Samaritan's Purse....Loving and Giving

Throughout Term 3, Year 7J along with many other classes in the school collected items to pack into boxes for needing children to receive this Christmas.

On The 14th of October, the students came to school in mufti and assembled their Christmas boxes during period 5 and 6. It was an exciting two periods during which you could feel the passion and enjoyment amongst the class. Each group presented their box to the class, explaining what was inside and how it could bring happiness to the child who would received it. Each group also wrote a le4tter to the recipient, wishing them a merry Christmas.

It was a day not to be forgotten and reminded us all how very blessed we are. I am so proud of the incredible effort that 7J put into their boxes and the spirit in which they did so. Well done.

Humour, Road safety and Medieval Feasts

Term 4, week 4 already! Studying and yearly examinations are over and the class all look very relieved.

Although it feels like all the work is over and the year has come to a close there is still a lot to get through and in certain subjects we are even beginning new topics.

We have begun our unit on Humour in English and the class enjoyed watching a few clips of Mr Bean in order to kick off the unit. We commented on "What makes you laugh?" and the different elements of visual comedy.

In PDHPE we have been learning about road safety and responsibility. Students have been learning about statistics and the rules of the road for scooter riders, cyclists and skateboarders. We hope to incorporate this into a drama skit to show to younger students in the weeks to come.

In History we continue with the study of Medieval Europe and the students are looking forward to their Medieval Feast on the 30th of November.

We all laughed at the photo of myself at my school Medieval Feast in 1993!!!

What will you be wearing 7J?

Excursion to the Blue Mountains

On Friday, Year 7 went on a excursion to the Blue Mountains.

Many students had not yet seen the Three Sisters and couldn't get enough pictures of them and the surrounding landscapes from different angles. In three groups the Year 7's walked from Echo Point to The Scenic Railway. It was a little muddy and slightly challenging but we made it there in one piece. Some were more muddy than others.

Please comment on this post with two pieces of information
1) An interesting fact that you learnt during the excursion
2) The most enjoyable part of the excursion

Assessment tasks!

This has been a busy week and I was glad to see some fabulous looking History Posters handed in today! I am so proud of your hard work year 7! Keep it up.

Remember to look through your cupboards for some used but like-new items for our White Elephant store on Friday!

Technology lessons

Walked in on the food technology cooking class today and the sewing class. Both groups looked very hard at work. The biscuits tasted delicious!!

Mount Everest and the Sherpa

It has been another busy two weeks at school.

7J have been learning about Mount Everest in Geography and watched a great DVD on the epic journey up the incredible mountain.

Write your comments below about  the role of the  Sherpa people.

Week 1

A two day week for students - what a bonus!

This week we analysed the final page of the picture book, The Red Tree by Shaun Tan.

Visit youtube and watch this video for a great overview of the book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrmMFFpKxgw

We began our integrated unit for English and Geography on Mount Everest and the student were introduced to glogging. http://www.glogster.com/ They are encouraged to familiarise themselves with this application at home.

We began our unit on discipleship in Christian Discovery, discussing what it means to be a good leader. Students will be sharing quotes from various leaders on a Monday morning during role call. During Christian Discovery we will be learning about different leaders in the bible and why Jesus was the ultimate leader.


Have a great weekend everyone.

Mrs Joyce

Term 3 Begins

Welcome back everyone!

Get ready for a term full of excitement, fun and brand new ideas.

A change in space, thinking, doing and learning is going to take place. Lets explore the endless opportunities of learning together with a positive mind and open heart.

I pray that you will all be blessed this term and will reach the goals that you set out to achieve in the various areas of school life.

Mrs Joyce