Year 8 News

The Year 8 team

This year the Year 8 team members are: Karen Anders (Team Leader); Robin Fitzpatrick (Science, PE and Health); Kara Thompson (Science and Art); Gabi O’Bree (Maths); Julia Groves (English and Humanities); Nathanial Isacs (Health and PE); Amala Ramasamy (English and Humanities).

We are beginning the year with a strong focus on being on time, being in uniform, being in class and being on task.   If you would like to discuss any issues concerning your child or would like to know more about the Year 8 program, please contact the Year 8 team.

The Team Members

Return to school for 2022

Students are settling into the school routine and have been highly engaged in their classes.

Uniform Expectations

If students arrive at school, out of uniform, without a note, they will be required to change into school supplied uniform for the day and complete a detention at recess. If your child is out of uniform, please provide a signed note, which explains why your child is not wearing uniform on a particular day. Your child will still be required to change into supplied school uniform but will not be required to complete a detention. 

Lockers

This year, the lockers are along the drama/woodwork corridor. This area will be unlocked at 8.00am each morning, which gives students 25 minutes to collect their books for the first two periods before the morning bell goes at 8.25am.

Form group and TR@K 

Each Monday – Thursday, all students will begin period 3 with a 15-minute Form Group or Assembly. We have a Year level assembly on Tuesdays. This will take place in the Library and starts at 11.00am.   Form Group takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.  It is during this time that the students are provided with any information about the school day and where permission forms are handed out. The students then move to their TR@K classes. 

Student Laptops

A reminder that students are expected to have a charged laptop and that students need to bring their laptop to all classes. Staff in the Year 8 team will be working to determine which students have their own laptop. If parents and guardians could support the school by checking that their child is taking their charged laptop to school with a charger that would assist with trying to develop good organisational habits.

Swimming Try outs

The school Swimming TryOuts will take place on Thursday, 17th of February at the Moe swimming pool. This is an opt-in event.  Students can sign up on the Year 8 noticeboard in the library foyer.  This day is a normal school day for students who are not participating in the swimming events. 

Year 8 Camp

The Year 8 Camp will be at Karoonda Park for a week from May 23 to May 27.  Details will be shared to students and families later this term.

Student leaders- Year 8

Year 8 students have elected their student leaders this week. Congratulations to Armarni Matthews, Leah Webb, Rory Brown and Claire Lindsay.  We look forward to working with you as members of Kurnai’s SRC.

Note from the Year 8 student leaders:

Hi, we are the student leaders at Year 8.  Our goal is to work with students and staff to help make positive changes to our school community.  We would like to see more reward systems in classes and new learning strategies to help us get the best education possible.  We want more visible resources to address issues and want to ensure all students have a voice in what’s happening at school.  We want more fun days and fundraisers to support causes that are important to us.

We will be available in class and in the yard and will value any ideas that you want to share with us. We will always listen and take everyone’s ideas into account.  We are here to represent you.

Leah, Claire, Armarni and Rory

Year 8 Art

The year 8’s have been learning to draw objects in two-point perspective. This type of drawing can be difficult to get your head around, but the year 8 students have done an amazing job of creating a city street in two-point perspective. This type of drawing is important to know if students choose to go into careers around construction, architecture, game design or city planning.