Welcome to Issue 21 of the College Newsletter! This includes: - End of Year Award Winners - Night Under the Stars - Are you 2025 ready? - 2025 Staff Organisational Chart - First Aid Policy at The Lakes - What’s on @ The Lakes
THE LAKES SOUTH MORANG COLLEGE NEWSLETTER 2022 - ISSUE 10 Date 00, 2022
Term 4, Week 10 Issue 21 - 2024
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
The Lakes South Morang College respectfully acknowledges that beneath the significant River Red Gums that feature across our school's landscape lay the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri - Willam people of the Kulin Nation.
Principal Report
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Student Perspective
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School Council
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End of Year Awards
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PRINCIPAL REPORT
Curriculum
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Policy Spotlight
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BILL PANAS COLLEGE PRINCIPAL
Agency & Engagement
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2025 Staff Organisation Chart
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Social Scene
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Congratulations to the entire Lakes team for a truly exceptional year! The growth we've seen as a College is a direct result of your commitment and hard work. We have all worked tirelessly to make our College a place that we are proud to call our school, affectionately labelled three years ago as “ The Happy Place ”. Our students are the recipients of dedication, care, kindness and composure. This is backed by: clear policy and process; consistent decision - making with the intent to improve and grow as a community; a progressive curriculum and extra curriculum program; and, a focus on evidenced - based data providing integrity for resources management and delivery. Our migration from Sentral to Compass at the beginning of the year set the platform for a new frontier of improved data collection at the College. Many hours of hard work have gone into transferring, updating, and analysing data. This has also included professional development for staff and training of families in the new system, however I would say that everyone agrees that this has been a great improvement for our College. What we have found are: anomalies in the system are now easier to fix; we have easier access to information; and we have cohesive integration to Department of Education data systems. This transition has simultaneously improved our implementation of processes and has set a strong foundation for improvements in communications and efficiencies. At a time of significant teacher shortages, our staffing has stayed almost unchanged for more than two years. This is a clear message of support and highlights teachers ’ commitment to their students and the direction of the College. To the staff departing our College, Mr Kim, Mr Cokuzovski, Mr Afridi, Mrs Hunjan, Mrs Fernando, Ms Nikoloska, Mr Ross, Mrs Allan, Mr Figueiredo Carvalheira and Ms Vogdanis - whilst we are sad to lose you, we are sure that you will be making a mark on the next journey of your professional career and take with you many positive memories and connections that will last forever. Thank you for your hard work, support and leadership throughout your tenure. Our focus on a calm - centered and solution - based mindset has continued to foster proactive professional conversations and a collaborative environment, not only for staff but also for students. Students are reporting feeling safer, empowered and supported. This is clearly evidenced by the decrease in incident reports and an increase in positive behaviour reports. Our Attitudes to School Survey results (4 - 12 student survey) on managing bullying outperforms network and similar schools and our overall performance report for wellbeing came in as HIGH, a feat only 11 of the 40 other schools in our network managed to achieve. Although we are only just beginning, a new era of learner agency has begun, with our students becoming agentic and engaged in their learning
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What ’ s on @ The Lakes
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Community Noticeboard
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE:
• End of Year Award Winners
• Night Under the Stars
• Are you 2025 ready?
• 2025 Staff Organisational Chart
• First Aid Policy at The Lakes
• What ’ s on @ The Lakes
Secondary Campus 80 Jardier Terrace, South Morang 3752 Primary Campus 275 Gordons Road, South Morang 3752
(03) 9404 9000
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter PRINCIPAL REPORT
Our College stands on the Country of the Wurundjeri - willam people of the Kulin Nations. This Country always was, and always will be, a place of learning and connection. To set our intentions for caring for Country, people and places within our College community for the 2025 school year, we are honoured to invite you to a special event.
On February 3rd , we will gather at our Primary Campus for a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony .
The event will begin with a Welcome to Country by Aunty Zeta Thomson , a respected Elder and descendant of the Yarra Yarra Clan of the Wurundjeri people, and the Ulupna and Moira Clans of the Yorta Yorta people. Aunty Zeta's words will guide us as we acknowledge and respect the Traditional Custodians of Country. Following this, Simone and Nicole Thomson , proud Woi - Wurrung Wurundjeri and Yorta - Yorta women, will conduct the Smoking Ceremony . Simone, an artist whose works are featured across both our Primary and Secondary campuses, will guide us through this sacred ceremony, which is a vital part of the cultural tradition to cleanse and protect the space, and set intentions for the year ahead.
Event Details: Date: February 3rd, 2025 Location: Primary Campus Time: 9:30am
We warmly welcome all members of the College community to join us in this meaningful and respectful ceremony to start the year with cultural understanding, connection, and unity.
We look forward to sharing this important occasion with you.
journeys. This, combined with continuous assessment and reporting, will be the future of measuring student performance and outcomes. We have multiple sources of student data at our disposal to use and cultivate individual student program plans. We have never been as data rich and knowledgeable as we are at the end of 2024. We also challenged our families to become more involved as partners in their children's learning, and their increased engagement has been invaluable in supporting our students ’ success. This is a mindset change for families, but we are committed to maintaining these partnerships and will keep challenging our parents/carers to join us in bettering the learning of both their children and developing a strong community hub for learning. This will continue to set a positive tone around the community, address gaps in learning away from school, encourage participation in learner agency meetings, fundraising, other important events and ultimately build relationships that bind us all together as one. We are definitely buoyed by the one hundred plus parents/carers who completed the Parent Opinion Survey this year and we will work with School Council to analyse their feedback and reboot for 2025. Our student performance/results have been relayed to you through multiple forums throughout the year. There are so many wins and so much that we are proud of. Our Primary NAPLAN data is now the best in our network for Literacy and Numeracy and exceeds local private schools. Our Prep results demonstrate that the majority of students have achieved our target of 12 - months growth. Our Year 5 - 6 students have had their exposure to Secondary programs expanded in 2024 and the transition will become simpler and more seamless as we continue to integrate. On Secondary, we are already ahead of our local Secondary schools in NAPLAN Year 7
and 9 Literacy. Our Numeracy data is slowly increasing, but with a clear and articulated plan, which includes additional intervention for next year, we are very confident of significant growth. On this, we are buoyed with our VCE Mathematics results. Two Year 11 students achieved a 40 Study Score for Units 3 - 4 General Mathematics and our Median for the class was 31. There is significant growth and a process to harness and grow in 2025. Whilst we broke records with the number of tours and an increased focus on transition, we still need to improve the retention between the Primary and Secondary Campuses. As a College community, we must find a way to retain all students so that our work and investment that we apply in the early years pays dividends at the top end of the College. We understand that families will move children for a variety of legitimate reasons, which is okay, however the virtues of staying at The Lakes for Secondary schooling are looming large. What may help in families ’ decision - making is our wonderful VCE Year 12 results. In only our third instalment of VCE, we can now say that we have serious credibility with remarkable results achieved by this year ’ s cohort. Our Median VCE Study Score went from 24 to 30 making us the highest - performing Government school in our network and scoring higher than the majority of our local Catholic and Independent schools. If we could manage 32, that would take us into the highest 20 performing Government school ’ s statewide. The other important factor is that 54% of students had an ATAR of above 70 and 15% above 80%. Our median Study Score of 30 in English was outstanding. The through line and pleasing message is consistency across all subjects. In addition, many students embarked on VETs and our VM program is extremely popular amongst senior students. Learning approaches may vary but the challenge to improve and achieve your best remain strong.
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter PRINCIPAL REPORT
This year, we had 100% student completion, which is ahead of last year. Well done to the team of students, families and teachers for the work put into our seniors over all their years of learning. Our commitment to high expectation has only served to create an environment of professional growth surrounded by improved and purposeful classroom and facilities that are prerequisite for high impact learning. In addition to the various building upgrades, we are very excited about the new learning devices that will be installed over the break on the Primary Campus and the air conditioning on Secondary. Whilst our infrastructure program comes to an end, we are thankful to the staff who lead the facilities upgrades and their dedication and attention to detail. Our School Council has been enormous with their support and guidance. It is also their explicit expectation that we continue to provide a beautiful and immaculate learning environment for years to come. As a College we would like to thank Amanda Farrelly, the School Council President, and all school councilors Council for their commitment and dedication to fundraising activities and tireless approach to maintaining fidelity in processes and a high level of school pride. On behalf of Ms Lee, Mr Abney - Hastings and I, congratulations to all 700 plus students on your super efforts, dedication, approach to and quality of learning demonstrated this year. To our 500 plus families, your support has been everything to us, and there is no way we could achieve all that we have without your ideas, support, and care.
Have a safe and relaxing holiday season and a prosperous 2025.
Mr Panas
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR I just wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate not only the final issue of the College Newsletter for 2024, but also acknowledge and thank all who have contributed to the 21 issues over the year. In particular I would like to
thank the principal team; Mrs Lee, Mr Abney - Hastings and Mr Panas for their ongoing support and regular reports. Thankyou to Mrs Ylias and Ms Hayton, along with their fantastic student leaders who have also ensured each issue celebrates student voice and learning across the College. Thankyou to Amanda and the members of School Council who have embraced the newsletter and have worked collaboratively with me to develop articles and ideas for future issues. Each fortnight the College Newsletter provides our community with not only a snapshot of what has been achieved but also a celebration of connections we are building and opportunities and events coming up. In our final issue of The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter we have our 2024 Primary and Secondary school captains reflection, filmed at our Awards Night, along with a celebration of all the End of Year award winners from the night. If you are unsure of what your child needs to begin 2025 or how the beginning of Term 1 will look, you will also find this information in this issue.
Thankyou to everyone who takes the time to read what is put together each fortnight. From myself and my team of staff who support each issue, have a wonderful and safe holidays.
Ms Wilson
STUDENT PERSPECTIVE
2024 SCHOOL CAPTAIN REPORTS
PRIMARY SCHOOL CAPTAINS
TRI THANH, SAANVI, GRACE, VISHAL
SECONDARY SCHOOL CAPTAINS CHARLOTTE, NASH, IZAK, SARAH
scan code for digital Awards Night program
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter SCHOOL COUNCIL
Night Under the Stars!
It was fantastic to see so many of our College community at our Primary Night Under the Stars performance. Well done to all of the teachers and students who prepared and performed their festive pieces! The College Fundraising team raffled off a whole range of items! They also setup a fun photobooth with a Christmas twist.
<< Click here to view photos taken on the evening.
SCHOOL COUNCIL: PARENT/CARER COMMUNITY HOT TOPICS
One of the purposes of School Council is to raise, review, discuss and action issues that are important to our parent/ carer community. We want to hear from you on how we can improve our school! If you would like a "hot topic" discussed at a School Council meeting, please reach out to one of the following parent/carer reps or email Amanda Farrelly, School Council President, on amanda.farrelly@education.vic.gov.au.
Current Parent/Carer Reps:
Amanda Farrelly (Primary)
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Jenny Archibald (Primary)
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Grant Voss (Primary)
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Kathryn Lieschke (Primary)
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Veronica Marsh (Primary & Secondary)
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Anna - Lisa Tewma (Secondary)
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Josie Benfari (Secondary)
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Helen Skendaris (Secondary)
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TERM 1, 2025
7 TH FEB FRIDAY 3.15PM - 5PM
Now available via CompassTix and on the day (school - aged children only).
PREORDER YOUR WRISTBANDS NOW!
Ninja Warrior course, mini golf and face painting
BBQ sausages, slushies and cans of soft drink available to purchase
Celebrate the new school year, reconnect after the summer holidays
BYO picnic food, picnic blanket or chairs No alcohol permitted
Primary & Secondary families welcome! All school - aged students and siblings must be accompanied by a parent/carer.
and meet new families to the school.
Proceeds of money raised to go towards purchasing outdoor yard activities for both Campuses.
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter END OF YEAR AWARDS
PREP - YEAR 10 SUBJECT AWARDS
LITERACY
NUMERACY
PREP: Harper Bulman YEAR ONE: Hunter Bobadilla YEAR TWO: Martin Ristevski YEAR THREE: Olivia Soria YEAR FOUR: Racim Sarni YEAR FIVE: Kathy Nguyen YEAR SIX: Kara Turner YEAR SEVEN: Ashwin Bhutani YEAR EIGHT: Amias Beckinsale YEAR NINE: Mihail Dimitrovski YEAR TEN: Taylor Vu
PREP: Jeshua George YEAR ONE: Lucas McGlashan YEAR TWO: Rocco Narduzzo YEAR THREE: Olivia Soria YEAR FOUR: Ryan Longhurst YEAR FIVE: Thomas Broadley YEAR SIX: Tri Thanh Luong YEAR SEVEN: Bertrand NG YEAR EIGHT: Bonnie Nackovska
YEAR NINE: Virat Khokhar YEAR TEN: Hasti Kamran
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION PREP: Arjan Sandhu YEAR ONE: Remi Kan YEAR TWO: Nathan Nguyen YEAR THREE: Eli Mccoid YEAR FOUR: Suryansh Mankotia YEAR FIVE: Harry Andrews YEAR SIX: Amrit Bhagra YEAR SEVEN: Lachlan Head
HUMANITIES
PREP: Akira Danckert YEAR ONE: Gavin Felix YEAR TWO: Beatrice Chapman YEAR THREE: Arjun Bhutani YEAR FOUR: Aubrey Hawkins YEAR FIVE: Jerusha Lijo YEAR SIX: Monica Jacobsen YEAR SEVEN: Imogen Jones YEAR EIGHT: Rubi Armstrong YEAR NINE: Declan Luke YEAR TEN: Lucky Sanjaikla
YEAR EIGHT: Riania Key YEAR NINE: Declan Luke YEAR TEN: Ben Maughan
PERFORMING ARTS
TECHNOLOGY
PREP: Theo Chapman YEAR ONE: Matzu Chin - Holt YEAR TWO: Daniela Castaneda Rosas YEAR THREE: Olivia Soria YEAR FOUR: Siena Crane YEAR FIVE: Steven Nak YEAR SIX: Phoenix Tenson YEAR SEVEN: Alexia Plata YEAR EIGHT: Mannat Randhawa YEAR NINE: Somma Morris - Thomas YEAR TEN: Takura Mubayiwa
PREP: Jasper Stewart YEAR ONE: Ivy Longhurst YEAR TWO: Eleftheria Giglas YEAR THREE: Olivia Soria YEAR FOUR: Pranadh Ranjith YEAR FIVE: Addison Mercuri YEAR SIX: Duncan Soria YEAR SEVEN: Mia Pavic YEAR EIGHT: Riania Key YEAR NINE: Mia Vowles YEAR TEN: Ben Maughan
SCIENCE
VISUAL ARTS
PREP: Toby Vo Reynolds YEAR ONE: Xavier Pulumbarit YEAR TWO: Asher Campbell YEAR THREE: Isla Jones YEAR FOUR: Nickan Ghasdi YEAR FIVE: Kathy Nguyen YEAR SIX: Nisa Kith YEAR SEVEN: Hiya Devaraju YEAR EIGHT: Raean Reta YEAR NINE: Virat Khokhar YEAR TEN: Marta Susino
PREP: Justin Jiang YEAR ONE: Mia Crane YEAR TWO: Remi Taylor YEAR THREE: Tyler Smith YEAR FOUR: Thaemela Soobrayen
YEAR FIVE: Miriam Morris YEAR SEVEN: Hiya Devaraju YEAR EIGHT: Raean Reta YEAR NINE: Raina Reta YEAR TEN: Christina Tran
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter END OF YEAR AWARDS
VCE & VCAL SUBJECT EXCELLENCE AWARDS
HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Year 11 - Jesse Haranas Year 12 - Eliza Reeves
BIOLOGY
Year 11 - Angela Tran Year 12 - Charlotte Adrichem
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
MODERN HISTORY Year 11 - Mason Mercuri
Year 11 - Jorja Pike
CHEMISTRY
LEGAL STUDIES
Year 11 - Anhad Singh Year 12 - Eliza Reeves
Year 11 - Ayaan Muhammad Year 12 - Karim Taleb
ENGLISH
MATHEMATICAL METHODS
Year 11 - Angela Tran Year 12 - Ali Al - Salem
Year 11 - Anhad Singh Year 12 - Aaron Butler
FOOD STUDIES Year 11 - Angela Tran Year 12 - Aaron Butler
APPLIED COMPUTING
Year 11 - Anhad Singh
GENERAL MATHEMATICS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Year 11 - Jesse Haranas Year 12 - Charlotte Adrichem
Year 11 - Angela Tran Year 12 - Anhad Singh & Imad Wardak
COLLEGE AWARDS
SCHOOL SPORTS VICTORIA AWARD Selena Gatto
PSYCHOLOGY Year 11 - Ayaan Muhammad Year 12 - Eliza Reeves
AMPOL - ALL ROUNDER AWARD Charlotte Adrichem KWONG LEE DOW YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM Hasti Kamran
VCE VM NUMERACY Year 11 - Aiden Jolly Year 12 - Talia Anderson
VET EXCELLENCE
Jye Peterson Jesse Haranas
VCE VM LITERACY Year 11 - Jye Peterson Year 12 - Daphne Adams VCE VM PDS Year 11 - Jye Peterson Year 12 - Talia Anderson
YEAR SIX VALEDICTORIAN
Tri Thanh Luong
VCE VM WRS Year 11 - Aiden Jolly Year 12 - Daphne Adams
YEAR TWELVE VALEDICTORIAN
Eliza Reeves
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter CURRICULUM
ARE YOU READY FOR 2025? Please use the following checklist to ensure that your young person is set for success at the start of 2025. DEAR LAKES FAMILIES...
ALL YEAR LEVELS:
BOOKLISTS
Prep - 12 Booklists have been emailed to families, or alternatively can be found at https://www.thelakes.edu.au/ curriculum - charges -- payments.html All orders are to be completed online via www.campion.com.au by Friday 20 th December 2024 for delivery on 26 th January 2025.
CURRICULUM CONTRIBUTIONS
2025 Fee Schedules have been emailed to families, or alternatively can be found at http://www.thelakes.edu.au/ curriculum - charges -- payments.html Please note, for students undertaking elective subjects in Years 9 - 12, curriculum contributions may apply. The final date for payments for these subjects is Friday 7 th February 2025. Payments not received by this date may result in students being switched to other elective classes.
UNIFORM
Please note our uniform supplier, APlus Schoolwear (3/30 Heaths Court, Mill Park) will close from December 18th. Trading resumes on January 9th, otherwise orders can be placed online via https://www.aplusschoolwear.com.au
MEET & GREET IN 2025
The Lakes South Morang College Meet and Greet Day will be held on Thursday 30 January 2025 from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm . Parents/Carers have an opportunity to meet with Learner Coaches from Prep to Year 12 to share information regarding your child and program information for 2025. Appointments are 15 minutes each and bookings can be made via Compass (Prep families are not required to complete this step as individual bookings have been made). Log onto your Parent Portal on Compass – https:// schools.compass.education/ to book a time with your child ’ s Learner Coach. The Lakes offers a hybrid model of face - to - face interviews and online video - conferencing. Individual teacher links to video - conferencing will be available via your Compass booking.
VCE Information Session
VCE students and families (including Early Entry VCE) also have a scheduled information session between 4.30 - 5.30pm in the Secondary Campus PD room, so we ask families to book appointments with Learner Coaches around these times.
POLICY SPOTLIGHT
ON PRIMARY:
BEING SUNSMART
FIRST AID
We will be enforcing our ‘ No Hat, No Play ’ policy in Term 1 on the Primary Campus. Hats must be wide - brim (with the school logo), which is available at the uniform shop.
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From time to time The Lakes South Morang College staff might need to administer first aid to students at school or during school activities. Parents/carers should be aware that the goal of first aid is not to diagnose or treat a condition. Students who are unwell should not attend school. If a student becomes unwell during the school day they may be directed to First Aid and monitored by staff. Depending on the nature of their symptoms, staff may contact parents/ carers or an emergency contact person to ask them to collect the student. If there is a situation or incident which occurs at school or during a school activity which requires first aid to be administered to a student:
IPAD
Edunet and JBHiFi are the College ’ s preferred providers. More information regarding iPad ’ s can be accessed via www.thelakes.edu.au/byod - program.html
STAYING CONNECTED
Please ensure the school has the correct contact details for you so that all correspondence, notes or relevant information for your child is received. Compass is the primary method for home - school communications at The Lakes so please make sure you have access to this.
Staff who have been trained in first aid will administer first aid in accordance with their training. In an emergency situation, other staff may assist in the administration of first aid within their level of competence. In a medical emergency, staff may take emergency action and do not need to obtain parent/carer consent to do so. Staff may contact Triple Zero “000” for emergency medical services at any time. If first aid is administered for a minor injury or condition, The Lakes South Morang College will notify parents/carers by a Compass email or phone call. If first aid is administered for a serious injury or condition, or in an emergency situation, school staff will attempt to contact parents/carers or emergency contacts as soon as reasonably practical.
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YEAR 7 TO VCE:
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LAPTOP
Edunet and JBHiFi are the College ’ s preferred providers. More information regarding laptops can be accessed via www.thelakes.edu.au/byod - program.html
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ROCKETBOOK
Have you considered a Rocketbook for your stationary items in 2025? This is a fantastic option to replace paper notebooks for all subject areas. More information can be found at www.rocketbook.com.au. Books can be ordered through Campion via our booklists, or directly through Rocketbook using the code LSMC10off for a 10% discount.
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Policies are available to all families via our website http://www.thelakes.edu.au/policies -- reports.html
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter AGENCY & ENGAGEMENT
What a wonderful year 2024 has been. We ’ d like to congratulate each and everyone one of our students on completing the year with enthusiasm.
• We ’ d like to especially mention our Year 7 students who have been a wonderful addition to the Secondary Campus and congratulations on completing your first year of Secondary Education! • We look forward to seeing how our Year 8 students fare with the added responsibility of Year 9 in 2025, we know they ’ ll engage really well with their elective units and continue to impress us. • Our Year 9 cohort have risen to the challenge of completing exams in the past few weeks and have proven to us that they are ready for next level of academic challenge as they enter our Senior School program next year. • Our Year 10 & 11 students have completed their VCE step up program and have impressed us all with how willing they are to accept the challenges that VCE, VM & VPC pose. • To our Year 12 Students, our Class of 2024, we are all so proud of your hard work, dedication and achievements. We hope that you all find the right pathway to continue your learning journey. Please come back and let us know how you are all travelling. We want to thank our parents and carers who have adapted to the switch to Compass, supported our new attendance policies and provided feedback via surveys, email or in person. Thank you to all the parents and carers who have engaged positively with us at Student Agency Interviews, SSG ’ s, over the phone, via email and at all our school events this year. Schools work best when there is a strong partnership between students, teachers and parents/ carers. We look forward to continuing to foster these strong relationships in 2025 and beyond. Speaking of 2025 we have some exciting plans in the Agency and Engagement space, we are looking forward to working closely with our College Captains and student leadership teams. We are excited to have our students participating in our staff meetings, starting with a student presentation at our first whole school staff meeting in Term 1. We will be continuing and expanding our student discovery interviews, the feedback and subsequent student interviews was some of the most valuable professional development our staff participated in this year. Many of our 2025 College Captains mentioned wanting our two campuses to work more closely together, we look forward to facilitating this in 2025.
Have a safe and happy holidays Team Lakes. We are all looking forward to seeing you come back refreshed and recharged for a massive 2025.
Mr Taylor
SHAVING FOR A CAUSE TO SHOW WE CARE This year, the Shaving for a Cause team raised over $1700 for our College community – particularly those impacted by difficulty, loss and grief. We are proud to report that in 2024, we will use these funds to provide 15 select students across both campuses with $100 gift vouchers. The remaining funds will be kept in a trust to be used in future years for students in need.
The 2024 issue of Inspire is out now!
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter 2025 STAFF ORGANISATION CHART
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter SOCIAL SCENE
WHAT ’ S ON @ THE LAKES
Breakfast Club on Primary Campus Every Wednesday 8.15am - 8.45am (Except for the first week and last week of the term)
JANUARY:
WEEK 1
Meet & Greet 10.30am - 6.30pm
Thursday 30th
VCE Information Session 4.30pm - 5.30pm
First day of school
Friday 31st
VCE Elevate Education
FEBRUARY:
WEEK 2
Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony 9.30am on Primary
Monday 3rd
Welcome Back BBQ 3.15pm - 5.00pm on Primary
Friday 7th
Book Now for Primary or Secondary Tours on 9404 9000 for individual School Tours
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter WHAT ’ S ON @ THE LAKES
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD
ATTENDANCE - EVERY DAY COUNTS If you are aware that your child will not be attending school due to illness or other circumstances, please contact either office to ensure our attendance records are accurate.
BELONGINGS, AMBULANCE & INSURANCE
Private property brought to school by students, staff or visitors is not insured and the Department of Education does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage. Parents and carers are reminded that the Department of Education does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents and carers of students who do not have student accident insurance/ ambulance cover are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance/ transport and any other transport costs.
Ways of communicating absences include:
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Placing a future Absence Request through the Compass Education Portal;
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Calling the office;
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Sending an SMS on 0427 226 537
As required by the Department of Education, all schools must notify parents/carers informing that their child is absent. Please inform the office of absences before 10am each morning.
NO HAT - NO PLAY
We will be enforcing our ‘ No Hat, No Play ’ policy in Term 1 on the Primary Campus. Wide - brimmed hats (with the school logo), are available at the uniform shop.
CSEF (CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND)
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps, and sporting activities. If you have a valid means - tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card, or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families. Payment amounts this year are $150.00 for eligible primary school students and $250.00 for eligible secondary school students. Payments are made direct to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions, and sporting activities for the benefit of your child. Foundation and Year 7 government school students who are CSEF recipients are also eligible for a uniform voucher. Schools are required to make applications on behalf of parents, so please register your interest at the school.
It is important that funding made available in 2025 supports students to participate in school trips, camps, and sporting activities this year rather than being held for future years. This funding can also be used in conjunction with any funding accrued from previous years. If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
If you would like to apply for the first time, please contact the College on 9404 9000 and ask for an application form.
You can also download the form, and find out more about the program and eligibility, on the Department of Education and Training ’ s Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund web page.
Check with the school office if you are unsure, and please return completed forms to the school office as soon as possible.
Please call 9404 9000 if you have a service or upcoming event you would like to promote through our Newsletter.
PHOTOGRAPHING, RECORDING AND FILMING CONSENT
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The Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Consent Form is provided by The Lakes South Morang College at enrolment. Recent Departmental changes to this policy mean that this now only has to be completed once during your child ’ s educational journey at The Lakes. As a component of our transition to Compass, all families across the College will be sent a message on Compass or contacted by a member of staff in regards to Permission to Publish for your child provided at enrolment. If at any time parents/carers wish to give or withdraw their consent, they can by contacting the College or completing the form below.
To update or make changes to your Photographing, Filming and Recording consent, please download and complete this form before returning to the front office.
SCHOOL SAVINGS BONUS (SSB) In Term 4, 2024 families with a child enrolled in Government schools from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one - off $400 School Saving Bonus. The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education - related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks. The School Saving Bonus is not available for full fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.
Department of Education will email you twice:
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October to verify you email address
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November, providing details on how you can
access the $400 bonus.
Please check your junk email regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.
To learn more about the SSB please see attached sheet for government school parents and carers or visit https://www.vic.gov.au/school - saving - bonus
Actions for parents and carers
Parents and carers of children who meet the School Saving Bonus eligibility above are required to do the following by Friday 18 October 2024:
Click here for more information.
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Your feedback is valued. Please use the following link to provide our College Council and Leadership Team with feedback to help make The Lakes a positive learning community for all.
Complete enrolment
If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025, please complete enrolment. For more information, read about Enrolling in School.
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Check your contact information
Ensure your contact information is up to date with your school. You can check this information by contacting your school directly.
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CANTEEN ORDERS
Scan the code to setup an account and select The Lakes South Morang College. Orders need to be in by 9am on the day.
This year the school canteen is offering lunch orders through the Flexischools app.
Follow the steps below to setup an account and select The Lakes South Morang College.
Please call Karen on 9404 9000 to discuss further, if you have a service or upcoming event you would like to promote through our Newsletter. EP Website
Nominations close 5pm Friday 15 November 2024
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD
To thrive, children need a safe and supportive environment at school, at home and in the broader community; no exceptions. At The Lakes South Morang College, we believe meeting the physical and emotional needs of our students is paramount in laying the foundations for a fulfilling future. We pledge to provide an environment that has zero tolerance to child abuse and will strive to work in partnership with our parents and community members to keep our students safe every day, in every way.
The Lakes South Morang College Child Safety Statement
PRIMARY CAMPUS: Telephone: 9404 9000 275 Gordons Road South Morang 3752 SECONDARY CAMPUS: Telephone: 9404 9000 80 Jardier Terrace South Morang 3752 ABN 52 938 171 499 PO Box 207 South Morang 3752 lakes.south.morang.co@education.vic.gov.au
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