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At BSSC: Our ROLE is to empower learners for individual community and global leadership.We value Respect, Optimism, Learning and Environment.STUDENT NEWS – Monday 23rd April 2012Click on the heading to go straight to the section of the News.Table of ContentsWhat’s on this week ...................................................................................................... 2Must read Information for ALL students ........................................................................ 2Altered Day Monday – parent / teacher / student interviews ............................................................. 3BSSC Anzac Day – Tuesday 24 th April ............................................................................................. 3Use of Rosalind Park – Calling for a Student Group to help ............................................................. 3General Information ...................................................................................................... 4Yr 12 Graduation (Dec 19) - Planning Group meeting Friday lunchtime ........................................... 4Environment Group ........................................................................................................................... 4Notice for VET Agriculture and VET Furnishing students.................................................................. 4Student Hoodies ........................................................................................................... 4School Hoodies Orders ..................................................................................................................... 4Student Leadership Opportunities ................................................................................ 4Bendigo Youth Forum: Responsible Gambling “A Safer Bet – Look After Your Mates” .................... 4Youth Parliament .............................................................................................................................. 5Student Council ............................................................................................................ 5Student Designed Asia Trip MEETING ............................................................................................. 5Last Chance to sign up for Relay for Life .......................................................................................... 5Pathway Community: Maths & Sciences ...................................................................... 5Maths Tutoring Sessions ................................................................................................................... 5Student Pathways/MIPs/Careers/Workplacement ........................................................ 5Careers News ................................................................................................................................... 5Careers Facebook Page ................................................................................................................... 6MIPs .................................................................................................................................................. 6Responsible Service of Alcohol Courses this term ............................................................................ 6Jobs Board ........................................................................................................................................ 6Work Placement News ...................................................................................................................... 7Student Wellbeing ........................................................................................................ 7Bendigo Community Health Youth Week Poetry Workshop .............................................................. 7The link between thinking and feeling ............................................................................................... 7What is self-talk? ............................................................................................................................... 8Negative self-talk .............................................................................................................................. 8Scenario ............................................................................................................................................ 8What you can do ............................................................................................................................... 9SPORT @ BSSC .......................................................................................................... 9Volleyball ........................................................................................................................................... 923 April 2012 1

Tennis ............................................................................................................................................... 9Baseball ............................................................................................................................................ 9Lawn Bowls ....................................................................................................................................... 9Touch Football .................................................................................................................................. 9AFL Girls ........................................................................................................................................... 9Basketball – Girls ............................................................................................................................ 10AFL Boys Intra Match...................................................................................................................... 10Soccer/Futsal .................................................................................................................................. 10Badminton ....................................................................................................................................... 10Table Tennis ................................................................................................................................... 10Hockey ............................................................................................................................................ 10Athletics .......................................................................................................................................... 10Contacting Vicki .............................................................................................................................. 10Repeat Notices ........................................................................................................... 10Term 2 Workshops – Please Make Your bookings ......................................................................... 10As the weather starts to cool… Use of indoor spaces at Recess and Lunch .................................. 11Skateboarders – Term 2: A MUST Read if you bring your Board to the college ............................ 11Attendance (It’s Not OK to Be Away) and Study Periods (are for Study) ........................................ 11This Week’s Pocket Positive! ........................................................................... 12Read on for the full Student News or click on the links above to go straight to a section of the news.What’s on this weekMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat/SunStart ofDayLunchtimeAfterschoolDuring Day Lawn Bowls State Title –Depart BSSC at 6am Girls & Boys Volleyballtraining 7.30am-8.30am inthe Gym Girls & BoysHockeyselections inthe Gym Girls & BoysTable tennisselections inthe JamesKing Hall Baseball, Touch Footy &Girls AFL at Tom Flood Boys & Girls Futsal training inthe Gym BELS Homework Centre3.30pm-5.15pm – Lang Cent Maths tutoring in Room G13 Maths & Physics study andhelp session in Room E17 Soccer training in the Gym Athletics – meet at the Gymto travel to the Aths TrackANZAC Day Service 10.40amANZAC lawnANZAC DAYPublic holiday Environment Groupmeeting with Kara Foxin Room P10 AFL Boys training atTom Flood Girls Basketballlunchtime in the Gym BELS 3.30pm-5.15pm– Lang Centre Touch Footy – meet at7am at the QEO Girls Basketball 7am-8am in the Gym Writers League in theLanguage Centre Girls & BoysBadminton selectionsfor BSSC team in theGym Graduation meeting forstudents interested injoining the planninggroupMust read Information for ALL students23 April 2012 2

ALTERED DAY MONDAY – PARENT / TEACHER / STUDENT INTERVIEWSPlease note that there is no Advisor time scheduled and that there are changes to the class times for C and D blocks andlunch on this day.BSSC ANZAC DAY – TUESDAY 24 TH APRILAustralia celebrates ANZAC Day on Wednesday April 25 this year. This is a public holiday and sothere will be no classes.A long standing tradition at BSSC is to celebrate and commemorate this day, prior to the officalday, so for us this will be on Tuesday April 24.This is a significant event for our college, a time where all students and staff and members ofthe RSL and community come together to acknowledge the sacrifices made by otherAustralians and veterans to allow us the freedoms we all enjoy in our great country.The ceremony will take place in our regular Advisor /Assembly time for Tuesdays at 10:40amstraight after E block classes. You will be escorted by your Period 2 teacher to the ANZAClawn area. This is the sloped lawn area in front of C block in Rosalind Park. If you do not have aclass period 2, please get yourself quickly to the area for the ceremony.We will spend time listening to musical tributes and a presentation by our Student Council anda member of the Services.An important part of the ceremony is the walk up the college front steps at the conclusion of the presentations – atradition which has been going each year for much of the life of our college.USE OF ROSALIND PARK – CALLING FOR A STUDENT GROUP TO HELPOn Friday, City of Greater Bendigo staff and Council member, James Reade, met with Dale and Linda to talk about ouruse of Rosalind Park. They let us know about some concerens raised by the park staff and residents of the city. Some ofthe concerns raised included: Walking through and damaging the garden beds Litter through the park Damage to park seating, rotunda and graffiti Blocking of paths with large groups of students sitting across them Use of balls in park areas causing damage (and against the park use agreement)It was acknowledged that most students use the park appropriately but there are some who do not which is tarnishingour reputation. As a result of this meeting we agreed to get a group of interested students together to talk about howwe might improve perceptions of our use of the park. If you are interested in being a part of this group, please contact23 April 2012 3

me by replying to this Student News email or via lyons.linda@bssc.edu.au We are keen to have a meeting next weekand this is likley to be duirng SAC and Advisor time on Tuesday May 1 in the Conference Room (Staff Centre).General InformationYR 12 GRADUATION (DEC 19) - PLANNING GROUP MEETING FRIDAY LUNCHTIMEThe BSSC Year 12 Graduation Evening will be on Wednesday December 19 – Add this date to your calendar!I would like to hear from any student interested in joining a group to help plan our Year 12 Graduation ceremony anddinner. Please reply to this Student News or email me at lyons.linda@bssc.edu.au with your interest. We hope to havea meeting this Friday at lunch time in the Staff Centre Conference Room. Please let me know if you can come along.ENVIRONMENT GROUPAny students interested in joining the school environment team please email Kara Fox on fox.kara@bssc.edu.au andcome to a meeting in Room P10 at the beginning of lunch on Thursday 26th April. If unable to attend the meeting pleaseemail Kara or contact her in office P7.5.NOTICE FOR VET AGRICULTURE AND VET FURNISHING STUDENTSStudents in these classes are advised that Catholic College Bendigo will have a pupil free day on Wednesday 2 nd May.This will mean that students will not attend their VET classes on this day. CCB teachers will discuss this with studentsand work will be made available to be completed as private study during this time.Student HoodiesSCHOOL HOODIES ORDERSOrders for school hoodies are now open. Sizes are available to try in the library and the hoodies can be ordered throughthe following link: http://www.bssc.edu.au/public/students/student_council/merchandise.shtmlOnce you have placed your order, you will need to go to the Finance Office and pay for your hoodie. Round one orderswill close on Friday 27 April at 4pm (the end of this week). Look for the posters which are up around the college.Student Leadership OpportunitiesBENDIGO YOUTH FORUM: RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING “A SAFER BET – LOOK AFTER YOUR MATES”23 April 2012 4

Date: Friday 18th May, 2012, 10am – 1.30pmWhere: The Capital, 50 View Street, BendigoThe Bendigo youth forum aims to give a ‘voice’ to young people on this social issue and inform future communicationand community education strategies focused on young people and responsible gambling messages.Foundation to inform future communications and community education strategies focused on young people andresponsible gambling messages.Email your interest to Annemarie at burgess.annemarie@bssc.edu.au prior to Wednesday 25th April for registrations.YOUTH PARLIAMENTCongratulations to George Ormonde and Melissa Walker who have been selected to attend Youth Parliament as part ofthe Bendigo YMCA team. This will consist of 2 students from Girton, Catholic College and BSSC to make up the team.Student CouncilSTUDENT DESIGNED ASIA TRIP MEETINGThe next meeting will be held on Thursday 26 th April, at lunchtime (12:50) in room C21.Looking forward to seeing you all there.All Welcome!LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR RELAY FOR LIFEWhat is Relay for Life?Relay for Life is an overnight, community event for thousands of Australians who, relay nonstopas they celebrate cancer survivors, remember those lost, and fight back against thedisease by raising important funds. Teams challenge themselves to take turns to keep a batonmoving in a relay style walk or run overnight. Each event is unique and you can stay for thewhole event, camp overnight, or just visit and enjoy the free entertainment, prizes andceremonies that make Relay for Life so inspirational.Important Details There’s a $20 registration fee and once registered you will receive a Relay for Life polo shirt and a kit thatincludes all the information you will need to get started Date: Friday 27th April & Saturday 28th April 2012 Start Time: 6pm Finish Time: 3pm You do not have to stay the whole night if you do not choose to Venue: Flora Hill Athletic Track (LUBAC)There are no age limitations or fitness requirements, so anyone can join!There will also be opportunities for any students to have their input by suggesting ideas of tasks to completeduring the laps. For example, a 3-legged race or cartwheeling for one lap.For further information, contact Sarah Kidman at kid0007@bssc.edu.au or visit the Relay for Life website at:www.relayforlife.org.auPathway Community: Maths & SciencesMATHS TUTORING SESSIONSMaths Tutoring is available every Tuesday after school in Room G13MATHS AND PHYSICS STUDY AND HELP SESSIONMaths and Physics study and help is available every Tuesday after school in room E17Student Pathways/MIPs/Careers/WorkplacementCAREERS NEWSMark Zulian is away this week. Naomi and Sasha are available to assist you with any queries.23 April 2012 5

Here’s your Careers News for the week. In this edition you’ll find: Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT) International Students Admissions test (ISAT) International Volunteer Opportunities VCE Exam Revision Lectures Do you love gaming? JMC Academy Open Day Are you passionate about sport and science? At Monash Seminar Series Careers Expo Coming soon! Careers have some free tickets available – see Abby/Sasha in Careers to get yours! Looking for an apprenticeship? Scholarships – Marcus Oldham & International College of Hotel Management April Events May Events TIS – what is it all about???CAREERS FACEBOOK PAGEDon’t forget to like our Facebook page – www.facebook.com/CareersBSSC - updated daily!!For 2012, the Careers staff are available 8:45-4:30pm Monday to Friday (later by appointment) during term. We can befound at the bottom of G Block. To make an appointment to see Mark, Naomi, or Sasha please call in and see us oremail zulian.mark@bssc.edu.au, flint.naomi@bssc.edu.au or peppinck.sasha@bssc.edu.au.Sasha and Abby are also available to assist you in the Careers office with making appointments, collecting resources andfilling out Course Scans.MIPSAre you looking for work in a café, restaurant or retailer that sells food and beverages? Have you thought about gettingyour RSA? Read on…….RESPONSIBLE SERVICE OF ALCOHOL COURSES THIS TERMThe next Responsible Service of Alcohol Course (RSA) is being held on will be held on Tuesday May 29 th from 4pm –8pm in G16. Cost is $80 and you pay on the night, a snack is included. To sign up - please visit the MIPS team in G17 andleave your name and mobile number. NB: You do not have to be 18 to complete this certificate. The RSA can make youmore employable for Hospitality and Customer service roles. (VCAL students do not need to do this certificate – pleasecheck with your Work Related Skills teacher)JOBS BOARDThe college recommends that part time work of around 10 hours a week (and not more than 15 hours for moststudents) can have a beneficial effect on student success as it can give you some independence as well as teaching youto take responsibility and learn how to manage your time and meet commitments.Visit our online Jobs Board (casual, part time and full time jobs available on website) Job opportunities will beadvertised throughout the year and you can access it 24 hours a day. We also have a noticeboard outside G17 wherewe post vacancies from the Bendigo Advertiser and Seek plus any jobs that employers contact us directly about. Forexample, there are the following opportunities:Waiting/Kitchenhand PositionMy Teppanyaki Japanese Restaurant is looking for a waitperson/kitchenhand. Approximately 15 hrs per week, MUST beable to work Friday and Saturday nights, and one other weeknight (Tues, Wed & Thurs). Must be very committed, andvery motivated. For details on how to apply, see the MIPs team with a resume.Wall and Floor Tiling ApprenticeshipBendigo Bathrooms are seeking an apprentice to work with them in domestic and commercial market. You need to behard working, punctual, team player and eager to learn. If you are interested in undertaking a 4 year apprenticeshipwith this excellent employer – please contact Denise or Rob on 5444 2188.23 April 2012 6

CVGT Traineeships and ApprenticeshipsCVGT have a large number of apprenticeships and traineeships available currently – please visit the MIPs noticeboardoutside G17 or our online job board for more up to date detailsWORK PLACEMENT NEWSCongratulations to the 27 students who participated in work placement during the first week of the holidays. Employerreports have been excellent. If you still have your employer report in your bag, please bring it in to Kerry or Rhonda tocomplete the placement. There are 56 students who have taken paperwork to be signed by employers during theholiday break. It is very important that this is returned immediately so that paperwork can be processed in a timelymanner. If you are having difficulty with this, please come in and see either Kerry or Rhonda in the Careers room forhelp.Student WellbeingBENDIGO COMMUNITY HEALTH YOUTH WEEK POETRY WORKSHOPTHE LINK BETWEEN THINKING AND FEELINGHave you ever found yourself feeling really upset about something, worried about it for days, and then, after a fewweeks, realised it didn't really matter after all? Or perhaps you talked about your situation with a friend and felt muchbetter afterwards? Perhaps your friend said some things that made you think differently about the situation, and when23 April 2012 7

you thought differently, your feelings changed. Although you're probably not aware of it, your experiencedemonstrated a very important principle:Changing the way you think will change the way you feel.Things go wrong at times, people let us down, we make mistakes and disappointments happen. Whether or not we getupset about it, and how upset we become, depends largely on the way we think about those situations. Sometimes wecan make ourselves feel pretty miserable even when our situation is not that bad, simply by thinking in a negative, selfdefeatingway.WHAT IS SELF-TALK?As we go about our daily lives we are constantly thinking about and interpreting the situations we find ourselves in. It isas though we have an internal voice inside our head that determines how we perceive every situation. We call this innervoice our 'self-talk', and it includes our conscious thoughts as well as our unconscious assumptions or beliefs.Much of our self-talk is reasonable (e.g. 'I'd better do some preparation for that exam', or 'I'm really looking forward tothat match'). However, some of our self-talk is negative, unrealistic or self-defeating (e.g. 'I'm going to fail for sure', or 'Ididn't play well - I'm hopeless').NEGATIVE SELF-TALKNegative self-talk often causes us to feel bad, and to experience upsetting emotions such as hurt, anger, frustration,depression or anxiety. It can also make us behave in a self-defeating way. For instance, thoughts such as 'I'm going tofail for sure' may discourage you from working hard when you are preparing for your exams. The way you interpretevents has a huge impact on the way you feel and behave.THE ABC OF SELF-TALKThe relationship between your thoughts, feelings and behaviours can best be explained by looking at the A-B-C of yourself-talk:A is for activating situationThe Activating situation refers to the situation itself, or the things that happened when you began to feel bad, such asbeing at a party with a whole lot of people you don't know, being overloaded with essays and assignments, or making asilly comment that you later regret. When you identify the activating situation, it's important to stick to the facts, for example: 'I tried on my jeans andthey were too small', rather than 'I tried on my jeans and I looked so disgusting and ugly and fat', or 'Sally said "hi"to me and I blushed and looked away', rather than 'Sally said "hi" to me and I made a total idiot of myself'.B is for beliefsBeliefs comprise our self-talk (thoughts) and assumptions that we make about a situation. Identifying our self-talk cansometimes be tricky. This is because it is so automatic that often we are not even aware of what is going on in our mind.When something happens and we suddenly feel upset, we assume that it is the situation itself that has made us feel thisway. However it is not the situation (activating situation) but the way we perceive it (beliefs) that makes us feel the waywe do. Our thoughts largely determine the way we feel. For example, your thoughts might be 'I've become really fat...Imust look so ugly...no wonder guys never talk to me'. Your feelings resulting from these thoughts might be sadnessand frustration.C is for consequencesThe Consequences of our beliefs include our feelings and behaviours. Feelings are emotions such as sadness, anxiety,guilt, anger, embarrassment, joy, excitement or stress. Behaviours are the things we do, such as communication,withdraw, ask for help, go for a run, stay in bed or raid the fridge. Thinking negatively about situations makes you feelbad and it can also cause you to behave in an unhelpful way. In addition, negative self-talk can affect your self-esteem.When you feel down it is likely that you are very hard on yourself, and that you will tend to criticise and judge yourselfunfairly. The worse you feel, the more negative your self-talk is likely to become.We often blame ourselves when things go wrong, compare ourselves with other people in a way that makes us feelinferior, exaggerate our weaknesses, focus on failures and predict that the worst will happen.SCENARIOHere's an example to illustrate the A-B-C of self-talk:Activating situation:23 April 2012 8

You get your exam timetable.Beliefs (self-talk): "I'm not going to be able to do this" "I'll fail and the whole thing will be a disaster...My parents will be so disappointed in me" "I won't be able to do the course I want and then I won't be able to get a proper job...I'll end up a loser"Consequences (feelings and behaviours): You feel stressed, panicky, butterflies in the stomach. You can't bring yourself to sit down and study. You sit down in front of the TV and eat a packet of biscuits.WHAT YOU CAN DOThe best way to understand the connection between A, B and C is to see how it applies to your own situations. Why nothave a go? Think of a situation in the last two weeks where you have found yourself feeling bad. For example, you may havebeen feeling upset, stressed, angry, sad, depressed, embarrassed or guilty. Briefly describe the situation in a 'stresslog',covering the three areas - A-B-C.One of the most important skills for learning to deal with stressful situations is to identify your self-talk - the things yousay to yourself inside your mind. The 'stress-log', covering the A, B, and C of the situation is a useful tool to help youchallenge the negative or unhelpful aspects of your thinking, and to replace them with more reasonable and helpfulthoughts. Check out the fact sheets on Challenging negative self-talk and Common thinking errors for more info on howto challenge the negative or unhelpful aspects of your thinking.Acknowledgement:This fact sheet comes from: Taking Charge! A Guide for Teenagers: Practical Ways to Overcome Stress, Hassles andUpsetting Emotions. By: Dr Sarah Edelman and Louise Rémond Foundation for Life Sciences (2005) www.fls.org.auSPORT @ BSSCWe have had a successful time at Loddon Mallee finals with 4 teams now making it to state finals next month. Thelatest Parent News about to be published has all the exciting results and also the star performers in our college.SIGN UPS are being taken this week for Table Tennis and Hockey. Be at selections this week.VOLLEYBALLCongratulations to our boys who were Loddon Mallee Champions after the Mildura event last week.The boys Volleyball squad will train for state finals to be held at MSAC on Friday 25 th May.Selections & Training for BSSC Volleyball teams will continue 7.30am – 8.30am @ BSSC GYM to compete at States (July)& Nationals (December) this Tuesday.TENNISCongratulations to our boys who were Loddon Mallee Champions after the Mildura event last week. The boy’s tennissquad will compete at the state finals to be held at Booroondara on Monday 21 st May. Look out for further information.BASEBALLCongratulations to our boys who were Loddon Mallee Champions after the Mildura event last week.The Baseball squad will train on Tuesday lunchtimes at Tom Flood for state finals to be held at Knox on Tuesday 29 thMay.LAWN BOWLSOur Lawn Bowls team - Stephanie Priest, Jake Higgins, Spencer Ashman and Nick Skeen will defend the School SportVictoria state title on Tuesday 24 th April.Students depart BSSC at 6am with Leah Whiffin.Good luck and Cracker Jack!TOUCH FOOTBALLBSSC will enter a mixed team in the Plate Division of the Touch Victoria Schools championships. The state schoolschampionships are on Friday 27 th April 27 th at Elwood, Melbourne. Students need to meet at 7am at QEO for promptdeparture. Permission slips and information will be handed out at training this Tuesday lunchtime at Tom Flood.AFL GIRLS23 April 2012 9

Please meet at Tom Flood at lunchtime on Tuesday for training with Emma Grant. Our first event is on Tuesday 22 ndMay, Sandhurst Division versus CCB, Weeroona College and Crusoe College.BASKETBALL – GIRLSTraining for the first Premier League match scheduled for 2 nd May versus Box Hill Secondary at Box Hill is underway onThursday lunchtimes and Friday mornings 7.am – 8.am @ BSSC GymAFL BOYS INTRA MATCHBSSC has two teams in two separate competitions. The 1 st XVIII competed in the SSV Premier League competition which involves 3 rounds vs CCB; Essendon Keilor andBallarat High School. The final is played as a curtain raiser for an AFL match on the MCG. The winner of that matchplays in the Herald Sun Shield final which is also a curtain raiser for an AFL match on the MCG. The 2 nd XVIII play in the AFL Vic Sun Country Cup. The regional event is vs Girton Grammar, Kyneton SC andBraemar College. The finals are then played against Ballarat regional winner and further finals at state levelcompetition. Some players from the 2 nd XVIII can play in the 1 st XVIII so it is imperative all students who haveexpressed interest attend the training Thursday lunchtime to finalise squads.SOCCER/FUTSALURGENT: Boys and Girls training to distribute information and dates for events.Futsal events start with Regional event on 1 st MAYSoccer commences with Sandhurst Division event vs CCB on Monday MAY 7 th at Golden City SC Shadforth Park.BADMINTONBoys and Girls selections are on Fridays at lunchtime in the BSSC Gym with Scott Collier. The first event is Tuesday 8 thMay vs CCB at lunchtime at BSSC.TABLE TENNISBoys and Girls selections are on Mondays at lunchtime in James King Hall with Craig Woodward and Simon Wood. Thefirst event is Tuesday 8 th May vs CCB at lunchtime at BSSC.HOCKEYBoys and Girls selections are on Mondays at lunchtime in the BSSC Gym, with Daniel Gibbons. The first event is Thursday10 th May vs CCB.ATHLETICSStudents who have expressed interest in representing BSSC in Athletics will receive an email with a nomination form forevents, dates of athletics events and the Sandhurst Division Program. Trials for the BSSC Athletics Squad and training forthe relay teams will be held on Tuesday 24 th April at the Bendigo Athletics Track. A bus will depart BSSC GYM at 2.45pm.There will be a second pickup at 3.30pm for students who may have a SAC in SAC /TUTOR time. PLEASE inform VickiPoyser via email if you require pick up at 3.30pm. A bus will return to BSSC Gym after the trials finish at 4.30pm ORparents can collect students from the Athletics track. Please register your nomination for events on the emailedNomination form by return email.PLEASE continue to READ the STUDENT NEWS SPORTS SECTION if you want to be involved in SPORT as all informationregarding selections, trainings and events is published weekly.CONTACTING VICKIAs DIRECTOR of SPORT Vicki works part time (4 days per week) at BSSC and the days present fluctuate depending on thesporting calendar events. Her office is located in the Gaol – Governor’s Office and her email contact ispoyser.vicki@bssc.edu.au. MB: 0419 139591Repeat NoticesTERM 2 WORKSHOPS – PLEASE MAKE YOUR BOOKINGSThe Term 2 ROLE Up workshops are open for Term 2. There are a great range of workshops available throughout theterm to help you with Wellbeing, Learning and Pathways and Careers.23 April 2012 10

You can also use these workshops to assist you in meeting the goals you set with your Advisor. Make sure you sign upfast as limited places are available. You can follow the link here to sign up. https://extranet.bssc.edu.au/AS THE WEATHER STARTS TO COOL… USE OF INDOOR SPACES AT RECESS AND LUNCHAs the weather starts to cool off and you start to look for warm and dry places to spend your free time during recessand lunch, we welcome you to responsibly use indoor areas such as the E building and Language Centre. Pleaseremember that when you do use the college indoor spaces, you need to make sure that you respect the areas andothers using the space, and appropriately dispose of your rubbish. Please also remember that it is not appropriate to eator drink at any of the computers around the college at any time. We look forward to seeing you enjoy using the warmindoor spaces in a mature and respectful way.SKATEBOARDERS – TERM 2: A MUST READ IF YOU BRING YOUR BOARD TO THE COLLEGEFrom the start of Term 2, all students bringing skateboards/longboards etc. to the college will be required to lock theseaway during the day. You will not be permitted to carry boards around with you during the college day or use them atrecess or lunch time. This has become necessary due to the large number of injuries resulting from students riding theboards around the college or in the park (against the college rules).We will make some announcements about this on Monday and Tuesday but then expect ALL students to be ready tohave boards secured from Wednesday morning. Please expect staff to talk to you about this when you are seen withyour board at the college on Monday or Tuesday and that you will not be permitted to have it with you during theday after Tuesday of this week.If you choose to bring your board to school, your choices for securing your board include: Locking the board in your locker at the start of the day (if it fits) Locking your board (via a secure tether cable and combination lock) in the bike/board shed at the start of theday and collecting it at the end of the day – Please note:o Boards will need to be taken to the bike/board shed/cage area (adjacent to the road down into RosalindPark) between 8.30am and 8.50am in the morning. Please ask a staff member if you do not know wherethis is.o Boards will need to be collected from the secure storage between 3.35 and 4pm Mon, Wed, Thurs andFriday or between 2.20 and 2.40pm on Tuesdayso The area will only be unlocked during these times so you will need to make sure your board is droppedoff and collected according to this scheduleo If you are unable to meet these times, you should not bring your board to the collegePlease do not have your board with you around the college during the day after Tuesday of this week as staff will askyou to surrender it for the day. Please understand that these arrangements have become necessary due to the numberof students carrying and using heavy boards around the grounds, causing injury to themselves and others.ATTENDANCE (IT’S NOT OK TO BE AWAY) AND STUDY PERIODS (ARE FOR STUDY)As we start the new term, we remind you of the importance of attending ALL classes and compulsory meetings at thecollege so that you are maximising your chances to learn and do well and so that you meet the VCAA attendancerequirements for successful completion of your units.23 April 2012 11

It is concerning for us that we seem to have a high number of unapproved absences for students in the afternoons. AtBSSC we are proud of our young adult learning environment, where we trust you to handle the responsibility of comingand going from the college and using your non-scheduled time productively. This responsibility and trust means thatyou are expected to attend ALL classes, whether you have adjacent study periods or not, and that study periods,including those where you have a non-scheduled class for Period 4 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are used forstudy and not socialising. If you have not been meeting our college expectations regarding attendance and use of thistime, please expect to have a conversation about this with your Advisor, Teachers and your Student Coordinator.Attending all classes and using all non-scheduled class time and study periods productively is an expectation at BSSCwhere, as you know, our purpose is to empower you for individual, community and global leadership. Please see theAttendance Rewards notice below about the great rewards you are eligible for when you do attend all classes.This Week’s Pocket Positive!Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?~ Dennis and Wendy ManneringLinda Lyons I Assistant PrincipalBendigo Senior Secondary CollegeOur ROLE is to empower learners for individual community and global leadership.We value Respect, Optimism, Learning and Environment.23 April 2012 12