SCIENCE
There have been lunchtime activities available for staff and students for National Science Week and we hosted the inaugural Science Family Fun Night. We thank the families joined us in the activities for this year’s theme of ‘Species Survival’. The activities included building a nest, making sprout heads, designing biomimicry on butterflies, testing whale snot […]
LANGUAGES
as we find ourselves at the mid-way point of Term 3… already! Term 3 is we find that students are most comfortable in their routine: They know what is expected, how to do it and how to seek help if needed before in Term 4 things begin to wind down. In German and Chinese students […]
THE ARTS
Term 3 has been a busy start in The Arts. The first week of term saw the return of the hugely successful Arts Week. The week of celebration in The Arts saw students attend Art Club, Music Club, a screening of Media short films and participate in Chalk Art to finish off the week. It […]
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Starting off Term 3 very strong (insert PE joke). Mooroolbark College students and staff pushing through the depths of June and July Winter with the push up challenge. Led by Mr. Fox, students of all houses signed up for the challenge to earn house points and hopefully learn a few things about mental health along […]
MATHEMATICS
This term our Mathematics and Numeracy team were acknowledged on the big stage, with our team invited to present at the Principal’s Conference on Monday 29th July. Mooroolbark College was selected to present to show the impact our working relationship with Rolling Hills Primary School has had on supporting our students’ transition from Grade 6 […]
SCIENCE
Year 7 science classes are finishing up the topic of Earth, Sun and Moon including the Kulin Calendar and how these seasons relate to the Earth’s orbit. They will be moving into separation techniques and applying them as they complete their Green Gunge CAT. The Year 8 classes have been learning about chemical reactions and […]
MATHEMATICS
Did you come and visit us at Open Night? On the night we showcased our Year 7 Discovery Centre, with its flexible and collaborative learning spaces, whilst engaging our visiting Primary School students and their families in a variety of fun, maths based activities. Each activity showed how it linked to the new Victorian Curriculum […]
LANGUAGES
And it’s a warm welcome to Term 2 – the term that culminates with the highlight of the languages year: The Year 8 cultural excursion to the city! More on that a little later… On the 1st of May Mooroolbark College welcomed many, many visitors to our Open Night. It was very encouraging […]
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Term 2 is running away from us! The Year 7 students had their final Peer Support lessons last week. It has been another fantastic Semester of this program, led by our wonderful Year 10 Leadership Development students. A big shout out to Andrew Uren who has led this wonderful group and passed on all of […]
TECHNOLOGY
Finding ourselves at almost the midway point of the term, it brings me great joy to share the incredible progress our students have made across various year levels. In Year 7, our young minds are immersed in a world of culinary exploration in Food Studies. From designing mouth watering muffins to cooking up spaghetti bolognaise; […]