Homework Help: Homework Help begins next Monday in room 619 from 2:35-3:30. There will be a teacher present and two members of the Learning Enrichment Centre (LEC). It is the perfect opportunity for Year 7s to complete their homework early or make progress on one of their assignments. Homework help is a general homework group available to all students in […Read more]
Study Skills: On Friday in week 3, we held a study skills session with all of Year 7 in which we went through the S&S. Each student was presented with two copies of this document and they have clearly identified which assessment relates to them. One copy of this is folded and has been placed on the inside cover of […Read more]
Settling In Year 7s have hit the ground running this week with the start of life in secondary school. They are adapting well to the new times and routines, the variety of subjects, the different teachers, and changing of classrooms every 55 minutes. Paper Cups On Wednesday, Year 7s went Paper Cup Crazy in school whilst taking part in team […Read more]
The Year 7 classes have been busy making flatpack products for sale at the school fair. As with any production process there are materials being used and waste being created. In order to figure out ways to minimise waste, we are using Design Thinking and problem solving skills to develop strategies and systems to minimise our output of waste. We […Read more]
The year 7 students have been happily making “flatpack” prototypes in the last week as they endeavour to design a product kit that can be sold at the school fair later this year. The investigation has been practical and they have explored how flatpacks are assembled and the types of joints that are used in simple toys and practical objects. […Read more]
Year 7 students have continued to explore self-identity by generating an art work that encapsulates Something About Me in a cardboard story Box. Students are working collaboratively to construct a cardboard box into sculptural piece that reflects their outer and inner personality. The outside of the box represents the student’s personality while the inside of the box addresses the student’s […Read more]
Practical work has begun in Mandatory Technology this term for all students in Years 7 and 8. This week, Year 8 students in Food Technology practiced their knife skills by preparing fish tacos. The presentation of the food was good, but the taste was even better! In Product Design, Year 7 students have begun prototyping their designs for the Minimalist […Read more]
Year 7’s have settled in well to Secondary school life. In the first two weeks of school they have been learning the daily routine and getting to know their teachers and classmates. They have participated in Friday Activities, Interhouse Soccer and a seminar on Junior Time Management by Elevate Education. In this session, finding the time to do work, homework, […Read more]
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