GRADE 7 PASTORAL

As part of PEEC (Positive Education Enhanced Curriculum), Grade 7 have been exploring leadership and teamwork during their weekly Pastoral lessons.  Students participated in teamwork activities, including a four-way tug of war.

 

GRADE 7 PHOTOGRAPHY EXCURSION

On 9th September, Ms Jones and Miss Lewis took their Grade 7 Photography classes into town to photograph architecture. It was a very successful trip and some great photos were taken throughout the excursion. We walked around Hobart taking pictures of urban architecture before having a lunch break and going back to school early because of the rain. Our first destination was at the Cenotaph where we took photos of The Bridge of Remembrance, monuments and statues. We then walked down through the School of Creative Arts centres and through Salamanca in Hobart.

Maiya Jones, Dakoda Summers and Jorja Mott

 

GRADE 9/10 ABORIGINAL ART INCURSION

As part of our Aboriginal Art Unit, Grade 9/10 Art students welcomed Aboriginal Artist and parent of the College, Michelle Synnott and Leonie Honeychurch from SETAC (South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation) for a 3 day workshop where students learned about the beautiful art of kelp craft, rock painting and various other Aboriginal art techniques. They learned about the importance of Country in Aboriginal Culture and walked through the Peter Murrell Reserve to collect natural objects and reflect on nature. The afternoons were spent making art using the techniques they had learned and the materials they had collected. The workshop was a huge success and we’d like to thank Ms Anne-Marie McWatters for her enormous contribution to the subject.

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CHALLENGE

Congratulations to the Grade 9/10 students who attended the Science and Engineering Challenge on Thursday, 17th September.  The students worked in small teams to compete against a number of other Southern Tasmanian Schools.  Challenges involved problem solving and using their knowledge of maths, science and engineering.

SENIOR DRAMA PRODUCTION

The Spotted Man by Walter Wykes is an Absurdist play that presents the audience with questions about our purpose and position on the planet (particularly as we are experiencing COVID). Absurdism asks the audience to question our existence as humans in this world and our relationship with others by employing disjointed, repetitious, and strange dialogue, confusing situations, and plots that lack logical development.

The lead character in The Spotted Man is Eugene, he attends a medical appointment after he finds himself covered in unexpected spots. Hoping that a simple cream will cure him, he soon finds out he is cursed with a strange disease that may signal the end of the human race as a pandemic has broken out of control.

Senior Drama students did an exceptional job delivering this production to over 400 students last week. They worked hard to develop their characters and set the very absurd scene for students to ponder as they exited the building, questioning the tense and mysterious situation that they had been presented with. 

SKIN CANCER TASMANIA

On Thursday, 8th September, students in Grade 9 and 10 participated in a fantastic presentation by Skin Cancer Tasmania.  The session shone some light on some unfortunate statistics regarding avoidable damage and the importance of making good choices as teenagers.

A big thank you to Di Mason for taking leave from her work to present on this important topic.  Also to Ken Harris for sharing his harrowing experience with melanoma and his life since.  The hope is this summer we slip, slop, slap and wrap on a regular basis.

Students received wrist bands that changed colour depending on the UV exposure and sunscreen.  Thanks to Mrs Ottaway for organising this talk, the students really benefited from this important message.