St John the Evangelist Catholic High School Nowra eNewsletter

ASSORTED NEWS

YEAR 7 DEBATING

On Thursday 12th of September, a Year 7 and a Year 8 Debate team travelled to Holy Spirit Catholic College to participate in the South Coast Catholic Schools debating competition. They participated in one planned and two impromptu debates. Our year 8 team were undefeated and will continue to the CSDA NSW competition. Our year 7 team won both their impromptu and had a narrow loss to the undrafted St Mary's team. Well done teams!

YEAR 7 ENGLISH

This term Year 7 have been creating showbags based on a book of their choice that had a lasting impact on them. Students designed the cover, chose the contents and presented a speech highlighting the features of their book, with a focus on themes and characters. Their bags formed part of their assessment and a selection has been on display in the Library for book week.

CLASS 7L BOOK BAGS

BOOK BAG WINNERS

Congratulations to the following students for being awarded class winners of the Book bag Assessment Task and receiving a Dymocks gift voucher:

7I - Jazz Annan

7J - Luke Ratcliffe

7K - Sinclair Davis

7L - Ellie Muscat

7M - Olivia Seymour-Munn

7N - Elsie Warner

7MC - William Flannery

YEAR 8 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

On Tuesday 10 September Year 8 Food and Agriculture students whipped up some mouthwatering lemon myrtle pancakes and even turned their own butter from scratch!

It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with the beautiful agriculture farm here at St. John's, where we learn about sustainable practices and the importance of fresh, local ingredients.

Huge shoutout to our amazing teachers and everyone who contributed to making this experience so special! Check out these proud chefs enjoying the fruits (and pancakes) of their labor!

YEAR 10 MARINE STUDIES

Last week, Year 10 Marine and Aquaculture students visited Crookhaven Heads in Culburra Beach to undertake a field study and gather data for a local environment assessment task on rock platforms and the plants and animals that live in them.

Yr 10 Marine Studies - Rock Platforms (1) (1)

Yr 10 Marine Studies - Rock Platforms (2) (1)

Yr 10 Marine Studies - Rock Platforms (3) (1)

Yr 10 Marine Studies - Rock Platforms (4) (1)

YEAR 11 HISTORY - INVESTIGATION PROJECTS

11 Preliminary HSC Ancient History and Modern History students completed a historical investigation as part of their course work. Students investigate a historical event by formulating a research question. Part of the Preliminary HSC History courses is the analysis of the formation of history and how it is presented. Students create an artefact related to their research. The topics looked at this year included the Romanovs, Bombing of Hiroshima, Gettysburg, Roman punishment and Tutankhamum.

Well done Year 11 on your investigations!