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All About Being Passionate
This week in Middle College we’ve been looking at being
passionate. At Middle College cha pel we had two ‘guest
speaker’ – Mrs White and Mr Katterns. Both of these
wonderful teachers came and shared some of the things
they’re passionate about and how they see that being part
of what they do at Riverside. Mrs White shared about her
passion for Science and talked about how she had worked to
build up the resources in the Science lab and make it
possible for Riverside students to do lots of practical Science.
Mr Katterns, new to Riverside this year, talked about his love
of surfing and kite surfing, how he came to be a teacher and
how he hopes he might be able to do both things at
Riverside in the future.
Mr Deans – our fearless leader, wrapped up our session
sharing the story of the passion one of our students had for
horse riding and how that passion became the equine
program we have today.
Thanks to our passionate teachers for sharing this week.
Mr Katterns Hitting The Waves
Mr Katterns is going this weekend to compete at a national
kite boarding competition in Western Australia. We wish him
all the best and look forward to hea ring about it when he
gets back.
Visit From The Gideons
MIDDLE COLLEGE News
Once again this year the
Year 8 students ha d the
privilege of being visited
by representatives from
Gideons Interna tional.
Mr Bucha nan and Mr
Waldock talked to the
students about the job
they do in distributing
Bibles in the local area and
supporting distribution
around the world. The
students then were each
given their own copy of a
small New Testament
as a gift. A big thanks to the Gideons and the work they
do, and for taking time to come and visit us.
Middle
College
News
Tracking Cyclone Debbie
No – we’re not talking about Mrs Deans but we are talking
about the work that the Year 6/7 students have been doing
in SOSE this week. They have been learning about wild
weather and how to read and track weather through maps,
reports and synoptic cha rts.
Vaccinations
Vaccinations will take place on Monday 22nd February and
Monday 13th September for Year 8’s only.
No Burning Down
The House
A big cong ratulations to all
the Year 6/7 students for
their work in Science this
week. They all passed the
test to get their Bunsen
Burne r licences with no
fires, alarms or hassles and
Miss Matthew still in one
piece. With their basic skills now honed the students will
begin their investigations into wea ther and senses in earnest
next week.
Junior Council
Every year we have the opportunity to send students to
spend the year being part of the local Junior Council.
Amongst other things they
participate in running community
events and making recommendations
to the Fraser Coast Regional Council on
issues. We’re pleased tha t
Lucy Kinbacher and Emily Rockemer
have put their hands up to be involved
this year as our Year 9 representatives
and look forward to hearing what
they’re up to.
USQ Funny Business
Year 9/10 Bus iness went
on an excursion to the
University of Southern
Queensland (USQ) campus
at Hervey Bay to partake
in the USQ’s Funny
Business program; this
program is intended to support and enhance the curriculum,
as well as provide students with a fun approach to their
studies. How does it work? ‐ After an initial briefing at USQ,
students work under the guidance of their teacher (Mrs
Gordon) to compile a written business plan for a business
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idea which they have created. A trophy is awarded to
the winner, together with a cash prize for the top
three competitors. This is an excellent lea rning
experience for the students.