BASS COAST SS NEWS - Bass Coast Specialist School

NEWSLETTER NO. 5                               MAY 5, 2021

  BASS COAST SS NEWS
    BASS COAST SPECIALIST SCHOOL

Dear Parents and Friends,
I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable Easter break with your family and close
ones. We have been so busy this term, it feels like the holidays were months ago!
The students have returned and settled very quickly in their routines, ready to learn
and move on to new adventures with their class.
In the Junior school, the new Preps have adapted very well to their full week and
are enjoying their weekly visit to Summersalt gymnastics on every Wednesday. In
Room 3, our literacy tutor Angela Holland, has reported that the students are
becoming well engaged in their lessons and enjoying our new resources from Little
Learners Love Literacy. This week, they have been busy coming with words that
begin with ‘C’.
The Middle school has enjoyed a positive result from the additional class with our
new teacher, Natalie Giliam. The smaller classes have been engaged in more tar-
geted programs yet are being given many opportunities to learn and refine their
social skills with shared activities along with their peers from different classes. As a
matter of fact, Room 1 and 8 recently shared a day of sailing in beautiful sunny
Westernport Bay, together with the Newhaven Yacht Club.
Meanwhile, the Senior school has been busy rolling out their applied learning cur-
ricula through the canteen, outdoor education, Hopeworks and community engage-
ment programs. Never before have the senior students been given so many oppor-
tunities to engage in hands-on activities where they can learn as they ‘do’. Here,
the students are given a chance to participate and experiment in different programs
which will help them transition and have experience in a future beyond Bass Coast
Specialist School.
Our purpose at Bass Coast Specialist School is to create meaningful pathways for
our students to become contributing, valuable citizens and I have never been
prouder to belong to this school and join in the journey with our students.
Yours in education,
Caroline Sibly
Assistant Principal

    Student Free Day — Monday 24th May

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 Senior
 school
on road
  bike
training

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Seniors are learning to stocktake, pick & pack, and fill shelves in our kitchen for
food bank orders for our classrooms.
Students who miss out on breakfast at home, can enjoy a nutritious breakfast here.

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MUSIC
Last Thursday we had the privilege of
having Caulfield Grammar School visit us
and hold a music concert. They brought
along two of their Stage bands and a
Saxophone ensemble. Our students were
mesmerised by the amazing band filling our
gym with warm sounds from the brass,
woodwind, percussion, guitars and subtle
jazz notes from the keyboard.

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LET’S COOK

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Bass Coast Shire Council are looking for community members who are
passionate about the Bass Coast.
Interested?
Please contact Alice Coulson 03 8797 5362

BASS COAST SPECIALIST SCHOOL

Our goal is to educate our students to communicate, be kind, be safe and be lifelong
learners.

               6 McKenzie Street
                  PO Box 640
                                                       ATTENTION ALL BUS TRAVELLERS
              Wonthaggi VIC 3995                                        COWES BUS
                                                                       0439 141 538
                PH: 03 5672 4474
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               FAX:
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