Junior School Report

A very warm welcome in this first newsletter edition to all of our new Year 7’s to Reservoir High and welcome back to all our Year 8 students for 2022. We trust all students and their families had a great Christmas and holiday period and are now ready to concentrate on a productive year of learning ahead.  

The start of the year has been very smooth to date and we would like to congratulate all students on their positive start to the year.  Our Year 7 students have settled in extremely well and enjoyed their first day Transition program aimed at familiarising themselves with the school, their timetable, staff and our school expectations.  They also participated in our annual Amazing Race. Working in groups, students explored the school environment locating rooms, buildings and facilities. All students had a fantastic time!!

The Junior School Team has set a few 2022 goals for our Year 7 and 8 cohort. These include:

1. Develop and foster positive and respectful relationships with each other and between classes at each Year level in the Junior School. 

2. All Year 7 students to have a successful and positive transition to Reservoir High School and assist the Year 8 students to consolidate on their learning throughout the year to foster a smooth transition into the middle school years. 

3. Regular updates to all staff and parents/carers re upcoming Year 7 and 8 activities, concerns and successes, including Students of the Month and other special activities and programs. 

Year 7 Camp

Our Year 7 Camp was extremely successful at Camp Toolangi again from Wednesday 9th February through to Friday 11th February just out of Kinglake. The camp was an excellent transition event for those students who attended.  Students participated in many challenging activities such as high ropes, low ropes, obstacle course, flying fox, rock climbing wall, archery, orienteering and bush hut building. This year 80 students attended camp which made for lots of energy and atmosphere!! A very big thankyou to Mr Irvin, Mr Sirianni, Mr Bayley, Ms D’ortenzio, Mr Chen, Ms Liao, Mrs Scott, Ivy Bao, Micah Patston for their fantastic support and leadership over the three days.

Year 7 BBQ

Our annual Year 7 BBQ on Thursday 24 February was a great success with many families attending. 

It was terrific to see staff, student and families engaged in wonderful conversation about the first four weeks of school. Thank you to all staff, families and students who attended. 

IMPACT

All students have made a terrific start in Impact so far this year. All Year 7 and 8 students are part of this fantastic program each fortnight. It was great to see all students enjoy the opportunity to explore their Character Strengths in the second session and discuss why they are important to them. 

All Year 7 & 8 students received their lockers on the first day and are expected to keep them organised and well maintained.  All students should now have a combination lock on their locker.  

We are looking forward to a great year with all our Year 7 and Year 8 students and in particular we are looking forward to working closely with all parents, guardians and families during the year.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss your child’s progress please feel free to contact us at any time on 9466 0900.

Junior School Team

Darryl Forbes – Junior School Leader

Mrs Tammy Baines – Junior School Office Manager

Ms Christine Farrugia – Year 8 Coordinator

Mr Greg Irvin - Year 7 Coordinator