Vermont Secondary College Newsletter

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Vermont Secondary College

ZOO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Caitlin and Sophie have spent part of their Term 2 holidays working with their Zoo Youth Leadership team. They visited St Kilda pier where they learned about the Little Penguins and the structures that they have made into their homes. They acted as citizen scientists and collected data about the biodiversity of shells and along with their team, both Caitlin and Sophie conducted a waste audit looking at microplastics found on the beach. Why not check out this ABC iview clip “Meet the Penguins” to find out more about the Little Penguins, or have a chat with Caitlin and Sophie about the wonderful work they have been doing. 

Meet the Penguins: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/meet-the-penguins

 

 

And finally, if you haven’t yet completed the survey to help Caitlin and Sophie collect data on plastic use in schools, please follow the link below – all data needs to be collected by the 22nd of July. Thank you!

Caitlin and Sophie’s survey: https://bit.ly/zvylpsurvey

 

SCIENCE STEM GROUP

Check out the fantastic activity our Science STEM group have been working on! During Term 2 they group have been creating a Robotic Hand and…it works! They have spent time working as a team to build the hand with the help of Mrs Wilson and Mr Beauglehall. Along the way they have learnt many new skills that will help them as they begin their Tournament of the Minds journey this term with Ms Lyon. 

 

 

COMPETITION REMINDERS AND UPDATES FOR TERM 3

Thank you! To all students that signed up for the International Chemistry Quiz. A friendly reminder that this will be running on Friday 5th of August during Period 4 in Room L01 / L02 . Ms Green has a small collection of past papers that you can borrow if you would like to see the format of the quiz.

 

The ICAS Science Assessment is running this term on Monday 22nd August during Period 4. As was published last term on Compass and the newsletter, all sign ups must be made via the ICAS Parent Portal, which closes on Friday 29th July (end of Week 3). To sign up and pay for ICAS in 2022 you need to visit the link below and pay $19.25 directly to the organisers. 

How to participate in ICAS for Science in 2022:

  1. Read about ICAS subjects and prices here: https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas
  2. To sign up, go to the ICAS Parent Portal here: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps
  3. Enter our school’s access code – YJJ631
  4. Enter your details, select the Science ICAS test, then proceed to payment.
  5. Any questions? Please see Ms Green in Room E11.