Galen Catholic College Reflections Newsletter - Issue 13 2022

ISSUE 13 - AUGUST 22 2022

Reflections

FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER

Founders' Day 2022 Congratulations to all of the students and staff who participated in all activities throughout Founders' Day. Our FIRST theme of TEAM was certainly on display as all HOUSES worked extremely well as effective teams! CONGRATULATIONS to DELANY HOUSE for winning the Founders' Day Shield!

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TERM 3 - WEEK 7

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Mon Aug 22 - Year 10 Out Ed Orienteering

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Mon Aug 22 - UH basketball Year 8 Boys/Girls

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Tue Aug 23 - Year 10 Out Ed Orienteering

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Tue Aug 23 - AFL 9s Carnival

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Tue Aug 23 - VET Ag prac for Tractor & Quads

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Tue Aug 23 - Year 12 Re-Group

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Wed Aug 24 - Delany House Celebration Day

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Wed Aug 24 - Breakfast Club

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Tue Aug 30 - Year 10 Formal

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Tue Aug 30 - Vet Ag Prac for Tractor & Quads

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Tue Aug 30 - Wanyara Incursion

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Wed Aug 31 - UH basketball Year 9/10 Boys

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Wed Aug 31 - Breakfast Club

Tue Sept 6 - Yr 8 Girls State Soccer at Darebin International Sports Centre - Thornbury

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Tue Sept 6 - Vet Ag Practical for Tractor & Quads Wed Sept 7 - GAT Exam

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Wed Sept 7 - Breakfast Club

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Thur, Fri, Sat Sept 8-10 - Legally Blonde College Production at WPACC

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Thur Sept 8 - Year 7 Immunisations - Round 2

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Thur Sept 8 - Upper Hume Athletics Albury

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Fri Sept 9 - Year 10 XC Ski Development Day

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Wed Sept 14 - Vincent House Celebration Day

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Wed Sept 14 - Breakfast Club

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Thur Sept 15 - Last day of Term 3 for students

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Fri Sept 16 - Parent teacher student inter-

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Co-Pastoral Leaders: Fr. Nathan Verallo & Fr. Shibu Pezhumthottathil Advisory Council Chair: Colin McClounan Principal: Darta Hovey Business Manager: Emily Hordern Staff Representative: Daniel Armitage Parent Representative: Chris Dwyer Parent Representative: Leah Waring GPA Representative: Kim Saunders Parent Representative: Angelo Pomponio Parent Representative: Glenn Mercer Catholic Education Sandhurst Rep: Leonie Irwin

PARENTS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE President: Margaret Anderson Vice President: AnnMaree Christian Secretary: Louine Robinson Treasurer: Kim Saunders

The Parents Association can be contacted via email: gpa@galen.vic.edu.au Members of the Advisory Council can be contacted via the office on 03 5721 6322 or email: principal@galen.vic.edu.au

Uniform Shop Tuesday: 9am - 5pm Thursday: 8am - 4pm Phone: 03 5723 8320 Email: galen@midford.com.au

Secondhand Uniform Shop

Open each Thursday during Term 8:30am - 4:30pm

Student Absences Phone: 5721 6322 Email: absences@galen.vic.edu.au College Street, Wangaratta PO Box 630 Wangaratta Vic 3676 Email: principal@galen.vic.edu.au Phone: 03 5721 6322

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The best way to contact Galen staff members direct is by email. All staff have email addresses which follow the formula: firstname.surname@galen.vic.edu.au

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Principal: Darta Hovey Deputy Principal - Staff & Students: Patrick Arcuri Deputy Principal - Learning & Teaching: Dale Gleeson Deputy Principal - Catholic Identity: Jim Samon Business Manager: Emily Hordern Senior School Leader: Kylie Quin Acting Junior School Leader: Kylie Girolami Professional Learning Leader: Daniel Armitage Innovative Curriculum Design Leader: Sara Korman Director of Staffing: Anthony Batters Staff Representative: Beth Code Executive Assistant to the Principal: Tess Barnard

ADVISORY COUNCIL

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Principal's Message Founders’ Day What a wonderful opportunity we all experience here on Wednesday, finally celebrating a Founders’ Day after 3 years of restrictions. Importantly for our community we have experienced no community transmission of Covid-19 in over 3 weeks which allowed us to safely hold an outside assembly with our whole community. It takes an event like this to make us realise how much we have missed gathering as a community and I look forward to doing more of this throughout the year and into 2023.

In my address to the community at the Founders’ Day assembly, I asked our students and staff to consider what their legacy will be for their time at Galen Catholic College. Inspired by the story of our two Founders, Bridget and Marcellin, I asked everyone to consider how they might use the stories of the two founders to inspire them.

I also utilized an example of a young man by the name of Kai Seymon who at the age of 11 created a business called Kaiko Fidgets. Kai is now in his mid-teens and runs a successful online business selling a variety of clinical and educational products to support people with sensory needs. Kai’s inspiration came from supporting his own needs as he is Autistic and has Dyslexia. Kai is one example of a young person creatively using his gifts and talents to support others.

Creation of Learning Spaces Below is the first three paragraphs of the article which appeared recently in the Wangaratta Chronicle. If you are interested in reading the full version, please click on the link which will take you to my blog.

'The start of term three has brought with it the early stages of our $8 million building program, consisting of a new Performing Arts Centre and a doubling of the size of our current indoor sports stadium. At the moment we have two cleared pieces of land which by the end of term three next year will be fully operational, providing 3

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our community the opportunity to engage in stateof- the-art facilities.

These two separate spaces will ensure that the significant demand we see at Galen Catholic College for our physical education, outdoor education, drama and music programs will not only be met, but staff given the opportunity to engage with our students at a deeper level providing learning opportunities that are seldom seen in regional secondary schools.

When I first saw the plans earlier this year, I did not immediately focus on what the buildings were primarily designed for. Whilst as a community we have significant opportunities for physical and outdoor education, sports, as well as drama and music classes from Year 7 to Year 12 including VCE and VET, what I first saw was an opportunity for the whole school community to come together as one. My experience of the past eight years in leading another school in our region, which had a facility for up to 1400 people to gather, highlighted the importance of creating a space we as a school community can gather to celebrate who we are, to come together in times of challenge and to engage in growing the community to be the best version of itself.' www.dartahovey.com Happy days Darta

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Year 8 Girls Soccer win!

We are off to State! The Year 8 Girls Soccer Team were triumph at regionals, under the expert coaching team of Jack Whiley, Charlie Miller and Archer Hill, winning convincingly over Broadford Secondary college to reserve a space in the State Finals. A plethora of goals were scored with Natasha Maris-Hamminga scoring her maiden goal. A big thanks to Poppy O’Keeffe and her mum for making the effort to attend the tournament before driving to Melbourne to train with the National Team. Well Done girls on a great effort and exemplary behavior and team spirit.

Student Leadership 2023 Over the past three weeks we have interviewed for School Captains, Vice Captains and House Leaders for 2023. I would like to thank all students who applied and the large team of leaders who assisted us to complete the interviews and feedback process. I am very excited to announce the School Captains, Vice Captains and House Captains for 2023. We look forward to these students providing our community with outstanding leadership through 2023. - Darta Hovey

College Co-Captains

Ruby Cook and Will Ashton

College Co-Vice Captains

Olivia Cheeseman and Harvey Ryan

Year 12

Wallace Gemmill Lili Fan

Will Styles

Chloe Trevaskis

Laura Sundblom

Addisyn Miller

Tori Sampson

Sophie Paton

Sienna Sims

Patrick Comer

Greta Dwyer

Maison Ring

Benjamin Harris

Max Mullavey

Stella Coppolino

Judd Schubert

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Galen Theatre Chair Donations

Galen Catholic College is excited to partner with the community and invite sponsorship towards our new Performing Arts Theatre chairs.

Our new Performing Arts Centre will provide Galen Catholic College and the Wangaratta Community with a fantastic community theatre and performing space. Sponsorship of the theatre chairs is being offered as a $200 donation. Donor names will be affixed to the theatre seats, or donations can be made anonymously.

Donations can be made at:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/galen-theatre-chair-donations-2-tickets-398672800077

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Nu Fruit for Junior School students

Thank you to Nu Fruit who are kindly donating fruit on a weekly basis until the end of the year to Junior School students. Fruit will be available outside the Junior School Leadership office on a Tuesday’s at recess, so if you're a Junior School student make sure you come along for a healthy snack!

Fresh from the Market - Delivery 5 days a week - Direct to your door 03 5723 7200 www.nufruitonline.com.au Business name: Nu Fruit

What is your field of expertise? supplying the region with quality fresh produce to Supermarkets, Cafés, Restaurants & direct to the public.

Years in operation: 49+ years (second generation family business) Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm Who’s who? Professional, friendly team with a combined total of over 190 years experience!

Did you know? We supply direct to the public through Nu Fruit Online, offering FREE delivery to your doorstep from Wangaratta through Myrtleford on a daily basis.

We guarantee.... The freshest quality produce at competitive prices and excellent customer service.

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You’re speaking to people who understand your needs, we can be more flexible and helpful when it comes to your satisfaction.

Business name: Nu Fruit Years in operation: 47+ years (second generation family business) Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm Who’s who? Professional, friendly team with a combined total of over 190 years experience!

What is your field of expertise? supplying the region with quality fresh produce to Supermarkets, Providores & direct to the public.

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Unit 2 Health & Human Development guest speaker Recently our Year 11 Health & Human Development class was fortunate enough to have a lovely visit from Mrs Carlin & her beautiful son Harvey, who is 12 months old.

Mrs Carlin was happy to explain what it was like to go through a pregnancy and the birth of Harvey.

Mrs Carlin was very honest and open, providing us all a very meaningful & helpful insight into what this experience is like and assisting us with our area of study, more than any other resources could have been provided to us. We would all like to send a large thank you to Mrs Carlin for coming in to speak with our Health and Human class and for answering our questions.

We all loved having the opportunity to meet young Harvey and learning so much!

Stephanie Leerson and Aleisha Spooner on behalf of the Year 11 HHD Classes.

VET Building & Construction News

Over the duration of Term 3 our 1st year Building & Construction students have been busy constructing a new office space and tea room for our Maintenance staff. So far students have made and erected wall frames and installed posi struts for a mezzanine floor for storage space. This project has allowed our students to gain valuable training in real life construction sequences. In the coming weeks students will learn how to hang plaster sheets, install door jambs and doors, cut and fit architraves and skirting boards as well and a bit of wall tiling. Keep an eye out for more progress in future Reflections Newsletters.

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Have a conversation using these 4 steps

1. Ask R U OK?

How are you travelling?

2. Listen with an open mind

I’m here to listen if you want to talk more.

3. Encourage action

Have you spoken to your doctor about this?

4. Check in

Just wanted to check in and see how you’re doing?

You don’t seem yourself lately – want to talk about it?

Have you been feeling this way for a while?

What do you think is a first step that would help you through this?

Have things improved for yo since we last sp u oke?

Learn more at ruok.org.au Friday September 9th is the National RUOK Day this year. On Wednesday 14th September the Galen Student Wellbeing Committee are aiming to raise awareness of suicide prevention, provide helpful resources and create fun activities with friends on the day.

Activities include: cupcakes for sale towards RUOK Day funds and live music from our Senior Band performers at recess. At lunchtime: Walk in Solidarity followed by a free BBQ lunch and home made lemonade!

Resources will be sent to students over the week of RUOK Day for students to access if they need assistance or have friends going through tough times. There will also be a focus during extended homeroom on Wednesday 14th September.

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e g n a h C e h T Be o T t n a W u o Y ! e Se Saturday 10th of September @ Wangaratta Library Age 11 and under 10am-12pm Age 12-17 1pm-3pm Age 18-25 4pm-6pm

Scan the QR to register Come and enjoy our facilitatied sessions, where sensory activities, snacks, and crafts are used in individual as well as group discussions for the future of LGBTQIA+ equity and rights in the North East!

For more information email elena@linewangaratta.org, or message the LINE Wangaratta Facebook page

GALEN CATHOLIC COLLEGE

YEAR 10 FORMAL TUESDAY 30 AUGUST 2022 Brigid, Chisholm, MacKillop & Patrick Students arrive at 5.45pm-6.00pm Guests of these houses arrive at 6.00pm for a 6.15pm start Champagnat, Delany, Glowrey & Vincent Students arrive at 7.00pm-7.15pm Guests of these houses arrive at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start Please note: Parents must leave WPAC at the conclusion of their child's formal dance.

STUDENT DISCO CONCLUDES AT 10.30PM

VENUE: WANGARATTA PERFORMING ARTS & CONVENTION CENTRE TICKETS: $20.00 PER STUDENT to re ur e n h e yo a Sc has s! rc et pu tick

Galen Catholic College production of

Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin

Book by Heather Hach

Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY)

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Matinee: Sat 10th 1.30pm TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre

In person or by phone (10am - 4pm Mon to Fri) 03 5722 8105 Or online: www.wpacc.com.au

Future Proof Youth Steering Committee Application Are you 12-25, and passionate about young people and natural disasters? We're calling on you to help guide disaster resilience in local communities! Apply now for our YACVic Future Proof Steering Committee! You’ll be paid $75 for each meeting you attend and work with other passionate young people to help shape the change this project seeks to create. This 2-year project aims to drive recovery outcomes for young people and their disaster-affected communities throughout rural and regional Victoria. YACVic will coordinate this project, bringing together eight local councils, two Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs), three Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) and Victoria University. Applications close 11.59pm Wednesday 24 August. Apply now via: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/P2uPCXLWzjuXJgWnSVeOQV?domain=surveymonkey.com

JUNIOR CRICKET COACHING

by former Victorian cricketer and Level 3 Coach Rohan Larkin. This 1 to 1 coaching program caters for all standards of junior cricketers and is focused on assisting a player to maximise their potential. For more information, Parents can refer to the Facebook page “Rohan Larkin Cricket Coaching” or email Rohan at larkincoaching@hotmail.com

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Aboriginal Carers Needed

Become a foster carer with VACCA

www.vacca.org Have you been thinking about becoming a foster carer?

Kids in your area need care!

Are you able to provide Aboriginal children and young people with a positive and nurturing family life experience that will support their needs?

Will you be prepared to support a child’s cultural and emotional needs?

At VACCA we are seeking carers who are open to a journey that is both challenging and rewarding; carers who believe that they can make a positive impact on a child’s life.

Make this the year you make a difference, express your interest by visiting www.vacca.org or by calling one of our offices.

NCCD Information Sheet for Parents, Carers and Guardians

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) On School Students with Disability What is the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data?

Schools must now complete the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) every year. It counts the number of students who receive additional adjustments or “help” at school because of a disability. The NCCD helps governments plan for the needs of students with disability.

Who is counted in the data collection?

To count a student in the NCCD, schools must think through some key questions: 1. Is the student getting help at school so that they can take part in education on the same basis as other students?

2. Is the help given because of a disability? The word ‘disability’ comes from the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) and it can include many students.

3. Has the school talked to you or your child about the help that they provide?

4. Has the school kept records about the help they provide, the student needs and the reasons that the student needs this help? The school will need to keep copies of tests, student work, assessments, records of meetings, medical reports or other paperwork and information about how the student’s learning is moving along over time.

Once the school decides that the student should be counted in the NCCD, they then choose a disability group and one of four levels of help that has been given to the student.

What does the word ‘disability’ mean in the NCCD? In the NCCD the word ‘disability’ comes from the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA). There are four types of disability that the school can choose from: sensory, cognitive, social-emotional and physical.

Many students that need help at school can be counted in the NCCD. For example, students with learning problems, e.g. specific learning disability or reading difficulty (sometimes called dyslexia), health problems (e.g. epilepsy or diabetes), physical disability (e.g. cerebral palsy), vision/hearing loss and social-emotional problems (e.g. selective mutism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety).

Letters from doctors or specialists can be very helpful for schools as they plan how to support students with their learning. Schools do not need to have these letters before they can count a

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student in NCCD. Teachers can use all that they know about the student’s learning and the records that they have collected over time to decide if a student can be counted in the NCCD.

What sort of help does the school give students?

Students need different types of help at school. Some students need a little help sometimes while other students need a lot of help nearly all the time. The type of help given depends on the needs of the student. The help can include changes to the school buildings or grounds (e.g. ramps or things like special desks or chairs), extra teacher help in classes, special learning programs, changes to the work they give the student or extra adult help.

How will the NCCD be different this year?

All schools have been counting students in the NCCD since 2015. The government will use the NCCD data as part of the funding to schools.

What will the school need to know about my child for the NCCD? Schools work together with families to understand the needs of each child. It is helpful if families give their child’s teacher a copy of any letters or reports they have. The letters or reports will help the school understand the child and the help that they might need. Letters from doctors, psychologists, speech pathologists, doctor, and occupational therapists etc. can be very helpful for schools. These reports along with information that the teacher has (i.e. school based tests, your child’s work and learning plans) helps the school to understand and meet your child’s needs.

What happens to the NCCD data? Who will have the NCCD information?

Each school principal must check the NCCD data in August of each year. The school will give the information to the Catholic Education Office. The school will work with the Catholic Education Office to make sure that the NCCD data is OK before they give the data to the government. The government will not be given the names of any students or any letters or records. Please ask your school for their privacy policy if you need to know more.

Does the school need me to agree with them about counting my child in the NCCD? Amendments were made to the Australian Education Act 2013 and Australian Education Regulation 2013). Schools do not need you to agree to let them count a child in the NCCD. You cannot ask the school not to count your child.

Where can I find out more?

Please contact your child’s school if you have further questions about the NCCD and/or refer to the national NCCD Portal.

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