Catholic Regional College St Albans
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St Albans VIC 3021
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Phone: 03 9366 2544

LEARNING MATTERS

Dante Alighieri Poetry Competition 2021

On Friday 13th August, a handful of Year 9 students participated in the annual Dante Alighieri Poetry competition. Students were required to memorise an Italian poem and recite it before a judge. With the challenges of lockdowns, the competition took on a different form this year - Virtual Recitals.
Congratulations to Alex Aceiton, Michela Bartolo, and Hoang-Quan Tran who persevered through the challenges and changing format of the competition. It is a daunting task, but each presented their chosen poem wonderfully and with confidence!
The Dante Alighieri Poetry Competition runs each year and is open to all students studying Italian in Years 9 and 10. It is a great opportunity to challenge yourself.
 
Watch here for an excellent Ted-ED discussion on the importance of Dante Alighieri:

For more information about the Dante Poetry Competition and how you can get involved in 2022, please email Mr Zarosinski: dzarosinski@crcstalbans.com.au

SCIENCE WEEK 

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IT’S SCIENCE WEEK AT CRC -  August 23 – 27

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Have you ever wondered how our planet Earth can continue to provide enough food to feed almost 8 billion people worldwide?

This year, the school theme for National Science Week is 'Food: Different By Design'. Australia is a leader in food production, and it is science that can supercharge our food future.

CSIRO is further reinventing Australia as a leader in food innovation, including developing uniquely Australian plants that can produce omega-3 fatty acids, usually sourced from the world's wild fish stocks. It's a win for the environment, the Australian economy and for global health, with omega-3 oils a key component for childhood development. We can 3D print food, creating new techniques and textures for global consumers to enjoy. (The Honourable Karen Andrews MP Minister for Industry, Science and Technology)

What else can Science do? Keep an eye out in the student bulletin for awesome activities for you to try at home, the Daily Quiz, virtual excursions, etc.

To get the ball rolling, Education Perfect are running the EP ANZ Science Championships 2021.

All CRC students are automatically registered to participate – beginning August 16 at 4pm and ending August 23 at 4pm. The more questions you answer the more points you earn.

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Prizes:

  • 1st Place: $250 GiftPay Voucher
  • 2nd Place: $150 GiftPay Voucher
  • 3rd Place: $100 GiftPay Voucher
  • 4th-10th Place: $50 GiftPay Voucher

Compete against students from all over Australia and New Zealand. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A SCIENCE CHAMPION

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What you need:

  • vegetable oil
  • food colouring
  • effervescing (fizzy) aspirin or vitamin tablets
  • a glass tumbler

What to do:

  1. Fill a glass tumbler about 1/3 full with water.
  2. Add a few drops of colourful food dye.
  3. Slowly pour vegetable oil into the glass so that it floats on the water, until the glass is almost full (tipping the glass a little helps it form a neat layer).
  4. Drop a tablet into the glass.
  5. Cue disco lights and music.

Safety note: Don’t dispose of the oil and water down the sink. Pour it into a container that can be sealed before putting it in the bin. Better yet, add it to your compost.

What’s happening?

The bubbles in the water are carbon dioxide gas, formed when sodium bicarbonate and citric acid in the tablets react in the water:

acid + carbonate –> carbon dioxide + salt + water

C6H8O7 + 3NaHCO3 –> 3CO2 + Na3C6H5O7 + 3H2O

The bubbles take globs of coloured water with them up through the oil to the top of the glass. The gas bubbles burst at the surface and the coloured water drops then fall back down through the oil. You can recharge the lava lamp with another tablet when the first one has finished reacting.

YEAR 7 VCD DESIGN CHALLENGE

Year 7 Visual Communication and Design students were given the challenge of using a found object to inspire a design work. The following images were created by Qamar and Ului. 

SCHOOL MUSICAL UPDATE

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New dates and performances for the College musical will be advertised here in the newsletter once a decision has been made. 
This week was meant to be Production Week; where we get all things ready for the performances, we tidy up scenes, we clean vocal harmonies and choreography, we work with props, costumes and the set, we try the show under full lights and sound with the whole band there. 
But the postponement of the show has not stopped the dedicated staff and students from getting the show ready. Using Google Meets, we have, refined scenes, looked at the timing of the dialogue, cleaned up choreography, rehearsed harmonies at home and continued to practice songs using the piano tracks that Mr Marshall put together for the show. 
We all understand that COVID presents us with new ways to try to achieve similar results - I believe we have done this and very well. 
We are keeping everything crossed that we will be able to present this show to you in some way later this year. 
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all students and staff in the show and a special thanks to the families; for your ongoing support, patience and tolerance of the songs and music being played in your homes over and over again. It will all be worth it. 
Mr Marshall - Arts Leader 
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