Year 7 - 12 Class
Hello and welcome to the start of another year. It’s been a bit weird, but we are all settling in and getting some work done.
English 7-10
English this term has been split into two groups for the secondary class. The Year 7 and 8 students have been focusing on literary devices and proof reading. This is background work for a unit that will focus on essay writing. We will finish the term with poetry, just for some light entertainment!
The Year 9 and 10 students have begun the year with a novel study. We are looking at Divergent by Veronica Roth, which explores themes of resilience, perseverance and friendship. Once reading is finished we will view the movie and then complete a comparative essay comparing the book and the movie. At the end of the term the Year 9 and 10 students will join with the Year 7’s and 8’s for some poetry.
HASS 7-10
As with English, we are working on different topics in different groups this term.
The Year 7 and 8 students are focusing on human migration, early civilizations and will move into a case study of Ancient Egypt. We have also been looking at historical skills and the work of historians and archaeologists.
The older students are focusing on the Industrial Revolution, which will lead us into WW1. At the moment students are learning about child labour and completing diary entries from the perspective of a child working in a factory in Victorian England.
English 5-6
After a bit of an unusual start with a combination of online and in-class learning, the Year 5/6 class has begun to learn about writing a persuasive text. We are looking at the language devices used, and the vocabulary that is used to write persuasively. We are also focusing on spelling some tricky words, and spending quite a bit of time reading each week.
HASS 5-6
The Year 5/6 students are completing a history unit of work on Mongolia this term. They are all fascinated in particular with Mongolian war methods, so I apologize if this has been the topic of discussion at the dinner table! The assessment task for this unit will be a ‘Khan-Trast’ where students will compare the leadership skills of Genghis Khan and his grandson Kublai.