Please be aware that it is a no-standing / no-parking zone at the rear of the College - Flora Park Way.

Neighbours have been reporting that cars are parking in this area and will report this to the local council if it does not stop.

REMINDER for parents please notify the school of any student absences, late arrivals, or early departures. This is important to assist administration in knowing where students are for their own safety and to make their sign in or sign out process seamless.

The process for this can be one of the following:

Flinders Connect App:

Select Absentee

Select student

Choose absence duration (other – for early sign out or late sign in)

Reason

Submit

Alternatively, you can contact CDsecondaryadmin@flinders.vic.edu.au or the absence line on 9785 0001.

We thank you for your support in managing student absences.

Hi all

For all Basketball enthusiasts out there, that are supporters of the NBL team SE Melbourne Phoenix

SE Melbourne Phoenix have created a ticketing / membership offer for the Flinders Basketball club and Flinders students and families are encouraged to use this code when buying tickets to attend games at John Cain Arena.

Dear Flinders families,

Applications are open for the following year levels:

Year 7, 2028 & 2029

3- & 4-year-old Kinder, 2027 to 2028

We recommend families lodge their applications as soon as possible as we have waiting list across many year levels.

Siblings are given a priority, however, places are not guaranteed, to lodge an application please refer to our website.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at enrolments@flinders.vic.edu.au we will be happy to help!

Dear Primary School Families,

Thank you for your attendance at PST Interviews last week. I trust it was a valuable time, and the update provided you with a good sense of how your child is progressing and the next steps.

Next week we have Footy Day. Students can wear their favourite sporting team colours and will engage in some activities with SEDA students.

Uniform: In term 4, we have a two-week changeover period during which students can wear either winter or summer uniforms (not a combination of both). Uniform regulations are found HERE. Please note wording regarding hair colour, extreme styles and mullets.

Behaviour: Flinders primary school is committed to fostering a positive learning environment where students are ready to learn, respectful to all, and safe in class, outside, and online. Our behaviour continuum is designed to support these values and ensure a consistent approach to behaviour management. Using the link HERE, you can find our Primary school behaviour continuum.

2026 classes: Throughout Term 4, staff deliberate and evaluate many aspects to ensure classes are balanced for the new year. Considerations include academics, boy/girl ratios, friendships, additional needs, ILPs, behaviour and incoming students. Students always get 1 – 2 of the friends they include on their ‘friends list’. Occasionally, parents have additional insight we need to consider. If this is the case, please address in writing, to Adam Swain by Friday the 10th of October.

Have a great week.

Adam Swain

Congratulations to Temperance and Vidita for receiving the Flinders values award during last week’s Primary Chapel. Temperance received her award for exemplifying the Flinders values of Love, Integrity and Faith. She demonstrates these values all endeavors and brightens the classroom everyday. Vidita received her award for displaying Love, Faith, Grace, Humility and Perseverance. She displays these values in the classroom and to her classmates.

Get ready to show your footy pride! We're celebrating Footy Day with a fun-filled day of activities, including an AFL clinic and plenty of football-themed fun.

Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in their PE uniform with footy jumpers, scarves or wear colours that support their favourite footy club or any other sporting team, such as basketball, soccer or netball.

P and F will be running a hot food day for those wishing to purchase party pies, mini sausage rolls or mini vegetable pasties.

Footy Day Hot Food: Tuesday 16 September

P and F are running a hot food day on Tuesday, 16 September for those Primary Students wishing to purchase:

3 party pies - $5

3 mini sausage rolls - $5

3 mini vegetarian pasties - $5

1 Juice Box - $1.50

To order food please use the Flinders Connect App

Please click on:

My Account and choose Activities

Select the Activity: CD Primary Footy Day Lunch

Click on the 'Attending Button' and follow the prompts to pay

Orders close on Sunday 14 September

We are hosting a Monty’s Colour Fun Run in Term 4 - November 20. Fundraising will open the first week in term 4 so make sure you keep an eye out for your child’s sponsorship booklet to get started.

Here’s to a colourful 2025! We can’t wait to fundraise with you.

Our school's Enviro Club is very happy to be introducing Nude Food Days to our wonderful Primary school! This was shared during the primary chapel on Tuesday, but for those of you who weren't there, we wanted to let you know what's going to be happening.

Every Monday, starting on the 8th of September, we encourage families to pack students' lunchboxes full of “Nude Food”, that is, food packed in reusable containers with no disposable packaging, wrappers, plastic bags, or cling film. Nude food helps reduce waste, keeps our school clean, and promotes sustainable behaviour in our younger generations.

Each Monday, the number of students who brought “Nude Food” from each class will be recorded, and the class with the highest rate of Nude Food across terms 3 and 4 will be declared our winner and receive a pizza party celebration!

We’re very excited about this new initiative and hope that our whole school community can get behind it and recognise its importance for both the school and our environment.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our school community,

The Enviro Club

In Term 2, our school held a fun PJ Day to support Backpack 4 Vic Kids, an Australian organisation that provides essential items to children in crisis. Together, we collected and donated 85 pairs of pyjamas, which will make a real difference to children in need.

A big thank you to all families for their generosity and support in helping us contribute to such a meaningful cause.

Dear Flinders Families

We have had another wonderful 2 weeks at Finders, I would like to thank you and our staff for successful Parent, Teacher, Students interviews. A highlight was parents commenting on the positive acknowledgement system and how they love to hear their students are doing well.

As you are aware, I am passionate about systems that support a disciplined environment that allows staff to make exciting and engaging lessons. I would like to let you know that all foundational elements of our updated Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) system are update are now complete.

Its key elements are:

Called to Flourish Positive Behaviour Matrix

This gives direction on the positive behaviours we will acknowledge through our PC note positive acknowledgements system, house points and Flinders Values Awards.

Categorisation of Major and Minor Problem bBehaviours

This give teachers and students clarity on what behaviour will be teacher managed and what behaviour will be managed by school leadership.

Behaviour Response Continuum

This gives all stakeholders a clear process to follow when managing in class behaviour issue using follow the steps:

Callout Process for Supporting Teachers

Following a failed restorative or major behaviour, staff members will press the callout button which alerts leadership they need assistance who will respond immediately. This is to manage behaviour that interrupt the learning of other quickly and efficiently.

Supporting Processes

Other process that assists to create a disciplined safe environment are:

Entry and Exit process based on the teacher being the authority in the room
Uniform process for students that are not in correct uniform
Consequence processes, having lunch and afterschool detentions
Restorative process to help structure the restorative conversation
Monitoring process to help monitor behaviour issues across the school
Escalation process for students who continue to break school rules
A work hard focus, instilling the value of working hard in every lesson

By having a clear process that are well known by its key stakeholders, we can create a disciplined, safe, calm and orderly learning environment for all students to flourish in. We appreciate your support and feedback as we continue to implement this framework within our college.

Important dates

11.9.2025: India Missions Trip students leave.

15.9.2025: Year 11 girls must remove fake eyelashes and nails from the Presentation ball.

16.9.2025: Colours assembly and potential 2026 School Captains speeches.

18.9.2025: RUOK day

19.9.2025: Last day of term 3

6.10.2025: Students return to start term 4 in summer uniform (blazers still to be worn to and from school)

As we come to the end of another great term, the Music Department has once again been a busy and vibrant place. Our students have enjoyed their lessons and ensembles, and it has been wonderful to see their skills, confidence and love of music continue to grow.

This term also brings a moment of sadness for our department as we farewell our much-loved guitar teacher, Rob Anderson. After more than 20 years of dedicated teaching at Flinders, Rob has decided that now is the time to make a change. Over the years, he has inspired countless students, nurturing not only their guitar playing but also a lifelong love of music.

Rob will be hugely missed by students past and present, as well as by all of us in the music department. We are so grateful for his passion, his encouragement, and his commitment to music education, and we wish him all the very best for the next chapter.

We hope everyone has a restful holiday and we look forward to seeing everyone again for another action-packed term.

For any general inquiries or questions about our music programs, please feel free to contact Mrs. Linda Harris at musiccarrumdowns@flinders.vic.edu.au

Rock School Band Workshops - This School Holidays

There is still time to sign up for Rock School these coming holidays. Angela & Justin McLaren, two of our very talented IMT’s, are running their Rock School Band Workshops these holidays at Flinders.

Rock School was established to meet the growing need for young musicians to unite and experience the power and joy of collaboration. While individual lessons are crucial for developing foundational skills, true magic happens when musicians come together and combine their talents in a group setting.

Through guided group sessions, they form bands, engage in re-imagining songs, jamming and songwriting, while preparing an industry standard performance for a live audience.

Rock School is more than a music program; it’s a vibrant community where young musicians can grow, step out and express themselves creatively in a supportive environment.

This school holiday workshop is available to all secondary students and is a 4 day fully supervised and facilitated training with a live GIG on the final day.

Flinders College proudly attended its very first FISAF Australia National Championships on the Gold Coast, with 27 students representing the College on the national stage. This outstanding milestone reflects the hard work, determination, and commitment each student has displayed throughout the season. To qualify in the very first year of taking up this sport is an incredible achievement, and every performance across the week proved that Flinders athletes truly belonged on the Nationals stage.

Results:

1st Place – National Champions: Flinders Radiance

2nd Place: Flinders Dream

4th Place: Sarah S

5th Place: Lucy J

7th Place: Charlotte & Vivienne

8th Place: Flinders Fearless

8th Place: Flinders Ascend

8th Place: Flinders Fierce

10th Place: Tahlia W

Congratulations to all our athletes – your dedication, teamwork, and energy have made this debut season one to remember!

All of our SIS teams have been performing well this term. Last week, our Senior Boys Basketball and Inter Girls Netball teams got to enjoy a ‘local derby’ playing against our friends over at Flinders Tyabb.

The following teams are currently undefeated this season:

Junior Girls AFL

Junior Boys AFL

Senior Boys Basketball

Well done to our Secondary Students who helped out at Primary Athletics Day as well at Primary Hoop Time basketball last week.

Flinders College proudly competed across multiple age groups at the Basketball Victoria Champions Cup Elite 8 tournament 2025, showcasing the top eight teams in the state.

U15 Elite 8 Our U15 Boys fought hard in every game, showing determination and resilience against tough opposition. The U15 Girls were outstanding, progressing through to the Champions Cup Grand Final Day which will be played on Sunday 21st September at Nunawading Basketball Stadium. This a fantastic achievement that places them in the top 2 school basketball teams in the state!

U17 Boys The U17 Boys faced a highly competitive pool with some of Victoria’s strongest basketball programs. Despite tough results, the team battled hard in every game, gaining valuable experience at this elite level.

U20 Elite 8 In the U20 division, our Boys competed with great effort against strong opposition, showing determination and pride in representing Flinders College. The U20 Girls also had an excellent day, making it through to the Final top 4 Round, where they experienced a close loss and finished out the day as the third best school basketball team in the state.

Go Flinders!

Congratulations to all Flinders students who competed at the SIS Division A Athletics on Tuesday, 2nd September at Casey Fields! The day was filled with outstanding performances, personal bests, and podium finishes across multiple events. Flinders had some incredible results:

Male Athletes:

U13 100m: Liam B – 3rd, Leidson C – 3rd

U13 Discus: Jensen H – 2nd

U14 Discus: Harsimran S – 1st

U14 Shot Put: Koby C – 1st

U15 Shot Put: Logan S – 3rd

U15 Long Jump: Kaiden M – 3rd

U15 4x100m Relay: Flinders – 2nd

U16 Discus: Ben F – 3rd

U16 Shot Put: Michael F – 1st

U16 High Jump: Spencer M – 1st

U17 Shot Put: William O – 2nd

U17 Long Jump: Marc F – 2nd

U17 High Jump: Bailey M – 2nd

U17 Triple Jump: Marc F – 1st

U21 Javelin: William O – 2nd

U21 High Jump: Marc F – 2nd

Female Athletes:

U13 100m: Mia R – 1st

U13 Javelin: Ella S – 2nd

U13 Long Jump: Mia R – 3rd

U14 Javelin: Faith C – 3rd

U14 High Jump: Tahlia W – 3rd

U15 200m: Samreen S – 2nd

U15 Long Jump: Samreen S – 2nd

U15 High Jump: Latika H – 3rd

U15 Triple Jump: Samreen S – 1st

U15 4x100m Relay: Flinders – 2nd

U16 400m: Amy A – 3rd

U16 Javelin: Taylor K – 3rd

U16 Shot Put: Nyachoop M – 2nd

U16 Long Jump: Latika H – 2nd

U16 High Jump: Bella C – 3rd

U17 Long Jump: Natalia H – 2nd

U17 4x100m Relay: Flinders – 3rd

U21 100m: Grace E-K – 3rd

U21 400m: Amelia L – 3rd

U21 800m: Sunday – 3rd

U21 Javelin: Ella S – 2nd

U21 Shot Put: Amelia L – 1st

U21 Triple Jump: Jazlyn H – 3rd

The results reflect the hard work and dedication of all our students, and it was fantastic to see so many of them achieving podium finishes. Well done to everyone who represented Flinders with pride!

Our cross-campus Year 9/10 Intermediate Girls Netball team put in an outstanding effort at the State Netball Schools Championships Finals Day, held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre on Wednesday, 10 September. After a full day of back-to-back games, the girls narrowly missed out on progressing to the crossover final. A big thank you to coach Wicko and assistant Jane Lyon for your guidance and support throughout the day. Congratulations girls on a fantastic effort!

Flinders Christian College proudly entered Junior (Years 7/8), Intermediate (Years 9/10) and Senior (Years 11/12) Boys teams at the Netball Victoria School State Netball Boys Gala Day.

Junior Boys (Years 7/8): A strong effort with 3 wins from 5 games, finishing with an impressive percentage of 133.33.

Intermediate Boys (Years 9/10): Showed great resilience, picking up a well-earned win and battling hard all day.

Senior Boys (Years 11/12): Gained valuable experience across six tough games, highlighted by a determined win.

It was a fantastic day of netball, with all teams representing Flinders with pride and great sportsmanship.

On Thursday, 28 August, our Junior (Years 7/8), Intermediate (Years 9/10) and Senior (Years 11/12) girls competed at Jubilee Park, Frankston in the Netball Victoria School Championships, presented by Deakin University – one of the largest school netball tournaments in Australia.

Intermediate Girls – Finished top of the ladder, undefeated (6 wins), with an incredible 91 goals scored to just 22 conceded. They have now qualified for the State Netball Finals later this term.

Junior Girls – Placed 3rd on the ladder with 5 wins and 3 losses, showing great teamwork.

Senior Girls – Finished 5th overall, winning 4 of their 8 matches with plenty of determination.

Congratulations to all our girls for representing Flinders so proudly at this prestigious event!