Term 3, Week 6, 2023 17 Aug 2023

On Tuesday, we joined the rest of Strathcona in our green and gold hoping for a victory. We even had our own soccer sessions this week! I spoke to the girls about how difficult it is at times to speak up, but that each and every girl has the opportunity to decide what sort of person they wish to be and how they will treat others. Rebecca Sparrow, one of Australia's pre-eminent teen speakers put it best in her blog post: The Mean Behaviour Has to Stop. 

This week has also been Science Week and Miss Grace has spent time throughout the week offering a range of activities - everything from making your own lip balm to quizzes and movies. Students are working on their Chemistry unit at the moment, so there's been plenty of experimentation and hands-on learning. 

A few more business cards have been submitted this week, with all but 10 businesses having successfully secured their SEED funding. Talk now turns to product development and marketing as groups try to perfect their products and enhance their offerings. 

We wish our Snowsports competitors and Ms Mills good luck as they head to Mt Buller next week to compete in the Interschool competition.

Best wishes,

Karyn Murray

Head of Tay Creggan

This week, the Year 9 debaters competed in the last Round of debating arguing on the topic of "That we regret the use of participation awards."

Team 1, made up of Edilyn Wong, Pearl Drieberg and Saidie Schlicht came out with a win, the best speaker being Pearl Drieberg (Second Speaker). Team 2 consisted of Claire Dai, Helen He and Amelia Lau, who had an incredibly close debate, but ultimately resulted in a loss. Both teams displayed commendable skill during all the debates.

We would like to thank Mrs Cooper, our Debating Coach and Mentor for her support this season - we have learned a great deal about the art of conveying an argument.

Sharon Zhou

We are proud to share that:

• Alyssa McKnight received a Premier’s VCE Award for excellence in Creative Digital Media, making her one of the top two students in the state.  
• Beatrice Kellock received a Premier’s VCE Award for excellence in Global Politics, making her one of the top three students in the state.
• Annabelle Parris received a Premier’s VCE Award for excellence in Psychology, making her one of the top eight students in the state.   

The annual Premier’s VCE Awards recognise the top-performing students in the state. This year, 300 students across 88 subjects were recognised with awards for their outstanding results in 2022.
 
The entire Strathcona community are proud of Alyssa, Beatrice and Annabelle and would like to congratulate them on being the recipients of such a prestigious award.
 
We wish them every success in their future endeavours. 

Scott Sweeney
Head of Humanities and VCE Coordinator

The theme ‘Illuminate’ can be interpreted by artists and designers in many ways.

There will be a photo booth available for guests to photograph themselves with some props. Post and hashtag #girlsunstoppable to win a prize.

The prize includes a family pass to the Heide Museum of Modern Art. Heide offers an inspiring, educational, and thought-provoking experience of modern and contemporary art, architecture, gardens, and social history for all who visit.

Join us for a fun night of activities including group selfies, collaborative ‘paint by numbers,’ and guided art tutorials. Create your very own Van Gogh masterpiece and enjoy delicious food while immersing yourself in the exceptional Strathcona student artwork on display. All are welcome, bring your family and friends to appreciate the art and hard work of our students!

To book your spot click here

Kimberley Moor
Head of Art and Design

All parents are welcome to join us in person as we come together to pray for our school. If you are unable to make it on Wednesday but are still interested in joining our Strathcona Christian Parents Prayer WhatsApp group, please reach out to Bron Arnott or Janet Costello so we can include you.

Janet Costello
School Chaplain 

The experience offers valuable insights into the struggles faced by famine-affected children. By participating in the challenge students can help raise funds for World Vision’s famine fighting programs.

We would love as many students as possible to sign up and contribute. Additionally, we may be in the running to have some of our students visit Cambodia and witness World Vision’s work with children in that region.
 
To sign up for the 40 Hour Famine click here. 

Janet Costello
School Chaplain 

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Head of Careers and Partnerships

We encourage all dads and special friends to attend.

A coffee cart, sausage sizzle and yummy breakfast will be available. For catering purposes, please RSVP by Monday 28 August 2023 by clicking here.

We hope you will join us!

Anxiety, perfectionism and over perfectionism … what is the similarity and difference between the emotional and behavioural experience of each of these presentations…. What is helpful about them… and when do they become impairing? The discussion will highlight a practical understanding and approaches to working with the experience of Anxiety and perfectionism.

About the Guest Speaker:

Dr Celeste Merrigan is a Fellow of the Australian Psychology Society and former Chair of the College of Clinical Psychologists and a Doctorate in Clinical Child, Adolescent and Family Psychology.

Celeste is a former clinical and academic fellow of Psychology Department of the Royal Children's Hospital, and Research Fellow of Murdoch Children's Research Institute, engaged in coordinating and teaching in the Doctor of Psychology (Child Specialisation) at the University of Melbourne and former lecture in the Schools of Public Health and Psychological Science, Latrobe University. She continues to provide guest lectures to doctoral students at Melbourne, Monash and Latrobe Universities and provides clinical and research supervision to a range of professionals and post-graduate students in psychology from the major universities working in hospitals and other settings. She has been a guest reviewer for the Australian Psychologist and the Journal of Family Studies and expert reviewer for program materials for the 'KidsMatter' Project an Australian Government Initiative to improve mental health and wellbeing in school children and implemented through schools and kindergartens. She is a consultant to the Victorian Children's Court Clinic. Celeste has also held positions on a number of mental health related advisory panels. 

Bookings are essential for this parent seminar.

Details:

Monday 21 August 2023 7.00 PM - 8.30 PM 

Featherstone Hall, Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar

Bookings: 

To book, please visit https://www.trybooking.com/CFR...

The theme Illuminate can be interpreted by artists and designers in many ways.

Activities running from 6.00pm – 6.30pm include:

Take a Photo
Photograph yourself with some props.
Post and hashtag #girlsunstoppable to win a prize.

Practice your drawing
Try and draw a simple continuous line drawing with an Art and Design teacher.

Paint by numbers
Try to paint by numbers in a collaborative painting.

All are welcome, bring your family and friends to appreciate the art and hard work of our students in in Years 7 – 12! This event will be fully catered. Light finger food and refreshments will be provided.

DATE
Tuesday 5 September 2023 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 

LOCATION
CPAC – Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar, 34 Scott Street, Canterbury Victoria 3126

Book you tickets here