CLASS

Year 11 Animal Production Systems 

As highlighted last week, the Year 11 Animal Production classes are involved in a feedlot Lamb Growth Investigation.  This week it was Mrs Day’s Gen 3 class who got to visit sheep to gather information about the investigation and see how it was set up first hand. 

Year 12 ATAR Plant Productions

The Year 12 students visited Horticulture on Friday to pot up the next stage of their sequence growth trial. After 2 weeks of growth it was interesting to compare the growth between the different plant species.

Year 11 General Plants

Students are involved in a Pea Production Investigation at the Horticulture Section. Students have planted peas and will follow the progress each week, measuring, taking photos and recording the data.  This data will then be used as part of the class assessment.  At the end of investigation, the peas will be given to the kitchen. 

Year 12 General Plant Productions

Year 12 students have been investigating the ratio of recessive inheritance, understanding the negative impact albino genetics could have for crops and farmer's profit. Year 12 students germinated 4 Barley seeds in a petri dish to gather data about recessive inheritance in albinism. They will be using the data they have collected to complete their investigation write-up in Week 6.

Most forms of plant albinism are inherited in a recessive fashion, which means that it is passed directly from unaffected parent plants (carrying albinism but not showing it) to their plant offspring. Plants with albinism do not produce chlorophyll due to genetic mutation. Emergent albino plant seedlings will have a distinct white colour. True plants with albinism will demonstrate no hint of green pigment at all. These plants can be either fully albino or demonstrate partial traits, creating variegated plant foliage. Plants with albinism will germinate, and survive for a short period of time, but will eventually die because it cannot photosynthesis and produce their own food to grow. 

Year 11 General Extension and UniReady WebEx

Thank you to the parents and carers who joined the WebEx on Monday night to hear a bit more about the General Extension Pathway and in particular the UniReady course. Hopefully you found it worthwhile. 

The WebEx was recorded and a link sent to all parents and carers of the students undertaking this pathway so that they can catch up on the information, if they wanted to at a more convenient time. If parents still have questions about this pathway or the UniReady course they can contact Mrs Pfitzner who will be happy to address these.

A focus on our College Values

• Respect: Treat others with care and courtesy.
• Aspiration: Achieve your best.
• Safety: Work safe and stay safe. 

The Year 10 students have been reminded this week about our College Values and the importance of demonstrating these values at all times and across all areas of the school. The students have been given a homework task to reflect on how they will personally demonstrate each of the core values within the class context and have also been asked to reflect on why it is important for them to consistently demonstrate these values. 

We have a fantastic College environment and students get amazing opportunities because all members of the College community strive to demonstrate these values. I encourage parents and carers to reinforce the importance of these values with their children.