Thursday 31st August 2017 Newsletter No.15

Principals Chat:

Dear Parents, Caregivers and Members of the College Community, Congratulations to all our students who were recognised in the Macedon Ranges Youth

Awards this week. The event was held by the Macedon Ranges Shire Council Youth

Development unit, at the Kyneton Town Hall. Many of our students were nominated for

both individual and group awards. Well done to the Interact Club on being awarded the

Outstanding Group Leadership Initiative; the Green Team on receiving the award for

Environmental Awareness and Alistair Hanson for being the Outstanding Business

Apprentice.

The opening of the Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival also launches the annual Macedon Ranges Rotary Youth Art

Awards. I have been advised that around 50 artworks created by students at KSC will be exhibited as part of this

event. I am looking forward to seeing the exhibition myself and encourage all of you to go to the Mechanics Institute

to support this event and our talented students.

We had a very successful day of parent-teacher meetings on Wednesday. It was an opportunity to see three-way

conversations between students, parents and teachers; all focused on the student’s progress in their learning. Our

fantastic parent support has been very evident over the past few weeks with excellent attendance at various parent

information evenings.

It is a big week coming up for our students in Years 8 and 9,

and to our Year 11 Outdoor Education students, as they

head off to their various camps. Our staff have worked hard

to ensure that our students can look forward to a safe and

active educational experience. Best wishes to all those

involved.

Kind Regards,

Ms Ana Rees Executive Principal Kyneton Secondary College

Congratulations to our Interact Club (pictured above) at the MRSC Youth awards last Wednesday.

Hello Kyneton Secondary Community!

I hope you are all staying warm as the end of term is

fast approaching… only 3 weeks to go! Year 12s are

coming to an end with their coursework and are

starting to think about exams… and stressing! It is

important to stay on top of things and stay

motivated

I would like to say a big congratulation to Alistair

Hanson for receiving the Outstanding Business

Apprentice award at the Macedon Ranges Youth

Awards, along with our fabulous and dedicated Green

Team receiving the Environmental Awareness award

and the Interact Club for the Outstanding Group

Leadership Initiative award. If you are interested in

joining any of these clubs, they meet fortnightly and

welcome all year levels! (Green team every second

Wednesday and Interact every second Friday).

Participating in these clubs is a great way to meet new

people from across different year levels, different

classes and to be involved in things that you otherwise

might not try. Some of the recent activities the groups

have undertaken are the birthing kit day held by Z-Club,

holding a raffle to raise money for the boxing gym and

the Vietnam project as the Interact Club have done or

working towards making our school more

environmentally aware with the Green Team. There are

many other things to do and take part in around the

school depending on your interests.

Keep in mind we are still looking for students wanting to

be part of our Relay for Life team and you can sign up

online on the Relay for Life webpage. The event will be

held on the 6th of October.

Lastly, if you have not already done so, the Student

Leadership team encourages all Kyneton Secondary

students to give us their opinions through the uniform

survey. This can be accessed through the following link:

https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/sXB5k7 (remember this

is only for students).

We hope to give our peers a voice and so far, the

information we have received has been very helpful and

well received. In the future, we would like to release a

parent/community survey also regarding the uniform.

Bye for now!

Allea Ferguson-School Captain

Calculators

All students studying VCE Maths in Year 11 or Year 12 in

2018, will require a TI-nSpire CAS CX calculator. All

students in Years 8 – 10 require a scientific calculator.

The preferred calculator for Year 8 – 10 is the TIXB30

(green/white). Ordering instructions later in this edition.

These calculators are now available for purchase on-line

at www.schoolcalcs.com.au using school code kysc.

Orders will be taken until September 15 and calculators

delivered to the school before Sept 22.

It is recommended that students purchase these

calculators now, before the Semester 2 exams and in

preparation for 2018. A flyer with details on how to

purchase is available from Mrs Bird in the library.

Information Evening

Parents and students who attended the recent course

information evening will have heard about the

importance of Mathematics for future employment.

Employees will be more employable if they are good

problem solvers.

Therefore, I have included this little puzzle for your

consideration:

A certain type of water lily spread to double the area it

covers every year. Ten years after being planted in our

lake, these water lilies cover a quarter of its surface.

How many more years will it be before they cover the

entire surface of the lake?

Mrs Bird- Maths Domain Leader

Captains Message

Math Domain Update

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 2017

Mon 4th– Fri 8th Year 11 Outdoor Ed

Cathedral Ranges Camp

Wed 6th- Fri 8th Year 8 Summit Camp

Year 9 City Camp

Wednesday 20th Progress Reports Uploaded on to

XUNO

Wed 20th-Fri 22nd Year 9/10 Outdoor Ed Camp

Thursday 21st School Council Meeting

October 2017

Tuesday 17th Year 11 & 12 VCAL Presentations

Thursday 19th School Council Meeting

Friday 20th Year 12 Assembly P.6

This space is dedicated to all things science. If you have any ideas or interesting science items to contribute to this

space, please let Ms Carter or Ms Bradford know.

We look forward to seeing/reading all of your exciting science stuff! National Science Week

KSC Staff and students got involved in National Science

Week this year.

Year 7 paper plane competition was held in the school hall

on Friday.

Thank-you to all of the year 7 students who were involved.

Well done to Kirsty Thain – who was the overall winner.

Above: Principal, Ms Ana

Rees with Year 7 students.

Left: Kirsty showing her

winning style.

Right: Ms Rees presenting

the winners’ certificate.

Congratulations to the other Science Week winners:

Emily Bowen, Mikayla Sundblom, Matthew Johnson, Chloe Sundblom, Zoe Patros, Luca Weller and Josh Tatterson.

Thank you to Sacred Heart who invited Kyneton Secondary College staff and students to attend a presentation by

Oliver James on Tuesday. Thank-you to Ms Bieshaar who took her year 9 student to learn more about Mr James and

his role as chief scientist behind movies like Interstellar, Mission Impossible, Harry Potter and many others. Staff and

students were impressed with Mr James’ science work and advice he gave to the movie creators - as was Stephen

Hawking who used the depictions of the Black Hole in his own lectures.

What’s happening in Junior Science at the moment?

Year 7 – Earth and Space Science– Why does Australia experience warm weather at Christmas but people in

England a cold, white Christmas?

Year 8 – Body systems – How do the different body systems work together?

Year 9 – Immune System – How does your body respond to disease?

Year 10 – Chemistry– Why are the elements in the periodic table arranged in this way?

Ms Cindy Bradford-Science Domain Leader

Science Space

Libby Cannon an ex student, now student teacher, has set up a window pot herb garden with some year 9/10

Creative Cooking students. There are varieties of herbs in self-wicking pots which can be harvested at any time to

add colour and flavour to dishes in our kitchen.

Thanks for your input Libby! Mr Laurie Sheahan-Classroom Teacher

Photo by Libby(second from the left) with creative cooking students, pictured in front of the colourful wicking pots.

A large group of Year 10 & 11 students went to Bendigo on Thursday the 17th to

experience courses on offer at the Kangan Institute. Two buses took our students,

one to the Charleston Road Campus and the other to the City Campus.

Students were involved in 3 sessions of their choosing. Some of these included

Hairdressing, Beauty Services, Hospitality, Information Technology, Graphic Design

and Visual Arts at the City Campus, and Carpentry, Auto, Engineering, Electronics,

Painting & Decorating and Veterinary Studies at the Charleston Road Campus.

Lunch was provided on the day.

Comments from students,

“In Hospitality we learnt about all the different jobs you can get and all the

different courses there are.” Shakira

“In Hairdressing we learnt different cutting and styling techniques.” Tanya

“In Auto we learnt how to change a tyre.” Caleb

“In Electronics we learnt about the different job opportunities.” Lachlan

“In Hospitality we made scones. It was good to be in a commercial kitchen.” Alex

“In Plumbing we cut pipes and welded. I learnt how to oxi-weld.” Pasquale

“In Environmental Science we played with dirt and learnt about layers of the

earth.” Zoe

Continued:

Going Potty!

Kangan Institute Experience Day

“On the 17th of August year 10 students had the opportunity to attend an

excursion to Bendigo TAFE and explore possible career paths. Students got

to participate in 3 activities including hospitality in which they created

scones, graphic design where students produced a card and hairdressing

where students learnt techniques and tools used by professional

hairdressers.

The students really enjoyed the hands-on experience and insights into

potential career options.” Libby Cannon (Student teacher and former student

at Kyneton Secondary College)

Teachers attending were Ms Sims, Ms Smith, Mr Dudley and Mr May.

Photos: Libby Cannon

Mr Brad May Work Experience Coordinator

ATAR Notes Exam Revision lecture series (FOR STUDENTS)

RMIT is partnering with ATAR Notes to provide a series of free lectures for VCE students.

The Exam Revision lecture series, running during the upcoming school holidays, will help students prepare for Unit 3

and 4 exams across a range of subjects. There are also a small number of sessions focusing on Units 1 and 2 in

selected studies

Lectures are delivered by current tertiary students and young professionals who achieved excellent results in these

subjects during their final year of high school.

Lectures are held at RMIT’s city campus, and tickets are very limited. These lectures always book out very quickly, so

please encourage your students to register soon if they wish to secure a place. Registrations can be made through

ATAR Notes’ Eventbrite page.

Ms Cate Burton-Assistant Principal Senior School

Exam Revision Lectures

Last week our Business Manager, Tracey Madden attended a conference and went in the draw for a 3D printer. Tracey was the winner and through her generosity, the school now has a new 3D printer. This is excellent news, as

our current 3D printer is an early model that has almost reached its use by date. Well done and thank you Tracey!

Ms Cate Burton-Assistant Principal Senior School

On Saturday the 19th of August the Z-Club held a birthing kit assembly day where members from Z-Club, Zonta Club

of Kyneton,CWA and Interact club put together 400 birthing kits for women in developing countries who cannot get

the right medical attention while giving birth. The birthing kits consist of string to tie the umbilical cord, a scalpel,

gauze to wipe the baby’s eyes, soap, a pair of latex gloves and a sheet of plastic to give birth on.

We all started assembling the kits at 10am on Saturday morning and were finished by 12.30pm. Once we were

finished, everyone had a lovely morning tea that was supplied by members of the Z-Club-thank you girls! Thank you

to the volunteers who helped, we could not have completed all the birthing kits so quickly without you!

Each kit costs $3.00 and earlier in the year we had a sausage sizzle to raise the funds.

Our heartfelt thanks also to Peter Henderson (The Gas People), CWA and the Cairnes family who gave us donations

towards the cost of the kits.

Continued

New 3D Printer

Z Club/Interact Club-Helping Mums

Photos: Mr Ben Hill

Lauren Cocks

Vice President Z-Club

Right: Members of Z Club and the Interact Club with teacher Katie Matthews and Z Club Advisor Marian Orr

SCHOOLS COMMEMORATE

ROYAL BIRTH

Monday morning’s birth of a son to Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Elizabeth was

fittingly commemorated at all Kyneton and district schools on Tuesday morning prior to pupils dispersing for a

holiday.

The Kyneton High School’s commemoration, which took place on Monday afternoon, also impressively marked the

historic occasion. Gathered before a draped flag in the assembly hall, scholars listened to an interesting talk by the

headmaster (Mr. C. C. Fisher), the service concluding with the singing of the National Anthem and “Rule Britannia.”

Kyneton Guardian 18th November 1948

Article from the Past

Reminders

INSIDE MONASH’ – Sept 5th Education; Register: www.monash.edu/inside-monash

VTAC Applications are open for Year 12; timely applications close 28 September

SEAS applications close for Year 12’ on 10 October (5pm)

Dookie Open Day 18 October

CASPer to be completed by 30 November

CAREERS AND CREATIVITY DAY FOR ART, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE AT MONASH - Sat 16 September (Caulfield campus); Information and bookings: www.monash.edu/mada/workshops.

YEAR 12 NEWS APPLY WITH VICTORIAN TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE (VTAC) – Don’t forget to complete your application for

courses for 2018 (www.vtac.edu.au) if you haven’t already done so-cost $35. Remember, you can change your application as much as you wish at no extra cost so long as you apply by 28 Sept. After that it will cost you $103.00. You can also change your application once you have your ATAR in December, and between offers of places.

DO YOU WANT TO DEFER YOUR STUDY IN 2018? Most university courses allow deferral for up to 12 months, so even if you plan a break from study in 2018, you are still encouraged to apply in 2017. Institutions have different deferment policies. For the deferment policies of the various institutions see: http://www.vtac.edu.au/courses-inst/institutions/deferment.html.

SPECIAL ENTRY ACCESS SCHEME (SEAS) – Don’t forget to organise your SEAS application if you are eligible. Category 1 simply requires you to click the YES box and also to indicate whether you are the first in your family to attend university. All other categories (2 – 4) require you to supply extra information or evidence. If you need assistance from school staff, get it soon. Applications close 5pm, 10 October. See: http://www.vtac.edu.au/applying/seas.html. Don’t leave it until the last minute to apply as it can take some time to organise some aspects of the application.

SCHOLARSHIPS – Most institutions have scholarships available to applicants to ensure equitable access to education and to reward academic excellence. Some scholarships require applications to be made directly to the institution. For all other scholarships, applicants should use the VTAC scholarship application www.vtac.edu.au/scholarships.

ACU offers scholarships recognising everything from rewarding academic achievement to supporting equity with nearly 400 scholarships – some are a one-off payment, while others provide support for each year of a student’s degree. eg you could apply for the $5,000 ACU Law Equity Scholarship, which lends a hand to students from low socio-economic backgrounds. La Trobe offers scholarships for a range of criteria, including academic achievement, along with scholarships for those having disadvantage. Students can search the newly updated website to find appropriate scholarships and read about requirements. You are advised to check out all university scholarships. NOTE: Some universities offer scholarships to second and third year students, so keep an eye on university websites.

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM PACKAGE – The Australian Government has announced a set of proposed reforms to the higher education sector within the 2017-2018 budget. If the Senate passes legislation, there are likely to be significant changes to the levels of student contributions and repayment thresholds, and the eligibility of non-Australian citizens for CSP courses. For information on HELP, student income support and Commonwealth scholarships see the Australian Government’s Study Assist website at www.studyassist.gov.au.

HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT COURSES AT UNIVERSITY AND TAFE? The new VTAC App brings together CourseSearch and the Prerequisite and Course Explorer. The app is searchable offline and will update with any changes when the device is connected to the internet. Users can also save course entries to a shortlist so they can find them easily later. The VTAC App is free; you can download it from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Careers News

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY (VU) NEWS –

EARLY ENTRY OFFER PROGRAM – VU has announced their Early Entry Offer Program (EEOP) which provides three avenues for VCE students to receive a guaranteed place. Students demonstrating leadership, educational disadvantage or attending an eligible school in the west may apply. Applications close: 13 October. See: www.vu.edu.au/early-entry.

LAW AND JUSTICE OPEN DAY – This is for students considering a career in law - pathways, world-class partnerships and practical placement opportunities. When: 11.00-2.00pm, Sunday 17 September; Where: City Queen Street Campus; Info: www.discoverlaw.vu.edu.au.

NAO ROBOT CODING MASTERCLASS – Victoria Polytechnic is running a one-day workshop for students interested in IT and coding. This hands-on masterclass equips students with fundamental coding skills to program a NAO humanoid robot using Choreography software and basic Python code. When: Term 3 holidays; Register/Information: rachna.prasad@vu.edu.au

STUDENTS APPLYING FOR EDUCATION COURSES AT ACU - Students applying to ACU have the option of sitting either CASPer test or else undertaking the ACU Teacher Selector Statement as part of their VTAC application. The Teacher Selector Statement (TSS) is only an alternative for ACU education courses. A student wishing to submit a Teacher Selector Statement as part of their application to study at ACU will be required to write approximately 1000 words addressing 2 separate categories demonstrating interest in teaching and their personal learning and leadership qualities.

Category 1: motivation and suitability for teaching

Category 2: involvement in learning and/or leadership activities that demonstrate capacities See: http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/faculties,_institutes_and_centres/education_and_arts/schools/suitabili

ty_for_teaching. SWINBURNE ADVICE NIGHTS – Swinburne University is conducting Advice Nights offering assistance to Year 12 students. You can choose to attend a VTAC information session, consult academics, find out about alternative pathways to university or find out about Swinburne scholarships. When/Where: 4.00pm-6pm, Monday 11 September at Wantirna campus and 4.00pm to 6.00pm on Wednesday 13 September at the Hawthorn campus; Information and bookings: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/choose/advice-night/.

PARENTS CHAT ABOUT SCIENCE AT MONASH UNIVERSITY Monash Science Faculty is offering a resource for parents who need more advice regarding their child’s selection of a Science degree. University information can be complicated and confusing, so this is an opportunity for parents to speak directly with a Science VTAC Selection Officer. If you missed out at Open Day, you might like to find out things like Science subject bonuses, SEAS or how the Monash Guarantee affects the ATAR, the Monash entry requirements and subject prerequisites, the difference between courses and majors, or what to do if your child doesn’t achieve the ATAR they were hoping for and so on. If so, email science-parentchat@monash.edu with a contact number and Monash will be in touch soon.

WILLIAM ANGLISS INSTITUTE NEWS – the Institute is offering workshops for school students in the holidays. When: Hospitality – 25 Sept; Tourism & Travel – 27 Sept; Cookery – 28 Sept. Info: visit www.angliss.edu.au/schoolholidays. William Angliss is also holding a Course Information Evening for all courses. When: 6.00pm-7.15pm, Thurs 21 Sept, 555 La Trobe St, Melbourne.

NEW COURSES AT DEAKIN IN 2018 –

The B. Commerce is offering a new major in food and agribusiness at the Warrnambool campus

The B. Environmental Engineering will be available at Geelong Waurn Ponds

Media, communications and Creative Arts are offering three new design courses – 3D Animation, Digital Technologies and Visual Communication. More info: www.deakin.edu.au/courses/find-a-course/media-communication-and-creative-arts

B. Communication (Advertising) – focuses on brand communication

Ms Care Burton-Careers Counsellor

Community News

Keep Safe Online This new 10 hour introduction course will explore

technology by understanding how to use digital devices,

how to communicate using technology through different

types of electronic communication, how to create a safe,

strong password to protect your personal information,

digital footprints and assist in developing skills in

recognizing online scam threats. It will also examine how

to prevent identity theft, learning the key steps in

evaluating website information and how to recognise

secure websites for online shopping and accessing

services on MyGov.

The course runs for 3 weeks on Tuesdays starting on

September 5th from 12:30-3pm.

Cost: Full fee: $75.00

ACFE fee: $20.80 for eligible participants.

For further information and to enroll, call Macedon

Ranges Further Education Centre (MRFEC)

Macedon Ranges Further Education Centre Inc PO Box 68 Gisborne VIC 3437 P: 03 5428 3799 | F: 03 5428 3278 | E: admin@mrfec.ssc.net.au