HUMANITIES

MEDIEVAL DAY

On Tuesday 8 October 190 Year 8 History students went back in time to the Medieval era. Medieval Day involves Year 8 History students dressing up in costumes and competing in various Medieval activities. The costumes were especially amazing! Luke Zhai from 8C made a costume out of cardboard which was a replica of a medieval warrior which was the best hand-made costume I think I have ever seen.

The day was an outstanding success and I would like to thank all the students from Year 8 who were involved (8A, 8C, 8E, 8G, 8I, 8K and 8M). Students participated wonderfully in all activities, ranging from the Medieval Skits, Shields, Trivia, News Reports and Table Decorations. There was a wonderful spirit around throughout the day and I have to thank the students for their willingness to get involved.

Days like Medieval Day cannot occur without the spirit and willingness of teachers to get involved as well. I would like to thank the Year 8 History team (Matt Shaw, Stephen Gurry, Jenny Jones and Chelsea Han) plus all of the teachers who assisted on the day. A special mention goes to Rosie Patterson for helping us organize things and Cameron Chan making his Medieval debut as a judge. This semester we debuted two Year 11s as student judges so thank you to Coco Parker and Roisin Lyon for their efforts as well. 

Thanks

Jonathan Jhoomun (on behalf of the Year 8 Team)

History Teacher & Medieval Day Co-ordinator

THE MIND EXHIBIT & THE EPWORTH SLEEP CENTRE

On Friday 26 July more than 120 Year 10 and 11 VCE Psychology students headed to the Melbourne Museum to investigate the museum’s immersive “The Mind” exhibit. The exhibit explored sensation and perception, dreams, emotions and mental well-being. These topics were pertinent to our studies of visual perception. At the start of the exhibit, we were provided with booklets to fill in, prompting us with questions and provoking a deeper understanding of the displays and activities when in “The Mind” exhibit.

One major highlight of the excursion was the Ames Room, which is a distorted room and when viewed from a peephole it creates the illusion of an object standing at one end of the room look much larger than the object standing at the other end, which looks miniature. Another highlight was the dream simulator where you lie down on your back with your head inside a cubby hole and watch a video above you which resembles a sort of dream-like state accompanied by speakers on either side of your head playing either calming or ominous music. The eventful day ended with a dismissal from 2pm with an extended understanding of our studies.

A huge thank you to Ms Bertsa, Mr Van Pelt, Ms Bowes and Ms Gambino for this opportunity.

Lucy Robertson-Reid & Claudia Gerbic

Year 10 Students

During Unit 4 of Psychology, involving the nature of consciousness and the importance of sleep, the Year 12 Psychology classes participated in a mock sleep laboratory run by Julie from the Epworth Sleep Centre.

Julie first introduced us to sleep by explaining how sleep is vital for our survival and for us to effectively function in our world. We looked at a typical sleep-cycle, delved into the stages of sleep and discussed the characteristics of both REM and NREM sleep. To consolidate this, we participated in an activity where we had to guess the stages of sleep using only brain wave patterns.

We also found someone who fell asleep easily and set them up using devices that monitor and observe sleep. While they were trying to fall asleep in the other room, we analysed their brain wave patterns as well as their body muscles and eye movement.

Thank you Julie for teaching us and answering our many questions about sleep!

Sabrina Humphry & Myles Kelemen

Year 12 Students