In & around the school

QR Code logins will be removed as of Monday 21st Feb, all adult visitors to the school will still be required to provide proof of vaccination - this is for double vaccination, not booster applicable.

Rocket Science 

As part of the Year 9/10 subject On the Move, students have been introduced to understanding the relationship between speed, distance and time. Working as part of an effective team, the class undertook several water-rocket launches on the main oval, measuring the angle of maximum height, and the time to reach this height, while varying the water volume. 

This introduction to this topic allows the class to discuss optimal conditions for a better launch next lesson, and make the necessary calculations to evaluate their results. 

The Science Staff 

We have places on School Council, students & parents can either self nominate or nominate another student by completing these forms and handing them in before 4pm on :

For more information on School Council click here.

Recording Session at Oxygen Studios

At the end of 2021, the Music crew took two bands on a day trip tour of the fabulous facilities of Oxygen College in Geelong.

Oxygen College offers nationally accredited qualifications including Music Performance and Composition, Photography, Sound Production, Video Production, and Visual Arts (painting & drawing).

The students were treated to a tour of the recording studio, the sound production stage, the art gallery and their facilities. But it didn’t end there! The two bands were able to use the recording studio to record their songs, mixed and encouraged by the staff and a current student of the college.

The experience was enormously valuable and served as a focus for preparing their songs, as well as a new and exciting experience of playing in a recording studio.

It was an extremely fun, valuable and enlightening visit that gave our students a glimpse of the broader opportunities that exist in the world of music.

We hope to visit again this year and offer the opportunity to new bands, musicians, and people who are interested in seeing and experiencing what Oxygen College has to offer.

We welcome Charlotte Rice, Amber McCreddan, Sarah Symes, Ella Sevior, Milly Wright, Addison Hockey, Avreet Kaur, Charlie Evans (absent so not in the photo) and Elise Cox (absent so not in the photo) to the SRC Team in 2022!

The SRC had their first meeting on February 16th 2022, voting Charlotte Rice as President, Ella Sevior as Secretary and Milly Wright as Treasurer. 

The SRC have hit the ground running, asking all students about what they would like to see changed in the school and what fundraising they would like to see. They were excited to hear that they will also be actively taking part in learning walks, to provide feedback to teachers on their teaching from a student perspective. 

Mr Watts, as the SRC/ Student Voice Leader also met with representatives from the Southern Grampians Shire, Brophy and Wellways on February 16 to create a Social Club for LGBTIQA+ students and allies which will run externally in the community.

 There will be more details and a flyer posted around school and on Compass in the near future, detailing when and where the first meeting will take place.

CSEF FUNDING

Anyone with a pension card or health care card which was current on 28th Jan this year is eligible to apply for CSEF funding, for more information go here

PROGRESS REPORTS & PARENT STUDENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Progress Reports will be issued on Compass on Friday 25th February.  These reports will give parents and students an idea of how they have started and whether we require a Parent Student Teacher Conference to set goals for the Semester.  

Parent Student Teacher Conferences are still to be confirmed as to whether they will be online or a hybrid of face to face and online.  Please watch Compass for details about Parent Student Teacher Conferences.

Photo forms have been handed out, there are still a number to be collected from the class pigeon holes outside Mr Hill's office. 

Family forms can be collected from the General Office in the Library. 

Please make an effort to collect your form.

Students are to wear Summer Uniform, Years 7-11 wear the navy woolen jumper, Year 12 the Senior School Jumper.

Payment goes to the photographer on the day, no cash is held so exact change must be provided if paying in cash, otherwise order online with your unique code, instructions on the order form.

All students must have their photo taken for Compass regardless of Media Restrictions.

Bandicoot Breakfast Club.  

The Bandicoot Breakfast Club is opening every Wednesday morning, 8.am till 8.50am at the HDSC. The student organisers, Zeehen, Danielle, Ben and MRC have been changing things up for 2022. 

We would like to hear your voice, so please  complete our survey so that the Bandicoot's can improve our Breakfast Club service. 

In the last two weeks Food Bank and the Bandicoot’s have provided free breakfast to 58 students, with, 6 loaves of bread, 1 loaf of raisin toast, 36 cups of milo, 7 fruit cups, 18 cups of orange juice. 

Everyone is welcome.

Nathan raising funds last year

Nathan Clarke of year 8 cut his hair for the World's Greatest Shave on 5/12 at his local pony club.  

Nathan started with a goal of $560 and finished by raising a whopping $1087! Well done Nathan!!

Lakescape art project

Year 9/10 Visual Art Elective 

Our first art project this Semester was the Lakescape art project.  

This project required the Visual Art students to create and make a portfolio of artworks inspired by the Grangeburn Lakescape using the, Photography, Drawing, Relief Print and Water Paint, artforms.  

To Achieve Success; 

Find a Lakescape inspiration.  

Explore and express ideas for a series of lakescape artworks.  

Take five photographs of the lakescape.  

Make one five-minute lakescape sketch.  

Make one detailed Lakescape drawing. 

Make a drawing of the lakescape on a foam plate.  

Make an edition of two, foam plate relief prints.