emotional issues such as alcohol,
relationships, healthy eating, dealing with stress
and violence. It promises to be a challenging and
interesting day. For more information please see
your team leader. If any parents have access to
free vouchers or items they wish to donate for
take-home bags please contact Kellie before the
end of February.
Friends for Youth
Resilience Building
Program;
This 8 week program teaches
strategies on how to better
cope with stressful situations. Kellie along with
Belinda from Brimbank Youth Services is
offering this short course to a small group of
students from year 9 or 10 during term two.
Students will miss one period per week for 8
weeks on an alternating basis. To find out more
or to express interest, please see Kellie.
Breakfast club; On behalf of
Copperfield College we would like to give a big
thank you to Ms Desailly for supplying us with
a great variety of foods for breakfast. Breakfast
club is open on Tuesday and Wednesday until
8.45am in the Foods Room. We encourage you
to consider going and trying the range of
different food. We are grateful
for Ms Desailly's work and
commitment.
From Rachel and Lauren 81H
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National day of action
against bullying and
violence; Sydenham
campus participates in this
national event on Friday 15th
March where the wider
community stands together against
bullying. Consistent with
Copperfield's acknowledgement
and commitment that "we achieve
when we are respectful,
responsible and value
relationships" bullying has no
place in our school. Parents are
welcome to raise any
concerns with team leaders or may
wish to visit
bullyingnoway.gov.au/parents/
index.html for further strategies
on how to deal with bullying.
In2Sport Brimbank; If you live in the City of Brimbank,
have a Health Care Card or Pension Concession Card and would like
financial assistance (up to $200) for your child to actively participate in
community sport and recreation please contact Kellie to complete a
nomination form. Eligible families living in the City of Melton may
consider applying for a similar grant but note applications for Melton
close on March 1st.

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E - Excursion Forms
Do you have an excursion but forgotten the permission form?
You can get a copy of all excursion forms from the
Copperfield College Website.
Click to the ‘News and Events’ on the top line of the website.
Select “Permissions—Sydenham”
Select the excursion you want
and return completed form to you teacher.
Or Follow this link:
http://www.copperfieldcollege.vic.edu.au/News--Events/Permission-Forms1/
An excursion form must be completed before students can attend an excursion.
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Copperfield College has a commitment to improving the environment we live in. With this in mind we are phasing out printing our
newsletters and introducing electronic distribution. As from2013 we will be emailing newsletters directly to families and friends of
the College. Printed copies will only be available from the General Office at each campus. This initiative will also reduce our paper
and postage costs.
The newsletters will be available on the Copperfield College Website from the following link:
http://www.copperfieldcollege.vic.edu.au/News--Events/eNewsletters/
Please return the attached slip providing us with your email address so we can ensure our records are up to date and every family has
the opportunity to receive important information distributed in our ‘E Newsletter.’
E Newsletter Return
Student Code: Campus:
Student Name: Home Group:
Parent Name:
Email Address:
Salvo Saints
Basketball Club
http://salvosaints.salvationarmy.org.au
If you are aged 8—18 and interested in
playing basketball contact our secretary
or visit our website for more information.
Winter season commences first week
of term two.
Teams will be organised before the
end of term one, so contact us now if
you would like to join a team.
Roy Cameron (Secretary)
phone 93676081
Email—julieroy68@optusnet.com.au
In Victoria education is compulsory for children aged between 6 and 16. When students are enrolled, it is expected they will attend
every day of each term.
Parents will receive notification of any student-free days.
It is crucial that students develop habits of regular attendance at an early age. This includes arriving at school, and each class, on time.
Students who regularly miss days of school are at risk of missing out on learning the basic building blocks in subjects, and may
experience long term difficulties with their learning.
School attendance helps students develop social skills, such as friendship building, team work, communication skills and healthy selfesteem.
An absence from school requires a doctor’s certificate or note of explanation that has been written and signed by a
parent/guardian. The note should accompany the student on the first day they return to school after the absence. If the
absence is expected to be longer than one day, please notify Lorraine on 9361 3891.

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What do you need to do to stand for election?
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The principal will issue a Notice of Election and Call for Nominations following the commencement of Term 1 each year. All
school council elections must be completed by the end of March unless the usual time line has been varied by the Minister.
If you decide to stand for election, you can arrange for someone to nominate you as a candidate or you can nominate yourself in
the Parent category.
DEECD employees whose child is enrolled in a school in which they are not engaged in work are eligible to nominate for parent
membership of the school council at that school.
Once the nomination form is completed, return it to the principal with the time stated on the Notice of Election. You will receive
a Nomination Form Receipt in the mail following the receipt of your completed nomination.
Generally, if there are more nominations received that there are vacancies on council, a ballot will be conducted during the
weeks after the call for nominations has closed.
Remember
Ask at the school for help if you would like to stand for election and are not sure what to do
Consider standing for election to council this year
Be sure to vote in the elections
Contact the principal Mr. T. Simpson for further information.
School Council Elections 2013
A notice that calls for nominations for School Council is included in this newsletter. An information sheet about school council elections
is also included.
If you decide to stand for election please collect a nomination form from the office on any campus. Once the nomination form is completed,
return it to the principal with the time stated on the notice of election.
If there are more nominations received than there are vacancies on council, a ballot will be conducted in the two weeks after the call for
nominations has closed.
The timeline is as follows
Notice of election and call for nominations ................... Wednesday 20 February 2013
Close of nominations ..........................................................Wednesday 27 th February 2013
Display list of candidates, nominator & seconder .............Thursday 28 th February 2013
Prepare ballot papers and distribute on or before .............Wednesday 6 th March 2013
Close of ballot .....................................................................Wednesday 13 th March 2013
Count votes & declare ballot ..............................................Thursday 14 th March 2013

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School Council Elections
Schedule 5A Self-Nomination Form for Parent Member Category
I wish to declare my candidacy for an elected position as a parent/guardian representative on the Copperfield College
school council.
Name………………………………………………………………………………………
Residential address ……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Contact phone : ……………………………………………………………………….
Email: ……………………………………………………………………………………
I am the parent/guardian of …………………………………, who is/are currently enrolled at this school.
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I am an employee of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development but not engaged in work at and
for the school. Yes / No (please circle)
I am prepared to serve as a Parent member of the Copperfield College school council. I hereby declare that I am not
an undischarged bankrupt
of unsound mind
currently serving a sentence for an indictable offence or
a registrable offender with the meaning of the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004.
Signature of Candidate: …………………………………………… Date: …………
You will be notified when your nomination has been received.
Personal information provided in this form is collected as part of the school council election nomination process. The
information may be used to determine your eligibility as a candidate. Your personal information may be disclosed as
a result of inspection prior to the commencement of voting or at any time up to one year from the declaration of the
poll.
Your name will be included in a list of school council candidates and nominators (where applicable) posted in a prominent position at
the school and for candidates, on a ballot paper (where applicable).
Further, the name, membership category, gender, term of office, office held(if any) of school council members and notification whether
the member is an employee of the Department will be forwarded to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development by
the principal by 30 April each year as a record of council member and may be used for statistical purposes.
You can access your personal information by contacting Mr Simpson on 9307 5555.
If you choose not to give some or all of the information requested your nomination may not be accepted. If you have any queries about
the school council nomination process, please contact Mr. Simpson.

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School Council Elections
Schedule 5B Nomination Form for Parent Member Category
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I wish to nominate ……………………………………………….. for an elected position as a parent/guardian representative on
the Copperfield College school council.
CANDIDATE’S DETAILS
Name: …………………………………………………………………………………...
Residential address:…………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Contact phone: …………………………………………………………………………
Email: ……………………………………………………………………………………
I am the parent/guardian of ……………………………, who is/are currently enrolled at this school.
The person I have nominated is the parent/guardian of ………………………… who is/are currently enrolled at this
school.
The person I have nominated is an employee of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development but
not engaged in work at and for the school. Yes / No (please circle)
Signature of Nominator: …………………………………… Date: …………………
Candidate to complete
I accept the nomination and I am prepared to serve as a Parent member of Copperfield College school council. I
hereby declare that I am not:
an undischarged bankrupt
of unsound mind
currently serving a sentence for an indictable offence or
a registrable offender with the meaning of the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004.
Signature of Candidate: …………………………………………… Date: …………
You will be notified when your nomination has been received.
Personal information provided in this form is collected as part of the school council election nomination process. The
information may be used to determine your eligibility as a candidate. Your personal information may be disclosed as
a result of inspection prior to the commencement of voting or at any time up to one year from the declaration of the
poll.
Your name will be included in a list of school council candidates and nominators (where applicable) posted in a prominent position at
the school and for candidates, on a ballot paper (where applicable).
Further, the name, membership category, gender, term of office, office held(if any) of school council members and notification whether
the member is an employee of the Department will be forwarded to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development by
the principal by 30 April each year as a record of council member and may be used for statistical purposes.
You can access your personal information by contacting Mr Simpson on 9307 5555.
If you choose not to give some or all of the information requested your nomination may not be accepted. If you have any queries about
the school council nomination process, please contact Mr. Simpson.