Year 7 Overview

“From little things big things grow” – Paul Kelly

I am proud to report that the Year 7 Students at our College have commenced secondary school life with ease and class. What a cohort they are!

When we send our children out into the world of secondary school we are often fraught with fears, will they be able to navigate the transport, find a friend or just work out how to use their lock? Many of these concerns are shared by all, they were the same concerns that we too had as we entered our own secondary school journey. Our girls faced these fears and I can now report that they are very much at home.

Our students have the chance to attend a outdoor education experience in Torquay very early into their time at the College. This camp is designed to help them build on their skills of resilience, skills which will be invaluable as they journey through adolesence. Camp is an opportunity to make friends and gain a greater understanding of what it means to belong to a Mercy community. Our girls took on all the challenges of camp life, they embraced surfing, kitchen duties and making new connections with courage.

The transition to our College was made easier by our TLC program. Our girls make contact with a ‘friend’ before they start their new adventure. The girls have reported that this program helped them to feel connected to the school community before the adventure had even began.

Early in the year all students participated in voting in their Class Captains, it gives me great pleasure to acknowledge the following students that have represented the Year 7 cohort during semester 1 in 2019:

• Jennifer Pham 7A • Charlize Gohonuwattage 7A • Gillan Fox 7B • Rory McLeod 7B • Olivia Lanyon 7C • Grace Jaikla 7C

There will be numerous opportunities for leadership roles in the future, I thank this group of young women who worked tirelessly to help shape the future of this College. I look forward to watching them grow and take courage on this learning adventure.

Tamara Lourdes

Acting Year 7 Leader

Jennifer Pham

Gillan Fox

Olivia Lanyon

Charlize Gohonuwattage

Rory McLeod

Grace Jaikla

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