Issue 538 | 9 Aug 24 | W4T3

In this issue

From our Principal From our Head of Early Learning Centre Senior School News Junior School News Community News School News Leading the Way

Upcoming dates

Key dates for Term 3. To access the full calendar please click here.

Monday, 12 August 2024 Mid Term Break
Monday, 12 August 2024 Year 10 I-Wish Program
Monday, 12 August 2024 Science Week
Thursday, 15 August 2024 Father Daughter Dinner MCC
Thursday, 15 August 2024 Year 5 Leadership Incursion
Thursday, 15 August 2024 Year 7 – 2025 AAS Testing Makeup Session
Friday, 16 August 2024 Music Camp
Monday, 19 August 2024 Senior School Assembly – Science
Monday, 19 August 2024 Junior School Book Week
Monday, 19 August 2024 Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships
Tuesday, 20 August 2024 2025 Global Programs Information Sessions
Thursday, 22 August 2024 Junior School Book Week Parade
Thursday, 22 August 2024 Middle Years Breakfast with the Principal
Thursday, 22 August 2024 Foundation Cocktail Party
Sunday, 25 August 2024 Intermediate Parliamentary Debating
Sunday, 25 August 2024 SDTAV Public Speaking Festival
Monday, 26 August 2024 Senior School Assembly – Captains’ Speeches
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 Spring Music Concert
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 ELC Father’s Day Celebration
Friday, 30 August 2024 PFA Father’s Day Breakfast
Friday, 30 August 2024 PFA Father’s Day Stall
Sunday, 1 September 2024 Father’s Day
Tuesday, 3 September 2024 Senior School Chess Tournament
Tuesday, 3 September 2024 Australian Interschool Snowsports Championships, Perisher
Wednesday, 4 September 2024 Junior School District Athletics
Wednesday, 4 September 2024 Early Finish Years 7 to 12
Wednesday, 4 September 2024 Senior School Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
Monday, 9 September 2024 House Debating Finals
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 GSV Track and Field Finals Evening
Wednesday, 11 September 2024 SCOGA Nil Magnum Nisi Bonum Event
Wednesday, 11 September 2024 Early Finish Years 7 to 12
Wednesday, 11 September 2024 Senior School Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
Thursday, 12 September 2024 Junior School Parent-Teacher Interviews
Friday, 13 September 2024 Junior School Music Assembly
Saturday, 14 September 2024 Vancouver and Buffalo Exchange Departs
Monday, 16 September 2024 Senior School Handover Assembly
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 Bands Blast
Wednesday, 18 September 2024 Snowsports Presentation Dinner
Thursday, 19 September 2024 Barbreck Charity Day (Years 5/6 Ambassador Challenge)
Thursday, 19 September 2024 Boarding Parents’ Dinner
Friday, 20 September 2024 End of Term 3

From our Principal

From our Head of Early Learning Centre

Literacy in the Early Years

“Positive attitudes and competencies in literacy and numeracy are essential for children’s successful learning. The foundations of these competencies are built in childhood.” Early Years Learning Framework for…

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Senior School News

News from Year 7: Camp Jungai

Experiences such as Camp Jungai offer our Year 7 girls a deeply enriching and diverse experience blending physical challenges with cultural learning nestled within the beautiful natural landscape of the Rubicon Valley in north-east Victoria.  

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Junior School News

Community News

PFA Father’s Day Breakfast 2024

The PFA Father's Day Breakfast will be held on Friday 30 August from 7am at the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club, with Guest Speaker, Ms Sue Williams, Chief Executive of Cabrini Australia. Book your tickets here.

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School News

St Catherine’s Spring Music Concert

St Catherine's School Music Department and students from the Senior School are proud to present ensemble and solo performances at the St Catherine's Senior School Spring Concert on Tuesday 27 August 2024.

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Leading the Way

SCOGA Fellowship Opportunity

Applications for the 2024 SCOGA Fellowship are now open! Apply now to strengthen your professional development or make a significant contribution to your local community.

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