English

Crafting and Creating 

Students in Year 8 English have been working on creating an Informative Study Guide on a chosen fictional genre. Students explored a range of genres including Fantasy, Action Adventure, Romance, Mystery and Historical Fiction. Students used mentor texts and research to gain a deep understanding of genre writing to create a Genre Study Guide. Students used examples from their mentor texts across their Genre Study Guide.

To promote student agency, our Year 8 students have selected a medium of choice to creatively present their Genre Study Guide, such as a word document to create an Information Booklet, a power point presentation, or a poster.

Attached is a slide from Genre Study Guide of Sammi Willems.

Text Response – ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Year 9 classes have been reading a context study of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, by William Shakespeare to foster a deep understanding of the historical vendetta between two powerful families that erupts into bloodshed. The students enjoyed reading the play scenes in reading circles. 

They conducted thorough analysis where they demonstrated their skills in making inferences about character, setting and context, and symbolism through engaging in interactive activities. Additionally, they made personal connections to textual themes and characters in discussion. 

The students showcased their new learning by constructing a written analytical essay responding to a prompt.

Mrs Saleema Majida

English Teacher  

AMC - 

On Thursday August, several of our students participated in the Australian Mathematics Competition. The competition features unique problems designed by Australia’s leading educators and academics, with the goal to demonstrate the importance and relevance of mathematics in students’ everyday lives.

It was truly inspiring to witness the enthusiastic participation of numerous students in the competition, all of whom put forth their utmost effort. A number of our students received Distinction and Credit Results, with Ethan Zhang being awarded the Best in Schools Certificate 

We would like to acknowledge the following students who engaged in competition:

Junior Division

Ethan Zhang (Best in School Certificate and Distinction)

Abigail Tan (Distinction)

Sammi Willems (Distinction)

Rayd Rachman (Credit)

Jade Jones (Credit)

Jordan Tram (Credit)

James Little (Credit)

Adam Du (Credit)

Lily James

Ethan Vi

Khushdip Kaur

Ava Byrne

Monica Sarem

Aurora Hodgson

Intermediate Division

Addison Jones (Distinctio

n)

Rebekah Howarth (Distinction)

Wesley Ferdinands (Distinction)

Zach Bissett (Credit)

Aaron Carter (Credit)

Anna Harper (Credit)

Daniel Wu (Credit)

Harper Allan (Credit)

Erin Bourgein (Credit)

Jack Harper (Credit)

Savannah Ferguson

Cooper Tutor

Alex Lara

Mahmoud Hamdan

Ms Sarah Wilson

English Leader