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GREENWOOD GRAPEVINE Greenwood College — An Independent Public School 79 Coolibah Drive, Greenwood WA 6024

http://www.greenwood.wa.edu.au [email protected]

Ph. 9243 9200 Fax: 9246 2456 ABN: 31 997 963 629

”Capture Nature” Photography Finalists

Greenwood College Calendar All dates are subject to change, please contact front office for confirmation

TERM 2, 2017

Mon 19 June Yr 10 Lightning Carnival

Tues 20 June Yr 10 Parent Night @7pm 9am Interview Bookings

Fri 23 June Yr 9.2 Photography Exc

Yr 7-9 Volleyball Comp

Whole School Assembly

Mon 26 June Yr 12 Science Excursion

Yr 10 Drama Production

Snr Boys Soccer v Mercy ‘C’

Tues 27 June Yr 10 Drama Production

Yr 9.3 Photography Exc

Wed 28-30 June Yr 9/10 Outdoor Ed Camp

Wed 28 June Yr 12 English Excursion Parent Reporting Evening

Thur 29 June IEC Graduation

Fri 20 June World of Maths Roadshow LAST DAY OF TERM 2

Wed 19 June FIRST DAY BACK OF TERM 3

Key Contacts

Reception: 9243 9200

IEC Reception: 9243 9300

Absentee SMS: 0407 087 450

Website

www.greenwood.wa.edu.au

Canteen

9447 1262 (direct line)

[email protected]

Uniform Shop

Open Tues-Fri 8:20-8:45am

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Principal’s Message

Mr Ian Johnston Principal

2017 Term Dates School Development Days

(Pupil Free Days)

Public Holidays

Term 2 Wed 26 April—Fri 30 June

Term 3 Wed 19 July—Fri 22 Sept Monday 17 July

Tuesday 18 July

Term 4 Mon 9 Oct—Thurs 14 Dec Monday 20 Nov

Friday 15 Dec

Monday 25 December

Tuesday 26 December

School Information Calendar for 2017 (Dates may vary)

Reporting Parent Open Day Wednesday 28 June

Parents book between 4-7pm

Staff

Greenwood College has amazing, resilient and supportive staff who adapt to the needs

and pressures of the college without complaint or resistance. I took five weeks leave at the

beginning of this term and Mr Pohara moved into the Principal’s chair. In doing so, it

created a domino effect with several other senior positions within the college. So we had

Mr Pohara, Mr Williams, Ms Armstrong, Mr Filidei and Ms Arns all doing back filling jobs

about the college. They all performed very well and I was delighted to come back to a

smoothly running school. Thank you to all of those staff.

Future Assessments

Term 2, as always, is disappearing fast with the students under pressure in Years 10, 11 and

12 to perform in exams and assessments. This is a critical term, in terms of establishing

successes in their respective pathways and I do encourage parents to keep an eye on the

stress levels of the students as well as a reasonable commitment to their studies. I am

progressively interviewing the Year 12 students at the moment to monitor and keep a close

eye on the student engagement.

Aviation

An aviation firm is about to make a donation of a helicopter simulator to the college. It will be the first of its kind to be

located in a school in Australia. We have been chosen due to the fact that we offer both fixed wing and helicopter

courses at the college and this is a wonderful opportunity for the students who are in the Aviation course. Hopefully

you will see this receiving some promotion through local media outlets.

Debating Team

We have branched into “debating” at a competitive level at the college this year. A Year 9 team have swept all

before them by winning the first appearances they have had. Wow! They are being able mentored by a Year 11

student, Marcel Masque Salgado and teachers Ms Amor-Robertson and Ms Alison McDonald. Well done team. The

students in the winning team are: Ann Cao, Konrd Dumpleton, Cyrine Almaodovar, Asmaa Hameed and Jacqueline

Walters.

Parent Interviews

Parents, please put in your diaries the date of 28 June for the reporting afternoon. Come and meet the staff and

hopefully gain more insight on how your son or daughter are getting on at the college. We do need to work as a team

to ensure the best possible outcomes for the students. With that thought in mind, can I also highlight that we have a

lovely, wonderful and active Parents and Citizens Group that meet at the college on the first Tuesday of every month.

Please feel free to come and join them and receive more detailed up-dates on activities going on around the college.

Progressive College

We are currently planning for a college review that will be undertaken by the Department of Education later in Term 3.

This is providing us with the stimulus to focus clearly on areas of progress in the college but also areas that we may

need to develop further so as to provide the best educational institution we can provide. This all means progress for

the college and I look forward to future achievements.

All the best for all our college families with the up and coming holidays and I look forward to meeting you should you

visit the college at some stage soon.

Mr Johnston

Principal


Justin Green Year 10 for being an outstanding role model to his peers.

Upper School News

Senior School Exams

Semester 1 exams for Year 11 and 12 students were held from 26 May through to Friday 2 June.

Staff have been most impressed with the attitude displayed by students towards their exams

and we hope they are rewarded with sound grades in their Semester 1 reports. All senior school

reports are reviewed with students who are in danger of not achieving their WACE being

counselled and in some instances, there will be case conferences with parents. The Principal,

Mr Johnston will be interviewing Year 12 ATAR students to discuss university entrance scores.

Year 11 Transition to 2018

During week 8 of this term, Year 11 students have received a transition package to assist with

courses for 2018. These packages are designed for students, parents and staff to reflect on

student’s Semester 1 achievements and plan for the following year.

Year 10 Counselling for Subject Selection 2018

Parents are reminded of the compulsory interview that must be completed for subject selection in 2018.

Greenwood College is ensuring students and parents are making informed decisions about subject selection by

having these interviews. Most parents make their interview times and we encourage you to do so at a time that

best suits you by contacting the school on 9243 9200. If you have not made an appointment time by the end of

term on Friday 30 June, the school will be organising a time for you. It is vitally important that parents /guardians are

able to attend these meetings as changes to subject selections for students at a later date may not be possible.

Year 9 Students Elective Selections for 2018

All students will receive their selection sheet and booklet shortly. Please note that these sheets have to be handed in

to the front office by Wednesday 28 June. Parents and students need to know that while all effort is made to give

students their first three selections, timetable constraints mean that this is not always the case. These are yearlong

courses students are committed to.

Year 12 Semester 2 and WACE Exams

Students and parents are to be advised of the following timeline for exams:

Semester 2 Exams

Mon 2/10/17 – Fri 6/10/17

Second Week of School Holidays

WACE Exams

EALD Practical

Sat 14/10/17 – Sun 29/10/17

Week 2 of Term 4

WACE Exams

Wed 1/11/17 – Wed 22/11/17

Week 4, 5, 6, 7 of Term 4

Congratulations! Students of the Week

Each student receives a $25 Coles/Myer voucher kindly

donated by the P&C Committee and Certificate… Well done

everyone!

Mr Pohara Deputy Principal


Student Services

Year 11 Formal

Social events are so well supported by our students. I used to think once upon a time that if

50% of a year group committed to going to a social event then that was quite good. Over

the years, we now regularly see close to 70% of students attend an event or camp. Truly

outstanding.

The Year 11s held their Formal on Friday June 9 at the Hillarys Yacht Club. It is a Formal after all

so all the students (and staff) made a big effort to get dressed up for the evening and they

had a sensational time. The students looked brilliant and their behaviour was perfect and

more importantly they were there to have fun and that’s what they did. Well done year 11s.

Thanks must go to Mr Woodard for organising a memorable evening. Also I would like to

acknowledge the following staff for giving up their time to ensure the evening was a success;

Ms Arns, Mr Filidei, Mrs Langford, Ms Tulip, Mr Johnston, Mr Frisina, Mr Walczak, Mrs Palmer, Mrs

Cockman, Ms Macoboy, Mr Utting, Mrs Griffin and Mrs Earle.

Awareness

Greenwood College is one of many participating schools involved in promoting awareness with depression, anxiety,

bullying, youth suicide and other mental health related issues. Greenwood College has supported Zero2hero for

several years now and will continue to do so on Friday 23 June. The fun part of the day will be seeing the very high

number of students and staff wearing free/fancy dress. Greenwood College raised close to $1000 in 2016 and the plan

is to beat that this year.

Attendance Heroes

Drum roll …………………………..The Semester 1 Attendance Competition was won by the Year 7s with an attendance

percentage of 93.2% which was slightly better than the Year 8s with 91.8%. That is a seriously commendable result for

the Year 7s and Ms Arns. Third place was taken by the Year 11s with 90.7% followed by the 9s on 90.6%, 10s on 90.2%

and finally the 12s on 88.8%. Well done to the students and to the respective Year Coordinators, perhaps there will be

a sausage sizzle as a reward!

Bullyzero and Online Behaviour

Student Services continues to address and intervene with issues involving students who behave

inappropriately online. The number of students behaving in this manner is small but very

damaging. It is a frustrating situation that leads to hurt, distress, humiliation, angst and depression.

For the most part, this type of behaviour occurs off school grounds and outside of school hours.

Student Services is compelled to intervene when the involved students attend this school. What

we know is that students in the younger year groups are highly represented in the number of

online incidents. Greenwood College is determined to lead with best practice strategies to

address “e” behaviours.

On Wednesday 7 June, Oscar Yildiz from Bullyzero (a not for profit organisation based in Victoria www.bzaf.org.au)

spoke to students from Years 7 to 10. Oscar’s presentations were confronting with a definite message; the law has

caught up with people who behave offensively or criminally online. The online world is such a vast entity with the

good, the bad and the very, very ugly. Again it is not the technology that causes the angst. It is the person using it.

Students were encouraged to follow the B.I.R.D BLOCK IGNORE REPORT DELETE

Personal property at school

Theft is very uncommon at Greenwood College but recently there have been a few reports of personal items being

stolen. We have a significant more number of phones handed into the front office (by honest students) that have

been misplaced rather than reported as stolen however students do need to take responsibility for bringing valuables

to school. Please check our lost property for unclaimed phones, watches, wallets, clothing etc.

Reporting Night

Semester 1 Parent Reporting Night is on Wednesday 28 June from 4pm—7pm. Students will receive their reports on

Monday 19 June and enclosed will be relevant information in regard to online interview bookings with teachers. We

have also provided a copy of your child’s timetable to assist with subject codes when entering bookings. Check our

Facebook page, this newsletter and website for more information.

Change of Hats

This Term I have been fortunate to gain experience in the role of Upper School and Lower School Deputy Principal

positions. I’ve enjoyed learning a whole new skillset and working for the school in a different capacity. I will be

returning to Student Services for Term 3, a role I thoroughly enjoy and have been doing for 17 years now. Mr Filidei and

Ms Arns have both run Student Services seamlessly for this term and I thank the both of them very much for all their

hard work.

Enjoy the holidays.

Mr Williams Deputy Principal


Vocational Education Training (VET)

Year 10 Upper School Selection for 2018

The subject selection timeline is progressing well. Year 10 students should have completed

their “Teacher Recommendation” sheets and handed them in to their HASS teachers. If you

have any concerns with the teacher recommendations please feel free to contact your son/

daughter’s individual teachers or speak to them at the School Parent Reporting Evening on

the last week of term Wednesday 28 June.

Week 9 is a busy week. You should be receiving your son/daughters Semester 1 Report and

the Teacher Recommendation sheet.

Individual Counselling Interviews

It has always been Greenwood College policy for all parent /guardians of Year 10 students to

have an individual counselling session to make sure that both parents and students fully

understand the pathways that your son/daughter is undertaking for Years 11 and possibly

Year 12. Choosing the wrong subjects can be very stressful.

Bookings for the staff counsellors can be made at the Year 10 Parent Night (Tuesday 20 June). If you are unable to

make the parent night an interview time will be sent to you. If this is not possible you are asked to contact the front

administration office to organise a suitable time. Week 3 of Term 3 parent interviews have been organised.

If you have any queries regarding Upper School subject selection please feel free to contact me.

Mr Bowdell VET Manager

Don’t Forget: Tuesday 20 June 7.00 – 8.30pm Year 10 Upper School Subject

Selection Parent Night At The School Library

Following up from our previous newsletter

article, these three photos show that they

have commenced a few new panels for

different areas of the Myvista retirement and

aged care facility in Balcatta.

There is a finished panel of five in the

background (below) but all will be displayed

when more are completed. Further updates

will follow as they get finished.

Art—Years 8, 9 & 10 Mr Alach Head of Art


Chaplain

The exams are over and we have a couple of weeks left till midyear break. The Music

camp is happening this week for 3 nights. Good luck to all the students attending the

camp and performing at various primary schools.

Champions for Change

Our Champions for Change students have been busy this term. They were

invited by State Wide Services to participate in an event called “Safe and

Friendly School” student voice. Greenwood College was one of two school

invited to give their input on “How to make a school friendly”. The

information gathered will be composed into a new framework that schools

will use to guide practice and standards.

They also enjoyed a full day at Ern Halliday (see photos) participating in the

ROCK and WATER Leadership Program. Rock and Water focuses on the

development of emotional intelligence and the capacity to connect with

others. The leadership program helps to develop qualities of leadership,

personal confidence and self-respect in students. Fun interactive activities

are used as a platform to discuss anti-bullying, alternatives to aggressive

verbal and physical actions, awareness to body language, mindfulness and

boundary awareness.

DRUMBEAT

I am very excited to announce that

DRUMBEAT is here at Greenwood College.

This program uses music through hand

drumming to help improve personal and social confidence and develop social

skills. I would like to thank the P&C for purchasing seven drums, which will enable

small groups of students to participate in this fun and engaging program. I will be

starting DRUMBEAT in Term 3.

Until next time

Susan Earle Chaplain

9243 9237

Netball

As part of the Netball program, Greenwood entered five teams in the WA School Sport, Champion Schools Netball

Competition on Thursday 25 May. Having trained hard all semester for the event, the girls acquitted themselves well,

representing Greenwood with dedication, commitment and pride. On the day all the teams did very well,

competing strongly against and also beating specialist netball schools.

A special mention must go to the Year 9/10 team and the Upper School girls who have progressed through to the

next round. Both teams will now play another game scheduled later in the term.

Well done girls!

Ms Logan Phys Ed. Teacher


Dear Parents

Greenwood College’s Semester 1, 2017 Parent Reporting Day, will be held in the College Library, Humanities and Social Sciences and Science Rooms on Wednesday June 28 (week 10) from 4pm-7pm. The College uses an online parent and teacher interview booking system. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow these simple instructions. Note that the interview booking system will be open to parents from 9am on Tuesday June 20 closing at 12pm on Tuesday June 27.

BOOKINGS CLOSE ON MONDAY 29 JULY AT 3pm

School Interviews Online Mr Mayes Deputy Principal

6bzfv

Enter THIS school event code.

Then follow the 3 simple steps.

When you click finish, your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically - check

your junk mail folder if you do not receive your email immediately.

You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time, and change your interviews - until bookings close.

Note: you have been provided with a copy your child’s College timetable with relevant subject

codes and teacher names. Parents can change their interview bookings, any time prior to the closing

date, by re-visiting the www.schoolinterviews.com.au website, and using the event code. Remember to

use the same name and email address, you used when you made your original booking.

Parents wishing to change their interview times after the closing date, should contact the school

directly on: 9243 9200.

Parents who do not have access to the internet at home may ask their children to make bookings for

them at school using school computers.

Students can, with their parent’s permission, log onto the online booking system, at

www.schoolinterviews.com.au enter the event code, 6bzfv and make interview bookings on their

parent’s behalf.

We hope that this online booking system, which parents have asked for, allows for more time efficient

and flexible booking procedures.

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au





Volleyball—Gladiators Ms Ayers Volleyball Specialist

Hello Volleyball Parents,

Term 2 has begun full steam ahead with a number of volleyball competitions for our players to continue and improve

individual and team skills!

SSWA Juniors Champion Schools Tournament

On Friday 23 June, our Year 7-9 students are competing in the SSWA Juniors Champion Schools Tournament at Warwick

Stadium. We have a total of 18 teams of 147 students competing across three divisions with 23 students in Year 10-12

assisting with coaching and refereeing on the day. We look forward to a positive result as our students have been

working hard during class sessions, morning training sessions, and during recess and lunch gameplay to prepare for the

competition. Go Gladiators!!!

2017 VWA Indoor Junior League

Junior League Friday night competitions are approximately halfway through the season and our teams have greatly

improved over the course of Term 2! Our teams have traveled to St. Mary’s Anglican Girls School, the RISE in Maylands,

Mandurah Baptist College and Perth Modern to compete against schools from across the Perth Metro. Keep up the

hard work and representing Greenwood College to the fullest!

2017 Australian Volleyball Schools Cup Teams

Greenwood College is sending four teams to the AVSC in Melbourne for the national competition in December. If you

are interested in assisting with our Parent Fundraising Committee or if you would like to donate money towards our

players who self-fund the entire trip, please contact [email protected].

Year 6 Volleyball Clinics

During Weeks 5, 6, 8 and 9, Greenwood College has been host to Year 6 students from Goolleal Primary, Dalmain

Primary and West Greenwood Primary for volleyball clinic sessions held on our beach volleyball courts. Approximately

75 Year 6 students have attended the sessions and it has been a fantastic opportunity to get our future Gladiators

some touches on the volleyball! A few student coaches in Years 9-12 have been on hand to assist with the sessions

and provide feedback and encouragement to our future volleyball family. Thank you to the following students for

spending time during Period 5 and after school to work with next year’s Gladiators:

Sam Burrell, Julian Knox, Max Brojanowski, Jan Batuyong, Kailyn Smith, Rachel Tausem, Dylan Piggott, Ryan Knox, Kathy

Beard, Olivia Whelan, Taylah Smith, Luke Crutchley, Brooke O’Connor and Hayden Benich.

VolleyMVP’s

VolleyMVP’s are Volleyball Specialist students who demonstrate a high level of work ethic during class and morning

training sessions, maintain a positive attitude and work well with players across all year groups. Each VolleyMVP

receives a House Point and a T-Shirt. Congratulations to our VolleyMVP’s of Term 2!

Week 4 Year 7 – Kerry Longman

Week 5 Year 9 – Kailyn Smith

Week 6 Year 8 – Summer Magrath

Week 7 Year 10 – Luke Crutchley

Week 8 Year 11 – Taylah Smith


Mrs Smith Canteen Manager Canteen

The college canteen runs on the kind generosity of a small group of volunteers who help keep the canteen running

smoothly. These lovely ladies would love extra help from the wider college community for 2017… If you know of a

relation who would love to help out on any given day, for any given time from 11am–2pm, please contact our

Canteen Manager, Mrs Michelle Smith on 9447 1262 or email [email protected]. No

experience is necessary, just a friendly smile… and for helping out you get to meet our fabulous students, staff and

enjoy a free morning tea /lunch. We look forward to meeting you...

We are delighted to have a Girls Soccer Team running this year with our Year 9,10,11 and 12s. The girls participate in

before-school training and after-school games which run both on our soccer oval and away at other schools. So far

this year the girls have been enjoying the experience and we look forward to seeing their success in time to come. If

you would like more information about the team, fixtures or results please contact Meg Cook in the Phys Ed

Department or on [email protected]

Girls Soccer Ms Cook Art Teacher

Morning Trainings

Morning trainings will continue through each school term and are open to ALL Greenwood College students. We have

had a fantastic turnout so far of an average of 30-40 students per session. Students participating have gained valuable

experience and it has definitely shown massive individual improvements in our in-class training sessions. Schedule is as

follows:

MORNING TRAINING TERM 2

Thank you for your support and I look forward to working with all of our volleyball athletes to improve their game over

the course of 2017! Any questions, please contact me at [email protected].

Angie Ayers Antony Woodard

Volleyball Co-ordinator Volleyball Specialist

http://www.greenwoodvolleyball.com

Times Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7:30-8:30am Setting & Attacking Defense Gameplay Gameplay

Volleyball—Gladiators cont. Ms Ayers Volleyball Specialist

mailto:[email protected]


Year 8—Jacque Walters and Jackson Walker

Year 7—Michelle Carrie and Angus Fraser The end of Term 2 is coming up and we’re all relieved to be able to have a break and be able

to come back into the second semester ready for anything! Recently we had a visit from some

fantastic speakers from Elevate Education who taught us some study skills to improve our

scores in tests. We learnt about dynamic reading, formatting our notes, trigger words and mind

maps. Overall it was an educational experience and inspired us to think more about our

preparation for tests and exams. In Week 8, Music students from Years 7-12 will be heading off on a four day Music

Camp. Shortly they’ll perform at two primary schools before heading off to Woodman Point where they’ll stay for the

weekend while practicing and participating in other activities. On the Monday, we’ll perform at two other primary

schools before heading back to school. I hope everyone has a fantastic time and performs amazingly at those

schools.

Also this term, the Year 7 and 8 Dance students had an excursion to His Majesty’s Theatre to see Don Quixote

performed by the WA Ballet Company. It was a beautiful performance and all the students found it a rewarding

experience. Coming up later this term, we have our Zero to Hero Day, where we’ll have an assembly and a fun-

packed day of activities to raise awareness about suicide prevention. As the term draws to a close, we’re all nervous

about the dreaded “Semester 1 Reports”. This is nothing to worry about as I’m sure everyone has done a fantastic job

this semester and even if they haven’t, I’m sure everyone will pick themselves back up and try even harder next term.

For this edition’s Staff Profile we visited the school library to have a chat to Mrs Kington (Head Librarian/Teacher):

Name: Mrs Barbara Kington

Hobbies: Reading, walking and travelling

Likes: Sitting on the beach. Eating fish and chips while watching the sun

set

Dislikes: Bullies

Role in the school: Teacher Librarian and HASS teacher

Advice for year 7s: Enjoy every day. Don’t be frightened to experience new

things.

Hey Year 8s! It’s us, Jacque and Jackson again; *whew* this semester has gone fast! There

have been lots of exciting events this term and these are just some of them.

On Wednesday 17 May we had our annual Lightning Carnival. The Lightning Carnival was

great fun! Everyone picked their favourite sport to play (the choices were Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball

and Netball) and we trained for weeks, before travelling to the venues and competing against other schools. We

have had some exciting care-group challenges this term that were organised by Ms Page, the Year 8

Representatives and yours truly. The intention behind the weekly challenges was to promote teamwork throughout

each care-group and recognise those students who have been doing outstanding work throughout the term. The

winners of the mid-term prizes were: Campbell Henderson, Alfie Cranmer and Gemma Arnold. Well done!

Guess what? Yes you guessed it! The second round of immunisations have been and gone (yay!). After the

immunisations, there were a lot of sore arms and many excuses as to why classwork couldn’t be completed.

The Pathway 3 students all attended an Elevate Study Seminar which is all about time management and how to get

your homework/assignments ready on time as well as actually having a life at the same time. It was really useful to

learn some of these essential skills!

Remember, we are now in Winter, so that means we have to keep our bodies healthy. Some tips on staying healthy

are: resting up and looking after yourself, dressing warm and staying home when you’re sick, but also make sure if

you do stay home that you get your parents or caregivers to ring up the office and give a reason to why you were

away.

Also, remember that reports are coming out before the end of the term. Although the grade is an indication of your

achievement in that subject, the most important question is: Have you given your best and tried your hardest?

Giving your best effort is all your teachers and your parents really want you to do. Don’t forget the Parent/Teacher

Reporting night is coming up soon. Next semester some students will be moving to a new elective; however, the

specialist subjects like Dance, Aviation, Music and Volleyball students will not be changing.

This semester has been a really busy one. Well done to everyone on working so hard and we are sure you are all

looking forward to a well-earned, relaxing, fun filled school break.


Year 10— Simone Priestley and Lewis Mason

Year 11— Brooke O’Connor & Ethan De Beer

Year 9—Anne Mansell and Mark Stephenson

Hello and we hope everyone is going well this semester. It has been a really busy term

but hold on it’s nearly over!

The Annual Music Camp will commence 16—19 June but since we're writing this before

it has happened, we cannot write how it went. But The Concert Band, Vocal Ensemble,

and the Rock Bands are sounding very good and promises to put on a good show. Good luck to all the students

attending and we hope you have a great time.

The School Sport WA Volleyball Champion School Competition is taking place on 23 June. The Gladiators have

made a name for themselves before and are hungry for wins next week! Good luck to everyone going and go

Gladiators!

The Year 9s had their Lightning Carnival on 6 June and everybody had a great time on the day. We had teams for

Basketball, Soccer, Football, and Netball. They all performed great and had no serious injuries. From Anne and I, we

would both like to say a big congratulations to everybody for trying their best and having fun on the day!

Thanks for reading. Have a great day!

So here we are again wrapping up another exciting term. Year 10s have had an

important and busy term! We have had exams, and subject selections. There’s still a

little bit more to go, with the Lightning Carnival coming up soon and social dancing

starting straight after lighting duties are finished!

The exams took place in Week 5 for all of our core subjects. As much as it was

frustrating, we all perked up after they were all over and done with. The exam results will determine whether we are

recommended for ATAR and general courses for Year 11 and 12. We’ve also had our career talks for subject selections

in Years 11 and 12. Even though we all had a difficult time choosing our subjects, we’re sure everyone is happy with

their choices, but even if you’re not, it’s not the final selection so there is a high chance of changing your class if you’re

unhappy :)

On Monday 10 June we had our Lightning Carnival. We are all excited and ready to work hard and win! Lastly on our

timetable for this term is the recently voted in, dinner dance. It will take place on 11 August with details being released

shortly. To prepare for this, we have social dancing to commence after the Lightning Carnival, taking over both our

sport and health periods for a couple of weeks. Also, a few of us are touring on the Music camp run by Mr Salmon. On

the way to the camp, we perform at a few primary schools, then chill at the venue and rehearse for the weekend,

and on the journey back home, we perform at the last few primary schools.

Term 2 was a lot harder than we expected, but we made it in the end. We hope you all have had an enjoyable term

and we will see you next term!

The Year 11 Formal Dinner Dance was a lot of fun this year. Hillary’s Yacht Club was a

great location overall. The food was great and the dancing was the main attraction of

the night. Even Mr Woodard and a number of teachers couldn’t help but dance the

night away.

The night was warm for this time of year and the balcony at the yacht club was really

enjoyed to cool off from all the dancing or just a nice spot to relax and enjoy the view over

the harbour (see photos below).

There was laughter all around and this was primarily due to the whole year group coming together as one. It’s a night

that we won’t forget as leaving all that stress from school on the dance floor, was truly the best experience.

It is hard to believe that half of our year (Semester

1) has gone and that we have either had exams to

sit or a number of assessments to complete and

finalise in that time.

Hopefully everyone is working towards their goals

and making the most of this year.


Year 11 Formal Photos—Hillarys


Year 11 Formal Photos—Hillarys


Year 12 — Taylor Ludemann and Jacob Bulliard

Friendship Garden Project

A dedicated bunch of students form the Friendship Group led by Ms Tulip and Mr Luke Baker from The Salvation

Army thought it would be a lovely idea to fill the empty raised garden beds with an array of bright flower and

mulch. The results are amazing. It’s uplifting, pretty, tranquil and now a joy to walk through to the oval. What was

once a disused pathway is now enjoyed by teachers and students alike. Well done!

We are almost at the end of Semester 1 and student reports will be out in less than a

week. EST’s and examinations are finally over and we have received our results.

Hopefully you are all happy with your outcomes. There is a strong correlation between

the efforts that you put in and the results that you receive. If you want to receive strong

results, you need to put in the effort. There is still time to improve even though there is only 12 school weeks let for our

school career.

Mr Johnston and Mrs Hollis will be meeting with the ATAR students on Wednesday of Week 9 to go through predicted

ATAR scores. Mrs Hollis is also having a close look at whether students are on track to graduate. If you have

outstanding assignments, make sure you get them completed and handed in so they can contribute to your marks.

On 25 May some of the Year 12 girls participated in an Interschool Netball Carnival. Thank you to everyone who

showed up and to the teachers than helped out. A big thank you to Miss Logan for organising the day. Although we

only had a few training sessions, the Year 11 & 12 team managed to make it to the next round of competition.

With only 12 school weeks left, we are going to get very busy, very fast. A number of students have started to plan the

end of year Leavers Assembly. We have been meeting on Tuesday’s at lunchtime in M3. If you would like to

contribute, please come along to the meetings, or speak to Taylor or Jacob. Mrs Hollis will organise a time for students

to meet that would like to be involved in the Year 12 section of the Yearbook. This book will be a lasting memory of

our time at Greenwood College so let’s make it special. Any photos of our time in at Greenwood would be great.

The teachers are working hard to help as many students as possible achieve their goals. There are after school

classes, extra help in X-files, and school based revision programs. It is now up to us to make sure we achieve the best

that we can. We need to hand in work on time, study for assessments, and keep getting help from teachers to help

improve our marks.

Keep the focus….


Aviation

Aviation Snapshot

The Aviation program continues to get

students airborne. Recent Aviators include

Year 12 and Year 10 students. Pictured are

Ryan Knox, Connor Crawford Delamotte &

Jaz Richardson. The students experienced

multi-engine operations on a short run to

Rottnest and back. See if you can see

Thompson’s Bay and Kingston Barracks

in the photograph taken on final

approach. Also pictured are Yentin

Lhamo, Francesca Lizza and Andrea

Perego in the R44 helicopter.

New Simulator

As announced in a previous newsletter, CHC

helicopters are due to deliver the donated Bell-

412 GeoSim flight simulator as we go to print. A

formal handover-takeover of the device will

take place during the Zero2Hero assembly,

Friday 23 June 2017.

Thank-you P&C

The College P&C have kindly funded 3 aviation headsets. These attenuate most of the ambient noise in the cockpit.

Each headset is also equipped with an electric microphone, facilitating easier communication over the in-flight

intercom system between passengers and crew.

If you are flying during the July holidays, I wish you and your family travels. Please take the time to read the

emergency briefing card in the seat pocket in front of you. I sincerely hope you never need it. However it is usually

too late during an emergency to “take-in” the vital information should circumstances require emergency action.

Safe flying.

Mr Hill Aviation Teacher


Cancer Council Morning Tea

On Thursday 25 May, Greenwood College staff and students enjoyed

an amazing morning tea to raise funds for this cause close to

everyone’s heart. Staff all rallied around this fabulous cause and

showcased their baking skills along with a large amount of snacks

provided by the Home Economics students and the Certificate ll

Hospitality students and Home Economics staff.

As an added extra to our morning tea, the

Admin ladies ran a cupcake stall and added

their takings to the donations, collecting a

grand total of $702.70 which was donated to

the Cancer Council.

Cancer in Australia facts:

1 in 2 Australian men and women will be

diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85

Cancer is the leading cause of death in

Australia—more than 44,000 people died

from cancer in 2014.

68% of people diagnosed with cancer in

Australia are still alive five years after a cancer

diagnosis.

The most common cancers in Australia (ex. non

-melanoma skin cancer) are prostate, breast,

colorectal (bowel), melanoma and lung

cancer.

Cancer costs more than $4.5 billion in direct health system costs.

In 2006-2011, $1.77 billion in funding was provided for cancer research in Australia.

So every dollar helps to bring awareness, diagnosis, treatment and research in trying to beat this horrible disease.

Thank you to everyone involved who created an enjoyable morning tea for teachers/admin staff and

students.

Mrs Griffin Maths Teacher

Boys Soccer

The 2017 Soccer Season is well and truly in full swing. Fielding 3 teams this season Greenwood College is well and

truly mixing it with the best in the state in SSWA schools soccer competition.

The intermediate boys (U/16) have had a tough initiation into the ranks of the competition. Playing against seasoned

opposition such as Mercy College, Ashdale Secondary and Duncraig SHS the boys were playing against arguably

two of the best teams in the competition. Despite losing all their games, the team improved every single week and

this was reflected in the score line and in the simple question that one of the boys asked me…’sir, can we play in this

competition again next year?’ Honourable mentions for this years campaign must go to Sasha Babic for his efforts as

goal keeper, Atanas Atanasov for his playmaking in the midfield as well as Antonio Gatani, Regis Gatambiye and

Mauro Da Costa Jnr. for their respective goal scoring abilities.

Over in the Girls division, the girls are still chasing their first win. They showed promise in their two losses against

Duncraig and Carine SHS with fantastic performances from Rebecca and Emily Burnside, Raquyah Hameed, Elise

Andreou and Grace O’Halloran. The girls still have fixtures against Quinns Baptist and Woodvale ‘B’ before the end

of the term.

The Senior Boys campaign started of well with a resounding 3-1 win over Girrawheen SHS with two goals scored by

Toni Kupari and Othniel Mbafumoja. In round two they came up against last years finalists Mercy College ‘A’ and

played a good game but that wasn’t enough to prevent them going down 5-2. Their most recent game kept their

finals hopes alive with a 1-0 win over our cross town rivals Balga SHS.

We have never been Balga at home or away and this was a well

deserved win. The boys travel to Ballajura College next week and

Mercy ‘C’ the week after to finish their group games.

My thanks to Dale Gannaway and Meg Cook for coaching their

respective teams and giving up their time to coach and take the

students to games as

well as senior boys

Ibrahim Sow and Kasper

Jacobsen for giving up

their time to run the

sideline at home games.

Mr Norris Soccer Coach


House System Ms Ayers House Co-ordinator

Curtin has gained on a sizeable lead over the other houses due to their top Attendance in Term 1, however the other

houses are gaining quickly on that lead due to top Academic points for Term 2! All Term 2 Attendance points will be

calculated after the last day of the Term which will provide another massive opportunity for our students to earn points

towards their House totals! The race for the House Champion in Term 4 is still quite undecided.

Current standings are as follows:

Curtin Update – Year 10 House Captains Max Brojanowski and Will Czynski

This term has been very eventful with numerous volleyball excursions, the Year 8 Debate Team win, 7/8 Dance excursion

and the painful Year 10, 11 and 12 exams. Curtin has been dominating in faction points, with a massive contribution of

27 points from Ethan DeBeer.

Ethan DeBeer Year 11

Marcel Masque Salgado Year 11

Brooke O’Connor Year 11

Israa Hameed Year 11

Tuan (Nocky) Tran Year 9

Veronica Lauretti Year 10

Forrest Update – Year 10 House Captains Krassi Ivanov and Julian Knox

This past term has been a very eventful, exams from years 10 to 12, SSWA Seniors Volleyball tournament, year 8 debate

team win, Year 7-8 Dance excursion, Year 11/12 exams , Year 10 exams, year 8, Year 9 Lightning Carnival, Year 9 Out-

door Ed excursion to Rottnest. The top 3 point earners for Forrest Semester 1 are Harry Brown with 18 points in total. Si-

obhan Mackrill with a total of 17 points and Taylor Ludemann with a total of 16 points. Keep earning points for our fac-

tion. GO FORREST!!

Harry Brown Year 8

Siobhan Mackrill Year 12

Taylor Ludemann Year 12

Aaron Deeks Year 9

Kasper Jacobsen Year 12

Taylah Smith Year 11

Stirling Update – Year 10 House Captains Riley Winchester and Bridget DuPlooy

Congratulations to Stirling. We’ve had a great two terms so far with a few important events. In Term 2 we had the SSWA

Year 10-12 Volleyball Tournament. The participants played very well with the year 12 boys ending in a win. It was a fun

day with friends and an exciting learning experience. The year 10’s had their exams two weeks ago. Everyone worked

extremely hard and we hope that you got the marks you wanted. The Year 11’s and 12’s just finished their exam period.

Whilst it was very stressful they worked hard and pushed through. The Year 8’s and 9’s had their Lightning Carnival which

they worked hard for and did very well in. Stirling has done very well and has earned a number of house points. The top

point getters in Stirling are: in first: 10 Jacque Walters in Year 8, in second: Nunrada (Gina) Pike in Year 10, and in third:

Renee Gugiatti in year 11. Once again congratulations to Stirling and we hope to have another fun and exciting term.

Jacque Walters Year 8

Gina Pike Year 10

Renee Gugiatti Year 11

Daniel Place Year 7

Devon Smith Year 10

Mhyke Tamisin Year 9

O’Connor Update – Year 10 House Captains Lewis Mason and Elyse Hewitt

In the past month, O’Connor has earned many house points and congratulations to the top 3 point getters, Keela

Barnes (19), Lewis Mason (15) and Diontay King (13). Our house points were earned by various activities such as, high

test marks, good behaviour, efforts in excursions and incursions, and attendance. Congratulations to all members of

O’Connor!

Keela Barnes Year 11

Lewis Mason Year 10

Diontay King Year 7

Jasmine Pugh Year 9

Andrew Pike Year 8

Leo Shi Year 12

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place

Curtin Stirling Forrest O’Connor


Debate Round 4 against Duncraig SHS – Tuesday 30 May – AFFIRMATIVE – That primary and high schools should

prioritise the teaching of the local Indigenous language over the teaching of foreign languages. We won the above

debate by four points, our widest margin yet. The team of Asmaa Hameed, Cyrine Almodovar and Ann Cao

performed extremely well. We clinched the debate with our excellent rebuttal skills. We even had Mr Pohara in the

crowd, cheering the team on.

Debate Round 5 against St. Stephens, Duncraig - Tuesday 13 June – AFFIRMATIVE – That we should ban children under

the age of 18 from participating in talent/reality TV shows (e.g. Junior Masterchef, X-Factor, Australia’s Got Talent). Our

students worked hard preparing research, arguments and rebuttal. The speakers were Konrad Dumpleton, Jacque

Walters and Ann Cao. We can advise that yet again, we won yet another debate! This takes their winning streak to 5

out of 5 and we have now reached the end of the qualifying rounds.

We are now classified as 'division winners' and will proceed to finals, which we will hopefully know more about soon.

The most recent debate was closely fought against St Stephens, but we managed to win by two points.

We are very proud of these students, as well as the other team members: Asmaa, Cyrine and Marcel. We also

couldn't get by without the guidance and assistance of Ms McDonald. We are grateful for all the support that has

been provided to this team from the school community. Stay tuned for information about the finals!

Capture Nature Photography Competition Finalists for 2017

are:

Rica Olivenza – Year 12

Katherine Beard and Nick Fantini both Year 11

Georgia Kidd and Fayth Mayne both Year 10

Congratulations to the five Greenwood students who were

chosen from 179 entries from all schools in the Joondalup

region to be one of the twenty finalists in the Capture Nature

Photo competition for 2017. This is one of the highest amounts

of student representation from any one school over the last

few years. In this competition and all students should be

congratulated on this great feat.

Photography

Debating... and the winning continues!

Mr D’Agostino Photography Teacher

Nicholas Fantini (Year 11)

Titled: “A Deceitful Sea Hare”

Ms Amor-Robertson EALD Teacher


39 students woke up bright and early on Friday morning to be told by the weather man that

there was a 100% chance of rain and possible thunderstorms forecast for their Rottnest

fishing trip outing. They bravely arrived at Hillary’s Boat Harbour, took some Kwells and

aboard we went the Rottnest Fast Ferry.

As we sailed off into the deep blue, some students were just discovering their ‘sea legs’.

During the trip, three students leant over the boat and showed the rest of the class what they

had for breakfast. Once we had landed, the students grabbed their rods and headed off to

the shop to buy $5 small chips. (Lesson one: everything costs twice as much here). We

grabbed our bikes and to many student’s dismay, put our helmets on. After training some

students how to ride without training wheels we headed off to our first beach; Thompson

Bay.

The weather did a 180 and shined bright the whole day. (Lesson two: sometimes the

weatherman gets it wrong). With the rays shining over the pier, the students hooked up their

rods, baited their line, cast and patiently waited. Our first catch, a healthy herring, was

caught by Joel Andreou. He was in line for fishing guru when he caught the second fish for

the day. Aaron Deeks came creeping up the tally when he caught nine fish without any bait

or burley, CHAMPION! We had two hungry pelicans hovering around the whole day waiting

for students to drop their fish. In the end, students treated them to some morning tea.

A special mention should be made to Cameron James who managed to catch a Tim

Powter during his cast. Luckily, he made it up by catching eight herring. Mr Utting showed

the students his Bear Gryll’s expertise in scaling fish ready for Mrs Tkachenko’s dinner.

The day passed quickly and suddenly the clock read 1:30pm. Those who were fed up with

catching seaweed headed off with Mr Walczak for a scenic tour of the island. Those who

were determined to be the next Rex Hunt, headed to the next jetty to try their luck there.

Daniel Ashman took the fishing guru lead by catching his last three fish within two minutes,

just as we were about to pack up for the day, passing Aaron’s tally. After a successful

catch and release of 144 fish, the students returned their bikes and headed off to the ferry.

A smooth ferry ride kept every student’s lunch down. What seemed like a long day, had no

effect on the students, as they were just as hyper on the way home as they were heading to

Rotto. Let’s hope they slept well that night.

Year 9 Outdoor Ed. Rottnest Fishing Trip

What was caught

Herring 36

Silverbrim 23

Skippy 20

Trumpeter 14

Blowfish 10

Gardy 9

Cold 2

Squid 1

Ms Meg McKinnon Outdoor Education

Ben Robbins

Anne Mansell

Cameron James

Christine Din

Pakim Ismun/Albie Henshaw

Waiting for a bite

Louis Brown

First Fish …………. Joel Andreou

Most Dangerous on 2 Wheels …………. Sarah McDonough

First Squid (EVER) …………. Fergus Oliver

Best Kisser (fishs’ choice) …………. Ben Robbins

Fishing Guru (male) …………. Daniel Ashman

Fishing Guru (female) …………. Emma Thompson

Future Olympic Divers …………. Albie Henshaw

Pakim Ismun

Kaea Waterson


Music Mr Salmon

Head of Music

Term 2 Lunchtime Rock Band Amphitheatre Concert

On Friday 9 June, Greenwood College Music Department held the Term 2 lunchtime Rock Band Amphitheatre

Concert in the college amphitheatre near the English Department. This concert was an opportunity for the students

in the rock bands to get a feel for performing in the lead up to the Annual Music Camp and Primary School Music

Tour (June 16-19) and the Winter Concert (August 9). This also enabled the students to show off what they have

been working on for the last two terms. There was a great turnout with an estimate of at least 150 Students.

The Concert was set up by the Year 11/12 Certificate II Music Class in Period 4. It was a stressful hour for the students

as we had to take everything down from the music room to the amphitheatre. There was only just enough time to do

a token sound check before the siren rang for lunch.

The Senior Rock Band opened the concert with an instrumental version of ‘Friday On My Mind’ By The Easybeats. The

song was fast and got the audience going. Next up was one of the Junior Rock Bands, they played ‘When It All Falls

Apart’ By The Veronicas. This song was uplifting and got people singing along. After that the other Junior Rock Band

played ‘All The Small Things’ By Blink 182. The song is well known which ensured that the crowd loved it. After that the

Intermediate Rock Band played ‘Basket Case’ By Greenday. Any Greenday song is challenging and the

Intermediate Rock Band pulled it off with ease. To finish off the concert, the Senior Rock Band performed ‘Never Tear

Us Apart’ By INXS. The song was written in compound time, which for a high school rock band is quite a feat. The

Senior Rock Band managed to keep in time really well throughout the whole song.

After the concert, all students helped pack up the rock band equipment cutting down the time required for packing

up. Jack Claeys – Year 11 Music Prefect

Coming Music Dates

June 16-19: Music Camp & Primary School Music Tour

August 9: Winter Concert

November 4: Music Dinner

Next Parent Music Committee Meeting: Tuesday June 20 @ 7pm


2018 Mt Hotham Ski Trip

If you have never seen snow and would like to learn how to ski or snowboard, Greenwood College is offering the

CURRENT Years 10 and 11 students and their family members an invitation to come on a seven day adventure to Mt.

Hotham, Victoria in the July school holidays 2018.

The $2,995 package includes: (costs to be confirmed)

Return airfare Perth/Melbourne/Perth

Return coach transfers

Alpine resort fees

Over snow luggage transfer

6 nights accommodation at a private lodge

Lunch on arrival at Mt. Hotham and lunch prior to departure from

Mt. Hotham

Breakfast, lunch and 2 course dinner daily

Ski equipment rental includes skis, boots and poles

Unlimited pass for ski lifts

5 day ski lessons

1 overnight accommodation Melbourne (optional)

Travel insurance

an option to go to the football at the MCG or shopping @ DFO

If you have interested for a fantastic snow, fun-filled Winter getaway please email Mrs Denise Markus (Art Teacher) at

Greenwood College in the first instance - [email protected]. Places are limited and a deposit of

$300 is required by October 2017. Deposits are non-refundable to secure your place and should be made to Jenny

at Morcombe Travel (phone 9325 5557 or [email protected].) After the initial deposit you will need to

make payments to Morecombe Travel and the final balance will be due on 1 May 2018.

This holiday is NOT offered every year and places are limited, so if you are interested please contact Mrs Markus in

the first instance as soon as you can. (Students fun 2014 photos below).

Mrs Markus Art Teacher


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