From the Leader of Wellbeing - Year 8

We are at the halfway point of Term 1 of 2024 and I would like to express how proud and impressed I am with Year 8. A lot of you have shown so much growth from last year and are applying yourselves to your classwork. There is still a lot of room for improvement for every student but to be able to see what you all are doing and how you go about your days is great to see as your Leader of Wellbeing. Keep this up. 

Learning Group Leaders

Congratulations to the following students who have been elected as the Leader of the Learning Group for Semester 1

8B4 - Ninoy Batara and Erin Cagney

8B8 - Eliah Angok and Ann Atienza

8C10 - Hayley Graham and Eshan Kumar

8C6 - Oliver Franjic and Tanisha Jeshani

8F7 - Aniela Kozinski and Sage Cheng

8F8 - Giselle Nyambi and Xayne Casipit

8G8 - Akon Mabouc and Helli Vyas

8G9 - Hannah Myint and Mercy Andrea

The learning group leaders will have more opportunities this year to showcase their leadership skills in areas of teaching lessons and developing ideas to increase positivity and school engagement.

Class Swaps

Every year, your timetable will change along with your core classes. You are put into a class that is different to what you had the year before, meaning that you may be in a class with students who you do not usually interact with. These classes are done randomly so the complaints about the classes need to stop. I have always said that it is important to interact with other students as you will see them up until year 12 so you should create a sense of mutual respect and understanding of one another. If you are trying to develop different friendships, then you will have a more positive approach to your classes. No one will be allowed to change their classes at all. 

Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to the students who entered the competitive side of the swimming carnival, it was great to see you competing. Thank you to all students who participated in the novelty events, it was great to see you all interacting and developing those social connections. 

Public Speaking

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent St Andrews in public speaking

CSDA

Aiden D’Silva

Perla Chamoun

Voice of Youth

Avneet Kuar

Filinita Aho

Diving 

Congratulations and good luck to the following students this weekend at their diving event

Eesa Mir

Rachael Griffiths

Analise Gregoriou 

It is always good to see those excelling in their strengths outside of school

Final Words

As we enter the second half of the term, always remember to respect one another and to always be a person for others. Help a teacher carry their books or hold a door open for someone in the St Andrews Community. Always greet your teachers when you go to class and always say thank you when you leave. 

As I mentioned before, as your Leader of Wellbeing, I am very proud of how you all are so far this year. Let’s keep it up. 

As always, my door is always open for a chat. 

Mr. Kharl Carlos

Leader of Wellbeing - Year 8