Our focus this year has been Excellence: Step Up and Stand Out. As we are truly in the second half of the year, it’s important for parents to know how they can support their child/ren in attaining personal excellence. As mentioned in the Term 3 Information Session, being active in Canvas is a great start. We have seen improvement in parents engaging with Canvas, and I thank you if you are one of them. Currently, in the past 30 days, only 63% of our households at Mt. Victoria are active, and only 35% of individual parents are active . Knowing what your child is learning, how they are learning, and how they are achieving is important to live the Parent Persona of Being Encouraging and Showing an Interest. Parents are reminded to reach out to classroom teachers if you have questions, concerns, or any feedback. A close partnership between the school and home is critical for student success.

Next week our Year 12 students will begin their Trial Examinations. Congratulations to Ryland for the completion and submission of his HSC Major Work for Graphics. Students are encouraged to book Tutorials with their teachers for revision, complete drafts for feedback, and stick closely to study schedules throughout the period.

Today is the Day of AI. OSG students from years 7-11 are engaging in AI training to be literate and ethical in their use of AI. Year 12 will complete their course on 27 August. This is a great move forward for our future-focused school.

🌟 Congratulations to Bianca, Jamilla, Lavinia, Fred, Florence, Faith, Millicent, Kingsley and Lyla on receiving their Gold awards 🌟

🌠Congratulations to Luigi, Preston, Liberty, Ola, Preston, Wyatt, Eva, Sophie, Stirling, Oakley and Romano on receiving their Silver Awards 🌠

✨Congratulations to Mason, Romano, Cienna, Willow and Sanchia on receiving their Bronze Awards ✨

✨Congratulations to Henrik and Ola on receiving the Sports Awards ✨

📚 Vaughan, Ambrose, Hugo, Vera, Milano, Fernando, Liberty and Josiah📚

3/4 Gold working on their Bee models.

This term, Year 3/4 Teal have been putting their thinking caps on during Friday mathematics lessons, working through APSMO activities and contest papers. APSMO (Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads) challenges students to apply logic, reasoning and creative problem-solving to tackle questions that go beyond everyday classroom maths.

In Week 3, students were split into small groups to work through a range of problem-solving questions together. It was wonderful to see the students collaborating so effectively — sharing strategies, discussing different approaches, and supporting one another to work towards solutions. Their perseverance and teamwork were a real highlight of the session.

Well done, Year 3/4 Teal, on your fantastic problem-solving efforts!

Throughout the process of design and making, the student's first challenge was to construct a prototype of an Automata based around the topic- bees. A prototype is a quick test model that helps you try your idea before building the final version.

Good designers make prototypes because they help find problems early.

Automata are moving models or mechanical toys. They use simple parts to make something move. An Automata can spin around, bounce up and down, move side to side or tell a story through movement.

The photos show students working on developing their cam, follower, axle and box designs to test and refine. A Cam is a spinning shape that creates movement. A Follower is the part that moves when the cam spins. An Axle is a rod that helps parts turn.

In Homeroom Team Building sessions, which we complete on a Wednesday morning, students are working toward a Red Chair. This is where, after establishing groundrules, students are given positive and constructive feedback. This week we tried a pink chair as an introduction. A Pink Chair is where positive feedback only is offered by other students. Thank you to Oakley who participated first and received some lovely feedback from his peers.

Tomorrow we will be completing an Assignment on AI for periods 1-4. AI is an important tool for students to understand and learn about with the aim that they can use it appropriately to support their learning.

Year 8 were given an assessment task to create a model of a cell. Their work reached an excellent standard as seen in these photos.

9/10 have been working well this past fortnight. As HR teacher it has been pleasing to have fellow staff members comment on students diligence during lessons, behaviour and sportsmanship on the field during Sport.

AI day was a big success in periods 1-4 today. Students were engaged and interested in the content and worked together in teams and individually to present a portfolio of learning in year 9 and group presentation of learning in year 10. Students found the AI modules relatable, helpful and detailed. Fun was had by all, teacher included!

Year 12 will be starting their trial HSC exams next week. I have reminded them that now should be a time to be putting in maximum effort in preparing for exams. I suggest that doing past exam papers is the best preparation. Our brains better remember things when we force ourselves to recall information. Simply reading our class notes or a textbook is not as effective.

Year 11, along with years 7-10, will be doing an “AI day” on Friday 14th August. This course help students to use artificial intelligence with responsibility and a skepticism about its outputs. AI is a useful tool, but it should not replace human judgement, and should definitely not get in the way of students’ learning.

Students across Years 7-11 at OneSchool Global campuses participated in a special training today to develop foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They learned to describe what AI is, they explored its history and evolution, and they learning to identify where AI is used in daily life. Each student was given opportunity to reflect how they personally interact with AI technologies.

Feedback from students about the day was positive – it was a valuable experience and they are thankful to OSG for investing time, and to Mrs. Molla, Mrs. Polster, Mr. McDonald, and Mr. Gorjan for facilitating the workshops.

Year 12 Legal Studies students travelled to Canberra yesterday to the High Court of Australia. It was a great day and very beneficial for the HSC trial exam next week.

Year 11 Food Technology made pancakes three ways this week 😊

⭐ Bought buttermilk

🍋 Lemon and milk to make buttermilk

⭐ Cream of Tartar and milk to make buttermilk

The students discovered that buttermilk has wonderful properties to tenderise chicken before cooking it, giving it that melt in the mouth texture.

The best pancakes were definitely the lemon and milk ones as the lemon acid did a magnificent job separating and curdling the fats in the milk which in turn gave the pancakes a light airy feel.

This is part of a broader investigation into the functional properties of Lipids (fats and oils).

Year 9/10 Food Technology are learning about On-Trend foods. This week the focus was Korean foods with some students cooking Korean Spicey Sticky Chicken while others made Korean Bulgogi Beef Bowls. Both dishes were delicious and the students did a magnificent job. In the next few wekks student swill be creating their own On-Trend Pop Up Restaurant.

Year 8 Food Technology are learning about healthy, balanced meals in the Bento tradition following the principles of the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.

✨ Last Friday we celebrated Principal / Assistant Principals Day at Mt Victoria. Students and staff presented Mrs Taylor and Mrs Polster with beautiful cards and flowers to show their appreciation, at assembly. Thank you Mrs Taylor and Mrs Polster for your dedication, care and support to all at OSG Mt Victoria ✨

"M r s . Katena does so much behind the scenes to benefit our campus. She's always willing and ready to help, no matter the request. Ever since she started at our school, she has adapted perfectly to Mount Victoria's students and staff and brings a positive attitude to our learning. And she is a huge asset to our campus. We are truly lucky to have her!" - Zaria, Year 10

Term 3 Key Dates

17 – 26 August: NSW HSC Trial Examinations

18 August: Spring MAP Testing – Reading

19 August: Spring MAP Testing – Mathematics

20 August : Spring MAP Testing – Language

21 August : Spring MAP Testing – Catch-up Sessions

21 August: National Day Against Bullying ( Student Leadership Team Event)

24 – 28 August: Primary Book & Literacy Week

28 August: NSW Year 12 Motivation Event

2 September: Regional Assembly

3 September: OSG Aware Sessions – Secondary (Workshops 2 & 3)

4 September: Father's Day Breakfast (SLT Event)

11 September: Student–Teacher Face-to-Face Event (Years 7–12) (to be confirmed)

18 September: OSG Aware Catch-up Sessions (Years 7, 9 & 11)

25 September: Year 12 Leavers' Breakfast & Final Assembly

25 September: Final Day of Term 3

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