Middle School
Upcoming Activities
Wednesday 26 October
MyOutdoors Pound Bend excursion
MyCity O'Brien Icehouse excursion
MyUrban Art NGV excursion
Friday 28 October
selected Year 9 Maths students - Games Day excursion, Balwyn High School, departing from DSC at 8:10am
Wednesday 2 November - Thursday 3 November
MyOutdoors Sailing Camp, Geelong Sailing School
Wednesday 2 November
MyCity MCG / Skydeck & MyCSI excursions
Wednesday 9 November
MyCity Most Livable excursion
MyOutdoors Indoor Rock climbing excursion
MyCSI Adventure Room, period 2
Wednesday 16 November
MyFuture Zero95 excursion
MyCity Zoo & MyCity MCG excursion
Wednesday 23 - Friday 25 November
Year 9 Class leaders attend Year 7 Camp
Monday 5 - Wednesday 7 December (confirmed)
Year 9 Wilsons Prom Camp
The Year 9 Middle School Schedule is really jammed packed right up until the end of week 11. In week 12 we will be focussed upon cleaning up the college, lockers and preparing the school for day 1, 2023. We will also be supporting students with further skills to prepare for Senior School. We have incursions, excursions, camps, career workshops and transition into Senior School and of course our Student-Led Middle School Graduation Ceremony, which we hope to have some parent representatives
*limited seats available, so watch this space!
Lisa Chiuchiarelli
Positive Climate and Community Leader
What's Happening in Year 9
| Week | Activity | Who |
|---|---|---|
4: 24th - 28th Oct | Planning Year 9 Graduation | Middle School & Student/Class Leaders |
| Balwyn H.S Maths Competition excursion (8 students) | Mr Leung | |
5: 31st Oct - 4th Nov | *Peer Leaders Finalised | Mr Hanna |
| My Outdoors Sailing Camp Wed 2nd and Thurs 3rd. | Ms. Chiuchiarelli | |
| Jessica Lindner Writing Competition Entries Due | Daniel Lindner | |
6: 7th - 11th Nov | Remembrance Day (Friday) | Ms Howes |
| 7: 14th -18th Nov | - | |
| 8: 21st - 25th Nov | Courses confirmed | |
| 9: 28th Nov - 2nd Dec | *Peer Leaders ready to do Orientation | Mr Hanna |
| MyBakery & both MyCitys – Optus Incursion | Mr Leung | |
| 10: 5th - 9th Dec | MyCSI, MyFitness & first MyFuture – Optus Incursion | Mr Leung, Ms Chiuchiarelli and Mr Gardiner |
| Year 9 On Campus Careers Program (Mon 5th-7th) | ||
| Year 9 Wilson Prom Camp Mon 5th - Wed 7th | ||
| Year 9 Inter-Class Sports Day (Thurs 8th) | Mr Pring and Tom | |
| Year 9 Graduation, Friday 9th, Performance Centre | Middle School Leading teachers and Student leaders | |
| 11: 12th - 16th Dec | Second MyFuture, MyOutdoor & MyUrbanArt – Optus Incursion | Mr Leung |
| 9am-2:45pm Courage to Care w SYP Incursion | Katie Mills | |
| Preparing for Senior School and future Careers (work experience planning) | ||
| Cleaning up the college and preparing for 2023 | ||
| 12: 19th - 20th Dec | Cleaning up the college and preparing for 2023 |
It's Not Okay to be Away
It is important to make sure that you are attending school every day and being on time. If you are late or leaving for any reason make sure you either:
- Have a note from your parents or guardian and give it to the Middle School Office before the start of Period 1
- Have your parent submit their approval on Compass
- Call the Middle School phone to advise our administration assistance on 9848 4677.
Tips for Keeping On Track
Taking your attendance seriously, making sure you attend every class is important. Attending class regularly will help you keep up with school work and not fall behind which can leave you confused about all the work you need to catch up on. Make sure you:
- check our lesson plan on Compass
- reach out to your teacher/s on MS Teams
- approach your teacher/s before or after class
Uniform
All notes, signed by parent/guardian, for uniform must be written and handed in before Period 1 or a phone call to Middle School administration can be made to 9848 4677.
We’ve noticed that our Year 9 students have grown considerably and require new uniform to be purchased as some items are now outgrown. We understand this takes time and ask for parents to inform Middle School administration with an estimated date as to when we could expect the mater to be resolved.
Jessica Lindner Writing Competition
We invite all Year 7,8 & 9 students to submit a story in Jessica’s legacy. Jessica was a Doncaster Secondary College student who also went to St Gregory Primary School. Jessica sadly passed away this year after a battle with brain cancer. She loved writing and her pet rabbit. To remember Jessie, her brother Daniel is running a writing competition across Years 7,8 & 9. We encourage all students to participate, submitting entries that meet the following criteria:
Criteria:
- Humorous
- It can be fiction or non-fiction
- Care with grammar
- When reading your story, we should be able to sense the enjoyment you had when you were writing it
- Very descriptive
Themes:
‘The Best Day in Your Life’
‘My Favourite Pet’
Winners of the competition, in each year level will receive a prize that supports cancer research.
Submit to Daniel’s school email at dllin4@schools.vic.edu.au
USA Space Camp 2023
Students in Year 9, 10 and 11 in 2023 have the incredible opportunity to attend a two-week USA Space Camp. An Information Night will be held on 2 November at 6.30pm in the Performance Centre for interested families.
Please reach out to Mary Luu for more information: Mary.Luu@education.vic.gov.au
Year 9 Victoria Young Leaders Expression of Interest
Year 9 students interested in attending the online Victoria Young Leaders: Global Youth Forum in November can contact Mr Leung on MS Teams or enquire at the Middle School Office by Friday 28th October.