Dohertys Creek Newsletter

Upcoming Important Dates and Information 

Term 4

Monday 30th October to Wednesday 1st November

  • Year 5 Camp at Grantville Lodge

The Grade 5 Camp at Grantville Lodge is an adventure camp where students stretch their boundaries with challenging activities and continue to use their skills in cooperation and teamwork. The students will be staying for 2 nights and 3 days. They will travel by bus to the campsite.

 

Friday 3rd November

  • Year 7 Western Metropolitian Region Tennis Tournament.

Monday 6th November

  • Student Free Day-No Students at School.

 

Tuesday 7th November

 

Public Holiday - Melbounre Cup

School Closed

 

 

 

Thursday 9th November

  • Prep to Year 2 Kaboom Kids Sports

Kaboom Kid Sports is a program that focuses on creating and delivering tabloid sports experiences that cater for all students. On 9th November, they will be running a program at school for our Years Prep-2 students. 

This day will serve as as a sneak-peak to an athletics day where students will participate in different activities and work as teams to compete to the best of their abilities. The cohorts will be going out at the following times:

Year 2 - 8.55am - 10.05am

Year 1 - 10.10am -11.20am

Prep - 12:00pm - 1:15pm.

 

  • Prep Breakfast

Students will use the prep breakfast as an opportunity to develop an understanding of what the breakfast camping experience feels like. They will wear their pyjamas to school, have breakfast with their peers, change into their school uniform and engage in a range of a activities throughout the day including their Kaboom Athletics.

 

  • Year 1 A, C, F,  G, & I  Stay Late 

As part of our school-wide camps program, the Year 1 students will be engaging in a 'Stay-Late' oin order to prepare them for the Year 2 Sleepover in 2024. The purpose of the stay late is for students to experience staying away from home later than usual with peers, understanding the expectations of out-of-hours incursions/camps and ultimately connecting and spending time with their peers in a different context and setting. The night will have a large focus on our College value of Teamwork, which will be facilitated through a variety of party games, playing on 2 different types of jumping castles, and working together to build their own creations using life-size lego blocks. 

This is also a time for students and teachers to celebrate their hard work this year and spend time having fun with each other, before they make the transition to Year 2 in 2024. 

 

The night will begin promptly at 4:30pm and will finish at 7:00pm Students will also have dinner and snacks together as part of this event.

 

Tuesday 14th November

  • Year 3 Super Sports Expo

Students will participate in 4 rotations throughout the day of four different sports. Elite athletes will help to run the sessions of the students. Two athletes per sport.This day is a day for students to participate in as the camping program for Grade 3 has been postponed to 2024.

Thursday 16th November

  • Year 1 B, D, E,  H, & J  Stay Late 

As part of our school-wide camps program, the Year 1 students will be engaging in a 'Stay-Late' oin order to prepare them for the Year 2 Sleepover in 2024. The purpose of the stay late is for students to experience staying away from home later than usual with peers, understanding the expectations of out-of-hours incursions/camps and ultimately connecting and spending time with their peers in a different context and setting. The night will have a large focus on our College value of Teamwork, which will be facilitated through a variety of party games, playing on 2 different types of jumping castles, and working together to build their own creations using life-size lego blocks. 

This is also a time for students and teachers to celebrate their hard work this year and spend time having fun with each other, before they make the transition to Year 2 in 2024. 

 

The night will begin promptly at 4:30pm and will finish at 7:00pm Students will also have dinner and snacks together as part of this event.

Monday 20th November

  • Year 7 Earth Education- Coding Smart Excursion

 

Digital Technology is an integral part of our curriculum at Doherty's Creek College. 

In Year 7, students are learning coding in this semester and mastering their skills. Attending this excursion, will not only extend their knowledge in the field but also will challenge them to create a bot and how to make the bot smarter. Undoubtedly, it will be a great learning experience for our students as it will strengthen their knowledge. 

 

Tuesday 21st November

  • Year 4 Open Water learning Experience - 4A, 4C, 4F

Swimming is part of the Health & Physical Education Curriculum. On November 21st, Year 4 children will participate in a 2 hour Open Water Learning Experience at Altona Beach. This expereince is being taught by Life Saving Victoria staff and will be the Intensive Swim Program for Year 4 students in 2023. Children will arrive at school at the normal time with their swimming items in a seperate bag. Then at a specified time, the children will board a bus which will go directly to Altona Beach. At the conclusion of their Open Water Learning Experience, the children will get changed before boarding a bus back to school. Two groups of Year 4 students will participate in the Open Water Learning Expereince at Altona Beach at the following times...

Group 1 - 10am - 12pm (4A)

Group 2 - 12:30pm -2:30pm (4C & 4F)

 

Thursday 30th November

  • Student Free Day-No Students at School.

 

Tuesday 5th December

  • Year 4 Open Water learning Experience - 4B, 4D, 4E, 4G

Swimming is part of the Health & Physical Education Curriculum. On November 21st, Year 4 children will participate in a 2 hour Open Water Learning Experience at Altona Beach.

Children will arrive at school at the normal time with their swimming items in a seperate bag.

 

Two groups of Year 4 students will participate in the Open Water Learning Expereince at Altona Beach at the following times...

Group 1 - 10am - 12pm (4B & 4D)

Group 2 - 12:30pm -2:30pm (4E & 4G)

 

Thursday 7th December

  • Year 6 Adventure Park Geelong Excursion.

The purpose of this excursion is to celebrate our successes throughout this year and foster student wellbeing. Students will use their personal qualities to strengthen the relationship with their peers through fun activities. 

The anticipated outcomes for our Year 6 students will be developing independence, resilience, strengthening relationships with their peers and school staff and use strategies to resolve conflict in real world situations.  

 

Monday 11th December

  • Year 4 Wild Action Animals Incursion.

Wild Action will be bringing some amazing animals to DCC on the 11th December, for our year 4 celebration. 

 

They will be running 5 sessions throughout the day and the grade 4 students will get to see and learn about some endangered animals up close and personal.