Library Report – February 2022 The dust quite literally settled on the shelves over the Christmas break in our Library, as construction work began on the new wellbeing centre. If you’ve been into the Library lately, you’ll notice that there have been a few changes! But, a change is… Read More
This year has again thrown a number of challenges at the Library, with much of the last part of the year spent in lockdown and away from our Library. The books have become very lonely without excursions outside of the Library. However, it’s been great to see everyone access Wheelers ebooks… Read More
While lockdown and remote learning are coming to an end, the mental health experts are telling us that the ‘hidden pandemic’ of ongoing mental health issues will continue for some time and may not peak for another 12 months. As a school and as parents we need to continue to… Read More
Whilst our ASPIRE students continued to work hard in remote learning, it has been wonderful welcoming our students back onsite! This term during remote learning our Year 8 and 9 ASPIRE classes participated in the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series online event, Scratch AI. It was great to see students developing… Read More
We would like to start off by wishing our Year 12 VCE students all the best with their exams over the next month. These students have had a senior schooling experience that we can only imagine with and we hope that despite this, they achieve the results that they deserve. VCE… Read More
We mourn the passing of our teacher, friend and colleague, Mr Jev Telford, who passed away last week. Mr Telford will be remembered for his contribution to Mooroolbark College having taught at the College for the past 32 years. Mr Telford worked across all year levels teaching English to thousands… Read More
After another five weeks of lockdown (or is it 4?… or 6?…. So hard to keep track!), the College to celebrate RUOK Day on Thursday 9th September. As you know, one of our four core values is COMPASSION and we want all our students to develop into caring and compassionate… Read More
During remote learning our Year 7 Aspire class went on a virtual excursion to the zoo for Science with Mrs Raven. Let’s hear what Matilda and Cooper had to say about the experience! Animals, what fascinating living things in nature! But have you ever looked closely at their behaviour and… Read More
There are lots of studies that demonstrate just how important reading is; from helping to increase vocabulary, learning to spell, and understanding how sentences work, all the way through to the health benefits which include better empathy, less anxiety and an ability to self-regulate emotions. The benefits of reading cannot be… Read More
