MINNAMURRA EXCURSION

Students learnt the history of the region, the geographic features of this biome and the unique conditions which allow a rainforest to thrive in this area.  They also completed a series of data collection and had the opportunity to use a number of different geographical tools.

Three history classes from Year 9 had the opportunity to learn about living conditions and trench warfare during WWI using artifacts and being entertained by Shane from Living History. Shane brought in a wide variety of original artifacts from World War I such as a training rifle used at the Sydney Cricket Ground to train recruits. He also had helmets and fractures of a grenade that were dug up from a farmers field in France.

YARN CIRCLE

Year 9 English are studying the Indigeonus poet Ally Cobby Eckermann, in particular her poem First Time (I Met My Grandmother). 9EN.J went to our yarn circle for a class with Chris Finney, the head of our Aboriginal Learning Centre, Gooroon. They listened to Aunty Chris tell stories of her childhood, growing up in Orient Point and how the policies of the governments Stolen Generations affected her and her family. This was an amazing experience and helped Year 9 understand the importance of learning about this time in our history and also learning how it relates to our poetry unit.

SCIENCE

In Science students have been engaged in the Chemistry topic. Students have been working hard to build their skills and understanding.

Teachers have been very pleased with how the year group has engaged with the learning experiences. 

BUSHCRAFT

Bushcraft students began their outdoor education experience by climbing Cullunghutti Mountain. Students managed to clear the lantana from the remainder of the track so they were able to summit the mountain.

On top of the mountain students developed their first aid skills with a practical task while learning about the great outdoors. The highlight was the teamwork challenge to build a stretcher using tree branches and carry Mr Higgins on it!

The track back down was very muddy! A great day for both students and their teachers!