Principal's Report Important Dates - Brunswick Secondary College

No 11 6th MayImportant DatesTues 11 - 13 MayYear 9 Naplan TestsMon 17 - Fri 21 MayYear 9 Bushwacked CampYear 10 Work ExperienceTues 18 - 20 MayYear 7 Naplan TestsMon 24 MayYear 7 and 8 school crosscountryWed 26 MayYear 7 Girls ImmunisationsThurs 27 MayAthletics Northern Zone FinalsThurs 3 JuneNorthern Zone Cross countryMon 14 JuneQueens BirthdayAdministrationPrincipalMs Vivienne TellefsonAssistant Principal Year 7-9Ms Heather SecombAssistant Principal Year 10-12Mr Graeme McKinnonStudent ServicesMr Michael BartleyStudent Welfare CoordinatorMs Katie ArchibaldCareers CounsellorMs Catherine JonesInternational StudentCoordinatorMs Lauren FlanneryStudent Leadership &Enrichment CoordinatorMs Kimberley CrowleyBusiness ManagerMr Froilan AltarezThe Importance Of FeedbackPrincipal’s ReportTeachers, level coordinators and the College News frequently emphasise theimportance of the work practices. Of the eight work practices that we report on tostudents and parents four times per year, “Seeks and acts on feedback” has thegreatest leverage. A willingness to actively seek feedback reflects on a student‟smotivation and commitment as a learner. The practice of applying this feedback inorder to do better not only assists with the particular task at hand, it developsstudents‟ capacity and confidence as a learner. Students who understand theimportance and power of feedback do not feel overwhelmed when their first effortor result is below what they hoped but rather use the feedback they have soughtto consciously learn and improve. Students who repeatedly do this challengethemselves to improve steadily and purposefully, and without allowingdisappointments to become setbacks in the way that less resilient learners do.At the Victorian Association of Secondary School Principal‟s Conference earlier thisyear, I heard Professor Steve Dinham from the Australian Council of EducationalResearch speak on the topic of feedback. He referred to the educational researchthat shows that „great teachers give great feedback‟, and recommended a learningculture where all students are continually asking of themselves the following fourquestionsThe questions of studentsWhat can I do?What can‟t I do?How does my work compare with that of others?How can I do better?The second question, „What can‟t I do?‟ is perhaps the most challenging. Itrequires student to confront where they have met a blocker, not been able toanswer fully or at all, not understood what the task required, did not have theknowledge or skill base or have simply taken a guess. I recall one of our Scienceteachers in the Annual Review meetings last year saying that when she gives backtests, she works with students in groups to ensure that by the lesson‟s end, everystudent leaves the room with each of their errors corrected and an understandingof where they need to focus. The students in this class are not only learning theknowledge and skill of the particular topic, they are also learning what it means tobe an effective learner for the time they are at school and beyond.Vivienne Tellefson, PrincipalParent Information Night for Prospective Parents Year 7, 2011On Wednesday 28 th April the College held an information evening for ProspectiveParents Year 7, 2011. The evening started in the Auditorium with a numberspeakers after which student guides took parents on a tour of the school. On theirtour parents saw a variety of school activities and had the opportunity to askquestions about the programs offered at Brunswick Secondary College.Thank you to the many students who took part in the different activities andhelped make the evening a success. We have had very positive feedback frommany parents who attended.Student HelpersSpeakers: Parissa Ebrahimi Rerakis, Joshua Suarez, Jo Boyce, Rose Steele

Maths: Allan Carlton, Amy Lee, Billal Zayat, BusraCalliskan, Caitlin Anderson, Channa Ratnayake, ChrisAllan, Christos Milas, Dayalan Knappa, Hayley Boyce,Joshua Carrolan, Kassam Khodr, Kushla Egan, MadisonCottier, Moustafa Hammoud, Patricia McLean-Neil,Siobhan Cashin, Solaiman Eid, Sophronia Armatolos,Tony Plazanic, Wei Ran Liu, Yue DengKendo: Claire Na, Brendan AllenArt: Eden Mackenzie-Newington, Holly Warren-Taylor,Eliza Wood, Frances Vo, Cassandra Baker, AntonNewgreen, Elowen Amos, Greta Duff, CelesteBiancofiore, Georgia Polichroniadis, Nathaniel Peacock,Matthew Reade, Dylan Silke, Nivan Kaya, Siham Zayat,Rachel Smith, Becky Forder, Miranda Watson, NickChambersDance: Wen Yang Le, Emma Dobell, Mia Jennings,Mallory Hamid, Nikki Davis, Truc Phan Michael Akhee,Jun Demir, Georgia MissurelliScience: Mimi Award, Libby Penman, Emma Forder,Joel Horsnell, Sam Dean Spagnolo, Rikvin Singh,Stephen TheodorakisMusic: Holly Moore, Jess Trevena, Maize Wallin, LuanaTosti-Guerra, Madison Palmieri, Curtis Hamid, JohnLopez, Soukchinda Chanthabandith, Barbora ObtulovicSOSE: Sagar Rathod, Luke Johnstone, Dakota Aubichon-Cascon, Amos Batt, Jack PryceLOTE: Conor Martin, Shenal Vethanayagam, JasminSaeedFOOD: Xavier Dupe, Louise Fisher, Lucille Awad, JoeJackson, Larissa Li, Liam Jenkins, Shannon Zhong,Nicholas CollinsESL: Nadia Lauritano and Ha Hua from year 10 andShamil Shahim from year 12.Tour Guides: Heja Taha, Rhonda Taleb, CorneliusPelzing, Sarah Brunt, Rose Steele, Clarissa Ng, TamaraIrwin, Annika Ring, Anar Mir-Nasiri, Matthew Pappas, JoBoyce, Annalivia Carli-Hannan, Wudassie Assfaw,Susan Ahmad, Orlando De La Paz, Jenny Zhao, RachelHocking, Evan Lekkas, Yashika Fernando, AlisonMillward, Andrew Durkaz, Briannah Inturrisi, SiritrinSuwantevakup, Brittany Wood, Lachlan Davis, TomYandell.Career NewsThe Year 10 work experience program will be takingplace from Monday 17 th May to Friday 21 st May. WorkExperience Arrangement Forms should have now beenfinalised and returned to the Careers Office. It is a legalrequirement that students must have completed theirOccupational Health and Safety tests online (bothgeneral and industry modules) before they can do theirplacement. This is a very exciting week for studentsand they are looking forward to experiencing workinglife.open days that are relevant to their area or universityof interest. Information is disseminated from theCareers office in various formats. Students and parentsare encouraged to gather information from a variety ofsources which can be found in the following areas:Career News Newsletter – (produced fortnightlyand is a vital source of careers relatedinformation) available on the school website, on astand in the VCE area of the library and outside thecareers office in the front foyer of the school.Student school email address – details of variouscareers related activities/events from many universitiesand independent colleges and organisations will be sentvia the student email system so students should checktheir school email regularly.VCE Noticeboard in Library – Course guides,brochures and posters about various careers events arelocated in the VCE area of the library.Open Days 2010- timetable – available outside thecareers office and in the VCE area of the library.Students are encouraged to see the Careers Counselloranytime. While students can just drop in to the office, itis advisable to make an appointment if you wish todiscuss things in detail. Careers Counsellorappointments are available Monday/Tuesday /Wednesday (mornings only) /Thursdays or emailjones.catherine.c1@edumail.vic.gov.auCatherine Jones, Careers CounsellorChess Players – Coaching ProgramThe College is offering the opportunity for 25 studentsto participate in a 10-week coaching program. These 45-minute sessions will run at lunchtime from Week 6 ofthis term. The remaining lessons will occur at thebeginning of Term 3. Each session will be led by aprofessional coach from Chess Kids with all equipmentprovided. The fee for this course is $50 which equatesto $5 per coaching session. Please see Ms. Crowley byFriday, 14 May for permission and payment notices.Australian Army – Work ExperienceProgramStudents aged 15+ (on June 14, 2010)are invited to apply for a two week workexperience placement with the AustralianArmy at Maygar Barracks and othermilitary bases in the Melbournemetropolitan area. This program aims to give interestedstudents, with a moderate level of fitness, a taste ofArmy life. Applications close Tuesday, 25 May. Parentalapproval is required as students will be exposed to thesafe handling of fire arms and will be given theopportunity to fire a weapon simulator on an indoorsimulation target range. No live or blank ammunitionwill be used in any training or firing activity. Please seeMs. Crowley for further information and an applicationform by Friday, 21 May.Many year 11 & 12 students are starting to researchinformation and dates about information sessions and

Education Maintenance AllowanceThe EMA cheques are now available to collect from the front office for those parents who applied for Semesterone payment.Student Medical ConditionsCould parents of students who have anaphylaxis or other serious medical conditions please hand in a completedaction plan for your child to the front office. If your child has a medical condition that the school needs to beaware of, please contact the level coordinator or Jeremy (school nurse).BSC Office hours are between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Phone calls and office enquires outsidethese hours will be recorded by the answering machine.NB: If you are contacting the school to let us know your child is going to be absent, you can also e-mail theschool on Brunswick.sc@edumail.vic.gov.auBrunswick Secondary College47 Dawson Street Brunswick 3056Telephone 9387 6133Facsimile 9387 0061Email Brunswick.sc@edumail.vic.gov.auWeb www.brunswick.vic.edu.au

DIVISION OF MARKETINGSCHOOL NEWSLETTER PUBLICITY 2010For all inquiries about Charles SturtUniversity courses, please contactinfo.csu on:T: 1800 334 733F: (02) 6338 6001E: inquiry@csu.edu.auW: www.csu.edu.auNew CSU Health facilities the best in AustraliaStudents interested in pursuing a degree in health will be interested to know that Charles Sturt University now boastsbrand new facilities at the Albury-Wodonga Campus for Allied Health. Program Leader for the occupational therapycourse at the School of Community Health, Dr Michael Curtin, has been informed the community health teaching labsand skills centre are the best in Australia. “We were informed by the accreditation body for Occupational TherapyAustralia that the University’s facilities are the best they have seen in the country, which means our students areaccessing first class learning spaces during their time at CSU,” Dr Curtin said. For more information on degrees inAllied Health visit www.csu.edu.au/courses/undergraduate/community_public_health/Orange Dental Clinic opens wideThe Charles Sturt University (CSU) Dental and Oral Health Clinics in Orange and Wagga Wagga are now open to thepublic. Providing general and specialist dentistry services to the Central West, the CSU Dental and Oral Health Clinic,featuring state-of-the-art equipment, aims to service the oral hygiene needs of the local community while providingvaluable clinical experience for the University’s dentistry students. “By the end of 2010, patients will have theopportunity to have simple procedures completed by CSU dentistry students if they choose to do so,” said Dr SabrinaManickam, senior lecturer at the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences. To find out more about degrees in Dentistryand Health Sciences, visit www.csu.edu.au/faculty/science/dentistry-health/Variety of scholarships on offerStudying at university can be financially difficult for many students but Charles Sturt University (CSU) tries to lessenthe burden by offering many undergraduate scholarships. The Charles Sturt Foundation provides over 200undergraduate scholarships at the Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange and Wagga Wagga campuses of CSU.Most of these scholarships are funded by individuals or organisations that hold a strong belief in supporting theUniversity and its students. As well as the Foundations scholarships, CSU offers a range of equity and merit basedscholarships. “Students can also apply for Professional Placement Equity Grants,” explains CSU’s Access and WorkManager Debra Johnson. “These are a CSU initiative to assist undergraduate students who must complete acompulsory professional placement as part of their course requirement.” For more information on the scholarshipsavailable at CSU visit www.csu.edu.au/scholarships/Find us at these upcoming events11 – 13 May Gippsland TIS17 – 20 May Bendigo TIS24 – 26 May Waverley TISwww.csu.edu.auThe Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) Provider Number is 00005F for Charles Sturt University and the Charles Sturt University Language Centre

AllyeartengirlsareinvitedtoparticipateinVida’sVoicesThefirstgirl‐onlyyear10state‐widepublicspeakingcompetitionWeareinterestedinhearingfromallkindsofgirls.Youdon’tneedexperience,ortobesuperconfident–Youjusthavetobeyou!Weneedgirlswhoareinterestedinspeakingtheirmind.You’llgetallthetrainingyouneed,support,andopportunitiestomeetinspirationalwomen.ThisexperiencewillnotonlygiveyougreatskillsforVCEbutwillalsohelpbuildconfidence.Why Vida? VidaVoicesisnamedinhonourofVidaGoldstein,whointheearly1900’s,spokeout,campaignedandralliedforwomen’srighttovoteinVictoria.Withoutherleadership,wewouldnothavethebenefitswehavetoday.What’s involved?Youwillneedtoprepareafiveminutespeech.‐topictobereleasedfirstdayThirdTerm2010.Youwillalsoneedtospeakimpromptuonasecrettopic,forfourminutes.TrainingDayforMetropolitanMelbourneschoolsSwanstonHall‐MelbourneTownHall:Friday20thAugust10.00am–2.00pmAsmallgroupoftrainedYear10girlswillteachparticipatingstudentsandhelporganisethisday.Publicspeakingskills,specificcontentandcompetitioncriteriawillbetaught.Thetopicwillspecificallybediscussed.Afterthesesessionsyouwillknowmoreaboutyourselfasaspeakerandfeelmoreconfidentintacklingthetopic.Aprominentfemalewillalsoaddressparticipantsontheissue.MetropolitanMelbourneCompetitionAllmetropolitanMelbournestudentswillcompeteonSaturday11 th SeptemberatLaTrobeUniversity:9am–12.00noon.SemiFinalsWillbeheldonSaturday9 th OctoberattheVictorianWomen’sTrustoffice,Level1,388BourkeStreetMelbourne.GrandFinalWillbeheldattheBMWEdgeFederationSquareonSunday31stOctober2010.Sixfinalistswillcompete.Aprominentfemalewillalsospeakattheevent.Travelbypublictransportisreadilyavailable,informationinparticipantpack.

2010 Merri Community Health ServicesYoung People’s Health SurveyIntroductionWho is completingthe survey?Young people between the ages of 12-25 years old that live, work, studyor recreate in the City of Moreland are invited to complete this survey.VoluntaryparticipationYou have the choice as to whether or not you would like to complete thissurvey. Participation in the survey is voluntary. If you do not wish toanswer a question, just leave it blank.ConfidentialparticipationThe answers you give will be kept confidential and anonymous. No onewill know any of your answers to any of the questions. If you wish toenter the draw to win an iPod Nano, please write your name at the endof the survey in the space provided. Your name will not be linked to yoursurvey. The results from this survey will be included in a report. Noindividual responses or names will be published, only summarisedanswers. You will be able to read a copy of the report by contactingJemma Mead, or downloading it from MCHS website(www.merrichs.org.au) by midyear 2010.InstructionsFollow the instructions below to complete the survey• Read every question.• There are no right or wrong answers. Answer the questions basedon what you actually do or think. You can write as much or aslittle as you like.• Skip any questions you do not wish to answer.Page 2 of 11

Questions1. Are youFemaleMaleOther2. How old are you?3. Which suburb do you live in?4. What is your cultural background?7. What do you currently do?Secondary schoolFurther education, like TAFE oruniversityVCALFull time employmentPart timeCasual employmentUnemployedPensionOther8. Have you heard of MerriCommunity Health Services(formerly known as MorelandCommunity Health Service)?YesNo5. Do you speak a language otherthan English at home? If so, pleaselist the language.9. Have you ever accessed a serviceat Merri Community HealthServices?NoYes, which service/s?NoYes6. Are you of Aboriginal or TorresStrait Islander origin?YesNoPage 3 of 11

10. Please rate the following health issues in importance to you by ticking eitherextremely important, important or not important.Health issueExtremelyImportantNot ImportantimportantAlcoholAnxietyBeing a carer for a family memberBody imageBullying/emotional abuseCoping with stressDepressionDisabilityDiscriminationDrugsEating disordersFamily conflictMental healthPersonal safetyPhysical healthPhysical/sexual abuseRelationship issuesSchool or study problemsSelf harmSexual healthSexuality (relationships, identity)SuicidePage 4 of 11

11. How do you look after your health? (e.g. exercise, eating well, meditation, talkingabout your problems)12. What makes you feel happy and positive?Page 5 of 11

13. We would like to know what health issues currently concern you. Please use this table to list them.a. Please list any health issues that concern youunder the following headings.Mental Health (e.g. anxiety, depression, eatingdisorders)Example: I am feeling really flat and some days Idon’t want to get out of bed.b. What are you doing about this issue? c. Is there anything else that would help you withthis issue?I called kids helpline when I had a really bad day.I know I should talk to someone but I don’t knowwho.Physical health (e.g. asthma, diabetes, healthybody weight)Example: I feel fat.I’ve tried diets but I always put on more weightwhen I stop them.I feel embarrassed to speak about my weight.Page 6 of 11

a. Please list any health issues that concern youunder the following headings.Emotional/social health (e.g. family, relationships,bullying, isolation)Example: My friends put me down at school.b. What are you doing about this issue? c. Is there anything else that would help you withthis issue?I can’t do much about it because I don’t have anyother friends.I don’t know.Sexual health (e.g. relationships, STIs, sexuality)Example: I am worried about getting an STI. I am looking on the internet for information. I don’t know where to talk to someone that’sprivate for more information about STIs, butwould like to know.Alcohol and other drugsExample: My friends pressure me to drink whenwe are out partying.I told them that I will only drink a bit.It would be good if there was more information atschool about not pressuring people.Page 7 of 11

14. Besides the ideas you’ve listed in the table above, what else should be provided inthe City of Moreland to improve young people’s health and wellbeing?15. Do you know how to access health services when you need them?YesNo16. Have you experienced any issues accessing health services? E.g. finding out whatservices are available, making an appointment and where to go.17. Do you have your own individual Medicare card?YesNoIf no, do you know how to get your own individual Medicare card?YesNoPage 8 of 11

18. What programs or services do you think Merri Community Health Services shouldprovide to young people? E.g. bulk billing GPs, youth health clinic, health and fitnessgroups19. What is your preferred way to find out information about the services and programsoffered by Merri Community Health Services?FacebookEmailSMSDirect mailLocal paperMyspaceMCHS websiteVia school/community organisationOtherPage 9 of 11

Merri Community Health Services thanks you fortaking the time to fill in this surveyCould you please complete and return the survey by the end ofApril 2010 in the reply paid envelope or send to:Jemma MeadMerri Community Health Services21 Victoria Street, Coburg, Victoria, 3058You will be able to access the results of this survey from the Youth Health Team section ofthe Merri Community Health Services website from midyear 2010.If you have concerns about your health and would like further information or to talk tosomeone please contact Merri Community Health Services on 9355 9900 or one of thefollowing services:Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800Lifeline 13 11 44DirectLine 1800 888 236Gay and Lesbian Switchboard 9663 2939Headspace 1300 880 218Page 10 of 11

If you would like to enter the draw to win an iPod Nano,please fill out your details below.Please post this form separately to your survey.This sheet will only be used for the purpose of the competition.First name:Last name (surname):Address:Postcode:Contact number:Page 11 of 11