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BMG NEWS 9 August 2017
www.bmg.vic.edu.au Volume 30 Number 21
Doctrina Vitae
Telephone: (03) 5366 4800 E-Mail: [email protected]
Senior School Homework Club Week 14 – 17 August Please note: Senior School Homework Club will only operate on Wednesday 16 August next week due to staff meeting and
Senior School Parent Teacher Interviews.
Sophia McQuillan, Manta Ramgolam and Fiona Davidson
FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL
PARENT‐TEACHER INTERVIEWS A reminder to parents of the Parent Teacher interviews for all Year levels [7 to 12] will occur on Tuesday 15 and Thursday 17 August. The booking portal is now open for bookings. The booking portal will be closed the day prior to the interview dates.
This round of Parent Teacher interviews allows for the following:
1. To meet with staff if families were unable to do so in Semester One.
2. To meet with teachers for new classes in Semester Two
3. To address minor concerns raised from Semester One Report.
4. To discuss strategies with class teachers for areas of improvement for your child.
Please keep in mind that if you have any major concerns with regard to your child’s progress at school, interviews can be arranged at a suitable time to discuss at length any such concerns.
If you are unable to attend, please contact your child’s teacher for an interview time that is mutually suitable. If concerns were raised and further discussion is required, please contact your child’s Year Level Coordinator and/or teacher to arrange a time for a more detailed interview.
SUBJECT SELECTION FOR YEAR 11 2018 Current Year 10 students should now be completing their subject selections for their VCE on Web Preference. The due date for completion of choices is Monday 21 August. If students or parents have any concerns regarding subject selection, please direct them to the student’s Tutor Group teacher. Mrs Erin Thornton will be managing Web Preferences enquiries.
News in this Edition
From Acting Head of the Senior School – Mrs Jennifer Jovanovic; Parent Teacher Interviews Years 7‐12, Subject Selection for Year 11 2018, Student Achievements, Farewell to our Japanese Visitors, Science Week Activities and ICAS Science Results. From Head of the Junior School – Mrs Elizabeth O’Day; Prep and Year 1 Bravehearts Incursion, JS SRC Fundraising, ICAS Mathematics Competition and Literacy Parade.
Hubs Information and Contact numbers
Premiers Reading Challenge, Alpha Shows, JS Story Writing Competition.
Developing Reading Skills
Prep Project
Junior School Age Group Champions
Music News
Debating News
Senior Sports Update General News
Health Centre – Direct contact number 5366 4873.
Conveyance Allowance
Bus Reminder
Key Upcoming DATES
7‐11 Aug Science Week 10 Aug SCIENCE NIGHT (5pm‐7.30pm) 10 Aug JS Bravehearts Incursion (Prep –Year1) 10 Aug Unit 2 Geography Fieldtrip 11 Aug JS Fundraising Sausage Sizzle 13 Aug BMG in Concert Full Rehearsal – BMG Wilson Hall 14 Aug Year 12 Dance Excursion – Melbourne Girls College 14‐16 Aug Senior Instrumental Concert Series – Wilson Hall 15 Aug Senior School Parent‐Teacher Interviews 15 Aug Maths Competition – Nominated Students 16 Aug JS Literacy Parade Years Prep ‐ 4– Gymnasium 9.00AM 16 Aug ICCES Football Cup – Darley & Maddingley 16 Aug JS Vietnam Trip Information Night – Trip 2 2017 17 Aug Senior School Parent‐Teacher Interviews 17 Aug Prep A Farm Excursion 17 Aug Incursion – John Marsden 17 Aug Year 11 Drama Excursion 18 Aug BMG Snow Camp – Mt Buller 18 Aug Mid Term Break – No School Students and Staff 22 Aug Alpha Show Prep – Year 4 Incursion 23 Aug JS Footy Fundraising Day 24 Aug JS Assembly ‐ Gymnasium 9.00AM 24 Aug Year 9 2018 Information Night – Gym 25 Aug Year 5/6 Hoop Time 25 Aug VET Hospitality & VCE Food Studies – The Langham 28‐30 Aug Junior Instrumental Concert Series – Wilson Hall 29 Aug Year 3/4 Hoop Time 29 Aug Year 10 Presentation Evening Dance Practice 31 Aug SS House Performing Art Competition 1 Sep Prep A – Year 2 Fun Run (periods 1&2) 1 Sep Year 10 Presentation Evening
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: SCHOOL COLOURS Congratulations to the following students who were presented with School Colours at this week's assembly: School Colours: Melanie Freeman 11G Caylee Thunder 11C Double School Colours: Chloe Dragwidge 11F Sarah Hageman 11G Caylee Thunder 11C DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD The following students were awarded a certificate and badge for completing the Duke of Edinburgh Awards: Bronze Award: Amanda Wallis Dara King Elizabeth Morrell Lainey James Lauren Walmsley Rebecca Farnell Morgan Miles Elexis Chapman Grace Frederickson Carla Rubino Chloe Woolley Tanisha Mercieca Silver Award: Sarah Hageman Laura Knauer Rhylee Cracknell Congratulations also to the students who have achieved such fine results in sporting activities. Mr Perks has listed these in his Sports Report later in the newsletter. FAREWELL TO OUR EXCHANGE STUDENTS Last week we said goodbye to students and staff from Kumamoto. Thank you to all of the families who hosted the students during their stay and so generously welcomed them into their homes. Thanks also go to the LOTE Department for organising the program during their stay and all the work that goes into making such exchanges possible. SCIENCE WEEK and SCIENCE FAIR Students from both the Senior and Junior Schools were involved in many interesting activities promoting Science Week. Many thanks to the Science staff and student helpers involved. ICAS SCIENCE RESULTS Congratulations to the following students on their achievement: Year 7 Award Recipients High Distinction Jaimie Robinson Janindu Somarathna
Distinction Patrick Binks Phoenix Menz Morgan Mayor Liam Wilson Max Marshall Odin Otteraa Kairav Ahuja
Credit Aleena Maria Antony Ethan Wintershoven Molly Lardner Natalie Nason Bhargav Venu Shastry Chamath De Silva Ryan Winfield Duraiz Dhingra Emily Thistlethwaite John Cusmano
Riley Way Xavier Hasiotis‐Welsh Ari Fletcher Maddison West Elijah Parnis Darrel Malkin Lachlan Murphy Yuta Taniguchi
Merit Monideepa Banerjee Tiahn Carlesso Aaron Karp Tristen Lindner Mia Wymer Eloise Driver Bronte Stevens‐Kelso Abbey Xerri Haley Bidwell Joshua Horder Ricky Heywood James Riddell Hannah Ashleigh Slee Mari Aninon Tashi Saini Deacon Nagle Ella Vanson Liam O'Keefe Chloe Oughtred Harshith Setty Flynn Trembath Year 8 Award Recipients High Distinction Megan Llaneza Distinction My Ly Samara Peel Lewis Peterken Zoltan Earnshaw Jack Prelec‐Smith Matt San Buenaventura Madelyn Carey Mia White Samuel Davey Credit Jake Pawar Kate Streeter Ethan Western Elsa Saultry Lachlan Beard Lehan Jayatilake Michaella Karakyriakos Jaz Ward Benjamin Pridham Claire Sutton Merit Kira Findlay Ella Noorman Aaliya Fish‐Sharman Tara Parkhill Aaliyah Moosajee Lloyd Slimmon Zali Ward Year 9 Award Recipients Distinction Harrison Blake Liam Anthian Miles Seager Credit Joshua Johnson Alexandra Dellar Nicholas Pandza Max Torstensson Callum Thomson Samantha Grumont Declan Xerri Anthony Kasimiotis Flynn Rice Arshnoor Singh Sahilpreet Singh Brianna Robinson Joshua Quinal Ryan Squires Mackenzie Kelly Alejandra Camacho Merit Zoe Reeves Alexander O'Mahoney Kailani Hillyer Marcus Hunak Thomas MacKelvie Brooke Draper Cody Pugh Phoenix Hasiotis‐Welsh
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Year 10 Award Recipients Distinction Jack Slattery Ethan Murphy Connor McInnes Saxon Dowton Credit Stuart Campbell Cai Williams Jayden Troselj Chloe Woolley Grace Frederickson Stevan Deris Merit Mitchell Havard Olivia Agius Connor Anthian Rachel Jackson
Jennifer Jovanovic Assistant Principal ‐ Acting Head of Senior School FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL
PREP AND YEAR 1 INCURSION ‐ BRAVEHEARTS ‘THE DITTO SHOW’ Children in Prep and Year One will experience the Bravehearts Personal Safety Education incursion, ‘The Ditto Show’. The Bravehearts program provides children with the basic principles of personal safety and tools to stay safe. The ‘Ditto Show’ is a live performance with ‘Ditto’ being the star attraction. ‘Ditto’, the Bravehearts’ mascot comes to life as the star of Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Education Program to ensure the show is delivered in a fun, interactive and engaging manner. The show portrays personal safety messages through specifically written songs such as ‘Private Parts’ and ‘Run and Tell Someone You Can Trust’. Children remember these catchy songs in the same way they remember common nursery rhymes. Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Program and resources are NOT SEX EDUCATION. Private parts are simply explained as the chest, between the legs, inappropriate kissing and the bottom. Topics covered throughout the show consist of ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ feelings, The Body’s Warning Signs, Private Parts, Secrets and what to do if you feel unsafe or unsure. Each year level will view the show at two different times. Prep students from 11:30am ‐ 12:45pm and Year 1 students from 1:30pm ‐ 3:00pm on Thursday 10th August. For information regarding the show and what will be covered please, visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcW7McpnvGI
Vietnam‐Loc Tho Pagoda and Charity School As part of our Vietnam Study Tour experience, the Junior School plans to continue to support and assist less fortunate children from Vietnam through sponsorship of the Loc Tho Pagoda and Charity School. On Friday 11 August (FOOTY DAY), the Junior SRC will run a sausage sizzle in support of this cause. Students will need to have all purchases pre‐ordered and paid for online through QKR App if they wanted to participate in this special day. All money raised by the Junior School will be directed toward providing much needed vitamins, stationary and resources for less fortunate children located in the area of Loc Tho Pagoda.
Please contact your child’s class teacher if you have any issues in ordering online. ICAS Mathematics Competition Nominated students will compete in the ICAS Mathematics competition on Tuesday 15 August.
Literacy Parade To celebrate ‘Literacy Week’, the Prep Reception – Year 4 Junior School will be holding a ‘Literacy Parade’. It will take place in the gym on Wednesday 16 August at 9:00am and will conclude before recess.
All students from Prep Reception through to Year Four will participate in the parade. Students are expected to take part and come to school dressed up in a costume reflecting the following themes: Prep Reception/ Prep – Fairy Tales Year 1 – Australia Year 2 – Lands of the Enchanted Wood Year 3 – Communities Year 4 – Roald Dahl
Individual Year Level notes have been sent home to parents will details of what is required on this day. We hope that you can join us for this exciting event.
Elizabeth O’Day Deputy Principal ‐ Head of Junior School
HUBS PROGRAM
Please remember that we have a No Hat No Play policy for all children attending the Hubs Program who must have a spare hat to wear outside. Students participating in ball games in the Learning Hub must bring a spare top to wear over their uniform.
Reminders for the Hubs Programs:
Students attending Sports Hub are reminded to pack a healthy snack such as fruit, vegetables or sandwiches to have after school and a named water bottle.
If your child is unable to attend either program please contact us via email, phone or text.
Parents must ensure to sign their child/children out when collecting from either the Learning or Sport Hub.
The Learning Hub and Sports Hub For each of these programs it is important and the parent/guardians responsibility to notify the program coordinators if there are any changes to your children's attendance on the day that they are to attend. This may be done by SMS to either related program on the following numbers:
The Learning Hub ‐ 0408 548 058 The Sport Hub ‐ 0428 315 081
Please note these mobile numbers are not attended prior to 2.00PM each day. Prior to 2.00PM confirmation of absentees
may be phoned through the main school number on 5366 4800.
or email the Learning Hub
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Term Three 2017 Sports offered:
DEVELOPING READING SKILLS NEWS
The Skill of Inferencing – Interpreting the Hidden Messages Quite often, authors use the art of incorporating hidden messages and meanings within their stories. This strategy adds depth to narratives and prompts the reader to delve deeper into the story and connect the messages and meanings hiding within the text to their prior knowledge. The skill of inferencing begins to be developed within children at an early age, through reading and interpreting facial expressions and pictures. When children become more proficient at reading, the skill of inferencing becomes extremely important as it assists students to develop their higher order thinking skills, which are used across all areas of the curriculum. Below are a series of questions that you can ask your child at home to help develop their inferential reading skills:
What reason was there for the character to…? Predict what the character might do next. What was a different way the problem could have
been solved? What is your opinion of the character’s actions /
words? What was the author’s message within the story? Did the illustrations add to the meanings / messages
in the story? What questions do you have about the story? Why do you think the author chose the title? Can you
think of another title that would suit the story? How did the character/s change within the story? Have you read any other stories that are similar to
this one? Remember, reading at home with your child can make a big difference in enhancing his/her reading and comprehension skills.
Alison Cummins Director of Reading Enhancement
JUNIOR SCHOOL LIBRARY NEWS
ALPHASHOWS will be performing ‘The Snow Queen’. This is an interactive stage show which will expand on the basic story, exploring the topics of friendship, family, and being true to who you are without fear. ALPHASHOWS is one of the many touring companies that brings the arts into schools. They specialise in bringing real, quality theatre to people who may not normally have the opportunity to see a full production musical. For more information, please visit http://www.alphashows.com.au/shows/snowqueen/ Each P‐4 grade will attend the performance on Tuesday 22 August 2017.
There are only six weeks left to complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge! The Premier’s Reading Challenge is open to all students from Prep to Year 10.
The Challenge aims to promote a love of reading and builds upon the literacy programs already in place at School, as well as providing a wonderful way for parents to encourage their child to read and improve their literacy skills. It is not a competition, but a challenge to each student. The Challenge also encourages students to read more frequently and more broadly, with a wide range of authors and books making up the booklist. Prep, Year 1 and 2 students are challenged to read or experience 30 books. They can either read the books by themselves, with someone else or be read to. All P‐2 classes at Bacchus Marsh Grammar will do the Challenge together as a class.
Students in Years 3‐6 must read 15 books to meet the Challenge. Two‐thirds of the books for all students need to be from the 2017 Challenge booklist. Logon details will be provided to Year 3‐6 students this week.
The Challenge ends on 8 September 2017. All students who complete the Challenge will receive a certificate from Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews.
Students who have returned an online Honour Roll consent form will also have their names published on the online Honour Roll. Futher details of the Challenge and the full list of books are available from the PRC website: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc
Day Dates Activity
Monday Monday 14 Aug Monday 21 Aug Monday 28 Aug Monday 4 Sept Monday 11 Sept Monday 18 Sept
AFL
Tuesday
Tuesday 15 Aug Tuesday 22 Aug
Tuesday 29 Aug Tuesday 5 Sept Tuesday 12 Sept Tuesday 19 Sept
All Ball Sports
Thursday Thursday 10 Aug Thursday 17 Aug Thursday 24 Aug Thursday 31 Aug Thursday 7 Sept Thursday 14 Sept Thursday 21 Sept
Dance
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Feona West Head of Junior School Library PREP NEWS
Prep Project During the course of 2017 – 2018 the Prep Team are involved in the Prep Literacy Project. The BMG team and prep staff from a number of other schools have the privilege of working with Michelle Hutchison to focus on the pillars of reading instruction. These pillars are sounds, letters, phonological and phonemic awareness, reading strategies, high fluency words, handwriting and writing. On Monday 7 August it was our turn to showcase our school and host the program, in doing so we invited Senior School students that work in conjunction with Willam Angliss, along with the guidance of their teachers Laura Edwards and Belinda Lipscombe, to prepare and serve our prep project guests in the café. With a citrus theme, having collected lemons from our Staughton Vale Campus, the menu included an alternate drop of spiced orange chicken and lamb cutlets, followed by lemon delicious deserts. A huge congratulations to the hospitality team, as our guests were certainly impressed with both the standard of food and service and a big thank you from the prep team for the making our host day such a success. We look forward to hosting again in 2018.
Kylie McKerrow
JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORT NEWS
Congratulations to the BMG Junior School Age Group Champions for 2017. SWIMMING 9 Year Olds GIRLS – Olivia Syres Braeside BOYS – Hunter Knight Bacchus 10 Year Olds GIRLS – Kristina Bojic ‐ Hilton BOYS – Ben Nolta ‐ Braeside 11 Year Olds GIRLS – Freya Lidgett Egan ‐ Pentland BOYS – Noah ODonnell ‐ Hilton 12 year Olds GIRLS – Jade Cilia ‐ Braeside BOYS – Jackson Brown ‐ Braeside
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ATHLETICS 9 Year Olds GIRLS ‐ Gemma Welch Braeside BOYS ‐ Zac Delhi Hilton 10 Year Olds GIRLS –Gabrielle Villegas Braeside BOYS – Laith Short Pentland 11 Year Olds GIRLS ‐ Ella Birk Hilton BOYS ‐ Koby Harris Bacchus 12 year Olds GIRLS Ella Thomson Hilton Alexandra Lang Boyd Pentland BOYS Abe Penny Bacchus Josh Huxtable Braeside CROSS COUNTRY 9 Year Olds GIRLS – Gemma Welch Braeside BOYS – Liam Westhead Hilton 10 Year Olds GIRLS –Ruby Thomas Pentland BOYS – Oscar Burt Braeside 11 Year Olds GIRLS – Charli O’Connor Braeside BOYS – Koby Harris Bacchus 12 year Olds GIRLS – Ella Thomson Hilton BOYS –Michael Streeter Hilton
Rachel McMahon Head of Junior School Physical Education, Camps and After School Programs MUSIC NEWS
Junior School Instrumental Concert Series The Junior School Instrumental Concert Series is to be held between Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 August (Week Seven). All Junior School students who learn an instrument or voice (they may be part of the school instrumental program or learn outside of school) are encouraged to perform. Students who receive lessons at BMG are to complete entries via their Instrumental Music teachers. All entries for students who are not currently part of the BMG Instrumental program should be collected from and handed back to Student Administration. Once all entries have been collated, parents will be sent a notice outlining the performance details for students i.e. night, venue, time etc. The deadline for submitting entry forms will be Friday 11
August. No entries will be accepted after this time.
We look forward to a wonderful showcase of our up‐and‐coming young musicians. Mr Steven Bell [email protected]
2018 Instrumental Program
All students currently enrolled in the instrumental music program in 2017 will be required to re‐enrol for 2018 if they wish to continue lessons.
Re‐enrolment forms for the Instrumental Music Program for 2018 will be sent home to existing students on 4 September. The re‐enrolment form must be completed even if you are wishing to cancel out of the program. This form MUST be returned to the Music Administrator Fran Raynor by Friday 13 October 2017 to secure your child’s place in the 2018 Instrumental Music Program or to cancel from the program. If no notice has been received by this date, students may lose their current place in the program and will be added to the waiting list until further notice.
Students wishing to enrol into the 2018 instrumental program who are not currently part of the program, need to fill out an expression of interest form which can be found at the following link on the school website; http://www.bmg.vic.edu.au/_uploads/ppage/files/Music%20‐%20Enrolment%20Form%20Gen%202018%20SEM%201.pdf Formal letters of offer will be sent to parents in Week 5 of Term 4.
Please note that allocated teachers may change from year to year due to a number of factors. Every effort is made for students to retain their existing teachers, but this is not always possible.
In the instance that a student is enrolled in a shared lesson format and a suitable partner to share with is not available, students will continue to be enrolled in a shared lesson format but will receive a reduced private lesson of 20 minutes.
If you have any queries about enrolment, lesson format, instrument purchase/hire or any other general music enquiries please contact Dean Thomas on 5366 4800. Dean Thomas Director of Music DEBATING NEWS
ICCES Debating Competition On Wednesday the 2 August, BMG hosted the ICCES Debating Competition. We had two teams of junior students and a team of senior students battle it out amongst some very impressive competition. Our two junior teams managed to use the skills that they have learnt through the Monday night DAV competition throughout
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the year, resulting in them winning all four of their debates and the junior section of the competition. Their debates on social media and sport were of a very high standard. It has been a pleasure to see them grow in confidence and ability over the year. Unfortunately, our luck was not quite the same with the seniors, and we went down by three points in each debate. The students however, still performed very well and should be congratulated on their efforts. The students who participated in the event were: Junior Team 1: Lloyd Slimmon (best speaker), Sophie Wall (best speaker), Mia White, Lily Trethowan Junior Team 2: Declan Xerri (best speaker), Yasmin Matthews (best speaker), Chantal Thomas, Indiana Bowden Senior Team: Sarah Hageman, Andrew Donohue, Victoria Sutton, Katelynn Condon, Jack Hurley Well done to all of these students for preparing for these debates, and presenting very well. Aine Murphy and Georgie Worland Legacy Public Speaking Competition On Thursday 3 August, four students went to Legacy Melbourne, on Swanston street, for the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award. The students‐ Aaliyah Moosajee, Samara Peel, Lily Trethowan and Jenna Franks‐ were selected at the end of last term, and have been working hard since then on perfecting their speeches and practicing their impromptu speaking skills. They were required to speak on the themes of comradeship, remembrance, community service or sacrifice, and they did this extremely well. Unfortunately, we did not place at this event, but all four students managed to meet the time limits in the impromptu competition, and come to logical conclusions, which we had been working on. Congratulations goes to these students for their hard work, and I hope to see them all put their hands up for competitions like this in the future. Aine Murphy Debating and Public Speaking Coordinator Wyn Speaking Competition Just a week and a half ago, I was heading to Brisbane to compete in the Rostrum Voice of Youth Competition national final, something I never expected I would be doing. When I was competing in the regional and state finals the idea that I might end up at nationals never even crossed my mind. But after four rounds of competition, that was where I found myself.
Throughout all the competitions I heard a multitude of speech topics, ranging from the reasons why comic sans is awful, to the refugee crisis, with many in between. The great thing about this is that you get to hear about such diverse opinions and interests, and consider viewpoints you would never have otherwise considered. As for the finals in Brisbane, I had so much fun! We got to climb Brisbane’s Story Bridge, do an escape room, and team up for a scavenger hunt around the city. It was so amazing to bond with people from all over the country, and learn new things from every one of them. The entire experience was absolutely incredible from start to finish, and I am very grateful that I was lucky enough to experience it. For me, public speaking is a way to express myself and make my voice heard. It enables me to escape my usual awkward self and feel comfortable with my own voice and thoughts. I recommend it to anyone, whether you think you are good or not, because the experiences you gain from it are irreplaceable.
Alejandra Camacho 9G
SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS NEWS
“From the Gym” ICCES X‐Country
On Wednesday 3 August, Bacchus Marsh Grammar sent thirty‐six senior school students to Bundoora Park to compete in the 2017 ICCES Cross Country Championship. For the majority of the day it was overcast, with a gentle cool breeze and a dry track to run on making for perfect running conditions. There were two courses on the day; a 4km track for the Girls and Year 7/8 Boys, and 6km track for the 9/10 and VCE Boys, which was a little more demanding due to the distance and the undulating terrain. A number of students achieved outstanding results on the day, with Bailey Sharp and Sophie McMinimme blitzing the field to win their respective VCE events, Ethan McMinimme narrowly finishing 2nd in the 9/10 Boys, and Matthew Rosario and Jack Bidwell finishing 4th in VCE and 9/10 Boys respectively.
Overall Bacchus Marsh Grammar finished 6th on the day, only 5 points off 5th place. Congratulations to all the athletes who represented the school by participating on the day and a big than you to the staff that managed and coached our athletes. Mr Oldaker
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ICCES Football The BMG Years 7/8 and 9/10 Boys AFL Football Teams as well as the Girls Football Teams will play Braemar College, Girton Grammar and Goluburn Valley Grammar on the 16 August in our annual ICCES Cup competition. This competition was played last year and it has strengthened to noow include four ICCES Schools in the Round Robin Competition. The games will be played at; 9.30 am at Maddingley Park ‐ Year 9 and 10 9.30 am at Darley Park ‐ Years 7 and 8 and, 9.30 am Maddingley park “Siberia” Girls Football The format will be round robin with all schools playing each other throughout the day. Teams are in the process of being finalized with notices handed to all athletes. Good luck to both coaches Mr Castrignano Year7/8 and Mr Long Year 9/10 and Mrs Garner and Mr Stone Girls Football. Elite Sport Applications Year 9 and 10 Currently application forms are available for students wishing to apply for The Year 9 and 10 Elite Sports Program Elective. All applications need to be accompanied by a coaching reference. Application forms are available from the PE office or directly from Mr Perks. Next year we will also include within this program a Basketball and Netball Academy and provide, as well as S and C, specific sports coaching for these two sports. This will be semester based with Basketball happening in Semester One and Netball in Semester Two. Elite level basketballers and Netballers are encouraged to apply. Congratulations to our Athletes Congratulations to; A number of Bacchus Marsh Grammar students who reprented Shindo Karate at the weekends National Karate Championships. Results for all athletes were outstanding with the highlights being; Ben DeBortoli (BMG Elite Sports/ FedUni WestVic Scholarship athlete) winning 2 Gold and 1 Silver Medal Tanai Newman Coverdale 1 Gold and 1 Silver Medal Emilee Attard 1 Silver Medal Eliza Wales 2 Bronze Medals Elizabeth Nuspan Year 10 (FedUni WestVic/ Bacchus Marsh Grammar Elite Sports Program Athlete) competed in the State Cycling Road Race Championships in the Elite U/17 63km Women’s event. Elizabeth raced brilliantly to win the Bronze Medal in this most competitive event in a time of 2hrs 17min. Andrew Perks Director of Sport
HEALTH CENTRE NEWS
HEALTH CENTRE The Health Centre is open between 8:30am and 5:30pm Monday to Friday. The direct phone number for the Health Centre is: 5366 4873.
BUSNEWS
Attention parents of junior school bus travellers: Can parents/guardians please ensure that when you are collecting your child/ren from the bus in the afternoon that you make yourself clearly visible to the bus drivers. This will require parents / guardians to leave their cars and proceed closer to the bus so the driver can confirm that junior students have been collected.
Kerryn Browne Bus Coordinator
ADMINISTRATION NEWS
Conveyance Allowance The conveyance allowance is a form of financial assistance to help families in rural and regional Victoria with the cost of transporting their children to their nearest appropriate school/campus. The conveyance allowance is available to eligible students travelling by public transport, private car and private bus. The conveyance allowance is also available to eligible students whose nearest school is not serviced by a free school bus.
To be eligible to receive a Conveyance Allowance, students must:
attend their nearest government or non‐government school/campus appropriate to their year level at which admission is permissible;
be enrolled at a school/campus outside Melbourne’s metropolitan conveyance boundary;
reside 4.8km or more by the shortest practicable route from that school/campus attended;
be of school age (5 to 18 years old at time of application) and reside in Victoria.
A Private Bus or Private Car conveyance allowance is not available if the journey could have been made using a free school bus or public transport service.
Please contact the School for further information or to obtain an application form. Forms must be completed and returned to the office no later than Friday 25 August 2017. Kerryn Browne Administration
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UNIFORM SHOP NEWS
“ON CAMPUS” TRADING HOURS Mon & Fri: 12:30p.m. to 4:30p.m.
Wed: 8a.m. to 12noon Bacchus Marsh Grammar “On Campus Shop”
Phone: 5367 4072
RUSHFORDS TRADING HOURS Mon‐Fri: 9a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Sat: 9a.m. to 1p.m.
Shop1/13 Barnes Place, Werribee. Phone: 9741 3211 Fax: 9741 3155 Email: [email protected]
COMMUNITY NEWS
Father ’s Day Stall
Friday 1 September 2017
BMG is hosting a Father’s Day stall for Junior School Students. There will be a range of gifts to choose from for the special men in their lives.
All gifts are $5.00 each with a maximum of four gifts per student. Gift vouchers will be available to purchased from Tuesday 15 August through to 11.00am Tuesday 29 August.
Gifts are required to be paid for online through the Qkr App,
Father’s Day Stall Tab.
Information on how to set up the Qkr App is included with this newsletter.
Students will visit the stall at allocated times during the school
day.
Don’t forget to send along a bag to ensure the gifts make it home safely.
Any questions please contact Cathy Perconte on 5366 4800
We are excited to be taking part in the 2017 Woolworths Earn & Learn program. During the previous campaign, we were able to purchase some great resources with the points we earned, thanks to you. From 26 July 2017 until September 19 2017, you can collect stickers at Woolworths that go towards Earn & Learn points. For every $10 you spend at Woolworths (excluding the purchase of tobacco, liquor and gift cards), you will receive a sticker. These stickers can then be given to your children to collect on a special sticker card. Once it is completed, they can simply bring it back here to school or you can drop them into your local Woolworths collection box. The more points we earn, the more we can redeem from a choice of over 10,000 educational resources including mathematics and English resources, art & crafts materials and much, much more! We are grateful for your support and look forward to a successful program. If you have any questions, please ask at School.
Bacchus Marsh Grammar
presents
Come along and enjoy
*Student Science Fair Projects
*BMG’s Astronomical Observatory
*the REACTION ROOM
(Chemistry demonstrations)
*lots of hands-on activities
*Fairy Floss for sale
all proceeds to Greenpeace
7 – 11 August 2017
Thursday 10th August, 5.00-7.30pm, W Block Gallery
SUNDAY 13 AUGUST from 10.30am
Corner Halletts Way & McLachlan Street
Halletts Way official opening
Free fun run entry (3 lengths) Free kids activities
Food vans
fun run registration & event info @ www.moorabool.vic.gov.au
▪ WALK ▪ JOG ▪ RUN ▪
MOORABOOL RUN 4 FUN
COURSE OVERVIEW MOORABOOL RUN 4 FUN
This event is brought to you by the Moorabool Shire Council.
For further information, please visit
www.moorabool.vic.gov.au or contact us on 5366 7100.
SHORT COURSE (approx. 1km) MEDIUM COURSE (approx. 4km) LONG COURSE (approx. 5km)
First Aid Water Station Toilets
START/ FINISH
Please note that some sections of the course include steep grades.
