Around the School
Core Value Awards
A special congratulations to our Primary students who received Core Value Awards last Wednesday!
Welcome to our Team
We welcome Jenny Todd to our staff as an Education Assistant and Bus Supervisor. If you see her face around the school grounds please make her welcome!
India Service Trip Preparation
Over the weekend our students heading on the India Service Trip took part in a training day. The day began with some team building activities focussed on developing our group identity, understanding the importance of communication and problem solving. The next section was on cross-cultural training which was understanding Indian culture. Exploring the difference between Australian culture and India was done through students thinking about how they would respond in situations and discussing why. They would then explore how people in India would make their decisions.
Students were joined by guest speaker from Mukti Mission Australia who also explained what the Mission is like in India and the types of activities students would be involved in.
The day finished with an Indian banquet purchased from our local Indian restaurant, the Curry Club. This was done from the floor and without cutlery as would happen in a village situation in India.
Students had a great time bonding, expanding their knowledge of Indian culture, wearing traditional Indian clothing and enjoying great food!
Tournament of Minds
This year we have 42 students across Primary and Secondary participating in the Tournament of Minds Regional Finals in Shepparton next Saturday. This is our second year competing and this year we have three Primary groups;
- Social Sciences
- Maths and Engineering
- Language and Literature
And three secondary groups;
- Science and Technology
- Social Sciences
- Maths and Engineering
Here are some of the students participating in a practice spontaneous challenge last Friday.
A big thank you to Mrs Williams, Ms Briggs, Miss Bordignon, and Ms Aquino for all their assistance with preparing and coaching the teams.
We wish the teams all the best at the competition!
CIS Netball
Congratulations to Claudia Mawson, Meg Eishold and Poppy Palmer who recently represented the RAS Open and 15&U teams at the CIS Netball Championships. All girls performed admirably against some very tough opposition with some high profile netballers watching on such as Abbey McCulloch, Sam Wallace and Julie Hoornweg,
Also a big congratulations to Ms Anna Palmer who coached the 15&U side to their first win the three years.
Aladdin Musical
On Wednesday Year 9/10 Drama and Year 9-11 Music went to Melbourne to see Aladdin. Students met one of Ms James's friends who is in the ensemble. They were able to chat to him and ask questions about being a Music Theatre Performer.
