To date, we have already had numerous events that have strengthened the bonds among our students, staff, families and the wider community, including our Parish Cook-up, Seniors Morning Tea, interschool Academic Challenge, Year 12 Graduation Assembly and Aspire9 Focus Weeks to name but a few.

Of course, academic activities remain at the forefront as we encourage our students to finish the year with a strong focus on their studies, prior to the commencement of ‘Head Start’ in Week 8. This term provides opportunities to consolidate learning, engage in assessments, and participate in enriching experiences both inside and outside the classroom.

As we enter the final term of the year, our students and staff share below, some of the vibrant and diverse activities that have brought our school community together in these first few weeks of term.

Crib Point Seniors High Tea

We, Lexi and Sunni, as well as two other members of the SRC team, Rob and Holly, had the privilege to go to the Crib Point Community House to help host a senior's high tea. We had the honour to work in hospitality for a morning serving food and drinks to seniors. St Joseph’s Crib Point Year 6 Leaders also came along and helped us serve the guests. It was an engaging experience filled with very pleasant and amusing social elderly people wanting to get to know us. Overall, it was a great learning experience that introduced us to some of the life skills needed in the hospitality industry.

Lexi Hodge, Year 8 Doyle, and Sunni Cafici, Year 8 McCormack

Year 9 English

In Year 9 English we have been studying debating. My group's topic was climate change, and I was the first speaker for the affirmative team. This is my speech:

We are wrecking Earth. From destroying the entire ecosystem and driving species extinct to acidifying the oceans, the impact is real and irreversible. Climate change isn't a 'future' problem, it's a now problem and it has been for years. Hi, I'm Chloe Angelo, and I'm the first speaker for the affirmative team. Human activities have already transformed the planet at a scale unmatched in recorded history. The IPCC (government panel on climate change) said we have already caused irreversible damage to the ecosystem. Still global warming emissions continue to rise, carbon efforts are wildly off the charts, we still burn fossil fuels at a rapid rate, and we think it's okay to cut down 42 million trees a day. A DAY. That's more than 15 billion trees a year, take your time and just think about that for a second. Research says that the global average temperature rise is predicted to climb permanently above 1.5°C by 2025 and knowing the human race it is IMPOSSIBLE for people to change their ways by then.

Chloe Angelo, Year 9 Doyle

Local Primary Network Netball Umpiring

On Friday, a selection of Year 8s and 7s went to Jubilee Park to umpire the primary school boys in netball. We all had a great time and enjoyed the day and it was a great learning experience for all of us.

Lucy Jakobi, Year 7 Cardijn

Interschool Academic Challenge

Last week on Thursday, Tyabb Padua hosted an academic challenge that included seven Peninsula primary schools, Mornington Padua and Rosebud Padua. We invited ten children from each school to embark on this fun day with friends while doing enrichment activities. We did subjects from English and math to drama and art. Everyone had their strengths and had an amazing time doing it. In the end St Thomas More won the day but every school gave it their best shot and challenged their minds.

Kendra Grant, year 8 Assisi

Parish Cook-Up

On the 17th of October, the Tyabb campus hosted a parish cook-up, inviting our partner primary schools to attend and join in making food for families in our community that may be going through challenging times. It was heartwarming to see students, parents and staff from the different schools coming together - the sense of community and togetherness was truly amazing. Everyone worked hard, chopping vegetables, stirring pots, and packaging meals with care. It was a wonderful way to not only teach everyone involved not only valuable cooking skills but also to teach them the importance of giving back to the community. The event was a great success, and it was so amazing to know that so many meals were prepared. It was a beautiful example of how small acts of kindness can make a big difference in the lives of others.

Lily Miglioranza, Year McCormack

Debating SIS Semi

Imagine this, standing up in front of a crowd of spectators, clutching fresh cue cards and taking deep breaths, preparing to speak. The adjudicator starts the timer, and it’s you’re up! The other team watches, eager to pick up on anything you say that they can rebut. You open your mouth, and begin...

This was what we experienced at the end of term 3. Two teams from Padua Tyabb made it through to the semi-finals, which were hosted by Flinders College. The Intermediate team which consisted of three year 9’s (Chelsea Taylor, Ashlee Rogers & Bella Boswell), and the Junior team (Matilda Boswell, Mia Rogers, Tyler Rei and Scarlette Walsh).

During the early planning stages, we brainstorm all the points for our arguments. These brainstorms are the foundations for what later become the final speeches. While writing an argument, you also have to consider all possible rebuttals. On the day, our two teams got straight to work, reading, re-writing, timing and working out possible rebuttals.

During a debate, the affirmative team sits on the right side, while the negative team sits on the left. The adjudicator sits in the middle and there is normally a row or two of spectators in the back of the room. When rebutting a speaker, you have to keep it short, sharp and filled with all the info needed to shut the other team’s arguments down.

The Intermediate team won their prepared debate, which they needed to complete to move onto the unprepared debate. The junior team, despite putting up an admirable fight, did not make it through to the unprepared debates as we lost to St. Margaret's in Berwick.

Even though they put up an epic fight, the intermediate team lost their unprepared debate, so neither team made it through to the grand final.

While it’s unfortunate, we hope to practise more than ever, to make sure we go into the next SIS Debating season united and stronger than ever!

Tyler Rei, Year 7 Doyle

Students Shine in Woodworking Projects

Report from Tyabb Year 8 Technology Wood Workshop

This semester, the Year 8 technology wood students at Tyabb have been actively engaged in the workshop, immersing themselves in the fascinating world of timber. They have explored the properties of timber, including its growth patterns, grain, imperfections, and strengths.

Project Highlights

• Design and Production: Students have laminated, designed, and crafted various boards tailored for someone special in their lives, based on design briefs they created.

• Skill Development: The students have excelled in designing and planning, producing detailed files and drawings for the department’s CNC machine and Laser Engraver.

• Craftsmanship: Their sanding, filing, and cutting skills have been refined, resulting in visually stunning outcomes.

A big congratulations to our Year 8 classes 802 and 804 for their outstanding work. I am incredibly proud of their achievements!

Photographed are some of the products made, highlighting the individual design and craftmanship of our talented students.

Mrs Colcott

Year 9 Plant and Animal Studies

Our Plant and Animal Studies class was fortunate to go on an excursion that taught us about the dairy Industry. It was such an interesting experience for my class and I to see the behind-the-scenes of the milking process. When on our excursion I learned about the dedication put toward calves and their mothers. For example, providing the cows and calves with fresh, quality food with all the nutrients that they need to be healthy.

My class and I entered into a competition to make a 3D Cow model, so much time in and out of class was spent making these models the best they could be. I was lucky enough to win the regional competition with my 3D model and $250. I will now be creating a video about what I've learned through Cows Create Careers in order to enter into Nationals.

Lara Blease, Year 9 Cardijn

Year 8 Geography Fieldwork

Throughout weeks 2 and 3 of term 4, Year 8 Humanities classes participated in fieldwork within the local community. We created sketches of different areas around Tyabb, focussing on the natural and man-made elements of the area. Whilst out and about we noted

businesses, transport, and sites of significance in Tyabb. We learnt about the history of Tyabb and the history of our own school which was once an apple orchard! This unit helps us better appreciate how the land and residents of Tyabb have evolved overtime.

Zoe Armour, Year 8 Cardijn

Year 7 Tough Padder

On the 14th of October the year 7 Cardijn students headed on a bus to the Mornington campus to do the Tough Padder. We started off at the basketball court and did a pledge for the course, then we carried a rope around and ran to the next station. At the next station we lifted a sandbag and did squats, and finally we ran to the bushland bordering the campus. We crawled through some mud and went through water and then we finally finished. The Tough Padder was a great experience which I’m sure everyone enjoyed, personally I enjoyed going through the water and mud. However, it was a fairly dry day so there was not much mud, but the water was nice. Overall, it was a really fun day and I would recommend it to anyone.

Aspire9 City Camp

Holiday Reading Competition

The library is excited to announce that students can borrow books over the upcoming holiday period!

To make it even more fun, we’re launching a competition, open to students across all campuses. Students simply take a photo of a book they’ve borrowed while on holiday—whether it’s a biography beach read, a murder mystery whilst on a mountain escape, or a sci-fi short story on the sofa —students simply share their happy snap via library@padua.vicedu.au. The most creative photos will win amazing prizes.

As always, students can borrow up to 10 books at a time.

Student Photo Permissions

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