Middle School News

The Middle School Students have stepped up in the last two weeks and have shown support for the Wheelers Hill Community by participating in the Swimming Sports, showing pride in their uniform for the School Photos and respecting others at the school assembly. Some students have had the opportunity to do a workshop with the Australian Ballet. Our International Students hosted activities for the rest of the community to have a go at something different, such as using chopsticks to pick up M&M's, Chinese calligraphy and cutting out paper images. All of the Middle School students have been showing a lot of respect for the lockerbay areas and are keeping them tidy. It was really nice to hear a conversation between students showing their pride in how tidy the inside of their locker was looking.

Middle School Leaders

The Middle School Leaders were presented with their badges at the School Assembly. They have started meeting every week to talk about events coming up and ideas when working with the community.

Year 7

The following are reflections from our Year 7 students on the Camp.

YEAR 7 – CAMP REFLECTIONS/EXPERIENCES

Bianca Jorgic 7B

My favourite part of the whole camp was definitely the flying fox and the reptile show. Firstly, the flying fox was good because it had a great view of the lake and you could go really fast and even go UPSIDEDOWN. I did but then at the end I slide off to slow down. Secondly, the reptile show was good because you could pat them but not on the head or the face. Because how would you like it if someone came up to you and started touching your head or face? And you could also hold onto the snakes by yourself and put them on your neck. On camp I achieved conquering my fear of heights on the high ropes course along with some of my other fellow classmates. Some of the other highlights of the camp were, making new friends, socialising and completing all the challenges that were set to me and my group. Some of the challenges on this camp were… trying to learn people’s names because there were so many of us and conquering my fear of heights. But in the end, I conquered my fear of heights and I am so proud of myself because this was really hard for me. Over all the camp was so good I loved it I had a blast.

Lillian Kleinman 7A

At camp I loved high ropes because everyone tried their best and pushed past their comfort zone. I liked rafting because we used team work to try and find a solution, I especially liked how everyone got to do something and didn’t miss out. I enjoyed the flying fox because when we flew over the lake, if you looked below, you could see seaweed, and some of us saw turtles and fish swimming around in the lake. At camp I achieved my goal of making new friends, I really like how we went on camp at the start of the year because everyone became closer with one another. At camp with the help of my group I pushed past my comfort zone to a whole new level. I loved how everyone in my group encouraged each other and how no one put anyone down. My favourite activity was rock climbing because I achieved my goal by reaching the top! I also think that everyone should be proud because they all went a little bit further than they had anticipated. These are some of the reasons why I really enjoyed camp!

Kyra Redden 7D

7D I went to Alexandra Adventure Resort for my year 7 camp. We stayed in cabins which for camping, weren’t too bad. The menu was amazing. The food tasted great. I really liked the packed lunch we had. The flying fox was great. We had a good amount of free time where we got to run around, play games or play on the basketball court. I really liked the great range of activities such as: the flying fox, the giant swing, rock climbing and raft building. My favourite activity was the raft building and the lake was beautiful. The view was breathtaking. All the staff were friendly and very polite. There was a very nice afternoon tea. My favourite part was definitely making new friends! The only thing I didn’t like was the amount of wasps there. Oh, and the pool! I loved the pool! Overall I really loved my year 7 camp.

Dane Redden 7E

My year 7 camp was really fun. The cabins we stayed in were really nice, my favourite activity was the flying fox it went really fast and was really long. Another activity I really enjoyed was Raft building because we were split up into boys against girls and none of us won it because it was really hard. We had to use some blue barrels, pipes, wooden planks and some rope to make a floating raft. Fortunately the lake was really warm. The menu was pretty good, my favourite food was the baked potato with ham and melted cheese. On the last day we had a reptile show, we got to hold a snake and we got to pat a baby crocodile and we saw a tree frog. The camp was great because we all made new friends and used teamwork to encourage each other, although we had only been at school a few days it was a great camp to get to know people. I would rate this camp an 8/10.

Kim Pillig 7A

From the 6th to the 8th the year 7s went on camp to the Alexandra Adventure Resort. We did a lot of different and challenging activities, which were heaps of fun. Some of my favourite activities were rock climbing and the trivia night. I loved rock climbing because it was exciting and satisfying when you reach the top. I also loved the Trivia night because some teachers performed a famous scene from the film Dirty Dancing. What I achieved at camp was conquering the high ropes course. This required overcoming my fears of a balance rope that was positioned really high up. There were hanging supports to help move along the balance rope. I was the first girl in my group who completed the high ropes course. This made me feel proud and relieved. Overall I really enjoyed my stay at camp because I pushed myself to my limits.

Year 8

Visiting the classes we have noticed that the students are taking on all aspects of their learning and are showing Excellence in their work. The Year 8 students will have an opportunity to do activities throughout the year that look at expanding their Personal Best. These activities happen inside and outside the classroom. This term the activity that the students will have chance to challenge themselves in is the Surf Trip next month.

Year 9

The Year 9 students have the opportunity to work with the Community in Community Connections. Some of our year 9's media students have been on an excursion to ACMI and had the opportunity to work with virtual reality cameras and editing software. All students have begun their elective subjects already showing creativity in these subject areas and in learning new techniques.

Mrs Melissa Robinson

Middle School Leader

What's Coming Up Next

February

25th

26th

28th

March

1st

March

5th

6th

13th

8th