Another GREAT Week-5

Calendar Dates for Term 2

"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

Dear all, welcome to Week 5 of Another GREAT Week,

Teacher of the Year Awards
Good luck to Amanda Purcell for Friday evenings teacher of the year awards. She is a finalist and the link below is to an article that expands on her work and provides an insight into why she is a finalist.

Teacher of the Year Award Article

College Athletics

Congratulations Blue. Vive Le Blue!! 2013 College Aths Champions.

Congratulations to all students who participate in our Athletics Carnival last Friday 10th May. We had perfect weather and a successful day with a great number of students participating. It was a wonderful College event. The final Tally of Tribe Results are
1st place BLUE TRIBE - 1,425 pts;
2nd place YELLOW TRIBE - 1,125 pts;
3rd place GREEN TRIBE - 872 pts;
4th place RED TRIBE - 807 pts.
The following Age Group Champions are to be congratulated for their efforts.
12 year female - Crystal T 12 year male - Michaelo M
13 year female - Holly T 13 year male - Nathan Ruskin
14 year female - Annaliese C14 year male - Matthew M
15 year female - Elsa G15 year male - Dylan S
16 year female - Dominique C 16 year male - James M
17 year female - Samantha W 17 year male - Tobias P
20 year female - Jaimilee A 20 year male - Daniel U

Thanks to all staff and students who contributed to make this a great event. Rose Treloar - Sport Leader.

Senior Netball

Monday this week, our Senior Netball team participated in the Division Round Robin. Whilst they did not progress through to the next level of competition, they represented the College very well and had a lot of fun. Well done girls.

Basketball Marathon Planning

Students met with Ben again this Tuesday and continued planning the event for next Term. The VCAL students have been doing a lot of work contacting potential sponsors, whilst all the sub committees have been established and are going about planning their aspect of this great event.

Naplan Testing

On Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday our Year 7 and 9 students sat their NAPLAN Tests. The students conducted themselves very well. The data that we receive later this year does assist us in developing curriculum for our students that can be pitched at the optimum level to engage them. It helps us know our students as we plan and prepare their curriculum. 

We are well to aware that this kind of data, whilst useful, is but 1 set of data that accompanies a student. There are many other ways to understand what type of learner each student is and what their levels are. Students and parents should not over emphasise the importance of NAPLAN. It is a snapshot of student competency in literacy and numeracy on a particular day. Not all students will deliver their best in this style of testing. Expert teachers are able to draw on a range of formal and informal assessment data to understand a student's capabilities.

RACV Free To Go

On Wednesday this week our Year 12 students enjoyed a presentation from the RACV on driving. They learnt how to proceed with obtaining their license, how to access roadside assistance and had an opportunity to take up some free driving lessons from the RACV. We know that this time of transition from a school student to an adult is both exciting and often challenging. Driving is a responsibility, not a right. Our aim is to guide our students towards this understanding to help them stay safe on the roads.

IDAHO Day

On Friday this week the College celebrated International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Students had a free dress day and a range of activities for all students at school to participate in if they chose to. The money raised on the day will be donated to IDAHO.The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) was created in 2004 to draw the attention of policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public and the media to this issue.

Senior Basketball

On Friday this week our Senior Boys and Girls Basketball teams ventured to Nunawading stadium to participate in the Division Basketball Championships. At this stage we are not aware of their performance sand will report these in next week's blog.

Division Cross Country

Congratulations to the 50 students who participated in the District Cross Country on Thursday 9th May. The following students have achieved great results and will advance to the Regional Cross Country.

U13 boys Nathan R 6th Place. 

U13 Girls Holly T 2nd, Chloe T 15th place.

U14 Girls Annaliese C 1st Place (Fantastic Result!), 

U15 Girls Elsa G 4th place, Tiegan W 6th place. 

U16 girls Shannon C 12th place Dominique C 13th place.

Other great performances deserving mention came from Kate Ward 19th, Josh H 16th, Ashleigh C 15th, Jack P 17th, Ben M 17th and Luke M 20th place in their age groups. Great effort Forest Hill to all 50 students competing. Amanda Purcell Teacher of the Year ArticleTeacher of the Year Award Article