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CELEBRATING
CURRICULUM AT WALLAN SECONDARY COLLEGE.
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Book Cover Competition
First Place: Amelia Chang
Second Place: Alani Kondratowicz
Third Place: Jack Jones
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Languages Week
During Week Three, we celebrated Languages Week. It is a wonderful opportunity
for staff and students to celebrate all things associated with language. We learn
Indonesian in the Middle School as we understand that we live in a multicultural
society and that it is good for our brain to learn another language.
Selama Minggu Ketiga, kami merayakan Minggu Bahasa. Ini adalah kesempatan
bagus bagi staf dan siswa untuk merayakan semua hal yang berhubungan dengan
bahasa. Kami belajar bahasa Indonesia di Sekolah Menengah karena kami
memahami bahwa kami hidup dalam masyarakat multikultural dan bahwa itu baik
bagi otak kami untuk mempelajari bahasa lain.
在第三週，我們慶祝了語言週。這是教職員工和學生慶祝與語言相關的所有事物的絕
好機會。我們在中學時學習印尼語，因為我們了解到我們生活在一個多元文化的社會
中，學習另一種語言對我們的大腦有益。
Yn ystod Wythnos Tri, buom yn dathlu Wythnos Ieithoedd. Mae'n gyfle gwych i
staff a myfyrwyr ddathlu popeth sy'n gysylltiedig ag iaith. Rydyn ni'n dysgu
Indonesia yn yr Ysgol Ganol gan ein bod ni'n deall ein bod ni'n byw mewn
cymdeithas amlddiwylliannol a'i bod hi'n dda i'n hymennydd ddysgu iaith arall.
Julie Parker
(Acting) Assistant Principal
Senior College (10-12)
Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (7-12)
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Year Ten PROJECT READY students spent a day at
Hanson’s Quarry.
Year Seven
students
used Wallan
to gather
data for their
fieldwork
assignment.
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CELEBRATING
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GPA Awards:
Top Ten Highest
GPA scores in Year
Nine.
You Are Stars!
Raaghav Chandra
Jayde Waddell
Sabrina Miskas
Mehak Bhanot
Sean Kavanagh
Blake Pringle
Ebony Collins
Kaylee Bourke
Wil Rice
Spencer Cox
Hayley Rowe
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By Colin MacGillivray
WALLAN Secondary College students and staff emulated
their literary heroes and immersed themselves in cultural
activities last week as part of the school’s Languages Week
program.
The school organised fun-filled activities for students
throughout the week, aimed at promoting student engage-
ment and raising the school’s profile in the community.
College Languages Learning Area Leader Sian Clarke said
some activities that would normally form part of national
Book Week were incorporated into the school’s Languages
Week instead.
“Book Week is actually in August but that goes over our
production week dates, which is why we’ve put it here in
May,” she said.
“We’re trying to get [the students] to think about what
language means – it’s not only inclusive of English, but
also Indonesian, which is the other language that we teach
here.
On Monday we held an Indonesian immersion day where
students got to try Indonesian food, do Indonesian dancing
and things like that.
On Tuesday we had the author Simmone Howell come and
visit us and she gave a talk to some of the students, which
she found really fun.
We also had a Book Week dress-up day and fashion
parade, and we had lots of kids get really into it and the
staff were keen as well.”
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Other activities during the week included a literary trivia compe-
tition, a library treasure hunt and book cover redesign competi-
tion.
Ms Clarke said Languages Week was one of many themed
weeks organised by different faculty leaders at the school during
the year.
“We’ve already had Maths Week in Term One, Languages Week
now and then in a couple of weeks I believe it’s going to be
Science Week,” she said.
We’re trying to get positive things happening, and I think weeks
like this are a really good idea.
It’s about increasing student engagement and wellbeing within
the school, because we know COVID has hammered that, not
only at this school but with many schools. All the staff are work-
ing really hard to bounce back from that.”
Ms Clarke said the Book Week fashion parade had been a hit
and was likely to become a recurring fixture on the school
calendar.
This was our first dress-up fashion parade for Book Week ever.
It was our first go at it, but the kids seemed to love it and had
lots of fun,” she said.
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Humanities Week 31st May-4th June
Monday: Crazy Mummy Obstacle Competition on the oval with Mr. McDonald,
Mr. Ahlawat, and Ms. Uwarow. Dress a friend like an Egyptian mummy and
see them try and dodge a number of obstacles!
Tuesday: Planet Earth IMAX Experience in the Auditorium with Mr. McDonald, Ms.
Khazaal, and Ms Ataide Come to the Auditorium at lunchtime to sit down, relax and let
David Attenborough take you to a faraway land to explore the wonders of our natural
world! Popcorn will also be available!
Wednesday: Humanities Trivia Extravaganza with Mr. Stock, Mr.
Tori, and Mr. Conforti in D5/D6. Do you know your capital cities? Do
you know your business logos? Join your friends as a group to
compete to become the Humanities Trivia Champions for 2021!
There will be prizes available!
Thursday: History through the ages! Go back in time and come to
school in your best historical outfit! Come to school as a samurai, a
knight, a pharaoh, a famous historical figure, or even a historical
building! Please just remember to wear respectful and appropriate costumes in order not
to be sent home! A reminder that this is not a free dress day, and if you're not dressed in a
historical costume, you must come to school in your WSC school uniform. Fashions on
the field in D5/D6 with the Humanities teachers at WSC. Walk like an Egyptian along the
catwalk of D5/D6 to win prizes of up to $100! Mr. McDonald, Mr. Stock, Ms. Cox, Ms. Dun-
can, and Ms. Ataide will be the judges to award the best Middle and Senior School
costumes for History through the ages.
Friday: Year 7 & 8 Amazing Race! Ready, set & go! Race against other groups of Year 7
& 8 students in completing eight challenges related to the Humanities subjects. There will
be prizes available! You must know your Humanities subjects to get through these chal-
lenges! Daily R2L Quiz For Monday- Thursday, Mr. McDonald will be emailing your teach-
ers a short quiz to complete in your classes. Your teachers will email Mr. McDonald your
scores. The winning R2L group in each sub-school will win a hot chip lunch (date to be
confirmed!). Monday (Countries and Capital Cities)
Tuesday (Historical figures and events) Wednesday
(Business logos and entrepreneurs) Thursday
(Democracy, Prime Ministers and Federation).
We hope you enjoy the
best week that there
is, which is the
Humanities Week!
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Year Nine Drama students are
learning about mime and slap-stick
comedy.
Building Connections
Now in its 77th year, Education Week aims to positively
profile and celebrate the strengths and achievements of
Victoria's government education sector.
This year’s theme is ‘Building Connections’. The theme
celebrates the connections between schools and local
communities and strengthens bonds with families and
carers.
Education Week is an opportunity for all primary and
secondary schools, higher education, and early child-
hood services to showcase how they are building
connections with the community around them.
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Wallan Secondary College students from back left, Dylan Barretts, Kylie Jephcott,
Sean Holt and Thomas Starkey; front, Maya Richardson, Chloe Taylor, Makenna
Davidson and Alani O'Brien will return to the stage this year in a production of the
musical Matilda.
Wallan Secondary College students will return to the stage
with a bang in August, with rehearsals well underway for the
school’s annual production.
Students will bring the musical Matilda to life this year after
the planned 2020 production of the musical Seussical was
cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
College teacher and production co-director Sian Clarke said
Matilda was a musical that would showcase the talents of all
the students involved.
“Matilda has always been a personal favourite of mine,” she
said.
“It’s got tons of ensemble numbers and the really great
thing about Wallan Secondary is we’ve always got strong
ensemble members and lots of students who can sing and
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“We always want the shows to feel inclusive, so the more ensem-
ble pieces we have the better.”
Co-director Renae Daynes said the show would provide ‘wow fac-
tor’.
“We’re going to be adding some new aspects to the show this year
that we haven’t included before,” she said.
“We have more cast members than previously, and the choreogra-
phy is new and strong and different to anything that we’ve done
before.”
Ms Clarke and Ms Daynes promised audiences would be awed by
‘magic’ special effects, but remained tight lipped about what was
involved in creating them.
Year eight student Chloe Taylor, who has been cast in the lead
role of Matilda, said she was looking forward to her first school
production.
“I’m a dancer. I’ve danced since grade one, so originally I just
wanted to be in a dancing role, but then my friend told me you
have to do singing to do dancing, so I just ticked the Matilda box
and I got the Matilda role,” she said.
“I’m excited to be [part of the production] and make new friends
as part of it.”
Chloe said she would be ‘extremely nervous’ on opening night, but
was looking forward to playing Matilda.
“I like that Matilda is very independent and she doesn’t need any-
body to stand up for her because she can do it herself,” she said.
Alani O’Brien, who will play Miss Honey, said it would be her final
college production and she wanted to finish on a high after last
year’s production was cancelled.
“It’s my last year and I’m really excited. It’s going to be a good
musical,” she said.
“I’ve been in school productions since I was in year seven. Just
performing again will be great. I really miss it, and want to get
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“I’ve been in school productions since I was in year seven. Just
performing again will be great. I really miss it, and want to get
back the energy that we missed last year.”
Maya Robinson, cast as Michael Wormwood, is also in her final
year and said she wanted to ‘go out with a bang’.
“I saw Matilda live when it was in Melbourne, so I was really excit-
ed to do this one,” she said.
“It’s a great show and we’ve got a great cast this year with some
strong dancers.
“[I have] a really silly, relaxed role and it’s comedic, which I love.
You don’t have to take it too seriously, it’s not like you have to
sing really well – I just kind of do my thing.”
Ms Daynes said productions were great for bringing students to-
gether.
“We had a year seven information night the other night where
Sean, who plays Bruce Bogtrotter, was saying the production is
something he’s really looking forward to,” she said.
“He’s new to the school this year and he said the production is
something that has helped him feel at home very quickly.”
Tickets for Matilda go on sale on May 30th,2021
Production runs from August 19th to 21st, 2021
Call Wallan Secondary College on
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