Homework Update

We are proud to celebrate the outstanding commitment to homework that so many of our students exemplify. The names of students who have received achievement points for excellent homework are listed below, well done to all of you!

Year 7: Year 8: Year 9: Year 10:

Year 8 Table Tennis

Year 8 had their table tennis house event on the 14th June and with 25 students in attendance it was a tough competition and the battle to make it to the semi final proved challenging. The students were perfectly behaved throughout and worked hard to support their peers when Gonzalo, Aaron, Alfie and Princeike made it through to the semi-final. The final game between Prinkeike and Robert was extremely tense, but it was Princeike (Griffith) that won the competition, beating Robert 11-8.

Year 12 Badminton

Year 12 had their badminton house event on the 23rd of June and playing a ‘King/Queen of the Court’ style game provided a competitive and tense game. The students were perfectly behaved throughout and worked hard beat their peers off the top court, with Ben Mehmet making his way up from the very bottom to the top in the tense final. It was a close match between Ben, Chris and Mariam for the top spot, but it was Mariam who stole the show and won the final game, earning 400 points for Gunstone.

The House Team

Sociology Book Club

In Sociology book club we have been reading Cows, Pigs, War and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris for the last few months, and it has been a wonderfully immersive activity whereby students who study Sociology have had the opportunity to dive into context relevant to their subject. It has been a delightfully entertaining experience through and through as we have had many open discussions on the book, linking it to our previous knowledge of the subjects as well as learning a vast range of new topics and ideas that lead into our next academic year. Through this opportunity, we have been able to learn how to elaborate our ideas as well as link them together serving as a useful tool for not only our studies but discussion and debates.

Gabriella Ertl Year 12 Student

Attending the Sociology book club helped solidify my knowledge of what was being taught to me in class. It has been very enjoyable since I was surrounded by peers who also had a keen interest in Sociology and the book we were reading. Seeing how I could link ideas in the book to content being learnt in the present really helped boost my confidence for exams as it relates well to a technique used for evaluation in 30 markers called analysing significance. By being given an opportunity to delve into a super curricular, I was able to solidify the idea that I would love to continue learning about Sociology in higher education.

Angel Otobo Year 12 Student