Junior School

Our Year 7 Meet the Teacher Afternoon was a fantastic opportunity for our teachers to get to know our year 7 families. It was wonderful to see so many new faces in attendance, keen to hear what our year 7’s will be studying at school this semester.

Our Student Progress Interviews will be an opportunity for all families to meet with classroom teachers. Wednesday March 26 will be a student-free day to facilitate these meetings. For families not able to attend the face-to-face interviews, we will be offering the online interviews again this year on Thursday March 20 between 4:00pm and 7:00pm. Whether face-to-face or online, we encourage students to attend with families to discuss their progress. Bookings for these interviews will be advised shortly through the Compass notifications. 

A number of our Year 7s have participated in extracurricular opportunities including cricket and beach volleyball, as well as a huge range of clubs which are now up and running. It is wonderful to see so many of our young people getting involved different opportunities across the school. Clubs and extracurricular activities are an excellent way to meet new people across the school. Please encourage your young person to get involved.

Last week our Year 7s met their Y10 buddy. All year 7s were assigned a Y10 buddy who they met in their Involve lesson. We will continue to provide opportunities for the buddies to meet over the year and look forward to watching these connections grow.

NAPLAN will be happening for our Year 7s in Week 7. Please see the Compass Dashboard for more information about the testing schedule.

It’s a great idea to start checking in with your young person regarding when work is due. Encouraging use of the student planner and checking Learning Tasks on Compass can help your young person to stay organised during the busy weeks ahead.

KATHRYN BOYSEN, Junior School Team Leader