Mega Melbourne Mission

The last CUE day of the year on December 9 will be the Mega Melbourne Mission, a giant Melbourne wide scavenger hunt!

To give yourself the very best chance of being a part of the winning team and being presented with the prize at the CUE/Big Experience Celebration Evening on December 9 you will probably need to plan ahead.

If you are visiting this site in the hope that the list of tasks will be available to help you in your planning … your in luck. To get them just click here.

Also remember, to avoid a penalty entire teams must arrive at Federation Square for morning check in no later than 8:50am.

You will be dismissed from Birrarung Marr once you have completed final check in sometime around 2:50pm.

On the day each group must supply:

• Their own Metcards.
• Lunch, or money for lunch.
• Camera to prove the completion of tasks.

The culmination of CUE

The focus of the CUE program has now officially shifted.

From focusing on the individual Community, Urban and Environmental domains we now all have one goal … the Big Experience.

To stay updated with what everyone will be doing in China, Fiji, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand & Vietnam head on over to the Big Experience blog by clicking HERE.

CUE radio – Episode 11

Listen as Tim, Henri and Finn look ahead to their Big Experiences.

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8-9/9/09 – ENVIRONMENT CUE DAY OUT

Last Tuesday night, 9Z met up at the school gates to begin our Zoo Snooze. We drove all the way there on a bus and as soon as we arrived, we met up with our Zoo Leaders. They took us in and the place was deserted, we had the whole Zoo to ourselves!

The place where we were staying was the old elephant enclosure. We had our tents already set up and after it got dark, we went into the old elephant sleeping/exercise room to have dinner. Following the big BBQ, we all got rugged up for the night tour.

We went out into the Zoo to go see what all the animals did at night. Our leaders showed us all the nocturnal animals and we met the Elephant Bong Su, who everyone got to feed carrots. We also saw the lions, which where extremely noisy!

After that, we split into our camp groups and went into the Zoo classrooms to see some reptiles, and small nocturnal animals. We got to touch a Corn Snake, and we met and fed a wombat. While there we learned about how people try to sneak animals in through customs and treat them horribly. They try to smuggle them in and sell their skin or various other parts of them. Luckily the Zoo takes in many of these animals and helps them to get what they need.

After the night tour, we headed off to our tents. In the morning, after breakfast, we met up with another Zoo worker to meet two cute little animals who where best friends. They climbed everything and never came down to the ground because of their instincts. They also used their heavy tails to keep balanced.

We then went to visit the orang-utans who were hilarious. They climbed all over each other and the daughter threw hay over her mother. After saying thank you and goodbye to our leaders, we split into groups and went exploring the zoo by ourselves until after an hour, we finally had to head off and go home.

The Zoo Snooze was great and I hope that the next group enjoys it as much as we did!

Rotation 3, Day 5 – 2009

Community 9T, 9U & 9X – Placement

• Remember to be on time and wear appropriate attire.
• If you are unable to attend due to ill health, you must phone both your placement and the Middle School Office as early as possible in the morning.

Urban 9V & 9W – Choose your own adventure

• Bike riding- meet at HSC at 8:40am.  Please bring money for lunch or bring lunch from home, also bring a water bottle, raincoat and bike lock.
• If you haven’t arranged for a bike to be hired for you remember to ride to school with your helmet.
• Sport – Meet Mr Barr at Fed square at 9:00am
• Art & Fashion – Meet Ms Ware at Fed square at 9:00am

Environment 9Y – Zoo Snooze

• Bus leaving from South Road Gates at 5:20pm this afternoon.
• Please bring warm clothing, sleeping bag, pyjamas, pillow, toothbrush & toothpaste. Dinner and breakfast are supplied.
• Students will return by 11:00am tomorrow morning and are expected to make their way straight home.

Environment 9Z – Ricketts Point

• Bus leaving from South Road Gates at 8:40am.
• You will be gardening, snorkelling and kayaking. Please bring long pants for gardening, bathers, towels, warm clothing, drink and lunch. Wetsuits, hoods and booties will be supplied.
• Students will return by 3:30pm.

Rotation 3, Day 4 – 2009

Community 9T, 9U & 9X – Placement

• Remember to be on time and wear appropriate attire.
• Make sure one student has the envelope to go to your supervisor.
• If you are unable to attend due to ill health, you must phone both your placement and the Middle School Office as early as possible in the morning.

Urban 9V & 9W – Melbourne Markets

• The bus departs from the front gates at 4:45am tomorrow morning!!!
• Please be on time!!!
• Make sure you wear appropriate clothing – enclosed footwear is essential and Footscray market is particularly cold in the morning.

• Breakfast is provided, but please bring approximately $5-10 for morning tea. A bottle of water is also a good idea.

• If you are not going straight home from Flinders Street at 12:00 you will require a note from your parents.

Environment 9Z – Zoo Snooze

• Bus leaving from South Road Gates at 5:20pm this afternoon.
• Please bring warm clothing, sleeping bag, pyjamas, pillow, toothbrush & toothpaste. Dinner and breakfast are supplied.
• Students will return by 11:00am tomorrow morning and are expected to make their way straight home.

Environment 9Y – Ricketts Point

• Bus leaving from South Road Gates at 8:40am.
• You will be gardening, snorkelling and kayaking. Please bring long pants for gardening, bathers, towels, warm clothing, drink and lunch. Wetsuits, hoods and booties will be supplied.
• Students will return by 3:30pm.

26/8/09 – ENVIRONMENT CUE DAY OUT

Last Wednesday 9Z & 9Y went to the Port of Melbourne as part of the Environmental unit. We arrived at the school gates at 8:30 and drove to the Port of Melbourne where 9Z began by going to the Port Authority, and 9Y went to go river kayaking.

9Z listened to a presentation from the Port of Melbourne where we learned all about the function of the Port, the different types of container ships, and the benefits of dredging. It was very interesting to find that pretty much everything we own is imported from overseas in these ships.

After the presentation, we all got ready to go kayaking, but when 9Y returned we found out that the kayaking had been cancelled due to the weather.

Because of the change of plans, we decided to go for a big walk around the port and learn about as much as we could while staying on land. We found out about how the trains run directly into the port so that goods can be sent of around Australia. We also learned the opposite opinion about dredging and the negative effects it has on the environment.

Despite the fact that we missed out on the kayaking, it was a great day. I can’t wait till next week’s CUE day when we go on the Zoo Snooze!

Exploring the CBD

Last week our class went to the city to have a tour by a lady from the organization ‘Urban Seed’. We learned about the homeless people in the city of melbourne and some of the problems they suffer. We also learned about some of the other problems they help people with such as drug takers and what they do to help them.  After that interesting tour we then we went around the CBD in pairs taking photos of something in particular. I was in a group of 3 with Lissie and Kira and we were taking photos of fashion places such as Chanel, Myer, and David Jones.  This was really fun and we had a great day exploring the fashion district, also in the process getting a little shopping in.

That CUE day was lots of fun and i am really enjoying the Urban part of Cue the most!!

Can’t wait till the Markets next week!!

CUE radio – Episode 10. The Mangrove Rap!

Join Lana and Rachael as they do the Mangrove Rap.

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Rotation 3, Day 3 – 2009

Community 9T, 9U & 9X – Placement

• Remember to be on time and wear appropriate attire.
• If you are unable to attend due to ill health, you must phone both your placement and the Middle School Office as early as possible in the morning.

Urban 9V & 9W – Navigating the CBD

• Meet your teacher at Federation Square at 9:00am in the morning.
• Make sure you wear appropriate clothing.

• Urban Seed presentation – exploring a range of urban social welfare and health issues including poverty, substance abuse and homelessness.
• Lunch in Chinatown, bring approximately $10-15.

• If you are not going straight home you will require a note from your parents.

Environment 9Y & 9Z – The Port of Melbourne

• Bus leaving from South Road Gates at 8:40am.
• You will be river kayaking and visiting the Port Authority. Please bring hat/beanie, thermals, gloves, towel, warm clothing, drink and lunch.
• Students will return by 3:30pm.

Rotation 3, Day 2 – 2009

Community 9T, 9U & 9X – Placement

• Remember to be on time.
• If you are unable to attend due to ill health, you must phone both your placement and the Middle School Office as early as possible in the morning.

Urban 9V & 9W – Northern Suburbs

• Meet your teacher at Flinders Street Station at 8:50am in the morning.
• Make sure you wear appropriate clothing and please bring lunch or some money for lunch.
• Remember you will need a Zone 1 & 2 ticket for this day so purchase this in the morning.
• Students will arrive back at Flinders Street Station with your teacher about 3.00pm. If you are not going straight home you will require a note from your parents.

Environment 9Y & 9Z – Hastings

• Bus leaving from South Road Gates at 8:40am.
• You will be sea kayaking and visiting the Dolphin Research Institute. Please bring bathers, towel, warm clothing, drink and lunch.
• Students will return by 3:30pm.

The Great Race- 9V & 9W

As our first day doing the Urban domain we participated in ‘The Great Race to Williamstown’. We split up into four groups and we had to find the most efficient route to Williamstown, via differing detours for different groups. We had one teacher with us but they were only allowed to supervise!  My group had Mr. Barr and we finished first by about half an hour No, we didn’t cheat, but our trams and trains were very efficient and that got us there a lot quicker than the others. When we arrived at Williamstown we had some lunch and sat around for a while untill the other groups turned up, then we went on our ferry trip to Victoria Harbour which took around and hour and a half.

The Great Race was by far the best experience i have had in CUE so far!! It was so much fun and everyone enjoyed themselves. We were also very lucky with the weather! 

Can’t wait till the next CUE day out!!!

The ‘Poo Farm’

Last wednesday 9V and 9W went to Mt. Martha to go check out where and how our poo gets broken down and drained out into the sea! It was a very interesting, yet disturbing adventure for all of us. 

It started off with a guided tour of the sewerage  plant. It was alright until we went into one room that actually blew you away with how bad it smelt and a few of us had to run out to breath it was so bad. But after that the smell died down and they showed us the rest of the plant.

Our weather was quite good with the sun shining but the wind was cold and by the time we had reached the long walk along the beach most of us were freezing! By the time we reached our destination across the beach we found out that our tour guide who was supposed to be there waiting for us, was actually not coming! So we hopped into the bus and went home

As bad as that place smelt it was interesting to know what happens beyond the pipes and drains in our houses.

I CANT WAIT FOR URBAN NEXT WEEK!!! The Great Race to Williamstown will be very exciting!

Rotation 3, Day 1 – 2009

The last rotation of CUE for 2009 starts on July 29. The details for the first day are:

Community 9T, 9U & 9X – Placement
• Please ensure you take your lunch with you.
• Make sure you know where you are going and be on time.
• If you are unable to attend due to ill health, you must phone both your placement and the Middle School Office as early as possible in the morning.

Urban 9V & 9W – The Great Race to Williamstown
• Meet your teacher at your designated departure point on Wednesday morning.
• Make sure you wear appropriate clothing and please bring some money for lunch.

Environment 9Y & 9Z – Mount Martha & Gunnamatta
• Meet at the South Road gates at 8:40am.
• Remember to bring your lunch.
• Both classes will leave for Mount Martha at 8:40am and return by 3:30pm.
• Please wear long pants and enclosed footwear is essential.

Enjoy 

CUE radio – Episode 9

Join Henri and Tim as they discuss their experiences during the CUE Program and hear what they are looking forward to on their Big Experiences to China and Vietnam.

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