Junior School

Yr 7

Hugo Excursion

On 10th of October, the Year 7 students journeyed into the city of Melbourne to view the movie “Hugo” at ACMI. To explore the new topic of film, the students saw the movie to gain an understanding of how film techniques are used in the cinema to make the audience more engaged and interested. The movie “Hugo” celebrates the life and achievements of Georges Melies, a filmmaker and illusionist who lived in the mid 19th century, and greatly influenced how films are made today. 

Georges’ story is told from the perspective of Hugo, a poverty stricken orphan boy solely trying to get by living inside the walls of the train station repairing the clocks. It explores the idea of purpose, constantly hinting back to the concept of everything being one big machine, and everyone being a small, but important, part of a bigger picture. Georges, who has done everything he could do to forget about his love of films, seems to have lost his purpose. In a sense Hugo is the person who “fixes” Georges’ purpose, almost as if he was a broken machine.

The year 7 students will be delving deep into the topic, discovering how many film techniques contribute to making a movie fun to watch! 

Josie Vergis, 7 Blue

Yr 8

Rock Climbing

All Year 8 PE classes went to Hard Rock Climbing in the city as part of their lesson to try a new physical activity. Students spent the session learning the safety of how to use the ropes as a team and then tackling a range of different climbing walls together. 

It was a great experience as we needed to trust our partner when climbing the walls. 

Chloe Mansour and Chloe Hope, 8 Red

You get to hang out with your friends doing a fun physical activity.

Mary Skapetis and Macey Ellis-Green, 8 Red

Hanging Rock Picnic

On 9th of November , all the Year 8s traveled to Hanging rock located in Woodend for a fun and interactive day out! We started the day with the bus to Hanging Rock, and within an hour, we had arrived. Upon arrival, the main ranger of the site, Allen, talked to us for a little bit about the history and information about Hanging Rock. We learnt about the animals that lived at Hanging Rock, such as these blue and red birds. They were very friendly and not shy at all to go up to us and say hello! Another animal that interested a lot of the students were clusters of soft black caterpillars, and he educated us about why they were cramped together. When everybody was ready to start the hike, we began. 

The day was alluring and warm. We started our trek late in the morning and headed for the top. We had a great instructor who guided us through the trail and history of nature. We then reached the first stop, which was the Hanging Rock. We then progressively made our way higher up and stopped at different points resting on the rocks that have laid there for many years. On the way up we even spotted a koala in one of the trees who remained there, comfortably for the rest of the day. The temperature was perfect with cloudy skies and a warm sun. The more we climbed, the more beautiful the scenery became.We stood 105m above the ground at the top and when we looked down to the left we saw a large lake reflecting the beauty of Woodend onto it, when we looked to the right we saw the horse racing track. In total, we spent nearly 2 hours walking. With stomachs rumbling, we headed down with our lunches in mind. 

After the hike was finished, all students then began the picnic on the large grassy area surrounding Hanging Rock. Everybody was in friend groups of about eight to ten people, and each person brought their own food, drink and rugs to share. We settled down and began the picnic, eating our food and enjoying the nice weather and atmosphere. After having about one hour for the picnic, we all packed up and took the bus back to school. After a fun and exciting day out, the students were happy and tired. 

Giselle Gentilin and Giulia D'abaco, 8 Red