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Ms Jenny Radley

Main House for rent at 56-62 Beacon Road, North Tamborine

The College has a large 3 bedroom (plus study) house available for rent at 56-62 Beacon Road, North Tamborine.

The block of land is shared with a tenanted cottage and has areas set aside for College use. 

Rent is $750 per week including electricity and lawn mowing.

The property details and plans are available here Property details

Please contact businessmanager@tmc.qld.edu.au

As per the directives from QLD Health, mask wearing on campus by secondary students and all staff will continue next week. We thank our College community for your support during this time. 

This week's featured image is the new STEM vegetable garden. Read more about it in the Secondary news section.

This week, the STEM Club has introduced some new vegetable gardens into the school. The STEM Club offers secondary students the opportunity to plan and create projects and events relating to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and has been an extra-curricular opportunity in the school for many years. Some of the recent projects included the ‘Mushroom Growing Project’ and the introduction of our ‘Containers For Change’ bins, which has so far seen great success. The following interview was conducted with Mr Horn who is the head teacher leading the STEM Council in 2021:

What kinds of vegetables have been planted and where is the project located?

The new garden beds are located towards the back of the college just behind the Maurren Nichols block (Year 5 and 6 classrooms). This location was selected for its great year round sunshine and easy accessibility.  So far we have planted three varieties of tomatoes, some capsicum, lettuce, and zucchini. We are also eagerly awaiting our beetroot, carrot, pumpkin, and watermelon seeds to sprout!

How long did it take to plan and make?

The garden project was initiated in 2020 with Mr Hoyne and the STEM council. Since then the project has evolved and found a new, more permanent home. It took some time to decide upon the best location for the garden with many factors to consider (sun and weather exposure, water access, building master plans etc.). We were very fortunate to have Mr Jimmy Pearce (Head of Maintenance) working with us as he takes a no nonsense approach and once the location was confirmed the garden beds were ready in less than a week. 

What will happen to the produce once they grow?

Initially the STEM council will reap the rewards of their endeavors and will share the produce between their families. However, in the future, we hope to be able to share the produce with the wider school community and beyond.  

Why was this project introduced?

The gardening project provides a great opportunity for the students to engage in hands-on science. The productivity of a garden depends on many factors and through experimentation and observation, the students will be able to determine the optimal conditions for food production in our location. It also provides a great opportunity to enjoy the cathartic benefits that come. 

What are some of the future plans for the STEM club?

The project also connects to initiatives in sustainability which the STEM council members feel strongly about. We are planning actions to target food and organic waste management within our school, as a way to reduce our carbon footprint and enhance the garden in the near future.

So, congratulations to Mr Horn, Mr Pearce and the STEM council members for creating this amazing project. We can’t wait to see the vegetables once they are fully grown.

Our Year 12 English students have been enjoying reading Shakespeare's Macbeth over the last four weeks. Luckily, students were able to enjoy the play via our interactive Google Meets and have continued to do so being back in class. No reading of Macbeth would be complete without some reenactments and scene work. Whilst the students' ability to recreate Scottish accents is questionable, it has no doubt added to the flair of reading the classic work as a class.  Although it's best not to get too attached to the characters, there's no doubt why Shakespeare's classic continues to stand the test of time.

Ms Hanna Green

The competition was intense. The participants felt the heat as they prepared themselves for the race. They did their warm up in the sweltering heat, ready to go. Beads of sweat rolled down their brow as the readied for the race. At the whistle, they placed the beaker with 20ml of water into their solar oven.

The aim of the race was to see whose beaker of water would heat up the most. Which solar oven was designed the best to harness the sun’s heat?  The year 8s had to use their knowledge of heat transfer to build an oven to effectively heat the water up.

At the end of 20 minutes, the winner managed to increase the water’s temperature by 14 OC. The winner won the title of Stellar Fever. They winning group received the gold medal bag of Mars Bars. 

Mr Roshan Sabapathy

As part of this year’s Science Week theme of Food, a Year 9 Science class determined practically the energy content of various food samples. The practical involved measuring 30 ml of water placing the water in a test tube clamped to a retort stand and then heating the water by igniting each food sample and placing the burning food sample under the test tube of water. Measuring the rise in temperature of the water and knowing the initial mass of the food sample enable the students to determine the theoretical energy content of each food sample.

The students worked really well and had a great deal of fun being actually allowed to burn things and make the room smelly and smokey.

Below is a photo of some of the student performing the practical.

Mr Llew Narcisi

In conjunction with this week's Book Week activities, TMC's Year 9 Vic students had the opportunity to develop their Quidditch skills under the expert tutelage of the famous Griffendor Seeker Harry Potter (AKA Mrs Power). The students brushed up on their broomstick skills as they competed in an inter-house cup. Whilst Ravenclaw were the winners on the day, the ultimate winner was reading. Big cheers to P.E. for bringing the Book Week spirit alive! 

Mr David Haskins

The 2021 MS Readathon is well underway and we have lots of students and families  involved at TMC. Many students have registered and received their free t-shirts and packs, fundraised and read lots of books! We have surpassed our school fundraising target now...several times! We have now raised well over $4000 as a school! Well done everyone and keep up the great work! The challenge runs until the end of the month. If you would still like to get involved or donate, please use the following link:

https://www.msreadathon.org.au/fundraisers/TamborineMountainCollege

Thank you again for your support towards this great cause. Happy reading!

Mr Sean Golden

For English this term, Year 5 has been exploring and analysing comic books and various forms of animation. This week, we began experimenting with Stop Motion Animation, where we manipulated animals, toys and action figures to create our own stop motion videos. The students have created some excellent videos as we work towards our assessment task to make a stop motion animation of an ethical dilemma between two characters. Great work Year 5!

Mr Sean Golden

The Prep classes were invited by Mrs Radley to participate in an indigenous art experience up in the art rooms. The children all created their own patterns for the goanna pictures and then used paint to explore a crayon resist effect. We are very thankful for the generous opportunity. 

Mr Stuart Fern

Year 3 & 6 collaboratively engaged in a Scavenger Hunt to recognise and celebrate National Science Week: Food: Different by Design. Our big and little primary students worked in small teams to investigate, explore and solve various challenges. Many valuable hands-on experiences that included; Science Riddles, Genetically Modified Foods Eye Spy Challenge, Climate and Food that challenged our students' ideas surrounding how we source, grow and package food. 

It was wonderful to see our Year 6 students foster, scaffold and extend Year 3's scientific thinking and understanding, as they worked together to share predictions and clarify their ideas. 

A big thank you to our Year 6 Team - Mrs Horn, Mr Holm and Miss V for setting up and hosting Year 3! 

Ms Jodi Byron

This week, the students of Year 6 have enjoyed exploring "Food by Design" - our 2021 Science Week theme.  We have studied the future of food, discussing advances in genetic modification, plant-based foods, and meat alternatives.  The students weren't too keen on the idea of eating crickets!  As reported by Ms Byron, our celebration culminated in a science-themed Scavenger Hunt - an experience shared with Year 3 students.  

We have also been studying electricity, and today we experimented with circuits and circuit drawing.  We also calculated our ecological footprints.  We have brainstormed many ways that we can reduce our impact on the Earth's delicate and depleting natural resources. 

It's been a big week of learning in Year 6!

Mrs Horn, Mr Holm and Ms Visser

As you are no doubt aware, the EKKA Show recently took place. Unfortunately, due to the circumstances with COVID-19, the EKKA was unable to hold an in-person show. Even though this event was unable to be open to the public as usual, there was still an opportunity for people to get involved. Students from Years 5 and 6 had the chance to submit entries into The EKKA's famous Arts Competition under the assistance of Mrs Michelle Criss. It is with great pride that we can announce that Maddisson Cooper (5Val), who submitted a garden tool which she had masterfully transformed into a 3D art masterpiece, received a commendation for her efforts. But this wasn’t the only success that TMC had from the EKKA. In addition to Maddisson’s artwork, a group of boys from year 6, Lucas Regec, Lucas Lawrie, Kaiden Butler, Wyatt Chapman, Jimmy (James) Le Dieu and Dylan Holmes, created a mural which was also commended by the judges!

Well done to the efforts of all and we can’t wait to see what next year brings for the EKKA and TMC students participating in the EKKA Arts competition.

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