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News from Science

Science has been very busy this first half of term!

The Year 11 Biology students went to Perth Zoo, where they had a lesson from Perth Zoo educators on Classification, and then enjoyed a picture-perfect day observing and classifying animals.

Year 11 Marine and Maritime students have started their sailing course with a wonderful morning session on the beautiful Swan River. The sailing course makes up the practical component of the unit, and it allows opportunities for students to show their strengths with real world application.

Now that mid-term has passed us, students will all be receiving initial marks and feedback from their teachers. Homework help is offered to all students if they need extra support in their Science studies on a Tuesday and a Wednesday after School in the Library. I encourage all those students seeking to improve their science marks to attend.

Happy Science!

Ms Charlotte Donovan Head of Science

Sculptures by the Sea

Excursions and incursions form an integral component of the Science curriculum. They allow our students to learn from experts in the field, and to gain hands on experience which can assist their learning in the classroom. Keep an eye on the School calendar for the upcoming excursions for Year 12 ATAR Psychology, Year 9 Science, and the Year 9 Nobel class.

On Tuesday, the Year 10 Visual Arts class visited Sculptures by the Sea in Cottesloe. The students were fortunate to participate in two Artists’ talks, where they gained a deeper insight into the many different facets of the Artists’ techniques, skills, processes, and lifestyles. The students learnt that the Artist, Jina Lee, sourced her marble for her sculpture Universe In The Dust 2023, from the same quarry where Michelangelo sourced his marble for his famous sculpture David in 1504!

The students wandered around and enjoyed engaging with the many different sculptures, sketching, writing about the artworks, eating ice cream, and laying in the shade. Many of the students loved the artwork Whisper Tree 2023, by Anton Lord, and expressed how they felt relaxed and joy whilst interacting with the artwork. We were treated with perfect warm and sunny weather, with a lovely ocean breeze to keep us cool, it was a fantastic day.

Carnival. This is an exciting year for St George’s as we have been elevated into the indoor pool for the first time!

We wish all our competitors the very best of luck at the event and look forward to following all the action back here at School on the ACC Live Stream. The live stream link has been sent to all competitors and their families. It is an ACC requirement that the team are all wearing the School bathers. These are available from the Uniform Shop.

The ACC Basketball Championship has continued this week. Our Year 7-9 Girls Team has been competitive and had a tough game against JSR. “The team worked hard but JSR was just too strong” said coach, Mr Peter Quan. Junior Boys played Mercy College and the Senior Boys had a competitive game against Kingsway Christian College with the score 37-57.

The NWAS One-Day Carnivals are coming up with the Year 7 & 8 Carnivals being held on 28 March and 9 & 10 Carnivals on 29 March. Students will be selected to play in either Ultimate Frisbee, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Indoor Beach Volleyball or Cricket. Selected students will be out for the day and bused to the various venues to play the sport for the day. I encourage lots of students to take part in what is an exciting event to represent the school and have fun with friends across different year groups.

I would like to congratulate students on their organisation and level of involvement in the PE Swimming Program, that is coming to an end this week. Students have done so well with their swimming at UWA. Morning swimming training is also coming to an end with the final session on Wednesday 15 March.

PE classes will now be rotating through:

Year 7 Ultimate Frisbee and Volleyball

Year 8 Beyond Skate, Volleyball and Ultimate Frisbee

Sculptures by the Sea is a public exhibition open until the 20th of March, I encourage all students and their families to check it out if possible. Even if Art is not something you are particularly fond of, I believe there is always space to become curious, inspired, and participate in healthy discussion! It also provides a great opportunity to enjoy a swim at the beach, an ice cream, a sunset, and expose the youth of today to some wonderful Art in the world.

Ms Mia Kelly Visual Arts and Design Teacher

Sports Report

On Monday 20 March, our Swim Team will be competing at HBF Stadium’s Indoor Pool in the 2023 ACC E-Division Swimming

Year 9 European Handball, Futsal and Touch Rugby

Year 10 Badminton, Basketball and Gaelic Football.

Ms Jodie Scheele Head of HPE

Year 8 Film Excursion

This week, the Year 8 students braved the hot weather to attend a private screening of Blueback, the Tim Winton story, at the Luna Cinema in Leederville.

This excursion provided the students with an opportunity to view the film adaptation of the novel, ahead of next term’s novel study.