welcome to week 8 of Another GREAT Week.
Some key dates for all parents to be aware of for next week
Second Hand Book and Uniform Sale Wednesday 5 December
Yr 7 2013 Connections Night Monday 3 December 7pm to 8:30pm
(the uniform suppliers will take orders from 5:30 on Connections Night)
College Assembly Friday 7 December
A reminder to all parents that Presentation Night for Year 7 to 9 students is on this coming Tuesday night (11/12) in the College Theatre. All parents and students are invited.
World Challenge report from James Webb
Well it's Day 11 and we are back in Luang Prabang.
Borrowing an iPad from our expedition leader, we so need to take one next trip!
Its been invaluable! Anyway I thought I would give you a bit of a run down of
our trip so far and send some Photos.
We are now at the "project" phase of our work over here. Three tuk tuks picked us up and took us down to the river. We took
a boat across and was picked up by the elders of the local village we were
going to spend the next 5 days at. It took nearly an hour to make the ten km ride
to this remote village deep in the mountains and jungle. This was to be our
home for the next 5 days and the site of our project.
Our mission was two fold,
first to lay 3.5km of pipe to bring water to village for the first time ever
and second to play and teach the children at the school. We slept on the floor
of two of the class rooms with the bugs, moths and spiders and dirt. Our ditch
had to be 60 cms deep by 30cm wide and we managed to dig about 500m of it in
the time we were there, with the help of the villagers.
Extreme hot weather meant we really only could work early morning and late afternoon. The middle of the day was spent teaching and and playing with the school kids and local children. It was an amazing experience to watch the villages experience their first ever running water and it was celebrated by a massive water fight and an endless stream of villagers showering under it (even in middle of night). I think it was a moment that touched all of our students. Watching the students play and teach the students was also an amazing experience. Our students certainly came out of their shells and fell in love with all the children (who never had seen white people before). A great learning and growing experience for all of them. Leaving the village was certainly a sad moment. The last night the students were treated to a local ritual and were all blessed with safety and good luck for the rest of the trip. the whole village came to participate and watch.
The night culminated in dancing with the villages and our students singing Waltzing Matilda, Kookaburra sits and the national anthem. The project phase will be a highlight and and memory none of us will ever forget.
Extreme hot weather meant we really only could work early morning and late afternoon. The middle of the day was spent teaching and and playing with the school kids and local children. It was an amazing experience to watch the villages experience their first ever running water and it was celebrated by a massive water fight and an endless stream of villagers showering under it (even in middle of night). I think it was a moment that touched all of our students. Watching the students play and teach the students was also an amazing experience. Our students certainly came out of their shells and fell in love with all the children (who never had seen white people before). A great learning and growing experience for all of them. Leaving the village was certainly a sad moment. The last night the students were treated to a local ritual and were all blessed with safety and good luck for the rest of the trip. the whole village came to participate and watch.
The night culminated in dancing with the villages and our students singing Waltzing Matilda, Kookaburra sits and the national anthem. The project phase will be a highlight and and memory none of us will ever forget.
We are now back in Luang Prabang. Students have showered,
caught up with emails and facebook, and been shopping at the night market for
gifts and souvenirs. This afternoon we head north towards Vietnam. This will be an adventure in itself as it will include a day
travelling on longboat up a river and we have also heard a landslide has
covered the road near the boarder and may have to walk to Vietnam (2-3kms). Next week we will be in Sapa for a five day trek then three days to climb
Fansipan.
Presentation Night Year 10-12
School
Endeavour Award.
This is awarded to a student who has made an outstanding
contribution to the school community. The
awardee is a student who has made the most of their abilities during the year
and made a difference in the role he has undertaken, on behalf of the school. We congratulate Ryan with this award.
THE BOB ADAMS
AWARD
This award is
presented to a student who has demonstrated improvement throughout the year.
This year’s recipient has demonstrated independence,
resilience and positive decision making. He has been self-motivated and has
grasped opportunities offered to him in order to create personal growth and
development. The winner of this year’s Bob Adams Award is: Jackson
Dan Ebdon Award
This award is presented to a student who is part of a team
and demonstrates skills in this area. This year’s recipient is a VCAL student
who worked as a team leader of the VCAL class in the garden and decking that
they built outside S Block. He is hard-working, reliable and committed. This
year’s Dan Ebdon Award goes to: John
High Achiever Award
We are proud to congratulate the following students who were announced High Achiever of their Year Level.
These students have been recognised for their outstanding
efforts and contribution to the College and involvement in a range of
extra-curricular activities. These students have been instrumental to the
organisation and running of key College activities. Such events include:
College Leadership, Tribe events, debating, the performing arts carnival and
the Leadership program.
This year’s high achievers award goes to:
At Year 10: Samantha
At Year 11: Brienna
At Year 12: Phillip
Dux Award
We are proud to congratulate the following students who were announced Dux of their Year Level
Year 10 Jason
Year 11 Glenn
Year 12 held over until the release of VCAA ATAR scores and presented at the first assembly of 2013.
VCE Orientation Week
During this week we ran Week 1 of next years VCE/ VCAL classes. sessions were also held on the development of study skills and safe and effective use of technology to aid learning. Thanks to all staff who ensured the week was full of opportunities for our students to make a head start on their 2013 VCE/ VCAL studies.
Uniform Shop Open
Our Uniform Shop is open at the College each Thursday from 3pm to 4pm. Also for Year 7 parents in 2013, they will also be open for Connections Night (6:30 to 7:00pm) and Orientation Day (8:30 to 9:15 am) at the College. The Uniform shop will open on the following dates at the College.
In 2012
| 23-Nov-12 | 3 PM | TO | 4 PM | |
| 29-Nov-12 | 3 PM | TO | 4 PM | |
| 6-Dec-12 | 3 PM | TO | 4 PM | |
| 13-Dec-12 | 3 PM | TO | 4 PM | |
| In 2013 | ||||
| 7-Feb-13 | 3 PM | TO | 4 PM | |
| 14-Feb-13 | 3 PM | TO | 4 PM | |
| 21-Feb-13 | 3 PM | TO | 4 PM | |
| 28-Feb-13 | 3 PM | TO | 4 PM |
Some key dates for all parents to be aware of for Term 4
Yr 7 2013 Orientation Day Tuesday 11 December
Presentation Night Years 7-9 Tuesday 11 December
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