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F ro m the Campus PrincipalsFarewell AssemblyLast Wednesday, the campus held thetraditional ‘Farewell Assembly’ forour Year 12 students. The assemblywas organised by Ms Dilip and theSRC and Leadership students. Whilstmost of the assembly focussed onsaying ‘goodbye’, Mr Simpsonreminded students that it was reallythe time to finalise preparation forexams and outcomes. This Mondaysaw the final day of classes for ourYear 12 students. Tuesday, studentsparticipated in a celebratory lunch andthen on Wednesday attended theAwards Night. Both of these eventswill be detailed in later newsletters. Itis important to congratulate all of ourstudents who were extremely wellbehaved and responded to the Collegeexpectations of how to celebrateresponsibly.Awards NightStudents and their families are alsoinvited to attend what has always beena wonderful evening at the AwardsNight where students are honoured fortheir academic, leadership andsporting achievements. Speeches willfocus on the students’ time atCopperfield College and thegrounding they had received over theiryears at both the Kings Park andSydenham campuses. The eveningcontinues the tradition of our entireCollege community coming togetherto formally farewell the Class of 2012.Year 11sWhile much of the campus attention hasbeen directed towards the Year 12 scompleting their year we remind familiesthat Year 11 classes continue. This is acritical time for them for the completionsof outcomes and SACs and exampreparation. For Year 11 VCE studentsexams commence on November 16th.Year 11 VCAL classes continue untilNovember 23, 2012.VCAL ProjectsThis newsletter contains a summary of thewonderful learning opportunities thatcontinue to occur through VCAL projectson our campus. A number of theseprojects have been year long events andare examples of the continuedcommitment that students and staff havetowards the final years of secondaryeducation.UniformA reminder that only College Uniformitems, purchased from our supplier, PSW,should be worn to and from school, and atall times whilst on school grounds. Weencourage families to continue to supportthe College our Uniform Policy as youhave done so diligently throughout thisyear. Please do not hesitate to contact us ifthere are any concerns regarding uniform.Anthony Sokol & Mary ChiodoCampus Principals.I s s ue No.52 2 nd O c t o ber 20 1 2D a tes and Events :College CouncilCelebration DayAwards NightsYr 12 VCE EnglishExamMelbourne Cup DayYr 11 VCE Last DayYr 11 VCE ExamsCommenceYr 11 VCAL Last DayCollege Council22nd October23rd October24th October1st November6th November15th November16-23rdNovember23rd November26th NovemberThe MissionWestern Bulldogsare proud to adoptCopperfield Collegeas aBulldog Friendly School

I s s u e N o . 5 P a g e 2Year 12 Farewell AssemblyCelebrations are underway to mark the endof school education for our Year 12 Students.We are all looking forward tothe year 12 Formal, which will take placeon Wednesday 28th November at MelroseReceptions, Tullamarine. This will markthe end of their school journey.For VCE and VCAL students there is still,however, some work to be done! VCALstudents need to ensure that all work iscompleted and submitted and VCE stu-dents need to plan their Exam revisionprogram and get started! Students havethe capacity to lift their results significantlyby completing a sound revisionprogram.It has been a pleasure working with theClass of 2012 and we wish them well inall of their future endeavors.Mara Aleardi & Jude RyanCampus Leaders

I s s u e N o . 5 P a g e 3Class of 2012 Farewell AssemblyAfter sitting through countless assembliesthroughout high school, the Class of 2012had their final assembly on the 17th ofOctober. With final examinations loomingahead and their coming of age just aroundthe corner, this assembly was dedicated tothe Class of 2012 to celebrate theirwonderful achievements this year.The assembly opened with the annualspeeches from college principal, Mr TonySimpson, and our school captains for 2012,Kiera Riley and Jenk Umit. We hope thatthe wise words from Mr Simpson and ourbeloved school captains resonate with ourstudents.The assembly also honoured the studentsthat participated in the numerouscompetitions and extracurricular activitiesthat our college has to offer. Among thoseincluded the Australian Nation ChemistryQuiz, the Australian MathematicsCompetition, inter-school debating,numerous sporting events, and theparticipants of this year’s schoolproduction. Well done everyone!Of course, no farewell is completewithout any sentimental reflection. Tofulfil this necessity we had StephanieTedesco, Stephanie Bartolo and TheresaTran, students of the 2012 cohort, toaddress our soon-to-be graduates,followed by an entertaining videocapturing the unforgettable andremarkable moments of the Class of2012.This assembly, many more, would nothave been possible without the help ofour School Representative Council andthe supervision of Ms Dilip, as well asthe entertainment that is presentedwithout fail by our talented musicalperformers. Thank you for your hardwork this year!On behalf of the Copperfield Collegecommunity, we’d like to wish the Classof 2012 all the best of luck with theironcoming examinations and bright timesahead!

I s s u e N o . 5 P a g e 6As part of my personal developmentcommunity service project, in termtwo I painted a picture of Uluru forthe children’s ward in SunshineHospital. I used the hospital’scolours which are purple and green.It has been an honour to do apainting for the children’s ward.Before I started I spent a few daysgetting to know all about thehospital. On the first day I went for atour around the hospital and I sawthe cancer ward, the secure GEM’S garden & the hospital’s training centre.The second time, I went to the children’s ward and I studied the play room. Theplay room looked lonely, old, & bare. I felt sad for the children staying there.The last time I went to the hospital, the secure gem staff put on a barbecue tothank the Copperfield students for all their hard work.I would like to thank Ms Alessio, Ms Maric, Kirsten and Rose.By Mark Talavera 1P1Community ProjectAutomotive ProjectCommunity ProjectOn the 14th of September, two year 12VCAL students Dilen Djemal andDanny Mai organised an excursion forthe year 11 and 12 VET Automotiveclasses to Sandown raceway for theV8 Supercars as part of their VCALcommunity project.On arrival at the raceway, we walkedaround in a big group and looked at allthe show cars whilst waiting for thepractice races to begin. The raceswere truly spectacular and nothing likemany of the students have ever seenbefore.Overall the day was a good experiencefor all students involved. They allthoroughly enjoyed seeing the V8supercars flying around the track andall the show cars.By Dilen Djemal and Danny MaiOn the 20th of August, Russel and I worked on teachers cars completing safetychecks on their vehicles to find if there was a problem in the engine andunderneath the car. This project was completed in the auto centre of CopperfieldCollege on the Delahey campus.We checked the lights, all the water levels, oil level, oil leaks, tyre pressure, tyretread wear, oil leaks from underneath the car and any other safety checksrequired.Out of 5 cars the most common fault we found was not enough oil and fluid inthe engine, worn brakes which could lead to car accidents.We charged the teachers $10 for the car inspection and the money we raised wentto the Ronald Mc Donald Foundation .By Yehya Choayk 2Y2CommunityProjectOn the 16th of October, two year12 VCAL students Samuel Riniti& Ephrem Mahari organised acommunity project that involvedthe students to check over andservice the teachers cars.On the day Samuel and Ephremserviced 4 of the teachers carsunder the supervision of MrAustin. With all cars on the hoistthey did a basic check over,diagnose and record of anyproblems that were discovered.Overall the day was a success withgreat results. It was a greatexperience for the students.

I s s u e N o . 5Decking ProjectAs part of my VCAL PDS community project, I (Habeeb) worked withMohammed, David, Andrew and Mr Austin in designing and constructing thenew decking outside the teachers staffroom.In the beginning our progress was slightly weak but slowly we picked up thepace, worked as a constructive team and got the job done.We would all like to give a big thanks to Mr Austin for sharing his knowledgewith us and helping us build new skills.Replacing Chairs on the Delahey CampusCommunity ProjectAs a part of PDS we had to do acommunity project for one of the majoroutcomes for the year. Myself, Tomicaand Jamiel decided to repair the chairsout in the court yard. We thought itwould be a good idea and would benefitthe school to have brand new benches tosit on and also to make things look a bitbetter. We grouped up with Mr Austinand went to Bunnings and Bowens to geta few quotes, we came up with twoquotes. One was about $3000 with all thewood cut to size and planed, the otherone was about $1500 but that woodneeded to be sanded, cut to size andplaned - which we also needed topurchase the tools. We began the projectas soon as the wood arrived, we had toplane, cut, sand and stain the woodplanks to match the benches outside.Over 3-4 weeks we got through 4benches and 1 table, they turned out well.We all enjoyed doing the project.By Jarryd McKeown 2Y2P a g e 7During Terms 2 and 3, Jarryd and Iworked on replacing outdoor seatsand tables. One of the reasons wecompleted this project was to betterthe campus environment atCopperfield. The other reason wasin response to the School Captain’srequests. During the project, someof the skills I used wereorganisation and technical skills.By Tomica Ilic 2Y2Gardening ProjectAs part of an outcome for PDS we had to choose a community project. The communityproject that I decided to participate in was cleaning the Copperfield College garden onthe Delahey campus. This project would take us one whole term working every Mondaymorning under the supervision of Shona Gilchrist. In our community project we had agroup of four;Dominik Panic, Vukasin (Vukii) Djuric ,Danielle Bugarski Aquilina and I.During our time working on our community project we learnt many skills on how togarden and work as a team to achieve our goal of cleaning up the campus and making ita better place. First we cleaned all of the rubbish away and removed the old soil to makeway for the new soil we also removed some of the unwanted trees that were in our way.We all had a great time working together and we would like to thank Shona Gilchristfor supervising us and providing us with equipment and teaching us new skills on howto garden.By Kevin Cruz 2Y2CommunityProjectLast week, KJ and William finishedfour benches in the courtyard. Theyreplaced the old timber with new andhave helped make a difference to thelook of the campus. KJ and Williamfinished the benches in three days. Onthe first day they painted the timber,day 2 they removed the old timberand replaced it with the new. Below isan example of the work done.By KJ and William 2Y2

I s s u e N o . 5P a g e 8E NewsletterCopperfield College has a commitment to improving the environment we live in. With this in mind we are phasing outprinting our newsletters and introducing electronic distribution. As from 2013 we will be emailing newsletters directly tofamilies and friends of the College. Printed copies will only be available from the General Office at each campus. Thisinitiative 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 following slip providing us with your email address so we can ensure our records are up to date and everyfamily has the opportunity to receive important information distributed in our ‘E Newsletter.’E Newsletter ReturnStudent Code:Student Name:Campus:Home Group:Parent Name:Email Address:———————————————————————————————————————————————Copperfield CollegeUniformThe Copperfield College uniformis available from thePSW Deer Park store:58 Westwood Drive, Deer ParkPh: 9363 8458Monday to Friday: 8.30am -5.00pmSaturday: 9.00am - 5.00pmUniform items can also bepurchased onlineOrders can be delivered to yourhome!www.psw.com.auCOLLEGE PHONENUMBERSKings Park CampusPh: 9365 4111Fax: 9365 4999Delahey CampusPh: 9307 5555Fax: 9307 5444Sydenham CampusPh: 9361 3888Fax: 9361 38992012 Bell TimesPERIOD 1: 9.00 - 10.13PERIOD 2: 10.13 - 11.26RECESS: 11.26 - 11.51PERIOD 3: 11.59 - 1.12LUNCH: 1.12 - 1.57PERIOD 4: 1.57 - 3.10PERIOD 5: 3.10 - 5.30Personal GoodsBrought to Schoolat Owner's RiskPersonal property is often brought toschool by students, staff and visitors.This can include mobile phones,electronic games, calculators, toys,sporting equipment and cars parkedon school premises.The Department does not holdinsurance for personal propertybrought to schools and it has nocapacity to pay for any loss ordamage to such property.

I s s u e N o . 5 P a g e 9Western YAC LaunchOn Friday, 21st September, the last day ofTerm 2, 6 of our Year 11 students and agroup from our Sydenham Campusattended the Western YAC Launch atTaylors Hill Community and YouthCentre. The Delahey students were SophiaDemertzis, Claudia Ralevski, MehakSheikh, Olympia Apostolidis, SundipDhaliwal and Dylan D’Roza.YAC stands for Youth AdvisoryCommittee. Local Member of Parliament,Natalie Hutchings, had issued theinvitation. Students browsed the displaytables for youth friendly information abouta range of services they can utilize. Theyenjoyed networking with the other schoolsrepresented there and partook of the foodand snacks provided. They heard from arange of speakers about the work of theState and local Youth AdvisoryCommittees. These included MsHutchings, Mayor, Justin Mammarella,and Police Youth Liason Officer, MarkZerafa. Two of our attendees, Sophia andDylan, delighted the gathering byvolunteering to participate in somehilarious impromptu “public-speaking”about some domestic objects, an activityfacilitated by some youth workers fromProject Rocket. The day provided anopportunity to familiarize with the servicesand staff available at the new Taylors HillCommunity and Youth Centre on CalderPark Drive and to reflect that leadershipis what we choose to do.It made me so proud to see our studentsimpressively distinguishing themselvesamong their peers and looking so smartin their new blazers and ties.Judy ScarfePsychologistDelahey CampusE - Excursion FormsBattery World &Mobile MusterBattery World offers the onlynational opportunity to recycleresponsibly by disposing deaddomestic batteries at our College.The batteries that we are recyclingare: A, AA, AAA, C,D, 9V and 4Vbatteries, laptopbatteries and camerabatteries.There will be acollection container atthe AdministrationOffice near ourMobile Muster box.Do you have an excursion but forgotten the permission form?You can get a copy of all excursion forms from theCopperfield College Website.Click to the ‘News and Events’ on the top line of the website.Select “Permissions—Delahey”Select the excursion you wantand return completed form to you teacher.Or Follow this link:http://www.copperfieldcollege.vic.edu.au/News--Events/Permission-Forms1An excursion form must be completed before students can attend an excursion.

I s s u e N o . 5 P a g e 10Education Maintenance Allowance -Changes to the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for 2013:The EMA continues to help families on lower incomes with financial assistance to cover the cost of educationalexpenses including textbooks, stationery, uniforms and excursions for their child up until the age of 16.From 2013, the Victorian Government is restructuring the EMA to better target financial support to families onlower incomes. Payments made direct to parents will be increased for eligible recipients at all year levels up to age16, with an additional increase for parents with students in Years Prep and 7 in recognition of the additional costsat these transition points.In 2013 the annual EMA payment for families with children in primary school (years 1-6) will receive a paymentof $150. Families with children in secondary school (Year 8 up until the age of 16) will receive an annual paymentof $250.The School Start Bonus which was previously received by EMA families has been discontinued as a separate paymentfrom 2013. However, additional funding has been incorporated into the EMA meaning that parents of childrenin Prep and Year 7 will receive boosted EMA payments of $200 and $300 respectively in those years.From 2013, the EMA will no longer be paid 50/50 between the parent and the school. The 50% school portion ofthe EMA will no longer be paid to schools on behalf of parents. However, $62 million over four years will be redirectedto the State’s most needy schools to assist families on lower incomes. These funds will form part of theschool Student Resource Packages to be allocated at the local level.New EMA payment optionFrom 2013, on the EMA application form you can choose to have your EMA payment;Paid by direct deposit (Electronic Funds Transfer) into your nominated bank account orPaid by cheque which will be posted to the school for collection orPaid to the school to be held as credit which you can use towards education expensesThe introduction of the new payment option to have the EMA payment directed to the school provides parentswith extra flexibility to assist with budgeting towards education expenses.Eligibility: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; andbe an eligible beneficiary of a Centrelink pension, allowance or benefit within the meaning of the State ConcessionsAct 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).Payment Amounts - 2013:Year 7 Year 8 – Age 16Instalment One $210 $175Instalment Two $90 $75Annual Total $300 $250*Student year level (or age for ungraded and special school students) will determine the amount payable.Parents of students turning 16 years in 2013 are paid on a pro rata basis.Contact: School Office for an EMA application form and to lodge your application. The closing date forEMA application forms to be submitted to the school is 28 February 2013.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESPROOFFederation ChamberCONSTITUENCY STATEMENTSGorton Young Leaders AwardsSPEECHThursday, 11 October 2012Below is the edited speech given by Mr Brendan O’Connor member for Gorton, announcing the Gorton young leadersto the Victorian Parliament. Copperfield College was represented by Jan Tuilagi and Aoun Rizvi.Mr BRENDAN O'CONNOR (Gorton—Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister forSmall Business) (09:33): Mr Deputy Speaker Georganas, I congratulate you on your elevation to high office.I am extremely pleased to inform the House that the electorate of Gorton has produced another round ofexceptional young leaders who have received recognition under the annual Gorton Young Leaders Awardsinitiative. I established the awards, now in their third year, to recognise young people who have shown exceptionalcommitment to public service in their final years of secondary college, specifically through involvement involuntary work, student leadership or community.Twelve former year 12 students from across six schools were awarded the Gorton Young Leaders Awardbased on their achievements during 2011. The winners were: from Keilor Downs Secondary College, NatalieJayne Little and Julian Amici; from Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Ryan Lim and Elizabeth Hope Kalas;from Copperfield College, Jan Tuilagi and Aoun Rizvi; from Overnewton Anglican College, Joseph Pensa andSharlene Amisha Prasad; from Victoria University Secondary College Deer Park Campus, Alex Mendez andKrista Anne Multanen; and, from CRC Catholic Regional College, Luke Barallon and Bonnie Seymour.Earlier this year I also convened a morning tea in my electorate office in Keilor to formally recognise theachievements of the young leaders, who are now enrolled in courses at university, TAFE and other educationalinstitutions. It was a great pleasure and privilege to meet and speak with the winners and indeed to speak to someof their parents and some of their teachers. The morning tea was a wonderful success and it also provided a greatopportunity for the schools and indeed the families to witness them receive these prizes.I am sure the House will join me in congratulating these young leaders on their efforts and wishing them everysuccess going into the future. No doubt these exceptional young leaders will continue to excel in numerous areasof endeavour and achievement as they pursue each of their respective pathways.