The end of Term 3 is coming to end, but we have lots of activities happening. Please find listed below some information for each event.

If you have anymore questions, please ask your students' Homeroom teacher.

Thursday 1 September - CALDER ATHLETICS

Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend. Students are put into age groups, complete a series of events and are scored on a 3,2,1 standardised scoring system. More information is on compass.

CALDER ATHLETICS - Wedderburn against other schools like Boort and Wycheproof

Who: All primary students. Students will travel on buses to and from the event. Permission note on Compass.

Starting time: 9:45 am

Where: Charlton Recreation Reserve (football oval)

What to wear: Students need to wear their Wedderburn College uniform and runners. Students are required to bring snacks, lunch and drinks for the day.

Friday 2 September – FATHERS DAY / SPECIAL PERSON DAY

Who: All primary students

Where: In the library

Limit of $5 per student.

Primary classes will go to the library before recess to purchase a gift.

This event is organised by the Parents Association

Monday 5 September – Grade 6 Students – Year 7 Transition Night

Where: Library at 6pm

Who: All parents, guardians and students welcome

Friday 9 September – HOUSE ATHLETICS SPORTS

Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend. Students are put into age groups, complete a series of events and are scored on a 3,2,1 standardised scoring system.

A free BBQ lunch will be provided for students and families. Students are strongly encouraged to dress in their house colours. The rivalry between Ansett (blue) and Jacka (yellow) is alive and well. More information is on compass.

Who: All Wedderburn students

Where: Donaldson Park

Starting time: 10:30am for primary students

Thursday 15 September – Grade 5 and 6 only Excursion to Hard Hill

Information will be provided to all Grade 5 and 6 students shortly.

Wedderburn House Athletics Primary schedule.

Year 8

On Wednesday 17 August 2022, eager Year 8 students from Wedderburn College had the opportunity to have a full orientation day at the North Central Trade Training Centre. Next year, students will attend the Trade Training Centre on a weekly basis each Wednesday.

On the Orientation Day, students were able to participate in mini lessons for each subject that is being offered. Subjects included Textiles, Metal, Auto, Game Design, Visual Communication & Media, Wood, and Agriculture. All students were very keen to make selections for next year and a vast majority had a good idea of what subjects they wanted to pursue in 2023.

Mr Pettifer, Year 8 Homeroom Teacher

Year 9 Bogong Snow Camp

Monday 15 August was an early start for all of the Year 9’s, with some of us waking up as early as 4am to get ready to be at school for a 7.30am departure. Then the over 5-hour drive began. It was a long and tiring trip only stopping twice. We first headed north, via Serpentine and Dingee, passing the odd kid waiting for a bus ride to East Loddon. We then completed the first of our five municipality-boundary crossings, Loddon to Campaspe. We then headed almost directly east to Shepparton. From Shepparton, we headed south, meeting the Hume Freeway not far north of Benalla. At Glenrowan, we had lunch at a rest stop, ironically parking next to Victory Christian College (Bendigo), who were making their way east for their year 10 snow trip. Furthermore, and perhaps even weirder, Sunbury Downs Secondary College-whom we were sharing the campus with for a few nights-also stopped briefly to fill up the mini-bus they were taking. After our break we headed back onto the Hume and started making our way into the mountains. Our first taste of our alpine experience was perhaps between Bowmans Forest and Gapsted, where we entered the Alpine Shire. We pressed on to Mount Beauty, with a few upset stomachs and ‘popping’ ears, the mountain road trip really began weaving our way up the mountains. The view down into the Kiewa Valley was absolutely stunning. Finally we spotted signage sporting Outdoor School-Bogong Campus and after 5 hours of travelling we had arrived at snow camp.

When arriving at the Bogong we met with the staff who showed us where we were staying and were split up into our groups. We did some icebreaker activities, explored where we were staying, and were assigned our specialist clothing items. After that, we got free time before heading down for tea, which most of us utilized for unpacking and settling in. Tea was an Indian-style marinated chicken. After tea we commenced our XC ski prep, where we were assigned well-fitting boots, poles, and skis, before shuffling around through the carpeted rooms and corridor to practice ‘skiing’. The evening concluded with us being taught what to do in the case of a fall.

Tuesday was a 7 o’clock rise with music playing. Breakfast was at 8, and at 9 we were ready and loading the bus with skis and poles, ready, for some of us, for the first time, to head into the snow. It was getting more exciting and real as we headed up the mountain. Up we went, and then we passed a car with real-life snow dressing the roof. We were ecstatic. We headed on to the Nordic Bowl, where we learned to ski properly. Needless to say, there were a few crashes on the way. Once we were at the Nordic Bowl we were taught how to ski properly. We learned how to glide along the flat, go down hills and stop. The day wrapped up that evening with downhill skiing prep for the next day.

Wednesday began much like Tuesday, but when the bus arrived at the village, instead of heading further up, we attached our skis, and grabbed our poles, before lining up to get on the chair lift, known as Halley’s Comet. Some were nervous about the height and speed of the lift, especially with just the single safety bar, but those fears were soon forgotten and the chair lift became a highlight of the trip for many. Once at the top we had a crash course downhill, in a fairly flat fenced area with a conveyor-belt-like mechanism to bring us back to the top, called the Mousetrap. After lunch, back on Halley’s Comet again, where we met our Falls Creek instructor who took our group and refined our skills, to the point that most of us were making it to the bottom of a beginner run, known as Wombats Ramble. That evening, we were taught about climate change and the risk of snow as we know it, disappearing.

Thursday, back up to the snow again. Today though, we had a choice between downhill skiing or snowshoeing. Most chose downhill. In contrast to the day before, which were beautiful days, Thursday was dulled by thick fog and strong winds, but despite that, everyone had a ball, and, by some miracle, no one became a missing person case. Thanks to the last day of instruction, everyone participating downhill were much more confident, and were flying down multiple different slopes, including Drovers Dream, Village, and Monkey Bar. For our evening session we discussed what we were taught in the previous evening session and how we could make a difference when we returned home.

Friday morning involved much frantic packing. We broke off into our groups and reflected on our experiences and memories, before saying a farewell to our instructors, a quick photo, and climbing onto the bus. Whilst there were a few sound sleepers taking a nap, there was much laughter and chatter between the schools on the journey home, a representation of how far we had come in the past five days.

Thank you to our teachers Miss Milne, Mr. Fowles, and Mr. Gretgrix for coming with us, along with Mr. Hatcher, Cynthia, and their crew from Boort District School. A big thank you to Bogong Outdoor School and Falls Creek Alpine Resort for having us. Many thanks to Falls Creek Coaches and our faithful bus driver for being stuck with a coach-load of teenagers for five hours. Overall, it was an amazing experience, and has given us the opportunity to see a whole other side of the state, literally!

HIGHLIGHTS included:

Cross Country Skiing
Downhill Skiing
Holding the animals
Snowshoeing
Learning about how we can look after our environment
Seeing the students growth and resilience develop throughout

Report by Lillian Stephenson and Sianna Thomas

Compass

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Year 7 2023 Transition