Australian Dragonboat Championships

Congratulations to one of our staff members, Julia Agar-Wilson, and three of our parents, Racheal Blake, Kathy Kimpton and Neill Blake, for competing in the Australian Dragon Boat Championships in Adelaide over the school holiday break. Julia, Racheal and Kathy were selected for the Victorian State Senior A Team. Victoria came home with five Gold…

Middle School Update

Daniel Williams Dear Families, Students and Community Members,   Term 1 has been such a fantastic term through the Middle School. It has been great to see students having an extended period of time with no interruptions to face-to-face teaching. In Term 2 we are aiming to continue to build on the positives that came…

Math Matters

Hands-up if you have ever muttered the words “Maths is hard” or “I was never good at maths”.   Numeracy capability is not inherited but attitudes are contagious   As parents, you play a significant role in your child’s learning and development. Helping children to become numerate does not need a high level of mathematics knowledge but…

Facility Development

We have our final site meeting  this Wednesday for the handover of our new two storey Year 7 & 8 Learning Centre. The new furniture for all classrooms and science laboratories will be delivered and set up during the school holidays. This includes new lockers for our Year 7 & 8 students that will be…

Year 9 Advance Pope’s Eye Snorkelling Trip

On 25 March our Year 9 Advance class went for a day out to Pope’s Eye for a snorkelling and swimming with the seals experience. We arrived at school to meet at the gym and caught the school bus. It was around a hour’s drive to get to Pope’s Eye and when we got there…

Cultural Diversity Week

2022 Mordialloc College Cultural Diversity Week Celebration – March 21 to March 25   Cultural Diversity Activities: This year, staff and students at the College were fortunate to celebrate Cultural Diversity Week this term from Monday 21st to Friday 25th of March 2022. Organised by the Languages (French and Japanese teachers) and EAL Team, there…

Teaching and Learning Update

Janneke Newson Can you believe that Term 1 is almost over? My name is Janneke Newson and I am a new member of the Mordialloc College leadership team in 2022. This is my third year at Mordialloc and my current role is a member of the Instructional Coaching Team leading Years 9 and 10. In…

International Student Program 2022

On 27 March 2022 the International Students were very excited for the first day of the City Excursion. We are pleased to share our experiences from Day 1.   First stop was to the Queen Victoria Market, where the students were able to taste a variety of new foods. The students then headed to the…

Year 9 Advance Surf Camp

Bright and early we hopped on the bus all very excited for the trip ahead. When we arrived at the campground we set our tents up, organised all of our stuff and then got ready for our Split Point Lighthouse walk. After the walk we returned to the campground and got ready for surfing.   When…

Wellbeing Update

Diane Douglas With only a few weeks remaining of term, I am a bit hesitant to share the conversation I had with colleagues today. In this conversation we were reminded that this term is the first term in two years that we have been teaching and learning onsite for the whole term! We acknowledge that…