Surf Coast Term 4 Week 3

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 2023

Week 4

Monday 23 October               Grandparents Afternoon – 2.15pm – 3.30pm – Refer to Ed Smart

Wednesday 25 October-        Year 5 Camp to Ballarat – Refer to Ed Smart

Friday 27 October

Thursday 26 October-            Bike Ed Week 3 – Year 4 only

Friday 27 October-                 Assembly – Multipurpose Room 2.45pm – All Welcome      

Prep Discovery and Learning

This week the Surf Coast Preppies had their first Beach Discovery Learning session of the term! With the sun shining, suncream on and lunch boxes in hand, the Preppies ventured down to Cosy Corner, where we all started our session with a lovely picnic under the shade of a tree.

Then they were off! Many of the Preppies loved digging large trenches, deep enough to hit water, whilst others loved working as a team, building sandcastles and other sand creations.

There were so many smiling faces in the sunshine and much fun was had by all.

What a Slippery Start to Week 4!

What a slippery start to Week 4…we are just having too much fun with our Science exploration and experiments. This week, we created our very own super slippery, gooey… slime!

We watched and followed all the steps very closely to make our slimy creations. What made it even cooler was when we trialled different amounts of Borax, it changed everything! Some of our slime turned super hard like a bouncy ball, and others were incredibly slippery and gooey. It was amazing to see how one simple change could make such a big difference to our slime. We spoke about how the Borax and glue work together to make a special bond to make them unbreakable! The more borax we added, the stronger and harder it got. The less borax we added the stretchier and slimier it got trying to stay connected.

We had the best time being little scientists and making our own slime machines. We even wrote down the step-by-step process we followed so we could make slime whenever we wanted.

Year 3 Camps – Making Great Memories

The Year 3s made it safely back from Warrnambool after their adventures along the Great Ocean Road and around the Shipwreck Coast. Whilst exploring their surrounds at the Warra Gnan camp and in Warrnambool, the students had an opportunity to throw a fishing line in from a nearby bridge into the river – apparently there were a few bites but unfortunately no fish to show for it! At Lake Pertobe, a brisk walk from base camp, the children flew through the air on the zip line, explored the maze and worked in teams to make it from entrance to exit and back again, and then enjoyed a delicious morning tea near one of the playgrounds. After lunch they boarded a shuttle bus and headed up to Flagstaff Hill where they learned about the history of the Shipwreck Coast and participated in a scavenger hunt around the historical maritime village. After dinner back at Warra Gnan, the students again took the shuttle bus back to Flagstaff Hill for the sound and light show and listened to the stories of fishermen in pursuit of whales as well as the recounts of the Loch Ard shipwreck and the survivors. The visual accounts of the stories were projected on to a water ‘screen’ and the lights of the village buildings, in the distance, glowed in the crisp night air. Taking them by surprise, the seats in the theatre rocked and jolted to provide a sensory experience as the children watched the whalers wrestle with the ocean, and later as they witnessed the devastating tale of the Loch Ard as it tossed and turned in the deadly sea and struck Mutton Bird Island.

It was a quieter and slower morning on our last day … we had a few students who snoozed for a little longer. After breakfast we headed down to the beach for some beach games and a wander along the breakwater … where most of us were sprayed by the crashing waves against the heavy, weathered wall. We ate lunch back at Warra Gnan, said a fond farewell to our hosts and boarded the bus for our trip back home. We made many wonderful, happy and special memories together.

Maths in the Sunshine!

Term 4 in Year 5 is a great term. We get to do so many exciting things. Next week we head off to camp in Ballarat. This will be a great opportunity for us to get to know each other even better, and we will also get to spend time with the Year 5 students from Bellarine Campus and the Middle School-Highton campus.

This week we have been working on our Gold Project, aiming to earn enough points to gain our Miners Licence. This will mean we can go digging for gold next week!!

We have also been spending time working on decimals. Today we made the most of the sunshine and took our learning outside. We have such a beautiful school, and it was so nice to be able to move the classroom into our surroundings. We concentrated on comparing decimals, expanding and ordering. This will all come in handy when we start the next part of our Maths project, which looks at financial maths.

Save the Date!

Congratulations to the Surf Coast Choirs and Surf Coast Strings who performed so beautifully at the College’s Annual Music Evening at Costa Hall last week! On a personal note, I would like to thank all students involved for the terrific way they conducted themselves during the sound check rehearsals, backstage, and during the evening performances.

I would also like to thank families for the many early starts throughout the year, and for encouraging your children throughout the performance process. For any new members wishing to join either the Lower Primary (Prep to Year 3) or Upper Primary (Year 4 to 5) Choirs, this is an ideal time. Please email me directly if your child is showing interest.

All Surf Coast students are now working towards their year level performances to be showcased at our Celebration Evening, Thursday 7 Dec, at Costa Hall. To assist us in the creative process as we work on choreography, part singing, props, costumes, sets and instrumental playing, could you please let me know as soon as possible, if your child/ren will not be attending the event.

Information regarding costume requirements plus any additional items will be communicated to families soon via EdSmart.

College Production 2024 – Update

As published in The Vine at the end of Term 3, the College will be staging Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version) at the Geelong Arts Centre from May 2 – 4, 2004.

Audition Registration

All students from Years 5 – 11 (in 2023) across the College will receive an email early next week, with information and a link to an online registration form. Auditions will commence across the College on designated days from Sunday October 22. To register for an audition, students must complete the online form on/by Friday October 13.

There will be an information session held at each campus for students to have an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the show. These will be held at:

Highton MS Campus Chapel                   Monday October 9 12.40

Senior Campus Music Department         Tuesday October 10 1.20pm

Bellarine Campus Auditorium                Tuesday October 10 at Lunchtime

Surf Coast Campus – Ms Notini will visit the Year 5 classroom next week.

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 f.provan@ccg.vic.edu.au