From the Assistant Principals

World Scholar's Cup

Glen Eira College was selected to host the Melbourne Round of the World Scholar's Cup, an academically focused competition that emphasises the joy of learning. Over 200 students from across Victoria participated in this exciting program.  Spread over two days, the event offered students the chance to deal with serious global issues without ever taking themselves too seriously. 

 

The four rounds of competition were:

  • Team Debate - students faced teams from other schools, three-on-three, and argued motions related to a key theme. We are incredibly thankful to the parents and staff who volunteered to judge the debating. 
  • Scholar's Bowl - each team raced the clock to answer questions using a special clicker.
  • Collaborative Writing - students worked with their team to argue positions related to the theme in written form.
  • Scholar's Challenge - students took a test called the Scholar's Challenge: an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge across multiple subjects.

 

Glen Eira College students were exemplary in their efforts and performance.  11 teams featuring 32 students have now qualified for the Global Round of the competition. These teams have earned invitational berths at their choice of the following World Scholar’s Cup Global Rounds in 2019:

  • Beijing
  • Astana
  • The Hague (Amsterdam)
  • Sydney
  • Manila
  • Durban

Participants at all six Global Rounds will have equal opportunities to earn invitations to the Tournament of Champions at Yale University. 

 

Special mention should be made of Eve Gascoigne (7B) who was the Scholars Champion in the Junior Division.  Together with Armand Goupil she was also selected to participate in the showcase round of debating, where teams argued the proposal that “All teenagers should spend a year living in poverty”. 

 

 

The following teams from Glen Eira College earned Global Round berths through their exceptional performance at the 2019 Melbourne Regional:

 

Team 807 - Isabel Conrad-Stewart, Hayden Cormick, Sarish Edukulla

 

Team 808 - William Fassoulis, Gabriel Faux, Armand Goupil

 

Team 809 - Elliot Davies, Natalie Peverell, Oliver Sallay

 

Team 811 - Bennie Howell, Jake Kelly, Eve Gascoigne

 

Team 812 - Beth Waters, Khai Tschuemperlin, Vidhath Dulala

 

Team 813 - Oskar De Bruin, Harshitha Meenakshisundaram, Lani Tan

 

Team 814 - Nick De Bono, Soham Shinde, Yasmyn Malik

 

Team 816 - Parul Hassan Ramakrishna, Ezra Bloch, Harry Chen

 

Team 818 - Orleanna Murray De Brossard, Raphael Nicolas, Lexi Nuelant

 

Team 819 - Anirudh Sonti, James Robbs, Harriet Rowsell

 

Team 821 - William Wong, Iliya Zolotarev, Brandon Irawan (Hope Christian College)

Interschool sport

Term 2 has been a very busy term for interschool competitions.  All round robin competitions have now concluded and our cross country team has also competed in the Beachside Competition.  We have seen students from Glen Eira College universally praised for their attitude, effort and comradery with peers, opponents and officials. 

 

Stand out results from this term include:

 

Badminton – Year 7 boys and girls both won their competitions (undefeated) and progressed to  the southern metropolitan regional final.

 

Soccer – Year 8 boys progressed though the round robin phase undefeated but lost the beachside division grand final.

 

Soccer – senior girls have won the southern metropolitan regional final and are through to the state final.

 

Cross Country – 15 students progressed from the beachside division into the southern metropolitan regional finals.  Liam Mischel (Year 7) was the winner of his age group at the beachside division. 

 

Softball – our senior girls won the beachside division and southern metropolitan regional final.  At the state final they showed tremendous skill and perseverance through the entire tournament, which allowed them to progress to the final match.  They were unable to win on the day but we are very proud of their silver medals.  Their pennant will be presented to the school at the next whole school assembly. 

 

Senior Girls Softball Team in Year 7 2014
Senior Girls Softball Team in Year 7 2014

Helmets/Bikes

All students are reminded about the importance of acting in a safe and responsible manner whilst travelling to and from school. 

 

For students who travel by bicycle, this means wearing your helmet every day, walking your bicycle inside the school and moving near pedestrians and cars with care.  Once at school, all bicycles must be parked in the racks provided.  There are two sets of bike racks; one on either side of Booran Road.  If one is full, bicycles should be locked at the other site. 

School Uniform

I ask for parent/guardian assistance in ensuring that all of our students are wearing the correct uniform at all times. A uniform dress code reinforces a pride in our school and in students’ own appearance.

 

We are proud of our college and the reputation that we have built over many years in the community.  In order that our school continues to be held in high esteem we ask that you support the College by:

  • Ensuring that you have the correct college uniform and that it is maintained in good condition and worn each day of the school week.
  • contacting the wellbeing team if you are unable to afford uniform items.  They are only too happy to be of assistance.

 

I remind everyone that non-school hats, including beanies, are not to be worn and scarves should be plain red or black or grey. Students who wear tights should ensure they are opaque black (60 – 80 denier) and worn only with the college skirt.  School bags should preferably be the approved Glen Eira College bag. 

 

Makeup and coloured nail polish are not part of the uniform and must not be worn. Natural coloured foundation with SPF is the only permissible makeup. Nails must be of a reasonable length to participate in the curriculum safely.

 

The only jewellery permitted is:

· Two pairs of earrings (surgical sleepers or studs) in the ears only. These must be plain gold or silver (no colours). Maximum diameter of stud is 3mm. Maximum diameter of sleeper is 10mm. No other piercings are permitted.

· Watch

Any other jewellery is not to be visible.

 

Aaron Petersen

Assistant Principal

Assessment and Reporting

In the final week of term on the Xuno parent portal you will find a PDF document of subject assessment task grades under ‘Learning’ – ‘Reports’.

 

The Progress Report 3 for Years 7 - 11 and Progress Report 5 for Year 12, the final progress report for the semester, is found under ‘Learning’ – ‘Progress Report’. These Progress Reports will indicate if your child has satisfactorily completed the semester or not (S or N) for each subject.

 

You will also be able to access a PDF report on the Victorian Curriculum levels for each subject for students in Years 7 - 10.

 

Please also note the following;

  • Each progress report result refers to work done in the last 6 weeks.
  • Learning progress / Quality of work refers to the students’ progress in particular assessment tasks and not their Victorian Curriculum levels.  For example a student achieving ‘High’ Quality of work does not mean that they are working a year ahead.
  • Similarly for Year 12, the Learning Progress will be indicative of the students final grade from VCAA (due to the exam being the significant component of the final grade).
  • Most assessment tasks will have a rubric (marking criteria).  Parents / carers are encouraged to look at these documents with their child.

 

Just a reminder that we have homework help running in the library after school from 3.30pm – 4.30pm on a Tuesday and Wednesday. This is a great  opportunity for students to receive extra assistance from teachers and volunteer tutors from university.

Building our Community and Identity Policy

GEC has always been a tolerant and welcoming place for all nationalities and cultures. We are currently reviewing our Building our Community and Identity Policy in the light of recent DET staff training in Indigenous culture and awareness. Please see below the Building  our Community and Identity Policy with recent revisions to include some reference specifically to Indigenous culture. This has recently been endorsed by School Council.

 

Last day of Term 2

Friday 28th June is the final day of semester. The day will finish at 2.30pm. Each lesson will be shortened by 8 minutes.

 

We wish all our families a relaxing winter break and we look forward to seeing your child on Monday 15th July for the beginning of semester 2.

 

Nick Hamer-Smith

Assistant Principal