Year Level Leaders Report
Year 7 Leader Report
Now that we have completed NAPLAN and are marching towards the end of Semester 1 it is time to build our resilience and keep moving forward.
RESILIENCE
Resilience means being able to adapt to life's misfortunes and setbacks. Test your resilience level and get tips to build your resilience.
When something goes wrong, do you tend to bounce back or fall apart?
When you have resilience, you harness inner strength that helps you rebound from a setback or challenge, such as a job loss, an illness, a disaster or a loved one's death. If you lack resilience, you might dwell on problems, feel victimized, become overwhelmed or turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as substance abuse.
Resilience won't make your problems go away — but resilience can give you the ability to see past them, find enjoyment in life and better handle stress. If you aren't as resilient as you'd like to be, you can develop skills to become more resilient.
Kalouda Pelitidis
Year Level Leader: 7
Year 8 Leader Report
Year 8 Camp
This year, year 8 camp was done differently with the year being split into 2 groups. The students headed to Log Cabin Camp in Creswick. This camp aims to work on the schools' values, in particular, teamwork. Students participated in a wide range of activities such as canoeing, giant swing, ziplining, archery, commando course, the leap of faith, crate stacking and orienteering. The entire group also did hut building where they needed to use resources to create their huts, working in teams to try and make them waterproof, followed by making dampers on the fire.
The students all showed great team spirit and trust-building, especially on the leap of faith, where students were to climb a 10-meter ladder and jump off the top, trusting their team to hold onto the harness to keep them safe. Nearly every student participated to the best of their ability, pushing their boundaries, even if they didn't make it to the top. This showed amazing resilience to keep going even if a little bit fearful.
The camp staff were awesome with all of the students. They were able to build trust quickly with the students to help push them further than they expected. The food was especially good, with the food being a real highlight for a lot of students too! A big thanks to all the staff who helped out across the camp, Ms Grace Terdich, Ms Bell Karisserickal, Ms Ruby McMillan, Ms Lucy Han, Ms Sarah Crespo, Ms Alex Whitty, Mr Travis Knox, Mr Ben Gough, Mr Jason Knee, Mr Tom Wilson and Mr Zane Fernandes.
Zane Fernandes
Year Level Leader: 8
Student Reflections:
Campbell Brown: For Year 8 camp, we went to Log Cabin Camp. It was so much better than last year's camp because the food was so much better and the activities were more engaging and entertaining. We had so much free time to play basketball, or go on trampolines with our mates. My favourite activity was the giant swing, it was daunting at first but once I was up there I realized it wasn't too scary. This year's Camp was enjoyable and it will be remembered as a great camp.
Eloise Triferis: Camp this year was quite an enjoyable experience. Out of the three days that we were at the Log Cabin Camp, they were filled with fun activities and time to get to know each other better. My favourite activities that we did were canoeing since we got to go on the dam with friends and play games in our canoes, as well as the leap of faith, because of how exhilarating it was to jump from the plank to try and touch the object in the air. Even though we would get free time after activities, some of the most fun I had was participating in the trivia on the second night. We competed against each other in cabins to answer a variety of questions, and as a result, my cabin came out on top and won! Overall, I had an amazing time at Year 8 camp and I am grateful for the memories that I have created
Zohar Levy: Last week the year 8’s were given the amazing opportunity to attend Creswick Log Cabin Camp. We were split into 2 groups, one from Monday to Wednesday and the other from Wednesday to Friday. Our ability to work together as a team was challenged by some of the most daring activities we had ever seen, fears were faced, laughs were spilt, and many friendships developed throughout the week.
Despite the teachers wishes, most of us troublemakers stayed up till… something AM? driving the teachers and staff crazy. Though seeing the smiles on their faces when they realized we were having fun, just gave us more incentive to stay up later.
The kitchen staff provided us with some amazing meals and even better desserts, telling us funny jokes and putting smiles on all our faces.
During the camp we participated in many fun activities such as the giant swing, milk crate stacking, the leap of faith, dual ziplining, canoeing and so much more. The second night was epic, we were taken on a night hike outside the back of the camp, when we returned to camp the staff had set up a giant bonfire which they then coated in gasoline and let it erupt in flames, we had an amazing night, roasting marshmallows, listening to music, and chatting with our friends.
We give our thanks to the staff at the camp, they made sure we were safe and had the best time we could over the 3 days. We are also thankful for our awesome teachers and peer support leaders, who made the effort to give us a camp we will never forget.