Christ the King Primary School Newcomb in Geelong, Victoria | Primary School

Christ the King Primary School Newcomb

Locality: Geelong, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5248 1093

Address: 79-81 Wilsons Rd, Newcomb 3219 Geelong, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.ctknewcomb.catholic.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 At Christ The King, we recognise and value the leadership qualities that all of our students possess. On Friday, the Senior Learning Community had the opportunity to participate in the "Unleashing Personal Potential - Aspire Higher" Leadership Workshop. It was incredible to see our students interact and live out our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience across a range of team building, self-reflection and leadership activities. What a great experience!

25.01.2022 Our Prep students have been counting the days they have been at school until they reach 100. After only 13 days they are already showing all the right signs of becoming readers, writers and mathematicians. They also showing great signs of being able to work collaboratively as a team. .

24.01.2022 A proud moment for Christ the King Primary school today with the Official Opening of the refurbished main building by the Hon Senator Sarah Henderson and blessing of the building by Bishop Mark Edwards OMI. Christ the King wishes to acknowledge and thank the Australian Federal Government for the $1,836, 000 contributed to this project. We would also like to sincerely thank our parent community for their fundraising efforts over the last three years, raising more than $50,000 to furnish our new facilities. A truly outstanding community effort on so many levels to get to this point. Everyone should feel very proud of what has been achieved together as a community.

23.01.2022 Last Friday, we had our annual fundraising event "Kickin' For Viqueque" and over $1100 was raised! What an incredible effort from the Christ The King commuity - promoting social justice! All funds will be donated to our partner parish, Mary Immaculate in Viqueque. Thank-you!

23.01.2022 It is important that our students have access good quality literature during remote learning. Check out Newcomb Library and see what is on offer.

22.01.2022 Again we welcome another very important staff member to our school community in 2020 - Louise Johnston, Deputy Principal Learning Teaching Diversity. To find out more about Louise, please read her bio below. Qualifications Master of Education, Deakin University (2013) Bachelor of Education, P-12 Victoria University (2007)... Post-graduate Certificate in Educational Business Leadership, Deakin University (Current) Professional Interests/ Expertise For the last 11 years I have been an educator within the west of Melbourne. I have taken on a number of roles such as classroom teacher, STEM Leader and a School Improvement Team member. Most recently, I have been the Director of Learning and Teaching at St Thomas Aquinas in Norlane. In each of these roles I have built strong relationships with the students and their families. I have had a keen interest in utilising Digital Technologies to make learning and teaching engaging, meaningful and fun! I am passionate about Inquiry Based Learning, STEM and utilising Metacognitive (Thinking) Strategies. I am an enthusiastic person who loves sports and being creative . Recent Professional Development Leading Learning Innovation Immersion Program (Canada & USA) Highly Accomplished Lead Teacher (HALT) Assessor Training Trauma Informed Practices - Berry Street WESTech Executive Team Member Founder of Geelong Innovation Collective Leadership GROWTH Coaching Managing Difficult Conversations - GROWTH Coaching International Authored Hacking Teacher Learning with Student Experts, ACEL e-Technology Magazine Drive I believe all children should be and can be actively engaged in their learning; this belief has been seen through my words, thoughts and actions throughout my career. As an educator, I believe knowing all students, their families, their learning needs and interests and building strong connections is integral to becoming an active member of the school community. This is something I look forward to doing here at Christ the King. Through my role as Deputy Principal Learning Teaching Diversity I will endeavour to support the school community to continue to create a learning environment where each person reaches their full potential.

22.01.2022 Last week Christ the King celebrated its first Sustainability Week. The week set out to raise awareness, educate and offer a range of activities for children to participate in. Each day had a different focus which included waste, water, energy and biodiversity. Our schools Green Team did such an amazing job of running a number of lunch time activities for our students and speaking in front of the whole school about the importance of sustainability. As we work towards becoming a recognised ResourceSmart school, it is important we find meaningful ways to engage and educate our kids on becoming more sustainable.

22.01.2022 Bravo to the many parents who took part in our Community Conversation about how we teach Italian to our students at Christ the King

22.01.2022 A few more words of encouragement from Cats players, Jedd Bews and Tom Stewart when they met with our senior students last week via ZOOM. In their words, its all about staying connected and recognising that we are all in this together.

21.01.2022 Kickin for Viqueque about to get underway! Congratulations and thank to our students for raising over $1100 for our friends in Viqueque. Special mention to Green team on winning the fundraising cup, donating $326. Well done to the winners of the Best Dressed for each Learning Community. Let the games begin and may he best team win

21.01.2022 Our Centurions are kicking goals, getting older and wiser everyday!

20.01.2022 Congratulations to the Christ the King Student Leadership team of 2020.

20.01.2022 https://youtu.be/CRbS3g-EDa0 A sneak preview of the dance routines that the SLC students have been practising during remote learning. A fantastic effort by our senior students and its a great way to finish the week with high energy and great dance moves

20.01.2022 Welcome to Christ the King Facebook Page. We hope you enjoy learning about our wonderful school community and sharing our learning journey.

19.01.2022 A big shout out to the staff of Christ the King for their amazing efforts during Remote Learning take 2.

19.01.2022 Today our Cre8te The Future Lego League team shared a practice run of their robot to the members of the Junior Learning Community! With our remote competition being held this Friday, it was a fantastic opportunity for our Junior members of the school to see the Lego League expereince in action! 3...2...1! Lego!

17.01.2022 The 2020 Parish Twinning Cup (PTC) was held in December 2019 with the Final Championship match played on Friday, 3rd January 2020. Beloi won the Cup, having been the runner-up in 2018. The PTC is played on the field (campu) at the back of the parish property. This was the 7th Cup held in the 10 year partnership between St Mary of the Angels Geelong and Mary Immaculate Viqueque. The Parish Twinning Cup has grown from strength to strength. From a small number of local teams wh...o came together for a day back in 2010, the competition now comprises multiple teams from throughout the Viqueque district held over several weeks. The local organising committee promote a healthy sporting lifestyle message in order to get young people involved. The Geelong Viqueque Friendship Schools committee has now joined with St Marys Geelong and provided financial sponsorship for the PTC in 2018 and 2020. This is another great example of the co-operation between organisations in Geelong to support the young people of Viqueque!

16.01.2022 A big SHOUT OUT to the students from The Gordon Institute and Sandi Dimasi for all their work over the last three weeks. Also special thanks to Lana, Michelle and John for lending a hand today to help to tidy up existing garden beds. We are now well and truly ready for the Official Opening and Blessing of the main building on Friday. A wonderful community effort by so many generous people. Looking forward to seeing these garden beds come to life!

14.01.2022 Christ the Kings latest promotional video proivides a snapshot of our school community, as well as the learning opportunities that are available to our students. This video is designed to give you a feel for our school, but please take the time to explore our website to find out more. www.ctknewcomb.catholic.edu.au An enrolment enquiry form can also be found on the schools website on the Home page as well as the Enrolment page. Enjoy the video and the tour of our website.

14.01.2022 Christ The King standing proudly for social justice and a sustainable future! A fantastic effort by the SLC students to raise over $400 to be donated to a nominated charity on the lead up to Christmas! What an incredible way to begin the Advent season! Students demonstrated their creativity by upcycling and repurposing old items, giving them a new life, which were sold at a Christmas Market this afternoon. Thank-you to everyone that attended and participated!

14.01.2022 A big shout out to the staff at Christ the King who have worked tirelessly for the last 4 days to come up with an online learning platform using Google sites. This means that students and parents will be able to access learning remotely( should this be required next term), as if they were at still at school! Christ the King is committed to keeping learning accessible and to staying in contact with the students and parents. So the school will also be using Google Hangouts and various other online chat tools, so that students can check in and have a learning conversation with their teachers each week. Congratulations to the staff for all their efforts in this last week. Jose Blackley Principal of Christ the King

13.01.2022 Today the children in the MLC baked focaccia. This was the culmination of our Religious Education unit about Eucharist. We then ate together and shared stories about Jesus as members of a shared Eucharistic community.

12.01.2022 Congratulations to Arlo in Year 2. Arlo competed in his first National wheelchair tennis championships today! Not only was Arlo the youngest player but he won 3 of his doubles games. Arlo got the chance to meet and hang out with Heath Davidson and Dylan Alcott (number 1and 2 Australian Quad wheelchair players). Arlo was interviewed by Heath Davidson as part of Heaths chase your dream campaign leading up to the paraOlympics next year. Christ the King is very proud of Arlo, not just because of this experience today but because of the way he approaches everyday at school - always showing resilience, tenacity, optimism and always with a smile on his face!

12.01.2022 A little fun and dancing before the closing ceremony and awards for First Lego League National titles between Victoria, Tas and SA. All the best Cre8te the Future from Christ the King!!

12.01.2022 Our SLC students showcasing the skills they have learnt in their music class this term! Bravo to these talented musicians and their music teacher, Michelle Wilson.

11.01.2022 Today the MLC held their Learning Expo. The children were very excited to show what they had been learning in Geography this term through their dioramas. They also used coding to record their knowledge onto Scratch as well as using their knowledge of circuits to connect a Makeymakey in order to produce sound from their diorama. The children also used QR codes to explain their interpretation of forgiveness through art. All of these examples using technology, show that Christ the King is future orientated to set our kids up for success.

11.01.2022 Today, the Christ The King First LEGO League Cre8te The Future Team were fortunate enough to visit the CADET (Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training) building at Deakin University as a part of a STEM Celebration Day. Here, the students participated in a range of hands-on activities that required them to work as a team and apply their critical and creative thinking skills towards solving authentic real-world problems. Activities ranged from learning about Artificia...l Intelligence through controlling a robot to carry out a series of tasks, constructing bridges to hold weights with a limited amount of materials, analysing building structures using magnetic materials to withstand earthquake simulations, and investigating the use of energy sources with an electric display of the Tesla transformers in the High Voltage Lab! Thank-you to everyone at Deakin University for working with our school to provide us with this incredible and memorable experience. Students in the Cre8te The Future Team will be competing in the First LEGO League regional competition tomorrow in Werribee! We wish them the best of luck and know they will do our school proud!

11.01.2022 Congratulations Cre8te the Future Team and Coaches ( Melissa Wray & Keegan Doherty) on making it to the National First Lego Finals yesterday, competing against 47 teams from Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. With only three places for the International Competitions in Greece, Texas and Sydney, the team was not successful in gaining a place at the international level. However the team and coaches can hold their heads high they made it to the Nationals in the first place. As a school community we are very proud of their achievements and recognise how hard they all worked to make it to this level. Thank you to all involved, including the parents for their support.

11.01.2022 A message from our Student Leadership Team demonstrating our Three Keys: Respect, Responsibility & Resilience, along with a snapshot of our Online Learning Experience.

10.01.2022 Kickin Viqueque tournament underway and the kids are getting right into it!

10.01.2022 Christ the King Feast day was marked in a very special way today with the installation of a contemporary and child friendly image of Christ the King. You will note many similarities between the old stained glass window (that used to be in the Church at the front of the school) with this new version. The children and staff are delighted with this image and spent some time in prayer today to mark our school's Feast Day. Special acknowledgement and thanks goes to Sr Susan Daly ...who designed the image, Brian Reynolds (parent at our school) who designed the wooden frame around the image, Terry Stevenson our electrician who did all of the electrical work, and Mark from Ancyn Printers who created the perspex disc. Together this team did an amazing job and we know this image will stay in the minds of our children, staff and parents for a long time to come. See more

09.01.2022 To celebrate our passion and care for the environment, the Student Leadership Team and Green Team have organised lunchtime activities for students to participate in throughout the week all based around the focus of sustainable practices. Today's activity is a 'Recyling Obsticale Course'

09.01.2022 Staff at Christ the King are committed to speaking ITALIAN everyday with their students. So today the staff are working together to brush up on their skills and learn some games that they can use with their students.

09.01.2022 Our relationship with Nikki from Geelong Regional Libraries is very important to Christ the King and that's why this year we weren't going to let our annual visit to the Newcomb Library for Book Week be cancelled due to COVID 19. Instead this year Nikki invited our P-2 students to listen to her read a number of the finalists in this years Book Week via an online platform. Some of our favourite stories included My Friend Fred, When Billy was a Dog and Goodbye House, Hello Hou...se. Thank you Nikki! We enjoyed being able to see you again!

08.01.2022 Our First Lego League team "Cre8te The Future" have been working incredibly hard over the course of the year as they prepare for their regional final held remotely this Friday! Getting into spirit of Lego League and showing those Core Values by wishing all teams the best of luck for their finals! Be sure to watch this space over the week for further updates

08.01.2022 A lot of fun playing the game mi Piace at the Italian Community Conversation tonight!

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07.01.2022 Wishing our First Lego Team all the very best in the Regional Finals of the First Lego League Competition today at 10:15 am

07.01.2022 Our amazing Preps celebrated their 50th day of school today! Although the last 18 of those days have looked quite different they are producing some incredible work and making us so proud! We learnt that 50 is half way to 100. Some of the children showed their understanding of half while eating lunch! We will keep counting and we cant wait to see what the next 50 days will bring. We cant wait for the big celebration of our 100th day!

07.01.2022 Taking the time to practice Italian on Education Perfect!

06.01.2022 Christ the King is very pleased to be welcoming Monica Pearce to our community in 2020. Monica will be teaching in the Senior Learning Community. To find out a little more about Monica, please read her bio below. Qualifications: Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) Professional Interests and Expertise: I have worked as a Primary School teacher for 8 years. The first two years was in the state system and the last 6 years have been in the Catholic system. During this time I ...have been the Religious Education Leader for two years. This position allowed me to learn about effective leadership and how to facilitate planning with teachers for the teaching of Religious Education. I have taught students from Prep-Year Five in the curriculum areas of Literacy, Numeracy, Science, Digital Technologies, Inquiry and Religious Education. I am passionate about numeracy and the wellbeing of students and providing education that caters for their various abilities, needs and interests. I enjoy collaborating with and learning from my colleagues. I am very excited to be working at Christ the King as it places a strong emphasis on partnerships between students, parents and the community. Recent Professional Development: - Strengthening Educational Engagement with Tom Brunzell, Geelong Grammar School - Exploring Multiplicative Thinking in Years 4 6- Werribee - Engaging with Scripture - Melbourne - The Resilience project- Hugh Van Cuylenburg, Geelong - GROWTH Coaching - Growth Coaching International - Sensory Detective Program- Nelle Frances, Geelong Drive: I am passionate about education and view myself as a lifelong learner. I am constantly seeking new experiences to further extend my own learning and increase my skills and knowledge. In my daily teaching and interactions I support students to view themselves as lifelong learners and to be curious about their world and how it works. I support students to develop a growth mindset in which they embrace challenges, persist and learn from the feedback provided.

05.01.2022 Our Cre8te The Future team did a fantastic job in present their Innovation Project & Robot Engineering Journal. Tune in to the LIVE Closing Ceremony this afternoon at 2:30 via Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkzLZAJBbCI Best of luck to our team and all they have achieved this year!

05.01.2022 Regional Champions for the second year in a row! What a sensational effort Keegan, Melissa and the students from Cre8te the Future- Tommy, Zeppy, Jordan, Emily, Lachie, Alyssa, Lewis and Logan! State finals here we come!

05.01.2022 Tommy and Alyssa led the first Robot challenge calmly and capably, with some excellent missions completed. Two more Robot challenges to go! Go Cre8te the Future

04.01.2022 Congratulations Preps, today is your day. You’ve made it past 100 Hip Hip, Hooray! You’ve learnt to bounce back, when things don’t go your way, You found the sunshine even when skies were grey!... You’ve learnt independence, you’re now strong on your own, My goodness dear Preps, how much you have grown! You’ve learnt to make friends, you’re part of a team, When you work together you achieve all your dreams! You believe in yourselves, You’ve learnt to stand tall, You celebrate your mistakes, they’re no bother at all! You’ve got brains in your head You have feet in your shoes With these skills in your pocket You’ll achieve all that you choose (Adapted from Dr. Seuss) Congratulations on 134 days of Prep, We were finally able to celebrate!

04.01.2022 Despite the trying weather conditions today, the students still had a great time on our student celebration day in recognition of Christ the King feast day. The day started with a beautiful prayer service, where we remembered and celebrated our Catholic identity as Christ the King School.Special thanks to Luke and the team from KABOOM sports who ran a highly successful mini Olympics. Well done to team Fiji who won the Olympics. Congratulations to our students who won their section in our talent show.

04.01.2022 A quick practice before our final robot run.

04.01.2022 Today the Grade 3/4 students visited the Newcomb Library. We spent some time with our fabulous Librarian, Nikki Tatas and author Diane Jackson Hill. Dianes focus was on her stories relating to environmentalism and sustainability. The stories are non-fiction but also narratives. We learnt that the plastic in the ocean smells like food to birds. It was wonderful to read about these problems in a meaningful way. Thank you Nikki and Diane for this wonderful opportunity.

03.01.2022 Waiting for final Robot run with a final practice. Team have done really well so far

03.01.2022 Another mighty effort from our community- staff, parent and students, with 900 sq metres of turf layed in 90 minutes! Thank you so much for your time and good will. The result is amazing and we can all be proud of how our school now looks.

03.01.2022 Eliza sharing her experience as a student during remote learning and thanking her teachers for the great work they are doing to keep the students engaged

02.01.2022 It is with great pleasure that we welcome Kate Watts to Christ the King Community in 2020. For more information about Kate, please read her bio below. I am very excited to be joining the Christ the King community as a Grade 1-2 teacher. I completed my Bachelor of Education at the University of Ballarat, my Graduate Certificate in Catholic Studies at the Australian Catholic University (ACU) and in 2020 I will commence my Masters of Education in Student Wellbeing at ACU. I ha...ve been a classroom teacher as St Marys Primary School in Williamstown for the past four years. During my teaching career, I have provided stimulating and technology-rich learning environments that fostered confidence and encouraged students to strive to reach their full potential. I bring a creative, positive energy to the school, accompanied with a desire and willingness to work with others to achieve our common goal. In 2019 I was a highly valued member of representative teams for Pattern And Structure Assessment (PASA), Inquiry Learning and the Religious Education Collective. My philosophy on education focuses on an active approach as I engage my students in discussions, activities and higher-level thinking. I believe that all children can learn, therefore I have high expectations for my students. I include interesting learning activities in my lessons to grab the attention of students and inspire them to participate and learn. I believe that all students have the right to a good education, and they should all be encouraged to do their best. This is achieved while reviewing the assessment data and discovering where there are gaps in the students learning that needs to be addressed. Academically, learning is about becoming a better listener, a confident speaker, a more thorough thinker, an active problem-solver and creating a foundation to become a life-long learner. These skills will steer students to overcome future obstacles and challenges, both of an academic and/or personal nature, while also preparing them to take advantage of every opportunity available to them.

01.01.2022 A very inspiring but soulful reflection on how life has changed in 2020. Now, more than ever, we need to stay strong and believe that we will come out of this, more grateful, stronger and resilient than ever.