College Photo Day - Thursday 31 August 2023
Campus News
ArtsFest 2023 is TOMORROW!!
Come one, come all to our annual celebration of Music, Drama and Visual Arts. ArtsFest 2023 has something for everyone, with live performances, music, art displays and workshops. Food trucks will be onsite, so you can make a day of it! If you are coming to the Primary musical, Disney's 'Winnie the Pooh', don't forget to grab a free ticket via this link
Secondary News
Primary News
Frogs Frogs Frogs!
Year 4 had an amazing Eco Warrior join our class last Friday afternoon. His name was Rory and he works as a Herpetologist (frog expert) at Melbourne Zoo. All of the students asked him excellent questions about frogs from South East Queensland and around Australia. We learnt that frogs play an important role in science because they are 'environmental indicators' that help us measure the health of our ecosystems. This means that if scientists count lots of frogs in an area, then the ecosystem of that area must be really healthy. But if scientists don't count many frogs in an area then the ecosystem must be struggling. Wow! Frogs must be super important members of the food chain for the ecosystem to depend on them so much. Do you have lots of frogs living near you?
Well done Year 4 and thank you for visiting us Rory! It was un-frog-gettable!
Ms Millicent Huber
The Arts News
Congratulations Jordan!
Jordan Narcisi’s artwork Oh! Mona has been selected for inclusion in this year’s Energies exhibition at HOTA. Congratulations Jordan!
Ms Jenny Radley
Year 4 Band Explorations
Each year we like to do something special with Year 4 Band. This year students are learning two simple, well known songs - Hot Cross Buns and Jingle Bells - that have been arranged with a quasi-EDM backing track (which the students love), and we can't wait to perform it in Term 4! Students were also invited to experiment with creating their own melodies. I have collected recordings of these melodies and we are aiming to combine them to create our own piece.
This term was the first time our Yr 4 students combined to form the Year 4 Band. They are learning that a song might be easy to play on your own, but it is much harder to make it sound right when 30 other people are playing with you! Students are learning valuable ensemble skills like watching the conductor for entries, counting rests to come in at the right time, as well as balancing and blending their sounds.
Ms Kristy Jewell
Starry Night
Maya, Year 11, just finished her daytime appropriation of Starry Night. A beautiful painting!
Ms Jenny Radley
