Year 7 & 8 News

As the semester draws to a close, the 7/8 team is pleased to say students in Year 7 and 8 have had a successful term. We hope everyone has a restful holiday when it arrives.

Camps

Year 7 Camp 

Over 80 of our Year 7 students will leave for Camp Coolamatong on the 11th of June, arriving back at approximately 2:30 on the 14th of June. Consents for this camp are now closed. From the Year 7/8 Team’s point of view, we believe it is important that we have all students participate in this camp, and encourage students to have fun, try new things and practice their resilience, the theme of the camp. For any last minute questions or concerns regarding Year 7 Camp, please contact Assistant Team Leader Sarah Lewis.

Year 8 Camp

Year 8 Camp planning is underway, with consent live on Compass. Year 8 Camp is at the beginning of term 4 and will be at Karoonda Park. This camp will give the students the opportunity to develop leadership skills, build new friendships, challenge themselves in numerous situations, see their peers in a different light and step outside their comfort zone. For any questions or concerns regarding Year 8 Camp, please contact Assistant Team Leader Anna McGregor.

Around the Classes

Physical Education

In PE, Year 8 students are developing their netball skills. Students are focusing on the three passes in netball; bounce, chest and shoulder. 

Maths

In Maths, Year 8 students are studying angles; including complementary and supplementary and the three types of triangles; scalene, isosceles and equilateral. 

English

My favourite subject is English. I love it because I have a great teacher (Miss Lewis) who helps me when I need it and always makes it easy to understand. I also think English is fun and easy enough for me to do, we learn a different variety of things like persuasive pieces, and how to do scaffolds. It’s just overall my favourite subject, it’s really fun and easy!

-Syanna Schmitz 7C

Textiles

My favourite class at the moment is textiles because I learn how to stitch and I do some stitching and I find that easy. It’s kind of like an art and I can make little projects.

-Wendy Weston, 7C

Year 7 and 8 Goals (Kurnai Positive Acknowledgments) 

I would like to promote the continued fantastic start our students have made towards their learning. We understand the importance of celebrating the positive success our students demonstrate every day. This can mean showing improvement in the learning or behaviour right the way through to our high-end academic achievers. As you can see below the numbers of our positives are extraordinary and I encourage you to continue the conversations you are having at home about the positive choices our learners are showing every day. Since the start of the term, the following KPAs have been awarded to 7/8s. 

Support 

Please remember that if you need any support with anything for Year 7 or 8 to contact either myself or the Year 7/8 Assistant Team Leaders, Sarah Lewis and Anna McGregor, so that we can support your child to have the best educational experience possible in their early secondary school years.