Year 5-8 Sector Report

The Middle Years Sector Team would like to congratulate our students on how well they have settled back into the routine of school life ready for a busy Term 4. It has been fantastic to see our students following our DoE Values and engaged in their Term 4 learning programs.

JCP Visit

On Tuesday the 12^th of October our Grade 7/8 students were fortunate enough to attend a full day seminar with Will Smith and the team from JCP. Throughout the day student's patriciate in a number of activities designed to challenge their way of thinking. Important take aways from the presentation include:

• Identifying the top 5 people you spend the most time with and ensuring that those are the people who are going to bring the best out of you.
• Understanding influence and how the influence of others affect us in everyday life.
• Understanding the concept of ‘what is the story I am telling myself?’ about a situation and considering if that is your perception or reality. Are you believing your moles?
• The power of choice and making sure students make the right choice for them not just what their mates do.
• Two rules of communication: is it positive? Were you present? If a conversation doesn’t answer questions to these two with ‘yes’ then it shouldn’t be spoken about.

Australian of the Year: Will Smith, founder of youth empowerment programs #AOTY2020 #ausoftheyear

6-7 Transition

On Tuesday the 19^th of October our transition program for students moving into Grade 7 for 2022 was in full swing again. Students engaged in the hospitality area using our state of the art facilities to make a toasted sandwich and milk shake. In addition to this, students completed a STEM challenge which focused on teamwork, collaboration, communication and resilience. We are looking forward to our full day orientation coming up on Tuesday 9^th November where students will learn what it is like to follow a high school timetable and navigate their way around the school.