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• Term 1 Newsletter Release

• Canteen Menu Term 2

• Cross Country Sign Up

• TC Nursery Update

• Traffic around the School

• TCNEWS - TC Clubs

29/04/2022

Term 1 Newsletter

Canteen Menu Term 2

Our Canteen refreshes the menu every term to bring the tastiest food to our community. Explore the new menu here, and don’t forget you can follow the canteen on Instagram for daily updates - Templestowe College Canteen (@templestowe_college_canteen) • Instagram photos and videos.

Cross Country Sign Up

Cross Country 2022 looks a little different, here are the changes:

• It is an opt in event

• Where: The school grounds (see map)

• When: Wednesday 11th May (Week 3)

• Why: To qualify for District Cross Country, to have some fun/get some exercise

• Time: 2:20 start time but please meet on the turf outside of the hub at 2:10

• Sign up: Fill the Microsoft form (https://forms.office.com/r/yUxX3Q3Dtw)

• The course around the school is 800 metres, you will be running 3 laps of the course.

If you are a part time student or are absent for the event and wish to compete at Division Cross Country please message JCOL with your intentions.

Traffic Around the School

A gentle reminder that not only should people driving through the school do so at a minimal speed, but also to please take care when driving the roads around TC. In particular, please be careful when turning from Lynwood Parade into Cypress Avenue as we have students from both TC and the neighbouring Primary School crossing here.

At TC, there is a club for everyone! The myriad of social clubs at Templestowe College allows students to explore their interests outside of classes and be a part of a smaller community that shares common interests. Since most clubs are student-driven, students can take on leadership roles, meet new people and be a part of fun events! Some of these clubs are:

Mondays: 

Geography Club:

Mark your calendars! Starting week three Geography Club will be held every odd week Monday Lunchtimes in C03. Starting with Uzbekistan, in every meeting there will be a focus on a different country. The meetings will start with a Worldle competition and some fun geography games. There will be a presentation on the chosen country that is being covered: Geography, History, Leadership and Culture. Hopefully, there will also be traditional tasty snacks that represent the country! The Club is open to everyone who is interested and wants to learn more about the world around them.

Social Justice Club:

The Social Justice Club runs every second Monday lunchtime (even weeks) in D07. Staff facilitate discussions but the club is primarily student-led. Currently, the members discuss current affairs, are organising a fundraiser and are preparing to run formal debates. Last term, the Social Justice Club merged with the knitting club to talk about the news while knitting! The students are also planning a sleepout to raise awareness about homelessness in Australia.

Tuesdays:

Art Committee:

The Art Committee meets every Tuesday lunchtime in the Art Hub and aims to promote Visual Arts at TC. In this committee, "Students are coming up with their own ideas around what the committee should be, this could include thinking up exhibitions, promoting the exhibitions, working on community projects." Earlier in the year, a student member suggested that they make ceramic dog bowls that can be placed around the school for all of the dogs of the day! The Committee are also currently organising an art competition for Global Citizenship week, planning exhibitions and working on design commissions. All students are welcome to join!

History Club:

History lovers meet every Tuesday lunchtime in C03 to discuss the history of different topics. My recent personal favourites have been the history of fashion presented by student Jasmine Fuga, amazing women from history and the history of salt! The meetings usually kick off with some fun history-related games, Who am I's? and on this day in history where we look back on famous historical events that happened on that day. The meetings are filled with lots of tea, biscuits and laughs! 

Animals Group:

The Animals Group meetings are held weekly in the Reptiles Room (E2) at lunchtime (1:30 pm), on Tuesdays. The Committee is comprised of animal-loving students, students enrolled in animal classes, class leaders, head keepers, animals staff etc. The meetings are where the group discusses any important updates about the program, such as animal health issues or maintenance and husbandry tasks they need to be aware of. Facilitator Kate Meehan describes the meetings as "an awesome way for students to see how to have a balanced discussion with people with opposing views. We have an agenda that students can add to, and we have a student that chairs the meeting. People put up their hands to contribute and add in their thoughts, and someone takes minutes to document the discussion and outcome." A huge achievement for the Animals Committee last year was the Pig Project! From start to finish the group worked tirelessly to plan and prepare for adding the adorable pigs "Peabody and Sherman" to the program. The Animals group try to plan for an event each term and is hoping their upcoming trivia night will there biggest event yet. Stay tuned!

Thursdays:

Chess Club:

Chess Club held every Thursday at lunchtime, in D02 is a great club for chess pros and even Queens Gambit fans who want to pick up a new skill! 

The club was started last year by Callum Mcdonald and some former students. Callum believes that "Chess club is important because chess teaches focus and pattern recognition, it’s also something you can do for the rest of your life!" New members don’t even need to have any experience in playing chess. Everyone is welcome to join and boards, timers and snacks are provided!

Queer Club:

Queer Club welcomes students across all year levels and groups, as well as staff members who identify as LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender diverse, Intersex, Queer, Asexual and Questioning) as well as allies, to connect, share stories and build relationships. The meetings are held every Thursday lunchtime in Wellbeing (the back of S Wing). The Club was started in 2018 by former students with the goal to build safe spaces at TC for young queer people, and allies, to be themselves and talk about their experiences! Sometimes the meetings can focus on particular discussion topics, other times they can just be more social or the members might be planning an event or sharing stories. The club also starts off with an acknowledgement of country and often has special guests! This year Australian writer Nevo Zisin paid a visit and Britt from Manningham Youth Services regularly hangs out with the club and facilitates discussions. For anyone nervous about joining Queer Club, it is a very safe and welcoming space. People can say as much or as little as they would like, and no one would ask any follow-up questions if you chose not to share. Feel free to reach out to Amy or Amanda if you have any questions.

By Bonnie-Mai Smith 
TC Journalist