Whole School News
Whole School News
The Welcome Picnic - A New Look at CC
Dear Collingwood College (CC) families
After much deliberation we have finally decided on the new date and format of the Whole School Welcome Picnic.
With the recent Covid announcements we are so happy to be able to invite families to join us on…….THURSDAY, MARCH 11th from 3pm-4pm
at the Undercroft and Stadium Garden
The picnic will be a joint venture with the Thursday Market. The market will be relaunching on this date. Our wonderful VCAL students will be spearheading the new look market. They will be making and selling food alongside some of the original stall holders from our markets in 2019. It’s been a while since we've hosted a Thursday Market, we have dearly missed the atmosphere.
We anticipate a great turnout combining Thursday market and the WELCOME PICNIC!
More information will be available on Compass so look out for that.
We hope we see you all there!
Thanking the excellent students in the VCAL team for their organisation and enthusiasm. What an excellent way for CC to showcase this wonderful program.
Collingwood College Leadership Team
2021 Collingwood College Swim Carnival
On Tuesday, 23rd February we held our annual Collingwood College Swimming Carnival at our local Fitzroy Open Air pool. The Melbourne weather put on a show (as usual !!) but despite a couple of light showers did not dampen the competitors’ spirits.
With the seating area at full capacity swimming events started at 10am, after a short walk from the college, with the Year 5/6 50m freestyle heats. There were six heats for this event alone! All students who entered the water throughout the day scored points for their House.
We had short breaks between the change overs of swim stroke but that didn’t mean a rest for the participants. We held House challenge competitions – Ping Pong ball and brick collections from the water.
As usual, our SRC students were on hand and run off their feet with BBQ and drinks duties. I was told this was because “athletes need to replace their calories after competition”???
We had a fierce battle for 1st and 2nd placing and 3rd and 4th placing which changed frequently.
Overall eventual winners of the 2021 Collingwood College Swimming Carnival were Blue Gum (Blue House) with 213 points.
1st Place – Blue Gum (Blue) House - 213 points
2nd Place – Banksia (Red) House - 161 points
3rd Place – Eucalyptus (Green) House - 137 points
4th Place – Wattle (Yellow) House – 118 points
Congratulations to Blue Gum for winning the 2021 Collingwood College Swim Carnival.
A big thank you to all participants and teachers for making our 2021 carnival another great event. Our next carnival is only five weeks away - The 2021 Athletics Carnival on Thursday, 1st April. A great way to finish Term 1.
On behalf of the Collingwood College HPE Team – thank you and see you soon.
Regards
James Agombar
Head of Physical Education and Sport
Collingwood College
2021 MATHS & SCIENCE EVENTS
Year 9&10 Science Enrichment Opportunity
Generating DNA Barcodes to identify and discover species (At GTAC)
Collingwood College and GTAC are giving students' in Year 9 or 10 that are keen to stretch their understanding of science the opportunity to opt-in to this event as part of the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment series. Stretch your imagination and consider how DNA technologies will impact careers of the future. Could you be a de-extinction geneticist?
This GTAC event comprises 3 parts:
- An online course preparing you for your research project at GTAC
- A visit to GTAC laboratories where our GTAC Scientist Mentors will guide you to generate DNA barcodes for animal or plant tissues of environmental or commercial interest. The DNA generated by your team will be sent to the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) for sequencing.
- A virtual learning workshop following your lab visit. You will use bioinformatics programs to analyse DNA data sets that include the DNA barcodes generated by your team.
Please express your interest here:https://forms.gle/coPkSktCNve52qoP7 For more information please speak to Sarah or Hannah
Maths & Coding Enrichment
If you are keen on coding or maths!
Collingwood College students have the opportunity to participate in 1 competition in primary school and up to 3 competitions in our secondary school throughout 2021. To enrich their mathematical, computational, and algorithmic thinking.
Expression of Interest close 28th - Feb for the CAT and OUCC bundlehttps://forms.gle/jFF8jk9PsWXTHRYB8 More information about each competition below:
Australian Math Competition: The AMC is an engaging 30-problem competition that demonstrates the importance and relevance of mathematics in students’ everyday lives; it is open to students in Years 3 to 12.
CAT: (Computational and Algorithmic Thinking)The Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition is a one-hour problem-solving competition designed to encourage student curiosity and promote multiple modes of thinking. The competition has a mixture of multiple-choice and integer answers and incorporates unique ‘three-stage tasks’ that encourage students to develop informal algorithms and apply them to test data of increasing size or complexity. - No coding experience needed.
The Oxford University Computing Challenge (OUCC)Is a two-round online competition held in term 2. The first round (5 May) is open to all students in Years 7–12 and the second round (12 May) is an invitational for the top 20 students in each division from the first round. Junior (Year 7&8) – All tasks will be Blockly tasks Intermediate (Year 9&10) – Most tasks in Sections 1 and 2 will be Blockly tasks
International Women's Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day of action celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It is also a call to action to accelerate women’s equality.
International Women’s Day originated more than 100 years ago when women in several countries marched to protest the conditions of women workers and women in general. In 1975, the United Nations formally adopted IWD as a day of celebration and activism around women’s issues such as Equal Pay, Reproductive Rights, Freedom from violence and Equal Representation in business and government.
Equal pay: Women in Australia earn 25% less than their male co-workers.
Reproductive rights: South Australia decriminalised abortion last year but it has yet to become law. Women need the opinion of two doctors, and an abortion would only proceed if the woman’s life was in danger or the child is likely to be handicapped.
Freedom from violence: In Australia, on average one woman is murdered each week by her current or former partner. Since they turned 15, one in three Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence perpetrated by a man. If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, family or domestic violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au. In an emergency, call 000.
Equal representation in government and business: Women make-up only 35% of parliamentarians in the federal parliament. There are only 7 female Ministers out of 30 in our current Federal government. In business, women make up only 18% of CEOs and less than 30% of board members in Australian companies.
As you can see, IWD is just as important in 2021 as it was 100 years ago. At Collingwood College, we’d like to celebrate the day on Friday 5th March by wearing purple, green and white (or a combination). The colours come from the early Suffragette movement which campaigned for women’s right to vote. Purple represents dignity/justice; green represents growth/hope and white represents purity of purpose.
You can participate in IWD by nominating a woman whose achievements you’d like to celebrate. Write her name on the paper available in the front foyer and a brief statement on why she is important. These will be collected and displayed around the school.
Financial Assistance for Families
CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)
School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors, excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works and sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All of which are part of a healthy curriculum. CSEF allowance is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means –tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families.
The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
The CSEF payment cannot be used towards voluntary school charges, books, stationery, school uniforms, before/after school care, music lessons, or formals/graduations.
The annual CSEF amount per student is:
· $125 for primary school students
· $225 for secondary school students
How to apply
New applications should contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form, download from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef or download the form attached below:
CSEF forms are available from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef in a range of languages. Alternatively you can speak to one of our Community Liaison Officers.
Please check with the school office if you are unsure.
More Information
For more information about the CSEF visit www.education.vic.gov.au/csef
Claire Gibson
Business Manager
INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE - updated 23 FEBRUARY
Please click on the attachment below to see a list of Stringed instruments for sale. If you have an instrument for sale please email Naomi at: nomssicle@gmail.com
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