School News
IMPORTANT NOTICE - LAST DAY OF TERM 2
School finishes at 12:00pm on the last day of term - Friday, June 30. All staff will be engaged in Professional Development on Friday afternoon. City of Yarra aftercare is available from this time. Please make contact with them directly should you wish for your child to be enrolled.
Dale Perichon
Collingwood College Principal
PRIMARY NEWS
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Please take a moment to read about some news relating to the Primary School:
MID-WINTER FESTIVAL
It was fantastic to see so many of you at our Mid-winter Lantern Festival on Wednesday night. I was so impressed with all the beautiful designs our students have been involved in making over the last week.
Big thanks to Alison McKean (Co-ordinator), All Volunteers (from fire wardens to soup makers!) and to our Senior Primary Students who also demonstrated that they are wonderful leaders of Collingwood College. It was great to see so many smiles on the night!
Stay tuned for more information regarding the end of Term 2 Mid Winter Teacher play. A Compass feed will be sent with more information.
REPORTS
Teachers are busy putting the finishing touches on reports as we speak. Hard copy reports will be given out on Friday, 30th June to students personally. On that Friday afternoon, the reports will also be available through Compass via electronic download.
PREP ENROLMENTS
Prep 2018 enrolments are filling fast. Please make sure if you have a child that is eligible for Prep in 2018 that you come to the front office and collect an enrolment form. Both Steiner and Reggio places are filling faster than expected. Enrolments are taken on a 'first in-first served' basis.
Take care,
Sam Luck
Primary Principal
SAFE MINDS FREE WORKSHOP FOR COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE PARENTS
***See the Wellbeing page for more details.*** If you intend on coming, please book soon so that this event will go ahead
When: Tuesday July 25th from 6:30 – 8pm
Where: Collingwood College Library
Year 10 Careers and Pathways Program 2017
The Careers and Pathways Program scheduled for Year 10 students for Week 11 has been designed to support Year 10 students to make an informed decisions for their immediate future (Senior Secondary Certificate), in context with their medium to longer-term plans.
This program builds on the Pathways Program undertaken in Year 9 home-group where students participated in future-related activities: Resume Building, University Research, Goal Setting and Reflection and Real Industry Job Interviews (RIJI).
The Career and Pathways Program comprises a combination of activities including a tours/incursions program of Tertiary/TAFE providers, along with career exploration activities using a range of resources including the Collingwood College Careers Website.
Participation in this program is a necessary pre-requisite for the Senior Program Information Night and the Senior Pathway Panel Application that occur early in Term 3.
Please familiarise yourself with the Key Dates associated with the program:
- Careers and Pathway Program - (Monday 26th June - Friday 30th June)
- Senior Program Information Night - Collingwood Town Hall - Thursday 27th July - 6.30pm
- Year 10 - 3 Way Conferences - Monday 31st July - Friday 4th August
If you have any questions regarding program please contact your child's Home-Group Teacher or Learning Community Leader .
Jennifer Campbell
Year 9/10 Learning Community Leader
SRC PYJAMA DAY / RED NOSE DAY
Wednesday, 28th June
GOLD COIN DONATION
ICE – CREAM FOR SALE
SCHOOL FEES
Reminder invoices will be sent out prior to the school holidays. The new office staff, Claire and Georgia, have worked really hard to ensure the invoices are accurate and match what you will see in Compass. Please can you login into Compass and complete payments. Your school fees are used entirely in classroom programs to support your children's learning. If fees are not paid then budgets for those programs are reviewed and resources are reduced for the second half of the year. This is a scenario we desperately want to avoid.
If financially paying fees is difficult please make a time to visit us or Martina to discuss payment plans. We all appreciate your support!
Sam Luck Craig Bradley
Primary Principal Secondary Principal
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT SUB-COMMITTEE
Would you like to be a part of the Building and Environment Sub- Committee (BES) at Collingwood College?
Come along to monthly meetings and have your say about developing the building and grounds at our school.
Please email your interest to stokes.gabrielle.a@edumail.vic.gov.au
Gabrielle Stokes
Class 4C Teacher & Member BES.
REGGIO PRIMARY ART
Reggio Primary Art Year 3/4 students have been working with Bus Projects a local gallery in Collingwood. Students had the opportunity to work with artist photographer Amy Stuart, educational officer from Bus Projects Nina Mulhall and artist Sam Peterson. Students worked a whole day in the Performing Arts room. Students continued working on their Project ‘the environment’ ‘small things one does not normally notice.’ Students had the opportunity to work with Sam and explore cracks and holes in the environment, as well as exploring the space to create non-permanent artworks. Students used plasticine for this project. At the end of the day students had the opportunity to make something small out of plasticine to take home.
Kindly supported by Bus Projects, Yarra City Council.
Angela Dionysopoulos
Primary Art
AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION 2017
Thursday, July 27th
***LAST CHANCE TO ENTER***
Entries close ***FRIDAY 23rd JUNE***
Competition date: Thursday 27th JULY
If you would like to enter, please click (or copy and paste into a browser) this link: https://goo.gl/forms/ibAqkSKtqr53iDB72
The Australian Mathematics Competition is on again this year and students are invited to enter. The competition is open to all students from Years 3 to 12, not just the mathematically gifted. There is an emphasis on problem solving, a valuable life skill, and the questions are designed to be fun for students.
There are five separate papers, each with 30 questions in the Middle Primary (Years 3 and 4), Upper Primary (Years 5 and 6), Junior (Years 7 and 8), Intermediate (Years 9 and 10) and Senior (Years 11 and 12) divisions.
Time allowed is 60 minutes for the primary papers and 75 minutes for the secondary papers.
Students receive a Certificate of High Distinction, Distinction, Credit or Participation. Students who score the greatest number of consecutive correct answers receive a Proficiency Certificate. All students are also provided with a detailed report showing how they performed on each problem.
The competition will be conducted at school and the entry fee is $8.
This can be paid through Compass or at the office once you have received a notice.
John Gioskos
Numeracy Leader
MAKER & TINKER SPACE at COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE
On Thursdays between 3pm-5p