What are study skills? Study skills are the strategies and techniques that individuals use to improve their learning and academic performance. These skills are essential for studying and can help students manage their time, stay organised, take effective note-taking and prepare for tests. Why is it important? Good study skills can increase confidence, capability, and […]
Engineering Project Year 9 – Earthquake Resistant Buildings
Representation of the project Earthquakes have been an ongoing natural disaster that majorly impacted humans as they can be injured or killed through the process. Homes are often destroyed and can take a long time to rebuild after the disaster. The engineering challenge allowed students to research different design structures to create an earthquake-resistant building. […]
Visual Art Year 8 – Illuminate Festival
ILLUMINATE FESTIVAL is the transition celebration. We signed our pledge, and understood a bit more about our new head of transition. Each project classes performed and showed the parents what they have prepared during semester two. Our class focused on Visual Art, which we delicately made the beautiful pinatas and shone them onstage. TO BEGIN […]
Health Year 8 – Alcohol Expo
We did a quiz on the how to avoid binge drink, what drinking will lead teenagers into, effects of alcohol on mental health, and Australian laws. The prizes were three lollipops, for each winner of every round. I learnt that teenagers can be easily attracted to alcohol, because of the different tasty flavours and colours. […]