Term 3 - Together, we are learning about...
Year 7
In English, we have started our 'Whodunnit?' Unit. Students visited a crime scene in week 1 and they aim to solve the case as they receive clues to the crime each week. Whilst working on the case, students perfect their 'instruction writing' skills (week 3), they write a newspaper article (week 6) about the case and they write a letter (week 10) relating to their thoughts on the case.
- 7A - Morgan Horsman
- 7B - Shelley Hollister
- 7C - Morgan Horsman
- 7D - Shelley Hollister
In HASS we have started our Economics and Business Unit. Students have explored what economics are and are about to dive into investigating entrepreneurship. They will be completing an assessment task on a chosen business in Week 5. We will then complete our Civics and Citizenship Unit for the rest of the term, where students will explore Democracy and Civic Participation.
- 7A - Lesley Jolly
- 7B - Jon Lewis
- 7C - Lesley Jolly
- 7D - Kylie Courtney-Wylie
In Mathematics, students are learning about linear relationships in algebra. They are continuing patterns, completing tables and using mathematical rules to make predictions. Students will be learning to solve equations with one step and then with two steps. Students will have an assessment test at the end of Week 5.
- 7A - Rosie Wallace
- 7B - Caroline McLachlan
- 7C - Rosie Wallace
- 7D - Caroline McLachlan
In Science, we are completing the unit of work on Earth and Space Science and will then study Biological Sciences. Students will explain how biological diversity is ordered and organised in units on Classification and Ecosystems. They will investigate the role of classification in ordering and organising the diversity of life on Earth and use and develop classification tools including dichotomous keys. Students will use models, including food webs, to represent matter and energy flow in ecosystems and predict the impact of changing abiotic and biotic factors on populations. There will be a test at the end of each unit of work. Students are able to access Edrolo to catch up on their learning.
- 7A & 7C - Peter Buckley
- 7B & 7D – Maria Chan
In Health, students are completing a unit on smoking and vaping. Looking at short and long term effects on the body, financial costs, chemicals in cigarettes and vapes, addiction and peer pressure. Students will complete an anti-smoking or anti-vaping campaign as part of their assessment. In Physical Education students have completed reassessment of their fitness testing (comparison from Term 1). In the coming weeks students will participate in a range of winter sports and rhythmic movement activities.
- 7A – Caroline McLachlan (Health), Breaane McCall (PE)
- 7B – Luke Jordan
- 7C – Breaane McCall (Health), Luke Jordan (PE)
- 7D – Sally Macfadyen
Personal Interest Pathways (PIPS) - Option Subjects
In Japanese our new classes are starting to learn to recognise and write the hiragana characters and using them to write a variety of words each week. They are learning and responding to some greetings in Japanese and will complete a map of major cities in Japan by the end of the term.
- 7A & 7B - Lisa Travers
In MDT, students are learning about safety in the workshop and will create their first project, which is a door stop. Students will be using a range of new skills to complete this short task in the first 5 weeks.
- 7A & 7B - Ben Rabbetts
- 7A & 7B - Jesse Shepheard
- 7C - Kate Hambleton
- 7D - Therese Heland & Robert Spencer
In Drama, students are being introduced to the 5W's (who, what, why, when and where). They are participating in a range of games and skills to build their skill development and self-confidence. Students are keeping a reflective journal and this forms a part of their assessment.
- 7A & 7B - Lesley Jolly
Year 8
In English, students are working on an 'Informative Text' unit. They have analysed how others write in magazines and information texts and they are replicating these skills when they produce their own one page article relating to a topic they feel passionately about (week 4). The students will then be starting the 'Advertising Unit' in which they analyse a range of ads before applying similar skills to their own product.
- 8A - Lisa Travers
- 8B - Shelley Hollister
- 8C - Lisa Travers
- 8D - Jon Lewis
In HASS we have started out Civics and Citizenship Unit. Students have been exploring what democracy looks like in Australia and are about to being to explore how they can participate in democracy themselves. In Week 5 students will be completing an assessment task focussed on a social issue and approaches to becoming actively involved in bringing about positive change in relation to their chosen issues. We will then complete an Economics and Business unit that has students exploring businesses and business issues that relate to our ever-changing world.
- 8A - Jon Lewis
- 8B - Lisa Travers
- 8C - Lesley Jolly
- 8D - Lisa Travers
- 8A - Rosie Wallace
- 8B - Jesse Shepheard and Robert Spencer
- 8C - Rosie Wallace
- 8D - Bjorn Porsbro
- 8A & 8C - Pete Buckley
- 8B & 8D - Maria Chan
In Health, students are completing a unit on Alcohol, Tobacco and Cannabis. They will also participate in a unit on vaping. They will be exploring the short and long term effects on the body, financial costs, chemicals in these drugs, addiction and peer pressure. Students will complete a research task as part of their assessment for the Alcohol, tobacco and Cannabis unit. For the vaping unit, students looking at the predictions of vaping effects in the future. In Physical Education, students have completed reassessment of their fitness testing (comparison from Term 1). In the coming weeks students will participate in a range of winter sports and rhythmic movement activities.
- 8A – Luke Jordan
- 8B – Breaane McCall (Health), Sally Macfadyen (PE)
- 8C – Brent Munday
- 8D – Caroline McLachlan (Health), Jesse Shepheard (PE)
Personal Interest Pathways (PIPS) - Option Subjects
In MDT, 8A students are completing a design brief to create a pot plant holder. This will require them to come up with a prototype of their creation before they make their project.
8B students are completing an endangered species diorama. They are require to research an endangered species and adapt their chosen animal to their diorama.
- Teacher - Ben Rabbetts
- Teacher - Ben Andrews
- Teacher - Rosie Wallace
- Teacher - Luke Viney
In Foods, students are learning how to get the most out of their money when buying food. Is fresh better then frozen? What is the best way to store food, so it will last as long as possible, and they have less food wastage? Student will be given a task of creating a meal plan to feed themselves for a week with only $50. No takeaway allowed. In practical lessons, student are making a mix of dinner recipes that are healthy, quick, yummy and cheap to make. This will give them the skill sets needed to cook for themselves.
- Teacher - Kate Hambleton
In Drama, students are focussing on developing their acting skills through the use of voice, body movements and timing. They are working on how to bring given scripts alive. They will be assessed by completing a duologue or monologue.
- Teacher - Lesley Jolly
Year 9
In English, students are participating in a novel study of 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton with a focus on understanding how it feels to navigate teenage years through the events and perspectives of the different characters in the novel. They will be completing a newspaper article reflecting the key events of chapter 6 for their first major assessment task during week 5.
- 9A - Georgia Delaney
- 9B - Morgan Horsman
- 9C - Georgia Delaney
- 9D - Therese Heland
In History, students will be learning about the conditions in Great Britain at the peak of industrialisation and how these impacted on the movement of people including free settlers, convicts and slaves. Students will complete a partner research task to be handed in at the end of Week 3 and will also complete an opinion piece about The Secret River during Week 5.
- 9A - Tony Beutel
- 9B - Caitlin Midson
- 9C - Caitlin Midson
- 9D - Tony Beutel
In Mathematics, students are working on applying the exponent laws to numerical expressions with integer exponents and extend to variables. Students will have a test on this by the end of week 2. Following this unit students will be simplifying algebraic expressions, expanding binomial products, and factorising monic quadratic expressions. Following this they will be identifying and graphing quadratic functions, solving quadratic equations graphically and numerically. Students will have their first assignment on this by the end of week 5.
- 9A - Robert Spencer
- 9B - Jamie Downward
- 9C - Robert Spencer
- 9D - Jamie Downward
- 9A & 9C - Djaan Heathcote
- 9B & 9D - Andrea McQuitty
In Health, students are continuing with their drug unit - focusing on drug classification, harm minimisation and safety in the community. Their next unit of work be will on mental health with a focus on managing and regulating conflict and emotions. In Physical Education, students have completed reassessment of their fitness testing (comparison from Term 1). In the coming weeks students will participate in a range of winter sports and rhythmic movement activities.
- 9A – Jesse Shepheard
- 9B – Sally Macfadyen (Health), Breaane McCall (PE)
- 9C – Luke Jordan
- 9D – Caroline McLachlan (Health), Simon Wilson (PE)
Year 10
In English, students are participating in a novel study unit based on 'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas where they are learning about systemic racism and identity. Students will be completing a journal entry as their first main assessment task in Week 5.
- 10A - Therese Heland
- 10B - Georgia Delaney
- 10C - Therese Heland
- 10D - Georgia Delaney
In History we have started our Globalising World Unit. Students will investigate Post-WWII Migration to Australia, the Cold War, First Nations Rights Movements, Women’s Rights Movements and Asylum Seekers and Refugees. They will be completing an individual assessment task in Week 5, investigating a key figure in the First Nations Rights Movements and in Week 9 they will be creating a photo essay on an aspect of Australia’s contemporary immigration policies.
- 10A - Tony Beutel
- 10B - Jon Lewis
- 10C - Tony Beutel
- 10D - Rod Hutton
In Mathematics, students are working on simplifying algebraic expressions, expand binomial products and factorise monic quadratic expressions. They will have an assignment on this during the first 4 weeks. Identifying and graphing quadratic functions, solving quadratic equations graphically and numerically, and solve monic quadratic equations with integer roots algebraically, using graphing software and digital tools as appropriate. They will have a major in class investigation using technology by the end of week 7.
- 10A - Jamie Downward
- 10B - Bjorn Porsbro
- 10C - Jamie Downward
- 10D - Bjorn Porsbro
- 10A & 10C - Andrea McQuitty
- 10B & 10D - Djaan Heathcote
In Health, students are completing a unit on drugs and alcohol, with a focus on strategies to minimise harm to their own and others health, safety, relationships and wellbeing. In Physical Education students have completed reassessment of their fitness testing (comparison from Term 1). In the coming weeks students will participate in a range of winter sports and rhythmic movement activities.
- 10A – Jesse Shepheard
- 10B – Breaane McCall (Health), Brent Munday (PE)
- 10C – Brent Munday
- 10D – Sally Macfadyen (Health), Breaane McCall (PE)
Year 9 & 10 Personal Interest Pathways (PIPS) - Option Subjects
In MDT Specialisation, students are completing an 'Illuminate' design brief which will turn into their individual project for assessment.
In Wood Skills, students are completing a small timber box using various joints and joining techniques. Their assessment will be to create their own version of a small box.
In Metal Skills, students are pulling apart whipper snipper motors and putting them back together. They are also learning about combustion engines and how they work.
- Teacher - Ben Rabbetts
- Teacher - Tony Beutel
- Teachers - Jesse Shepheard & Kate Hambelton
- Teacher - Luke Viney
- Teacher - Kate Hambleton
- Teacher - Kate Hambleton
In Sport for Girls, students have a focus on leadership and planning. They are working in small groups to prepare and present a mini lesson to their peers.
- Teachers - Breaane McCall (Monday), Sally Macfadyen (Thursday)
In Sport for Boys, students are participating in a range of traditional and alternative sports with a focus on leadership and team work.
- Teacher - Luke Jordan
In Outdoor Education, students are focusing on camp cooking and emergency first aid and will be assessed on skills in these areas.
- Teacher - Luke Jordan
Year 11 & 12 - VET Offering
- Teacher - Kate Hambleton