The Grapevine Newsletter 17th May 2024
PRINCIPAL REPORT
Principal's Report
The F-4 assembly to present the badges to our Junior Captains was always a very special occasion; Fridays assembly was even more special as we celebrated with our mothers and carers the importance in their child/children’s lives. Our Foundation students gave an amazing performance: So many proud parents and a few tears from the adults! Congratulations to Annabelle Morris and Gwen Masila-Liutolo who were selected by their peers and teachers to hold the important role of Junior School Catain for 2024.
Annabelle Morris
Gwen Masila-Liutolo
School Council Summary
Our March AGM and School Council meeting was held recently. Many items were discussed and/or ratified, including:
School Council – New Members
The new School Council team was confirmed and Office Bearers were elected. Thanks and congratulations to the following:
Parent Members
Toneea Watson (President)
Jenny Chittasorn
Wai Wong Chan
Patricia Williams
Community Members
Cindy Hinterholzl (Treasure)
Avril Fortuni (Vice President)
Andrew Young
Roles and Responsibilities: the function of School Council
School Council members will undertake Governance training at the next meeting to help them understand their roles and responsibilities as school council members.
Annual Report The Annual Report was tabled for endorsement. This document needs to be submitted to the Department by the end of April as part of our accountability processes, prior to be released to the broader school community.
School Attendance
EVERY DAY COUNTS & EVERY MINUTE MATTERS - SO, IT'S NOT OK TO BE AWAY
We understand that at times it may be necessary for your child to leave school early or arrive late. We do ask that appointments are made outside of school hours wherever possible to minimise the interruption to student learning and maximise their time at school. Thanks in advance for your support.
Statewide timeline to manage Prep enrolments for the 2025 school year.
The statewide enrolment timeline provides Victorian government primary schools with clear timeframes for enrolling students who will commence Prep in the 2025 school year.
This will be the second time that schools will use a statewide timeline for enrolments into the Prep year. The timeline seeks to support schools and families by making the Prep enrolment process simpler, clearer and fairer.
The timeline includes key dates, activity descriptions and an overview of responsibilities to help schools to plan for their Prep enrolments. Key dates and activities for Robinvale College in the 2024–25 timeline include the following:
- Schools can receive enrolment applications from parents and carers from the start of Term 2, 2024.
- The preference is for Enrolment applications from parents and carers to be submitted by Friday 20 September 2024.
As a government school you are entitled to enrol your child at any time into your local school.
Please contact Sue Burkinshaw for more information and information packs
School Value
This month the juniors are working on our school value of “Responsibility”.
So, in the words of Martin Luther King Jr
The time is always right to do what is right.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW STAFF
Neelam Nileshni Kumar
We welcome Mrs. Neelam Nileshni Kumar from Fiji.Neelam studied in Fiji and has her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Chemistry, Post Graduate Certificate in Education,and a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Mathematics (Emphasis on Statistics). She has taught in Fiji for the last 17 years as a Classroom Teacher. Here in Robinvale College Neelam will be teaching Maths to Years 9 - 12 students and science in the year 10 level. She has found the staff have been very welcoming and a Clean and quiet school and neighbourhood with Great facilities provided for teaching and learning.
Sipiwe Nyathi
Sipiwe Nyathi has come to us from Gweru , Zimbabwe. With a Bachelor Masters in Education.She has 23 years teaching high school. Here at Robinvale College Sipiwe is teaching English and Humanities. She has found the staff and students to be very supportive , cooperative and helpful here.
VCE CAREERS EXPO
Recently our Year 10, 11 and 12 students attended the Annual VCE Careers Expo in Melbourne. The students spent 3 days in Melbourne taking in the newly located Expo in the Exhibition Centre, participating in a music workshop at the Arts Centre and toured 2 Universities (Latrobe University Bundoora and ACU Ballarat on the way home). The students also had some downtime in between their busy schedule enjoying the Queen Vic Markets and Ice Skating. An informative trip that was enjoyed by all, the group also got to catch up with former Year 12 student Rocco Chirchiglia, who is now a student at Latrobe.
DO IT FOR DOLLY DAY
On Friday the SRC held a Do it for Dolly Day Students were encourged to wear blue and take part in the the lunchtime activities. Over $250 was raised for the foundation. Dolly's dream was to make a kinder and safer world for Australia’s kids and communities. Robinvale College students fundraised to help support anti-bullying initiatives and stop other precious lives being lost to bullying.
MOTHER'S DAY MORNING TEA
The F-4 Community held a morning tea for their mothers and other special people. After the usual Friday assembly the special visitors were invited into the classrooms to complete a fun activity with their child/children. Following this, they were treated to a special morning tea of fresh scones, cakes, biscuits and sandwiches. Tea, coffee and hot chocolate . A fun and special mornig was had by all.
CROSS COUNTRY PRIMARY
Congratulations to the students who particpated in the School Sport Victoria (SSV) Sunraysia South Division Primary Schools Cross-Country competition late last week in Mildura:
9/10 BOYS Darcy Jenner 27th
9/10 GIRLS Laisani Waqabaca 23rd Dorris Day Lea’aetala 24th
11 YEAR OLD BOYS Jed Macintosh 14th
12+ YEAR OLD GIRLS Molly Bivolcheff 5th
CROSS COUNTRY SECONDARY
Congratulations to the Hamish Jenner, Riliey Jenner, Dylan Costa, Logan Smith, Andre Anand and Klara Hatt who represented the College in the School Sport Victoria (SSV) Mallee Division Cross Country secondary school's competition in Ouyen. Special mention to Hamish Jenner 1st Under 15 and Logan Smith 1st Under 14,
CLONTARF INDOOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
The Robinvale Clontarf boys have done us all proud by taking out the inaugural Clontarf Indoor Football Carnival! Held in Mildura, this special indoor carnival is the first of many, and hopefully the first of many victories for Robinvale. Meeting at the South Mildura Precinct, Robinvale, Mildura and Swan Hill Clontarf academies donned their own signature kits to play a unique form of football indoors. Despite the different rules and smaller field of play, the boys quickly picked up the new game. From the first of the round robin games, Robinvale played strong and skilful against the larger numbers of the three Mildura academy teams and the Swan Hill academy team. All games were competitive and fun to be a part of, with great sportsmanship from all teams. Robinvale went on to only lose one match in the carnival, winning against Mildura's Yellow team in the grand finale. Congratulations to Mahino Paola for winning Best Player and Corey Valinoti-Marks for winning the Clontarf Spirit Award. Thanks to all the boys for trying their best and bringing the trophy back to Robinvale.
YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE
This past week 21 students from Year 10 took part in work experience around Robinvale and Mildura. This was a wonderful opportunity for our students to get a feel for possible career pathways as they enter their final years of schooling. Thank you to all of the local businesses, that had our students for the week, it was an amazing experience for all. Moore Street Smash Repairs, St. Mary’s School, MDAS, Euston Primary School, Select Harvests, Mildura Private Hospital, The Robinvale Printers, MVAC, Lamattina’s Farms, Davoli Electrical, Robinvale Golf Club, Garreffa Plumbing, Vince Fotia Engineering, MVAC - Childcare, MVAC, ACM Automotive and Euston Primary School
