From Little Things, BIG Things Grow…

Choirs from all five CCG campuses have been part of a special Reconciliation Australia project involving more than 500 choirs nationwide who are coming together in song as part of National Reconciliation Week to sing Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody’s ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’. The song describes the Wake Hill Walk-Off in 1966 through to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam symbolically handing Gurindji land back eight years later. Choirs from each of our campuses have sung and recorded the song this week. Please enjoy our campus’s rendition here – and see other campus Vines for their’s!

National Reconciliation Week

At our Surf Coast Campus, we are committed to promoting reconciliation throughout the year. During Reconciliation Week, our children took part in several exciting activities and initiatives to engage students and create a deeper understanding of Indigenous culture and history. This year’s theme for Reconciliation Week was ‘Be a Voice for Generations’. One of the activities our students completed to help celebrate this theme was to think of something that was handed down through the generations of their family. Then the students decorated a hand and wrote their message on the hand. The hands were then used to decorate the school.

What’s Happening at Surf Coast

Is an up to date list of planned activities at Surf Coast Campus that you can use for planning purposes.  Please be aware that these dates are set early in the term and occasionally items may need to be cancelled or dates/times altered.  This itinerary is altered each week to reflect any changes – please check this list of events EVERY WEEK carefully when you read the weekly VINE newsletter. 

TERM 2 2023 

Week 7

Tuesday June 6                       Annual Surf Coast Cross Country – 12.30pm – 3.30pm

Wednesday June 7                Annual Surf Coast Cross Country – 12.30pm – 3.30pm – *BACK UP DAY

Thursday June 8                     Winter Sport – 12.30pm – 3.30pm – Yr 5

Thursday June 8                     Lunchtime Concert – 1.40pm

Friday June 9                          Assembly – 2.45pm – 3.30pm

Friday June 9                          Project Care Food Bank Appeal – More information to come

More Fun in Maths

Over the past few weeks, the Surf Coast Preps have loved learning about addition!

The Preppies have been working with a myriad of different hands-on materials to manipulate and understand the concept of addition.

Using Lego, counters, animals and buttons, they have been using number stories to join two parts together to make and calculate a whole amount.

One of the favourite activities was making an addition monster. Using a tens frame, the students had to roll two dice, collect the two amounts, place them on the frame and count to see their addition total. They then had to write down their equation and explain their reasoning.

The Preppies have also been learning about all the different ways 10 can be made, the Friends of Ten. It didn’t take long for our clever mathematicians to work out the wonderful sequential pattern around the different ways this number can be made.

Another fantastic reminder that every aspect of Mathematics is based upon patterns and connections.

Spring Creek With a Different Perspective

In Year 1 this week, we decided to head down to Spring Creek during Reconciliation Week to appreciate our beautiful backyard. We are so lucky to have access to such a beautiful area and we decided to go down and look at our area through a different lens. Our first people have such a deep connection with land and we went down to show our respect and learn about how to better care for our land. We also had a look at all the changes that have happened since our last visit. The connections students made were incredible and their appreciation for nature has truly deepened.

Geelong Excursion – Keeping in Touch With the Rest of Australia

Year 2s embarked on their big ‘Geelong Excursion’ on Wednesday. After mapping our local area and looking at the Australian states and capital cities, we went on a discovery tour to see how people in the Geelong area can stay connected with the rest of Australia. We drove through Corio Quay and saw many shipping containers and the Spirit of Tasmania in dock, getting ready to take its next lot of tourists to Tasmania. We visited Avalon Airport and saw the domestic check-in and gates, before walking through the international terminal. We were scanned to make sure we were travelling safely.

At the Geelong Railway station, we saw the historic buildings and the railway that started operating in 1856, during the goldrush. It was interesting to compare the 167-year-old railway buildings to the 26-year-old Avalon airport. After visiting all these venues, we worked out that Geelong people can travel to Tasmania, Sydney, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Bali, Warrnambool, Colac, Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne – and from Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, to anywhere in Australia.

To finish the day, we visited the Armstrong Creek Post Office and posted some letters, to keep in touch, via mail, with some special people in our lives.

Year 3 – Ohhh We’re Halfway There!

Well, actually closer to three-quarters through this term, but almost halfway through the year!! As well as being the line from a well-known 80s rock song this pun was also in reference to the start of our Fractions unit in Maths. The kids have been investigating, naming, and drawing different fractions.

In Literacy we have been reading a wonderful book called ‘My Place’, which tells the stories of the different people who have lived in a house through the decades. This rich text has enabled us to explore language conventions, character descriptions and connections to place.

This last point has linked in beautifully with our History unit which has started this week with National Reconciliation Week and First Nations connection to place.

The year 3s also got to have a taste of what it is like to be a teacher when they were asked to instruct Prep and Year 1 students in tabloid games.

As always, so much happening in Year 3 so keep an eye on The Vine!

Another Week Full of Learning

Last week the Year 4 students commemorated Sorry Day at the start of Reconciliation Week. Using the colours of the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander flags the students painted their hands. They created handprints that were used as part of our classroom display. The students have also discussed family traditions and the way that they remember those that are special to them.

As we conclude our unit of work on 3D shapes the students used their prior knowledge to guess the 3D shaped objects inside cardboard boxes. After a lot of shaking, tipping and flipping boxes the students made some very good estimates and even guessed what some of the objects were.

The Year 4 students continue to do an exceptional job of practising sustainable practices at the Surf Coast campus. Every week they diligently empty recycling and compost from each classroom and take very good care of our campus bantams and budgies. The vegetable garden continues to flourish due to the students’ hard work.

This week the Year 4s have been writing persuasive letters to Mr T. to persuade him about what we should do with all of the eggs we are collecting from the bantams. There are some very good ideas and very convincing reasons given, but let’s wait to see what will end up happening with all of the eggs.

Building Digital Skills at Surf Coast

Digital Technologies classes this term have been power-packed with digital literacy, building our digital skills, and using computers to represent and show our learning. All year levels have been exploring new programs, navigating new concepts, and using their computer skills to assist and enhance their computer knowledge of digital learning. 

Prep classes can tell you all about hardware and software and what the difference is between them. Year 1 and Year 2 classes can demonstrate how to collate, interpret, and represent data using Paint 3D and Microsoft Excel. Year4 students will eagerly show you ‘how connected they are’ to and with technology and Year 3 classes are being super secretive this term exploring secret messages and codes, that only they know how to decipher.

Year 5 classes have been working steadfastly this term, learning about ‘user interface’ and how to create a ‘user friendly interface’ to suit target audiences.

We love our jam-packed learning, laughter and excitement each week during DigiTech classes!

Surf Coast Music Evening

The Surf Coast Campus Music Evening took place on Tuesday night at the R.W. Gibson Music Performance Centre at Senior School. It was a terrific opportunity to showcase the fine work of a selection of our instrumental students.

Families enjoyed a variety of solos including, piano, violin, viola and trumpet; accompanied and assisted by our tutors: Mrs Tammy Treloar, Mr Brad Treloar, Miss Miriam Bell and our Head of Instrumental Music, Mr Andrew Dunlop.

It is such a privilege to witness and be part of these foundation years for our young musicians, and to guide them through the various aspects of performance. Additional performance opportunities throughout the year include lunchtime concerts, which usually run fortnightly; campus assemblies, and services. In Term 4, we look forward to our end of year concerts, including the whole school Music Evening (Thu. Oct. 12 at Costa Hall, Deakin University) – definitely one to mark in the calendar – featuring all major ensembles from Junior to Senior School!

Instrumental tuition currently on offer at Surf Coast campus includes, piano, voice, violin, viola, cello, drum-kit, guitar, bass guitar, flute, clarinet, trumpet and trombone. Instruction is provided by expert tutors who work across the College. If you have a child who is interested in exploring these opportunities, please see Reception staff for an Instrumental Tuition form for details. Families are encouraged to consider these learning opportunities throughout the entire school year. We look forward to extending our program alongside our Middle School years.

Calling all CC Eagles Members and Families

We are pleased to present an opportunity for you to be a part of CC Eagles/ Geelong United Basketball Club Fundraiser, with NBL1 tickets available for the following game through the club:

Round 10 – Hoop City Geelong United Supercats v Dandenong Rangers – Saturday June 17, 2023. Tip off: Women – 5:00pm, Men – 7:00pm (Ticket gets you in to both games at The Geelong Arena)

All PRE-ORDERED tickets will cost $10.00 with $5.00 being retained by our club.

On the night we want to see our members show up at the game in our CLUB COLOURS.

We hope that everyone embraces this opportunity to get our CC Eagles family together and support Hoop City Geelong United Supercats on the night.

Foundation Golf Day 2023

Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, we are delighted to announce the Christian College Foundation Golf Day tournament for 2023.

Save the date: Thursday November 9.

We are seeking prizes for this event – if you own a local business and are interested in creating partnership opportunities with Christian College, please contact Fiona Provan on 0400 477 467, or email [email protected]

A MYTERN Thought for This Week

It’s easy to rush through a cup of tea or coffee and forget to stop and appreciate the moment. 

Take time out now to simply appreciate being able to breathe in fresh air. Take a long slow breath and feel it rejuvenate every cell. 

Make that your intention and watch your body smile from the inside 👍❤️

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