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I s s u e N o . 3 P a g e 2 Mid Year Exams and GAT The Mid Year Exam program begins on Tuesday June 12th and concludes on Thursday June 14th with the GAT. All students completing a Year 12 VCE subject must sit the GAT. The General Achievement Test is a test of general knowledge and skills in: *written communication *mathematics, science and technology *humanities, the arts and social sciences. These areas are very broad. Each represents a body of general knowledge and skills that students are likely to have built up through their school years. Because it is a general test, no special study is required for the GAT. Students will already have done preparation for the GAT in past study of subjects like English, Mathematics, Science and History, where they have built up general knowledge and skills in writing, numeracy and reasoning. These are the knowledge and skills that will be tested. The GAT results are used to check school based and exam assessments and it is important that students have the GAT results in the event that something happens to prevent them from sitting any other exam. In this case it will be used to provide a derived score. Students can get a good idea of the questions by looking at previous GAT papers which can be found online at http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/exams/gat/gat.html. Students are encouraged to familiarise themselves with these questions and note that all the information needed to work out the right answer is provided. We will provide students with the opportunity to practise for the GAT where they will sit a practice test which will be marked and feedback will be provided. This will take place on May 14th. It is expected that all students required to sit the GAT will complete the practice test. Mara Aleardi & Jude Ryan Campus Leaders Year 11 Debating The Year 11 Team has been involved in two debates. The first time they debated whether “Australia has been a good international neighbour”. The team consisted of Paige Stone, Navdeep Kaur and Dylan D‟Ruza. In the second debate they discussed the topic “That schools should have to accept 25% of their students from disadvantaged background”. In that debate <strong>Copperfield</strong> was represented by Julie Nguyen, Lauren Sahakian and Daniela Ly. The debaters have been ably supported by Simran Randhawa and Alana Sheriden. <strong>Copperfield</strong> won the first debate and just lost the second debate. Navdeep Kaur was awarded best speaker in the first debate. The students have been very responsible and organised in their preparation and delivery. Good luck for the next debates!
I s s u e N o . 3 P a g e 3 FROM THE PURPLE TEAM Purple team is a mix of teachers from across the key learning areas in the school. We have maths, science, english, history, legal studies, politics, accounting and business management teachers in our office. We can generally help out with any questions students may have. Feel free to drop in to get help with your school work or with any other issues you have. Ms Northorpe is the purple team leader. Other teachers in our office include: Ms Farrelly (2P2) Ms Reeves (1P2) Ms Zuriawiecki Mr Willis (2P3) Mr Alkan (1P3) Mr Konjarski (1P4) Mr Parnham (1P1) Other staff members belonging to purple team are Mrs O‟Shea (Careers and VET), Judy Scarfe (School Psychologist) and Kerry Farrall. Mr Taball also looks after 2P1 for us. Our office is located just inside M block, between the administration office and the library. Tamara Northorpe- Purple Team Leader FROM THE GREEN TEAM The green team office is located in the Science block. The green team staff include: Jason Hekkema Andreas Galerakis Paul McDonald (mentor teacher for 1G2) Sheila Serrao (mentor teacher for 1G3) Lynda Gaylard (mentor teacher for 2G1) Geoff Butler (mentor teacher for 2G2) Lindy Watt (mentor teacher for 2G3) Elizabeth Talevski (mentor teacher for 2G4) Kavita Tandon (Team Leader) If you have any concerns please feel free to contact the mentor teacher or team leader. Thank you for your ongoing support. Kavita Tandon– Green Team Leader FROM THE YELLOW TEAM Yellow team is the biggest team at the Delahey Campus and we are lucky to have 2 office locations. The first Yellow-Team office is located in T-Block which has the following teachers: Lina Nicolas (Yellow Team Leader), Sarah Maric, Beena Dilip, Riad El- Tabbal, Asumi Matsuzaki, Warren Powell, Jason Austin and Keith Harland. The second Yellow Team office is located in A-Block which has the following teachers: Helen Jensen, Vivian Xerri, Eugenia Kozlevcar, Amanda Angel, Dale Moore, Ashwin Deo , Dimitra Neocleous, Pier Alessio, Thao Pham and Simon Rabl. All students are encouraged to come to speak to me any time! Lina Nicolas – Yellow Team Leader Dear Parents/Carers, There have been a number of cases of head lice reported during this term. Students with head lice are required under the Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations to be excluded from school until treatment has commenced. This means a student‟s head lice can be treated on the day and the student can then return to school the following day. Please take the time to check your child‟s hair as soon as possible and treat appropriately. If you require further information the following website offers advice: www.dhs.vic.gov.au/phd/headlice/ index.htm Student Accident Insurance Parents / Carers 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. Reasonably low cost accident insurance policies are available from commercial insurers . Personal Goods Brought to School at Owner's Risk Personal property is often brought to school by students, staff and visitors. This can include mobile phones, electronic games, calculators, toys, sporting equipment and cars parked on school premises. The Department does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and it has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property.
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