Last Wednesday, year 4 boys visited Salesian and year 4 girls visited Avila.  We encourage you to read the comments of their visit. These visits help demystify secondary schools for students of this age and it is also a great way for parents to learn some insights from their child’s visit and experience as they contemplate secondary school options for their children.   A Day In Salesian All of the year 4 boys visited Salesian College. We entered Salesian College and followed some of the high school students into the hall where we were informed about the Salesian  College's catholic mission. Alexander saw some of his friends from his soccer club. Next, we went into another classroom for art. For art, we created monster sculptures out of 3 colours. Max created a mouse monster (you can tell by the ears) and Alexander created a worm monster. Then we did science. We did two experiments and the teacher did three experiments. One of the experiments was the teacher poured chemicals and soap to make a large science tube pour out frothy yellow and green foam. After that, we played soccer. We played a game where we had to run through gates made of cones and count how many we ran through. We did the most so we won!  After that, we did it while dribbling soccer balls. We won that one too. At the end, we played a game. We won that too! We were so happy. The score was 2:1. After that, we listened to a band. They were high school kids In grade 10 and 11. They played drums and guitar and 1 of them was singing. Their songs were so good. I didn't know what they were called tho ): Finally, we played dodgeball. But we had to go in the middle of the game.  I had a good time at Salesian and I hope everyone else did too.  By Max and Alexander    Excursion to Avila  Last Wednesday, the Year 4 girls visited Avila for the day.  When we arrived some Avila students came to greet us and took us to their Bunjil Hall. We were welcomed to the school by the School Captain and the Principal. They briefly told us all about the school. The Avila girls performed dancing and showed us their aerobics routines. Our first activity was in the Technology Area of the school. We used VR equipment and it felt so realistic. We could see the dark ocean and sea animals. We also participated in Coding. The Avila girls taught us coding and we controlled the traffic lights and we also controlled the movements of a fan. We then were able to control robots and make them do stunts. Our second activity was our favourite subject, Art. During this time we made keychains using shoelaces and colourful beads. At the end the keychains looked really good and we were able to take them home. Lastly, we had a Science lesson where we had to do chromatography. Chromatography is a way to separate a mixture by putting it on something like paper. The different parts of the mixture move at different speeds, so they spread out and we can see the separate parts. We had to find out who stole all the eggs from Avila’s Agricultural Department.  After the investigation, we discovered it was the Principal. We all had a good time and learnt new things. By Pennie and Ayla      

Our next Open Day and School Tour will be held on Thursday 1st May 2025  at 9.15am Please call our office on 9803 0011 to register or to organise a tour at another time. For more information, please click the link below Open Day 2025 We look forward to welcoming you!    

A big thank you to the Parents Association that ran a highly successful Welcome Picnic on Friday afternoon, 14th of March.  Everyone that attended seemed to enjoy themselves immensely and we invite you to view the great photos of the afternoon on the Parent Association on this page. These events help build our community spirit and it is a great way for students and families to make social connections in a fun and safe environment.    

Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday and Lent on the Christian calendar. Making pancakes is a tradition that was developed as a means of using up rich foods such as eggs, milk, and sugar before the 40 days of fasting during Lent. On Tuesday 4th of March, students enjoyed some pancakes and learned about why this day occurs. On Wednesday 5th of March, we marked the beginning of Lent with a meaningful Ash Wednesday service, attended by both students and parishioners. In the Catholic tradition, the season of Lent offers a special opportunity to focus on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Throughout this sacred time, our students will explore how they can make a difference in the lives of others through their participation in the Caritas Australia, Project Compassion initiative.