Around the School
Duke of Edinburgh Program
On Tuesday 26th April, 40 students from the Duke Of Edinburgh program left for a four day camping trip to Mt Buffalo.
On this trip we were involved in many fantastic activities, such as abseiling, rock climbing, caving and crevassing, as well as initiatives, trivia and night hikes. Caving and abseiling were the most favoured activities because they were the most exciting, giving the biggest adrenaline rushes.
We also were in charge of cooking our own food, cleaning up and setting up our own tents. On Friday 1st of May, we set off on a 13km hike down the mountain back to civilisation. It was a great camp and we all had a brilliant time.
Anna Benson
Wool Drive
Year 12 students will soon be making wool headbands and scarves for our friends in Nepal.
It would be most appreciated if you could donate any wool for our colourful and warm creations. The project would work best with thick yarn. All colours welcomed!
Please take any donations to the general office before Friday 27th of May.
Thank you!
Year 7 Humanities
In year 7 we have been studying Ancient Greece.
Students were asked to reaserch a certain God or goddess and to share information about their family,personalities, responsibilities, powers and symbols. In this task we made a presentation to perform to our peers and teachers. Some students went above and beyond by dressing up an speaking as they are their chosen God/goddess.
By Emily Hopper and Willow King 7B
EDUCATION PERFECT- a great way to learn languages!
In May this year, all year 7 students were given the opportunity to use the app, Education Perfect, to compete in the World Language Championships. My classes are really loving this and are working hard to blitz the championships. Here are some of the comments put up by some of my students:
Rosemary Devereux
Year 7 French Teacher
Year 7 Indonesian visits to Ringwood North Primary School
This month has been very exciting for our students!
Two of our Year 7 Indonesian classes have had the opportunity to visit Ringwood North Primary School, one of our local feeder primary schools and the school with whom we share our Indonesian sister school relationship with. It has been wonderful to see our Year 7s acting as not only ambassadors for Ringwood Secondary College but also as ambassadors of the Indonesian language. It has been great for them to develop their communication skills in Indonesian and extend upon their passion for second language learning. 7B students were able to visit as a part of Education Week and so they focused on using technology to enhance our understandings of Indonesian language and culture. Here’s what the students had to say:
On Monday the 9th of May 8 students from 7H (Ethan, Leigh, Sam, Jaiden, Brandon, Olivia, Makala and Summer) went to Ringwood North Primary School with Bu Lundie and Pak Ery to share our knowledge of Indonesian with the grade 3 students. It was a very fun, enjoyable and rewarding experience, with lots of games, worksheets and prizes. It was good to develop relationships with the primary school and to watch younger students laugh and have lots of fun with us.
By Olivia, Sam, Leigh 7H
Booktopia – Friday 17th June 2016
(week 10)
As an extension activity to our popular Reading Ladders Program, the Library is again running Booktopia, a reading event for selected year 7 and 8 students.
This is a two period event which will provide students with the opportunity to experience some dramatic readings, be introduced to different authors and genres, and have an extended time reading in a comfortable environment. They might even be lucky enough to win one of our two life size cardboard cut outs of Hunger Games hero Gayle Hawthorne and a snowboarder or one of several Dymocks’ book vouchers.
As students can elect to be part of this event and places are limited, please encourage your child to express interest by speaking to one of the Library staff. Please note that students who take part in Booktopia will not attend their normal period 3 and 4 timetabled classes. If you have any questions please feel free to phone or email one of the Library Coordinators.
Deb Wilkins & Emily Collins
Library Coordinators
Sleep Out
Last Friday the of 13th May, a group of Year 12 students and teachers slept overnight at the school to raise awareness of homelessness.
The night consisted of activities such as spotlight, trivia and of course dinner, followed by sleeping in the gym during the night.
This activity was designed for students to gain an understanding of what being homeless is like, getting a glimpse of the cold, sleepless nights that thousands of people go through every day for long periods of time. This was a great night for all involved, and very eye opening!
Meagan Crozier
Philanthropy Prefect