MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BEYOND
Thank you for your participation in the Student Led Conferences last week. Repeated opportunities for the boys to demonstrate reflective behaviour around their learning, both the content and their learning styles, is vitally important. The reflection on their work and developing goals and plans to achieve them is all part of the transition process that lies at the heart of Middle School's purpose. The processes that sit behind the Student Led Conferences that help boys to take responsibility for their learning, much like water, energy and land conservation, is an investment in the future. They are actions and habits that we hope will be ingrained and really bear fruit in Senior School. For that to happen we need to be doing this now and your support during conference time is gratefully appreciated.
Year 7 into Year 8
In the second half of the year many Year 7 families and boys are beginning to think about Year 8 and life in Senior School. Three actions that will unfold over the next twelve weeks for Year 7 are:
- Orientation Day: This will commence on Monday 21 October and will involve Year 7 boys sitting placement tests, meeting the new boarding students and meeting their new House Heads in Senior School.
- Transition Days: In Week 5 of Spring term Year 7 boys will spend two days in the Senior School campus. They will be involved in a programme of guest speakers, regular classes and orientation to routines, schedules and locations around the campus. A much talked about highlight is always the opportunity to visit the Senior School Canteen.
- Senior School House Placement: The placement of Year 7 boys in their Senior School House is a very deliberate process that considers a multitude of factors. Other than the questionnaire sent out earlier the process does not involve requests from families for placement preferences. Our Senior School Psychologist Ms Lipscombe leads this process and the team doing these placements have already begun this complex process to be ready for Orientation Day.
Congratulations to the following Middle School Students
Jono Prior 7G and Matthia Au 7G on creating the winning design for the Perth Scorchers Mascot Competition for the 2013/14 Big Bash season. Included in the prize was a cricket coaching clinic for the 7G class by the Perth Scorchers.
Congratulations to Archie Capon7T who auditioned and has won the role of 'Toby' in the ensemble and understudy to 'Jeremy' (the lead male role) in the stage production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Six weeks of rehearsals lie ahead for Archie before the show opens in September.
Congratulations to Nic Crump7G who was voted Captain of the WA State 12 Football team competing in Darwin next week.
Richard Ledger
Head of Middle School
