Welcome to Year 7 2024 – The Graduating Class of 2029
It has been an exciting time for our newest Domremy students!
The first weeks have been full of excitement and nerves, and we have seen the Year 7s settle in and quickly become part of our Domremy community. During our Orientation Week, the girls participated in a series of transition activities designed to support starting of high school. These included Technology Immersions and a Digital Circuit to set up their devices, Learning Induction sessions with strategies for success at high school, and our community day – Belonging Day, which included many fun activities including a scavenger hunt, newspaper fashion competition, and house-based sports activities. These activities were supported by our Big Sister program, with each Year 7 student spending time with her Big Sister in Year 10 or 11.
We look forward to seeing our Year 7 girls grow throughout the year. Some of our new students reflections appear below.
Ms Ebony Ginty, Year 7 Coordinator
Erin
Since starting Domremy two weeks ago, my days have been full of new and exciting experiences. Day 1 started with joining our homeroom and meeting our Years 10 and 11 big sisters who welcomed us and helped us to not feel so lost in our new surroundings. We have taken part in Belonging Day which involved fun activities like creating our paper flowers. We listened to the Amadeus music demonstrations to help us decide what instruments we wanted to play, the canteen sold pancakes for pancake day (which were delicious), and today I played with the school junior water polo team against Brigidine College and the result was a 9-all draw. I’m looking forward to what the rest of the term has to offer.
Abbey
So far at Domremy it has been busy with things like Belonging Day, swimming lessons, tech immersions, finding my way around the school, but it has all been fun. Although a big difference from primary school, I am getting there slowly and, thanks to the many different people to help guide me through year seven, from teachers to big sisters and even other older students at the school, they are all here to help and therefore it hasn’t been as difficult as I anticipated.
Gresilda
Hi, I’m Gresilda and I am from class 7E. I used to go to Mortlake Public School and I am currently 12 years old. Year 7 is a really big step in life but I was told to never give up and try my hardest in high school. My family and I agreed that Domremy would be the perfect school for me because, I believe Domremy is a beautiful and empowering school that provides a safe and nurturing environment for all girls, to ensure the best education and responsibility. The college offers amazing opportunities and experiences that build independence and resilience. So far I have been having a blast at this college and the best experience, I have made a ton of new friends and I even got the best teachers, the best Year 7 coordinator, Mrs Ginty and of course we can’t forget the best Principal Mrs McGahan. It has only been 2 weeks and we have had so many fun activities such as belonging day, valentines day, orientation day, tech immersion, Ash Wednesday and so much more. I can’t wait for all the other activities we will be doing like school photos, tour guide, swimming carnival and so many more. Everyone here is so loving and kind and best of all the facilities are possibly the most prettiest thing I have ever seen. All the teachers here provide so much support and care into our education and wellbeing. I know I have already said this but truly this is the greatest school and I can’t wait to see where the world takes me. Thank you for taking your time to read this. Hope you have a good rest of your day.
