Year 9 News

As we move into the final weeks of Term 2, I would like to congratulate each and every student for the efforts they have put in across the Term and take a well-deserved break when the holidays arrive. 

School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS)

We will continue to acknowledge and reward students for their positive behaviours and will no doubt flood your phones with Kurnai Positive Acknowledgements (KPAs). On that note, it has been fantastic to see students settle back into the Kurnai Learning Community and be acknowledged with KPAs for their e positive behaviour in the classroom. 

KPA Data Term 2 Weeks 1-7

9A - 1000

9B - 489

9C - 573

9D - 487

Top 10 KPA Receivers for Term 2

Attendance

This year our aim is to improve student attendance rates to an above 95% average. If your student is absent, please contact Kurnai’s absence hotline on 5132 3711, or contact Ross Johnson directly via Compass. 

Week 9 will see a short week for students with student-free days Monday & Tuesday. For the rest of the week, students will receive feedback on their common assessment tasks. Feedback week is vital for students as it allows them to give and receive feedback on their learning throughout the term. 

Attendance Average per Form Group

9A – 83%

9B – 78%

9C – 82%

9D – 82%

Year 9 Camp 

The itinerary for the Melbourne Discovery Camp is in its final stages. Early Term 3 students will receive a packing list and final documents for the camp. 

All 60 places for the camp have now been filled. If you would like your child to be placed on the waiting list, please contact the general office or Ross Johnson directly.

Semester Reports

Semester One reports will be released in the coming weeks. I encourage you all to sit with your student and celebrate their success as well as review the feedback from their teachers and set learning goals for Semester Two.

Around the School

Human Powered Vehicle (HPV)

In HPV we have been working on our bikes creating our teams and preparing for the trip to Casey Fields. This term we rebuilt our bikes and fixed any minor adjustments necessary to improve them for them to be ridden safely. We have we split up into two teams, "Roadside Assist" and "Demerit Points", made our logos and designed shirts, and did a lot of practice riding the HPV bikes. We have also improved our knowledge of the bikes and learned how they work and how to fix them. 

Phoenix Dragon, 9A

Media Studies

In media studies, we are focusing on producing a piece of media. Over term 2 we had a task of making a piece of media of our choosing. Some ideas were music videos, advertisements, and podcasts. 

Each group had to learn about how to use a camera, write a script, and edit their videos. 

We also learned about what genre means and the importance that it has in media. 

Caitlyn Patton, 9A

Maths

In maths this term we were educated on linear relationships and finance. We mostly used Maths online to help us revise and learn linear relationships. Maths online includes easy to read videos and questions to improve our maths skills. Which has led up to our short CAT (common assessment task). The past few weeks we started finance which will help us throughout our daily lives. We have been studying this topic face to face in contrast to online work, as it is good to switch up from our regular routine. Everything we are learning will improve our math skills for the future.

Emmy Randall, 9A

Hands on Learning

Over the last few weeks in Hands on Learning we have built a chicken coup to sell off to fund more projects. We have also received a few old bikes that we are currently rebuilding as a group. The year 9’s has taken on the role of leaders to show the year 7 & 8’s how to use tools and how to pull apart and rebuild the bike

James Dalia, 9C

Contact Details

If you have any concerns regarding your Year 9 student, please don’t hesitate to email me Ross.Johnson@kurnaicollege.vic.edu.au or phone me at (03) 5165 0600.

Ross Johnson

Year 9 Team Leader