The English Faculty really enjoyed the Mooroolbark College Open Night and the opportunity it provided us to showcase the excellent work our students do in English. A huge thanks goes out to our student helpers on the night Beth Seymour, Chloe Jasper, Elise Van Praag and Giselle Leonard from year… Read More
NAPLAN The current Year 7 and 9 students have spent the last two weeks completing their NAPLAN assessments. For the first time at the college, this has been completed online. As teachers, we have been extremely impressed with the focus, confidence and positive attitude our students have displayed across this… Read More
Term 2 has been a busy and productive time in The Arts. Recently the College held its very successful Open Night. Open Night was a huge success for the department, as curious parents explored the possibilities we offer potential students in the future and enjoyed participating in musical performances, ceramics,… Read More
Year 8 students have recently finished a Micro-fiction unit which has resulted in many excellent examples of writing in this form. Here are a few stand outs: Blood red and faint fiery sky. Sunset clouds passing over sleeping trees. The waters reflection of the distant but bright sun. (Lilli… Read More
With Term 1 coming to an end, it is time to reflect on what students have achieved and what they will continue to achieve inTerm 2. Athletics The Year 8 students have been working hard during their Athletics unit. Over the past 4 weeks, students have been getting involved… Read More
Students will be introduced to the Premiers’ Reading Challenge over the coming weeks, particularly in their Independent Reading classes. This is a fantastic opportunity to invest time and interest into reading books and logging them into a database that keeps track of progress and how students may measure up against… Read More
As we wrap up the longest term staff and students have had onsite for over 2 years, we can finally reflect on what has been happening throughout Term 1. Year 7 students have returned to the Targeted Learning Program – an additional activity our Year 7 students undertake as… Read More
Term 1 has been a very busy period in The Arts with some amazing work being produced and created by our students from all areas of The Arts. Our Media students have been busy analysing various films and representations. It’s great to see their appreciation and love of film really… Read More
Humanities students have been busy and hard-working in Term One. Highlights include: Year 9 World of Work students used Lego to create models of employment centres, including Melbourne Airport and Brice Avenue, Mooroolbark. Working collaboratively, students then annotated Discovery Centre tables with careers most related to each place. Year 10… Read More
As term 1 draws to a close, there are already some amazing things to celebrate in Instrumental Music and the Performing Arts. Assemblies We were very privileged to have a performance of the song ‘We are the World’ at the Harmony day assembly, performed by Hakha Chin students. It was… Read More
