ISSUE 11 2026 | 1 |
Wakikirri Winners! | 1 |
School Council Fundraising Updates | 1 |
Dress Code Policy | 1 |
What’s on @ The Lakes | 1 |
Student’s celebrate Science Week | 1 |
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: | 1 |
SCHOOL COUNCIL REPORT | 1 |
AMANDA FARRELLY | 1 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter | 2 |
SCHOOL COUNCIL REPORT | 2 |
NEW DRINK STATIONS ACROSS BOTH CAMPUSES | 2 |
RECOGNISING OUR PRINCIPALS | 2 |
FATHER'S AND SPECIAL PERSONS DAY – STALL & BREAKFAST | 2 |
COMING IN WEEK 9 – CADBURY CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER | 2 |
READ OUR COLLEGE HANDBOOKS FOR | 2 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter | 4 |
STUDENT | 4 |
perspective | 4 |
Science Week @ The Lakes! | 4 |
Primary Learning in Action Open Morning! | 4 |
On Tuesday, our Primary students enjoyed a special open morning to celebrate Science week! | 4 |
Each year level took part in fun, hands on science activities. | 4 |
It was a wonderful morning of curiosity, discovery and scientific thinking. | 4 |
Thank you to our families who came along and joined in on our open morning, we loved sharing our science learning with you. | 4 |
Real World Applications in VCE | 4 |
COMMUNICATION THROUGH CONVERSATION | 5 |
Episode 2: we kick off our Best Friends segment - tune in to find out more! | 5 |
Primary Communication Team | 5 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter CURRICULUM | 6 |
THE LAKES STUDENTS EARN NATIONAL NOMINATION IN WAKAKIRRI! | 6 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter | 8 |
POLICY SPOTLIGHT | 8 |
STUDENT DRESS CODE POLICY | 8 |
www.thelakes.edu.au/uploads/8/3/9/0/83901006/student_dress_code_policy_2024.pdf | 8 |
TERM 3 CALENDAR | 9 |
Week 1 | 9 |
Week 2 | 9 |
Week 3 | 9 |
Week 4 | 9 |
Week 5 | 9 |
Week 6 | 9 |
Science Week | 9 |
Week 7 | 9 |
Week 8 | 9 |
Book Week | 9 |
Week 9 | 9 |
Week 10 | 9 |
MON | 9 |
TUE | 9 |
WED | 9 |
THU | 9 |
FRI | 9 |
Jul 13 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Jul 14 | 9 |
11.30am - 1.00pm | 9 |
Jul 15 | 9 |
Jul 16 | 9 |
Jul 17 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Jul 20 | 9 |
9.15am | 9 |
Jul 21 | 9 |
11.30am - 1.00pm | 9 |
5pm | 9 |
Jul 22 | 9 |
8.15am - 8.45am | 9 |
Jul 23 | 9 |
Jul 24 | 9 |
9am - 11am | 9 |
Jul 27 | 9 |
Aug 3 | 9 |
9.15am | 9 |
Jul 28 | 9 |
11.30am - 1.00pm | 9 |
Aug 4 | 9 |
11.30am - 1.00pm | 9 |
Jul 29 | 9 |
8.15am - 8.45am | 9 |
100 Days of Prep | 9 |
100 Days of Yr 7 | 9 |
Aug 5 | 9 |
8.15am - 8.45am | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Jul 30 | 9 |
Aug 6 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Jul 31 | 9 |
9am - 11am | 9 |
Aug 7 | 9 |
9am - 11am | 9 |
Aug 10 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Aug 11 | 9 |
11.30am - 1.00pm | 9 |
Aug 12 | 9 |
8.15am - 8.45am | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Aug 13 | 9 |
Aug 14 | 9 |
9am - 11am | 9 |
Aug 17 | 9 |
9.15am | 9 |
Aug 18 | 9 |
9:15am - 10:00am | 9 |
11.30am - 1.00pm | 9 |
5pm | 9 |
Aug 19 | 9 |
8.15am - 8.45am | 9 |
10.30am - 6.30pm | 9 |
Aug 20 | 9 |
Aug 21 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
9am - 11am | 9 |
Wednesday - Friday | 9 |
Monday-Tuesday | 9 |
Thursday-Friday | 9 |
Aug 24 | 9 |
Aug 25 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
11.30am - 1.00pm | 9 |
Aug 26 | 9 |
8.15am - 8.45am | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Aug 27 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Aug 28 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Aug 31 | 9 |
9.15am | 9 |
Sep 1 | 9 |
11.30am - 1.00pm | 9 |
Sep 2 | 9 |
8.15am - 8.45am | 9 |
Sep 3 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Sep 4 | 9 |
9am - 11am | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Sep 7 | 9 |
Sep 8 | 9 |
Sep 9 | 9 |
8.15am - 8.45am | 9 |
Sep 10 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Sep 11 | 9 |
9am - 11am | 9 |
Sep 14 | 9 |
9.15am | 9 |
Sep 15 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Sep 16 | 9 |
All Day | 9 |
Sep 17 | 9 |
Sep 18 | 9 |
9am - 11am | 9 |
Monday-Thursday | 9 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter WHAT’S ON @ THE LAKES | 10 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter WHAT’S ON @ THE LAKES | 12 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter WHAT’S ON @ THE LAKES | 14 |
WELCOME TO THE 2026 VICTORIAN PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE | 15 |
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open, and The Lakes South Morang College is excited to be participating. The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including: | 15 |
Access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs) | 15 |
A modern user-friendly interface | 15 |
Rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved | 15 |
The option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review. | 15 |
The 2026 Challenge theme is ‘Stories to discover. Stories to tell’. | 15 |
It is not a competition; it is a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books. | 15 |
Prep to Year 2: Read a total of 30 books, with 20 or more of those books from the Challenge book list | 15 |
Year 3 to Year 9: Read a total of 15 books, with 10 or more of those books from the Challenge book list | 15 |
Year 10: Read a total of 15 books, with 5 or more of those books from the Challenge book list. | 15 |
You can also contact our school’s Challenge coordinator Laura Adams with any questions you may have! | 15 |
TO LOG IN: | 15 |
Select the School/Student button. | 15 |
Select the VPRC login option. | 15 |
Enter your username and password (sent home with Primary students) | 15 |
Select Login. | 15 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD | 16 |
OFFICE HOURS AT THE LAKES | 16 |
ATTENDANCE - EVERY DAY COUNTS | 16 |
BELONGINGS, AMBULANCE & INSURANCE | 16 |
ACCESSING LEARNING TASKS AND ACADEMIC REPORTS | 16 |
Please call 9404 9000 if you have a service or upcoming event you would like to promote through our Newsletter. | 16 |
NO HAT - NO PLAY We will be enforcing our ‘No Hat, No Play’ policy in Term 1 and 4 on the Primary Campus. Wide-brimmed hats (with the school logo), are available at the uniform shop. | 17 |
ROAD SAFETY AROUND THE LAKES SOUTH MORANG COLLEGE | 17 |
YEAR 5/6 NOTEBOOK PROGRAM - 2026 | 17 |
Offer a full desktop computing experience | 17 |
Support keyboard proficiency and multitasking | 17 |
Provide compatibility with the software and systems used from Year 7 onwards | 17 |
Offer improved file management, software flexibility, and better integration with our college systems | 17 |
Devices purchased through our approved portals will be supported at The Lakes in Years 7 and beyond. | 17 |
Support stylus use for handwriting and drawing | 17 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD | 18 |
COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD | 20 |
The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD | 22 |
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