Year 9/10
Message from Year 9 Assistant Principal
Year 9 has kicked off to a great start this semester! Students are aware of the high expectations that we have here at CESC, where most demonstrate these on a daily basis. This includes attending school as much as possible, wearing the correct uniform, working their very best in class and respecting their learning environment.
Students have just completed their Course Counselling selections for Year 10, where they’ve attended presentations by some of their peers to explain about future pathways and listened to Year Level Leaders for an explanation of what occurs in Year 10. The well thought out questions that were asked in these sessions demonstrate Year 9 students really are thinking about their futures!
In P2S (Pathways to Success) students have been working hard in their teams to prepare for their stall they will have on Thursday 6th September for ‘Market Day’ – this is only a few weeks away! To complete this term, students will have another ‘City Experience’ that will broaden their familiarity with travelling to and from the city as well as navigating around it.
I look forward to seeing the positive rewards of their hard work as we continue during this term!
Lisa Monaghan
Year 9 Acting Assistant Principal
Year 9 news
Year 9 students have now completed their subject selections for year 10, well done for being organised and submitting application on time to most of the year level! If you have not submitted or are having difficulty with the online process, please contact the college as soon as possible.
The class captains ran an excellent assembly this term with performances and a great recap from the electives in semester 1 from each captain. Well done and we all look forward to your next assembly!
Thursday lunchtimes have seen up over 30 students a week playing Dodgeball with RecLink, a sports participation provider. Well done to the captains Mitch, Tristan and Chris for organising the promotion and helping to set up/pack up each week. Lunchtime sport will continue to run each Thursday with the help of these captains.
Year 9 students attended a Respectful Relationships workshop with guest speakers from Reach. The groups were gender split and gave students the time a space to express themselves openly and honestly without judgement. Well done to all who participated, you showed maturity and respect for each other through your participation in the program.
Year 10 news
As we approach the midway mark of the term, we would like to congratulate the year 10 community for their ongoing support. This term marked the beginning of transition from year 10 to year 11 through course counselling. We had majority of our cohort book in with a course counsellor and discuss their future pathway plans for next year. It was great to see so many of our students talk passionately about what their interests are leading into VCE or VCAL. If your child has not returned a subject selection form yet please contact the school immediately to ensure we can support their transition. We have an in house careers expo in the Gym at the end of the month to further support and provide opportunities to our students.
As this is one of the coldest time of the year we have noticed that some of our students have been wearing the incorrect tracksuit pants. Our students are allowed to wear non-school logo track pants, but they must be straight leg (not cropped at the ankle) and have the same material (parachute) as the school pants. If you are unsure about the uniform policy please read over the policy, found on compass or contact the school.
Achievements and Celebrations in Year 10
Year 10 STEM
On the 9th of August 2018 our STEM students participated in the Spaghetti Machine Competition, hosted by Melbourne University. Our students had been working on their project since the end of term one, and through their dedication and team work, they were awarded with two awards. Please read the Design Tech page for more information. A special Thanks to Mr Fearnett, Miss Henry and Janene Hall for supporting our students through the process.
Year 10 LEAF
On Friday 3rd of August, the Year 10 Extended English class (LEAF) had the opportunity to go to the Victorian State Library. They were privileged with a tour of The Changing Face of Victoria exhibition with an insight on Ned Kelly’s life, along with the Latrobe reading room. Students were given a guided tour through the artefacts of Ned Kelly, including his real armour, diary, death mask and the famous Jerilderie letters. The tour guide gave us a backstory on Ned Kelly, and the events in his life that drove him to do what he did and gave him motive. An interesting fact linking Ned Kelly to the library that we discovered was that including the founder Redmon Barry, who sentenced Ned Kelly to death, was ‘cursed’ by Ned Kelly when he said “I will see you there where I go” right after the death sentence ruling. Twelve days after Ned Kelly’s execution, Barry passed away. Along with this, we were able to discover the secrets of the library - the library has over 2 million books, and every newsletter and paper in Victoria (including this newsletter), since Legal Deposit in 1882. The tour guide informed us about how paper deteriorates, therefore newspapers and articles are preserved by being transferred onto microfilm. We took this knowledge back to our class, and applied it to our learning, completing a range of activities. As a class, after much discussion about whether Ned was a an icon or villain, we have come to a conclusion that Ned Kelly was a vigilante
9B Science- Multi-tasking activity
On Friday June 29, the 9B STEM class put their coordination and soccer skills to the test during the ‘Multi-tasking’ activity. This activity was part of our ‘senses’ unit for Yr 9 science. Students have recently been studying about what the nervous system does and have been focusing on scientific terms such as senses, neurons, receptors, stimuli and response. This activity was completed in groups outside and involved students dribbling a soccer ball around cones without being distracted, and also then completing this task while being distracted. Most students found that when they averaged 3 time trials, they struggled to multi-task and that they took longer to complete this task when their peers were distracting them. Students then completed a practical report on this task in an attempt to explain why their results occurred. In Term 3, students are learning about our senses in more detail (how we see and hear, for example). Students enjoyed the challenge of combining listening skills, soccer skills and team work.
Mrs Crawford - 9B STEM teacher: science
Yr 10 STEM Spaghetti Machine Contest
During term 3 our year 10 STEM class were part of The University of Melbourne – “Amazing Spaghetti Machine Competition”.
The design brief for this competition was to design and build a machine that had to apply toothpaste to a toothbrush. The machine had to have a minimum of twelve steps, have no mains power and complete the task in between 30 seconds and 120 seconds.
Over the course of the term our team developed ideas and concepts into working components of a machine that solved the problems in the design brief.
The competition culminated in a showcase event held at The University of Melbourne where 20 schools from around Victoria put their machines in front of the judges.
During the morning session, judges scrutinised each machine for function, timing and aesthetic appeal.
After lunch the second part of the day was for the general public to view the machine and cast vote for the Audience Choice Award.
At the end of the day our team received awards for Technical Excellence and the Audience Choice Award.
This was a fantastic result for our team. The students excelled with their preparation and knowledge of their machine and how it functioned. They demonstrated great enthusiasm, when engaging with the audience, to explain how their machine worked.
Well done to all of the students of 10A for a job well done.
Also thanks to Ms Hall, Ms Henry and Ms Grady for the help and advice over the course of this project.
Watch CESC 2108 Spaghetti Machine on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjsC2zZ8rl4
Design & Technology-What's happening now
YEAR 9
WOODWORK
Bed side drawer unit
YEAR 10
WOODWORK
Door and drawer cabinet
YEAR 10 ELECTRONICS
Printed circuit boards
Access Monash Program
Access Monash Program:
The Year 9 ‘Access Monash Champion’ group has been working hard on their chosen project this term. Their focus is on Year 10 subject choices and ensuring the current Year 9 students are aware of what each elective details and that they are making an informed decision in regards to the pathway they are wanting to take later on in life. The students have been working tirelessly with each other, the Monash mentors and myself to ensure their presentation includes as much detail as possible and is engaging. The students will be presenting their project on August 14th to the Year 9 Cohort, and on September 13th to the Monash judges.
Well done to all students involved, you should feel very proud of your efforts and everyone wishes you the best of luck presenting to Monash University.
-Miss Fallon
MATHEMATICAL METHODS PRE-REQUISITES FOR 2019
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Indigenous Art Club excursion- River Walk
On the 26th of July, the Indigenous Art Club (INDART) and 9D went on an excursion to the Koorie Heritage trust in Melbourne City, call ‘The Birrarung Wilam Walk (River Walk). This walk took students through Federation Square and down to Birrarung Wilam (Common Ground) Aboriginal art installations, experiencing the Aboriginal history of the Birrarung marr (Beside the river of mists) and Aboriginal Peoples of the Kulin Nation. Below are some testimonials and photos of the students who participated in the excursion. The next INDART excursion will be held in Term 4 where students will be investigating and learning about the local Aboriginal community at the Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria Cranbourne.
Testimonial 1:
The excursion gave the Indigenous art club a great opportunity to understand the history of Indigenous Australians. The things I learnt about the excursion were; the scar trees, the shields they used and the purpose of them. Scar trees were used for making boats/ canoes so that the Aboriginals can get across the water. They would carve out the inside part of the tree leaving the outside for the tree to grow again. The shields they used had various designs/ patterns on them making them all unique. The shields are mainly used for hunting but some are used in ceremonies as well. – Ayva Spencer (Year 8 student)
Testimonial 2:
On the Indigenous Art Club excursion, we learnt about Aboriginal history in Melbourne and some of their weapons, all made from trees. The best part of the excursion was when we were able to touch some Indigenous weapons and hear about how they were used. - Jessica Cranston (Year 8 student)