Acting Principal

The 2025 College Captains, Emmy and Fletcher welcomed everyone back to the new school year at Assembly on Thursday. 

Our New Foundation Students!

Charlton College have welcomed eight new Foundation students! The have settled into school beautifully and have already enjoyed lots of learning experiences in the classroom and around the school. During literacy lessons, they have learnt the letters and sounds for ‘s’, ‘a’, ‘t’ and ‘p’, and are beginning to blend these sounds together to read words! In numeracy, they are learning about patterns, and how to build and break apart the numbers up to five. Their structured lessons are punctuated by plenty of ‘free play’ as the Foundation students make the transition to school. Their teacher, Lizzie, is so proud of everything they’ve achieved in their first few days!

Tilly – “I love the class and Monty”

Olive – “I like playing with lots of babies in the home corner”

Tully – “Because I’m big I go to school”

Charlie – “I like school because I like making creations at the craft table”

Chloe – “I love playing on the playground and doing art and craft”

Leo – “I like playing and colouring and drawing”

Harry – “I know about ‘ssss’ and I know how to write it”

Lailah – “I like the mermaids in the water”

New Staff 

Charlton College are lucky enough to have four new staff members.

Megan has relocated from Melbourne and is 6 months away from finishing her teaching degree. Megan will be working with students in both Primary and Secondary classrooms as a Teacher Aide.

Ebony is a very familiar face to us at the College as last year she was one of our Year 12 students! Ebony is using her first year out of school to assist our students as a Teacher Aide, they will be able to follow her example of being an excellent student. 

Declan is one of our new Teachers, and has relocated from Queensland, and is a big fan of the Richmond Football Club. Declan will be working over both Primary and Secondary areas teaching Maths, Science & PE.

Claire is another new teacher who has also relocated from Queensland – excited to live the country life! Clair will be teaching our Secondary students English, VM Literacy and Accounting. 

We look forward to working with them!

Swimming Carnival Friday

In preparation for the swimming carnival this Friday, students have been busily preparing banners during lunchtimes. It is great that students of all ages are contributing and working together. 

Students are to come to school for a 9am start and will move down to the pool after that. 

Compass 

Compass is the school management system used at Charlton College that allows parents and carers to access up-to-date and meaningful information about the school and your child’s progress. Compass includes many different features, including the ability to:

• Monitor your child’s attendance, and enter an explanation for absence or lateness
• Communicate with your child’s teachers, and update your family contact details
• View your child’s timetable and the school calendar
• Download and view your child’s academic reports
• Book parent-teacher conferences
• Receive details of recognised positive behaviours

How do I access Compass?

Compass is accessible on any modern web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) or by using the Compass iOS or Android apps. (to do this simply search for Compass School Manager in the store).

To log in you will require your unique family username and password. If you have misplaced these details please contact the Charlton College office 54 911 280 or email charlton.p12@education.vic.gov.au.

Food, Mood and Learning Outcomes

Research tells us that what we eat directly influences not only our physical health but also our mood and cognitive function. That's why we're thrilled to share insights from the Healthy Eating Advisory Service (HEAS) on the link between food, mood, and learning outcomes.

Breakfast will be available each Wednesday and Friday from 8.40am to 8.55am in the canteen, starting next week, Wednesday 12th February. All students are welcome!

School Saving Bonus:

If you have not yet received your school saving bonus email please contact the Office. 

Year 7 & 10 Vaccination Program:

The Year 7 and 10 Vaccination will program run Tuesday 4th March.

The School Immunisation Program is going digital which means there will be no more paper consent cards floating around school bags or ‘lost’ before they are due to be handed in.

The system we are using is called Vitavo and is simple to use and update your children's information at any time.

To get started you need to provide consent for Immunisations.

Please either click the link https://buloke.book.vitavo.com.au/school/CharltonCollege-bUJ7Hy

or download QR Code

and input your child/ren’s Year level you are consenting for.

Then select one of the following options:

· I consent

· I do not consent

Year 7 vaccinations offered: 

• Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
• Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Year 10 vaccinations offered: 

• Meningococcal ACWY