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F ro m the Campus Principals
First of all I want to welcome everyone to
the 2013 academic year, particularly new
students and their families. We have seven
groups of Year 7 students and approximately
30 students who are new to the school in
other year levels. The Year 7 students
seem to be fitting in to the Copperfield
family extremely well.
I would like to introduce myself as the new
Campus Principal at Kings Park. I am Pip
Griffiths, I am an English teacher by trade
but have been working at the principal level
for the last nine years. I have spent most of
my career in education in Gippsland and
am very excited to have made the move to
the city. I am more excited about working
at Copperfield College however. The students
have been very welcoming and courteous
and the staff work hard to support
students to be their best. While to the local
community, Kings Park and Copperfield
College might just be the school down the
road; it does have a very good reputation,
particularly for the commitment and energy
it puts into programs like Literate Practices,
the Challenge program, student leadership
and student led parent teacher interviews.
We also have some new staff members who
are in the photo below.
Ms Pip Griffiths Campus Principal
(the tall one!)
Ms Aylin Gokmen, Leading Teacher
who is the Year 7 and 8 Campus
Leader and teaches English and
SOSE. Aylin has transferred to Kings
Park from Sydenham.
Ms Liz Macfarlane, Leading Teacher
Curriculum and Student Learning who
teaches English and SOSE. Liz taught
at Kings Park over a decade ago and
has rediscovered her love of teaching
and working with young people. Liz is
in L Team and Home Group Teacher
of 7L2.
Ms Laurina Neumann who is a beginning
teacher and teaches Health and
Phys Ed and is in L Team.
We also welcome Ms Bryce Dermody, D
Team teacher who has returned from leave,
and MsTomoe Fukushiro who will be assisting
in the Japanese classes.
As you will be aware there have been some
changes to our usual beginning of the year
program due to the industrial bans including
cancellation of the Year 7 camp and
the Information Nights.
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1 8 F e bruary 2013
D a tes and Events :
College Council
College
Swimming Sports
Student Photos
18 February
19 February
28 February
Labor Day March 11
College Council March 18
Cross Country March 22
Parent Teacher
Student
Interviews
March 26
Last day Term 1 March 28
First day Term 2 April 15
They are from left to right:
Ms Tara Vo who teaches Maths and
Science and is in T Team and Home
Group Teacher of XT3.
We are in the process of devising alternative
activities to assist with the transition
of Year 7s into the school and alternative
means of communicating with parents, the
information usually covered at the year
level evenings.
The Mission
Western Bulldogs
are proud to adopt
Copperfield College
as a
Bulldog Friendly School
Please note this Newsletter is
available online:
www.copperfieldcollege.vic.edu.au

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Immunizations
Immunizations were held at the College
last week and unfortunately many students
did not bring their forms. If your child did
not have an immunization, please seek
information from either your local doctor
or the local council about the availability
of :
HPV vaccination for Year 9 boys
Tetanus booster for all Year 10 students
and
HPV and chicken pox for all Year 7s.
School Uniform
The wearing of the Copperfield College
uniform has been very pleasing this year.
Families have understood that the transition
to the new uniform is now complete
and all students must wear the new black
pants and sports uniform. Just a reminder
though, if your son or daughter is out of
uniform please provide a note to explain
the reason and when full uniform will be
worn. The policy is that students may be
withdrawn from class activities if they are
out of uniform without satisfactory explanation.
I know it is still summer weather
but please think ahead and plan for cooler
days by purchasing the sport rugby top
and a school jacket so you don’t get
caught by surprise.
I would like to draw attention to some
small but significant changes to the uniform
expectations as per the council review
in 2012. All students are asked to
wear white socks with shorts, dresses and
skirts and the opaque tights girls can wear
are to be navy blue. The uniform is very
smart and is so successful because it is
strongly supported by the school community.
Netbooks
There are still a significant number of
students without their netbooks; parents
need to be aware that their presence is
necessary to sign the documentation. If
you have missed the roll out days please
ring our office to make arrangements to
pick yours up. This service is available
after school on either a Monday or a
Wednesday but to save a long wait let the
office know you are coming so our IT
staff can have the device and documentation
prepared.
Swimming Sports
will take place on February 19 th at Oak
Park. Students are to come to school in
their sports uniform; they are able to wear
a top in team colours if they wish. They
will be transported to and from the pool by
bus. It should be a wonderful day and
there will be opportunities for everyone to
participate whether they are strong swimmers
or not.
School Photos
Photos will be done at Kings Park on
Thursday February 28 th . The envelopes
need to be filled out and returned with the
correct money to the photographers on
Feb 28 th . The office and teachers do not
deal with payment for student photos.
All students are asked to have their school
jumpers with them on the day to wear in
the photos.
Another date to keep in mind is the Kings
Park Cross Country event on Friday
March 22. Although it’s a good month
away it is certainly not too early to start
training for it.
Pip Griffiths & Renato Carinci
Campus Principals
Welcome to Copperfield College!
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
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.
We have a new Japanese Assistant Teacher
at our school this year. Tomoe sensei
(Ms Tomoe) will be coming to your
child’s Japanese classes. We want to give
her a warm welcome and say
“Konnichiwa” (Hello) to Tomoe sensei!
She is currently looking for a host family.
If you are interested in hosting a Japanese
native speaker as a part of your family,
please contact the school or your child’s
homegroup teacher or Japanese teacher.
Ms Matsuzaki
Japanese Teacher
Message from Tomoe sensei
I’m Tomoe Fukushiro, a new assistant
Japanese teacher. I’m from Shimane prefecture
which is on the west side of Japan.
I have a lot of hobbies. I like to read
books and I like to sing in a chorus. I’ll
work with the students of the College for a
year, every Monday
and Thursday.
I’m looking forward
to working with you.
Thank you.
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:
Please contact any
campus office to
obtain your reference
number.

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I would like to extend a warm welcome to
the year 7 students of D team and new
members of our teaching team. I hope everyone
had a wonderful break and had an
opportunity to relax. D Team is fortunate to
have four new members in our staff room.
Ms Gokmen and Ms Dermody
Ms Gokmen, our campus leader, and Mr
Yoshikawa who teaches Japanese have
both come from Sydenham. Ms Kelly has
returned from family leave and is teaching
English and SOSE. Ms Dermody has also
returned from family leave and is 7D1’s
homegroup teacher as well as teaching
Mathematics and Science.
Mr Yoshikawa and Ms Kelly
The year 7 students look fantastic in their
school uniform and appear to be settling in
well. The weather has been very warm and
students may be very tired when they get
home. They have been enthusiastically
lining up at the canteen and running around
at lunchtime. Just a reminder, students are
encouraged to bring a water bottle to class.
Also, please phone the school or send a
note to explain any absences.
Term 1 is a busy term. Students have completed
Literacy and Numeracy tests which
will be used to assign students to groups
and inform teachers in their planning. All
of the students who were immunised survived
without complications.
Next week our team will be competing in
the school swimming competitions. This is
a great day and students who are unable to
swim can participate in novelty events.
Students are reminded to wear a hat and
use sunscreen.
D Team Report
Later in the term, year 7 students will go on
an excursion to the zoo as part of the Science
curriculum.
Here are some thoughts from 7D3 about
their start to the year:
My first two weeks of school have been
great. I have enjoyed new subjects like
SOSE, Science and Japanese. It has been
challenging learning Japanese because it
is a new language. I enjoy having different
subjects because it makes the day more
interesting than it was in primary only
having three sessions. Will
We had a lot of homework in the past two
weeks which I didn’t really like. My favourite
subjects are Drama, PE, Art and Technology.
Andrew
My first two weeks
of high school have
been better than I
expected. We got to
play games for the
first couple of days
so we can get to
know each other
better. Peter
I’ve enjoyed pretty much all of my subjects.
I find the teachers cool and funny. I’m
looking forward to everything. Copperfield
has made all year 7s feel welcome and
comfortable. It is a great school. Asende
One place I really love is the library because
it is really big and there is a bigger
variety to
choose from.
I hope to read
a lot of books
in the coming
years at
Kings Park.
Dunya
In some classes we are allowed to use laptops
instead of writing and we get to learn
whole new subjects. James
The teachers are
really welcoming
and I feel I
am an important
part of the
school family.
Michelle and
Zaire
Ms Jenny Russell
D Team Leader
Excursions/
Activities
Did you know you can read and
print out excursion/activity notices
from our website
The initial notice will be given to
students, and any further copies
needed should be obtained from the
website, under the “News &
Events” section.
www.copperfieldcollege.vic.edu.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 self-esteem.
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 Annette
on 9365 4901.

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Welcome all staff, students and parents to a
new year at Copperfield College. I would
also like to welcome the Year 7 students to
L Team. It’s great to see everyone in full
school uniform and eager to learn. L Team
also welcomes a number of new teachers:
Ms Neumann, Ms Macfarlane, Mr
McLeod, Ms Angel and Ms Balthazar.
With Term 1 well underway, there are a
few important points parents/carers and
students should be aware of.
All Year 7 and 8 students have now been
given forms for the school photo day to be
held on Thursday 28 th February . Students
need to ensure they present their envelope
with the exact amount of money to the
photographer on the day.
L Team Report
to ensure the notebooks are charged nightly
so that they do not need to bring their
chargers to school. Due to health and safety
concerns, students cannot charge their notebooks
during class.
If your child is absent, a call to the school
is required. If you are unable to call the
school, please send a note to the homegroup
teacher the following day explaining
their absence.
If parents/carers need any further information
or would like to discuss the progress
of their child, please feel free to call
either myself or your child’s homegroup
teacher on 9365 4111.
Keep up the good work L Team!
KP Café
Have you forgotten to have your
breakfast this morning
Well, come and join us in - K1!
8:15am to 8:45am
Monday to Friday
It’s free for all students at
Kings Park Campus
MENU
Monday and Wednesday
tasty jaffles
Tuesday and Thursday
pancakes and fresh fruit
Most students should now have their notebooks
ready to use in class. Students need
Ms Passarella
L Team Leader
Welcome back to Copperfield College for
2013. We would like to extend a warm
welcome to the new students and parents to
C Team for this year. We look forward to
working cooperatively together for the best
outcomes for all of our students.
We are well into Term one and praise is in
order for the way in which all students have
begun the year.
Everyone is encouraged to continue with
the same attitude and application, and to
continue to represent our College well with
the way in which we wear our uniform.
T Team welcomes all our students back
into a new and fantastic school year. We
are also pleased to introduce all our Year 9
students to the team.
C Team Report
Our students have begun to settle in well
and promptly attending all classes including
their exciting electives. I would like to
mention how wonderful it has been to see
all our students in proper school uniform
and uphold this with pride.
There are many significant events approaching
this term and many opportunities
for our students to achieve and demonstrate
a range of different abilities and skills.
Again, welcome back and let us all make
this a highly successful year for all of our
students.
Mr Linton
C Team Leader
T Team Report
T Team is preparing for the Swimming
Carnival on Tuesday 19 th February where
our students will participate in swimming
events. So look out for our team colour,
Black.
Ms Miftari
T Team Leader
Friday
Freshly made
muffins
For more information see
Ms Scott or Ms Dedes
Student Accident
Insurance
Parents / carers are reminded that
the Department does not provide
personal accident insurance for
students. Parents and carers 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.

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The Student Representative Council has
been accepting applications for student
members.
This year we are trialling a new model
which creates a number of Executive roles
for students to take on additional responsibilities
and develop their leadership.
Kings Park SRC Update
We are also very excited to be producing a
college-wide magazine, made by students
for students. Last year we applied for a
grant from Brimbank/Melton School Focused
Youth Service and were successful.
We have $3,640 to produce the first edition
of our college-wide student magazine this
semester. This includes training for our
SRC Executive in running an effective
committee and photography and design
workshops for the magazine Editorial
Team.
Students are encouraged to email their submissions
for the magazine (stories, photos,
drawings, poetry, news and reviews) to
src.team.kingspark@gmail.com or hand in
to their SRC class representative. Submissions
are due on Monday 18 March, 2013.
Students are also encouraged to join the
Editorial Team and help with editing and
designing the magazine.
These opportunities provide students with
experience in applying their skills to a realworld
situation.
Expressions of interest can be made to
Ms Pham.
Copperfield College
Uniform
The Copperfield College uniform
is available from the
PSW Deer Park store:
58 Westwood Drive, Deer Park
Ph: 9363 8458
Monday to Friday: 8.30am -5.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Uniform items can also be
purchased online
Orders can be delivered to your
home!
www.psw.com.au
IN 2 SPORT
Are you interested in playing sport with a
club, but the costs of joining and buying the
uniform, equipment you need etc are too
expensive You may be eligible for a grant
through the Brimbank City Council.
Through their program In 2 Sport they are
providing grants of up to $200 for eligible
students between the ages of 6 -18 whose
family has a pension concession card or
health care card. The money is to be used to
pay for the costs associated with joining the
club.
If you want more information, please contact
Leisure Services on 9249 4529 or
sport@brimbank.vic.gov.au or see Mrs
Crick for more details.
Salvo Saints
Basketball Club
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.
Team will be organised before the end of
term one, so contact us now if you would
like to join a team.
Roy Cameron (Secretary)
Ph.: 9367 6081
Email: julieroy68@optusnet.com.au
Website: http://
salvosaints.salvationarmy.org.au
Education
Maintenance
Allowance
The EMA continues to help families on
lower incomes with financial assistance
to cover the cost of educational expenses
including textbooks, stationery, uniforms
and excursions for their child up
until the age of 16.
To be eligible for the EMA in 2013, you
must:
be either a parent or guardian of a
primary or secondary school student
up to the age of sixteen; and
be an eligible beneficiary of a Centrelink
pension, allowance or benefit
within the meaning of the State
Concessions Act 2004* or be a Veterans
Affairs (TPI) pensioner or be
a temporary foster parent.
i.e – the parent/guardian must be
the holder of a valid Health Care
Card or valid Pension Card.
The eligibility criteria must be met as at
29 January 2013 (Instalment One) and
15 July 2013 (Instalment Two).
Contact the School Office for an EMA
application form and to lodge your application.
The closing date for EMA application
forms to be submitted to the school is 28
February 2013.
Late applications cannot be accepted.
Instrumental
Music
Our campus offers a range of
instrumental music to all students.
Instruments offered are: Drums,
Guitar, Woodwind
(e.g. saxophone, flute), Bass Guitar,
singing lessons.
Forms can be collected
from General Office.
For more information
contact
Mr Gary Allen

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What do you need to do to stand for election
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.
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
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.