Parent Bulletin 18

​Friday 26 July
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2019 Parent Opinion Survey

Strathmore Secondary College is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents at each school and will be contacted via email.

It is designed to assist our school in gaining an understanding of parents’ perception of school climate, student engagement and relationships with our parent community. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. The survey can be accessed via desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile at any convenient time within the fieldwork period from Monday 22 July to Sunday 11 August 2019. All 
responses to the survey are anonymous.

For further information, please visit the Victorian Education website (click to open).
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Strathmore Secondary College presents...
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The Performing Arts and Music faculty would like to invite you to attend this year’s school production, The Drowsy Chaperone. Students from Year 8 to 12 have been rehearsing tirelessly since Term 1 and would absolutely love to have you at the performance to show off all their efforts.

​This farcical production pays tribute to musicals of the Jazz Age, breaking the traditional formula of musicals, instead presenting as a show within a show. We delve into the world of a man, sitting in his chair in his living room, reminiscing one of his favourite musicals, The Drowsy Chaperone. As he plays the record we take a trip back in time to the 1920s for the wedding of glamorous show girl Janet Van De Graaff to the dashing Robert Martin. When Janet decides to give up show business to follow her heart, her producer, Mr Feldzieg has no choice but to intervene and try to stop the wedding or he will lose his leading lady. With the threat of two menacing gangsters spurring him on, Feldzieg decides to recruit renowned ladies’ man Aldolpho to seduce the bride. When a case of mistaken identity causes Aldolpho to pursue Janet’s chaperone instead, what follows is a complicated web of mayhem, madness and ridiculous misunderstandings.

​The performances will take place at The Clocktower Centre on the following evenings:
 
Wednesday 31st July, Thursday 1st August &  Friday 2nd August @ 7:30pm
Saturday 3rd August @ 6:00pm
 
Tickets are on sale from The Clocktower Centre Box Office -
Ph. 9243 9191 or visit 
www.clocktowercentre.com.au
 
We look forward to seeing you there.
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VCAL at NCAT

If you are interested in exploring VCAL options for 2020, The Northern College of the Arts and Technology is holding an open evening on Tuesday 6th August.

Visit NCAT

​Government House Music Performance

On the morning of Wednesday the 24th of July, the Palm Court Strings were invited to play at Government House, as part of the official welcoming ceremony for the Jiangsu Sister Schools Welcome Reception. 

The group of senior musicians, lead by our exceptional violin and viola teacher, Angela Huang, played superbly from the minstrel gallery high above the ballroom, while official guests were welcomed to Victoria.
It was an honour and a recognition of the outstanding music program we offer at Strathmore to be requested to perform for such a prestigious event. Congratulations to all involved. 

Luke Steward
Music Faculty Leader

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Year 12 Biology

Year 12 Biology students attended a practical workshop at Melbourne University this week where they were able to make use of a variety of gene technologies.  In a university laboratory, students were investigating how to genetically modify bacteria and create new products in a lab setting. An example of an application of this technology is how to create bacteria that will create human insulin for diabetics. 

Our year 12s were also engaged in finding evidence of evolutionary change in fruit flies by both looking at their physical characteristics and using technology to examine their DNA.
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