Course Counselling 

Do you remember what you dreamt of one day doing for a job when at Secondary College? Most people I ask aspired to work in the Emergency services, in Health Care or Education. Some said that they wanted to be Professional Athletes, AFL footballers or play cricket for Australia. Others simply wanted to follow in their family members footsteps or family legacy. I wonder how many actually landed in that career. I can certainly say that I did. So, what is the relevance of this introduction you say?

Well, at the time of writing this newsletter article, students at Newcomb Secondary College have started undertaking their course counselling- a process aimed at supporting students in determining their interests and aspirations and aligning them with appropriate subjects and learning programs.

Course counselling information, sharing and decision making is an extremely important process in the educational journey, and thus early life journey, of any young person and we encourage such discussions to involve not only the student and the school, but the parent(s), carer(s) or guardian(s) of the students as well. The process is an exciting one that offers students clarity and guidance. We look forward to the discussions and eventual outcomes for all involved.

Positive Learning Qualities

Would you believe that next week is the mid-point of Term 3? How time flies! As you are now becoming familiar with, you will be in receipt of the first cycle of the Semester 2 Positive Learning Qualities (PLQ) on Compass. It should be noted that if your student has commenced a new subject, then the PLQ graph will have only one bar, whilst a whole year subject will reflect the latest four bars on the graph to visibly assist with the identification of any trends.

School Uniform

Just a quick note to assist us with student’s presentation when leaving your homes in the morning. For many of you this is not an issue as your young person is able to attend school dressed in full and correct uniform, However, for those students who wish to challenge the college uniform policy and arrive dressed in non-uniform items, it would be great if such items were left at home from the outset. We are happy to support students who have particular issues with accessing the College uniform on a case-by-case basis, however it must be noted that all others have no-excuse not to be dressed in full College uniform each and every day.

Have a great week!

Mr McLeod

Principal 

2023 Parent / Carer Opinion Survey

The school is conducting a survey to find out what parents and carers think of our school. The Parent and Carer Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education that is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, and student engagement.

We encourage all selected families to participate. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

A random sample of approximately 30 per cent of parents and carers have been selected to participate in this year’s survey.

The Parent/Carer/Guardian Opinion Survey will be open from Monday 7 August to Friday 8 September 2023.

The survey will be conducted online, only taking 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the survey period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. The online survey will be available in English and 10 other languages.

We thank our Families for participating in the Parent/Carer Opinion Survey.

Music Department Information.

Term 3

Last week on Tuesday July 25^th – The Intermediate Concert Band gave 2 excellent performances at Leopold and Moolap Primary Schools. Congratulations to all the Year 8/9 music students who participated in these 2 concerts. Your musical performance was excellent and both schools really enjoyed us coming to visit.

Week 5 – August 7^th – 9th- Year 7 & 8 Junior Music Camp at Airey’s Inlet, staying at Angahook Holiday Camp.

Week 7 – August 21st – 25^th Senior Concert Band Tour to Bendigo. The Senior Concert Band will be staying in Axedale and touring Bendigo and the surrounding areas to perform each day.

TERM 4 – SAVE THE DATE

ANNUAL MUSIC (BANDS) CONCERT FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS

DATE – TUESDAY October 17^th will be our Annual Music Concert (Bands) in the College Hall for family and friends. All bands will be performing on this evening – Year 7 Concert Band, Year 8 Intermediate Concert Band, Senior Concert Band and Cold Fusion. Students will be required to be at school by 6.30 pm to get organised for a 7.30 pm start. I am giving early notice so that ALL music students in each band, can please make sure they are available to perform in this concert.

On the evening we will be also having a raffle for several food hampers. Could all families please donate items for the food hamper, if possible, either at the end of term 3 or beginning of term 4. Raffle tickets will be sold on the evening and the hampers will also be drawn then.

If you have any queries regarding the music program, concert, etc. please contact me by email.

Many thanks

Cheryl A Stabryla

cheryl.stabryla@education.vic.gov.au

The SLAM team are seeking donations for two causes. Non-perishable items for Geelong Food Relief and blankets/food for GAWS. Students are asked to bring items to Homegroup or the Library donation baskets.

Ms Wray

Senior Boys Basketball:

On the 11th of July, the Newcomb Secondary College senior basketball teams left the campus to compete against other schools, at AWA stadium. The first matchup was against Bannockburn, the boys started out strong taking a big lead early in the first half. In the second half, it was much the same as we held onto the lead and all team members getting buckets.

The momentum kept us pumped up during the second game against our second opposition, Northern Bay. The boys came out and dominated in this half keeping Northen Bay close to scoreless. Great all-round team play saw us winning at the end of a hard 20 minutes of basketball.

After two impressive wins, the boys were onto the semi-final against Belmont. The team was intimidating to the boys but after a rev up from coach Corey Bell, the boys were ready to take them on. It was an intense first half with 1 point the difference Newcomb’s way. The second half was hard fought and ended in a draw resulting in overtime, next score wins. After some poor judgement by the referees, Belmont was awarded the ball and scored to grab the win. The day was very successful for the Seahorses winning two games and making it to the finals. The students enjoyed playing together and accomplishing what they did. Massive thanks to Jodie for helping out with scoring on the day!

By Maddux Clarke

Senior Girls Basketball:

On Tuesday the 11th of July, the Newcomb Secondary College Senior girls' basketball team headed out to Geelong Sports Hub to compete in the inter school basketball competition. The first game was against Oberon. Our girls came out firing, intercepting passes, and showing some great teamwork. We were able to secure the win by 42 points.

Our second game was against Bellarine, and once again we banded together putting on a great display of determination and skill to secured an 18 point win. This win progressed us into the finals against Western Heights. We had lots of fun playing against a very challenging and skilled team. We put up a good fight but unfortunately our winning streak came to an end. Millie Andrews came away with best on for the day being our leading scorer.

By Dakota Harrington

Intermediate Girls Netball

On Monday the 17th of July our intermediate girl's netball team headed to the Geelong Sports Hub where they competed a total of two times. Their first game was against Geelong High, and they won (go seahorses), but unfortunately, they just barely lost their second game against Bellarine Secondary College.

By Jayda Warren

Senior Badminton

This week a few of the senior students went out to play badminton against other schools such as Belmont, North Geelong and Bellarine. Whilst the boys didn’t find much success during the day, the girls made the semi-finals. Overall, everyone enjoyed themselves which made for a great day.

By Jack Bumpstead

Intermediate Badminton

On Monday the 17th of July, the Intermediate Boys Badminton Team went to the Corio Leisure Time and participated in the Interschool Sport Badminton Tournament. The boys team won the first game comfortably against North Geelong but fell just short to Bellarine. Thanks to Mr Amer for coming on the day to provide support and be a coach for the team.

By Riley Cameron

Senior Netball

On Thursday the 20th of July, the Interschool Sport Senior Boys and Girls Netball tournament was held at Geelong Sports Hub. Many schools attended, which Newcomb Secondary College was one of the many schools showing off their netball talent. The boys and girls both had really good days winning 2/3 games on the day. Teamwork and Communication Skills were outstanding throughout the day, which created for a great team atmosphere. Thanks to Coaches Corey Bell and Grace Hill for being there on the day and for running trainings leading up to the event.

By Riley Cameron

The dental van will be visiting Newcomb Secondary College during the week beginning Monday 9^th October. Interested families will be notified of date and time closer to the event.

Forms were distributed to Home Groups today. If you are interested, please return your completed form to the Office by Friday 25 August. If you haven’t received a form, you may collect one from the Newcomb Secondary College Office.

All Year 10 students are due to receive their Meningococcal vaccine on the 10th August 2023. 

Any family that has not returned a consent card will be contacted directly by Barwon Health.

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Mrs Kaberry

A pair of prescription sunglasses has been passed into the Office. If you think that these may belong to you, please contact the Office.

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2023 Term 3 Regional Parenting Calendar