Year 7 News

Val Finch 2026

Congratulations to Pippa Holmes who won the Val Finch Writing Competition for Year 7. It is always fantastic to see students having a go at extra-curricular activities that are run throughout the school. A huge well done and great jo for those students who also participated and submitted work. From all reports there were a number of high-quality pieces written.

Year 7 Form Group Rewards

Each week until the end of term the year 7 cohort will  have a goal to help them prepare for year 8. We are half way through the first goal – being prepared for class. In order for students to get as many points as possible for their form group they must be prepared for class. In order to be prepared students must bring their diary, a exercise book and something to write with. At the end of each week, the form group with the most points will get a reward, with a bigger reward being given to the form group who has the most points by the end of term. 

Communication and Appointments

An important reminder to parents and guardians: if a student is required to miss part of the school day for an appointment, please let us know ahead of time so we can issue the student a blue pass. This will enable the student to leave class at the correct time and will also ensure that their attendance is marked correctly, as well as ensuring that we know that students are safe. 

Attendance

Speaking of attendance, a big thank you to the many families who have diligently reported to us when their child is absent from school.  We will be trying to resolve any unexplained absences over the next few weeks before the end of the year. 

Assessment and Reporting

As we near the end of the year, it’s important that all students keep focussed on their learning until the end of the year, we still have several weeks of valuable learning planned! Students are reminded to check in with their teachers about any unsubmitted assessment tasks.

Uniform

Should your child be out of regular school uniform, please notify the year 7 office by note or phone call, allowing us to issue students with an out of uniform pass.

Hats

A big congratulations to all the Year 7 students who have been remembering to bring and wear their hats every day, even on windy days! 

Class Spotlight – 7F PE

In PE this week, 7F have been learning to develop their basketball skills including dribbling, passing and shooting whilst using teamwork, communication and movement to participate successfully in games.