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Term 2 has been a productive term for staff and students as we have worked towards consolidating quality teaching and learning through our Mid Year Assessment period. Well done to all students on their achievements so far throughout the year. We are feeling the impacts of COVID-19, associated isolation and ongoing illness as students recover from COVID. We are working hard to re-engage students back into regular learning who have been affected over the course of the year. Attendance at college is an important aspect to ensure the continuity of learning for students to enable them to be successful and reach their potential. We encourage parents and carers to contact the college if they require support in getting their young people to attend college.
With the recent public health announcement in regard to COVID-19 we are now in a position where Face Masks are no longer mandatory in schools and colleges. We would like to thank all staff and students for their cooperation during the year so far in supporting the Public Health direction through mask wearing. This has been a challenging time for many and the patience and understanding has been appreciated. If students still choose to wear a face mask we will support them to do so and will have a supply on hand each day.
Our college Musical “Chicago” was a huge success and a high-quality production and I would like to acknowledge and thank the hard work of the staff and students involved for delivering the show in difficult circumstances. With no access to the college auditorium rehearsals had to occur in our student common room requiring the space to be setup and then pulled down for each rehearsal. Limited time to be on the stage at Hobart College and overcoming transport to and from the venue were just some challenges that were overcome. A true display of resilience for all involved.
All areas of the college continue to thrive, especially our Rosny Futures Program, located at the Annex along Cambridge Road. A personalised learning program aimed at enhancing the educational outcomes and engagement of students through a variety of curriculum choices has been well received and numbers are increasing weekly as we work to engage and re-engage our students.
Our hard-working Student Association is in full swing and they are working hard to gather student voices to help inform the direction of the college. The students are working toward preparations for the Rosny College formal in term 3 which will be a great opportunity for students to gather and celebrate their journey through the year.
In exciting news for Rosny College we have been able to establish a partnership with the Clarence City Council and PCYC that will see a police presence at the skate park 10.00 am – 3.00 pm daily. The Skate Park adjacent to Rosny is owned and maintained by Clarence City Council and Rosny is happy to be working to support students in accessing and using the facility.
Term 3 will see our third reporting phase for students with formal reports provided to students with our second parent-teacher evening to occur. This will enable valuable discussions with teachers to assist students in moving towards the final phase of the year and being prepared for end-of-year exams, folio submission and final assessment.
For our Year 11 students Term 3 is an important part of the transition process as students consider options for year 12 through the preliminary enrolment process. Our 2023 Course Guide is soon to be released which will be an essential tool to help guide students in working out their next stage of Senior Secondary Education. Next year we are excited to be delivering Certificate II in Sustainable Energy with Certificate II in Electrotechnology to be offered in 2024. These courses will provide opportunities for students to access Electrician apprenticeships post-year 12 which are highly needed in our local context.
Finally, I would like to congratulate Andrew Woodham on being appointed the substantive Principal of Rosny College. Andrew is set to bring knowledge and experience of the Principal role to Rosny and will begin his tenure at the start of Term 3 and I wish him well in leading the college into the future.
Anthony Coe
Acting Principal
Chicago Brought the Razzle Dazzle!
The Rosny College musical is over for another year. Over 60 staff and students worked on The CHICAGO for just over 3 months to create a spectacular production – for the first time held at Mount Nelson Theatre this year.
Performing arts students were involved in all areas of the production from performing, lighting, sound and technical production, to the band and costuming.
The Musical theatre course, which provides students with a UTAS course as well as 15 TCE points, threw many challenges at staff at students this year. With the Rosny College Auditorium closed for major works, the team had to “think outside the College” to ensure this learning experience could still happen. Rehearsing in the student common room right up until the week of the show, students then moved to Mount Nelson Theatre (thanks to Hobart College’s generosity), with 2 days of rehearsals on the stage before opening night.
Chicago was well received by the public with over 2500 audience members over the short show season. Congratulations must go to the students who worked tirelessly to bring the show to life. Thanks also to the college community, including staff, parents and sponsors who have supported the production team and always make our Musicals such an amazing industry-quality experience for all involved.
Follow Rosny College Performing Arts on Facebook or @rosnymusical on Instagram, to look back at the process and watch that space for the 2023 musical announcement later this year.
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The students in Contemporary Music have been industriously working on writing and recording original music as well as performing to the public.
Earlier in the year saw a partnership with Libraries Tasmania provide opportunities for our students to perform to a public audience as part of volunteer week. This was a positive experience for both Rosny College students and Rosny Library.
Contemporary Music and VET Live Production collaborated this term to put on a live concert in the Rosny College common room. The high standards of performance and the professionalism of the live production crew were fantastic. Authentic performances like these are incredibly valuable learning experiences for all involved and also showcase the industry skills that are being developed in these courses.
Visual art students have been working hard in preparation for their mid-year assessments and progress reviews. Our teaching and learning focus this term has focused on the explicit teaching of visual literacy to increase awareness and understanding of art language in the delivery of our programs.
Excursions to Mona, gallery crawls, photography field trips and student engagement in community arts festivals such as Dark Mofo were all highlights of a packed Term 2 program. Due to popular demand more opt-in life drawing sessions are planned for next term.
‘Pop up’ shows continue at intervals to brighten up the corridors. This term displays included work by level 2 and level 3 photography students. The cyanotypes experiments with UV light on photo-sensitive paper and visual responses to the design elements project were both well received. Look out for upcoming displays of ceramics mixed-media, printmaking and digital art and media.
The installation of a major artwork in the main stairwell was an exciting start to the term. Commissioned by ex-Rosny student Isaie Alloin the triptych, a three-panelled painting depicts the view from Rosny to Kangaroo Bay and surrounding environment in the morning light. The painting was designed specifically for the space and is a stunning addition to the Rosny art collection.
An exciting opportunity for several of our year 12 Art Studio Practice and Art Production students has been an invitation to participate in the Co-Lab project which is part of the Beaker Street Art and Science festival. This is an initiative that pairs students with early-career scientists to inspire new artworks based on scientific concepts and ideas. The final works will be exhibited at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery TMAG as part of the Beaker Street Festival from August 5 – 14.
Community engagement and partnership with the Clarence council will provide further opportunities for our art students to engage with professional artists in the planning and development of the upcoming skate park art project.
The term 3 calendar promises to be just as packed with more artistic opportunities and challenges for our students.
Marine Biology Class at Rosny College Makes Scientific Claim About Bellerive Beach
‘The Litter We Found Is Litter That Human Beings Have Thrown Away’
So what? Not news? A blue plastic pen lid degraded by UV light from the sun and broken into much smaller pieces over the course of its journey around the Derwent River is not news? Well, it was big news for Rosny College’s two Marine Biology classes. The aim of their Marine Biology investigation was to comprehensively survey Bellerive Beach for litter. Transect and quadrat sampling techniques were employed randomly to ensure fair testing of entry and exit points along the length of Bellerive Beach. Sampling along each transect from the emergent sand-dune level, through the dominant debris line, down to the water was incorporated with a 3-4cm excavation of sand in quadrats. The sand collected was sieved for litter. So began the budding marine biologists' understanding of the difference between wanton littering and accumulated litter. Hidden litter. Litter changing. Litter degradation by biotic and abiotic factors. The prevalence of litter is sorted by colour, shape, type, and size. Microplastics of all colours, soft white foam beads from bean bags, cigarette butts and clear film-like plastic dominated all sampling sites.
The question. . .Who or what was the winner? No one would think nature. Thinking about nature, a word comes to mind. Pristine. A word that means that something is in its original condition. Pristine would not apply to Bellerive Beach. Of the many dog walkers who showed interest in our beach litter surveys, canine controllers of all shapes and sizes were impressed at our vigour. Unimpressed with our bags of litter. Provocatively talking to young people who have only known a world of plastic straws, lamenting better days of pristine beaches of their childhood. Pristine, that word again.
Go to YouTube, and type in Henderson Island. Blowout. Now you can enter the ethical debate that will occur for you, a place for quiet contemplation the next time you cut off the clear plastic nib to a cone which you intend to attach to a silicon tube used in a caulking gun. The Vanilla Coke bottle top fumbled about in a beach bag. The smoky dart of temptation pushed into the sand forever to hide its danger. The object you see wash into an open stormwater drain after a deluge. We picked them all up. What is further to this story? Who to blame? Our data is to come in the next instalment of Marine Biology @ Rosny College.
Ps. Who takes a beanbag to the beach. Idiots. Don’t do it.
Outdoor Leadership have been learning about the importance of communication and the roles of group members when planning and undertaking adventure activities in high-risk environments. We hiked on Kunyanyi from the springs to the summit via the Zig Zag track where we simulated an emergency situation. All students were well prepared for the conditions and were cool, calm and collected despite the -2 temp with 60kmh winds!
The combined Rosny/Hobart College males water polo team has won all 5 Friday night games at the Hobart Aquatic Centre. The players have demonstrated great skills, commitment and a sense of fair play. Congratulations to the wonderful team effort of the players.
Sincere thanks go out to Deane Barnett for being an inspiring coach, Angela Bond for being so organised with team management and all parents who help on the officiating desk and getting students to the games.
We also have two Rosny girls playing with St Mary’s College; it will be interesting to watch their achievements over the coming weeks.