Middle School Report

Middle School - 2021

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Middle School staff, students and parents for all their efforts throughout 2021. Although the year had challenges, there is much to celebrate and achievements to be proud of.

I would especially like to thank the Middle School Team, Rachael Salter, Mel Broders, Tanele Spiteri, Sandii Ambegoda and Chris Menzies, who have worked tirelessly throughout the year to support our students in their learning and engagement.

We wish our Year 9's well as they transition to Senior School in 2022 and to our Year 7's and 8's we look forward to working with you all again next year. Have a restful break and a very happy new year.

Phil Adams

Middle School Assistant Principal

Year 7

Well done Year Sevens! You have all done an incredible job of persevering through what has been a very difficult and disrupted few years. Transitioning to high school is a challenge but we have been very proud of how our students have developed and grown throughout the year.

We hope that students have a well deserved break and return to ECSC in 2022 feeling refreshed and recharged, ready for what will be another big year. They will return to an almost completed school with many new resources and classroom experiences which will be extremely exciting.

A huge congratulations to the below students in year seven for their achievements;

100% Attendance in Term 4

Fatima Al-Sumaily 7G
Amir Alyasiri 7F
Hailey Bangan 7F
Bella Crea 7F
Antonio Dellevergini 7A
Noraah Dhhumi 7I
Chloe Dinsdale 7H
Elise Kanindot 7B
Najma Mohamed 7G
Ethan Nazareth 7D

A special mention to Bella Crea in 7F who has achieved 100% for the ENTIRE YEAR! Well done!

Top house point winners in Year Seven

Jenkins - Charlie Bagnato 18,091

McDonald - Reyhan Sam 16,356

Doherty - Najma Mohamed 24,482

Wollert - Zeenat Walia 17,326

A big congratulations to the below students that came first and won a prize for the Design Tech Challenge that we did in Term 3.

Sport - Slayman Eid

STEM - Alistair Van Der Staal

Digital Tech - Stephan Sutton

Media - Hailey Bangan

Food Technology - Ifra Khan

Arts - Najma Mohammed

Technology - Zeenat Walia

We also want to acknowledge the below students that came to the Grade 6 Information night and spoke to parents and students. You guys did a fantastic job.

Caleb Khalif 7B
Ifra Khan 7E
Ava Lastic 7E
Alexander Najdovski 7F

Some highlights from Year 7 in 2021 according to our students are;

“So far, my biggest highlight from year 7 was the Lake Dewar trip as it was able to bring my friends and classmates together. The trip helped promote teamwork, for us to work together” - Ethan ELAMBASSERIL

“My biggest highlight in year 7 are making friends/meeting new people because I didn't know anyone when I came to this school” - Mary Elise KANINDOT

“Making new friends, I thought it would be difficult because I was the only person in my class who came from somewhere where you wouldn't expect, but somehow i got a fair amount of friends” - Miguel Josiah Angelo RESURRECCION

“I think a highlight of year 7 is probably making new friends and getting to meet new teachers. As well as seeing the school grow!” - Zeenat WALIA

“My biggest highlights for year 7 have been getting to meet new people and trying new things. But I also enjoyed the year 7 camp, the athletics carnival and other school activities.” - Vivian Chand

“The biggest highlight in year 7 so far has been making lots of friends and building strong friendships. This is because each one of them have taught me different things and given me advice that has helped me become a better person for everyone and myself.” - Najma Mohamed

We thank parents for their ongoing support this year and hope you have a great Christmas break. We look forward to welcoming students back to the College in 2022. Take care.

Tanele Spiteri

Year 7 Coordinator

Year 8

Congratulations to all Year 8 students for their tremendous effort in persevering despite all the interruptions we have had this year. All students should be proud of themselves and celebrate the successes they have experienced not only this term, but this year. As the year is winding down, students are reminded to keep up their efforts and remember to continue upholding our school values through the wearing of their ECSC school uniform, attendance to classes and attitude towards each other.

We have also had many events this term including; Mission to Mars, Lunchtime Activities and the finishing up of CATs. A big congratulations to 8G and 8H for planning for and running lunchtime activities in Week 9 and Week 10 of this term. The activities included cooking, dodgeball, futsal, volleyball, movies and helping around the school. Below are some of our students in action.

Top three House Point Winners in Year 8

Bobby Lambevski
Aryan Aujla
Aleksander Petrovic

Well done on all your efforts this year and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year for Year 9.

Sandale Ambegoda

Year 8 Coordinator

Year 9

Thank you to all the year 9 students, parents and teachers for their incredible resilience and adaptability with what has been a challenging but rewarding year. The year 9 students should be very proud of their efforts in 2021. Thank you to Esra Al Moosawi and Turker Cakal who wrote the following:

“Well done to the year 9 students for all their hard work and dedication throughout the year. Even though we spent most of the school year in remote learning we still pushed through and made it. And a big thank you to the year 9 staff for the endless support during this hard time whether it being electives or core subjects. As the year came to an end, exams also came along, and the students worked extra hard to study for English and Maths. We would also like to thank all the students who were covid safe by putting on a mask and using hand sanitiser, also to all the kids who got vaccinated and stayed home when they weren't feeling well. Amazing effort this year, and have a good restful break before year 10!”

A huge thank you again to Esra and Turker for their contributions.

Top 4 House Point Leaders for 2021

Manish Nantaa Kumar in 9A for Mcdonald
Chhavi Joshi in 9F for Doherty
Ali Sadeghzadeh in 9A for Jenkins
Leyla Zdraveska in 9A for Wollert

Well done again on a wonderful year! Enjoy the break and we look forward to seeing you all in 2021!

Chris Menzies

Year 9 coordinator