Another GREAT Week-4

Dear all,

welcome to Week 4 of Another GREAT Week,

Calendar Dates for Term 2

College Athletics Carnival Friday 10 May
NAPLAN Tests 14, 15, 16 May
"Wait For It" Dress Rehearsal Tuesday 21 May
Practice GAT Monday 20 May
"Wait For It" College Production Thursday May 23
GAT Wednesday 12 June
Report Writing Day Friday 14 June 
Final day Semester 2 Friday 28 June

Intermediate Sport

Monday this week saw 41 students compete in boys soccer and football. The soccer team had a win, a loss and a draw. Although the footy team was win less for the day we can say with great pride that they were very competitive for much of the day. A number of students from the Year 8 Developing Sports Leaders Program stepped up an age group and found themselves taking on players in Year 10 from some schools. They did it with great enthusiasm and represented the school extremely well.

Year 9 Growth City Experience Day 1

On Wednesday this week the 74 students on city experience had their first full day in the city to work on their project. They made their way into the City to begin their project independently and began the research phase of their projects, acquainting themselves with the layout of the City and important landmarks.The remainder of the Year 9 students worked with Heatherwood, Strathdon Community Service, Alkira and some Primary Schools on their community service
In Year 10 Growth students were busy developing their study skills and time management strategies as they prepare for their first real immersion into an exam schedule.
Year 12 students participated in a Wellbeing Session to assist them with stress management techniques as they embark on a busy period of assessment tasks.

Division Cross Country

In excess of 50 students were selected out of our College cross country to represent the College at the Division event at Ruffy Lake. Whilst all of these students were wonderful ambassadors for the College, Annaliese in the 14 Girls event deserves special mention for winning the event. Both Elsa and Kuda achieved 4th places, as well as a host of students who made top 20 finishes.

College Athletics Carnival

On Friday of this week we held our College Aths Carnival at Nunawading. After meeting in their Tribes, students walked with their teachers down to the track. An array of bright colors ful costume clad students trekked along the pipeline to represent their Tribe. The students looked fantastic, and a full report of the event will be in next week's blog.

Delivering Meaningful Curriculum

Staff met this week on Tuesday and Wednesday to analyse our school performance data from the previous 3 years. We are currently in a phase of self evaluation as we work towards the development of our 2014-2017 Strategic Plan.

Last Thursday our Leading Teachers went on our second Learning Walk. These walks are aimed at generating data about the teaching and learning in our classrooms over a period of time. The trends we identify will inform future professional learning and areas of growth. Our aim is to deliver teaching and learning within the zone of proximal development for our students. This means we are working at delivering a challenge that is appropriate for all students. We know that one size does not fit all in education and we need to continue improving our knowledge of our students strengths and areas for growth  using that knowledge to plan a range of tasks and providing effective feedback that stimulates continued student growth.

Parents Online Conference
Parents Online Conference

PARENTS of primary and secondary students, in all Australian states, territories and countries, are warmly invited to take part in this year’s online conference, to be held next month by Parents Victoria, in Australia. The conference will be held non-stopon the internet from 6am Sunday 19 May to midnight Saturday 25 May 2013.

No special software is needed, other than an internet-connected computer and a browser (speakers are an advantage but are optional). The online discussions will be very easy to join in, online resources will be provided, and guidelines about how to participate will be available. *You don’t need to be a member of Parents Victoria to take part. Join in for all days, just some days, or even a few hours, depending on your lifestyle and other commitments.

*Please note: The ‘placeholder page’ that is currently visible at this website address will automatically redirect to the live conference homepage, at precisely 6am on Sunday 19 May.

The conference will feature seven ‘live’ daily online discussions, each of them hosted, for several hours each day, by a member of Parents Victoria or expert commentators from a number of different associations. Each 24-hour period will focus on a different topic that is currently of concern to parents. There will also be two continuous online discussion that will last all week.