Altona North Campus News

Active Schools

The Active Schools grant program is designed to help schools build a culture of physical activity, wellbeing, and engagement across the entire school day. Rather than focusing solely on traditional PE, the grant provides targeted funding and resources to embed movement before, during, and after school hours.

We have been a fortunate recipient of funding this year and already it has allowed for:

Equipment & Facilities: We have upgraded grounds, equipment, introduced new sport options such as Primary Basketball and Soccer to improve active play spaces, and encourage movement during break times.
Boosting Classroom Engagement: Integrating movement into the school day improves focus, memory, and behaviour in the classroom. Our Year 9s went Ice Skating, Year 8s are completing a Self Defence workshop along with a skateboarding workshop for Upper Primar and Year 7s later in the term.
Promoting Inclusion: Activities are designed so every student, regardless of skill or fitness level, has a safe, welcoming, and fun way to participate. We have introduced for the Primary classes Mondays Moves with 10 minutes of structured movement in the morning to start the week off energised and Wiggle Wednesday a free style dance party at recess with a curated student selected playlist!
Building Lifelong Healthy Habits: Encourages physical literacy and helping students build the confidence, motivation, and motor skills needed to stay active for life.
Enhancing Wellbeing: Regular activity directly supports positive mental health, mood regulation, and social connection.

National Council of Women Victoria

We had the privilege of two extraordinary women attending Bayside from the NCWV, President Elida Brereton and Vice President Pam Hammond. They both spoke passionately about their work and presented an award and voucher to Akisha and Mabel of Year 9 who last term participated in the My Vote my Voice Parliament Student Forum.

The Council is an advocacy organisation established in 1902 that works to empower women and children, promote human rights, and drive gender equality across Victoria.

Thanks to Ms Hamilton who helped the students prepare and for attending the event.

College Awards

It was such an honour to see so many of our student both former and current represented in the awards ceremony last month. Not only that, a special mention to performers, both the choir and bands performed brilliantly and there were also students who are learning to operate behind the scenes as technical support. A big thank you and congratulations.

Staffing and Classes

We farewelled Mr Smith, Maths & Digi Tech teacher, at the start of this term and Ms Martin, HAPE teacher this week as she commences family leave. We are in the process of planning for 2027 and will be running Grade 6 into Year 7 transition and Primary Step Up day on Tuesday 9 December.