Welcome to the end of another term, we’ve been busy in the secondary classes with some great learning taking place.

7/8 English

The junior secondary students have completed a unit of work on the novel Wonder. We completed quotes, comprehension questions, song and movie analysis and all just really enjoyed the story. During the second half of the term we have been focusing on different types of writing, so far, we have covered informational writing and informal writing. With each text type we have looked at the grammar that is unique to it, and practiced spelling and vocabulary along the way.

9/10 English

Our Year 9 and 10 students have spent some time researching learning about author/actor/poet/activist Maya Angelou. We’ve learned about her life and looked at some of her work and the messages behind it. Currently students are looking closely at how to write a good essay, in readiness for SACE next year.

9/10 Personal Learning Plan

This term sees our students completing their Personal Learning Plan course, with great results. They have completed work experience that all found extremely valuable, and attended a Career Expo in Adelaide where they were able to talk to prospective employers and experience some of the trades. All students are now logged into the Department for Education’s new website initiative, My Career Portal. This Portal allows them to complete modules of work each year until they leave school, readying them for work or further study. We are all learning our way around the site at present but so far it looks fantastic.

SACE English

Our Stage 1 students have completed their course, with good results, which is great to see. Stage 2 has one semester to complete, which involves an external assessment task worth 30% of their grade. This task will be a language study and is quite in depth and involved. We are in the planning stages currently.

7-10 HASS

This term has been all about geography. We have looked at geographical skills including analysing data, mapping, graphing, geographical diagrams and inquiry questions. We have just begun some work on Civics and Citizenship where we are looking at laws and citizenship, including the rule of law, how laws are made and why we need them. We are also looking at situations which may be morally right but legally wrong, and vice versa, and this has brought about some lively discussion.

7-10 PE

The second half of term two has been focused on netball and sports day practice (at students request). So far we have honed our sprinting and starting skills, throwing skills and jumping. We will continue this into Term 3 until sports day. Our other lesson is all about netball at the moment where we head over to the Community Centre courts and enjoy playing against each other, with Annabelle taking on most of the organization and umpiring.