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.
Week 3
Wed 27/7, Thurs 28/7,
Fri 29/7 National Tree Planting – All Year levels
Wednesday 27th July Senior School House Food – Year 4
Wednesday 27th July Gymnastics – 4 week program – Year 1, 3 and 4
Thursday 28th July Basketball Extravaganza – Year 3 and 4
Friday 29th July Assembly
Friday 29th July Crazy Hair Day
Friday 29th July Year 2 swimming
Week 4
Mon 1st , 2nd Aug Year 1 Camp
Tuesday 2nd Aug Bush Prep
Wednesday 3rd Aug Gymnastics – 4 week program – Year 1, 3 and 4
Thursday 4th Aug NATICD – (National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islanders’
Children’s Day)
Friday 5th Aug BLP Clubs
Fri 5th Aug Year 2 swimming
Week 5
Monday 8th Aug Fathers’ Day Stall – Gift Wrapping (9am-Multipurpose room)
Tuesday 9th Aug Hoop time – Year 3 and 4
Wednesday 10th Aug Prep 100 days at school
Thursday 11th Aug Japanese Day
Friday 12th Aug Assembly
Friday 12th Aug Year 2 swimming
Week 6
Tuesday 16th Aug National Science Week
Tuesday 16th Aug RSPCA week
Tuesday 16th Aug Bush Prep
Thursday 18th Aug Werribee Zoo – Whole School
Friday 19th Aug BLP Clubs
Friday 19th Aug Year 2 swimming
Week 7
Tuesday 23rd Aug Beach Prep
Tuesday 23rd Aug Clean the beach visit (front beach) – Year 1
Friday 26th Aug Book week parade – All Years
Friday 26th Aug Year 2 swimming
Friday 26th Aug East Timor Trivia Night – 6.30pm Geelong
Week 8
Tuesday 30th Aug William Buckley – Year 2 excursion
Tuesday 30th Aug Bush Prep
Tuesday 30th Aug “See Week” – Year 1
Thursday 1st Sept Footy Colors Day
Thursday 1st Sept Father’s Night
Friday 2nd Sept Father’s Day Stall
Friday 2nd Sept BLS Clubs
Friday 2nd Sept Year 2 swimming
Week 9
Wednesday 6th Sept Indigenous Literacy Day – All Year Levels
Thursday 8th Sept RUOK Day
Friday 9th Sept Assembly
Friday 9th Sept Year 2 swimming
Week 10
Tuesday 13th Sept Science Expo – All Year Levels
Thursday 15th Sept Visit to Spring Creek for 2nd Observations – Year 1
Friday 16th Sept BLPS Clubs
Friday 16th Sept Year 2 swimming
Car-azy Fun in Prep!
This week, the Surf Coast Preps have taken part in a myriad of learning activities about the word ‘car’ which is our SMART spelling focus word.
The Preppies were introduced to the ‘ar’ digraph and enjoyed spotting the digraph in the many texts that were read throughout the week.
Students used recycled materials to build a car of their very own. The cars were then decorated with stickers and sparkles, pompoms and paint and were finished off with bottle top wheels.
The Preppies loved comprehending the text Mum’s Cronky Car. They recognised and wrote down many rhyming words found in the text. They also discussed and understood what the author’s purpose was.
The Preps finished off their car-themed learning with a writing task. Using their newfound knowledge of adjectives, they wrote about what their car can do, and how it looks.
Debbie Riddle, Campus Coordinator
Caitlin Maher
Incursion – Parks Victoria
To start this incredible week, the Year 1s and Preppies had some special visitors to our Surf Coast Campus. Jodi Heath and Vanessa Wiggenraad dropped by and brought along some extraordinary furry friends of the ‘still’ kind. The children were privileged to be some of the first few recipients of Parks Victoria’s new Wadawurrung Connection to Country Junior Ranger Activity Booklets. The children were captivated as they learnt about the vital work of Parks Victoria, caring for our land and living things.
Working collaboratively with CCG’s broader community, families, and children is a delight and blessing.
Tracy McDonald
Nick Hogan
Fractions and Maths
How many sections do we need to cut the cake into so that everyone has a piece?
How many equal parts are there?
Which fraction is the biggest?
How many quarters make a half?
What does the number on the bottom of the fraction mean?
Is 1/2, 1/4 or 1/8 bigger?
Year 2s have been asking lots of questions about fractions in Maths this week. They have been cutting up pizzas and finding fractions of collections. Does the fraction become bigger as the denominator gets larger? Would you prefer to have ½ of a chocolate bar, or 1/16? It is fun to work with fractions using concrete materials. It is even more fun to think about fractions while cooking in the kitchen!
Sharon Sutton
Gymnastics at Surf Coast!
To begin another wonderful term of P.E., students are undertaking a gymnastics program as part of the Physical Education curriculum.
Students welcomed gymnastics coach, Kerry Woods from ‘Head Over Heels Gymnastics’. Kerry has been a part of our school’s gymnastics program for many years, and it is great to have her coaching skills and expertise with us at Surf Coast again.
With safety rules, warm-ups and explanations covered, students were soon flipping, rolling and jumping around 10 stations involving different apparatus and activities.
The activities involve the use of various apparatus to develop gymnastic skills such as balance beam walks, forward rolls on foam wedges, star and tuck jumps on mini tramps as well as front supports, leaps, cart wheels, hand stands and arabesques.
The Year 3 and 4 students are working on a routine made up of eight elements, to perform as part of their assessment.
We are looking forward to the remaining weeks working with Kerry and improving our flexibility, strength and coordination.
Joanne Richardson
Wowee!! It’s Term 3 Already!
I trust that everybody has had a well-deserved, restful break and are ready for what will be a huge term!
In our first week back in year three we welcomed two new students to our classroom Verushka and Daxton. I’m I am so proud of our class for making them feel warm and welcome and a part of our family.
In English we have been concentrating on recounts. But this time we are looking at putting more “muscles on the bones of our stories”. The kids know what this means! We were also looking at how newspaper reports are a type of recount.
In Maths we have been exploring length, and the students have been discovering different ways to use informal units to measure our classroom and things in the schoolyard.
For Integrated Studies we have started our biological science unit and we’re looking at life cycles and living and nonliving things. This term we will be participating in the “Birds in Schools” program where the kids will provide survey data that will go into a national research database. We have also begun looking at the life cycles of plants and animals and have decided to grow our own avocado trees.
Thank you again for all the support and encouragement over the first half of the year and we know that the second half of the year is going to be even greater. So, keep an eye on The Vine!
Adam Stewart
Family Reminder
Dear Families,
Just a friendly reminder that when a student is absent, we kindly request you contact Campus Reception by phone 5244 8799 or email surfcoast@ccg.vic.edu.au before 9.00am.
Thank you for your understanding.
Book Covering Help Wanted!
We are seeking helpers to cover books for our students.
If you are able to assist we would love to hear from you.
You will be provided with all the tools you require to complete the task at home.
Anyone willing to assist please contact Liz or Stacey via email surfcoast@ccg.vic.edu.au
Thank you in anticipation!
Father Day Stall Gift Wrapping – Help Needed
This year our Surf Coast Campus Fathers’ Day stall, where students can purchase a special gift for their dad/grandpa/pop/or even uncle, will be held on Friday 2nd Sept.
This event is such an exciting time for students as they ponder over the gifts to purchase. However, as our campus grows, so too do the number of gifts that need to be wrapped.
On Monday August 8 at 9:00am, straight after drop off, we will be wrapping presents. Anyone who can offer an hour of their time please let Liz or Stacey at reception know via email at surfcoast@ccg.vic.edu.au
This normally doesn’t take very long – many hands make light work!
Thank you in anticipation!
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.
East Timor Trivia Night
National Collection of Data on Students With Disabilities
Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). With data collected on the first Friday in August (this year, on the 5th), the NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD Guidelines (2021).
Please see the attached NCCD Fact Sheet for more information.
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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