From the Leader of Wellbeing - Year 7
Hello students and parents,
Year 7 have continued to take great strides in their learning at St Andrews College. I have heard wonderful things about them consistently applying themselves and trying to achieve their personal bests in the classroom. Congratulations to you all for submitting your first assessment tasks, I know that it is a big adjustment having to organise your time at home to do homework and other assessments while ensuring you enjoy your time at home. Remember that you can always ask for help from Mr Carlos and your teachers if things get a bit too chaotic. With a few weeks remaining for year 7 in their first term of high school, I hope that they can continue to work hard in each and every lesson.
CAMP
The Collaroy Centre
On March 6th and 7th, Year 7 attended their first high school camp. This camp provided the opportunity for each year 7 student to test their limits and try to break out of their comfort zones while growing, bonding and making connections with their peers. Students in year 7 participated in activities such as abseiling, rock climbing, vertical challenge, kayaking, bubble soccer, laser tag and the big swing. All of these activities would have been something new to the students and I am so proud of how everyone participated in the activities on both days. It was great to see all students talking to each other, having fun and making memories that they will remember.
Thank you to the teachers that attended this camp, their encouragement and support was very much appreciated and the students definitely enjoyed having you there. Thank you to Ms Malonzo, Mr Pola, Mrs Cooper, Ms Rivera, Mrs Kramer, Mrs Hollero, Mrs Kemal, Mr Oddy, Mr Haras, Mrs De Guzman, Ms Manton and Ms Amiri.
Congratulations to the following students who have been appointed the Learning Group Leaders for their Learning Groups for Terms 1 and 2:
B4
Ninoy Batara, Isabella De leon
B8
Rajveer Singh and Noah Daglis
C6
Love and Angeline Rentoy
C10
Phoenix Fuimaono and Aarav Patel
F7
Jessica Assi and Kiara Guglani
F8
Chloe Mates and Holli Langley
G8
Izabella Zabek. Riya Bijesh
G9
Perla Chamoun. Nathan D’Silva
NAPLAN
Year 7 have completed their NAPLAN tests in Week 8. I am sure that everyone tried their best and attempted each question. If you were absent, you will have a catch up day for these tests.
Student Representative Council (SRC)
Week 8, students in year 7 began voting on which students they believe would best represent their year group. As a College, we look for students who are great role models, show respect to one another, lead by example and students who are willing to go above and beyond for others. Good luck to everyone that was nominated. We will have the results tallied as soon as possible.
Final Message
For the remainder of the term, I want students to remember the words that Mr Thrum had said to them in our year meeting on Tuesday. We are a great community, a diverse community, culturally and academically. We must remember that everyone is different and everyone makes mistakes, we must always respect each other and forgive each other when things go wrong. I want all of you to start thinking about your character and how you want your peers and teachers to recognise you; respectful, hard working, caring, a person for others.
You should also start thinking about how resilient you are as a person. How are you able to bounce back from negative experiences or setbacks in your time at St Andrews? How are you going to not let negative things affect you? Myself and your teachers are here to always help you, but you must also learn how to help yourself.
Thank you to the students who are always doing what is right and thank you to those who always strive to do better.
Mr Kharl Carlos
Leader of Wellbeing - Year 7