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1430 Heatherton Road, Dandenong 3175

19-21 Gloria Avenue, Dandenong North 3175

Phone: 9791 8900 Fax: 9791 3489

Phone: 8762 6466 Fax: 9708 5337

Email: emerson.sch@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.emersonsc.vic.edu.au

Issue 29 – Friday 20th September 2019

DIARY DATES START OF TERM 4 Monday 7.10.2019

REMINDER:

Subway orders resume 1st week in Term 4.

REMINDER TO WEAR HATS FOR TERM 4

It is compulsory for students to wear hats in Terms 1 & 4.

We also strongly suggest that sunscreen is applied and a water bottle is brought to school to keep hydrated.

Students are NOT permitted to wear hats depicting offensive or illegal logos.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Full school uniform must be worn to school every day.

This gives students' a sense of belonging and school

pride.

We thank parents / guardians in advance for their help in

this matter.

What a busy Term we have had at Emerson School with so many activities and learning opportunities. Term 4 will see Mr. Mooney return to Emerson. He is looking forward to catching up with students, families and staff. Thank you to all staff for their support during my time as Acting Principal. Have a safe and happy holiday!

DAVID WALSH Acting Principal

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

CHANGE OF DETAILS

IT IS WITH MOST IMPORTANCE THAT PARENT/CARERS KEEP SCHOOL NOTIFIED OF CHANGE OF STUDENT DETAILS. UP TO DATE PHONE NUMBERS, ADDRESSES AND EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS, ETC.. ARE A MUST!

ABSENCES

A reminder to parents/carers to please notify the school when your student will be absent.

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Value of the Week

We will be studying the value, Generosity, when we return from the holidays. Generous people share their things without expecting anything in return. The Emerson community is currently involved in collecting plastic bottle tops from milk bottles and soft drink bottles. These tops will be recycled and made into plastic prosthetic hands for children in need, living in under-serviced countries. Ms Cowley and her students in SSL will coordinate the collection.

To finish off the week of Happiness— I wish everyone a very Happy and Safe holiday and I look forward to catching up with you all on Monday 7th October.

DIANNE WRIGHT CAMPUS PRINCIPAL— MIDDLE SCHOOL

EMERSON SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT

NISINI Y (JSH)

KENNY M (JSF)

MIA W (MSF)

KAI F (MSA)

MARYAM Z (SSC)

EMMANUEL O (SSA)

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EMERSON SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT CRICKET T20 BLAST

On Friday 13th September 10 Senior School students took part in a day of cricket. These students showed enjoyment as they participated in a day of activities along with a couple of matches. The 10 students that were lucky enough to participate were Steph C (SSS), Ben A (SSS), Patrick M (SSS), Leon H (SSS), Luka D (SSS), Javan S (SSS), Connor R (SSA), William L (SSA), Ali A (SSA) and Emmanuel O (SSA). The students had fun playing against other schools which included Montague and Officer. During these matches they all had the opportunity in displaying some great batting skills. After all students had batted they took to the field with consistent bowling and some awesome fielding. The day became a good warmup for next terms interschool sports which includes cricket. Daina Carlson – PE Department

SOCCER Rafferty defeated Cowan

CHOOKBALL Dunlop defeated Bradman

FORTRESS Melba defeated Paterson

BASKETBALL Drysdale defeated Flynn

HOUSE SPORTS

Junior Soccer Junior Poison Ball Chookball

Fortress

Soccer

Basketball

House Cup T3 Cowan House

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Last week a group of Middle and Senior students

combined for an Advance Emerson Snow Camp.

Students travelled to Mt Buller where they stayed

on the mountain for three days. For a number of

students it was the first time they had seen snow or

put on a pair of skis. After getting the basics down

and gaining in confidence they ventured higher

onto the mountain (with the instructors) for some

steeper runs. Well done to all the students involved,

you were a fantastic group who showed wonderful

determination and perseverance on the snow.

Thank you to Mr Parker and Mr Peduto for all your

help on camp.

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ADVANCE EXCURSION BUBBLE SOCCER & ARCHERY

What a fantastic time the students in the Advance program had last Tuesday at Eastern Indoor Sports Centre. The group of 7 Senior School students and 7 Middle School students played Bubble Soccer and Archery Tag. Whilst playing Bubble Soccer the students seemed more interested in running into each other and bouncing off than concentrating on where the ball was and kicking goals. Hunter I (MSL) reported excitedly, “It was great fun kicking the ball, falling over, and doing flips in the Bubble.” The students also enthusiastically played Archery Tag and demonstrated great skills learning archery maneuvers. Omar A (MSJ) reported, “I really enjoyed learning how to hold, aim and shoot the bow and arrow. The game was good, Senior Students cheated, but it was still good.”

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On Tuesday 31 students from across the Senior School were lucky enough to visit HMAS Cerberus on the Mornington Peninsula as part of the Vocational Pathways program. The Navy bus picked us up from school at 8am so that we could have a full day at the navy’s training facility. The students got to meet with many of the Navy personnel and learnt about careers and training in the navy. Some of the demonstrations and tours that we experienced throughout the day were:

Tour of ADF Physical Training Instructor School / Sports and Recreational Facility Tour of School of Survivability and Ships Safety Lunch at the Junior Sailors Galley Tour Seamanship School (Boatswains Faculty) Tour of Marine Engineering Demonstration Building Weapons Demonstration Missile Demonstration

All the students thoroughly enjoyed the day with lots of talk of students now wanting to pursue a career in the Defence Forces. Amanda Eames Vocational Pathways/VET Coordinator

2019 Senior School Excursion to HMAS Cerberus

Legoland Excursion

On Wednesday September 18, JSG went to the Legoland Discovery Centre at Chadstone. The excursion was a capstone for the unit of science and technology the students have been studying this term. Students conducted an experiment using spinning tops and constructed their own car to test out on different ramps. Thank you to Mr Gould for driving the bus. A great day was had by all!

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MIDDLE SCHOOL MSA IAN I For great work in maths! MSB JACK Mc For always getting his diary signed and doing his take-home reading every night. MSC MAHONNEYRAI K For always being helpful and willing to undertake jobs around the classroom. MSD KYLE Mc For working hard throughout production. MSE CASSIE S For always being helpful, observant and cooperative. MSF EVERYONE IN MSF For making our class a great place to be!!

MSG ALEX C For improving his reading and work ethic in class. MSH YIANNI P For being an excellent support to his peers inside and outside the classroom. MSI NIKOLA M For his great start to Emerson School. MSJ ROBBIE G For walking away from a tricky situation. MSK AULLIN T-D For doing a great job as Mr Bowen’s “gofer”.

JUNIOR SCHOOL JSA GERRARD Y For being an active and friendly member of JSA. JSB KEVIN U For being a friendly and kind student. JSC BROOKLYN F For working so hard in all subject areas especially in literacy. JSD RIELLY D For working hard all term to follow the classroom rules and being the best helper! JSE BEAU S For helping and being VERY KIND!

JSF KENNY M For his excellent behaviour. JSG DION I For working hard in alphabet phonics. JSH JULIAN V For being a wonderful class member. JSI RILEY T For his enthusiastic approach to all learning activities. JSJ TALYN C-G For being friendly with all of his peers.

SENIOR SCHOOL SUBWAY LUNCH SARAH V (SSC) COFFEE CLUB ASHLEY S (SSV) & KARLIS H (SSD)

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BUS AWARDS

DANDENONG PAKENHAM NOBLE PARK NARRE

WARREN CRANBOURNE

ENDEAVOUR HILLS

SARAH M (SSF)

ALISHA L (MSK)

SAXON A (JSI)

SAMANTHA C (MSG)

MADDIE C (SSH)

SADRA D (JSF)

STUDENT’S BIRTHDAYS

JUNIOR SCHOOL Jackson D (JSA) Angelia T (JSD) Urim M (JSC) Miki M (JSE) Kevin U (JSB)

MIDDLE SCHOOL Tori Mc (MSI) Brook S (MSB)

Jordi-Ella G (MSA) Zach R (MSL) Luke D (MSA) Cassie S (MSE)

Anthony P (MSC) Simon P (MSC) Jack Mc (MSB) Iman H (MSL) Jordan F (MSJ) Eljon N (MSA)

Ashley B (MSD)

SENIOR SCHOOL Ashley S (SSV) Harry T (SSH) Jacob M (SSB) Ruth S (SSS) TK K (SSF)

Nathan C (SSI) Dontay C (SSS) Thanu M (SSD) Mikira B (SSE)

HEALTH TIP: Copy your kitty.

Have you ever noticed how cats always stretch after napping. Learn

to do stretching excercises when you wake up. It boosts circulation

and digestion, and eases back pain.

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TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER

BACK OVAL

JUNIOR/SENIOR CAMPUS

We will be running activities for junior & senior students including: * DJ Zone * Soccer* B’ball Shootout* Making slime …and lots more!