Student Portfolio
This global pandemic has been the most unexpected and strange event that has happened in my life. Corona-virus, isolation, and lock down will be unforgettable. During this time, it has provided me a chance to reflect on what matters to me. Personally, I learnt how much my friends mean to me. I have always valued…
On the 26 November, the Year 7s had their Christmas Market. It’s when we get into groups and create a business, to sell our products at the Christmas Market. Our business was named “Inspire” and consisted of four members; Amber, Holly, Sashana and I. Our products were different themed mobiles, (not phones) flowers, seashells, beads…
In this unit of Health, we learned about staying safe online, by doing the right thing. ERIC comes into play a lot, especially when online. There are people out there who just want to cause trouble, saying nasty things about others. It is important to stay assertive, and behave in a reasonable manner. Showing empathy…
I started taking lessons on Taekwondo halfway through Year 5. Now, I am currently a brown belt, and am moving up to brown belt 2 next Sunday at grading. I go to United Martial Arts and Fitness Academy. There is a process to go to grading. Tip test is when we are tested on our…
I was in the javelin event for the Athletics Carnival held on Thursday. However, due to the frequent raining, javelin was cancelled that day. I was in no other events, so I supported my house for the whole day instead. I still had a lot of fun, cheering for the competitors. The javelin event was…
At Eucharist, (5th September) I will be playing with our ensemble at Eucharist. I am a viola player, and we are playing Be Thou My Vision. We rehearse on Thursday mornings before school, and have performed at some other events, including ABODA, a music festival. We performed Mamba Samba, El Toro, Viva Violas, and Curse…
On the 4th September (Wednesday) I sang with our choir (The Minor Details) at RAAFA. It was a ceremony to commemorate those who fought in war. We sang Australian songs to the residents, along with the Celtic band and brass ensemble. Some songs were the Australian National Anthem, You are my Sunshine, Home Among the…
I know this was a long time ago, but it was quite significant to me. On the 9th and 10th of August, (I know this was a very long time ago) our robotics team (Jamie, Ben, Sunishka and I) competed in the State RoboCup event at Curtin Stadium. We were in the Secondary Rescue division,…
For Innovate ED, Jamie and I are working on a smaller model of a wind turbine that will generate electricity. We are in Dr Jim’s group, looking at sustainable energy sources. We are using a bar magnet as the generator, and have a wire ‘frame’. The magnet will spin inside that wire frame, using the…
Innovate ED is where I can really develop innovative skills, which will benefit me in the future. Activities such as construction and Global Goals really help with these skills. Working with others have really helped with my teamwork skills, which include communication. In Innovate ED, there are some really important powers; creativity, problem solving, teamwork,…