Learning & Teaching News
Public Speaking Competition 2024
Public Speaking supports children to develop confidence and build their self-esteem. Confidence in public speaking is a valuable and vital, life long skill for all children to have.
At Our Holy Redeemer, we value Public Speaking greatly and provide our students with many opportunities to speak in front of small groups, to their class, and in front of the whole school at Assembly.
In line with the Victorian Curriculum we aim to instill strong Public Speaking skills in all our students from Foundation through to Year 6. This program is supported by a whole school focus on the development of different text types in our Writing lessons. Our Holy Redeemer conducts a whole school Public Speaking Competition every year and we are proud of its long standing tradition.
In 2024 we are conducting our Competition in Term Two. The Final will be on MONDAY 17th June. For those families planning their Winter Getaways, please be aware that if your child makes the Final, they must be at school on this day. Online submissions will not be accepted.
Boroondara Literary Awards
The Boroondara Literary Awards are hosted by the City of Boroondara, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Balwyn. Held annually by the Boroondara Library Service since 1999, the Awards celebrate the creativity of writers and poets within the City of Boroondara and Victoria. Prizes include:
- more than $5,000 in prize money across various age groups in the Young Writers category
- more than $3,500 in prize money in the Open Short Story category.
Winning stories from each category will be published in the Boroondara Literary Awards Anthology. The anthology can be found at:
- your local Boroondara library to purchase or borrow
- the State Library of Victoria
- the National Library of Australia.
Entries close at 11.59pm, Friday 17 May 2024. This year's competition is open-themed and is free to enter. The full terms and conditions and entry details are available on the website www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/literary-awards
Lisa Canty
Literacy Leader
Math's Talent Quest 2024
Registrations are open for MTQ 2024! Proposals or questions can be emailed to me at phansen@ohrsurreyhills.catholic.edu.au by 11th May. More details below.
