News and Events
Bird Garden
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Year 9 and 10 art students at Plenty Campus have been invited to create a series of artworks to be exhibited in the School grounds. The series of artworks is based upon the theme of ‘birds’. The artworks have been dedicated to native Australian birds, in particular species which are common to the local Plenty […]
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Discover Melbourne
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Throughout Week 4 of Term 3, Year 8 students embarked on a ‘Discover Melbourne’ excursion as part of their studies. A different learning theme was assigned for each day and a variety of activities were planned around each theme. Students compiled their findings from each landmark and discussed these with the group. On Monday, the […]
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Visiting Authors JC Burke and Lili Wilkinson
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JC Burke, Australian young adult author, spoke to the Year 9 boys about her writing and how she gets ideas for her books. Burke primarily spoke about her book ‘Pig Boy’ which was selected in the 2012 Older Readers books notable category by the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Burke captured the boys’ attention […]
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Year 8s Empowered
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Adolescence can often be a trying time in people’s lives. The pressure students face to succeed, not only academically but socially, physically and emotionally can be challenging. On Monday 11 August, Year 8 students participated in a series of gender based workshops which aimed to equip students with the necessary skills to help them navigate […]
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ACEL Fellowship Award
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The National Awards Committee of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders has awarded Mrs Deb Sukarna, Head of Plenty Campus, a prestigious ACEL Fellowship. ACEL Fellowships are conferred on those who possess high level leadership skills, an ability to inspire and influence and to creatively implement change. Also noted for Fellowship Awards are those who […]
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Year 7 Language Day
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On Wednesday 6 August, Year 7 students at the School celebrated Language Day with a range of activities designed to complement the Languages program. The day began with a fashion parade, with students dressing up in costumes reflecting the culture of a country of their choice. After the fashion parade, the students had the opportunity […]
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100 Days of Prep
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Prep students at Plenty Campus and Buckley House celebrated a very important milestone last week – their first 100 days at school! This special achievement was commemorated with assemblies, parties and activities for the Preps, their teachers and parents. Both campuses held special ‘100’ themed assemblies which were attended by the Preps and their parents, […]
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Sod Turning Ceremony
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It was a glorious Melbourne morning on Monday 4 August when the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr Peter Kempen and Head of Plenty Campus, Mrs Deb Sukarna assembled at Plenty Campus for a Sod Turning Ceremony to commemorate the beginning of construction of the exciting and innovative new facility designed for Senior Years […]
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Kitchen Garden Launch
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On Monday 4 August, National Science Week commenced and the theme for 2014 is ‘Food for our Future: Science feeding the world’. In keeping with this year’s theme, a range of activities were designed, which culminated with the launch of a kitchen garden at the School on Friday 8 August. Each year, the Australian Science […]
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National Science Week
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The annual National Science Week commenced on Monday 4 August and a range of fantastic activities were planned throughout the week. The week began with a morning tea for all secondary staff which set the tone for the week ahead; fun, exciting and engaging. During lunchtime on Monday and Thursday, students and staff were invited […]
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Youth Embassy of Vignacourt
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A quirk of fate brought nine French teenagers and their guardians to visit Plenty Campus early this term and stay with Plenty families. This story is quite extraordinary. In 2011, more than 4,000 photographic plates belonging to Louis and Antoinette Thuillier were found in an attic, in the tiny French village of Vignacourt. When these […]
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CUA Community Care School Grant
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The fourth annual CUA Community Care school grants program has commenced. Ivanhoe Grammar School has entered this community focused initiative to be in the running to win $5,000 for a school project at Plenty Campus. The nominated project is a Sustainability Project known as The Green Zone with the intention to create a vegetable and […]
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