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]
A big sigh of relief – we made it! Happy end of term! It’s been a busy Term 4 for Year 7’s. There’s been plenty of final assessments, field trips, social gatherings, sporting events to keep everyone occupied. Whilst secondary life is stressful, I am always impressed with the engagement and resilience of our students. Particularly this term, where Year […Read more]
Dear Parents, Happy beginning of Term 4! I hope you and your family had a restful break. I cannot believe how quickly this year has already gone. I think it is safe to say that our Year 7 students are feeling settled. They are already asking to help with the Year 6 transition next term! I think they’re happy that […Read more]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. Year 7 has experienced so many positive things this term, which I will update you on soon. However, I want to focus this newsletter on something that is very important to us – student wellbeing and our community. The Year 7 staff team has worked very hard to make our community a comfortable […Read more]
Greetings from the messy desk of the Head of Year 7. Last semester was a busy one and went by so quickly! I think it’s fair to say that all of our lovely Year 7’s are feeling a bit more settled now, but the realities of secondary school have set in for some. I know some students had a few […Read more]
Next week, our Year 7 and Year 9 students will be completing testing in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). NAPLAN is an annual assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It is likely that the majority of our secondary students completing NAPLAN testing next week will have previously undertaken testing in this program […Read more]
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