Year 7 News
High Flyers
The 2018 High Flyer Programme is based on the 18 Qualities of an LNPS Graduate. Students are encouraged and supported to take charge of their own learning and the High Flyer Award is designed for Year Sevens to develop as powerful learners by providing evidence of their attributes, skills and achievements.
The students are expected to collate and present evidence of possessing these 18 Graduate Qualities. Students have received their Term One booklet along with their folder in which to store their evidence. During the coming weeks, students will be supported as they learn how to document their achievements which may be presented in paper or website format.
Year 7 Jumper
As of this week, students have begun the process of designing the 2018 Year 7 jumper. Once the designs have been finalised, students will vote on the preferred design. A note will be sent home in the coming weeks with the details regarding sizing, payment and the process for ordering. Not only is the Year 7 jumper a warm item that can be worn on cold days, but also a souvenir of the students' final year of primary school.
Aquatics
In Week 2, the Year 7 students took part in the DECD Aquatics Programme at West Lakes and Tennyson Beach. This specialist service is delivered by qualified instructors and meets the following specific objectives:
To assist students to develop a range of knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes regarding:
- Water confidence
- Water safety in, on and around the water
- Survival in the water
- Rescue of others
- The development of a range of aquatic specific skills
This Aquatic programme replaces the Term 3 swimming lessons and students are assessed as part of their Semester One Physical Education programme.
General Aquatics included the following activities:
sailing, kayaking, windsurfing and snorkelling which are conducted on the lake. A beach awareness programme using surfboards took place a short walk away at Tennyson Beach. On completion of the aquatic programme, a development record for each child is prepared and will accompany the Semester One report.
Graduate Speeches
Year 7 students are provided with the opportunity to share their primary school experiences, contributions, favourite memories and advice to the school community through their Graduate Speech. Students will be given advance notice of the Primary or Whole School assembly they will be presenting at to provide any family members, who may wish to attend, some prior warning. With adequate notice, we are able to change dates to suit family preferences.
Year 8 Transition
Families have an important decision to make regarding which secondary school they would like their children to attend in 2019. Many local high schools will hold Open Days this term and for those of you yet to make a decision about secondary schooling, we highly recommend you attend some of these. It is important that you inform yourselves of what schools have to offer rather than base decisions on hearsay or reputation.
If your child is applying for a specialist programme, please give staff advance notice of any references or documentation required to support the application.
At a later stage, you will receive a package with information regarding the transition process and steps you will need to take to enrol your child in High School. In the meantime, keep an eye out for Open Day advertisements in the newsletter and on individual school websites