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We proudly share with you our latest news items about classroom activities and college events.
It is a pleasure to also acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our students both at the college and within the greater community.
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A Step Back in Time

A group of our Year 7 students enjoyed an excursion to the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle last term, before COVID-19 restrictions shelved all visits. An Ancient Rome exhibit complemented the students’ history studies. They all enjoyed exploring the museum’s…
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A Special Delivery

Comet Bay College’s population swelled just a little this week, as our Year 10 Caring for Children students adopted virtual babies. The new additions were delivered on Tuesday morning and the students were responsible for caring for the babies around…
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Tracky Dack Day 2020

Comet Bay College celebrated Tracky Dack Day last week, and the blustery weather encouraged plenty of students to get involved. Tracky Dack Day is a TLC for Kids initiative which began as a fun and easy way to raise awareness…
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Online Assemblies

Comet Bay College has employed innovative measures to keep children and their parents engaged and informed during social distancing restrictions, including online assemblies. Our first online assembly was set via CONNECT last week. The production was the work of two…
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Chemical Reactions

Do you know what happens when you mix magnesium with hydrochloric acid? Our Year 10 students discovered the answer during a fun experiment earlier this week. Science teacher Laura Ellam watched over as students recorded the different reaction rates when…
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Takeaway Breakfast

Comet Bay College has reopened its Breakfast Club to our students, offering takeaways! Student leaders have been cooking up some delicious ‘grab and go’ tucker for their peers to allow the club to continue under current dining restrictions. The Breakfast…
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Chocolate and Egg Experiments

Our science lab looked a little like a home economics class last week, when students used chocolate and egg to evaluate how heat produced chemical and physical changes. The Year 10 students documented the changes to each food substance after…
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In the News

Year 10 student Indigo Mackenzie is using her love of writing to create a student newsletter. The online publication will feature a series of articles about youth issues, her peers’ achievements and events around the school. Indigo, who aspires to…
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Online Challenges

Our Positive Culture Team has had to think outside the box this term to move its popular lunchtime House Competitions online. The creative team has devised a range of weekly challenges to engage students and allow them to earn Vivo…
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Flaming Atoms

Our Year 10 students had a blast in Science on Friday, literally, when teachers Laura Ellam and Krasanka Carmichael demonstrated a range of salt and metal reactive experiments. The students evaluated what happens when pure forms of Calcium, Sodium and…
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Dry Ice Experiments

Students learning about chemical science had some fun with dry ice last week. Science teacher Frank Slee’s Year 7 classes put their knowledge of states of matter and atmospheric gases to the test when they used dry ice in a…
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A Sweet Exchange

A group of our Year 12 students are sending memories from Australia to former Comet Bay College exchange student Miaki Yoshida in Japan. Letters from friends, a Leavers Jacket and Tim Tams will be posted to the 17-year-old, who spent…
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