Welcome back to a busy and exciting Term 3. At the end of last term, we were pleased to take the majority of the Year 7 Cohort to the cinema for their Good Standing reward activity. It was lovely to be able to acknowledge the students who have maintained their Good Standing throughout Semester One with a day out at the movies.

The Year 7s have changed into their third set of elective classes and seem to be enjoying learning new skills, from cooking up a storm in Home Economics to creating interesting videos in Media. It has been great to see them engaging in their lessons across the school.

Speaking of engaging, we recently took the Science classroom to the Perth Zoo and students had the opportunity to learn about classification from the education team at the zoo with a wonderful and interactive session called ‘Fantastic Beasts and How to Name Them.’ At the end of the session, some students were brave enough to pat one of the snakes. We had a great day investigating the scientific names for various animals and learning about them outside of the school environment. Although the rain arrived just as we were boarding the buses to leave the zoo, I was truly impressed by the students’ resilience in the face of soggy circumstances.

There is a lot to look forward to this term, with our athletics and cross-country events taking place later this term as well as Book Week activities and other curriculum incursions and activities. I look forward to seeing the students tackle these with enthusiasm.

Kelly Walker

Year 7 Program Coordinator