Teaching & Learning

Tips from Teaching & Learning for parents

This week marks the halfway point of Term 2. We are three-quarters of the way through Semester 1 and reports are just around the corner. For the last few years Dominic College has not only included a statement about your child’s achievements but we have also highlighted particular areas where your child needs to continue to focus to ensure their ongoing development. These are called Strategies for Improvement.

Bell Shakespeare visit

On Wednesday 22 May, Year 9 students were treated to a lively exploration and celebration of William Shakespeare’s language and words through Bell Shakespeare’s presentation of “Words, Words, Words”.

Simultaneous Storytime

Year 1 celebrated 2019’s National Simultaneous Storytime with a trip to the Glenorchy LINC.

Year 10 students at MUNA

Last weekend Ursula Harris, Angelica Matusewicz, Jarrod Good, William Meere, Eli Morrison and Thomas Readman joined 46 other Year 10 students from across the state to compete in the annual Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA).

Media students making 5-seconds films

Each year in Media, students are required to take the Five Second Film challenge. Given a double period time constraint, they have to write, plan, film and edit in groups.

VET Hospitality dinner success

This week our new VET Hospitality Class took the opportunity to extend student gratitude to the most significant volunteer group in the College - our wonderful P&F Committee.

Shizuoka Blog from Mr Mike

This week has continued to be a learning experience for me at Shizuoka Salesio. Lunchtimes have been occupied assisting Miss Miho Arai in staging a short playlet, written by Mr Akira Taniguchi which will be performed as part of St Mary’s Festival, being presented this coming Saturday at the school.

Year 6 Reader's Cup challenge

Each year southern Tasmanian schools join together to battle for the coveted Readers’ Cup. This year Dominic College Year 6 students have decided to take the challenge to a new level.

Shizuoka Salesio College relationship

At the 7-10 Assembly this week, Harry Breslin (Year 9), Mrs Susie Allan and I had the pleasure of sharing some of our experiences from our recent Japan Study Tour. You can read a more detailed summary of the trip later in this newsletter. Whilst on the study tour, we had the opportunity to visit Shizuoka Salesio College, our new sister school. Last year, Ms Gilligan went to visit a number of schools across Japan and has successfully established a relationship with Salesio College.

Japan's Children's Day

On Sunday 5 May, students from Years 2-10 participated in the inaugural Japan’s Children’s Day Celebration at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. Our wonderful students showcased their love for Japanese language and culture in a number of ways.

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