News and Events
State Primary School Athletics Championships 2016
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On Monday 24 October Buckley House was represented by four athletes at the State Athletics Championships held at the State Athletics track in Albert Park. The students ranging from years 4-6 had already competed and been victorious at four previous levels (School, District, Division and Region) to make it to this prestigious event. Medals and […]
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Hoop Time Basketball Tournament
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On Tuesday 25 October the Boys Years 3 & 4 Basketball team competed at the Regional Hoop Time tournament at the Nunawading Basketball Stadium. The challenge was to make the top 3 of the 15 teams and qualify for the State Hoop Time championships. The Boys started off brilliantly winning their first 3 games and […]
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Driver's Education Excursion
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Year 10 students took part in a Driver’s education excursion where they got the enviable chance to race each other around a Go Kart Track alongside completing a drivers’ licence practice test. This excursion was the culmination of the theory studied during the previous couple of weeks in the classroom. On arrival students had to […]
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Carnival for Cambodia
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On Tuesday 25 October the Plenty Primary Community held the annual Market Day as part of the week long Carnival For Cambodia. This fundraiser provides resources for the Schools Program in the Kandal Province of Cambodia, a project that has been running for 10 years. This Market Day provides an authentic opportunity for Year 6 […]
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Great Win by Ivanhoe's Basketball Team
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Ivanhoe’s Baskteball Team triumphed over Marcellin on Saturday 22 of October in a thrilling match. The match was tightly contested with the scores level for most of the game. The Ivanhoe boys played with enormous tenacity to be up by 6 points with just two minutes to play. However Marcellin took their opportunities in these […]
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Night of Notables
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On Thursday 20 October students dressed up as their favourite characters and took part in a parade and presentation. The Night of Notables is a major research and presentation piece primarily coming from the English and Humanities Departments but with input from additional subject areas. Each student selected their notable character, researched and prepared a […]
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UNICEF Soccer Match
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On Monday 24 October, the Student Representative Committee (SRC) at Buckley House organised a special Soccer Fun Day. All donations will be directly donated to UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. They hope to raise as much money as possible for this worthy cause. The sun came out for this special event and everyone […]
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Valedictory Dinner
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The Plenty Campus Valedictory dinner for the class of 2016 was held on Monday 17 October at Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre. It was a wonderful evening where all parents and students of the graduating class came together to celebrate their time at Ivanhoe Grammar School. The Year 12 Level Manager highlighted each student’s […]
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Staff Funded Scholarship Thank You Function
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Current and past staff were thanked for their commitment and support of the Staff Supported Scholarship at drinks held in the School House Boardroom by The Principal earlier this week. ,,More than 30 guests were updated on the project with the Principal announcing that the inaugural recipient of the scholarship would begin at the Plenty […]
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Forensic Science
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Forensics is the application of science in solving crimes and our young scientists are getting really good at it. During the third week of Term 4 at Ivanhoe Grammar School, the Learning Well was converted into a crime scene for Year 7 students to visit as part of their current unit of work on Forensic […]
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Wellbeing Conference
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As part of the Year 6 Inquiry Unit, The Pursuit of Happiness, the Year 6 students attended the annual Wellbeing Conference on Tuesday 18 October at Buckley House. Wellness coach, Dara Simkin came to speak about the important topic of accepting failure, Helen Page-Wood, Buckley House Wellbeing Coordinator, spoke about ‘the kindness revolution.’ Tracey Keogh […]
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Annual Memorial Service
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Six members of the Ivanhoe Grammar School Cadet Unit formed a guard of honour using pike drills at the 8th Annual Memorial Service for National Servicemen who have made the Supreme Sacrifice and those who have since passed on. It was held in the Remembrance Garden at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital on Sunday 3 October. […]
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