Next Week @TC

22/07/2022

• Media Event @TC - Announcement for Potential School Funding

• Computer Donations

• Athletics and Indigenous Games

• Virtual Student Parent Teacher Interviews this Thursday

• Elevate Education Session for Parents/Carers

• TCNEWS - Subject Expo Wednesday 27th of July

Media Event @ TC today/Announcement for Potential School Funding

Today we had The Hon. Matthew Guy MP visit TC, along with the relevant media, to make a pledge that should the Liberal Party win at the State Election, that TC will receive $15 million for a Community Sports Hub, consisting of 3 full size Basketball Courts, retractable seating, changing rooms, a Canteen, parking, and Offices, all with disability access.

The Liberal Party press release for this can be found here: https://vic.liberal.org.au/media-releases/2022-07-22-guy-students-set-to-score-with-templestowe-college-community-sports-hub?topic=

As a school we always aim to remain apolitical, and therefore only report the information in its most factual form, in line with the Department of Education guidelines. Should the Labor party wish to make a similar announcement we shall pass that information on as well to the Community in a similar way.

Peter

COMPUTER DONATIONS

Do you have any unwanted computers or laptop charges, in working condition, taking up space in your house? TC will happily take them off your hands. Our IT department will wipe all your information from the computer, and repurpose it for one of our students. Please hand your unwanted computers and laptop charges into TC’s IT department in the HUB. Thank you.

Tuesday August 16 Athletics and Indigenous Games Day

Almost 450 consent forms in already!!! Let's make it 1000+ for this huge festival day. Jump on Compass, check out the event description and complete consent form. 2 minutes of clicking for 7 hours of fun on the day!

As with all normal school days, we love to see TC students at school. This Athletics and Indigenous Games day is a normal school day except for the fact that we are the Athletics track in Doncaster so... get that form in and get ready for a deadly time.

Virtual Student Parent Teacher Interviews this Thursday

The information below has been copied and pasted from Compass for those who have booked a virtual Student Parent Teacher Interview this Thursday":

Attending a virtual conference

On Thursday the 28th July you will need to use the link for the relevant teacher to access their meeting room. A staff directory with link for all staff members meetings will be sent via Compass on Tuesday the 26th of July.

 To use the staff directory:

• Find the relevant teacher (their name is listed in Compass as your child’s teacher)

• Click on the link beside their name to be taken to the Teams platform.

• The teacher will then admit you to their meeting room at the allocated time.

Keep an eye on your emails regarding links to teachers' meetings. Each member of staff has their own link, and you will need them on the 28th of July if you are attending the virtual conferences. An email will be sent via Compass on the 26th of July with all of the relevant links.

Elevate Education

We’re excited to announce that parents of our school have exclusive access to Elevate Education’s Parent Webinar Series this year. Elevate works with our students, delivering high impact workshops on study skills, motivation, wellbeing, and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series, you will learn how to better support your children at home through reinforcing the skills they learn at school.  

Wednesday 27th July @ 6:30pm (AEST)

How to Motivate Your Child

Here's what Elevate will be covering:

✅ What impact does praise and reassurance have on your child's motivation?

✅ What are the best type of goals to be setting with your child? 

✅ How can you help your child create meaningful and lasting motivation?

The webinar is run live online from 6:30 - 7:30pm (AEST) where the presenter will share Elevate’s key research and skills, and will conduct a live Q&A so you can ask them questions directly.

If you are unable to make the webinar, don't worry! If you sign up to attend, you'll receive the webinar recording on Thursday morning, use the link above to apply.

Should you have questions or would like to contact Elevate directly, their details are listed below.
📞 1300 667 945
✉️ aucoaching@elevateeducation.com
💻 https://get.elevatecoaching.info/au/schoolwebinar

Subject Expo

Save the date! After three years, TC's subject expo is finally back. This Wednesday, the 27th of July, expect bundles of fun and valuable information regarding subjects for 2023. The expo will be held in S-Wing (bottom of the school) from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. Information sessions will also be held in S-Wing, about the transition from Entry to the FLE program and FLE transitioning into VCE.
Sessions:
2:30 & 3:30 pm - Entry students moving into the FLE (Flexible learning environment)
3:30 & 4:30 pm - FLE moving into VCE

Each faculty area will have their own snazzy booths, featuring information about their subjects and pathways.
You can try out a wide range of delightful props in the photo booth, run by the Photography Elective students and grab a hot chocolate, coffee or a waffle from the Food Tech.
With a growing number of unique visitors to their website, Yelling at Children will be on show! The site is entirely written and edited by the Level Up: Game-Based Writing students.
If you hear a few crying babies, no need to fear it's just the Health classes Realtek babies!
Head to the Music booth to grab some freebies and don’t forget to say hi to the mudskippers, rats and lizard at the Animals stall. Student work will also be showcased in most areas and you can see examples of text books and typical class activities for all our TC subjects.

With course counselling and subject selection later in the term, it is strongly recommended the TC community attend this event. Don’t forget Student Parent Teacher Conferences are also in Week 3 & 4 with a focus on planning ahead for 2023 so the subject expo is a great opportunity to meet staff, ask questions and gain student insight into the subjects at TC.
Hope to see you all there!

By Bonnie-Mai Smith
TC Journalist

Announcements from Last Week

• Term 2 Newsletter Release

• Key Dates for Term 3

• COVID Safe practices for Term 3

• Subject Expo Week 3

• TC Semester 1 Reports Survey

• Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences now open for bookings

• TC Beanies for sale

• Parents/Carers Facebook Group

Term 2 Newsletter

KEY DATES FOR TERM 3

Below are some of our key dates for next term repeated from the last next week @TC in term 2. This is not the entire list, but one which will help families to plan ahead. This is a very busy term as we spend a lot of time on the course planning process so that students are able to select their 2023 subjects after the Course Counselling Day:

• Subject Expo - Wed 27th July (Week 3). 2:30 – 4:30pm. Classes run us normal on this day,

• Student Parent Teacher Interviews Option Day 1 (Online) - Thu 28th July (Week 3) – Provisional. No lessons running onsite.

• Student Parent Teacher Interviews Option Day 2 (In Person) - Fri 5th August (Week 4) – Provisional. No lessons running onsite.

• Athletics Carnival/Indigenous Games - Tue 16th August (Week 6). All students participate in his day.

• Course Counselling Day (Online) - Wed 17th August (Week 6). All day. No lessons running onsite.

• Staff Professional Practice Day & GAT Exam (all VCE Unit 3/4 and VCAL Students) - Wed 7th September (Week 9). All day. No lessons running onsite.

COVID Safe Practices for Term 3

We still have RATs available from our General Office for students to collect. We do also have masks available for those that require them.

We will be continuing to send out updates if we have any relevant positive cases. If there is not an email that day, there are no relevant cases. We continue to ask that families send any notifications of positive cases by email to connect@tc.vic.edu.au. As a school community, we will continue to use the Air Purifiers within the classroom and school environment, under the direction of the Department of Education and Training.

Subject Expo Week 3 

On Wednesday the 27th of July we are holding a subject expo for students and parents to attend. This is your opportunity to find out about the subjects and opportunities for students at TC in 2023. The expo will be running from 2:30 – 4:30 on the Wednesday afternoon and we would love to see you all there. In addition to subject specific information there will be information sessions of moving from Entry into the Flexible Learning Environment (FLE) and from FLE into the VCE, as well as information about the new VCE Vocational Major which is replacing VCAL.

TC semester 1 ReportS Survey

This week we have sent out a survey to parents and carers to try and get some feedback on our semester reports. We are in the process of reviewing our current reporting system and your feedback would be greatly appreciated. The survey can be found here.

https://forms.office.com/r/uY0QDyB3H3

Student / Parent / Teacher Conferences now open for bookings

Our SPT conferences are happening in weeks 3 and 4 of this term. We have moved them earlier in the semester so that they better align with our subject selection and course counselling processes.  

We are running two days, with two different formats, one online conference day (Thursday the 28th of July) and one in-person conference day (Friday the 5th of August). Bookings can be made via Compass.

TC BEANIES FOR SALE ❄

As the weather gets colder don’t forget you can purchase a TC Beanie from the general office at any time, beanies are $15.

Athletics and Indigenous Games Day - tues 16th August

Dear TC Students and Staff,
You are invited to a festival day on Tuesday August 16 at the Doncaster Athletics track on George St, Doncaster.
The festival will include traditional athletics events as well as a special Indigenous games area led by Yorta Yorta organisation Wanyara. The Indigenous games will include a wide range of tag-like games, ball games, spear throwing, and art making. This is a great opportunity to learn how to play these games, have fun, and engage with First Nations' culture in an immersive way.
There will also be a Welcome to Country smoking ceremony, a DJ playing tunes all day, Colour Community competitions like tug-of-war, a sausage sizzle by our VCAL students, and more fun activities around the track.
There will be no classes onsite at TC during that day, so be sure to get your consent form filled in and your colourful outfit ready! See the consent form for details on transport and times. Don't miss out on this deadly day of Indigenous games!

The consent form is live now on compass so be sure to get your form in!

PARENTS/CARERS FACEBOOK GROUP

A termly reminder that we have a parents/carers Facebook group.

Promoting a safe space for parents and carers of students at Templestowe College to share information online, the group will celebrate school achievements, keep up to date with school events, and more. This page will be run by a parent group with the approval of TC.

To join please follow this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/templestowecollegeparentcarersgroup/ all members will be confirmed by a school staff member, please ensure you answer the requested questions to join.

Previous TCNEWS Articles

The Pat Cronin Foundation - Be Wise Presentation 🦉

Welcome back! On Wednesday, the Pat Cronin Foundation (PCF) came down to TC and talked to the FLE 2 & 3 students regarding the importance of preventing social violence, making good choices and looking after your mates. In the past PCF has come out to TC but sadly, their work was impacted by COVID, so it was great for them to see them back!

On Saturday, the 16th of April 2016 after playing his first senior footy game, Pat Cronin went out for a few quiet drinks with mates. A brawl started to build outside the pub and Pat stepped in to pull a friend away. He was then, punched in the head from behind. Sadly, Pat was taken to the hospital unconscious and two days later, passed away. After the tragic death of their son, Robyn and Matt Cronin established the PCF in hopes to raise awareness, education and research about the Coward Punch. 

Seeking education surrounding the Cowards Punch the foundation has developed a highly successful 'Be Wise presentation' which aims to "address the psychological, social and economic impacts of violent acts... It encourages students to reflect on attitudes and behaviours around anger and aggression and together discuss strategies to deal with these issues personally, and as mates and bystanders". 

Throughout the presentation, students gained an insight into Pat Cronin's story and the effects of how students can "create solutions to Be Wise, Think Carefully and Act Kindly". For presentation organiser Ryan Griffith, the talk is "so meaningful and relevant for our students. As young people become young adults it is important to consider the consequences of one’s actions and to know that we can all play a part in reducing violence in our communities".

For more info on the foundation: https://patcroninfoundation.org.au/
Check out their Instagram page for updates: https://www.instagram.com/patcroninfoundation/?hl=en

By Bonnie-Mai Smith
TC Journalist