U3A concert
All the fun of the fair: left, Education Minister James Merlino with Somers Primary School pupils Cooper Squire, Zara Belle and Joanna Mikkelson. Right, Brendon, Aaron and Jake from Tyabb Railway Primary School demonstrate their coloured water droplet experiment. Below, Luke, Tara, Pia, Luke and Henry from Balnarring Primary School use entertainment to showcase science. Pictures: Yanni
THE U3A Mornington choir will hold its annual concert 2pm, Thursday 3 December, at Peninsula Community Theatre, corner Nepean Hwy and Wilsons Rd, Mornington. Admission is $10 which includes afternoon tea. Tickets are available from the U3A office, Currawong Community Centre, open 10am-2pm, Monday to Friday, call 5975 9773, or, after hours, Sally Brisker 5975 2418 or Merna Brydon 5978 8285. Tickets are also available at the door before the performance. The choir master is Warwick Taylor and the accompanist Christine Stapleton.
Party plan fades ROSEBUD police acted quickly online to shut down an unauthorised party being held on the Rye foreshore, Friday night. They noticed the event titled “Beach gath, rye, Friday night, BYO” on Facebook and used their own page to comment: “Thanks for the invite Lleam, Tyson and Lochie. “Rosebud police will definitely be attending! PS. Did you remember to get your permits from Mornington Peninsula Shire Council?” At the time, 99 people had signalled their interest in the event, 188 were going and 916 invited. It was looking like being a big night, but interest faded when it became known the police were also keen on attending. While the Facebook description did initially make reference to alcohol, and instructed guests to eat before they arrived, it was stripped clean of all party details by Friday afternoon. Police say their univited comments lewd to the event being cancelled.
Science on their minds THE state government’s bid to promote students’ interest in science brought Education Minister James Merlino to the second annual Southern Peninsula Principals’ Network 2015 Annual Science Fair. With more than 500 year 5-7 students were at the fair, being involved in science experiments, demonstrations and offering their ideas. The fair, held in the hall at the New Peninsula Church, Craigie Rd, Mt Martha, aims to support science teaching among government schools. Schools at the fair included Boneo, Balnarring, Somers, Tyabb Railway and Dromana primary schools, Dromana, Somerville and Western Port secondary colleges, Peninsula Special School and Red Hill Consolidated. Mr Merlino said the government
was encouraging “excellence in STEM – science, technology, engineering and maths – across the school system”. “The Secondary STEM Catalysts program will build on Victoria’s existing strengths and train 60 teachers across 30 schools to become experts who can inspire fellow teachers to bring STEM alive for students in years 7 and 8,” he said. “The $27 million Primary Mathematics and Science Specialists initiative will train 200 primary school teachers to work alongside other teachers in over 100 of the state’s most disadvantaged primary schools.” Mr Merlino said 10 new tech schools “will be high-tech centres of learning excellence right across Victoria”.
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