Next Week @ TC

29/05/2026

• Principal’s message

  • Celebrating this week

  • Student lunches with the Principal

• Reconciliation Week

• Semester 2 Elective Subject Review and Confirmation

• VCE Music Recital - 2 June

• Community Battle of the Bands - 18 June

• Dance Across the Decades - 19 June

• TC records releases new music

• International Buddy Program

• Come and Try Basketball Sessions with Special Olympics Victoria

• Reminders:

  • Refugee Week Activities 15 to 20 June

  • TC Bush Dance - 25 June

  • Last chance to reserve a table for the Animals Trivia Night - Friday 24 July

A huge congratulations to the Grads and their friends for an amazing Grad Formal last Friday. A packed dance floor and empty tables were the evidence that everyone was having a fabulous time. I hope it has provided happy memories that will last forever.   

Also last Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the Global Victorian Learning Awards with our International Student Program Coordinator Belle. We shared the day with Yui Sawada, who was awarded a commendation award for student leadership, a truly impressive achievement. This is in a field of all Year 11 International students across the state. Yui was also one of only two students asked to perform a musical piece at the event. Her piece on the clarinet was superb. We left feeling immensely proud of her achievements and the manner in which she represented the school and herself. Well done Yui, and all who have supported her, especially Belle and the International Student Program team, and the music team.   

I have received an email from a member of the public complimenting the students who get the 908 buses, highlighting how polite the TC students are, and how considerate of other passengers our students are. It is great to get this feedback and it is a timely reminder that our behaviour in public makes a big impression. Please keep up the good work in the areas the email highlighted like moving bags to allow other passengers to move more easily, using respectful language, being polite to the drivers, and respecting the other passengers. Great job to all the 908 bus students.   

The principal team has spent the last two days attending the Government School State Conference which has been an opportunity to engage in the latest thinking about school leadership and to hear from other schools and experts who are leading exciting work in government schools. We will reflect and then bring the information back to TC to see what is useful for our context.   

I hope everyone enjoys the weekend. 

I am still offering students the opportunity to share lunchtime with me (BYO lunch) and I look forward to meeting more of the students in this way.

Book your place via this link, as numbers per session are limited.  

Have a great weekend.

Daryl Bennett 
Principal

This week is Reconciliation Week, an opportunity for all to learn more about the history of First Nations peoples. It’s also a chance to reflect on how you can support and get involved in Reconciliation. Reconciliation is not a one-time achievement, it is an ongoing process.  

A way schools promote Reconciliation is through a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). A RAP is a foundation that supplies institutions with an organised approach to accelerate Reconciliation. Check out Templestowe College’s RAP: TC’s Reconciliation Action Plan 

At Templestowe College we also work towards Reconciliation through recognising, celebrating and respecting that we are on Wurundjeri Country. The mural displayed on the Sports Centre, titled ‘Yan Kondee Yirramboi-Walking to Tomorrow’, was created by Aboriginal Artist Simone Thomson and depicts Country as it is naturally and untouched. Thompson has paired a detailed explanation with his beautiful piece, you can read it here: ‘Yan Kondee Yirramboi-Walking to Tomorrow’. 

Reconciliation Australia recognises five dimensions of Reconciliation:  

Race Relations, Goal: Positive two-way relationships built on trust and respect exist between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians throughout society. 

Equality and Equity, Goal: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians participate equally and equitably in all areas of life – i.e. we have closed the gaps in life outcomes – and the distinctive individual and collective rights and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are universally recognised and respected. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are self-determining. 

Historical Acceptance, Goal: There is widespread acceptance of our nation’s history and agreement that the wrongs of the past will never be repeated—there is truth, justice, healing and historical acceptance. 

Institutional Integrity, Goal: Our political, business and community institutions actively support all dimensions of reconciliation. 

Unity, Goal:  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and rights are a valued and recognised part of a shared national identity and, as a result, there is national unity. 

Why you must care: Reconciliation as stated, is vital in improving the relationships between First Nations peoples and Australians, currently there is constant negative discourse surrounding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Which all stems from a lack of recognition and acknowledgement of land ownership. This why we must keep offering Acknowledgements of Country, as it is a way to show respect to Traditional Owners.  

If you’d like to get involved during National Reconciliation Week keep an eye out on events posted in Reconciliation Australia. 

See you next week! 
Dara Cucos
TC Journalist  

All In creative Comp - entries close next Friday

A reminder to all our TC Creatives to get their entries in for the Reconciliation Week Creative Comp to go in the running for a $200 1st prize, $50 2nd prize, and $30 3rd prize vouchers. Send entries that respond to the theme "All In" to RGR@tc.vic.edu.au by June 5. 

Semester 2 Elective Review and Confirmation will open on Monday for the next TWO WEEKS (closing on Friday 5th June).  

Students will be given time during connect next week to complete this process. Families will be notified of any changes made to selections via email.

All students that take semester length electives are required to log into the ILP platform to check they are happy with electives chosen (and their back-ups) for next semester (to start in Term 3).

All students will be removed from semester length electives at the end of Semester 1. Students must re-enter their preferences again if they wish to stay in the same electives for Semester 2.

• For FLE1 and above students, selections will be imported from when they completed this process at the end of 2025.

• For new students and ENTRY students, selections will NOT be prefilled and they will need to select new semester length electives for Semester 2.

These selections are really important to get right. Please carefully consider their elective preferences and back-ups as there will not be an opportunity to request changes after this process.

A list of all Semester 2 subjects can be found here:

*Please note that Animal Industry Skills is a new subject for Semester 2 this year and the blocking will be finalised once selections are completed.

If students are not sure what subjects are semester long or yearlong you can check on the subject handbook website (TC Subject Selection Handbook) or talk to their connect mentor.

Please READ all the information on the ILP platform to help select electives.

https://services.tc.vic.edu.au/ILP/subjectselection

SUBJECT REVIEW AND CONFIRMATION CLOSE FRIDAY 5th of JUNE. 

Community Battle of the Bands 💚💙❤️💛

 The songs for this year's Community Battle of the Bands as voted by each community are:

💛GOLD: 1990s - Wannabe (Spice Girls), 2000s - Mr Brightside (The Killers)

 ❤️RED: 1980s - Beat It (MJ), 2010s - Riptide (Vance Joy)

 💙BLUE: 1950s - Mr Sandman (The Chordettes), 1970s - Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)

 💚GREEN: 1960s - What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong), 2020s - Go Away (Weezer) 
🎼 🥁 🎹 🎤 🎺 🎸 🎻

 🎶Get learning! Any staff member or student can join! The bigger the band, the better! Every person on stage gets a point for your community! 🎶

 Thursday lunch, Week 9 June 18, MUSIC ROOM

Please join us down in the PAC on Friday 19 June to see what TC’s Elite Dancers and Dance Elective students have been working on for this semester.   💃🩰🪩

📅 When: 19 June
🕠 Time: 6.00pm (Doors to the PAC open at 5.30pm)
🧭 Where: PAC - TC’s Performing Arts Centre

 🎟️ Ticketing is now open via Trybooking:  

Check out some recently released tunes from the TC Records studio! 🎼Recorded and mixed by music tech students Samuel Haebich, Charlie Pugliese, and Dolly Mae-Manning. 

🎼 🥁 🎹 🎤 🎺 🎸 🎻

Recent tunes from TC Records

The International Buddy Program is aimed to connect the local and international students of TC.

Are you interested in participating in a range of activities during Wednesday Connect as a part of the International Buddy Program?

By creating a bridge for the local and international students at our school, we will be encouraging friendships and new connections to be made.

Expressions of interest are open to all, please contact Charlotte Green if you are interested. Or talk to Evie Di Sario, Flynn Archibald, Charlotte Green, Andrew Thompson or Priya Chandy with any questions.

If any of our TC Students with an intellectual disability/Autism would like to see if Basketball is a sport for them. Special Olympics Victoria are running some Come and Try Basketball sessions with coach Mark Walker.

📅When: Saturdays 9.00am - 10.30am
🧭Where: Boroondara Park Primary School
☎️Contact: Mark Hammond 0400 875 715

Tukka Tukka Kothu Roti Man Curry Lunch - Monday 15 June

Pre-orders only via Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/DMMKC

Curry Lunch - $15.00, Curry plate (2 curries with rice and papadum) in a 'take away' container or BYO plate/container. Collect from PAC Kitchen window during lunch.

Curry Dinner - $25.00, 2 full containers of curry and 1 full container of rice. Collect from the school canteen at 3.30pm or during lunch.

Seeking donations for Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

💙🙌 In support of Refugee Week we will be collecting donations of non-perishable food and toiletries for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. There will be a tub for collections near the front office throughout June. 🥫🪥

🎟️Ticketing via Trybooking: TC Bush Dance 2026 Tickets

🐾 Animals Trivia Night Update 🐾

Table reservations for our annual Animals Trivia Night on Friday 24 July are filling quickly, with only 5 tables left to reserve!

Please note: this does not mean the event is sold out — individual ticket bookings have not opened yet.

If you’d like to secure a table for your group, please contact Duncan ASAP: 📧 dsa@tc.vic.edu.au 

Tables seat 10 people. Once table reservations are finalised, the TryBooking link will be released and your friends and family will be able to purchase individual tickets directly onto your named table. 

We’re looking forward to another fantastic night supporting the TC Animals Program!