Junior School
Whats in the News:
Student Focus on Sport:
Tyrese Pomponio Year 8
Tyrese of Year 8 was interviewed by our Sports Captains Cade Cavanagh and Jemima Wilson on his AFL pathway this year. Here is the interview:
C: Who do you play for?
T: I play for Heathmont Jets
J: What position do you play?
T: Midfield
C: How long have you been playing for
T:8 years so, since I was 6
J: What is the program you have been selected for
T: The Hawthorn Football Club’s Next Gen Program
J: What was the selection process
T: It’s a skill/ability based, multicultural program so because of my Aboriginal background, I was eligible for the program and then probably on my skill and ability.
C: What do you do in the program
T: It’s great, there is training and development to improve skills and I will get to play a game against the Richmond next gen team. It will also be good to get my name out in the football world.
C: Where do you want to get to with your football
T: I really want to play AFL one day
J: How do you think this program help you get there
T: It's connected to Eastern rangers so they have my name down as hawks next gen player so I will hopefully get selected to eastern rangers where I can be picked for the draft. Fingers crossed!!!
We wish Tyrese all the very best in his football endeavours and hopefully one day we will see him playing at the MCG!
Cade Cavanagh, Jemima Wilson and special guest Tyrese Pomponio
Bounce- Community Project
Recently, the year 8s were involved in a community project for the Hope City Mission. To do this, we fundraised within small groups and then bought gift according to the likes of a person in the local community. We learnt about some of the young people when members of the Hope City Mission told us that these young people in the community have no one in their life who will give them a gift or think of them at this time of year. Personally, as well as the cohort, found this activity very rewarding as it felt like I was going to make someone happy and give them a chance to enjoy their Christmas as it is such a special time of year but it can also be a difficult time for some people, not just for financial reasons but also emotional reasons. I think many people would benefit from doing something like this. You get to help someone in need and spread the Christmas spirit.
Jess Suares
Year 8 Wellbeing Captain
Year 7 Orientation Day
On Tuesday 11th of December we welcomed 288 new year 7s into the College for their first day of secondary school at Orientation Day. It was an action packed day with an informative assembly, getting to know you activities with their brand new class and a yummy pizza lunch together. The day finished with a taste of the musical instruments and performance from the junior production crew and also the band tour crew. The students left happy and excited to be starting in 2019. We thank the staff who volunteered to help out on the day, the year 7 ambassadors and leaders who assisted classes and participated in the activities as well as the year 12 prefects of 2019 who began building partnerships with junior school students. We look forward to welcoming back our new year 7s in 2019 on the 31st of January for their first official day of year 7.
Junior School in 2019
We are looking forward to welcoming our year 8s back in 2019 on the 1st of February. We have worked hard on creating classlists for next year and have taken a number of factors into consideration such as learning support, teacher recommendations and what we know as co-ordinators. We appreciate your support and understanding of the process and inform you that class placements will remain as they stand. Students will find their class and timetable on compass shortly before school returns in 2019.
Students were instructed to remove the contents of their locker prior to Tuesday 11th of December. Any student who has left their lock on their locker and belongings inside will have it removed and it will be available for pick up on the first day back next year from the junior school office. Lockers are now being cleaned and re distributed for 2019.
I would also like to thank the Junior School team for their assistance this year; Marissa Lee (Frazer), Jessica Friend (Freeman), Faith Stepniewski (Jackman) and Kim Watson (Mabo). The team have worked tirelessly throughout the year, it is always a tough and busy job but their ongoing support of programs and students of the junior school is unwavering and it is greatly appreciated. We all look forward to working together as the Junior School team in 2019.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all (parents/guardians) for supporting us in the management of students in the Junior School. It has been a busy year and it’s always rewarding to see how far they have come when we get to the end of the year. Whilst the students work hard at it, we know parents are working hard in the background and working to support us in our partnership of the students’ learning journey. We wish you all a happy and safe holiday period and we are looking forward to working with our Junior School students and families in 2019.
Anna Urbano
Junior Sub School Leader