Junior School 

(Years 7 and 8)

Year 8 Materials

Year 8 Materials has moved on from air balloon and rubber band car creations.  We are now immersed in researching, designing and constructing a Rube Goldberg machine.  Student designs have incorporated engineering inventions such as cogwheels, crank handles, slingshots, ball drops, dominos, marble runs, pulleys and seesaws.  Their continuum machine must have eight components to create a chain reaction inspired by the game Mouse Trap.  Students have been busy sawing, drilling, hammering, cutting and hot glueing to achieve their vision on a 30cm x 60cm peg board.  Two more weeks to go then onto creating a mini robot. - Ms Gamble

Junior School Team...

Linda Palermo                                 Finn Archibald-Donohue        Harley Motteram                

Director of Junior School             Year 7 Coordinator                    Year 7 Coordinator 

pal@cheltsec.vic.edu.au              adf@cheltsec.vic.edu.au         mmh@cheltsec.vic.edu.au

                            Marian O'Shaughnessy                 Teresa Peluso                

                            Year 8 Coordinator                          Year 8 Coordinator                         

                            osh@cheltsec.vic.edu.au              pel@cheltsec.vic.edu.au          

Reminders for Year 7 and 8 parents:

Uniform 

Please ensure your student is wearing the correct uniform, including black polishable shoes and plain socks without a logo. 

PE Uniform guidelines for timetabled classes:

• Periods 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 – students must wear their academic uniform to school and change into their PE uniform at school for their lesson and change back into their academic uniform at the conclusion of their PE lesson.
• Periods 5 and 6 – students must wear their academic uniform to school and change into their PE uniform at school for their lesson, they can then wear their PE uniform home (no requirement to change).

There is a full explanation of the uniform items available, and the college expectations in the school diary/planner and in the Uniform Policy on the website. Please email Linda Palermo, Junior School Director if you are experiencing difficulties securing the correct uniform for your student. 

School Diary/Planner

Every student in Junior School has received a named diary/planner with the expectation that it is carried to every lesson on every school day. The planner is used to record homework, due dates for assignments, test dates; as well as excursions and special events.

Very importantly, it is also used as a ‘hall pass’ when students need to go to the toilet or sickbay or Wellbeing appointments during class time. 

Laptops 

It would be greatly appreciated if laptops can be fully battery charged as a regular routine in the evenings so your student comes to school with enough battery to last the day. At home, please create a space for homework out in the open where laptop usage can be monitored to minimise harm and maximise cyber safety.