Secondary
A Thank You Message from our Year 12 Students
On behalf of the whole Year 12 cohort, we would just like to say a huge thank you to all the MAG teachers and staff who worked to help us complete our trial exams. This time has been super stressful and uncertain for us as students, and just as stressful and uncertain for our teachers. But without all of their hard work, support and dedication, our trial exams would not have been as successful as they were. We just wanted to give a shoutout to all the teachers and staff who helped put together our exam packs, delivered them to each of us, invigilated the exams, collected them for marking, obliged with last-minute Teams call requests and helped us to work through all our tech difficulties. All of this was on top of teaching all their other classes. We also wanted to give a special shoutout to Mrs Catt and Ms Duncan who worked tirelessly to make sure this was possible for us and supported us every step of the way. The year 12 cohort are so appreciative of the support, positivity and guidance offered to us by our teachers, and cannot thank them enough.
Winter Candlelight Concert
Enjoy our Winter Candellight Concert, featuring some very talented young musicians and singers. Congratulations to the participating secondary students and thanks again Ms O'Shaughnessy and Miss Ellis for pulling it all together.
Deep Learning - Parvana
Year 7 English students are currently studying the novel Parvana. As a part of our Deep Learning initiative at MAG, students are required to create a multi-modal text in response to a societal issue explored throughout the novel.
To broaden students’ knowledge of the experiences associated with the war in Afghanistan, on Friday the 27th of August, Year 7 students participated in a Zoom call with Mr Troy Norris, Chief Boatswains Mate, who served in the Australian Navy for 15 years.
Prior to the call, students wrote down questions in response to the societal issue they are investigating. Whilst we ran out of time for all questions to be asked, this was a great opportunity for students to be exposed to the competency Citizenship and dimensions of “a global perspective” and “using technology for learning” that are associated with Deep Learning.
We are very appreciative of the time Troy gave up to expose our students to his personal experiences with the war.
Impressive Maths Pathways Growth Rate For Year 7 to 9
Congratulations to the following Year 7, 8 and 9 students who have the highest average growth in their year group. An average growth rate of 200% for this year means your child will learn approximately 2 years' worth of maths this year.
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
|---|---|---|
243% Alesha Christie 243% Lucy Elliott 230% Brydie Davidson 223% Elizabeth Harris 220% Skyla Cox 210% Catriona Baldwin 200% Tanner Peters 197% William Whitbourn 196% Jordan Dalziel 196% Annalise Somerville | 308% Hirunya Kumarasinghe 212% Katie Barnes 193% Cara Haley 181% Lenny Griffiths 181% Jilly Jones 171% Amelia D'Angri 170% Lucas Holgate 167% Zeenat Ishola 162% Toby Cadd 158% Charlize Weeks | 320% Breanna McLeish 256% Hudson Parker 222% Sophie Coe 219% Kithmini Kumarasinghe 187% Kaitlin Weiser 185% Lucy Whitehead 183% Antonio Addesi 181% Porter Dennis 180% Liam Stephens 177% Clare von Bibra |
Congratulations also to the following Year 7, 8 and 9 students who have achieved 200% growth or higher on their last Maths Pathway Test:
400% Hirunya Kumarasinghe, Sophie Coe
367% Gabrielle Wade
300% Brydie Davidson, Katherine (Katie) Barnes, Ella Simson
267% Olivia Brewis, Marco Maxwell, Erika Glover, Chloe Pollock, Grace Riddell, Milla Teasdale
233% Skyla Cox, Milla Dennis, Lucy Elliott, Tanner Peters, Cara Haley, Kyla Warde, Man Hue Nguyen, Clare von Bibra
200% Catriona Baldwin, James Barnett, Emily Caldwell, Renata Kincaid, Alfred Rolfe- Barnes, William Whitbourn, Amelia D'Angri, Patterson Eeles, Lucas Holgate, Ebbeny Jettner, Jilly Jones, Steven Kirkpatrick, Paige Looney, Nathaniel Pearce, Isabelle Barber, Ella Bowler, Archie Connors, Elli Hourigan, Tahlia McMaster- Sharrock, Jaxson McMinn, Kaidyn Ottrey
Don’t forget that you can see how you child is going at any time by accessing the Parents and Carers tab on your child’s Maths Pathway home page
Comfort Cooking at Home
Mrs Pinson has been keeping her students busy at home, cooking up a storm. Here is a selection of Year 8, 9 and 10 student accomplishments created at home over the past few weeks! Mrs Pinson LOVES getting these photos, so please keep sending them in.
