Parent Bulletin 17
Friday 3 September
Principal's ReportThank You to our School Community
Following the announcement confirming that remote and flexible learning will continue until the end of term, we have the certainty to allow our students to plan for their learning and maintain their learning routines. Your child is being supported to achieve their best by their classroom teachers, relevant coordinators, and team leader. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our amazing staff for their ongoing commitment to our school and our students. Thank you also to families for the part you are playing in supporting your child’s learning. Interim Reports and Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences Interim reports are now available to families. These reports provide valuable information about your child’s progress during remote and flexible learning. Scheduled classes will not run on Wednesday 15th September to accommodate parent-student-teacher conferences. We had hoped to run these conferences on-site; however, due to current COVID-19 restrictions, this is no longer possible. Consequently, they will occur remotely and information about booking parent-student-teacher conferences will be sent out on Tuesday 7th September. Prior to the parent-student-teacher conferences, students will be expected to complete a guided reflection and planning for success task. The reflection and planning task will be discussed during the parent-student-teacher conference. As part of this process, students will be identifying Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant & Timely (SMART) goals for each of their subjects. This will assist them to be active participants in the discussions about their learning. Students should attend every interview with their parent/carer. The reflection and planning document is available below for students to complete. 
Parenting Program – Enhancing Young People’s Resilience During Challenging Times On Monday 30th August, Chris Daicos presented an engaging interactive online workshop. Feedback on this session was very positive and provided families with proactive and positive strategies to support their child’s resilience at this challenging time. Parenting Program: Supporting Young People Experiencing Anxiety Following the feedback received by the School Council Engagement Subcommittee, a second interactive online workshop has been arranged for parents on Tuesday 14th September from 5:30pm – 6:30pm. This workshop is designed to: 1. Provide an overview of anxiety, the common signs and symptoms and its prevalence in young Australians 2. Explain the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and how therapeutic strategies can help decrease maladaptive behaviour that is driven by emotions 3. Explore ways parents can support teenagers who are:
The workshop will be presented by Jannet Davies, who is a registered psychologist working at the College as a Mental Health Practitioner in the Wellbeing team. Jannet has extensive experience working with children and adolescents both in the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education and Training. The workshop is relevant to all parents. Please register your interest in attending this online event by Friday 10th September. Click HERE to Register An invite will then be sent with a link to the workshop. We look forward to your involvement in this event. Jillian English Principal Family Friday TriviaLockdown 6.0 getting you down? Tired of everyone being on technology? Have some fun with our Family Friday Trivia! Get together for some no-tech family time and try to work out the answers to these 3 trivia questions posted in each parent bulletin while we’re in lockdown. For the competitors out there, try a Family vs Family, or Parents vs Students challenge.
Typical trivia rules apply: no technology, no external resources, and no consultation with non-members. Answers to the trivia will be posted in the next parent bulletin. In celebration of diversity and Wear it Purple Day, this week’s trivia highlights the achievements of our LGBTIQA+ community. Good luck! Question 1 This person is the 7th CEO of a major technology company. In 2014, he was inspired by a Martin Luther King quote to publically affirm his sexuality to support young people experiencing bullying and discrimination. He previously worked at IBM. Name him. Question 2 Kristian Nairn is well known as a DJ and actor who publically came out through an online fan site. Which character did he play in the award-winning Game of Thrones television show? Question 3 Which famous LQBTIQA+ sportsperson does this tattoo belong to? 
PB16 Trivia answers: (1) Dolly Parton (2) Blue Whale (3) Thumper
Dante Alighieri Poetry CompetitionThe Dante Alighieri Society ran a poetry recital incursion for Italian students in Years 9 & 10 in Term 2. Judges from the society awarded scores to students for their performance. Here are the results of the competition. Congratulations to the following students:
YR 10 MADRE LINGUA – Native Speaker Section 1st - Stefan Samuele YR 10 – ITALIAN AUSTRALIAN Section 1st - Amelie Liparota & Mia Luzietti & Tim Broderick 2nd - Luca Cima 3rd - Illaria Galtieri & Sofia Pisano YR 10 – NON ITALIAN Section 1st - Molly Gasper 2nd - Elizabeth Watten 3rd - Dinu Patabendige YR 9 – ITALIAN AUSTRALIAN Section 1st - Micaela Xerri 2nd - Gabriela Pisano 3rd - Phillip Pannunzio YR 9 – NON ITALIAN Section 1st - Stephanie Skouris 2nd - Youssef Ashmawy 
Weird & Wonderful!A little shout out to all the weird, wonderful and creative submissions by our 8ART2 and 9ART2 classes. These artworks sure put a smile on our faces! Well done and keep up the hard work.
The Arts Team Student AttendanceDear Parents and Guardians
Regular attendance for all classes is especially important during Remote & Flexible Learning, to assist students to feel connected with their teachers and fellow students. Students can email their teacher for assistance during class time, if they are late or unable to log into classes. Parents can email Coordinators at any time, regarding academic progress or other support and assistance. Please ensure that you update Compass with an Attendance note if any classes are missed. All unexplained absences are listed under the “unexplained” tab. You can Add an Attendance note for multiple absences at once, by ticking one or more boxes or the “Select All” box at the top. Please consult the Compass Parent Booklet for more detailed instructions. If you require further assistance, email: strathmore.sc@education.vic.gov.au Attendance Officer – Junior Years 7-10 https://strathmore-vic.compass.education/ |
Year 11 Dunlop Student Awarded Prestigious ScholarshipEleana Ktenas of 11D was awarded the MedEntry Bursary Scholarship based on her ongoing high academic performance across her subjects, as well as making positive contributions to the Strathmore school community, including (pre-lockdown) volunteering her time after school on a weekly basis with the English homework club.
Burnet BulletinHello and happy Friday to our Burnet community. Well, spring has sprung and we’ve had a few days of great weather this week, we hope that you were able to get out and enjoy it as best you could. Getting outside and being active is important so we hope you afforded yourself some time to switch off and enjoy the sunshine.
Today we celebrate the birth of the Burnet team’s namesake: Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet. Sir Frank was an Australian physician, virologist, and recipient of the 1960 Nobel Prize for Medicine. He studied the nature of antibody formation and immune processes and developed the notion of immunological tolerance. The concepts he developed are part of the basis for current theories about viruses as cancer-causing agents. The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health continues to be a world leader in medical research and practical action. Happy birthday Frank! In this last week in Burnet we also celebrated the start of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and Ms Trahar set up a Kahoot! to test our student’s knowledge of our Paralympians and the history of the games. The results were as follows: 
We also ran our first remote learning challenge, the Burnet Cake Boss competition. There were some fantastic entries and clearly some budding bakers among our cohort, but there could only be one winner. Actually, two winners! We simply couldn’t split the cakes created by Julian in 8B1 and Aurelia in 9B1. The cakes looked incredible and the reviews reported that they tasted as good as they looked.
To keep the kitchen theme going, we are currently holding a Burnet Masterchef Mystery Box challenge. Students have been “given” a mystery box with three ingredients chosen by us in the office: banana, rice and lime, and we’re looking for the best dish that features at least one of those ingredients. Make sure you get your entries in in time for our Team Assembly on Wednesday the 8th of September. We’d love to see as many people get involved as possible and we’re sure the extra support in the kitchen will be greatly appreciated at home.
Burnet students will have noticed that we have been posting weekly engagement/trivia/wellbeing surveys at the end of each week. These quick questionnaires are a great way for us to get feedback on the successes you are having and the challenges you are facing each week. It has been great to read up on some of the goals you have been setting for yourself and the wellbeing questions have enabled us to touch base with some students for a chat. Please make sure you are completing those surveys each week as they are a great way for us to monitor how you’re doing and keep in touch. We are getting to the business end of the term Burnet, so it’s important that you are logging on to your video lessons, checking in with your teachers and submitting your weekly work and assessment items. If you are having difficulty with anything, make sure you are communicating with teachers during video conferences and taking up the support that is available. Remember, if you want one of us in the Burnet office to get in touch, please reach out and we will do what we can to support you. Look after yourselves and each other. Your Burnet Team. Google Logo DesignYear 9 Visual Communication & Design last week redesigned the Google logo in response to the theme: “If I could travel back in time I would…”.
Their designs range from the 80s, Ancient Egypt and the Jurassic period. No doubt Google will one day be employing these young designers! Well Done. The Arts Team Library eBooksRunning out of books to read in Lockdown?
Looking for something interesting to listen to? Why not try the Strathmore Secondary College Wheelers eplatform for access to hundreds of eBooks and audio books. Wear It Purple DayOn Friday, August 27, Strathmore Secondary College Staff wore purple to celebrate "Wear It Purple Day".
The Wear it Purple movement began in schools in 2010 in response to stories about the heartache experienced by teenagers across the globe who faced bullying, harassment and lack of acceptance of their sexuality or gender identity. In too many tragic cases, they took their own lives. In 2021, staff continued to reflect on the issues that affect young people and to constantly consider how we can encourage and support them in our classrooms. 
Year 7 HumanitiesYear 7 Humanities students are studying Ancient Australian History, which focuses on learning about Ancient Australian First Nations history and culture.
Year 12 Drama Solo PerformancesThe Year 12 Drama Solo performance SAC is fast approaching. As part of their Year 12 assessment, students are required to create, rehearse, present and document a 7 minute solo performance based on a structure prescribed by the VCAA. They perform their performance in Term 3 for friends and family as a SAC, then present to 3 assessors during the exam period. After their SAC performance they complete an analysis as an assessment.
Students have been working on their solos since June, and still have lots of work to do before their final performance exam. Instead of a live performance this year, they will record their solo performances on the 14th October which will be shared with friends and family online. 
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