Year 8

Dare to Dream

On Thursday the 29th of August a group of the Year Eight and nine students set off for the Dare to Dream excursion in Shepparton. The day was focused on developing an entrepreneurial spirit.  Students were split into groups and each group tasked with reinventing a product.

Renaming, creating an advert, marketing scheme and social media campaign.  All of this had to be sold to the judges in a one-minute pitch. Students throughout the day challenged themselves and were forced out of their comfort zones but continually showed fantastic attitudes and determination.

The winner of the day was the Spear personalised football company, consisting of students from Cobram Secondary College, Wanganui Secondary College and Rochester Secondary College. The team presented a fantastic innovative product and well-created advertisement. Overall, the day was fast-paced and our year eight and nine students demonstrated wonderful behaviour and effort.

Spelling Tiggy

Mr Brooks had a Year 8 class out in the sun, playing Spelling Tiggy.    It was a lovely change from the cold classroom.

Maths

Year 8 Maths students working on their Ratio and Rates skills through hands-on activity using coloured counters.

More Maths

Year 8C measuring objects in the classroom and converting various units of measurement.   The Year 8's also investegated Ratio and Rates in groups by comparing types of clothing, eye colours etc and then recording their findings on the board.

English

Enjoying some outdoor reading time. Spring is almost here.

Foods

Year 8 Foods class have been preparing Chicken Wraps.  During this session, the students looked at how the food could be presented in a cafe.

Maths-Measurement Race

Miss Strickland was busy with her Maths class, they were playing a measurement race.  They had to run from one end of the Gym to the other to find a pair of matching units of measurement,  then they would race back to let their teammate have a go.  Congratulations to Shak, Levy and Zain for finding 10 pairs.

Maths-Scaling

Year 8B Maths class have looked at scaling.   They used the 3D guest bedroom models the VCAL numeracy students created to find the real-life measurements of the rooms and their features, like the bed, desk and bedside tables.

Paper Planes

In Year 8 Maths, students have been learning about rates and ratios. During the last week, students participated in a paper plane challenge.  After building their planes, they timed how long their plane was in the air and the distance travelled to determine the distance per second. Rocky was the clear winner - throwing his plane longer than the basketball court!!!

Solving Equations

8C Solving Equations with brackets on both sides chalking it out on the asphalt,  Friday morning.

Writer's Notebook

The Writer's Notebook is a program designed to allow students to explore writing in a low stakes environment that builds a sense of collaboration and a writing community. Through a series of short, focused mini-lessons, students will explore the creative process of developing ideas and then how-to craft their writing using the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing.

Students will learn to take control of their drafting, developing an understanding of what it means to consider the writing of others and to provide thoughtful comments and support. They are learning that writing is not simply an assignment for a grade. They are learning that writers teach one another.

Science

Year 8 students presented the Principal, Ms Tempest with hand cream made in Science.