RETURN TO ONSITE LEARNING

Dear parents

We are very excited to share that the timeline for the staged return to onsite learning is being brought forward and all students will now be back in the classroom full time this Friday 22 October.

This has all been made possible thanks to parents, teachers, students and the broader Victorian community stepping up to get vaccinated in great numbers across our community.

The Roadmap is based on advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer and sets out the staged return to onsite learning in Term 4.

FOR THIS WEEK AT NEWCOMB SECONDARY:

MONDAY 18 Oct
Years 7, 11 and 12 Onsite learning
Years 8, 9 and 10 Remote learning

TUESDAY 19 Oct
Years 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 Onsite learning
Year 10 remote learning

WEDNESDAY 20 Oct Geelong Cup
Public Holiday - No classes

THURSDAY 21 Oct
Year 7, 10, 11 and 12 Onsite learning
Years 8 and 9 Remote learning

FRIDAY 22 Oct
All Years 7 – 12 Onsite learning

Thank you again for all your support and we look forward to having all our students onsite full time, very soon.


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

Uniting Care Grovedale – Financial Support 2022.

Families who have a health care card or concession card can contact Uniting Care Grovedale

to book an appointment for financial support for books and uniform.

Please ring Uniting Care between 9.30am and 12.00pm, Monday to Friday 

Ph: 4210 1100.

Interviews will begin on the 16^th of October.

VACCINATIONS - A MESSAGE FROM DEPARTMENT

Message for students aged 12 years and older.

As part of the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out, everyone aged 12 and older is now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Victorians aged 12 and older are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at a state vaccination centre, Commonwealth vaccination centre, participating GP clinics, pharmacies or community health services. COVID-19 vaccines are an essential protection against serious illness.

Vaccination is not mandatory, but it is highly encouraged, except where your medical practitioner advises you otherwise. You and your parents/guardians or carers should speak with your GP or pharmacist if you have health questions.

The Victorian Government’s aim is to provide an opportunity for all students aged 12 years and over to receive at least one vaccine dose by the end of the school year. Please discuss your vaccination with your parent/guardian or carer and with your teachers to plan your absence and minimise disruption to your learning if your vaccination appointment is during school hours.

Consent: You can book your own vaccination appointment and you may be able to consent to vaccination yourself if the health professional assesses you to be a mature minor. This means that the health professional assesses that you understand the information relevant to your decision to be vaccinated and the effect of that decision. Your parent/carer can also complete a consent from for COVID-19 vaccination for you to bring to your appointment, or they can attend with you to provide consent in person.

Year 9 student's publication.
Here are just a few of the exercises undertaken and added into their "Anthology of Fiction"

30 Word Stories

You must include SCRUNCH.
You must write 30 words exactly.
You must write a story/scene.

She had a habit to scrunch her brows in these situations, as if it may help her concentrate more. With a single motion, she threw the knife, hitting the target.
Kiri

Abby was about to go on stage for her dance concert but she heard a scrunch noise she wanted to know where it was coming from so she looked around.
Navarta

She scrunched the paper in a tight fist and aggressively throw the paper at the wall. She worked so hard on her test. How did she get a low score?
Emily

The papers fell out of my hands and spread out on the floor below. Scrunch, the sound of people passing by stepping all over my life long work.
Trey

Scrunch barked up at the cheese his owner was holding in front of him. His tail wagged and his ears perked up. He always looked forward to his daily treat.
Hailee

A man boards the plane with his burger king crown and his red bandana hoping it’s going to be a good flight, he sits down in his assigned seat. Then he gets kneed in the stomach, his face scrunched up.
Cameron

Sitting under the tree in autumn all are a bright orange. There's a pile of leaves that fell into my lap from the tree. I picked them up and scrunched them into little pieces.
Georgia

I walked across the mess on the floor to the filing cabinet that had fallen over. The papers made a scrunch noise as I made my way towards the cabinet.
Lachlan

You must include ILLUMINATED.
You must write 30 words exactly.
You must write a story/scene.

Dark clouds began to form above the house and then came the thunder. There was a flash of lightning and the entire house was illuminated with a bright white light.
Lachlan

The science project was to make a solar system everyone had to do it so mine had to stand out. I won the first prize since my solar system was illuminated.
Cody

It was a dark and stormy night. Jack was stuck in the shed. It was dark. ‘L!’ he said. ‘There are some lights we can illuminate the shed with.’
Emily

The room was pitch black, a darkness with strange qualities to it. It was as if it was trying to smother her. She lit the candle to illuminate the space.
Kiri

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS

The back cover as the List Image for this article was created by Kiri McLean

Are you interested in athletics?

Athletics Chilwell is inviting athletes to join their club for the upcoming 2021-22 Track & Field season, scheduled to commence on Saturday 13 November, at Landy Field. Athletes of all ages & abilities welcome.

Contact Mary for further details athletics.chilwell@gmail.com