Uniform Shop Volunteers
Our school has been very fortunate to have a wonderful group of parent helpers who have managed the second-hand uniform shop over the past few years.
Many of their children graduate this year, and therefore we will see the end of their excellent contribution to our community. We are looking for a new energetic team of volunteers to take over the uniform shop. If you are interested, and would like more information, please complete this survey. No matter what amount of time you are able to contribute, we would love to hear from you.
Pharaoh Exhibition
We were thrilled for our Year 7s, who were able to attend the Pharaoh Exhibition last week. Here is a brief insight from Maya (7M):
Last week all the Year 7s went on an excursion to the Pharaoh exhibition at the NGV. The excursion began with a presentation breaking down each of the seven rooms in the exhibition, with each room focusing on a different part of the Ancient Egyptian civilization. The students learned about key events in Egypt’s history, what different artefacts meant and what they were used for, and were able to develop a new understanding of Ancient Egypt through this fascinating exhibition. Each room contained real artefacts from Ancient Egypt that the British museum generously lent out, and the year sevens were able to look at statues of gods & goddesses, jewellery people had worn at the time and other objects people may have used in their day-to-day life. Overall this excursion was received extremely well and was considered a huge success throughout the entirety of the year level.
Thanks to Maya for her reflection, and to all the staff who attended the excursion last week. A special thanks goes to Ms Cathleen Howell, who oversaw the program.
Japanese Speech Competition
Last Sunday Ms Michelle Lukaczynski supervised six of our students (four from the Junior Campus) at the Japanese Languages Teacher Association of Victoria Speech Competition at the Hawthorn Arts Centre.
Students had to memorise a set speech and an original speech in Japanese and perform in front of a large audience and judges. There were many students participating from all over Victoria and our students did exceptionally well:
7/8 Individual Division: Bahar – Year 8 (3rd Place)
7/8 Pair Division: Veronika and Aanya – Year 7
Open 7-10 Division: Sora Year 8 (3rd Place)
Mr Matt Sheehan
Campus Principal – Junior School