Assistant Principal Report - Junior School and Wellbeing
By June Sainsbery
We held our Junior School Academic Breakfast on Thursday 4th August. This event acknowledges students who have achieved results in the top 5 percent of their year level. It was good to meet parents and celebrate their child’s academic success.
The following students were acknowledged:
Year 7
Jacob Burrows
Emma Corfield
Lucia Hogarth
Tara Jezdic
Nick Ly
Lara Mackay
Zoe Makrakis
Emily Mangion
Marcus O'Meara-Hayes
Benjamin Porter
Diesel Rasguido
Thomas Richardson
Xavier Stainthorpe
Tenaya Talbot
Sunny Tulen
Laura Tulloch
Max Wadeson
Year 8
Kirby Adams
Abigail Arculus
Juliana Bal
Lok Yi Chan
Charlie Dean
Hannah Downward
Jemma Fleming
Amy Foote
Mackenzie Ford
Lola Harris
Harry Heath
Mitchell Holden
Charlie Murdolo-Bloom
Darcy Murray
Toby Pearson
Mia Sardellis
Mietta Scherwinski
William Surowiecki
Anthony Zissis
Year 9
Jennifer Baklien
Hannah Birch
Harper Bosdorf
Sebastian Broadbent
Gabriel Corio
Lila Harvey
Sophie Holland
Feodor Ivanov
Amara Ly
Hana-Joy Ly
James Milnes
Samantha Petrovic
Tea Rajak
Charlotte Shepherd
Anne Teoh
Lachlan Wadeson
Year 9 students have been involved in the course selection process and have selected their program for Year 10, 2023. The process involved attending presentations, reviewing the Year 10 handbook and plenty of discussion with the Year 9 team and classroom teachers. It is exciting as the students move closer towards Senior School and can choose their preferred pathway and subjects in their remaining years at school.
Year 8 students have chosen their elective subjects for Year 9, 2023. This gives them an opportunity to study subjects that interest them and hopefully develop their knowledge and skills in those particular areas.
Year 7 students attended camp in week three of this term and from all reports the students had a terrific time. Camp is a great chance for students to build positive relationships with peers and staff as well as participate in a wide variety of outdoor activities.
Our Year 7s this term attended two presentations aimed at supporting their needs as they move through adolescence. On Tuesday 12th July, Brett Lee from Internet Safe Education presented to our students on maintaining a safe presence online. Our students were engaged in the presentation and asked some insightful questions. They also created posters designed to educate Year 7 students on how to stay safe online.
On Tuesday this week, students heard from a presenter from the Butterfly Foundation. The focus was on body image in an online world and linked with positive relationships with food and eating.
If you would like further information about either presentation, parent resources can be found for both organisations on the website links below.
https://internetsafeeducation.com/
Our Term Three well being parent information session was held this week and was very well attended. Brock Bastion, a psychologist, and lecturer at the University of Melbourne, talked about happiness and the need for building resilience through adversity. Please see the link below to find out more information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_x9cbrdgnw