Middle School News

Sharing the Joy

Winners Announced!

In term 3 the Middle School celebrated all things that bring us joy by partaking in the Sharing The Joy competition. We encouraged everyone to share something they love with their class. Be it your footy team, your pet, or a project you are working on at home, a little positivity goes a long way in ‘Sharing the Joy.’ 

The competition categories were: 

• My Pet as my Classmate
• Shadow Art
• Signs of Spring Photo Collage
• Lockdown Vacation

We had an incredible response from students and teachers!  But the winners are....

Chloe T. 10C

Milly R. 7E 

Sebastien B. 8C 

Madison 7D 

Nicole L. 8J

Our Runners Up are...

Madison T. 7D

Olivia W. 7E

Participation prizes go to...

Aritsara P. 8J

Mahak H. 7F

Bailey R. 8K

Wayne C. 8K

Jazmine L. 8K

Anastasia T. of 8J 

Berry E. 10B

Xin Ru N. 7D 

Jade C. 9A

Nicole L. 8J 

Willie M. 7E

Scarlett Young 8C

Thank you for all the awesome entries.  Prizes can be collected from the Middle School Office in C1 when you return to school.

Oh, and let's not forget the teachers - you get prizes too!

Ms. Taylor – Bear 

Ms Allen – Charlie 

Ms Miller – Ziggy 

Ms Hrambanis – Maggie the chicken

Ms Bennett – Morphy 

Ms Katiforis - Walks in spring 

Mr Nye - Frank the shingleback 

Ms McGee - encouraging students

Mr Hensby-Robinson –encouraging students 

Ms Ning Zhang –encouraging students

Click on the image to watch this maestro kitty in action!

Science Talent Search 2021

The annual Science Talent Search is an event promoted by the Science Teachers Association of Victoria to stimulate an ongoing interest in the study of sciences by:

• encouraging independent self-motivated project work amongst students of science;
• giving students the opportunity to communicate their achievements to a wider audience;
• according recognition of effort and achievement in a scientific enterprise and,
• promoting the direct involvement of the students in the processes of science and its communication.

In Semester 1, students from Year 7, 8 and 9 participated in the 70th Science Talent Search.  Students developed scientific posters or creative writing pieces based around the theme ‘Food: Different by design’ or carried out experimental research on topics of interest.

Following assessment, nineteen entries were sent for formal judging in the competition.  Of these entries: 

• 2 Doncaster SC students won major bursaries,
• 5 won minor bursaries,
• 8 were awarded certificates of distinction and,
• 3 won certificates of merit.

THIS IS A FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT!

Certificates and bursaries will be sent to the school and distributed to students in November.

I would like to congratulate the following students on their achievements:

Well done to all students who took part in this competition and congratulations on their meritorious work!  Grateful thanks also to the Science teachers for encouraging their efforts and to volunteer judges A. Reid and J. Nye. 

Ms Angela Reid

Science Coordinator

Year 9 MYSELF:

My Bakery

Last term MyBakery students participated in an at-home cake bake-off! Congratulations to all students who participated and submitted a cake for judging. 

There were so many great cakes to choose from! Our winners were Athan, Faith and Zoe. 

Winner: Athan S., 9E

Winner: Faith Y., 9F

Winner: Zoe S., 9B

A special thank you to Sonja and El from the Food Tech department who worked hard during lockdown to put together the take-home kits of ingredients and resources. 

It was a fantastic learning activity that was possible even during remote learning, thanks to the team behind the scenes.

Ms Bianca Mcarthur

MYSELF Teacher

Who Are Our Heroes?

A remote learning activity was extended to Year 7 students undertaking Food Technology this semester. After many weeks learning about safety and hygiene practices in the kitchen, students were asked to think about someone who inspires them - their hero - and get creative in designing a dish which represents that person in an art form. 

Students followed the design process which they have also been practicing from home. We had a range of design submissions and even a few who followed the process right through to producing their design during the holiday break. 

Pascale B. (7G) is inspired by Zendaya

Well done to 7F students: Eden, Chloe and Sienna for their creative recipe ideas. 

Apple Roses

Inspired by Ariana Grande's floral outfit design

Fudge Slice

Taking inspiration from our furry heroes

Cuban Roast Pork Sandwich

Inspired by rapper, Pitbull's, heritage

Ms Gill McGuiness

Art & Technology