{"id":1617,"date":"2020-05-08T14:58:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T04:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1617"},"modified":"2020-05-08T14:58:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T04:58:44","slug":"director-of-students-6","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/article\/director-of-students-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Director of Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1246 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/12\/Maria-smaller-file-thumb-320x320.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/12\/Maria-smaller-file-thumb-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/12\/Maria-smaller-file-thumb-1024x1024.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>Director of Students<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Maria Franettovich <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>The importance of staying connected has been the focus for each of the Heads of House during this time of Learning@Home.\u00a0 They have created a variety of online challenges to engage the students in their House to maintain connections.\u00a0 This week I have asked each Head of House to share what they have been doing in their House to foster \u201cStaying Connected\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>Dominations House<\/h3>\n<p>Dominations House filled their first weeks of Term 2 with an array of green of every shade and tone. Students from the House were invited to photograph anything green in their surroundings to submit into the Doms Mosaic Project \u2013 an idea designed to keep us connected, work together and to create something beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>The response was incredible \u2013 over 400 entries were submitted via the Learning Hub, all of which will be put together to create a huge green mosaic artwork than we can keep as a reminder of this unique time in our lives.<\/p>\n<p>The project was run as a PC competition, each photo submitted by a student (or enthusiastic PC teacher) earned a point for their PC class, and the results are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6<sup>th<\/sup> place with 4 entries \u2013 Doms 6<\/li>\n<li>5<sup>th<\/sup> place with 17 entries \u2013 Doms 5<\/li>\n<li>4<sup>th<\/sup> place with 67 entries \u2013 Doms 2<\/li>\n<li>3<sup>rd<\/sup> place with 71 entries \u2013 Doms 4<\/li>\n<li>2<sup>nd<\/sup> place with a huge contribution of 119 entries \u2013 Doms 3<\/li>\n<li>1<sup>st<\/sup> place with a staggering 140 entries \u2013 Doms 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations to Ms Martens and all members of Doms 1, especially those who were actively engaged in the project. Miss Towers will now spend some time creating the final artwork which will be made into a banner to be proudly displayed in our House area. See if you can spot your photo entries somewhere in there!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/Doms-collage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1431\" height=\"1432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/Doms-collage.jpg 1431w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/Doms-collage-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/Doms-collage-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/Doms-collage-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/Doms-collage-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1431px) 100vw, 1431px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Powers House<\/h3>\n<p>Powers House is staying connected with various online activities which link to our House words of <em>Challenge, \u2018Persevere and \u2018Inspire. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSUN\u2019S OUT; GUNS OUT!\u201d is our <em>Persevere<\/em> activity. In a literal show of strength through these uncertain times, we\u2019ve asked the Powers Girls to send in a picture of their bicep decorated with either a yellow rose or the word, \u201cPOWERS\u201d. As young women, we are strong, powerful and resilient; together, we can do this! We\u2019ve had some great entries \u2013 here\u2019s a colourful entry from Laura Fraser in Year 8 (Mr Wallace\u2019s PC Group).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/powers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1124\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/powers.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/powers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/powers-145x109.jpg 145w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/powers-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/powers-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/powers-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks, Laura! Even the Powers PC teachers will be adding their own pictures to the forum! We\u2019ll use all the images to create poster for Term 2. The \u201cSUN\u2019S OUT; GUNS OUT!\u201d photo activity ends on Friday, Week 3.<\/p>\n<p>Our next online activity &#8211; \u201cTHE POWER OF LOVE\u201d celebrates the quality of <em>Inspire.<\/em> PC teachers will explain how this works in the Friday Feedback session next week and we can\u2019t wait to see what the students submit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Princes House<\/h3>\n<p>Princes have been keeping engaged by Zooming in with check-ins with their PC teachers and PC sisters.\u00a0 Princes 1 had a pet party with Ms Pollard during Feedback Friday last week \u2013 it was great to meet all of our beloved furry friends.\u00a0 The rest of the house are encouraged to submit a picture of their pets this week, as we are creating a Pet\u2019s Mosaic on the Learning Hub.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1644 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/princes-newsletter-e1588807096601.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1420\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/princes-newsletter-e1588807096601.png 1420w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/princes-newsletter-e1588807096601-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/princes-newsletter-e1588807096601-288x150.png 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Thrones House<\/h3>\n<p>Thrones have been engaging online through the weekly challenges and Thrones Specialist Groups. The Fitness Group has been a hit with many students challenging themselves in the 3km run it challenge. Clara Deer and Grace Burbidge hold the top times for week 1 and 2. Our first fortnightly challenge saw students submit Artistic Representations which centred on our focus word of Mercy. It was beautiful to see a number of submissions for Anzac Day. A stand out was the beautiful Poppy Artworks created by Ella Hall and Grace Burbidge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1645 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/thrones-newsletter-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/thrones-newsletter-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/thrones-newsletter-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1646 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/ella-poppys-thrones-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/ella-poppys-thrones-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/ella-poppys-thrones-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moving into Week 3 and 4 our new focus word is \u2018Joy\u2019 and we are encouraging students to submit pictures of their pets to add to our already started Pet Pics Mosaic. What better way to spark joy then our furry friends. Keep up the Thrones spirit ladies and #stayconnected<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director of Students Maria Franettovich \u00a0 The importance of staying connected has been the focus for each of the Heads of House during this time of Learning@Home.\u00a0 They have created a variety of online challenges to engage the students in their House to maintain connections.\u00a0 This week I have asked each Head of House to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1617","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=1617"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=1617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}