Next Week @TC

18/10/2024

• Recording of 2024 Graduate Assembly

• 2024 Exam Navigator

• 2025 Graduate Garments Order - closing Sunday

• TC Mango Drive

• TC Farm Working Bee

• TCNEWS - 2024 Grad Celebration Day

Recording of 2024 Graduate Assembly

Unfortunately, we experienced audio issues with the live stream of the graduate assembly on Thursday. We apologise those viewers tuning in via our teams platform did not get the full experience of assembly. Luckily we have a recording on the assembly with high quality sound and vision and will be released in next weeks next week @TC. Watch this space!

2024 Exam Navigator

The exam navigator booklet contains all the information students need to know about the upcoming unit 3&4 exam period including:

• Approved materials and equipment

• VCAA rules

• Examination dates and times

• Special provision

VCE Exams Navigator 2024 (vcaa.vic.edu.au)

2025 Graduate Garments Order last daYS -CLOSING SUNDAY

Dear 2025 Graduate Students and Families,
Graduate Garments are now ready to order for the 2025 cohort! This year we have five designs, including the addition of a polo for the first time. Students are able to order as many different designs as they like and when placing the order payment needs to be made via the Reform website. No payment will be taken through school so please make sure you follow all the steps to avoid missing out.
Follow this link - https://www.reformclothing.com/au/order/11507175098 to see designs. All custom nicknames will be reviewed prior to submission and are case sensitive.

SPECIAL OFFER: $15 off bundle codes for Polo and Jacket, Polo and Hoodie and Polo and Rugby
Enter this code at checkout: Polo and Jacket - TC15PFVJ Polo and Rugby - TC15PRJ Polo and Hoodie - TC15PH (will work for either hoodie)

We highly recommend checking sizes as in the past students have ordered ones too big or too small and they cannot be returned or exchanged as they are personalised. All the measurements of the garments are on the Reform website. Choose a top at home, lay it down flat and measure the body, this can then be compared to Reform sizes.

Orders will be closing the 20th of October THIS SUNDAY - This is to ensure that garments will arrive at the beginning of Term 1, 2025.

TC Mango Drive

The TC Animals Mango Drive is back just in time for the warmer weather of 2024!

The Mango Drive uses Bowen Special Mangos (previously known as Kensington Pride). When you buy mangos from the Mango Drive, you know the fruit is coming directly from the farm to you. Your mangos aren’t being held for long periods in storage or ripening rooms.

For $30, our mangos are packed in a single layer tray and each tray will weigh approximately 7kg.

All mangos will need to be collected in-person from Templestowe College during our designated collection windows. We are unable to deliver these to you. 

Orders close on Monday, October 28th and have an estimated delivery date at the start of December. Official collection dates, times, and details will be emailed to buyers once we have been informed of the exact delivery date from the farm. 

We look forward to seeing all of the yummy ways you are using up your mangos.

All funds raised go directly toward supporting the TC Working with Animals Program. We thank you for your ongoing support.

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TC Farm Working Bee Sunday 27 Oct 9-12pm

Join other families in the Permaculture Garden at TC on Sunday 27 Oct 9-12pm to help get the garden in good shape for the summer season. We would very much appreciate your help. Enjoy a morning tea and chat to staff and other families. 

Bring, sturdy shoes and gloves if you have them.

For catering purpose, please fill out this form, so we know how many people are coming. 

https://forms.office.com/r/f7HPC8H0xn

Grad Celebration Day

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2024! We made it!

We had lots of fun this year from dress up day every second Thursday, to Grad Camp, to Grad Formal, and so much more. To top it all off, we had our Grad Celebration Day yesterday.

Starting from 7am, Grads were busy decorating the school. We hope you enjoyed some of the things you saw! Vote #1 Peter Ellis?

We all had a yummy breakfast together at 8am, and then we had our costume parade and Pimp My Ride, where we decorated Grad cars. There were lots of great costumes, from Jesus to the Bald Group.

We had a big group photo with a special tradition that you'll find out about when you're a Grad!

At assembly, it was very emotional to walk in with everyone clapping for us. We heard some wonderful speeches from our school captains, Lucy and Callista, and from Peter Ellis. I almost cried! We saw instrumental Despacito performed by Otylia Jasinska Walisz and Zoe Harris, and we had Bluey Heeler (Miles Leahy Baulch), Bandit Heeler (me), Jack Black (Quinn Scotti), Kayla Quinn, Sebastian Carter, Nevin Despain, and Elise Liras perform Life Is A Highway.

We got to see some reflections from our Grads and some teachers, and our teachers had to solve a murder mystery. Julian sure had dedication, going all the way to Japan for the video.

We had a roll call and got to see lots of cute baby photos of the Grads, and each of us got a silly award that we'd voted on for each other. Like “most likely to become a CIA agent” and “most likely to lose their VCE certificate.”

By night, it was time to party, with our families and other guests. With lots of good food and even alcohol for the adults, we heard more wonderful speeches, and had another roll call where we got our graduation certificates. After the formalities, we danced into the night with a live DJ, and musical classics we hadn't heard in years.

It was a lot of fun, and a perfect way to finish off our high school life. Congratulations again. TC will be missed, and my fellow Grads will be missed. I hope to see you all again one day.

By Rory Opie
TC Journalist

Last Weeks Announcements

• School Saving Bonus

• School Captain Applications Now Open

• Key Dates for Term 4

• Term 3 Newsletter

• End of Term Arrangements - An Overview

School Saving Bonus

Dear parents and carers,

As shared with you previously, parents and carers of every child enrolled in a Victorian government school in 2025 will receive the one-off School Saving Bonus $400 support.

In the coming months, the Department of Education will send you 2 email communications for each of your children enrolled in Victorian government schools.

By Friday 18 October 2024, please ensure that your child’s 2025 enrolment is completed and that your contact information is up to date.

The 2 emails from the Department of Education will:

1. Confirm your email address between mid-October and late-November.

2. Provide you with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code by the end of November.

If you do not receive a confirmation email from the department by late-November, please check your spam or junk folders and contact the office on 9850 6333 if needed.

You can read more about the School Saving Bonus on the Department of Education website, with key information now available in 14 different languages. School Saving Bonus | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)

Key dates for term 4

• Monday 7th October - First day of Term 4

• Thursday 17th October - Grad Celebration Day. Assembly period 1 (whole school). Classes run as normal for everyone except Unit 4 classes which have now finished.

• Tuesday 5th November - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday - No classes running.

• Friday 29th November - Staff PD, Student Free Day - No classes running on this day.

• Monday 2nd December - Start of Head Start Week 1 - All students

• Monday 9th December - Start of Head Start Week 2 - No VCE/VCE VM Classes running.

• Monday 16th December - Start of Activity Week

• Friday 20th December - Last day of Term 4, students dismissed at lunchtime

Term 3 Newsletter

It has been a big term 3! Please enjoy a slightly new format to the newsletter this term, to help with loading all the amazing images and videos students and staff provide for it. You are able to view your favourite sections or scroll through to read everything from Peter’s message, students achievements, A for Animals all the way to W for Wellbeing, the newsletter has it all!

END OF YEAR ARRANGEMENTS - AN OVERVIEW

For those looking ahead to the end of the year arrangements:

• Thursday 28th November - whole school assembly

• Thursday 28th November - last day of 2024 classes

• Monday 2nd December - 2025 classes (Headstart program) begin for all except those in Entry class in 2024.

• Friday 6th December - Last day of VCE classes as part of 2024 Headstart program

• Monday 9th December - 2024 classes continue for Headstart week 2. No VCE (inc VCE VM) classes run.

• Monday 16th December - Activity Week Commences. Alternative program running.

• Friday 20th December - Last day of year. Students dismissed before 1pm.

Previous TCNEWS Articles

Venturing Beyond the Classroom: The School for Student Leadership Experience

Have you ever heard of the School for Student Leadership? Well, SSL is a Victorian Department of Education and Training initiative offering a unique residential education experience for year nine students. The experience helps them adjust to life away from home and learn new skills and techniques. Each term, school teams of year 9 students selected from government schools, both metropolitan and country regions, attend SSL.

The School for Student leadership curriculum focuses on personal development and team learning projects sourced from students' home regions. There are four campuses in iconic locations across Victoria, which take around 720 students annually.

The Alpine School Campus, located at Dinner Plain in the Victorian Alps, is the oldest campus of the four, established in 2000. 

Snowy River Campus is near the mouth of the Snowy River at Marlo in east Gippsland.

The third site is called the Gnurad-Gundidj Campus. After consultation with the local aboriginal community, this name represents both the indigenous name of the local area and an interpretation of the statement "belonging to this place".

The fourth and newest campus is the Don Valley Campus. It is located at Don Valley in the Yarra Ranges.

TC has taken part in applying for SSL for countless years, and we've sent many young leaders over the years to the different campuses, each of them returning with new life skills and a deeper sense of self.

This year, TC was chosen to select 6 FLE2s to participate in this program for term 4, and I am very lucky to be one of the chosen applicants.

We will be staying at the Alpine Campus with people from nine other schools, and around 45 students in total.

The School for Student Leadership program is based on experiential learning which, in a nutshell, means they try to learn from all experiences rather than just those that take place in a classroom.

The SSL program has a unique rule which prohibits students from bringing their mobile phones. This rule is intended to create an environment beneficial to experiential learning and fostering deeper connections among the participants. By disconnecting from the digital world, "students are encouraged to engage in meaningful conversations, develop stronger interpersonal skills, and fully immerse themselves in the program's activities without the distractions of the digital world".

During our stay, we will have the opportunity to email and even mail letters to stay in touch with our families and friends. At the start of the program, we will be paired with another student from a different school to live in a dorm-like room, fostering friendships and a sense of community. Additionally, we will be responsible for washing our own clothes and helping around the living spaces, encouraging independence and self-reliance while living away from home.

We will sleep, eat, shower and work all under one roof and share the same experiences of the neighbouring environment, as well as take part in frequent outdoor activities like white water rafting, mountain biking, and camping.

"It is more than a school; it is a home, a place of play, relaxation, relationships, friendships, emotions, health, sickness, eating, sleeping and waking, learning and adventure…" https://tas.schoolforstudentleadership.vic.edu.au/

I am incredibly thrilled and deeply honoured to have been selected to participate in this unique experience. I'm filled with gratitude for this opportunity and almost disbelief that from the 14th of October to the 14th of December, I'll be up in the Alps for the nine-week program. I am eager to engage in this experience and fully embrace the chance to learn and grow. I'm confident that I will acquire a wealth of valuable knowledge and insights while developing meaningful and lasting relationships along the way.

Thanks for reading about my upcoming adventure at the SSL. I can't wait to share my experiences and the valuable lessons I'll learn during this nine-week program! 

By Mietta Palmer
TC Journalist