YEAR 7 CAMP

Staff and students have had an incredible time on Year 7 Camp- the best way to begin the school year and to get to know each other! Here are some thoughts from our students:

My highlight of camp is how we had the opportunity to face new experiences and our fears in different activities.
My highlights of camp were the mud run and making heaps of new friends.
A highlight for me was definitely the Giant Swing, because on my very first go I went straight to the top. Even though I screamed my heart out, I still had heaps of fun!
My highlight for Camp was going to the top of the giant swing, the leap of faith, abseiling, the mud run, spending time with my friends and meeting new people.
The snakes and nails was my favourite because we got to hold the snake.
I liked the overcoming fear challenges, it was a great experience
For me the best part about camp was all the activities with heights in them, like the giant swing and the leap of faith. I also liked getting to know everyone
My highlight was hearing all the encouragement as people did things they were scared to do.
My favourite activity was the mud run, the second time! Our team work was fantastic and at the award ceremony the ‘Blah Blahs’ won-yay!
Our favourite activities were:
The giant swing
The mud run
Abseiling
Leap of faith
Laser tag
Snakes and nails
Food!!
Hanging with friends
Making new friends
Meeting new people
Meeting new teachers
Interacting with the staff members
My personal highlight while on school camp was getting to meet and become closer friends with so many people. Learning to be comfortable being uncomfortable was something I improved at greatly and without that skill I think walking on a bed of nails and holding a snake would have been laughable to me.

Follow the link to read what the Summit staff thought of our new Year 7 students (hint- they are amazing!)

https://www.thesummit.net.au/single-post/2019/02/12/Mt-Eliza-Secondary-College

ROAD SAFETY

Our school will be Road Smart!

Road Smart, a VicRoads road safety education and training program, will deliver an interactive in-class session to our Year 10 students during their PACE class on 6 March.

The Road Smart program includes an interactive classroom session, e-Learning for students and their supervising drivers plus a free in-car session for students with a learner permit!

To participate in all components of the program, including the free in-car session, parents and guardians are required to complete a consent form.

The form is available on our Compass News feed.

For more information on the program, including access to the form and eLearning

visit www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/roadsmart

VIRTUAL SCHOOLS VICTORIA ORIENTATION DAY EXCURSION (DISTANCE ED)

Fifteen Senior Pathways students attended Virtual School Victoria Orientation Day. These students have chosen to complete one or more of their VCE subjects by Distance Ed.

The day has started with introductions and inspirational speeches from high achieving students who completed their VCE through Distance Ed last year. They shared a lot of strategies on how to plan your work, develop your schedule, include leisure time and get the best out of independent work to ensure that you are successful. Completing subjects independently is a huge responsibility and requires a lot of focus and organisation on behalf of a student.

After further presentations from teaching staff, we had the opportunity to meet teachers and talk about the course work requirements. We also met others who are completing the same courses and it was great that a number of us exchanged contact details, so that we could support each other and ask questions.

The day concluded with a BBQ lunch, which gave everybody another chance to get to know their teachers and other students. We enjoyed the day and felt much more connected and supported.