News and Events: Author Archive
Primary Athletics Morning
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The annual Buckley House Prep to Year 2 athletics morning took place on Friday 4 November. It was a lovely sunny morning that saw the 130 children in Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 converge on the North Ground for the rotational morning of activities. This is always a popular day for parents and once […]
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Sport Update
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In an exciting game at Yarra Valley, the Ivanhoe Cricket boys were set 168 to score on a very slow outfield. Fortunately Chris De Dear (34), Ben Pascuzzi (38) and James Wiggington (39 no) all contributed well to help pass the total in the 48th over. In other Boys sport, Ivanhoe’s Basketballers backed up their […]
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The Journey that Makes Us
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The 2016 Conference celebrated 50 years of the Round Square movement, with 80 schools from around the world gathering at two locations – Louisenlund and Aiglon in Switzerland to explore the conference theme: ‘The Journey that Makes Us.’ The school was represented by nine students and supporting staff. Highlighting the value of the ‘journey’ as […]
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Year 9 Drama
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This semester students have had an Australian focus in Year 9 Drama. Students have explored some of the most renowned and significant pieces of Australian Theatre written in the last 50 years. While the Unit has been largely practical and experiential, there has also been both research and creative-writing facets to the subject. Students have […]
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State Primary School Athletics Championships 2016
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On Monday 24 October Buckley House was represented by four athletes at the State Athletics Championships held at the State Athletics track in Albert Park. The students ranging from years 4-6 had already competed and been victorious at four previous levels (School, District, Division and Region) to make it to this prestigious event. Medals and […]
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Hoop Time Basketball Tournament
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On Tuesday 25 October the Boys Years 3 & 4 Basketball team competed at the Regional Hoop Time tournament at the Nunawading Basketball Stadium. The challenge was to make the top 3 of the 15 teams and qualify for the State Hoop Time championships. The Boys started off brilliantly winning their first 3 games and […]
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Driver's Education Excursion
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Year 10 students took part in a Driver’s education excursion where they got the enviable chance to race each other around a Go Kart Track alongside completing a drivers’ licence practice test. This excursion was the culmination of the theory studied during the previous couple of weeks in the classroom. On arrival students had to […]
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Carnival for Cambodia
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On Tuesday 25 October the Plenty Primary Community held the annual Market Day as part of the week long Carnival For Cambodia. This fundraiser provides resources for the Schools Program in the Kandal Province of Cambodia, a project that has been running for 10 years. This Market Day provides an authentic opportunity for Year 6 […]
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Great Win by Ivanhoe's Basketball Team
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Ivanhoe’s Baskteball Team triumphed over Marcellin on Saturday 22 of October in a thrilling match. The match was tightly contested with the scores level for most of the game. The Ivanhoe boys played with enormous tenacity to be up by 6 points with just two minutes to play. However Marcellin took their opportunities in these […]
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Night of Notables
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On Thursday 20 October students dressed up as their favourite characters and took part in a parade and presentation. The Night of Notables is a major research and presentation piece primarily coming from the English and Humanities Departments but with input from additional subject areas. Each student selected their notable character, researched and prepared a […]
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UNICEF Soccer Match
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On Monday 24 October, the Student Representative Committee (SRC) at Buckley House organised a special Soccer Fun Day. All donations will be directly donated to UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. They hope to raise as much money as possible for this worthy cause. The sun came out for this special event and everyone […]
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Valedictory Dinner
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The Plenty Campus Valedictory dinner for the class of 2016 was held on Monday 17 October at Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre. It was a wonderful evening where all parents and students of the graduating class came together to celebrate their time at Ivanhoe Grammar School. The Year 12 Level Manager highlighted each student’s […]
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