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 9
Tuesday 29th Nov *Bike Ride – Year 4
Tuesday 29th Nov *Lunchtime Concert 1.20pm – 2pm – Multipurpose Room
Wednesday 30th Nov *Bike Ride Back Up Day – Year 4
Friday 2nd Dec *Tabloid Sports Day – more information to come 

Prep Day Camp

On Thursday the 24^th of November, the Preps went on their very first day camp to the Ballarat Wildlife Park!

As we arrived at the park, the Preps visited the koalas who were sleepily munching on eucalyptus leaves. We were lucky enough to see a baby koala cuddled up to its Mumma! They then got to see pig nosed turtles, poisonous frogs and huge snakes from the amazon.

The Preps took part in information talks where they learned about meerkats and penguins and asked the rangers some wonderful follow up questions to deepen their understanding.

There were many fabulous moments in the day, such as seeing Crunch the enormous crocodile, watching the wedgetail eagles soar, the reptile enclosure and the komodo dragons. The most loved experience of all was spending time, feeding, patting, and cuddling the friendly kangaroos.

The Preps then climbed aboard the bus, and we were off, back to school for more fun! Once back at school, the Preps took part in the Surf Coast tradition of setting up the Christmas Tree. We all enjoyed a pizza dinner and watched a Christmas film whilst gobbling down an icy pole for dessert.

All the Preppies had the most wonderful day, filled with fun, excitement, exploration, and happiness!

Year 1 – Lava Lamps

Year 1 has been getting creative yet again! We have continued out awesome work in experiments by making our very own Lava Lamps! We used big bottles, oil, fizzy tablets, and food colouring to create some really special Lava Lamps. The kids had an amazing time getting creative and lighting them up to see what they will look like at home. It has been a great term in our Integrated Studies unit! We have learnt so much about Light and Sound and the different ways that we can create awesome experiments to test different predictions and theories.

It’s Fun to Be in Year 2!

The Year 2 students have been having some fun creating surveys, recording the data, and graphing the results in our maths classes over the last few weeks. Initially they explored the outcomes of asking open-ended questions which resulted in collecting insignificant data. They then moved on to identifying an area they were interested in, crafting a well-defined question, and providing a limited number of options for their respondents to choose from. The Year 2 students then created bar and picture graphs from their tables of tally marks and totals. They have been learning to analyse their graphs, identifying the most and least popular categories, comparing the differences between results and thinking of questions to ask about their results. They have become expert data collectors and analysts – fabulous work, Year 2s!

Year 4 – Camp Wyuna is a blast!

Last week saw the Year 4 students from Surfcoast head to Queenscliff to stay at Camp Wyuna. The students had an amazing time together taking part in a wide range of activities. The saying ‘we are going home for a holiday’ was definitely true. Over the two-night and three-day camp, the students took part in activities including canoeing, bike riding, beach cricket, visiting the Marine Discovery Centre and the Queenscliff Fort. Camps are such a special time for our students to build relationships and bonds that extend beyond the classroom, as well as stretch themselves with activities they wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to do. It was a fabulous time together and the memories made will last forever.

Year 4 Bike Education

As part of the Health/PE curriculum, the Year 4 students are currently participating in a Bike Education Program. Students are enjoying weekly sessions, developing their riding skills and knowledge. Bike games and activities are undertaken within the school grounds and designated carpark area. Next week students will put their skills and knowledge into practice when we go on our first ‘off campus’ 5km trail ride to Bellbrae Reserve. These shorter trail rides will help prepare students for our end of year Coastal Bike Ride. We are blessed to have such a beautiful environment to enjoy.

Hot Dog Day for ‘Story Dogs’ 

On Wednesday the Surfcoast campus celebrated our Story Dog, Ollie, by having a casual dress day and eating hotdogs for lunch. 

This is such a fabulous program to support. Having Ollie come into school to read with our students helps foster a real love of reading, which as we know is so fundamental to the education of our students. As a school community we raised over $200 that will go to the Story Dogs program, which is a non-profit organisation. All funds raised go directly into putting more dogs into schools to help more children become life-long readers.  

Thank you for supporting us. 

Uniform Recycling Bin

Hello Surf Coast Families,
As most of you are already aware, the College is currently in uniform transition. ALL College Students are expected to be in the new uniform by 2025.  

In the Multipurpose Room you will notice a bin which has been labelled Christian College Geelong Recycled Uniform. 

This is for recycling our old Christian College uniforms.   

For those families who wish to have their children’s uniform recycled, our uniform provider will be collecting these items and recycling the fabrics.   

This incentive is to avoid the items going to landfill. 

BROADCAST FROM Camp Australia OSHC 

This year students will finish their academic studies on Friday the 9th of December. Camp Australia will continue to provide their program to students of CCG parent users until Thursday the 15th of December at the Junior School gym 39 Broughton Drive Belmont.  

A MYTERN Thought for This Week 

Things can get hectic at this time of the year, often throwing a random curve ball, making you skid out of control. At first your reaction will be extreme. That's ok. Once the panic is over, stop and breathe. Regain control. Don't judge it. Give it space to unfold... and then inspire you 👍😊

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