VCE Headstart

Thursday 28th November Friday 6th December

End of Year Program Final Day for Year 7-9 Year 10 & 11
Monday 2nd December Thursday 12th December Friday 6th December

Formal Classes Finish for Year 7-9

Thursday 12th December

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YEAR 10 FORMAL
On Thursday 14th November, 73 year 10 students celebrated completing their classes by dressing up and dancing away the night at The Black Tie. Students went to a lot of trouble to get themselves ready for the night and they all looked fantastic. The venue was great. Thanks to the staff for making us feel so comfortable. There was nice food, some quick speeches, awards and prizes to get things rolling. Then time to start the music. Some students were up on the dance oor nonstop for the whole night and there were lots of people up dancing at all times. All too early it was time for students to be picked up and head home to prepare for the next day at school! Thanks to our Formal Committee and Pat and Jai who did photography and music. Also a big thank you to our Year 10 teachers who all attended, even though the music may not have been what they would have picked!

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pRINCIPAL'S rEPORT
Valedictory Dinner
Last Friday we farewelled the Graduating Class of 2013 at the Valedictory Dinner at Lardner Park. The night was a great success with a huge audience of students, parents, staff, friends, and relatives in attendance to congratulate our students on 13 years of hard work culminating in VCE or VCAL graduation. A big thank you to Graeme Miller, Anne Eacott, Jan Park and our student leaders for their efforts in organising such a successful evening. purposes, rather teachers use this information when planning for next year using the information to more accurately target the appropriate level of instruction for each student. The exam period runs from Monday 2nd November until Monday 9th November. When students do not have exams they will be involved in normal classes.

End of Year Program

The end of year program begins on Tuesday 10th December for students in Years 7-9 with a range of transition activities and celebrations. It is vitally important that students are at school through to Thursday 12th December as important preparations for the following year will be occurring. From Friday 13th December students will be involved in a range of activities run by each of the domains at the school.

Exams Year 10-11

The exam period for Year 10 and 11 students has concluded after a very smoothly run series of exams over the past 10 days. Thank you to all students for taking your exams seriously, feedback from staff has been very positive about the endeavour shown by students during their exams. Today the Headstart program begins for Year 10 and 11 students as they commence their studies for Year 11 and 12. Headstart continues all of next week with Year 10 and 11 students completing classes for the year on December 6th.

Reports
All staff are required to have Semester 2 Reports written by Monday 9th December. The administrative processes of printing, collating, proof reading and enveloping takes one week and then Reports will be mailed to parents on Monday 16th December.

End of Year Awards

The end of year Awards Night is on Wednesday 18th December in the WRC Hall beginning at 7pm. Please keep the date free in your diary. Rob Juratowitch Principal

Exams Year 7-9

Exams for Year 7-9 begin next week with students having formal exams in English, Humanities, Maths and Science. Results from these exams are not used for reporting

ASSISTANT pRINCIPAL'S rEPORT

Term 4, no doubt the busiest term of the year! We are having an extremely eventful term this year. The Year 8s are on camp at the Prom, Year 10, 11 and 12 students have completed their exams, Headstart has begun, and Years 7-9 begin their exams on Monday 2 December and conclude them on Monday 9 December. Afterwards they complete a number of transition type activities/celebrations and the school term nishes with Activity Days. Meanwhile, teachers are frantically assessing student work, writing reports and running Headstart Activities. Students are tirelessly nishing work, submitting it and thinking about their holidays! I would like to take this opportunity to remind students to commit all their energy towards completing their exams. The information we collate on student learning is used to measure how much individuals have grown in their learning. We also use this information to inform our
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teaching programs. A good example of this is if the data tells us that the majority of students already know how to do something, then we only focus on teaching that skill to those who dont know. For this reason, it is vitally important that all students sit their exams and do their best. On a personal note, I will be taking a years leave in 2014. Some students, staff and parents may be aware that I have published a number of young adult novels. The opportunity has arisen for me to focus on my writing both as a writer and as a freelance editor. I am also excited about spending more time with my family. My work can be viewed at www.vayadauphin.com Although I will miss the staff and students at Warragul Regional College, this is an exciting venture and one too good to pass up, as well as a great chance to build my skills as a writer. I often tell the students, good writing only improves with practise! Have a wonderful Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. Vaya Cross Assistant Principal

Year 7 to year 9 end of year proGram

Dear Parents/Guardians Below is the Year 7 to Year 9 End of Year Program: PERIOD 1 Monday 2 December Tuesday 3 December Wednesday 4 December Thursday 5 December Friday 6 December Monday 9 December
Year 7 English Exam Year 8 English Exam Year 8 Humanities Exam Year 8 Maths Exam Year 9 English Exam Year 9 Maths Exam Year 8 Maths Exam Year 9 English Exam Year 9 Maths Exam Year 8 Science Exam Year 7 Humanities Exam

PERIOD 2
Year 7 English Exam Year 8 English Exam

PERIOD 3

PERIOD 4
Year 9 Science Exam

PERIOD 5

Year 9 Humanities Exam Year 7 Maths Exam Year 7 Science Exam Year 7 Maths Exam Year 8 Health Survey

Please note that when Years 7- Year 9 do not have exams they will be in their regular timetabled classes, except on Friday 6th December when all Year 7 and 8 students will be involved in a Science Day. The nal week of schools program is as follows: Tuesday 10 December Wednesday 11 December Thursday 12 December Friday 13 December Monday 16 December Tuesday 17 December Wednesday 18 December Thursday 19 December Orientation Day Whole School Activity Transition Day Year 6 into Year 7 Years 7 to Year 9 Year 7 into Year 8 Year 8 into Year 9 Year 9 into Year 10 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Technology Arts LOTE and HPE Maths and Science English and Humanities Environmental Day

Year Level Team Day

Student Activities Student Activities Student Activities Student Activities Student Activities

Permission notices for the Whole School Activity (Ice Skating or the Fun House in Morwell) and the Year Level Team Day will be sent out shortly. Yours sincerely
Vaya Cross Assistant Principal
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music news
On Thursday 14th of November Nicholas Clark was given the opportunity to perform at Federation Square with Mr Birchall. The gig was for a CD launch of a local Melbourne song writer named Taso and the support band was highly praised by the companies producer. Nick was highly enthusiastic and professional, learning 5 songs in 2 nights, performing admirably to the masses (they even called out his name). In other music news: On Monday the 9th of December selected students will perform to local primary schools. Then on Thursday 12th December students will have the opportunity to attend a recording day at school. Our annual music concert will follow that evening and a busking day trip to Melbourne the following Friday. The weekend of the 14th and 15th of December will be a recording weekend for years 10-12 with a possible sleepover in the music room. Exciting times ahead and we look forward to celebrating with the community on the 12th of December for concert night.

Japanese & Indonesian booKlist update

Language Perfect on booklist for Japanese and Indonesian
This is a new item on the booklist in 2014. Having access to Language Perfect will allow students to remember vocabulary more quickly and as a result improve their writing, reading, speaking and listening skills. We will be using LP in class and setting it as homework, but students can work on it whenever they get the chance. Please make sure you tick the Language Perfect box under Indonesian or Japanese on the booklist. This will mean that your student will be ready to learn at the beginning of the year. If you dont pay for LP with the booklist, you will need to organise online payment with Landmark next year.

booKlist error vce unit 3&4 EnGlish

"Brooklyn" insight Text guide SHOULD READ "Brooklyn" novel (code P04129 and price is $22.95)
Landmark has passed on : "If any students have already ordered the incorrect book, we will contact them to arrange the change over."

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Go condently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau

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Mon - Fri Mon - Fri Mon - Wed Wed Fri Wed Thurs Fri 2- 6 Dec 2-6 9-11 Dec 4 Dec 6 Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec VCE Headstart Yr 8-10 Headstart

Baw Baw Shires Youth Action Council is an initiative that provides an opportunity for local young people to meet regularly and express their views on issues that affect them and their peers. The Youth Action Committee is always keen to hear from those in the Baw Baw Shire community about youth-related issues, particularly young people aged 12-25. If you would like to contact the Baw Baw Youth Action Council about any issue or become part of the youth committee, please email yac@ bawbawshire.vic.gov.au or contact Cameron Gray on 5624 2553

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Christmas Trees!
Direct from the Tree Plantation, Burke St near Gullwarra Cemetery. 10am - 4pm Saturdays and Sundays from 7th December. Bring the kids, select your tree and a Rotary member will cut it for you!
Pre-cut trees can also be purchased from: Freedom Fuels, Brandy Creek Road Warragul North. Rowes Nursery, Landsborough Road, Warragul Christmas tree sales are a major fund raising project for the Rotary Club of Warragul. Since the project started more than $230,000 in prots have gone back into our community!

Chaplaincy Meeting 5:30pm Final Day for Year 10 & 11 Curriculum Meeting 5:15 pm Last Day for Year 7 - 9 Classes Teams Activity Day Whole School Activity Reports Mailed Out

The Youth Action Committee was formed to empower young people between the ages of 12 - 25 years to be proactive, valued members of the Baw Baw Shire community.

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