Who would have thought we are now four weeks into the school year!

Pleasingly, it has been a great start to the school year. Students have been excited to be back and the school has a sense of calm about it following the disruption of back and forth throughout the last two years. The learning in classroom has been evident and it is great to see students having the opportunity to experience excursions that compliment their understanding of educational relevance in the world.

Last week we made a splash at Kardinia Pool at our annual Swimming Sports carnival. After two years of cancellations, this provided students with the opportunity to compete at the swimming carnival, or equally participate in the novelty events for House points.  It was simply fantastic! Well done to all involved!

This week, we take to the track at Landy Field for the annual Athletics. Again, we are looking forward to a great day, full of athleticism, competition and participation! May the best House team win!

If your student missed the school photos last week, they will have an opportunity to have their photo taken at the school photo ‘catch-up day’ on Thursday March 3. We will post a reminder closer to the day on Compass with all the details. For those students who had their photo taken last week, you are able to purchase the photo’s from Arthur Reed via their online purchase system. Each student was provided with a flyer that outlined how to make the online purchase.  Should you require support in doing this, we suggest contacting Arthur Reed directly.

Phil Honeywell, Principal
Scott McLeod, Assistant Principal
James Murphy, Assistant Principal

College Council

The February meeting of the Newcomb Secondary College Council took place last Thursday evening. Among the items discussed were the College Strategic Plan, Council Elections and COVID guidelines for schools.

College Council Elections

The process for the election of the new College Council has now commenced. Nominations for the three parent, one student and the two staff representative positions are now open and called for.

Nominations will close today Tuesday 22nd February, 2022 at 4.00pm. The list of candidates, nominators and seconders will be displayed at the Newcomb Secondary College General Office by Thursday 24th February 2022.

If an election is necessary, I will distribute the appropriate documentation to parents and the ballots will close on Tuesday 8th March, 2022 at 4.00pm.

The parents whose time on Council are eligible for nomination, or their time on Council has expired are:

• Kerry O’Hara (eligible for nomination)

• Michael Graham (not eligible for nomination)

• Angela Hancocks (eligible for nomination)

The student whose time on Council has expired is:

• Presley Johannesen (eligible for nomination)

Of course, nominations are able to be received from any parents and students and we would encourage parents and students to consider being part of the College Council.

The Department of Education and Training members whose time on Council are eligible for nomination, or their time has expired are:

• Ryan Owens (eligible for nomination)

• Philip Walker (eligible for nomination)

The Newcomb Secondary College Council can also co-opt four people into the Community Members category of Council with the College Student Leaders traditionally filling some of these positions.

Other information concerning the College Council elections can be found in this newsletter. Nomination forms can be obtained from the General Office, or ring the office and a form can be sent home.

Therefore, the February meeting of the College Council (this week) will be the last of the present Council and the Thursday 17th March meeting will be the first of the new College Council.

We would like to thank our retiring members for their contribution to Council.

SC Information for students

SC Information for parents of interested students

SC Information for parents

Phil Honeywell
Principal

Conveyance Allowance Program

Applications for Term 1 close 18^th March 2022

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.

To be eligible to claim the 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.

Application Process

Step 1 Complete PTV School Student ID and Student Pass Application Form
(including student photographs)

Step 2 Bring completed PTV form to the General Office so that it can be stamped
and signed

Step 3 Take PTV form to nearest manned train station to have card made. Whilst at
the station, purchase either a half-yearly or yearly Myki pass and obtain a
receipt

Step 4 Complete Form 3: Conveyance Allowance application - Public transport travel
and return to the General Office with Myki receipt

Step 5 Reimbursement will be made to families in June and December

Conveyance allowance form 3 public transport travel 1

2022 PTV School Student ID and Student Pass application form Interactive

The annual house swimming carnival was conducted at Kardina Pool on Thursday the 17^th of February. We operated under different conditions than usual, with new Covid-normal strategies to keep everyone safe, including the introduction of our Covid Marshalls. A big thank you to Kea, Chrystal and Jo for helping to keep us all safe!

Students relished the lovely weather and mild temperatures. House captains did a fantastic job keeping the enthusiasm high. They also lead from the front by getting involved in as many activities as they could.

There were some terrific efforts from competitors on the day, with our novelty events the Raft race, Peg race and Lilo race our most popular. A special mention to Cooper Rowbottom who was extremely helpful on the day, delivering food and drinks to all of our staff.

An additional big thank-you to all the teachers who helped packed the gear on Wednesday evening; including Mr George & Mr Horsted. There were also many helpers that helped early to help set up the equipment in the morning.  This allowed us to transition straight to activities once the students arrived

It was a fantastic day held by all. Stay tuned, results will be out soon!

Go Seahorses!

Mr Corey Bell

"Thank you for making me feel so welcome at Newcomb Secondary College. The college has a real positive energy and I feel grateful joining the school community.

I grew up in Melbourne and lived in the UK for about 15 years. I studied science at The University of Melbourne and Psychology & Education at The University of Cambridge. I enjoy the outdoors, exercise, and learning more about the world.

I feel lucky to be a teacher. The students at Newcomb Secondary College have so much potential.  I am looking forward to the school year and helping students achieve their best."

Mr. Martin Krawczyszyn

School Photos 2022

Annual school photos have been taken by Arthur Reed Photos 16.02.2022

To view the images of your child and order photos, you will need to first register online.

1. Go to https://order.arphotos.com.au and enter the 2022 image code for your child (from their personalized flyer)
2. Tap on ‘Add another child’ to enter the image codes of any siblings
3. Fill in your email and mobile details and then review all details before confirming your registration

That’s it! When 2022 photos are ready, you will be notified by email and SMS.

Even if you registered last year, it’s important that you do it again each year using your child’s new image code to link their photos for the current year with your contact details.

To ensure you are ordering school photos for the current year, please wait for notifications that 2022 images are online before placing orders.

In the web shop you can view photos and customize your photo package; Choose ANY layout, ANY image and purchase multiple digital image downloads.

All photo orders will be sent directly to the address you provide when ordering.

REGISTER ONLINE NOW to be notified when 2022 school photos can be viewed and ordered.

Hi Team! 

Our annual Athletics Carnival is now upon us. Athletics will be taking place on the Thursday 24 February. 

We would love to see as many students as possible attend, with a very disruptive athletics in the past 2 years. If any student requires a paper permission form they need to see Mr Bell in the PE staffroom.

Additionally for Term 1 we have the following sport available for signup, which will be available on our student google sheet.

Senior Sport Team entries will need to be entered by Friday the 18/2/2022, so if you are interested, please complete the signup as soon as possible!

Go Seahorses!

Mr. Corey Bell