College Council - Make up of new Council 

The March meeting of Council took place last Thursday evening. At the Annual General Meeting, Assistant Principal Mr Scott McLeod presented the 2020 Annual Report. Thank you to Mr McLeod for his work in completing the report.

We thanked the outgoing executive: President: Mr Mick Graham, Vice President: Mrs Cassie Clift, Treasurer: Mr Scott McLeod and Secretary: Ms Alison Woodard. We co-opted Student Leader Hailey Rickard and parent Mrs Cassie Clift as Community Members and also welcomed new parent Ms Geraldine Dafter and new student Riley Cameron. 

We then elected a new executive. Congratulations to Mr Mick Graham who was re-elected as President, Mrs Cassie Clift who was re-elected as Vice-President, Mr Scott McLeod who was re-elected as Treasurer and Mrs Alison Woodard who was re-elected as Secretary. In summary, the following people make up the 2020/21 Newcomb Secondary College Council.

Parent Representatives

Mick Graham, Cassie Clift, Maryanne Cleasby, Angela Hancocks, Kerry O’Hara, Geraldine Dafter

DET Representatives

James Murphy, Scott McLeod, Ryan Owens, Phil Walker

Student Representative

Riley Cameron

Community Representatives

Cassie Clift, Remy O’Hara, Ruby-Rose Braddock, Hailey Rickard

Executive Officer

Phil Honeywell

The first meeting of the new Council followed with some discussions on our success with the solar system application, Information Evening and some staffing adjustments for term 2. We also managed to have a look at the new facility developments and approved a number of outdoor education excursions.

Interim Reports and Parent Student Teacher Conferences 

The Interim Reports will be available on Compass at the end of Term 1. Parent Student Teacher Conferences will be held towards the end of Week 1 in Term 2. More information will be available in next week’s newsletter.

P-TECH Report

Guess who has a work placement this year at Australian Laboratory Services?                    

Recently Eliza in Year 10 was invited to come and visit ALS and learn all about what ALS do. Eliza has enrolled in the Certificate III in Laboratory Skills at the Gordon and has a strong interest in science. ALS has an amazing Chemistry, Biology and Micro Biology lab which Eliza enjoyed seeing and hearing about the work they do – mainly in the area of water testing.

The end result of the visit was Eliza has been offered a regular work placement with ALS which will complement her studies at the Gordon.

ALS are a strong supporter of the P-TECH program and once again we would like to thank them for their ongoing support.

Somebody’s Daughter Theatre Company took six of our Nobody’s Fool Theatre students to Melbourne to see the remarkable musical ‘Come From Away.’

In the words of one our students, Olivia:

‘Come From Away was great. The action, the songs, the energy and the accuracy was amazing. That’s exactly how I imagine people would have been at that time. At the end of the play the musicians came out and played for us, we all clapped in harmony with the music.’

It was a fantastic day out, and we came home with our buckets filled with inspiration for our own Nobody’s Fool Theatre performances.

Ms Boschetti

Nobody's Fool Theatre 

Gastroenteritis (Gastro)

• Gastroenteritis is a short-term illness triggered by the infection and inflammation of the digestive system. Symptoms can include abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, and vomiting.

• Some of the causes of gastroenteritis include viruses, bacteria, bacterial toxins, parasites, particular chemicals, and some drugs.

• Good old-fashioned handwashing with soap and water is still the best defence against spreading the bug. It has been shown that hand sanitiser is not effective in killing some gastroenteritis diseases that handwashing and soap does kill.

• Clean kitchen tops, toys, toilet seats, door handles, food utensils nappy change tables and taps to ensure you don’t spread the infection to others at home.

• Do not share cups, water bottles or food utensils.

• If your student, you, or anyone in your household is ill, make sure that they stay home for 48 hours after symptoms have stopped to ensure you are clear of infection.

• Please ensure that you seek help if you are not improving or are severely unwell.

For assistance please call:

• Your local GP (doctor)
• National Home Doctor Service – after ours and weekends ph. 13SICK (137425)
• NURSE-ON-CALL Tel. 1300 606 024 – for expert health information and advice (24 hours, 7 days)
• Your local council health department
• Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, Department of Health and Human Services Victoria Tel. 1300 651 160

For further information please look up Gastroenteritis on The Better Health Channel. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/gastroenteritis?viewAsPdf=true#bhc-content

(Content adapted from the Better Health Channel – Gastroenteritis).

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Want to give sailing a go!

OutThere Sailing is a fantastic way to get out on the water, make new friends and learn exciting and valuable skills that will help now and in the future. The program is for 12-17 year old’s who have never sailed as well as those who have sailed before. In most cases you will be on the water from day one as part of a group, or with your friends with an instructor close at hand. The aim of the program is to;

• Having fun while experiencing sailing.
• Socialising with friends and making new ones.
• Learning how to sail in an inclusive environment.
• Developing life-long friendships and learning team skills.

Program is offered as a 3hr experience on a Saturday 10am-12pm or a 4 day block 9am to 3pm. For more information and to register visit RGYC website by clicking HERE or email emmap@rgyc.com.au