Year 9 News
Ross Johnson - Year 9 Team Leader
Ross Johnson - Year 9 Team Leader
As we move into the final weeks of Term 3, I would like to congratulate each student for achieving the 4 Pillars of Kurnai College over the term. When the holidays arrive, I hope everyone enjoys a well deserved break and refreshes for the final term of the year.
Your Year 9 Team
Ross Johnson: Year 9 Team Leader
Denise Cairnduff: Disability Inclusion Specialist
Shawn Jordan: Art Teacher
Tyron Forscutt: Health & Physical Education Teacher
Shannon Heiberg: Math & Science Teacher
Nia Whitney: Humanities Teacher
Emma Hudson: Advocate & Drama Teacher
School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS)
We will continue to acknowledge and reward students for their positive behaviours and will no doubt flood your phones with Kurnai Positive Acknowledgements (KPAs). On that note, it has been fantastic to see students settle back into the Kurnai Learning Community and being acknowledged with KPAs for their positive behaviours in the classroom.
KPA Data Term 3 Weeks 1-8
9A - 1365
9B - 853
9C - 726
9D - 652
Top 10 KPA receivers for Term 3 Week 1-8
| Liam DUNCAN | 81 |
| Rhiannon GREEN | 78 |
| Jai OSMOND | 76 |
| Kai BENNETT | 73 |
| Thi Phuong Oanh NGUYEN | 73 |
| Wade ANDERSON | 73 |
| Parker HILLBRICK | 68 |
| George STEVENS | 66 |
| Jett CLARKSON | 66 |
| Yasin MOHAMMED | 66 |
Attendance
This year our aim is to improve student attendance rates to an above 95% average. If you student is absent, please contact Kurnai’s absence hotline on 5132 3711, or contact Ross Johnson directly via Compass.
Attendance Average per Form Group
9A - 84%
9B - 72%
9C - 73%
9D – 79%
Parent Teacher Conversations
Bookings for Parent Teacher Conferences are now accessible via Compass. I encourage you all to book in with your child’s teachers to discuss their progress over the Semester and set learning goals for Term 4.
Morrisby Interviews
Students will commence Morrisby Interviews in week 10. These interviews will be a blend of onsite and online which will allow students to speak to real life experts in their designated career field.
Around the classrooms
HPV
We are extremely busy in HPV currently with the building of the bikes ready for our final practice session at Casey, painting of our team banners ready for Maryborough and practicing our presentations ready for the Energy Breakthrough.
SEPEP
Throughout Term 3 we have participated in a dodgeball competition where we must partake in different roles each lesson. We have learnt skills associated with Coaches, Umpires, Statisticians, Publicity Officers and The Media.
CSI
During CSI this term we have been working through a booklet considering our CSI teacher is on holiday. This booklet includes collecting and understanding fingerprints, creating a PowerPoint on the JonBenet Ramsey case and designing and recording a podcast on a case of our choosing.
Contact Details
Over the coming weeks I (Ross) will be taking some leave to celebrate the birth of my second child. Erin Gruis will take on the role of Year 9 Team Leader in my absence.
If you have any concerns regarding your Year 9 student, please don’t hesitate to email me Ross.Johnson@kurnaicollege.vic.edu.au or Erin Erin.Gruis@kurnaicollege.vic.edu.au or via phone on 5165 0600.
Ross Johnson
Year 9 Team Leader