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 4 2022
Week 1
Tuesday 04th Oct First Day Term 4 – Students Return to school
Friday 07th Oct Assembly – Year 1 to host
Friday 07th Oct Students to choose new BLP club
Friday 07th Oct Swimming – Year 1
Week 2
Tuesday 11th Oct Bush Prep
Thursday 13th Oct Annual Music Evening Rehearsals – music students
Thursday 13th Oct Annual Music Evening – music students
Friday 14th Oct Geelong Show Day Holiday – no school today
Week 3
Tuesday 18th Oct Grandparents Day – more information to come
Friday 21st Oct Swimming – Year 1
Week 4
Tuesday 25th Oct Beach Prep and Year 4
Thursday 26th Oct Prep Information Session 1 – 2023 prep students only
Friday 28th Oct Assembly
Friday 28th Oct Swimming – Year 1
Week 5
Monday 31st Oct Bike Ed Week 1 – Year 4
Tuesday 01st Nov Prep Information Session 2 – 2023 prep students only
Friday 04th Nov Swimming – Year 1
Week 6
Monday 07th Nov Bike Ed Week 2 – Year 4
Monday 07th Nov Hoop Time – Year 4
Tuesday 08th Nov Beach Prep
Tuesday 08th Nov William Buckley Excursion – Year 2 – more information to come
Thursday 10th Nov Science Works – Year 1, 3 and 4 – more information to come
Friday 11th Nov Assembly
Friday 11th Nov Swimming – Year 1
Week 7
Monday 14th Nov Bike Ed Week 3 – Year 4
Monday 14th Nov- Camp – Year 3
Wednesday 16th Nov
Wednesday 16th Nov – Camp – Year 4
Friday 18th Nov
Thursday Nov 17th Final 2023 Prep Session – new 2023 prep students only
Friday 18th Nov Swimming – Year 1
Week 8
Monday 21st Nov Bike Ed Week 4 – Year 4
Tuesday 22nd Nov Beach Prep
Thursday 24th Nov Prep Camp – more information to come
Friday 25th Nov Assembly
Friday 25th Nov Swimming – Year 1
Week 9
Tuesday 29th Nov Bike Ride – Year 4
Wednesday 30th Nov Bike Ride Back Up Day – Year 4
Friday 2nd Dec Tabloid Sports Day – more information to come
Week 10
Tuesday 06th Dec Carnival Day – all campus – more information to come
Thursday 08th Dec Celebration Evening Rehearsals – all year levels – more information to come
Thursday 08th Dec Celebration Evening – Kardinia Church – Bell Post Hill – more information to come
Friday 09th Dec Christmas Service – Surf Coast Campus – more information to come
Friday 09th Dec Last Day of School for 2022 – 2.30pm dismissal
From the Campus Coordinator
What a Term!
When taking a moment to reflect on Term 3, clearly it was a term full of highlights and special moments, together with opportunities for our families to come on campus and be a part of life at our Surf Coast Campus. Coming back together as a community after a couple of years has been such a blessing. This term with our families we celebrated Book Week, Fathers’ Night, assemblies, lunchtime concerts and an absolute highlight was our recent Science Expo. As a part of our Inquiry units, we took the whole campus to the Werribee Zoo, we had Japanese Day, Crazy Hair Day and started our new Canteen service.
None of this would be possible without the incredible dedicated, hardworking and passionate staff at our Surf Coast Campus. It is such a blessing to work with a group of people that want the very best for all our students. Next term, we have a wonderful array of activities planned, including Year 3 and 4 camps and our Prep Day Camp. We will finally be able to have our Celebration Evening with family and friends in attendance rather than it being prerecorded. Another highlight for us will be inviting our children’s Grandparents onsite to take part in some fun activities.
I pray that these next two weeks you will find opportunities to rest and relax and spend time with your families. May God bless you and keep you safe.
BLP Clubs
Well, that’s a wrap. BLP Clubs for Term 3 saw great times of collaboration, fun and the opportunity to learn new skills. The children danced, planted in the veggie garden, drew cartoons, created the first initial of their name, loved coding and creating with Gravitrax and trying to beat each other when playing board games. We look forward to next term when the children get to choose another BLP Club and we will do it all over again.
Our New Canteen
The countdown was on for lunchtime on Wednesday as the anticipation of our first canteen delivery was ready to arrive. The children were so excited to receive a brown bag with their name on it with the delicious food they had ordered inside.
We look forward to this service every Wednesday as of next term.
Important Information for Term 4
Term 4 commences on Tuesday 4th October.
- HATS – Students MUST wear their College hats this term. Please make sure that your child’s hat is labelled. Those children who forget their hats will have to sit in the shaded areas for both recess and lunch breaks.
- WATER BOTTLES – With the weather warming up in Term 4 we kindly ask to make sure you pack your child’s labeled water bottle.
- SUNSCREEN APPLICATION – Christian College practises Sun Smart. With the warmer weather coming we ask that you apply sunscreen to your child at the start of the day. This practice is NOT COMPULSORY.
- HAIR – Students with hair shoulder length or longer MUST have their hair fully tied back in a neat and tidy style. If they choose to wear a coloured bow, scrunchie etc, the colour MUST be navy or burgundy.
- SOCKS – Students are to wear the appropriate sock colour based on their uniform. For example, white college socks are to be worn with PE attire, and dark College socks are to be worn with the NEW uniform attire. The old style uniform allows for the girls socks to be College white, however if girls choose to wear the pant option their socks must be dark College socks (not white).
- CANTEEN – Canteen days are every Wednesday of every school week. Orders MUST be placed by 9am Tuesday (the day before) – this is cut off time. Please be aware that if you wish you can order your child’s lunch well in advance. This saves you having to remember to place an order each week.
With the introduction of the Surf Coast Canteen we shall no longer be holding Tuck Shop on a Wednesday.
Debbie Riddle, Campus Coordinator
Preps Show off Their Learning at the Science Expo!
What an incredible way to end our Integrated Studies topic this term, by showcasing our newfound knowledge of animals and their habitats!
Over the past three weeks, the Surf Coast Preps have been learning about one of the following animals: a Polar Bear, Lion, Giraffe, Eagle, Gorilla or Turtle. Once they had decided on their animal, the Preps worked in groups to investigate what habitat their animal lives in, what are the physical features of their animal, what their animal eats, as well as many other interesting facts.
Once they had gathered their research and had neatly written their facts, the Preps then chose two photos to print and place on to their poster, along with their own drawings of their chosen animal.
The Preppies also created a diorama of their animals’ habitat. Together, we went for a walk to collect specific natural items to place into our habitats, such as sticks, sand, rocks and leaves. The Preps also created other landmarks, such as water holes and rivers – making them out of coloured paper, cellophane and many other craft items.
As a finishing touch, our Preppies also handcrafted a model of their animal from coloured clay.
During our presentation afternoon, each Prep confidently shared and explained all about their chosen animal, as well as what was in their accompanying habitat and its purpose.
We could not be prouder of our amazing Surf Coast Preps. The incredible effort and persistence that they showed throughout the course of this project was truly amazing.
Debbie Riddle
Caitlin Maher
Term 3 Circle Time Reflection
Can we all please take our hats off to the Year 1s? What an expo they have had- showcasing their learning from Term 3! They displayed many skills, talents and growth across multiple learning areas and dispositions.
We are super proud!
To finish the term, it is important to reflect.
Here’s the Year 1 reflection on the learning they experienced this term.
What did you enjoy?
I liked when my mum came to teach – Jaz
I liked making the model – Clancy
I liked working in teams – Fred
I enjoyed making the posters – Tomas
I liked finding interesting facts – Cailin
I enjoyed paper macheting – Annabelle
What skills did you improve?
Reading skills – Sunny
Finding facts and researching – Daniel
Writing skills – Isla. N
How did you go working altogether?
We had to work on agreeing with other people’s ideas – Annabelle
I found it hard to work with others – Harvey
I liked how working with others helped get work done more quickly – Caitlin
What strengths did you show?
I was the best at putting everything together – Tomas
I had to persist – Jasmine
I did a good job carving out my eagle from clay – Daniel
I worked by myself well – Isla. N
Making the model turtle – Lachlan
What can you do better next time?
Paper Macheting – Clancy
Adding more information – Jasmine
Adding more adjectives – Caitlin
Adding more facts – Jimmy
Thank you to all the families for attending and helping celebrate the children’s fabulous learning journey. Have a wonderful holiday and a restful break. We look forward to seeing you in Term 4!
Tracy McDonald
Nick Hogan
Year 2s Science Week/Expo
Year 2s were so excited to have their families visit the Science Expo on Tuesday. They shared their Living Things projects, full of interesting facts about dolphins, pandas, meerkats, cobras, sharks and many more! The students explained how their creatures are born and how they grow and change to become adults.
The Year 2s were also very excited to show their bean plants they have grown from tiny seeds. Everyone is looking forward to taking them home and planting them in the garden.
Sharon Sutton
Leanne Crole
Year 3 Bird Nerds!
The Science Expo on Tuesday afternoon gave the Year 3s a fantastic opportunity to share what they have learned over the past term in our Biological Science unit. As you all know, we have taken part in the Birds in Schools program run through BirdLife Australia. The students conducted surveys to record each species of bird and the number of birds of each species that they observed within your site. This data was entered into a national database that can be found:
https://birdata.birdlife.org.au/survey?id=5894029&h=d779df35.
The kids then chose an Australian bird that they would like to research and then created wonderful presentations and model birds that they entered into the Science Expo. It was incredible to watch the kids get so enthusiastic about presenting what they had learned to their parents and other students alike and I could see how proud everybody was. Thank you to all the parents who came along to make it such a memorable experience and we look forward to next term!
Have a safe and blessed break.
Adam Stewart
Wearable Art Extravaganza
The Year 3 and 4 students from the Surf Coast campus were invited to attend the Senior School Wearable Art House Competition today. The competition among the houses was fierce and it was such a privilege for our students to be a part of this.
To be a part of the day our students have created their own pieces of wearable art. They have been busy making wearable art accessories statement costume jewellery, including headpieces, neck and wrist pieces as well as capes. Our own littles models were able to strut their stuff on the stage showing off their creations.
Thank you to our amazing Art teacher Mrs Bea Greenhalgh for helping our students create their own wearable art pieces. We would also like to thank Mrs Sally Gray and the teachers at Senior School for allowing us to be a part of this day. It is so special for our students to see the older Christian College students in action.
Claire Deretic
Year 4 Science Expo Excitement
The whole school shone on Tuesday afternoon with our Science Expo at the Surf Coast Campus. The Year 4 students were so excited to show their extended school community the amazing work we have done this term. Our topic of Endangered Animals was taken in so many different directions, it was amazing to see what the students could find with their research and then what they were able to do with the information they found.
The students researched the type of habitats that their chosen animal lived and looked at why this habitat is threatened and the effect it’s having on their chosen animal. They then had to design, find the materials and build their habitat. These look amazing. Especially once our ‘potanimals’ were placed into the habitat. The students were each given a potato that they had to turn into their endangered animal.
This project was able to bring so many areas of our curriculum together. It was fantastic to watch the students work creatively on their habitats, while also writing news reports to video and, on top of this, many of them mastered a new presentation program called SWAY to present their information. It is so exciting to see what our students are capable of and the way that they can think deeply about problems that affect our environment.
See below the photos of some of the amazing work, some examples of the news report video and some of the QR codes. Use the camera on your phone to scan the QR code.
Claire Deretic
Teachers Learning and Collaborating
Just like our students do every day, for the best part of this term our teachers have been immersed in their learning as well. During Term 3 the Surf Coast Teaching Team has been brushing up on their pedagogical approach to teaching Mathematics and will continue to do so for the remainder of the year. They have spent time reading Maths journals and other articles to help better their teaching skills. Through the gathering of Maths data when assessing they have learnt different ways to cater for the learning of all of our children in Mathematics while looking at more ways to differentiate the way the subject is taught. The staff have loved learning new Maths games that they will spend time teaching our students.
Debbie Riddle, Campus Coordinator
Spring into Strings – Junior String Players Perform!!
Last Thursday saw the return of our annual celebration of String playing in our Junior Campuses with 'Spring into Strings'. The Junior String ensembles from Bellarine, Surf Coast and Junior School Belmont campuses gathered together at the RW Gibson Music Performance Centre to perform for each other and their families. We were also graced with enchanting performances from the Yr. 4 String Quartet from Belmont, as well as the Ceilidh Band from Bellarine, before all students combined to form a massed String Ensemble which then presented two pieces for their captive audience.
There were many excited and nervous young musicians at the start of the night, but it was amazing to see these young musicians focus and perform with such aplomb-well done to all!
Thanks to our accompanists Tammy Treloar and Stephanie Lawrence for your support.
Martin DeMarte on behalf of the String Team -Trish Timmins and Jeanette Carnie.
For Families Relocating or Withdrawing Students
A reminder that if your family is relocating and/or you are planning to withdraw your child from Christian College, a full term’s notice, in writing, is required. Please contact your student’s Campus.
Jonathan Ryan, Operations Manager
Uniform Shop Hours Over the Holidays
The Uniform Shop in Centreway Arcade, Belmont will be closed from Monday 19th September and reopening 26th September 2022.
Opening hours in the second week of holidays are from 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday 26/09/2022 through to Friday 30/09/2022
The Uniform Shop resumes normal trading hours from Monday 3rd October 2022.
Recycling Uniform Items
As part of the transition to our new College wardrobe it was important that we consider the environmental impact of clothing items no longer required. Whilst it is still possible for students to wear items from the traditional uniform, when items are no longer able to be worn, they can be recycled.
Any such items can be dropped off and placed in recycling bins at each campus. We are working with our wardrobe manufacturer to ensure that these can be recycled as part of the introduction of our new wardrobe over the next 18 months.
Scholarship Applications for 2024 Entry now Open!
Each year we offer Academic Excellence Scholarships for entry at Year 5 (Middle School-Highton, Bellarine and Surf Coast campuses); Year 7 (Middle School-Highton and Bellarine); and Year 10 (Senior School-Waurn Ponds).
These scholarships have been designed primarily to encourage and support new and current students who wish to attend Christian College and who demonstrate high levels of academic excellence.
We are now seeking scholarship applications for entry at any of those year levels in 2024.
For more information, and to apply, please see our website. Use the hotlink from our homepage or click here
Applications close on Thursday September 29. The examination date is Saturday October 8.
All In Reunion 2
We are pleased to confirm an additional All In Reunion for the Classes of 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021 (and 2010) is set for Saturday, 8 October 2022. Join us at CENTRA from 5:30pm-8:00pm. Tickets are $15 each and RSVPs close on Friday, 23 September 2022 at 5:00pm.
Come along to hear all about our new alumni association and catch up with some old school friends. On this night we will be celebrating the following milestones: If you were in one of these peer years, register today! Book online at www.ccgfoundation.org.au/allin2
Golf Tournament
The Foundation Golf Tournament is set for Thursday, 27 October 2022. Join us at 13th Beach Golf Links from 8:00am for a shotgun start. Tickets are $190 each ($150 for members) or $750 for a group of four. RSVPs close on Thursday, 6 October 2022 at 5:00pm.
Funds raised from this event will be allocated to our Foundation Scholarship Fund, supporting current students who are in need of financial assistance.
Book online at: The Foundation Golf Tournament
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