Preston travels to schools all across the world and we are excited he is visiting Flinders Christian Community College.

“My goal is to inspire the leaders of tomorrow to overcome, whether there are problems in their home, their school, or their neighborhood. I want to make the world a better place to live for all of us. ”  Preston Centuolo

For more information about Preston Centuolo please see the link below.

Preston Centuolo

Gastroenteritis (gastro) is an illness triggered by the infection and inflammation of the digestive system. Symptoms include abdominal cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. Some of the causes include viruses, bacteria, bacterial toxins, parasites, particular chemicals and some drugs. The main complication of gastroenteritis is dehydration, but this can be prevented if the fluid lost in vomit and diarrhea is replaced.

Refer to http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au for more information.

Viral gastroenteritis

The recommended minimum exclusion periods for infectious conditions for schools, pre-schools and child care centres from the National Health and Medical Research Council is that children are to be excluded from school for 24 hours after the last loose bowel movement or vomiting.

Refer to http://www.nhmrc.gov.au for more information.

Exo Day was a great day, full of new experiences.  We started the day early to set up the different activities and food stalls.  The overall day was really busy, with everybody pitching in to make the day excellent and make sure that Years 3 to 10 would remember this Exo Day as the best Exo Day they have been to. Laura

Exo Day was a terrific success in many ways; it was a perfect example of mateship and hard work. There were plenty of activities for all year levels to enjoy. The year 11’s enjoyed organizing the event apart from getting to school at 7am! Thanks for everyone who lent us a hand.  We couldn’t have done it without you Mrs Cole. We managed to raise close to $4000 in profit which we will be donating to a local family who needs some support, Beyond Blue and also The Royal Children’s Hospital. We hope that the school enjoyed the event as much as we did.  Neel

We wanted different types of rides than the years before and we wanted everyone to have an enjoyable time on whatever ride they decided to go on.  We are very excited about the amount of money we raised to donate to our chosen charities. Exo Day was overall a great, exciting and fun day for everyone involved. There were lots of fun activities that the children could do, from going to the animal farm and getting their face painted to bouncy boxing and mechanical bull. At lunch all the children came to watch some of the teachers wrestle it out in sumo suits, joining later on a bunch of the year 12 boyswhich was a great laugh. There were lots of yummy food from fairy floss and lollies to sausage rolls and donuts. Everyone had a great day, especially the ones running it.  Zoe

Exo Day 2013 was a fantastic day for the Year 11 Business Management students and for everyone else who participated! The day turned out to be a massive success for everyone, with only the slushie machine not going the way we’d planned. Face Painting was a real hit amongst students, the mechanical bull was a great experience and all in all, the day was very enjoyable. To everyone that joined in this Exo Day, we’d like to thank you so much for your support and donations. We managed to bring in $3,500 for our charities, Beyond Blue, The Royal Children’s Hospital and a local family who has lost a parent recently. We are honoured to be able to give this money to these charities.  Amy

Please take time to read the following article on ways that you can help contribute to our fundraising effort. By assisting us, we can all support the school community and better our children’s learning environment. 

Next Meeting is on Wednesday 12^th  June 2013 in the Dining Room at 7pm

New members are always welcome.

Entertainment Books

Have arrived! Primary families that have pre ordered a book or did not return the opt out form have received their books this week. If you wish to keep it, please return your payment to the Business office by the 21^st of May, otherwise you can return your book to the office as soon as possible. Secondary families and staff wishing to have a look at a sample book or purchase one are welcome to at the Business office.

Entertainment books are not only a great fundraiser for our school, but also a great way to save money while enjoying some entertainment, dining, shopping or even holidays.

Primary & Secondary Hot Food Days

The next Hot Food Days are on Friday , 31^st May for the Primary Students and for the Secondary students it will be on Friday, 14^th  June. More helpers are required. Please RSVP to the Business Office if you are able to assist or email Marianne on Marianne.Morgan@flinders.vic.edu.au   Helpers are required between 11am and 1.30pm. Any help will be gratefully received.

Woolworths Earn and Learn

We are once again collecting the Woolworths Earn and Learn stickers. They are available as you shop at Woolworths. Please collect them and return them to school. A box is now located in the Business Office. The more stickers we collect the better the prizes!

Mother’s Day Stall

We hope all the Mothers had  a wonderful  Mother’s Day and enjoyed their gifts that the children purchased at the Parents and Friends Mother’s Day stall. The ladies did a terrific job setting up the stall and the children were so excited when they walked in to see the variety of gifts they could buy for mum.

Presentation Ball

The Annual Presentation Ball will be held on Friday May 31^st at The Grand on Cathies Lane. Ticket sales have opened to all participating families.

Thank you

The Parents and Friends have had a very busy couple of weeks helping with Grandparents Day, Fresh fruit Friday, Mothers Day stall, Medieval day and teachers meals during the Parent – Teacher interviews. A huge Thank you for all your help.

Enquiries

If you have any enquiries, would like more information about the Parents and Friends group or would like to contribute in any way , please feel free to email Marianne Morgan at  Marianne.Morgan@flinders.vic.edu.au

We are well on the way to reaching our target of 1500 books by September but students are encouraged to continue reading and to entering their books on the Reading Challenge website www.education.vic.gov.au/prc using their username and password. For further information please speak to Mrs Peacock in the Learning Resource Centre.  Happy reading!

 The boys started the season off well winning the first 2 games by narrow margins, followed by a couple of big wins. Our first loss didn’t come until round 12, when we were beaten on the buzzer. We responded to that loss with 3 solid victories to finish the season.

We finished clear on top, and in our first semi-final we played a tenacious Rowville Rockets team who would did not surrender, despite the boys being in control for most of the game. Rowville finished the game with all the momentum and took the lead. With less than 2 mins to go, Darcey made a huge shot to get the boys back into the lead with less than 20 seconds to go. We won 34-32 and the team went straight through to the Grand Final game.

With a week rest, we faced a fired up Rowville in the grand final. Rowville were a much taller and older team and we knew we would have to be at our best to beat them. The boys saved their best game of the season for the grand final and we jumped to a 10 – 2 start. After that we were never really challenged for the lead. Rowville did fight back to only trail 14 – 7 at half time but we were in control of the game.

The Flinders boys completely dominated the 2nd half and we ran out winners 34 – 15. Darcey was our top scorer with 17 points followed by the support of Luke with 10 points. It was a great team effort with all 7 players contributing to a great win.

Darcey was awarded the League Top Scorer award. He was a massive 88 points ahead of 2nd place in the league. Luke and Bayde were also in the top 10.

The boys really deserved the success they had. They are a dedicated team that gave up 2 lunch times a week during the season to practice and they were always willing to push themselves and learn new things.

I would like to thank the school for supporting our first season in the Dandenong Domestic Competition, and also Julee Mate for assisting me and Marcelle Beard for team managing.

We have entered a new team for the upcoming season. We hope that the new team gets as much enjoyment and personal fulfillment as this past team did.

The Flinders players included: Darcey, Luke, Bayde, Bailey, James, Jakob, Kerrod and Matt.

Steve Blackley

Flinders Basketball Coach

Parents, grandparents and friends are welcome to attend. The theme for the Book Fair is All Stars. Students can come dressed as movie stars, sports stars, comic book heroes, TV characters – the possibilities are endless! So start planning your costumes and come and attend the Book Fair. Proceeds from the Book Fair go back into buying books and items for the Learning Resource Centre.

Please note that morning tea will be served in the Library immediately after the parade. Feel free to look at, or purchase any books from our book fair.

Our next working bee at the Carrum Downs campus will be on Saturday 18^th May  from 8:00am until midday.

 It is a requirement that each family completes 8 hours of service to the College each year unless you have opted to make a financial contribution to cover this cost. Morning tea, coffee, cake, biscuits and cool drinks are provided for workers at 10am.

2013 Working Bee Dates:

Saturday May 18

Saturday June 22

Saturday August 17

Saturday September 14

Saturday October 12

Saturday November 30

What to Bring:

Anything that will help with the task you choose. For example, wheelbarrows, hedge clippers, mowers (fuel supplied), trailer, garden tools, rubber gloves.

Please bring appropriate protective clothing for the task you prefer to undertake. Remember hats and sunscreen in summer please. Indoor jobs will be scheduled if the weather is inclement.

When arriving on the day make your way to the Maintenance shed to register with a member of the Maintenance Team (park at the Gym).

This competition, occurring on Thursday August 1^st  is open to interested students. Permission forms have been handed out in class and are available from Mr Alley. They must be returned by Thursday May 17^th.

 Year 8 UTE Maths Assistance

We welcome Matt Woolnough who is assisting Year 8 maths students. As a recent graduate of Flinders, Matt is able to relate to and help students.

The following maths programs continue to run

 After School Maths Program – Year 6-9

Mr Beissmann continues  to run a free after school maths program for students in years 6 to 9 in F06 (the old plastics room) on Mondays and Fridays after school from 3:30pm to 4:20pm.
The main focus of the program will be:

• Individualised work designed to extend, accelerate, catch-up and/or recovery maths
• Develop thinking and creativity through problem solving and applications tasks
• Building confidence and self esteem by fixing up gaps in understanding of mathematical concepts and achieving success by giving work that is at the student’s mathematical level
• When appropriate, accelerate learning past the students expected year level

Attendance on both days is best as this would usually enable a student (depending on the situation) to catch up/move ahead 1 year within the year (with some students moving ahead by 2 or more years).
Please direct enquiries to Mr Beissmann Peter.Beissmann@flinders.vic.edu.au

After School Maths Program – Year 10-12

Mr Burford will be running an after school Maths Program for students in Year 10-12. This will take place in G12 on Wednesday Day 3 and Thursday Day 8.

Lunchtime Classes

Assistance
Mr Beissmann will also be running lunchtime classes for students seeking assistance in Maths in G12 on Monday and Wednesday lunchtime (for students in Years 10 to 12). These classes will be helping students with work they are doing in class.

Extension
Mr Burford will run an extension maths program called Archimedes Crew in G12. This is designed for students who really wish to develop their mathematical thinking with some different and unusual material. Stay tuned for details but likely to be Thursday lunch Day 8.

Calculators

Please contact Mr Alley,  Chris.Alley@flinders.vic.edu.au if you have ordered but not received a Ti-Nspire calculator.

We leave from the Gym foyer at 3.40pm and return back by 4.30pm. All walking and running is off road and students are asked to stay in groups.

Interested students may obtain a permission slip from the student window or the link below.

Flinders Fitness Permission Form