Happy World Teachers' Day 2020:
Today is World Teachers' Day in Australia!
It is a day to thank our teachers for the amazing work they do to educate students. It is also a day for teachers to celebrate the work that they do.
At Alkimos College our students were able to fill in slips to recognise their teachers. We had an amazing response with 393 slips filled in by our 176 students! Our teachers will receive their slips today and I am sure will laugh and cry at the wonderful messages that the students have written!
At assembly today we recognised World Teachers' Day and did a random draw from the 393 nominations. Both the student that nominated and the teacher received a prize!
Well done to Dan for nominating Mr Martin (who was absent today, so Mr Hatzis accepted his gift on his behalf), Skye for nominating Mr Reece and Kaelah for nominating Mr Bastow!
Teachers enjoyed a sumptuous morning tea feast with a Halloween theme, provided by our support staff and Mr Giles was selected to cut the special World Teachers' Day cake on behalf of his colleagues.
#brightfuture #teachersday AITSL
Happy World Teachers Day! We are definitely very lucky to have a group of amazing teachers at our college.
Happy world teachers day we are lucky to have a great bunch of teachers at Alkimos College
Happy World Teachers Day! Valora is gifted to have amazing teachers at an awesome school!! 💖
To all the beautiful rock star teachers at Alkimos College you are appreciated 👍🤝🤜🤛👏 The fact that this day fell on a friday, whoooooo hoooooo. As for the Principal......well she is the very best 🙂🥂🌹
Timeline PhotosTHEY ROCK 👊 AND THEY RULE 📏
Tomorrow we celebrate #TeachersDay, recognise the teacher in your child's life in the comments below by giving them a shout out and thank you message #ThanksTeachers
You can also download, print and personalise our thank you cards at spr.ly/6182GCanK
Thankyou to all the wonderful teachers that help my trio and all the hard work in the background also. Awesome school 😊😊😊
Sophie says her favourite teachers are Mr Yap & Mrs mcSweeney
Isabelle says mrs mcsweeny and miss proctor are her favourite 👏 thanks to them ☺️
Cruz says his fav is Mr Giles. Because he is fun, helpful and a good teacher.
I would like to thank the teachers Adam has had this year and will have for the next six years the patience, knowledge and understanding of each individual child just don’t know how they do it keep strong teachers each day is a new challenge as it is for your students
Eve’s favourite teacher is Mr Yap ... he was our son’s favourite teacher too at his previous school! 👏👏🙌
Mia reckons Mr Bastow is cool 😎 and loves dance with Mrs proctor, she reckons Mr Atkins doesn’t get her banter 🤣 She dislikes maths as a subject but thinks mrs Rowe is creative with her hair and she likes her hair 😊 And Mr Giles is very positive and cheerful 😁 Mrs Mcsweeny is funny but should give us less “teel” paragraphs 😅
Parent Webinar - Elevate Education
The next Elevate Education webinar for parents/carers is on:
Stress and Wellbeing
Date: Wednesday 4 October
Time: 4.00 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: Free
Click on the link to find out more and reserve a seat.
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FREE WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Empowering parents to reinforce study skills at home - Elevate Coaching
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FREE WEBINAR SERIES: Live Q&A, Practical Tips, Downloadable planners and more.Book Week 2020
Curious Creatures, Wild Minds
Each year, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating books, and Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers and librarians conduct activities relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading.
This is our first Book Week here at Alkimos College and boy, have we set a great standard for future years!
This week we have had activities at break times, including: word games, screenings of novel to films, matching a novel to a teacher, theatre production of Tell Tale Heart, book mark competition and today is Character Dress Up Day!
Big thank you to our Head of English - Mrs McSweeney, English teachers Miss Noble and Mrs Dinan and our wonderful Library Officer Mrs Lavender for coordinating this weeks activities and displays.
ALL of the staff dressed up today and we were pleased to see so many of our students participating too! Such creativity and we will certainly be making Book Week an annual tradition here at Alkimos College.
Check out some of the photos already taken today!!
Such great photos and great costumes well done 👍
Alkimos College is participating in the Containers for Change Scheme as a fundraising program for equipment and special run programs like Academies.
When returning your eligible containers for a 10 cent refund at a recycle centre, you can choose to donate the refund directly to Alkimos College by using our Scheme ID. As well as fundraising for the college you are also recycling and making a positive impact on our environment and the community we live in.
Our scheme ID is C10296599. Our goal is $500 by the end of the term so we would love you to help us get there!!
Check out the containers for change website for more information and for where to return your eligible containers. www.containersforchange.com.au/wa
City of Wanneroo Mayor’s Christmas Appeal:
We are calling on our community to help us support the annual Mayor’s Christmas Appeal by donating non-perishable food items and toys (not gift wrapped).
We have a donation bin available at the front counter of our Reception.
Donations can be made up until Monday 16 November during college business hours 8.15am - 3.45pm.
Parents and community members are welcome to drop off donations and/or students can bring them in to the Admin office.
Our wonderful Mayor Tracey Roberts, has been very supportive of the college - having been a much valued member of our Advisory Group when we were setting up last year and is now a College Board member.
Let’s make this an annual college tradition, to help families in need and help spread festive cheer!
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Alkimos Instructional Program:
On our School Development Days (pupil free) our teaching staff and Education Assistants engage in our unique college instructional program.
The program aims to build the capacity of our staff to be more 'instructionally intelligent', build their repertoire of strategies and be better able to reflect on, and deconstruct their practice.
Our college staff are highly competent, reflective practitioners and the level of commitment and engagement to this program throughout the year has been oustanding.
Our parents/carers and indeed students, should be assured that our staff are always looking at ways to consolidate and improve upon their practice to make learning more relevant, engaging, purposeful and FUN!
These photos show our staff participating further in the program on Monday 12 October.
Parent Webinar - Elevate Education
The next Elevate Education webinar for parents/carers is on Independent Learning
Date: Wednesday 21 October
Time: 4.00 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: Free
Click on the link to find out more and reserve a seat.
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FREE WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Empowering parents to reinforce study skills at home - Elevate Coaching
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FREE WEBINAR SERIES: Live Q&A, Practical Tips, Downloadable planners and more.COMMUNITY TOUR:
We are delighted to be able to offer a Community Tour for prospective families and any interested community members on
Wednesday 4 November from 4pm - 5pm.
(Please note this tour is NOT for current Year 6 students enrolled for 2021 - you will have already had your tour either late Term 2 or have already been emailed regarding upcoming tours. The tours for current Year 6 students and parents include a tour and an information session. This community tour is just a tour of facilities - no information session).
If you would like to come and check out the college and have a tour of the facilities, please email Amanda via amanda.smith2@education.wa.edu.au to reserve a spot!
Be quick as places are limited!
Ian Batterbee
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Tegan Cheeseman