Cassandra Goh, Author at Canterbury College

Talking Taipans... Almost Episode 3 🐍

https://youtu.be/Gz51qewXKnU

Canterbury Students Available For Pick-Up Now Option

The Queensland Premier has just concluded a press conference indicating that weather conditions over the north of Brisbane and towards the Sunshine Coast are poor and getting worse.

She has also informed parents that they may pick up their children from school anytime from now onwards.

Canterbury is facilitating this option right now for those parents wishing to take this decision.

Please call or email the school about your child or children so we can make them available.

Junior School: 07 3299 0847 |

Secondary School: 07 3299 0843 |

Camp Australia (OSHC): 0403 246 289

Junior School students can be collected via our Junior Administration Building at the High Road Gate, and Secondary School students via our Secondary Administration Building at the Old Logan Village Road Gate.

These are the only two EARLY pick-up places that we are designating, otherwise the normal parking procedures apply.

For those parents busy at work, or unable to arrive earlier than normal, or for those who don’t want to take up this option – our school day and full student supervision will continue here exactly as per normal, unless we are officially advised otherwise.

Our Camp Australia OSHC and Early Learning Centre will close at 4:00pm today out of an abundance of caution.

We can staff here until around 4:30pm this afternoon to help parents and carers as much as we can.

No decision has been made yet about the school’s operations on Friday, as we process the incoming State Government, Independent Schools Queensland and BOM weather information.

Please stay tuned to MyCC, our website News page, our Facebook or Instagram for this announcement when it becomes available.

Finally, as always… please stay safe! (And pray for an end to this diabolical weather!)

Kind regards

Dan Walker

College Principal

by Cassandra Goh

JTAS and TAS SATURDAY SPORT FIXTURES: WET WEATHER CANCELLATIONS!

Please find attached our updated Saturday Sport Fixture:

ALL Junior TAS CANCELLED

Tennis: All Fixtures CANCELLED

Football: All Fixtures CANCELLED

Cricket: All Fixtures CANCELLED

Boys Volleyball: First VI, Second VI, Year 10 - Games Going Ahead.

All other Volleyball games CANCELLED

Girls Basketball: First V, Second V, Year 10 - Games Going Ahead.

All other Basketball games CANCELLED

by Cassandra Goh

Talking Taipans - Episode 2, 2022 🐍 With Catherine Krzensk & Ben Maxfield

https://youtu.be/zmMJpqc9u2g

by Cassandra Goh

Taipan Roboneers: Practicing To Be Future Programmers

https://youtu.be/5G3Shz0DnOM

Our Years 5-9 Taipan Roboneers have been busy learning coding fundamentals and programming their robots!

By learning coding fundamentals, they develop the skills to control robots with precision and consistency.

They also put into practice the role of being a programmer which involves:

Identifying the problem - moving the robot from a set location for a specific measurement of distance, then having it collect an item, and finally return to its starting point.
Describing a series of actions - through coding that solves the problem.
Programming the robot.
Testing and improving the robot's functionality.

Taipan Roboneers Online Group Registration.

Mrs Jess Traurig
Teacher
Canterbury College

by Cassandra Goh

The Dark Side: Canterbury Astronomy Club - New Venue!

Well over 100 excited students from right across Years 5-12 came to our first 'The Dark Side' Canterbury Astronomy Club meeting for 2022 on Monday afternoon.

Because of the high numbers, we are changing the venue to the Discovery Centre Junior Library, which offers a much larger function space.

Members who have already signed up to our Astronomy Club, will have received an email with these details.

Other students in Years 5-12 are still most welcome to join!

The best way to register is to visit our official website - www.canterburydarkside.com

Then click How to Join, then fill in the Student Information Form online.

Then just turn up - after school every Monday afternoon in the Discovery Centre Junior Library.

And don't forget to join our Public Facebook Group - Canterbury Dark Side.

Lightsaber training coming this Monday! And cookies as always...

NB: We are still looking for a few more senior students who can act as activity and meeting leaders.

If interested, please contact Mrs Pendreigh in the Secondary Library OR via her email - OR just come to a meeting and tell us you'd like to help out.

See you Monday!

Mr David Ilsley
Teacher
Canterbury College

by Cassandra Goh

Welcome To Canterbury's Junior School From Our Junior School Captains

Welcome or welcome back to another new, unique and extraordinary year at Canterbury College!

We are very excited to be back and look forward to seeing all your lovely faces.

We hope you enjoyed a wonderful extended summer holiday and a brilliant first few weeks of Term One.

As we all know, COVID once again crashed the start of the school year.

However, we are here now, and are very grateful to be back in our classes with our wonderful teachers.

We would like to start by saying welcome to all the new students and their families - we hope you love your new school.

As we all know, going to a new school can be stressful and nerve-wracking, so we hope you have found your feet and made some wonderful new friends.

You can always talk to your teachers and the Junior School Captains about any concerns, so please do not hesitate to ask if you need assistance or support.

We would be delighted to assist you and help you to have the most amazing journey here at Canterbury.

Let’s talk about special events here at Canterbury...

The Junior School was alive with excitement over the opening of the brand-new playground.

It has multiple courses, all based on a particular stage or level, with Years 2-3 playing at first break and Years 4-6 playing at second break.

Some important rules have been established to keep everyone safe and happy.

Our Junior School Captains have been trialling a new ‘Meet And Greet’ at the P-2 drop-off carpark zone.

Captains are showing their great leadership skills by welcoming families as they arrive, and escorting our little people to their Prep classrooms.

This has been going extremely well!

We would like to announce that Canterbury's The Dark Side Astronomy Club is now open for Years 5 – 12.

Come along and explore the universe and what lies within, as we meet every Monday afternoon from 3:30pm - 5:00pm in the Discovery Centre Junior School Library.

And let's not forget the CANTERBEE logo design competition.

To all the young artists and designers out there, please try and create a logo for this competition - you could win $20 to spend at the School Canteen.

Plus, you will have your design printed for the Canterbee's honey jars.

If you would like to enter, go to the MyCC - Canterbee Honey Label Competition to find out more about the design brief.

Hot off the press… The new Book Club is now open!

All readers and podcasters are welcome to attend this new club.

Each term, we will venture into a new book that will be read and then turned into a podcast for all Canterbury students to listen to.

Not only that, but new books that aren't even on the shelves yet, will be happily given to members of this Book Club - it's free and it's fun!

It will be open for Year 4 students at Monday lunchtime and for Years 5 – 6 students at Tuesday lunchtime.

Students have already started their JTAS Sport training, cross country, swimming and tennis.

Some of the Year 5s and 6s have also joined secondary students as part of Canterbury's eSports team on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes - this has been a lot of fun!

As we finish this week, we would like to congratulate all the JTAS teams that played last weekend for the successful start to the 2022 season.

Till next time... Take care and have a wonderful Term One.

2022 Junior School Captains - Ava Heath (Year 6 - Goldsworthy) and Banjo Newton (Year 6 - Kime)

by Cassandra Goh

Canterbury College Campus Map: Final February Major Update!

Please familiarise yourself with the new and updated locations around our fast-growing Canterbury College campus.

Here is our hi-res Campus Map PDF and Campus Map PNG image file for downloading and printing if required.

Campus Map: Gate Name Updates
Old Name	New Name
Entrance A	High Road Gate
Entrance B	Easterly Street Gate
Entrance C	Staff Parking Gate
Entrance D	Old Logan Village Road Gate
Entrance E	Sports Precinct Gate
Entrance F	Property and Works Gate
Campus Map: Location & Building Name Updates
Old Name	New Name
Trade Training Centre & Restaurant	Canterbury Functions Centre
Q Block	Secondary Administration
Secondary Administration	Care Central
College Main Administration	Corporate Services
Arts Centre Auditorium	Performing Arts Theatre
C1 - C2 Rooms	Staff Services Help Desk Property and Works Hub
Campus Map: New Locations Added & Existing Points Of Interest Highlighted
Added Carpark Beside Sports Hall
Added Sports Boulevard
Separate Aquatic Centre and Tennis Centre Carparks Splash & Smash Cafe Swim Information Kiosk Tennis Information Kiosk
The Sails
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden
NEW Junior School Playground
Secondary Library Digital Hub