BUSHCRAFT OVERNIGHT WALK - YALWAL

Our Year 9 Bushcraft 1 class have recently completed their overnight walk, held at Yalwal. We were blessed with perfect weather, incredible views and a spectacular range of spring flowers. It was a pleasure taking this group to such a special part of our local bushland, and the students demonstrated how capable they are both as individuals and as a group. 

Mr. Higgins

INDO SPORTS

Have you heard of Indonesian cow racing? How about a game of 'who can jump over the tallest rock'??? What about that Indonesian boy dancing in front of the boat? Well, our year 9 Indonesian students have been learning about all of this and more! During our topic on Indonesian lifestyle, Indo learners took on the bold task of combining their love of popular Australian sports, with their newly discovered Indonesian sports! The task has been a whirl of fun and learning, with students working together to create fun new ways of learning language while playing sport! 

We can't wait to adopt some of these games into our learning tasks during the course! Thank you so much year 9, you're an awesome group of kids and are supreme Indonesian language learners!!!

Mr. Bellwood

UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS AD REMINDERS

We would like to remind families of the expectations regarding the school uniform:

• Full winter uniform, including the blazer, is required on all days except when students have a practical subject or sport (for terms 2 and 3).
• All Year 9 students have sport on Tuesdays and are required to wear the full sports uniform on that day.
• Students will also need to wear their sports uniform for PDHPE and PASS practical lessons, as well as double lessons for Bushcraft and Agriculture.

To clarify the sports shoe requirements:

• Shoes should be classified by the manufacturer as “gym” or “training” shoes.
• Shoes should not have flat soles, be made of canvas, or have platform soles. 

Additional Uniform Notes:

• Students may wear a plain white undershirt under their uniform for extra warmth.
• On sports uniform days, students may wear the school jacket.
• On winter uniform days, students must wear the school blazer, and may also wear the school jumper underneath for extra warmth.
• Sports shorts must be loose-fitting and mid-thigh in length.
• Hair - natural colour, neat and tidy, no extreme hairstyles such as mullets etc, hair must be pulled back if it touches the collar (no half-up-half-down).
• Jewellery - 2 predominantly gold or silver studs or sleeper style earrings in each ear (no bigger than a 5 cent piece), no nose rings - clear retainers are acceptable, one bracelet or watch on each wrist, two rings, one gold or silver plain necklace or with a cross or religious pendant (no leather).
• Socks - white SJE socks
• Nails - no acrylic or coloured nails (light neutral colour is ok) - please make students aware that some subjects such as Food Tech have additional standards because of the nature of the course.
• No eyelash extensions or fake eyelashes

Please remind students to keep an eye on their uniform items, ensuring that their names are clearly labelled in the instance where an item is misplaced. 

We appreciate your ongoing support in helping us maintain high standards for uniform, presentation and pride in our school.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC)

This term, our SRC members are continuing to step up and embrace active leadership within Year 9! They are continuing to lead the Year meetings on Tuesdays and collaborating to plan Year 9 initiatives, such as the Year 9 House Cup that is continuing this semester. SRC Students should now be on the Year 9 SRC Google Classroom page and have access to the Year Meeting roster, to see when their house group will be leading the year meeting. Keep up the good work SRC! We can’t wait to see the positive influence their leadership inspires across the Year Group! 

On behalf of Year 9, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the dedicated teachers who have thoughtfully crafted such enriching and memorable learning experiences for our students. Your passion and commitment have made a lasting impact.

I also want to acknowledge and celebrate our Year 9 students for their enthusiastic participation and positive attitude. Their willingness to engage fully, take initiative, and embrace every opportunity offered at St John’s is a testament to their growth and character.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Year 9 Reflection Day- Wednesday the 17th of September.
• Year 9 Leadership Day- Thursday the 29th of October.

“Let your light shine.”

Ms Beth Ross

Year 9 Leader of Wellbeing