Foundation & One

Welcome back to Semester Two. This term we have Mrs Carrol (Student Teacher) teaching us a unit on multiplication and division. So far, we have been busy recognising and making equal and unequal groups, and how many objects are in each group. We are very good at recognising an equal and unequal share! The Grade Fours, who joined us for a division game, were very impressed!

In Inquiry, our chemical science unit is called 'Spot the Difference' where we are learning how everyday materials can be changed in a variety of ways. When presented with a mystery object we used all the clues to discover it was an icy pole before it changed.

REMINDER:

come dressed in your house colours to the sports on Friday (Go Jacka)
book a time on Compass for Learning Conversations
Listen to you child read each night

Mrs Chalmers, Classroom Teacher.

Years 1 & 2

Great to see everyone back from holidays!

This term in Inquiry we are becoming chemical scientists and will look at mixtures and how they can be used. We will investigate if the mixtures can be separated once they are mixed. Sounds like a lot of mixing!

In reading we are becoming detectives! Sometimes authors don’t tell us everything but they leave clues. We know this is called inferring and we will be ‘reading between the lines’ to find out what the author was meaning

In maths we are skip counting by 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s and working on repeated addition.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Learning Conversations next week.

Appointments can be made on Compass.

Just a reminder to make sure your child has a named jumper on these cold days. There are a lot of jumpers without names

Mrs McKenzie, Classroom Teacher

Year 3

Welcome Back!

It was great to see how much fun that the

students had over the semester break. This

excitement was carried over into their Writing

Recount using Sizzling Starts and Exciting Endings.

We have been using the Seven Steps Program and

this has seen a huge improvement in their writing.

I look forward to catching up with all the parents in our Learning Conversations on Thursday 28th July. If you have not made an appointment yet, please do so using the Compass Portal.

Here are our Focuses this Term:

Maths- Multiplication and Division

Literacy- Recounts

Inquiry- Sustainability

History- Our First Peoples and Explorers

Dates To Remember:

Friday July 21st- Athletics

Wednesday July 26th- Learning Conversations.

Go Jacka!!!

Mrs Torney, Classroom Teacher.

Year 4

What a start we have had to Term 3!

We have enjoyed getting back into the swing of learning and started to explore our Inquiry topic of Space and the Solar System - learning about all the amazing planets and things that we can find in our solar system.

Last week we explored ‘sharing between’ with the Foundation/1 class by playing mathematics games and then taught each other how to play Uno. It was great to see how engaged the Foundation/1 students were in learning new games with us.

We look forward to supporting our house teams at the Athletics on Friday as well as catching up for Learning Conversations next week.

Year 4 students are reminded to complete set homework tasks and continue reading at home to help improve their knowledge.

Miss Anderson, Classroom Teacher.

Year 5/6

We’re back! What a start to Term 3! We couldn’t have asked for better weather, with a top temperature of 17 degrees and sunshine each day! This made for perfect conditions for us to explore Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale, including the piers, lighthouses, beaches and towns.

Students were treated to delicious meals each day including pasta and meatballs, chicken schnitzels, chocolate mousse and countless milos.

A highlight activity was the afternoon spent Boogie Boarding. The camp instructors said if we could last an hour in the water, we were doing well…. In true Wedderburn style, we had to drag everyone out of the water as students were too busy giving their best effort to catch the perfect wave into the shore.

The nights saw us begin to wind down for the night but still with great activities planned including Minute to win it games, a trip to the Geelong Movies to see Elemental and a Dance Party.

Students represented Wedderburn College exceptionally well and adjusted to the 3 nights away from home incredibly well. All should be very proud of themselves.

A big thank you to Cottage by the Sea. It was such a well thought out and planned camp that our students loved. We will definitely be heading back in the future. When we arrived, each student was greeted on their bed by a handknitted teddy, booties, scarf and beanie, a lovely touch after a very long bus ride! Each student also came home with a bag of goodies from the camp, ranging from clothes, shoes, toys to stationary.

A huge thank you to Mrs Turnbull, Miss Douglas, Mr Merritt and Melinda who all gave up their time and attended camp. It wasn’t possible without you!

Miss Douglas, Classroom Teacher

Year 7 & 8 Food Tech

At the end of last term, Year 7 and Year 8 students designed their own pizzas. Year 8 actually made their own pizza dough from scratch, with yeast to make it rise, which was something new for some students. They then selected their favourite toppings to complete their pizzas.

Year 7 students used pre-made pizza bases but absolutely went to town with their designs. Violet’s pizza in the shape of a fish was a standout design with the yummy toppings of mushroom, Fetta cheese and spinach and capsicum to make the fish scales. Yr 7 and their creations are shown in the photos below.

Earlier in the Semester, Year 8 cooked an array of International dishes which included Ethiopian Spiced Chicken, Cauliflower Dahl, Kebabs and Greek Salad and Fajitas. Year 7 concentrated on learning basic skills by cooking Pizza Scrolls, Chicken Melts, Pancakes and Gooey Brownies, amongst other things.

Most students seemed to enjoy their Food Technology lessons and there was always a good level of engagement in the kitchen. Well done for a good effort in Semester 1 everyone.

Ms Moody, Classroom Teacher

Year 9 Duke of Ed

My D.O.E Major Jorja Thomas

As you all may know the year 9’s are working hard on their Duke of Ed Bronze Award. For my major component, my goal this year is to become better at creating special effects using makeup and other special effects products, I would like to get better at creating realistic cuts, bruises, and details that make the viewer emotionally react.

Over the last few weeks during Term 2, I started doing more hands-on experiments with my special effects makeup. The first time I did a hands-on design, I used Ms Herrington as a test dummy for the products, at that time we were working with face paint, this worked well.

I started with laying a base coat of moisturiser because it helps the paint blend into the skin making it seem more realistic, then I went on with putting each colour on the skin randomly, just trying to make it look right. After a few times doing the wrong thing I finally got to a stage where it looked really real.

After that I kept looking into different types of products I can use to make it better each time I try. I then found out that using PVA glue and tissue paper helps make it look like it’s peeling or the skin has been burnt.

The next person I used as a test dummy was Miss Van De Wetering. With Miss Van De Wetering instead of doing the design on her arm, I changed places to see how different the design would be, so I chose to use her hand. Using her hand as the canvas worked a lot better than I thought, because the skin of the hand is thinner then an arm, it made it blend in a lot better.

Year 10

Year 10 Work Experience:

During the last week of Term 2, all Year 10 students had the opportunity to undertake a week of work experience at various businesses across Victoria. Excitingly, students undertook their work experience across a range of career types and fields:

Amelia: Bridgewater Primary School, Bridgewater

Kalais: Inglewood District Health Services, Inglewood

Charlotte: Gregory’s Fitness Centre, Drouin

Blake: Peninsula Property Services, Wedderburn

Beau: Torney’s Fighting Fit, St Arnaud

Trav: Hoffman’s Engineering, Bendigo

Charlee: OHSC Wedderburn College

Libby: Inglewood Primary School

Scott: Holmes Brown Floor and Window Coverings, Charlton

Sianna: St Mary’s Primary School, Inglewood

Lillian: Science Gallery, Melbourne University

Ella: St Arnaud Early Learning Centre

Danny: Swipe Pest Control

Year 10s took part in daily activities in their chosen field including care and support of day care and primary school students, daily organisation and management of clients and specific workplace safety training. Students were able to experience a full week in their workplace, speak with customers, clean and lay flooring, weld, work with small groups of students, pitch ideas on projects, check bait stations and support the quoting of maintenance and repairs.

It was fantastic to see our students out in both our local and wider community representing the college! Feedback from our work experience employers has been very positive, with many glowing reports from both employers and students.

A big thank you to Sianna, Lillian, Ella and Libby who wrote and delivered a informative report at our recent whole school assembly.

Keep up the great work, Year 10s!

Mrs Barker, Mr Iser and Mr Merrit, Year 10 Homeroom Teachers

Year 11 & 12

Last Tuesday in Huddle, some of the Year 11 students were introduced to Wedderburn College’s Instructional Model through a team activity where they were required to construct a catapult using icy pole sticks and rubber bands. To achieve the task, the catapult had to launch a Mentos across the room.

Typically, the boys and girls formed separate groups for the task and, while learning about the parts of a lesson, the students accepted the challenge, demonstrating the ‘A’ in our

L E A R N acronym. ‘A’ stands for Active Learning, a crucial part of each lesson here at Wedderburn College. The students worked diligently and really embraced the team-work idea. They communicated clearly with each other and experimented with different ideas and techniques. Once ready, they held a competition to decide which catapult was the best. Both groups achieved the task, and all students learnt something about the Instructional Model, working as a team and the physics of a catapult.

Mrs Ritchie, Mrs Woodman and Mr Gretgrix, Year 11 & 12 Homerooms Teachers

PE News - Mr P & Miss Milne

Upcoming Dates

August 1st - NCD Athletics

August the 3rd, our Primary School students have their Calder Athletic Sports. Please keep your eyes peeled on compass for further notices on this event.

College Athletics

Held this Friday 21st July at Donaldson Park, our Annual College Athletics Carnival is sure to be an amazing day with some good weather predicted! A BBQ lunch will be available, and the Jacka Vs Ansett Shields will be up for grabs. Jacka have taken out the Swimming and the Cross-Country Shields, but it is not too late for Ansett to make a charge! All students are encouraged to support their house by coming in either yellow or blue clothing. Best dressed students from each grade even have the chance to win some College Café vouchers. Even if you don’t enjoy Athletics, there will be plenty of novelty events to get involved in and there may even be some teachers to race against! Parents, Guardians, Caregivers and Families are invited to attend.

Novelty events include:

F-2 Hula Hoop Race
Year 3/4: Sack Races
Year 5/6: Three Legged Race
Year 7 – 12 and Staff Tug of War
Wheelbarrow Relay Races

Miss M’s Primary PE Student of the Fortnight is: Harlem Edwards is an extremely determined and, positive student who is always supporting or helping his peers. Well done, Harlem!

Mr P’s Secondary Student of the Fortnight is: This fortnight, the award goes to Beau Hartnell. Beau has shown a keen interest in strength training, and I have enjoyed watching Beau develop his knowledge and understanding in this area. Beau has shown a willingness to improve himself in health topics over the first semester and has shown great maturity when discussing different topics. I look forward to seeing you continue in such a positive manner as we enter Semester 2. Well done, Beau.

Homework Club

Homework Club is held each Wednesday at lunchtime in Room 11, students can drop in and work in a quiet, warm space. They can work independently or get help as required. As this is a voluntary program designed to give students an opportunity to catch up, own their learning, or get ahead, Homework Club is a chance for students to demonstrate our core values of Responsibility and Resilience.

Compass

Don't wait for the end of semester to view your child's progress. Log in to Compass and view teacher feedback and feed forward at any time by checking out your child's Learning Tasks. Children also receive regular (every 5 weeks) progress reports on their Organisation, Behaviour, Attitude to Learning and Work Completion. Learning Tasks and Reports can be found on you child's profile page.

Date	Day	Event
21 July	Friday	House Athletics
24 July	Monday	2024 VCE/VM Info Night
26 July	Wednesday	Learning Conversations 1.30 pm - 6.00 pm
28 July	Friday	Back Up day for House Athletics
31 July	Monday	2024 VCE Subject Selections Due School Council Meeting
01 August	Tuesday	NCD Athletics
03 August	Thursday	Calder Athletics

Important Dates & Events