From the Principal - Diamond Valley College

DVC News
Edition 11 - 22 July 2016
Diamond Valley College 165-179 Main Hurstbridge Rd, Diamond Creek
Ph: 9438 1411
Website: www.dvallcoll.vic.edu.au
From the Principal
Welcome back for Term 3, a term of consolidation. Reports need to be considered carefully, goals need to be
reassessed and students and teachers need to work together. Shortly the subject selection process for 2017 will begin
for Years 8 to 11. I encourage students to discuss with their teachers the offerings for the year ahead and ask parents to
be actively involved in the process.
Congratulations to Mitchell Iles on his recent selection to the Australian Olympic team. As a member of the shooting
team Mitchell will be competing in the trap event. Ranked number one in Australia, it is exciting to see him realise a
dream at such a young age. He will definitely have all of Diamond Valley College supporting him.
In response to student and parent feedback, college council has approved a navy soft shell jacket with a DVC logo. We
are currently awaiting the delivery of samples so that students can try the jackets on prior to ordering through the
General Office. This is an extra item to provide protection from the wind and rain, and will now complete the uniform
range. This jacket will not be available through Dobsons as we wanted to source a jacket that was appealing to students
whilst economical for parents. Families will be contacted via COMPASS once the sample sizes have arrived, providing
further information. The jacket is expected to sell for $65 or less.
In the past I have asked for your support and that of our students in ensuring that our college is represented well both at
school and within the community. This means wearing the uniform with pride and behaving in a manner that reflects
our college values. Unfortunately we receive calls from members of the community when students are being boisterous
or disruptive, are speaking offensively to each other or are smoking whilst in school uniform. The small number of
students who engage in this behaviour form a more lasting impression on the community than the majority who do the
right thing. Whilst this is disappointing we also need to keep having discussions at school and at home about presenting
the college in a manner that we can be proud of. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that the community see
Diamond Valley College as the great school we know it is.
We have had some changes to our staffing for term three, we welcome back Jess Ferry, a new staff member Rachel
Psaila who joined our Administration team and Jacki Landy who joins the Wellbeing team as a youth worker. Marty
Bryant who has been with us for Term 2 has made the decision to pursue other interests and we are in the process of
confirming a replacement for his Science classes. We wish him all the best for the future.
A random selection of families will be asked to complete the annual Parent Opinion Survey. These have been posted
and should arrive early next week. Can I ask that you complete the survey and have your child return it to the General
Office in the supplied envelope by Friday 29 July. This feedback is very important to our Leadership team, staff and
College Council. It allows us to acknowledge what we are doing well, where improvements have been noted by parents
and identifies areas for future improvement.
Allison Bennett
Principal
Respect
Excellence
Responsibility
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
GENERAL LEVIES FOR 2016
Subject levies for Semester 1 for your child should now be fully paid.
Semester 2 levies and electives are due now.
Payment of electives will ensure your child is not disadvantaged in class and
can use the materials provided in Term 3.
If you did not receive an emailed statement it will be due to an incorrect email address
on our system. Please contact the General Office to update our records.
If you have any queries or would like to pay in instalments
please contact Beth Hield, the Business Manager on 9438 1411.
IMPORTANT
TERM 3 PAYMENTS ARE OVERDUE.
Please note, as of Monday 18 July students with outstanding bus
fees are NOT permitted travel via the College Bus Network.
Parents need to make alternative travel arrangement for their
child until such time as fees have been paid or the college has
been contacted. Payment of these fees is a requirement of both
DET and the PTV to ensure the ongoing service these buses
provide. For any further information please contact Roz on
9438 1411.
2017 Year 10 Advanced Placements
Year 9 Parents & students
Year 9 parents and students are advised that the College Curriculum Committee has decided the following eligibility requirements are
required for students wishing to undertake an advanced placement within their Year 10 courses for 2017. An Advanced placement is
any VCE subject or Vocational Education and Training Course and replaces a Year 10 study.
1. Teacher recommendation (teacher of the equivalent Year 9 subject or from the Domain area of the subject)
2. Grade average of B in the Domain area of the subject. This should include at least one A in the subject.
3. Students to have an average “ consistently” comment in the Attitude to Learning section of their reports.
4. Attendance greater than 90%
Other criteria which support high levels of achievement, application and organisation may be used to determine the suitability of the
student undertaking an advanced placement.
If you would like to find out more about VCE studies, please check the VCE handbook. Copies can be viewed on the College website:
www.dvallcoll.vic.edu.au or contact me at the College.
Steve Chapman
Assistant Principal
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BUS TRAVEL 2017
ATTENTION
PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION AND NOTE CHANGES TO
BUS PROCEDURES
BUS TRAVEL NEWS UPDATE
Parents and students please note that Application to Travel for 2017 forms will be available
to download from the Diamond Valley College website during the dates below. A new form
needs to be completed each year to ensure your child has a place on the Bus Network.
PLEASE NOTE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THESE
DATES AND MUST BE ON THE CORRECT APPLICATION FORM, COMPLETED
IN FULL INCLUDING THE CORRECT BUS AND STOP
Students eligible for FREE travel Years 8-12 2017: 08 – 19 August 2016
- This includes students travelling between Hurstbridge and Diamond Valley College.
FARE PAYING students Years 8-12 2017: 15 - 26 August 2016
Students beginning YEAR 7 2017: 22 August – 02 September 2016
- Eligible or fare paying
All other NON DVC (Primary & Secondary) Students: 29 August – 09 September 2016
As parents will be aware, some areas of our data recording and seating allocation have been
upgraded to conform with DET/PTV guidelines. This includes a new Application to Travel
form. Information required on this form is the same as the previous form but in a different
format. These processes need to be followed for each new year of travel.
To assist with this, applications should be completed IN FULL and returned to the General
Office no later than Friday 7 October 2016 to allow planning for the 2017 school year.
INCOMPLETE FORMS WILL BE RETURNED TO PARENT/GUARDIANS WHICH
WILL DELAY PROCESSING SO PLEASE ENSURE ALL SECTIONS ARE FILLED
IN. Late forms will be accepted however no guarantees are given regarding a place on the
bus. Every endeavour will be made to accommodate students on their requested bus.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Bus Co-ordinator on 9438 1411.
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DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
INDUSTRY VISITS: A VCE Textiles excursion
During term 2, my Year 12 Textiles students studied the topic of PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN INDUSTRY. They
were exposed to terminology relating to the manufacturing industry. They researched and referred to different companies
as case studies in their written work and classroom discussion.
Students attended an excursion where they visited ‘Travellers Apparel’ in Collingwood, an
Australian company that manufactures uniforms and suits and ‘Giramondo Sportswear’ where
they manufacture and print cycling and sports apparel in Fawkner. Through extensive talks and
tours with the CEO of Giramondo and senior worker of Travellers Apparel, the students
witnessed first hand how manufacturing industries work. We had the privilege of walking
through the factory premises and students spoke with workers, some gladly demonstrating the
different sewing and printing machinery and providing us with samples.
Back at school, my students were able to use both companies as case studies in their SAC and
will be encouraged to refer to them during the end of year exam. I have organised the
‘INDUSTRY VISITS’ excursion for the last six years and from a teacher’s perspective, it is an
invaluable opportunity to relate the theory learned in class to ‘REAL’ manufacturing
companies visited on the day.
Here is some of the students’ feedback about the excursion:
“ I got to see what manufacturing companies actually look like on the inside.”
“From visiting these companies, I saw everything I’ve learnt in a textbook come to life. I saw it
in a real world context and it just provided me with clarity of how these manufacturing
companies actually work.”
Barbara Chiodo VCE Textiles teacher
The ‘SEW HAPPY’ Craft Club
Every Thursday at lunchtime there is a buzz of activity in the Textiles room. The ‘Sew Happy’ Craft
club has been running since last year but I am thrilled to admit that Semester 1 of 2016 has been
fantastic.
Students who attend are a mix of students from Years 8-12 who would like to continue to work on
their classroom products or those who would like to learn new skills and make new products. This
year, we have welcomed some Year 7 students who won’t study textiles until next year but would
like to participate.
The range of products has varied with students’ skill level: Simple or complex clothes, blanket, bag,
soft sculpture, knitting, etc.
As winter is upon us, I welcome more members
every Thursday to sew or perhaps knit that scarf you
have always wanted to make.
Barbara Chiodo
Textiles teacher
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TEXTILES
WORLD TALES
- YEAR 7 ENGLISH
A CROSS AGE YEAR 8 TEXTILES PROJECT
A collaboration with Diamond Creek East Primary School
Last semester, Textiles students from 8.3 had a special privilege to be involved in the
‘Cross age’ program.
STAGE 1: One of the Grade 1 & 2 composite classes accompanied by their teacher
Sandra Ridi visited our school one Friday afternoon. They had the opportunity to
come in our Textiles classroom to meet their Year 8 buddies.
During this afternoon, the Year 8’s spent some of the time getting to know their
buddy by conducting a questionnaire, while the Grade 1 & 2’s drew their designs on
calico using textiles markers. All students were fully engaged in discussion, drawing
and collaboration. I personally thank Allison and Steve for visiting our class and
Michelle who generally assisted some students.
STAGE 2: At the end of the session, the primary school students returned to their
school and their colourful designs were left behind. The Year 8 students chose a
backing fabric and sewed the panels together using the sewing machine. The outside
edges were zigzagged to avoid fraying and the small cushions were filled and
finished. Students created their own tags with their buddy’s name on it.
STAGE 3: On the last day of Term 2, the Textiles class proudly walked to Diamond
Creek East Primary School to deliver their presents to the class. Sandra’s students
were eagerly awaiting their visit and presents. Our students spent a little time
socialising with the primary school students and Charlie Love spoke on behalf of the
group thanking their teacher for this opportunity.
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY OF CELEBRATING THEIR HARD WORK AND
END OF TERM!
Great work 8.3
Barbara Chiodo
Textiles, Technology & Art teacher
LISA STEINMANN: A student from Switzerland on an exchange program
I had the privilege and honour to teach Lisa for Textiles throughout semester 1. She was a
mature, eager student who had an impeccable work ethic. She utilized her time in Textiles
effectively and efficiently.
The design brief for unit 1 was to take an existing product and transform it. Students could
re-cycle, up-cycle and completely change the appearance and function of the original product.
Lisa chose to transform pants and a shirt she purchased at Savers into a functional travel bag.
Here is her finished bag and extra products she designed and constructed during her time at
Diamond Valley College. I wish her luck in whatever she does in her future.
Barbara Chiodo
VCE Textiles teacher
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ITALIAN
ITALIAN BREAKFAST Friday 24 June
Waking up for school is never easy, so knowing that there was going
to be a huge breakfast for us during period one and two made it easier
to get up and attend school. The last Friday of Term 2 just before the
school holidays, the VCE Italian class enjoyed eating a traditional
Italian breakfast. It included real Italian coffee, bread, prosciutto,
cheese and scrumptious sweets. It was a great way to eat and discuss
the topic of the environment in Italy. We would like to say thank-you
to our teacher Rose Marasco for organizing this event, where we were
able to learn more about the Italian culture. Everyone really loved the
fantastic morning and were ‘very full’ at the end of the breakfast.
Italian translation
Svegliarsi per la scuola non è mai una cosa facile, pero' sapere che
c’era una colazione proprio grande durante i periodi 1 e 2 ci ha fatto
svegliare più facilmente. Venerdí scorso, prima le vacanze, le classi di
italiano del VCE si sono divertite con una colazione tradizionale
italiana. La colazione includeva del caffé italiano autentico, pane,
prosciutto, formaggio e torte squisite. E' stato un buon modo per le
classi del VCE di parlare insieme riguardo l'ambiente italiano. Le
classi vorebbero ringraziare la nostra professoressa Rosa Marasco per
aver organizzato questo evento dove le classi hanno imparato di più
sulla cultura italiana. Tutti hanno trascorso una mattinata fantastica ed
erano “molto pieni” alla fine dalla colazione.
Written by Jessica McKendry & Ethan Goulter
JUNIOR ITALIAN AWARDS
In Rose’s classes the following students have received language awards; 7.1 Hermione Saunders, 7.4 Tom Stuart,
8.3 Jasper Cowdery-Cook and 8.4 Lauren Treloar.
Congratulations and well done.
ROSE MARASCO
ITALIAN DOMAIN LEADER
PROMOTING ITALIAN AT
DIAMOND VALLEY LIBRARY
During the holidays Marina and I organised a display in the Diamond Valley
College Library to showcase the wonderful work that our students have
produced in the Italian classes. The librarians and the general public were quite
impressed about the quality of work and the language used in the various pieces
of work displayed. We felt very proud of the feedback received for what the
students had accomplished in Semester 1 2016. We are hoping to organise
another display later on this year in the Library or at other libraries. The work
has been on display from Tuesday 5 July and it will be there until this Friday.
A big thank you to our students for producing excellent work.
Enza Natalizio and Marina Lipiarski
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YEAR 9 CREATIVE WRITING
BOOK REVIEWS
What the Year 9 Creative Writing class were reading last semester:
Review: A Year in Girl Hell
A year in girl hell is a book about 3 girls who are going into year 7 at a brand new school. Alisha,
Mia and Lexi have been best friends since the first week of primary school when they discovered
that they had the same pink lunch boxes. Ever since then they had been known as the awesome
threesome. High school soon bring its troubles when the girls realise they are going to be in classes
which means each of them are going to develop new friends and start to separate. Along with all
this Lexi starts to develop a liking for one of the boys and her parents being to start fighting. Lexis
life is changing but is it changing for the better or the worst.
Title: A Year in Girl Hell
Author: Meredith Costain
Review written by Aimee Swift
Review: The Marvels
The Marvels by Brian Selznick is about a young boy called Joseph who goes to London to find his
uncle Albert, but he gets more than he wants. He found about a boy who was washed up on a beach
and traveled with a boat crew to London. From there he worked in the theatre and generations of the
Marvel family did plays there. Eventually one child did not want to preform. The theatre burned
down destroying generations of history. Joseph finds that he was related to famous actors and
actresses.
Title: The Marvels
Author: Brian Selznick
Review written by Lisbeth Duncan
Review: Worst Case
When the son of one of New York’s wealthiest family goes missing what will happen. He can't be
saved by money because the kidnappers don't want money but what will they want.
Detective Michael Bennet will lead the charge to find there son. Michael Bennet is New York’s
finest detective but when this case came around he found a hard spot really quick. Michael gets in
contact with the FBI who send out there finest abduction specialist Agent Emily Parker with her
presence what will happen to the future of this young man.
Title: Worst Case
Author: James Patterson
Review written by Tom Jones
LIBRARY READING CHALLENGE 2016
Well done to the students in Bridget Hiho’s English class as four students in 7.1 have already completed the Reading
Challenge. Fabulous reading Riley Page, Cian O’Connor-Horan, Shelby Purcell and Raphael Adami. The library will be
hosting a big party in term four to celebrate the achievements of all students who finish the Challenge, so make sure you
keep adding those books as you read them.
As the 2016 Reading Challenge ends on the 9 September, students who have not completed it yet have only about eight
weeks to update their reading lists online.
Students need to read 15 books in seven months - from the start of the school year in late January to mid September
2016. Ten books need to be from the online Challenge List and five can be of the student's own choosing. All students
in Years 7 to 10 can take part.
More information is available at http://education.vic.gov.au/prc
Good luck and happy reading!
Library Staff
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LIBRARY NEWS
Book Club Mondays
Book Club runs on Monday at lunchtimes.
We encourage students of all ages to attend.
There will be discussion around what students are currently reading as well as new releases.
Please come and join us, we’d love to see you there!
Chess and Games Club Wednesdays
Chess and Games Club runs on Wednesdays at lunchtimes in the Library.
Students are encouraged to participate in group activities around games and become involved.
All ages welcome, hope to see you there!
The Dr Who Club
Dr Who Club runs on Tuesday at lunchtime
All enthusiasts who love everything about Doctor Who
are welcome to join us at!
Doctor Who Club!
The Doctor Who Club today enjoyed cupcakes with Dr Who designs on them,
designed by Tess Purchase. They needed to answer some difficult quiz questions
designed by Jacob Gambin to receive a cupcake. The Club is enthusiastic about all
things Dr. Who and have plans to build their own Tardis, stay tuned…
Check out these New Titles
Jessica’s Ghost by Andrew Norriss
Mrs Whitlam by Bruce Pascoe
The power of friendship shines a warm light
into dark places. Francis has never had a friend
like Jessica before. She makes him feel
completely himself.
Marnie Clark dreams of owning a horse and
having the whole world to ride it in.
But when Marnie is given a beautiful
Clydesdale under tragic circumstances, she is
torn between her good fortune and the pain of a
mother’s loss. Caught up in an adventure she
could never have imagined, Marnie finds
herself learning about the true meaning of heroism.
Red Butterfly by A.L. Sonnichsen
Kara never met her birth mother. Abandoned
as an infant, she was taken in by an elderly
American woman living in China. Now eleven,
Kara spends most of her time in their
apartment, wondering why she and Mama cant
leave the city of Tianjin and go live with
Daddy in Montana. Mama tells Kara to be
content with what she has.. but what if Kara secretly wants
more?
Gorilla Dawn by Gill Lewis
Deep in the heart of the African jungle, a baby
gorilla is captured by a group of rebel soldiers.
Imara and Bobo are two children who are
imprisoned in the rebels’ camp. When they
learn that the gorilla is destined to be sold into
captivity, they swear to return it to the wild
before it’s too late.
Please return all overdue books to the Library ASAP
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Free Maths Tutoring
Sunny is a maths teacher who works at Diamond Valley College and is running some free tutoring on maths
related school work. All year levels welcome to take advantage of this generous offer.
Term 3 Dates:
- 31 July
- 14 Aug
- 28 Aug
- 11 Sep
Time: 3-5pm
Location: St. John's Diamond Creek - 61 Main Street, Diamond Creek (follow the signs when you arrive)
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ELLIMATTA YOUTH INC
Drop-In & Youth Services
Every Wednesday during the school Term we run a drop-in programme. Come down and hang with your mates, do
homework, play pool, listen to music, use the computers, play video games, do some art, help in the kitchen garden
program and enjoy the space especially for you people. We provide free dinner and free healthy snacks and there is a
canteen to buy yourself a treat.
Our last drop-in for term 3 runs on Wednesday 14th September which is also the Youth Art Showcase Event. Drop-In
starts up again in term 4 on Wednesday 5th October. Centre opening times are 3:30-7:30pm.
If you need to access services such as school & employment help, case management, internet & computer facilities you
can come to the centre during opening hours on a Tue 9-5pm, Wed 12-7:30pm, Fri alt 9-5pm/12-7:30pm.
Movie Nights
We run one FREE movie night per month for each age group. Take-away dinner, popcorn and drinks are provided. We
do not run during the Winter School Holidays as we are busy running our Holiday Programme.
Age: 13-18 (secondary school)
Dates: July 22nd, August 26th, October 28th, November 25th, December 16th
Age: 10-13 (primary school)
Dates: August 12th, September 9th, October 14th, November 11th, December 9th.
Arts
The Youth Art Showcase Event will be on again this year on Wednesday September 14th. In the lead up to the event we
have been running a number of different FREE Art workshops during our drop-in nights. They range from painting,
sculpture and drawing to music, performance and comedy. We encourage any young people in the Kinglake Ranges
aged 10-25 to enter any art work they are working on for school or other events in to our show. Grab an entry form and
bring it back with your artwork before Fri 1st Sep. There are great prizes to be won and it is a fantastic opportunity to
showcase your talent. Entries can be anything from , digital to sculptural or painting to performance.
Kitchen Garden Programme
Ellimatta is part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Programme. If you have any skills, tools, plants, seeds or
pantry staple foods to donate please get in touch. The young people at Ellimatta have been enjoying helping out in the
kitchen and setting up our little veggie patch. If you would like to volunteer to help look after our veggie patch please
let us know .
Leadership
The Steer leadership program has begun. We have 10 young leaders from the community embarking on their leadership
journey. They recently heard from an inspiring and motivational young guest speaker, Luke Owens, who set up a youth
homeless shelter in Bendigo and raised over 6 million dollars. The Steer will be running events to raise funds to go
towards youth mental health and engagement for young people in the community. They will also be available to consult
with as the youth voice of Kinglake. This is a really exciting opportunity for potential young leaders in our community
to get involved and build their skills. If you would like to be a part of this fantastic leadership program please contact
us.
Contact us at Ellimatta
Ellimatta is open on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Phone: 5786 1711
Mobile: 0499 023 184
Email: enquiries@ellimattayouth.org.au
Website: www.ellimattayouth.org.au
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COMMUNITY NOTICES
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COMMUNITY NOTICES
MUMS CLUB!
School mums are all welcome to our ladies’
gym for unlimited morning classes in Term 3
(10 weeks)!
Day
Time
Class
Monday
9:15am
iCircuit
Wednesday
9:15am
iPilates
Thursday
9:15am
iCircuit
Friday
9:15am
iPilates
Saturday
8:30am
iSuper Circuit
Only $100!
No contracts or sign up fees! New members only
Start now and get ready for summer!
Limited spots available BOOK ASAP!
To book contact Jo: 0421 813 545
First Floor, 26-28 Chute St, Diamond Creek
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