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Year 7 Art

Our Year 7s have been taking some time outside to doing some landscape drawings ‘en plein air’, taking inspiration from Van Gogh line drawings of landscapes. 

Year 7 Humanities

Year 7 students are exploring Ancient Egypt and this week answering the learning question: How did ancient Egyptians preserve dead bodies?  Today's lesson focused on the process of mummification and for a brain break we created some class mummies. 

Below if a poem written by Oscar J and Dom K that summarises the mummification process:

Get the mummy,

open up the tummy.

Pull out the organs,

doubt his name is Morgan.

Mash the brain,

the heart, the soul it does contain.

My guys dead he ain’t feeling no pain!

Blow it out the nose like a fire hose,

put the organs in jars although they can be smelt from a far.

Bodies buried in salt, 

35 days later smelling like vanilla malt. 

Polish the skin by waxing up to the chin,

wrap it in linen, repeat the process on his kitten!

Year 7 Sport

UNITE: Year 7 sport kicked off last Friday with our girl's netball team and boy's football team competing in Geelong.  It was great to see our teams demonstrating the school value of 'Unite': working together, cheering each other on and showing great sportsmanship.  We would like to thank our senior student coaches who took time out of their lunchtimes and studies to help our junior teams on the day. Liv B (netball), Angus T (football) and Lewis D (football) were all incredible role models. 

Bring on Term Three Sports!

Year 9  Outdoor School Bogong 

UNITE: Our Outdoor School Bogong students arrived safely at Bogong Village in Mount Beauty yesterday and went  snowshoeing on Tuesday 31st May.

This opportunity was offered to a shortlist of Year 9 students who expressed their interest in attending, and who have been recommended by their teachers based on their demonstration of our school values of Strive, Unite, Respect & Flourish. They have also shown an eagerness to develop their teamwork and initiative skills, leadership potential and demonstrated outstanding learning behaviours.

Below: Outdoor School Bogong: orienteering and rock climbing!

Year 9 Women's Shed

This week our students were involved in their Week 6 project where they are making gorgeous stuffed elephants in our Textiles room, using a pattern and variety of fabrics.  In previous weeks the students in Women's Shed have had all sorts of fun creative projects at Community House e.g. plant hangers with a fluffy teddy, slime, bath bombs and and a succulent coffee cup garden.   

Special thanks to Nicole from Bunnings & Katrina Simpson for their ongoing assistance!

Geelong Cross Country

STRIVE: Congratulations to all students who participated in the Geelong Cross Country today at Eastern Gardens.  Special mentions go to Ada B (winner in age group) and Sienna M (2nd in age group).  Well done to everyone involved!

Rugby Revelry for Lewis

FLOURISH: We have some exciting news to share with our community.  Lewis B has been selected for the 2022 Rugby Vic State U14 Team!

Lewis will be training 4 nights a week (2 for the state team and 2 for his Club team) until July, when the team will travel to Canberra to play in the National tournament.

We are so proud of you Lewis and can't wait to see all of your amazing accomplishments in the future!

International Guests to Stay at SCSC

FLOURISH: This week we are excited to welcome three species of new fish to The CEC in a tropical refugium style tank. 

All three species were carefully chosen to live together because they are all native to South America so they thrive under the same conditions, they are all peaceful community fish, and they will all grow to roughly the same size of around 5cm long. 

They are also all voracious and unfussy eaters!  As well as standard omnivore flake food and pellets, they enjoy brine shrimp, daphnia, insect larvae, blood worms and tubifex worms.  We just have to be sure to not give them food that is too big for their small mouths. 

These fish will feel comfortable in the darker tank that is shaded by the overhanging plants and their colours will improve with age; the Cardinal Tetras have a neon turquoise stripe that is quite amazing. 

The plants in the refugium are all species that thrive with their roots permanently in water. The plants help keep the water clean by removing the fish waste. The rapid new growth of shoots and roots has been incredible to watch.  The aquascape was purposefully kept simple, low at the bottom of the tank and not heavily planted because the roots from the refugium plants will grow down even more to provide places to explore.  

Please pause in front of this tank when you get a chance and admire the fish’s beauty and lively behaviour!

National Sorry Day

Every year on the 26th May, National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as 'The Stolen Generations'.

National Sorry Day is a day to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process.

National Reconciliation Week 2022 - 27th of May to the 3rd of June.  

It is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.  These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey:

• the successful 1967 referendum
• the High Court Mabo decision respectively

The 2022 theme, "Be Brave.  Make Change." is a a challenge to all Australians - individuals, families, communities, organisations and government - to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians.

2022: Actions to Make a Change

This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme, Be Brave Make Change is a challenge to all of us to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians.

Change begins with brave actions in your daily life – where you live, work, play and socialise.

Take these actions with you every day of the year, not just during National Reconciliation Week.

Student Activities over Reconciliation Week

Our Year 9 students wrote an acknowledgement of country for their learning space.

MOVIE: The Sapphires

Students had the opportunity to watch The Sapphires, which is loosely based on the 1960s Aboriginal girl group who were from the same family. They left Australia to sing soul music for US troops during the Vietnam war.  

Tony Briggs, who wrote the screenplay, one of the real-life Sapphires is his mother, Laurel Robinson. The film is a feel-good film whilst at the same time, explores the the themes e.g. war, racism, family belong, cultural identity, gender and personal growth.

On Thursday our Canteen made Iced Donuts for $2.50 with $1.00 from every sale going to the Children's Ground.  Thank you to every family/student and teacher that purchased a donut today was a great response selling 241 donuts . The Canteen has donated $250 to the Indigenous working group to donate to Children's Ground. 

The Children's Ground's vision is "for all children and families to live with dignity and justice, free from economic poverty."  

They also advocate "for First Nations people in Australia to achieve their aspirations for their children to enjoy a life of opportunity, strong cultural identity and personal wellbeing by having a voice and agency over their social, cultural, political and economic future." 

They also desire for "Australia to know our history and celebrate First Nations culture and future."

A big thank you to our wonderful canteen team for making these and donating to a great cause!

Surf Coast Shire Election Day

UNITE: We would like to say a big THANK YOU to our community for buying a democracy sausage at our Election Day BBQ Fundraiser. We raised just over $200 for new outdoor fitness equipment!

We also wanted to thank our staff and parents/carers who volunteered their time on the day to cook the BBQ.