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Teaching & Learning

K-6 assembly 14 June

What a great start to the assembly we had with Ms Attuoni's Year 2 class beautifully conducted the opening prayer.â€‹ After the National Anthem, Mrs Kinne reminded everyone to work hard and keep trying to do better with their education. She was very proud of how much improvement was shown by students each term. Solomon and Andrea talked about Refugee W

GYC Pathways

Transition to GYC begins at entry into Dominic. We start talking about it from Kindergarten. It is emphasised for enrolments and during parent information sessions that GYC is our recommended pathway into Years 11 and 12. ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ»ÆÆ¬ is K-10, on one site, and Year 11 and 12 is just down the road. Students will have a seamless transition into their future study. On Wednesday, our current Year 10

Year 6 at Government House

The bus came to a gentle stop early Wednesday morning as we waited for the large double gates to swing open admitting Year 6 to the grounds of Government House. As we drov

Debating round at Dominic

â€‹On Wednesday evening 24 May ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ»ÆÆ¬ hosted the Tasmanian Debating competition roster, facilitated by the Tasmanian Debating Union. Students from across 15 High Schools and Colleges participated. The sheer number of participants created a very studious atmosphere in the preparation sessions and then a great contest in the actual debates.

Not MONA, MUNA

MUNA stands for â€‹Model United Nations Assembly. Last weekend six ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ»ÆÆ¬ Year 10 students, Annalise Ball, Kalia Combs, Nicki Stanton, Jacob Percy, Julia Narracott and Eric Glover joined 44 other Year 10 students from across the state to compete in the annual Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA). MUNA is organised and sponsored by Rotary clubs throughout Tasmania and pits teams of like-minded Year 10 students aga

Launch into Learning program success

â€‹Launch into Learning continues to be a great success. We have two sessions running each Tuesday. Misty Morning session from 9.30am-11.00am and Apple Afternoons from 1.30pm-3.00pm. Each week our very talented and creative Kinder teacher, Mrs Linda Douglas, leads the group in activities that are fun and engaging but also encourage the development of fine motor skills and early literacy and numeracy.

Year 7-10 Parent and Teacher evening 4 May

It was very pleasing to see such a large number of parents attend 7-10 parent teacher interviews last night. Our parent community is very engaged with their childrenâ€™s education and our parents are committed to achieving the best educational outcomes for them.

Orienteering gets a great start

HPE students and teachers were excited to have worked with excellent specialist coaches in Term 1, in learning the basics of Orienteering. ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ»ÆÆ¬ received $2700 in special funding from the Federal Government through Sporting Schools Funding Grants in Term 1. The Colle

K-6 Open Classroom afternoon for parents

On Wednesday 5 April, K-6 parents and guardians were invited to join their children at school. The afternoon had two purposes. The first was to give K-6 parents another look inside their childâ€™s classroom and have the opportunity to experience the learning activities that take place every day. We had a wonderful response with cla

Raw challenge!

Last week Year 9/10 elective Athletic Development and Adventure Recreation students undertook the Raw Challenge. We headed to Baskerville Raceway, changed into some old clothes and were introduced to the Raw Challenge instructors who talked us through the course, the safety procedures and elements of tecnique. After some warm ups we started the challenge.