Year 7 Transition

What a wonderful start to the year it has been for Year 7. It started day one where all students came together to organise their laptops and write emails to their English teacher telling them about themselves and what they got up to over the summer holidays. This gave us great insight into this fantastic group of students we have. They also participated in a scavenger hunt where they roamed the school taking pictures of different places and things around the school.  

It has not slowed down since day one. The students have been working hard in all their classes and engaged in all topics taught. They have participated in many hands-on learning activities ranging from textiles and woodwork to cooking. They have even made hot chocolate in science where they were investigating how quickly the temperature would drop. They of course would not have been able to do this without their bunsen burner licence.  

They have also represented the school well at our swimming carnival. It was good to see so many smiling faces and a high participation rate on the day, especially in the novelty events where students competitive nature came out as they were chasing corks in the water.  

Due to the fantastic start to the year we decided to take Year 7's to Bounce and Lilydale lake for a fun day out.  During this day students demonstrated all school values of Respect, Responsibility, Teamwork and Relationships. They showed respect to all members of the community and were complimented on this by the general public. I think one of the highlights was the development of friendships and teamwork as they ganged up on Mr Donald in a game of Dodgeball. 

After what has been a fantastic start to the year I cannot wait to see what the rest of the year will bring for our Year 7 students.