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Gilson College

Locality: Mernda, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9717 7300

Address: 370 Bridge Inn Road 3754 Mernda, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.gilsoncollege.vic.edu.au

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22.01.2022 Live More Challenge: Week 3 recap https://youtu.be/pt4IScc_Kzg

18.01.2022 Check out the new climbing frame that was completed this week! Hours of fun await us.

18.01.2022 It looks like spring on campus! Remember to find beauty wherever you are

18.01.2022 Tomorrow is the last day of Term 3!! Join us in the morning for our last Family/Staff worship for the Term! Check your email for further details

17.01.2022 Today is 'R U Ok Day' We can all make a difference in the lives of those who might be struggling by having regular, meaningful conversations.

17.01.2022 Our teachers were spoilt today on World Teacher’s Day & were so thankful for the token supply of teachers apples from Danielle Green MP - Member for Yan Yean

16.01.2022 Live More Challenge: This week has had all sorts of crazy weather with high winds, rain and blissful summer days. The consistency of both staff and students has been remarkable and praiseworthy. This week staff and students alike have continued to push themselves towards achieving both personal goals, Live More Missions and points for the Inter House Competition as well as the Staff vs Students competition. As of today, our virtual journey west has us via Albany, up through Perth and we are now continuing north!

16.01.2022 "Storytime" is happening tonight at 7.30pm Please join us on the Zoom details you have been emailed to share in our story tonight which will be read by one of our Year 10 students. This is a great Gilson family time together each Friday evening!

16.01.2022 Live More Challenge: Highlight of the Week This week a standout activity from Taylah W has earned her the Highlight of the Week. Taylah has not only exercised for over 30 minutes every single day during this Challenge, but she managed to ride 27km (with 406m of elevation gain). What an awesome achievement! Great work Taylah!

14.01.2022 A couple of prospective parents doing a tour of the school grounds today with their little ones in tow.

14.01.2022 The Live More Challenge: The King and Queen of the Mountain The KOM and QOM awards for this Challenge are going to the top Senior Boy and Girl as well as the top Junior Boy and Girl. These students earned the most House Points through consistency in getting out there each day and also for completing some Live More Missions for extra points. Junior KOM - Noah Junior QOM - Elly W... Senior KOM - Prashant Senior QOM - Aya See more

14.01.2022 We cannot wait until Monday 26th October where we welcome back our Years 8, 9 & 10's! We will then be complete with our FULL SCHOOL back onsite!

14.01.2022 The Live More Challenge: August was an absolute blast with Staff and Students alike setting goals, pushing themselves physically and promoting mental wellness. The Live More Challenge had 43 participants who pushed themselves to accumulate 4092km over 494 uploaded activities that took 341 hours to complete. During the Mad Month of May we ventured north up the east coast of Australia and eventually cut across to Darwin, this time we went west and followed the coastline around to Perth and finished up beyond Geraldton WA. Between the two Challenges we almost completed a full loop around Australia, what an awesome achievement for our school community.

14.01.2022 We SO enjoyed the inspiring and uplifting stories last Friday with you all and invite your families to join us again for a short (15 minutes) time of positive story telling tomorrow night. This will be happening every Friday evening at 7:30pm on the same link that you've been emailed.

13.01.2022 Live More Challenge: Week 3 Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt4IScc_Kzg

13.01.2022 Today our Gilson College School Captains paid their respects to our ANZACs by laying a wreath on our behalf at the Whittlesea War Memorial service. We are grateful for the freedoms we enjoy due to their service. We will remember them!

12.01.2022 The idea that some people are left-brain learners, while others are right-brain learners, is a MYTH and tools assessing whether a child primarily processes text... with their left/right brain are misleading, false, and should not be used. Many studies have shown structural and functional brain differences between people with dyslexia/reading impairments and their peers. These studies do not support the myth that individuals with dyslexia/reading impairment primarily use their right-brain to process text #dyslexiamyth #lightitredfordyslexia #doitred #coderead #dyslexiaawareness #dyslexiaawarenessmonth Source: GAAB LAB 2019, Dyslexia Myths, accessed September 2020,

12.01.2022 Back in Term 1 we were blessed with a perfect sunny day for our annual School Cross Country event. All students across the school participated in the event as they ran distances from anywhere between 800m and 5km. Parents and staff cheered the students on as they ran the course around the secondary basketball courts, the oval, behind the middle school, across the bridge and up and down the hill at the back of the school. It was a wonderful, community atmosphere with parents, staff and students all encouraging the participants, it was exciting to watch students as they did their very best to complete the race and cross the finish line.

12.01.2022 It's that time of the week where we invite your families to join us for a short (15 minutes) time of positive story telling. Tonight we are delighted to have Mrs Bergmann reading us 'The Lady in the Lantern' at 7.30pm. We look forward to seeing you then!

10.01.2022 Year 1 Science (Biology): Food animals. This term Year 1 have been studying different sciences. Last week they looked at the study of Biology and created some fun food animals. What a fun, engaging activity!

10.01.2022 Please take note of the below Yarra Valley Water warning. Mernda is included in this.

09.01.2022 VCE students enter to win! To help get you through this stressful time, Avondale is giving away two ‘Sunny Days’ Gift Packs (worth over $700) to make your summer holiday awesome! The pack includes an oversized floatie, Spikeball set, gift vouchers to spend on whatever you want and some other goodies (there is even something for the parents/guardians). Entries are open only until 5pm 26 October 2020.... Enter online: http://au-sn03.marketo.com/lp/526-HFD-053/YEAR12_LP.html

08.01.2022 Join us tomorrow for a Family / Staff worship via Zoom! See your email for further details

08.01.2022 Happy Holidays! If you're anything like a few of our staff, then you're also a bit plant obsessed! Try making a few of these ideas over the holidays & be sure to share your creations here!!!

07.01.2022 Tonight our story-teller is Sandy and she will be the speaking about a man named John Corliss ... does that sound a familiar name? Sounds like our 'red' house - Corliss! which is named after John Corliss. Come and learn the story of John Corliss at 7:30pm via your Zoom link emailed.

07.01.2022 "Learn another skill, in case Plan A doesn't work"

06.01.2022 We cannot wait to have our Years F-7, 11 & 12 students back onsite on Monday!!! Follow the below countdown with us.

06.01.2022 Pupil Free Day tomorrow! Enjoy the sunshine, weekend & see you on Monday

04.01.2022 Join us tomorrow for a Family / Staff worship via Zoom! See your email for further details

04.01.2022 The Live More Challenge: Week 4 recap https://youtu.be/NrUTJfYB-mA

03.01.2022 Live More Challenge: This week's stats! - 80 new activities, 452 total - 54 hours of exercise, 308 hours total - 620km travelled, 3660km total... Lots of beautiful scenery viewed.

01.01.2022 Foundation students love Wednesdays...Bush School!

01.01.2022 Join us again tomorrow for our Family / Staff worship via Zoom! See your email for further details