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Tag: Year 10
Year 9 & 10 (2020) Subject Information Evening
June 5, 2019
Date: Monday 17 June
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Theatre
This evening will provide an overview of requirements for WACE Graduation, presentations about elective subjects, and the opportunity to ask questions of Heads of Learning Area. Parents and students are invited to attend.
The 2020 Duncraig Curriculum Handbook is available online, and can be found either in the Parent Portalhttps://portal.ststephens.wa.edu.au/parent-and-student/learning-resources/curriculum-handbook.html, or in School Documents – Parent Information on SEQTA. The Handbook will assist when choosing electives for 2020. The slide presentation from the evening will be uploaded to SEQTA Documents.
Try-A-Trade
June 4, 2019A group of Year 10 students tried their hands at plastering, tiling and bricklaying during the School’s recent Try-A-Trade program at the North Metropolitan TAFE’s Clarkson campus.
The students spent three days learning new skills, with plastering proving very popular – shown by the amount of plaster spread around – and groups enjoying the tiling and bricklaying opportunities as well.
Try-A-Trade is a short course to give students a chance to participate in a trade environment and experience what an apprenticeship may be like.
VET in Schools liaison officer Vicki O’Connor said it allows the students to have a better overview for subject selection at school as they can make an informed decision on the course of study they would like to follow.
“Students were totally engaged in each trade, displaying excellent skills and behaviour, prompting positive comments from the lecturers at North Metropolitan TAFE, and they represented our School in an extremely positive way,” Mrs O’Connor said.
“Parents were also very supportive with phone calls, emails and chats at your Careers Expo on the positive effect it had on their child as it had given them a direction for upper school studies.”
The VET Liaison Officers from both campuses were very impressed with the students’ “have-a-go” attitude and the questions asked about pathways into trades.
WARM WELCOME
May 30, 2019
Moving up to Secondary can be a bit daunting for some but the Year 7-10 Mentoring Program helps to welcome the newest recruits into the fold. Year 10 students recently spent time playing games with some of the Year 7s, helping to bridge the gap from Primary to Secondary, with Celebrity Heads, UNO and Two Truths and Lie offering lots of laughs. The groups meet twice a term to provide the younger students with a familiar and friendly face before they transition into their Houses in Year 8.
LEARNING TOGETHER
May 23, 2019There’s nothing quite like a good story time at the ELC, especially when the Year 10s come to visit! Year 10 students recently created their own children’s picture books of the Bible to read to the Year 2s. The Year 2s were delighted to listen and share the knowledge they have learned in their own Biblical Studies class.
Year 10 Biblical Studies
May 20, 2019
In Year 10 Biblical Studies, students spend 12 weeks completing an overview of the Bible learning how the 66 books of the bible all point to Jesus Christ. A central part of this course has the students creating their own children’s picture book of the Bible. To celebrate the successful completion of their storybooks the Year 10s visited the Year 2s at the Early Learning Centre and read their books aloud to a small group of students. The Year 2s were delighted share their own knowledge about Jesus from the Bible Mr Stephens has been reading to them. It was a wonderful time for all involved.
Mairead Taylor
Head of Learning Area – Humanities & Social Sciences and Biblical Studies
Dancing the Day away!
May 8, 2019Year 10 History students participated in the Charleston Dance lesson earlier in the term. Yr 10 History covers Australia from the end of WW up to the Civil Rights movement. It is important that students actively engage in Australian history and enjoyed learning a dance from the 1920s. It is always impressive to see how much effort out students put into activities and the joy they receive from engaging in these activities.
Leeanne Shanks
Teacher – Humanities and Social Sciences & Assistant Dean Alethea
CREATIVE EXPEDITION
March 18, 2019Year 10 students recently took an enlightening excursion to Fremantle to explore the world of children’s literature and illustration. The trip included a workshop with children’s book author and illustrator Briony Stewart at Paper Bird Children’s Books and Arts, and a meeting with illustrator James Foley (author/illustrator) who comically demonstrated the process of illustrating a children’s book.
After leaving Fremantle inspired, students are now designing a promotional poster to celebrate Book Week as part of their Commercial Design class.
South African Tour Fund-Raising
February 21, 2019
Emma Baker in Year 10 is fund-raising for the South Africa Tour.
Lets show our support by ordering some irresistible Cadbury chocolate.
https://www.fundraising.com.au/order
Big Ideas at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
November 2, 2018
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) will host 22 lucky Year 10 students.
With encouragement from their teacher, Shannon Fletcher, Year 10 students Laura de Silva-Beiter and Charlotte Beale submitted a 40-second video to apply for the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation competition, revealing two plans they devised to combat global issues. They have been invited to take part in a Big Ideas Forum in Sydney.
What an achievement, well done!
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Photo: Joondalup Times