Year 9 News
Ross Johnson
Ross Johnson
Melbourne Discovery Camp
Week 3 of this term saw Forty Year 9 students from the Morwell Campus recently embarked on their three-day Melbourne Discovery Camp. After travelling down on the V-Line train to Melbourne, the students arrived at Southern Cross Station. The students headed straight to O’Brien Icehouse over on the Docklands where they partook in a 30-minute introductory skating and then had an hour of free skating time to refine and show off their skills. Walking down to Southbank the students had their lunch before making their way and settling into their accommodation at Urban Camp. Up bright and early the students set out for another action packed day. Heading to the Melbourne Aquarium for their first stop of the day, the students embarked on a self-guided tour which allowed them to visit the different marine exhibits at their own pace. A river cruise up the Yarra River took them to Scienceworks where the students explored the Sportsworks and Think Ahead exhibitions before travelling back along the river and then taking the tram back to their accommodation for dinner. Setting out for a guided night tour the students got to experience the zoo in the dark. For their final day in Melbourne the students visited the southern hemisphere’s highest observation deck, the Melbourne Skydeck. Taking in the city views from nearly 300 metres high some students even braved going out on the Edge which is a transparent glass cube that projects out from Melbourne Skydeck, leaving them suspended nearly 300 metres above the streets of Melbourne. In the afternoon, the students visited ArtVo, an immersive art gallery that currently features a fantasy theme, allowing the students to explore and interact with the ocean, polar ice caps, space and the forest exhibits. The students departed Melboune on a VLine Bus back to make their journey back to the valley.
HPV Casey Excursion
Preparations for this years Energy Breakthrough are in full swing with the Year 9 HPV class spending Friday 5th August out on Casey Fields Racetrack.
Students worked in 4 teams to complete a combined 780 laps of the 600m circuit, equating to 468km. The rides faced some tough conditions whilst honing their skills in the trikes and demonstrated Kurnai’s 4 pillars throughout the day. Students will continue to build on their knowledge and riding capabilities on another practice day on Friday 25th August.
PBS
Kurnai Positive Acknowledgement data from Weeks 1-5 Term 3
9A- 273
9B- 255
9C-243
9D- 230
Total = 1001! This is a fantastic effort and students should be proud of their achievements.
Expectations
Students were reminded during their year level assembly of day-to-day expectations such as:
• Being on time to class
• Actively engaging with all learning tasks and set work
• Bring required equipment to class: pens, books, worksheets, device with a charger.
• Correct uniform
Learning Behaviour Updates
August Learning Behaviour Updates are now live on Compass. I encourage you to sit down with your student and discuss their report.
Upcoming Excursions
Friday 26th August – HPV Casey
SEPEP Ten Pin Bowling – Every Tuesday during scheduled SEPEP lessons, starting from 16/8
Contact Details
If you have any questions or concerns regarding Year 9 students, please don’t hesitate to email me or phone me on 5165 0600 Ross.Johnson@education.vic.gov.au