Years 10 -12 Update

Year 10 News

In August  twenty five of our  Year 9 and 10 students undertook the Australian Maths Competition and we  are currently awaiting our results. 

Year 10 student Ty (who last year gained a Distinction in this competition)  describes his approach to the test.

The Australian Maths Competition is a challenging competition that top math students from school across in Australia compete in. 

With 30 difficult and long questions and only an hour and thirty minutes to answer it, there is not enough time to answer every question. Students are not only challenged in answering these hard questions but also selecting the questions that would earn them the most points. The first 25 questions are multiple choice with the final 5 questions having an answer between 0 and 999. Questions 1 to 10 are worth 3 points, questions 11 to 20 are worth 4 points, questions 21 to 25 are with 5 points and for the final 5 questions, 26 is worth 6 points and each next question is worth one more point. This challenges you on your ability to answer complex math problems and being smart about how you answer the questions to earn the most points.As a student, taking the test is very nerve racking. When I looked at the last 5 questions, I chose not to do them until the end, as they would take me a long time and were quite difficult. By the end of the hour and thirty minutes, I was only able to answer one or 2 of these high point questions. While the test was strenuous and long, being able to sit it and answer quite a few of the questions gives a great feeling of accomplishment. I have done this multiple times throughout my years at school and each time I finish one, I can not help but feel proud of myself for the effort that I put in and the honour of being chosen to take part in this competition.

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See the outcomes on Mr Diamond's Principal's Page! 

Work / Life / School Balance

One of the highlights of Year 10 for many students is reaching the age where they can seek employment and earn their own money. 

One such student is Dishanth and congratulations to him and all of the other Northern Bay College Year 10 students who have entered the work force during the year.

It is a big moment to get your Resume ready, give it to employers or apply on line and then wait. Sometimes this leads to an interview which in itself is very nerve wracking and again we wait for the outcome!  If you are lucky you may get an invitation to come for a trial - and the nerves start again. Then sometimes, not always, this leads to the phonecall which says you got this!

For Dishanth this happened but others need to  have to keep trying and not lose hope. It is good learning for young people entering the workforce and it is important to keep being positive that there is every chance it will happen if you practice interview confidence and work on the resume.

However, Dishanth also found out that doing shifts, keeping connected to friends, playing sport and of course planning for all of the assignments due for school can also be hard work.

Great planning for the work / life / school balance is a skills that we all need. 

VCE NEWS

After positive feedback about the explanation Mr Turnbull gave about what is involved in taking VCE Business Studies in our past newsletter, our Course selection for Year 10 students was assisted by videos from our staff and students about subjects they study.

It is wonderful to see and hear our students discussing their studies.

In these examples we learn what is involved in Media Studies.

Food Studies

Health and Human Development

VCE Student of the Month

In VCE music Performance, Shai-Lee shares an example of her song writing skills.

VCAL NEWS

VCAL students have taken the lead in an innovative, wellbeing approach that aims  to strengthen how we connect with our peers and teachers while keeping socially distant and in remote learning.

The concept is  to motivate and continue to engage in learning. Each day there is a message posted for students by students to touch base with schooling during remote learning. 

MTWTF - each day of the week has a focus. 

In this example  Zac's first effort is with Mr Massari. 

One of the great things about the interview is the content Mr Massari has shared. He uses a couple of world recognised examples to highlight great advice for students (and staff and families) during the COVID19 crisis. Steven Covey is a leader in life strategies and in one of his ideas every student at Northern Bay could use the example to better compartmentalize their thoughts and ideas. In the second example,  Steven Bradbury has become one the world's most famous speed skaters by simply dealing with the situation that he found himself in.

Firstly 4 minutes of conversation which everyone could learn form.

Secondly here is a reminder of  "doing a Bradbury." It takes 5 minutes to watch and a gold medal for Australia

VCAL Student of the Month

An excellent work project has been undertaken by VCAL EAL students and each contributor gave a message of support. They suggest listening to them and what it means to 'be there' as well as looking for small but good things in life.