Year 8 News

As we approach the final weeks of Term 1, I would like to take a moment to congratulate all Year 8 students for their work ethic, perseverance, and determination in what has been a busy term.

Year 8s are enjoying their classes and extracurricular activities, such as sport and lunch time activities. I have been especially impressed seeing Year 8 students engage in electives now we have moved to elective based choices at year 8. Year 8s have also completed learning tasks and CATs and are currently receiving feedback on these assessments and refining their skills.

Year 8 Goals (Kurnai Positive Acknowledgments)

I would like to promote the continued fantastic start our students have made towards their learning. We understand that 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. Our data shows that our year 8’s have made a great start to the year increasing our previous two year 8 KPA totals by over 1000 across a fortnight. This is an area we are looking to continue into the year. 

Contact Details 

If you have any concerns regarding Year 8 students, please don’t hesitate to contact me at (03) 5165 0600 or Jeff.Derkacs2@education.vic.gov.au 

Jeff Derkacs

Year 8 Team Leader