SCHOOL NEWS

TEACHERS' CHRISTMAS PLAY

The College of Teachers warmly invite our School community to our Christmas Play on Wednesday, 20 December at 7:30 am in the Theatre. We will have a shared breakfast in the Canteen afterwards. Please bring a plate to share.

Chrissy Cowan

College of Teachers

STEINER DANCE REVIEW

The College is reviewing arrangements for programming and staffing for 2018. Expressions of interest are being called for prospective Dance teachers in 2018.

Dale Perichon

Collingwood College Principal

PRIMARY NEWS

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please take a moment to read about some news relating to the Primary School:

3-4 REGGIO END OF YEAR CELEBRATION

Our class has been working hard to become a brave, have-a-go classroom. This was on display at our end of year celebration. Our classroom became a Chinese restaurant, staffed by the teachers, and students ordered for themselves and their families. Our meeting area was turned into a gallery filled with beautifully presented poems about our year together and many students bravely recited their poems for the guests. What a great end to our year together!

Regards,

Katherine Watson

Grade 3 & 4 Reggio Teacher

Prep 2018 Enrolments are are almost finished their transition program. 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.

Sam Luck

Primary Principal

SECONDARY NEWS

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please take a moment to read about some news relating to the Secondary School:

SCIENCE WINGS RENOVATIONS

The renovations on Level 3 are moving forward with most of the structural work completed and plastering currently taking place. These should be ready on schedule for use early in 2018. Below are some photos of individual rooms and the view down the corridors.

COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE HOMEWORK CLUB NEWS

Homework Club runs in the school library for secondary students from Monday - Thursday (3pm-5pm).

Primary students are welcome to attend homework club with approval from their parents, the Principal, or the Homework Club Supervisor.

(This applies to those primary students that have been coming up from Afterschool Care, from the beginning of Term 4)

COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE FEMINIST COLLECTIVE

Dear Collingwood College Community,

Students in the Year 5-6 sector established the Collingwood College Feminist Collective (C.C.F.C) in 2016. An article about the Feminist Collective appeared in the Australian Education Union (AEU) magazine after we were interviewed about our activism. In 2018 we aim to continue fighting for equal rights for women and promoting gender equality.

If you are at all interested in the Feminist Collective or have any ideas or questions, please don't hesitate to contact Kate Schmeiszl or any student from Class 6D.

Merry Christmas and Warm Regards,

Calima Janssen

On behalf of the Feminist Collective

SCHOOL CANTEEN - CATERING BY LISA

Please click on the link below to read the current menu on offer at the school canteen:

KITCHEN GARDEN

Click here to read the current edition of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation newsletter.

Chef of the Day

Grade 6 students are experiencing real world leadership opportunities within our kitchen classroom setting. Each week in Term 4, a Year 6 student from each stove group is the "Chef of the day", experiencing the associated responsibilities a Head Chef would have.

Click on the links below for reflections by our Chefs of the Day:

This week's Recipes:

Please click on the links below to read the current recipes being prepared in kitchen-garden classes:

Menu:

Purple Congo Potato Gnocchi tossed with Garden Herbs

Sautéed Broad beans and Peas in Lemon, Herbs & Garlic

Rice Noodle & Vegetable Salad

Roasted Rhubarb

Chocolate & Beetroot Cupcakes

Here are some photos of the current recipes:

PATHS

PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) is an extensive and holistic program for encouraging social skills and emotional literacy in Primary and Secondary students. PATHS is designed to be used by educators and psychologists and effectively addresses behavioural problems.

PATHS was implemented in the Primary School at Collingwood College in 2014 and later adopted by the Lower Secondary School.

Lessons in the PATHS program are adapted to the disparate pedagogies within Collingwood College and include guidance in identifying and articulating emotions; appropriate emotional expression; interpreting social cues; controlling impulses; using strategies for problem solving; developing a positive sense of self and learning to value the perspective of others.

PATHS lessons often form the basis for rich class discussion and assist students of all ages to develop emotional intelligence.

The PATHS focus in the Upper Primary School this term has included conflict resolution; learning de-escalation strategies; stress management; and developing awareness and respect for divergent views and beliefs.

Please speak to your child's teacher about current PATHS lessons in their classroom.

Collingwood College

Issue 38 · 08 Dec 2017

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