Junior School 

(Years 7 and 8)

Year 7 Camp

The Year 7 Camp (Monday 22 - Wednesday 24 April) is fast approaching. This is a highlight of the junior school calendar and is a great way for our Year 7s to explore new friendship groups. Students have offered their preferences for cabin groups and we are getting very close to locking these in. Please email Karly har@cheltsec.vic.edu.au if you have any questions or concerns.  Students are welcome to chat with their coordinators. 

Please see the attached 'What to bring' packing guide and stay tuned for further details from the Junior Team.

Check out some of the photos from the 2023 camp...

Year 8 Materials

Year 8 Materials finished off the term with students entering "The Wacky Races" having finished their air balloon cars and rubber band car inventions.  Not one car looked alike and each car had something uniquely engineered to maximise speed and distance.  It was so great to see students test-run their cars and then go back to their workbench to further puzzle out any design issues with the operation and take the initiative to further engineer solutions.  Next term students will be designing a continuum in the form of a marble run (a bit like the game mouse trap) and in the home stretch they will make their own mini robot.

Ms Gamble

Materials Technology   

Year 8 Art - Cubism inspired collage

Students in Year 8 this term have been investigating Cubism and the stylistic techniques that Cubist artists use in their artworks. They finished their unit of study by creating a multiple-perspective collage of a character or celebrity of their choice. The results are absolutely fantastic!

Ms Ferre

Junior School Team...

Linda Palermo                                 Finn Archibald-Donohue        Warren Wheatley                

Director of Junior School             Year 7 Coordinator                    Year 7 Coordinator 

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