Middle School and HSIE News
Middle School Report
Middle School teachers would like to congratulate Year 7 on their progress in Semester One. It has been an incredibly busy time for students and teachers, with assessment tasks across all subject areas. The first high school report is an important milestone and we hope each Middle School student is pleased with their progress so far.
Middle School teachers would like to congratulate the following students on their excellent achievements in Semester One:
Global Awareness: Shaswat Bhatt, Johnny Ma, Posie Nuttall, Mason Bruinning, Mia Deane, Julie Fabroa, Eva Ogston, Cooper Schoch, Klaus Suczynski, Kalem Harris.
Human Relationships: Posie Nuttall, Brendan Ackoski, Julian Nicholls, Marat Valishev, Jessica Lundberg, Nathan Murphy, Max Lewry, Jake Matthew, Tabitha Cockburn.
Investigation and Communication: Kaleah Blackett, Benjamin Hunter, Lachlan Knowles, Constance Porter, Chase Aldridge, Ella McNeill, Kiarah Drury, Max Lewry, Luella Marcatili.
Project Based Learning: Luella Marcatili, Cody Matthews, Brendan Ackopski, Kaleah Blackett, Mia Deane, Ella McNeill, Mason Bruinning, Cullyn Cowell, Jorja Franklin, Johnny Ma.
Years 7 - 10 Parent Teacher Evening will be held on Wednesday 1 August from 4.00pm. Parents will need to access the Sentral Parent Portal to book times with Middle School teachers. Parents are reminded that 2 session times will need to be booked if a Middle School teacher has your child for more than one strand.
Wishing you all the very best for the holidays and stay safe!
HSIE and Languages
The HSIE and Languages Faculties would like to congratulate Ms Jean Laffan on her recent retirement after 38 years of service to education. Ms Laffan has been a member of the Henry Kendall High School community for 23 years and she will be sadly missed. Ms Laffan will be remembered for her excellent skills in the classroom, understanding of pedagogy, innovation and high standards. Ms Laffan has been an important part of Middle School and Young Achievers programs, as well as the Futures Education Program in Year 9. We wish Ms Laffan all the very best as she begins an exciting new phase of life.
Congratulations to the following students on their excellent results in Semester One:
Year 8 Geography - Mikayla Plant, Yasmine Webb, Zoe Webb, Tansy Neaves and Ebony McKinnon
Year 9 Geography - Archie Tebbutt, Joel Dickey, Matthew Murphy, Thy Pham and Madison Purvis
Year 9 History - Joel Dickey, Finley McLeod-Warner, Samantha Ryan and Saroj Bhatt
Year 10 Geography - Cynthia Li, Sarah Wade, Casey Purvis, Lily Jones, Lexci Kaczmarczyk
Year 10 History - Nicholas Batarseh, Yasmin Long, Amy Crampton, Adrian Crnalic, Katie Gunn
Stage 5 Elective Commerce - Saroj Bhatt, Max Khmelev, Justin Son, Adrian Crnalic, Eliza Zyryanova
Stage 5 Elective History - Connor Ryan, Victor Zheng, Jack Rogers, Tom Whight, Jake Harrison
Year 11 Ancient History - Paris Blair, Jasmine Turner, Alexandra Sidiropoulos, Tally McIntyre, Holly Hunter and Jack Josephs
Year 11 Business Studies - Emily Chung, Katie Lewis, Senjay Turner, Jonas Cedervall Norton, Tegan Day
Year 11 Legal Studies - Luke Mirfield, Alexandra Sidiropoulos, Katie Lewis, Paris Blair, Leo Coleman
Year 11 Modern History - Katie Lewis, Luke Mirfield, Senjay Turner, Jessica Lam, Zac Hegyessy
Year 12 Ancient History - Jessica Atkinson, Grace Oldfield, Annisa Amini, Ellena Kyriacou, Keely Vincent
Year 12 Business Studies - Annisa Amini, Farai Mudyara, Jakob Parris, Charlotte Wright, Joel Naylor
Year 12 Legal Studies - Ellena Kyriacou, Charlotte Wright, Sophie Bartlett, Brayden Gunn, Jazmin Norley
Year 12 Modern History - Sophie Eickelman, Alexa Hillard-Gardiner, Elizabeth Kemister, Rebecca Welsby, Eryn Norris
Year 12 History Extension - Aisha Graham, Jessica Atkinson, Sophie Eickelman
Congratulations to our Year 11 Mock Trial Team on their successful movement to the Round of 64 in the state-wide competition. This is an amazing result for the team and Henry Kendall High School is the only comprehensive school on the Central Coast to progress to this level. Huge thanks to Mrs Kostalas for her excellent guidance of the team.
Mr Mark Macdonald
Head Teacher – HSIE and Middle School