NEWSLETTER: Footscray campus (May2008)
The 'let us know' list
1. If any of your contact details have changed, please let us know.
2. If you are planning to have contact with your student outside of SAIL hours you must let us know first and complete the contact request form.
3. If you intend to bring a friend to SAIL please direct them to the website first and direct them to apply online or just let us know beforehand.
4. Let us know if you are going to miss a Saturday via the online "Can't Come Sheet".
5. Please check and read your emails each week - if possible, Friday is best!
6. Please let us know before you speak publicly or publish an article about SAIL.
Ongoing offers
1. Photocopying- for any SAIL related photocopying, simply mark the pages from the books you want copied and give the book to the co-ordinators on Saturday- it will be ready for you the following week!
2. The Tutor Resources section of the website is available at all times to provide tutors with ideas, games, work-sheets and support. We strongly suggest that if you are experiencing difficulties of any kind when working with your student, you post a request for advice on the SAIL Panel of Experts Bulletin Board -the password was in the email with this newsletter.
Diary dates
If you are interested in attending any upcoming African Australian events click here for the details.
Please read this newsletter in the following week, it gives updates on SAIL past, present and future!
Upcoming SAIL Tutor Talk
Our next SAIL Tutor Talk for 2008 is coming up this Wednesday 14th of May between 6:30-8:00pm and you’re invited!
SAIL Tutor Talks provide a brilliant opportunity to hear the insight of a range of professionals with experience at SAIL and provides on-going training for SAIL tutors.
Tutor Talks give you the chance to discuss how you interact with your student and compare the experiences of other tutors. The presentations will be useful to experienced SAIL volunteers as well as those just starting out. Dinner will be provided between the two 30-minute presentations.
Who’s Presenting:
Liz Round: Liz is Volunteer co-ordinator at Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES), Australia’s largest organization providing language, employment and re-settlement training to adults recently settled in Australia. Liz has a wealth of experience teaching and training tutors at AMES.
The Details:
Wednesday 14th May between 6:30-8:00pm.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church,
193 Hotham Street (cnr Clarendon St),
East Melbourne
Enter via Hotham Street
Parking free city side of Clarendon St only
Tram numbers 75 and 48
Jolimont Train station
Dinner and snacks will be provided during the presentations.
Please RSVP to sail@africanoz.com by Monday 11 May.
Upcoming SAIL Community Talk
SAIL Footscray’s first community talk of the year took place on 5th April and provided an engaging and informative look at consumer affairs. The next session is scheduled for this Saturday 10 May and will be on housing issues. The talk will take place during tutoring time. Please let Dave know if your student is interested in attending the talk.
SAIL Xtend Update
In this cycle of Xtend activities, SAILors have been honing their soccer skills with some great coaching by Zac, Andrew and Will. SAIL dramatists have also been working hard, and from what we hear, many are bound for eventual Oscar glory!
Big Thanks for cleaning up!
Thank you once again to everyone for helping with the clean up each and every Saturday – your efforts really make SAILing so much smoother.
Setting SAIL on time
The development of each and every SAILor is of utmost concern to us and the 90 minutes we have with them each week needs to be made the most of – SAILors need every second they can get! To ensure that this timeframe is as closely adhered to as possible, we ask that volunteers aim to arrive at SAIL by 10.20am, so as to find their students and begin work by 10.30am. If you find that your student is consistently arriving late at SAIL, please come speak to Dave and he’ll do his best to help you out!
SAILAway at Somers
The Anzac Day long weekend saw 65 SAILors from all our Melbourne campuses participate in three full days of fun and games at Lord Somers camp on the Mornington Peninsula. The ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ theme went down well with SAILors and volunteers alike, and the climax of the weekend was a night of dance performances with Braybrook being well-represented in the dancing stakes. A big thanks to Sam Good and the other organizers.
Can’t Come Form – it’s online!
Thank you to all SAILors who have made use of the Can’t Come Form for Footscray. It is a huge help for coordinators to know as early as possible when you are unable to SAIL, as this gives us time to arrange for substitute tutors and drivers. Please note however, that the form is only helpful if it is submitted before 5pm on a Friday. If something does come up at the last minute and you can’t make it please let Dave know by texting or calling his mobile (please ask if you don’t have his number).
SAIL Search for Baby Seats
SAIL is on the lookout for 12 baby seats in good condition to be distributed to campuses across the SAIL world. If you have access to baby seats or know someone who might be able to help, please email Nik and Cara at sail@africanoz.com or come have a chat to us at SAIL on Saturday.
MIFF Footy Shorts
As part of this year's Melbourne International Film Festival, AFL is holding a special competition in commemoration of 150 years of football. They are calling for submissions of short films (under 5 minutes) responding to the question, "What does Australian Football means to me or myCommunity?”. We encourage all film buffs out there to get their cameras rolling and their SAILors involved in this competition. For more details please hop onto their website: http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au/mifffootyshorts
Thank you for your contribution to the SAIL world.
Smooth SAILing,
Dave, Cara and Nik
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