In Year 7, we have been busy starting some new units in Science and HASS.  In Science, we have started our “Separating Mixtures” unit.  This involves spending a lot of time in the laboratory completing experiments.  The students have enjoyed the opportunity to complete their Science in a different environment and learning about all the different equipment.  In their first lesson, “Evaporation”, students used heat as a separation technique to remove salt from water.

During HASS, students have started a new unit for this term. Our history unit focuses on the rise and fall of Ancient Rome, and historical figures such as Julius Caesar, who ruled over the once-famous empire.

In Mathematics, students are finishing a fraction unit where they have been ordering and comparing fractions and using fractions with all four operations. If students are feeling like they would like to complete some extra practice, they are able to access a platform called 'Mathspace' at home, where additional tasks and activities are provided. Mathspace can be accessed at www.mathspace.co, students are able to use their logins from class.

In English, students have been delving into their novel A Long Walk to Water. They have been developing their reading comprehension skills of scanning and predicting. Students have been participating in Literature Circles where they have the ability to take on a role within the circle and actively participate in the discussion around the novel, developing their confidence in speaking within the group and showing their knowledge of the novel. To finish last term, students handed in their final assessments within our Poetry unit, where staff saw some amazing examples. Here are a few we would like to share: