Whole School News
WHOLE SCHOOL NEWS - including WURUN CAMPUS
Collingwood College Music Concert
A few happy snaps from the ‘Collingwood Colleges Term 2 Concert’. Thank you and congratulations to all the students, families, and staff who contributed to our incredible Term 2 Music Concert. The evening was a true celebration of creativity, dedication, and community spirit, showcasing the talent and hard work of our young performers. From soloists to ensembles, each performance brought joy and pride to everyone in the audience. We are so proud of the courage and musical growth on display and are grateful to our school community for the ongoing support of the Arts. What a great reminder of the power of music to bring us together – can’t wait to share more in the future! ”
International Students News—-Wurun Senior Campus
As we come to the end of the Semester one, we are pleased to share the positive achievements of our international students at our Wurun Senior Campus.
An impressive 75% of our international students have maintained above 95% attendance, with nearly one fourth of them achieving 100% attendance. This strong commitment to learning is also reflected in their academic progress, with many students thriving in our beautiful and supportive learning environment.
Beyond the classroom, international students have been actively involved in school life. Highlights this term include their enthusiastic participation in Cultural Day, where they showcased pride in their heritage through cultural parade and their bamboo dance performances. Additionally, five international students represented the school in the interschool badminton competition, securing a second place just behind University High School —an outstanding effort!
To acknowledge their hard work and celebrate the end of the semester, at our regular international students meeting time, we held a special "Pizza Lunch" during the final week of the Semester. Students were congratulated on their achievements during the semesters and were wished for a safe , relaxing and meaningful school break.
Our international team would like to extend our sincere thanks to Wurun Senior leadership team for attending the celebration and for their ongoing support of our international students. Your encouragement continues to make a positive difference in their journey.
Lucy Qingke Wang
International Student Coordinator
Wurun Senior Campus
Book week August 2025
The 2025 theme is “Book an Adventure!”. This theme encourages children to see reading as way to explore new places, ideas and characters. It ties in with the 80th anniversary of Children’s Book Week. Our annual Book Parade will take place on Wednesday 20th of August.
The Great Book Swap 2025
Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st of August 2025 in the Library.
Please donate books to our annual Great Book Swap - bring books to the library any time before 20th of August and come with a gold coin donation on the day. Everyone is welcome.
Due to our success in the past years when we have raised more than $6,000 for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation please donate books. Your support makes a difference. Together, let's build a community where everyone has access to the joy of reading!
Thanks
Alina Allery
Librarian
Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series
The Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series (VCES) offers free extension activities for high-ability students in Foundation to Year 12 across the curriculum. If you don’t have a plan for the coming holiday yet, these might give you some ideas!
Programs on offer:
Primary
Discovery Science and Technology Centre- Creative Digital Skills Workshops (Years 3 – 6)
This exciting VCES July school holiday workshop in Bendigo is for high-ability primary school students in Years 3 to 6. Students will dive into hands-on, technology-driven learning experiences as they explore how light and colour are used in photography and film. Bookings are essential as spaces are limited.
Creative Digital Skills – Lights, Camera, Action! – Thursday 10 and 17 July
Ecolinc Investigating Fossils and Dinosaur Locomotion (Years 3-6)
Learn about fossils and dinosaurs from Palaeontologist, Tim Richards, from the University of Queensland. Primary school students in Years 3-4 will explore the secrets of the Eromanga Sea and complete scientific drawings and primary school students in Years 5-6 will investigate how fossil evidence shows the movement of dinosaurs. This program is targeted for rural and regional students.
Secrets of Eromanga and drawing fossils (Years 3 & 4) – Tuesday 26 August
Dinosaur Dynamics and Dinosaur Locomotion (Years 5& 6) – Wednesday 27 August.
Secondary
Victorian Opera Beyond the Stage (Years 7-12)
Explore the process of staging a large-scale operatic production. Through a range of on-demand workshops and an excursion to the fully staged performance of Mozart’s Abduction and conversations with the creative team, students can delve into the music, drama and science of theatre technology.
Abduction- Stage Orchestral Friday 8 August and on-demand workshops
BioLab- The Victorian Bioscience Education Centre - Biotechnology and Human Performance (Years 9-11)
Explore the fast-paced world of biotechnology and use cutting edge equipment in this hands-on sport and human performance program. Students will work with BioLab educators and mentors to extract, amplify (via PCR) and analyse (via gel electrophoresis) their own DNA. This is an outside of school hours activity (4-6pm)
Biotechnology and Human Performance Biotechnology and Human Performance (Years 9-11) | Event | Arc– Thursday 14 August
Xiaoming Li (She/her)
Languages & High Abilities 7-10 Learning Area Leader
Yr5-12 Chinese Language Teacher
Parent Payment Arrangement 2025
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Collingwood College is looking forward to another great year of teaching and learning and would like to advise you of Collingwood College’s voluntary financial contributions for 2025.
Schools provide students with free instruction to fulfil the standard curriculum requirements, and we want to assure you that all contributions are voluntary.Nevertheless, the ongoing support of our families ensures that our school can offer the best possible education and support for our students.
We want to thank you for all your support, whether that’s through fundraising or volunteering your time. This has made a huge difference to our school and the programs we can offer.Within our school, this support has allowed us to upgrade teaching and learning facilities in specific learning areas, for example, our general classrooms, media laboratories, camps program, and music department.
Our subject offerings have been expanded and there is ongoing support for the work of the homework centre including information technology aid for all students.
PRIMARY MAINSTREAM
PRIMARY STEINER
SECONDARY MAINSTREAM
SECONDARY STEINER
WURUN SENIOR CAMPUS
CSEF Funding
Dear parents/carers,
If you are eligible for CSEF funding, please read the following statement.
CSEF funding applications are due by the 4th of July 2025. We cannot accept applications after this date. To ensure your application is submitted on time, please provide us with your completed application form as early as possible. To have a successful application, your eligible concession/healthcare card must be valid on the first day of term 2- April 22nd.If you would like more information, please email the school, or visit www.vic.gov.au/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund
Kinds regards,
Collingwood College
INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE (updated 4 May) - Contact Person - Marguerite Boland
Please click on the attachment below to see a list of Stringed instruments for sale. If you have an instrument for sale please email Margeurite at: marguerite.boland@education.vic.gov.au
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