AROUND THE COLLEGE

To celebrate how important trees are to our community, WHC invited our Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Richard Marles, to plant an indigenous flowering gum on WHC grounds.

After an Acknowledgement of Country conducted by Caitlin and Macie, an informal Q and A with Mr. Marles was held in the library before planting the gum tree. Our school captain, Amber, accepted three new flags for our flagpoles from Mr. Marles. 

Thank you to WHC senior students for asking great questions and participating respectfully. You represented our College admirably. Thank you to Ms. Taylor, Mrs. Huckers for organising  the tree plot, Hannah VDV for being the photographer and Lee-anne for the morning tea, and Mr. Dale for preparing the grounds for the VIP visit!

Canteen orders

A reminder that the Canteen will be ORDER ONLY for all main food items, such as salad rolls, sausage rolls, schnitzel burgers etc. The first 10 minutes of recess and lunch will be allocated to collection of food orders only. The canteen will then be open for any additional purchases of drinks and ice creams (Term 1 & 4).  

REMEMBER to order before 8.15am on the QKR! app or at the canteen before 8.45am       

Library News

GEELONG REGIONAL LIBRARY HOLIDAY HOURS

Monday 9am - 3pm

Wednesday 9am -7pm

Saturday 9am -12pm.

Come in and read the paper! Come in and borrow a book!

BOOK MARKS – WHC Library Update

OPEN during school hours: 8:30am - 3:00pm, Monday - Friday.

Borrowing books – use your WHC ID card to borrow books from our school library. You can easily find what you want on shelves as fiction titles have been organised into genres:

Books are loaned for two weeks.

• Chess Club – Tuesday lunch times with Mr. Gray and teachers. Can you beat your teacher? The challenge is on! Timers available. You can play at recess and lunch. All levels welcome.
• Readers Raffle – If you have finished a novel besides your school novel, let the library staff know and we will put you in the draw for a small prize. The more novels you read, the more chances you have of winning something! 
• Geelong Library membership – join our public library to access all kinds of resources. You can reserve a book online, then collect it from our Vines Road Library.

Reminders:

The library is a community library and the space is shared with the public. 

Please use respectful language and behaviour.

Eating and drinking sugary drinks in the library is not allowed. Water bottles are fine.

Please do not touch the heaters or air filters. Please ask a staff member for help.

Laptop use – students are welcome to use their private laptops for schoolwork and research. Gaming is not encouraged as the library is a space for reading and quiet activities.

Mrs. Burville and Ms. Choong.