Nhill College Newsletter

As part of the introduction to the School Wide positive Behaviour Support program, we are holding a competition for students to design a mascot that best represents our school and our school values.  The winning entry will receive a new Nhill College winter jacket (valued at $60).   Entries can either be drawn, or designed electronically using a computer.  Entries should also include a brief description of why you think your mascot should be adopted by the school.  Please submit your entries to Miss Tink or Miss Jones by 3.30pm on Monday 25th March.  After shortlisting, a student vote will be held next week.  The winning entry - and our new mascot - will be announced at a whole school assembly on Monday 1st April.  Please see the attached poster for further details.

• Phillip Gwynne - visiting Author - Years 7-10: Wednesday 27th March
• Year 1-2 Camp: Thursday 28th - Friday 29th March
• F-6 Parent Teacher Interviews: Monday 1st and Wednesday 3rd April
• 7-12 Parent Teacher Interviews: Tuesday 2nd April
• Last Day Term 1: Friday 5th April
• Presentation Ball: Friday 12th April

 At the secondary assembly the weekly awards were announced where form groups are rotated each week and teachers get the opportunity to nominate students who are displaying positive habits in the classroom. All nominees are read out and two students are randomly drawn to win a milkshake voucher from the canteen. This week’s winners were chosen from Year 8. Teachers had 242 nominated candidates to go into the draw. Congratulations to all Year 8’s! The winners of the milkshakes were Lexi and Jack.

Primary assembly hosts this week were Lah Si and Violet.

At this week's assembly, Miss Smith's year 1/2 performed a song called - 'Everyone Belongs', a song for Harmony Day. It was brilliant. Well done to everyone.

Just a reminder that the primary assembly commences on a Monday afternoon at 2.50pm in the Wimmera building. All family members are welcome to attend each week.

◾Sam for picking up rubbish in the yard

◾Samantha for picking up rubbish in the yard

◾Daniel for looking after a friend

◾Aaron for playing fairly in the yard

◾Chelsey for sweeping

Well done to all students who were nominated.

This year Nhill College is going to be celebrating Harmony Day on the 17th of May. This day is marked by people coming together and participating in local activities. It is about community participation, inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, respect and belonging. To celebrate this day we are joining up with our neighbouring school, Kaniva College, to come together for some sports and a BBQ. If students are interested in attending they can sign up for Volleyball, Super 8s Cricket, Ultimate Frisbee or Basketball. There will also be an option to sign up as a volunteer for the day if students wish to still be involved but not do any sports. Signup sheets will be going up in the coming weeks.

The 4/5/6 Classes joined together to talk about diversity.  Students drew pictures to represent what they believe Harmony Day represents.  The mural can be viewed outside of the Lowan building. 

 Just a reminder that all donations from Funky Sock Friday throughout Term 1 will continue  to support our Nhill College Relay for Life team.

Deakin University is providing an opportunity for Year 10 students to complete a week of work experience within their Screen and Design department.  The weeks available are:

 Melbourne Burwood Campus:  17th-21st June (2nd last week of Term 2)

Geelong Waterfront Campus:  30th September – 4th October (during Term 3 holidays)

 Throughout the week students would be exposed to 2D animation techniques, exploring the creative use of digital technology, learning how to work with green-screen technologies and ultimately develop and create their own brand for their portfolio.

Each school is able to nominate a maximum of 2 students, and only 20 spaces are available so if you are interested please see Mrs Sampson as soon as possible.

Mrs Natalie Sampson

Work Experience co-ordinator

If your child has any of the above medical conditions it is a requirement that you provide the school with an updated Management Plan each year.  Management plans need to be signed by the child's medical practitioner or specialist and a recent photo of the child attached to the plan before being provided to the school.

We would appreciate parents assistance in this area so we can follow your childs action plan if to ensure the most up to date treatment is provided should the need arise.

Please find below a link to choose for access to the above form/s.

https://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au 

https://allergy.org.au/images/stories/anaphylaxis/2018/ASCIA_Action_Plan_Anaphylaxis_EpiPen_Red_2018.pdf 

https://allergy.org.au 

A list of latest model computers available from Nhill Bi-Rite and Wimmera Office Equipment has been included in this week’s newsletter for the consideration of families interested in a BYOD.  These lists contain a range of devices that will be able to support student learning – at home and at school – over the next few years.  A reminder that all students have free access to Microsoft Office, as well as some Adobe programs through their school subscription.  For families considering a BYOD, it is worth noting that electronic resources are being used more and more frequently in classes, with the College subsidising Edrolo subscriptions for all VCE students, while Maths Pathways and Education Perfect resources are also being used more extensively across Years 7-10 this year.  If you have any questions related to the College’s BYOD program, feel free to contact Mr Shrive.   The BYOD product lists can be downloaded from the link below, as well as being available from the College website.  Printed copies can be obtained from Mr Shrive on request. 

Under 12’s Football There is a come and try night for under 12’s football (ages 7-12, boys & girls) on Thursday the 4th of April, 4.15-5.30 on the small oval at Davis Park.

Coach: Mitchell Dahlenburg

အသက္တစ္ဆယ့္နွစ္နွစ္ေအာက္ကေလးမ်ား ေဘာလံုးအစမ္းကစားပြဲ လာမယ့္ April လ(၄)ရက္ညေနပိုင္း အခ်ိန္ (၄း၁၅)-(၅း၃၀)  ေနရာ Davis Park အသက္ (၇-၁၂) က်ား/မ သင္ျပဆရာ Mr Mitchell Dahlenburg

Nhill Badminton Association Inc invites any interested persons from year 7 and above to attend our come and try nights being held on Thursday 4th and Thursday 11th April at the Lowan Sports Centre at 7.30 PM

Competition will commence 2nd May. Registration forms for all intending players are due on the 11th April

These will be will available at the come and try nights.

For further information please contact Tricia Alexander 53923215 or Carolyn Blackwood 0418307844

we will be conducting a walkthrough of the new Nhill Skatepark at Jaypex Park this coming Wednesday afternoon at 4pm.

Hindmarsh Shire would like to advise any interested students are welcome to come along and have a "behind the scenes look" at the new skatepark which is currently under construction.

For any students that are interested we will assemble at the rear of the skatepark (next to the shipping container) at 4pm on Wednesday March 27th 2019.

Hindmarsh Shire Council and West Wimmera Health Services are working together to celebrate Cultural Diversity Week in 2019. To be held from 16 to 24 March 2019, the theme for this year is ‘Proud to Belong - Your Story, Your Generation’.

 As a way of celebrating multiculturalism and diversity, we extend an invitation to members of the community to share your story on multicultural heritage and identity.

This program will be delivered in a similar method to the highly successful and well received ‘Faces of Hindmarsh’ project.

 Cultural Diversity Week is a fantastic way to celebrate the everyday diversity of Victorians and reflect on what gives us all a sense of belonging in our multicultural community. At least 29 different nationalities currently reside in Hindmarsh Shire, within Victoria almost half of Victorians were either born overseas or have at least one parent who was born overseas.

 If you, or someone you know would like to share their story please contact Michelle Farinha, Community Development Officer at community@hindmarsh.vic.gov.au  or 5391 4444 prior to Sunday 3 March 2019.