The Premier’s Reading Challenge has proven to be a very popular competition over the last few days with a massive 574 students registering to compete and 205 books already finished at the close of April. Notable mentions to Georgie Collyer, Hayden Dempster, Summer Tuppenney and Giselle Leonard who have read… Read More

The English Faculty really enjoyed the Mooroolbark College Open Night and the opportunity it provided us to showcase the excellent work our students do in English.  A huge thanks goes out to our student helpers on the night Beth Seymour, Chloe Jasper, Elise Van Praag and Giselle Leonard from year… Read More

Year 8 students have recently finished a Micro-fiction unit which has resulted in many excellent examples of writing in this form. Here are a few stand outs:    Blood red and faint fiery sky. Sunset clouds passing over sleeping trees. The waters reflection of the distant but bright sun. (Lilli… Read More

Students will be introduced to the Premiers’ Reading Challenge over the coming weeks, particularly in their Independent Reading classes. This is a fantastic opportunity to invest time and interest into reading books and logging them into a database that keeps track of progress and how students may measure up against… Read More

  The English department would like to extend a warm welcome to Judy Miller, Penn Valk and Paige Williams. It is lovely to have them as part of our team and they have already added so much expertise to our office and curriculum. Our year 7 students have started the… Read More

On the 18th of October, English’s online Night of Excellence was made available to our school community, and we could not have been prouder of those who volunteered and/or agreed to showcase their excellent work. What an amazing initiative by the social media team at Mooroolbark to utilise one of the most powerful and… Read More

For Jev  Jev Telford was a beloved member (and leader) of the English faculty.   As a teacher, he will be remembered for the hours that he spent helping students outside of class time; for the genuine care that he showed to every student he taught (especially those from R8); and for… Read More

English    We would like to acknowledge all the amazing efforts of students, parents, guardians, teachers, ES staff, and those in the school community who have rallied once again and gotten through the tumult of the past few weeks during remote learning. Well done!    English welcomes Sophie Morane to… Read More

At Mooroolbark College, we believe that fostering a love of reading and improving reading skills are essential to allow our students to access a range of opportunities in the future. Reading provides an outlet for students to use their imagination, as well as building transferable skills such as expanding their vocabulary. See the infographic below for more information… Read More

This month, we offer some rare insights into the experiences of our students undertaking Year 7 English, Year 10 Literature and Year 12 English Language.  Year 7 English with Nikkisha Dempster  How are you finding English this year? Easy because the content is explained well, in a way that I understand it.  What do… Read More