Year 7 Social World classes have just about wrapped up their deep dive into the world of Ned Kelly.  This has seen them use evidence from many sources to determine if he was a hero or a villian.  Students have explored the time period and living conditions of the Kellys to decide if this contributed to their actions.  Some interesting discussions have been had.  Across the Arts component of the World, students have engaged with Drama and Visual Arts this term to further explore identity and the environment in which we live in.  Some beautiful portraits of heroes have been created and students have worked collaboratively to bring to life the Australian play, Ithaca Road.  

Year 8 Social World has seen students explore the genre of documentaries to question the reliability of information and sources.  This term has really challenged students by asking them to write in the genre of an article.  Students have also engaged with the Arts area of Media to produce short productions that explore and educate audiences on an environmental issue, specific to the Coomera area. In Dance this term, students have learnt some choreography from various styles and then worked collaboratively to polish and refine this.  

As always I encourage you to explore your children's Seesaw accounts to view the wonderful work they are producing in class but also to engage in conversations around their achievement levels in subjects.  Teacher feedback is also readily available on Seesaw which can help guide these conversations as well.  It is a great time to reflect, celebrate and set some new goals for Term 4.

This term we welcome many new staff to our faculty.  They have brought a great energy with them and each has their own unique skill set that our students will benefit from.  

I look forward to Term 4 and watching our students continue to flourish in the area of both Arts and English in Yr. 7 and 8.

Mrs Collette Wilson

Head of Department - Social World [Yr. 7/8] and The Arts [Yr. 9/10]