School News
SCHOOL NEWS
OPEN DAY - WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY
Open Day is next Wednesday 1st May. I ask you to spread the word via word of mouth, email, SMS about this opportunity for prospective students (and families) to visit the school. This is also a wonderful time for our current students to celebrate and 'show off' all the great work/learning we do here at Collingwood College.
Additionally, if you would like to volunteer to do a postcard drop on your nightly walk, please see reception as we have many postcards to disperse over the next few days.
OFFICE NEWS
Financial Assistance for Families
CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)
School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors, excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works and sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are part of a healthy curriculum. CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means –tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families.
The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
The CSEF payment cannot be used towards voluntary school charges, books, stationery, school uniforms, before/after school care, music lessons, or formals/graduations.
The annual CSEF amount per student is:
- $125 for primary school students
- $225 for secondary school students
How to apply
New applications should contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef
Please check with the school office if you are unsure.
More Information
For more information about the CSEF visit
Claire Gibson
Office Administration Manager
Parent Payment Charges 2019
2019 parent payment charges are communicated via Compass. Payment can be made online via Compass, BPay or in person at the office with cash or eftpos.
Payment plans can be organised by contacting the office on 9417-6681.
Please contact the office on 9417-6681 if you require any further information.
Martina Owen
Business Manager
COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM
Collingwood College is going online! Feel free to follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/collingwood.college/ and like us on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/collingwood.vic.edu.au/ to keep up to date with everything that our school has to offer our students and the community.
REGGIO YEAR 5-6 STUDENTS WORKING WITH ARTIST CAROLYN CARDINET
The City of Yarra is promoting, as from June this year electronics cannot be thrown in bins. Instead the council has allocated bins where the community can drop them off to be recycled.
These drop-off places include the Depo Roseneath Street in Clifton Hill, the big bins at the Collingwood Leisure Centre, and the Ikea car park in Richmond.
Year 5/6 Reggio students had the opportunity to work with artist Carolyn Cardinet and Kirsty Richards the coordinator of this project, from the City of Yarra. Students created sculptures using recycled materials, including old electronics.
I was kindly invited to Carolyn’s exhibition at Alliance Francaise in St. Kilda where she had used similar recycled materials the students used to create an installation. I documented this exhibition and once back art school students had the opportunity to discuss and view Carolyn’s artwork.
Kindly supported by the City of Yarra
Angela Dionysopoulos
Reggio Art/Performing Arts
REGGIO 3-4 BOOK REVIEWS
This term in Library, students in Reggio 3/4 will do a book review for the school newsletter.
We hope you are inspired by our book selection by Mimi, Zoe, Delina and Rufus.
Twin Spin by Adam Cece
The book that I'm recommending is 'Twin Spin' by Adam Cece. It's about two twins then one of them steals the other one's identity to see her favourite band.
Zoe
Spirited Away written and illustrated by Hayao Miyazaki
I am reading 'Spirited Away'. It's about a girl named Sen and a ghost named No Face. There are a lot of characters but these are the