Year 7 News

Term 4 is an exciting time for the students as they work towards meeting all their learning goals for the year. English and Mathematics exams are taking place currently and the students are very good at preparing for the exams by studying and revising their notes. Today was the first day for the year 7 Home group Dodgeball competition. This will continue next week until one Home Group is victorious. We also have a fundraiser for the 2018 college charity. The students are holding a Trivia afternoon on Tuesday to raise funds for the Sky Hydrants which is an ultra filtration system that provides clean water to communities in developing countries.

The students are working on their projects for Presentation Day. Year 7 students are working on their Ancient Rome projects and year 8 students are working on their Science Lock and load project. The students really appreciate their parents /guardians attending the presentation as it is a great opportunity for your child to demonstrate their learning and understanding of the topic.

Headstart is not far away now and the students are eager to be promoted to the next year level.

I would also like to thank Mrs Siaan Le Fevre for her outstanding leadership at year 7 over the past 4 years and wish her all the best at her new school.

Denise Leggett

Junior School Assistant Principal

Presentation Day

For their last project in Year 7, students were required to present “Ancient Rome” through the eyes of someone who lived at that time. They completed a series of tasks which culminated in a presentation of their findings to their class teacher and parents on Presentation Day.

The Year 7’s took us back in time to the Romans with their Humanities presentations.  They had to come dressed as a Roman historical figure of their choice so I had the pleasure of meeting Julius Caesar,  Mark Antony, Caesar Augustus as well as slaves and noble women.

Students discussed

• What was daily life like for their chosen Roman?
• What was the government like in Rome? How did it affect their chosen Roman?
• What was the religion of their chosen Roman? What god/gods did they believe in?
• What were some of the best inventions of Rome?
• What education did their chosen person receive? Did everyone receive the same education?
• What language did their chosen Roman speak?

As well as the presentation,  students built models of Roman inventions that are still in existence today so we were presented with everything from aquaducts and arches through to shields and swords.

It was a massive project but the Year 7’s went all out and produced some fantastic presentations and models, well done to all for their amazing work.

Sian Jones

Head of Humanities