{"id":5453,"date":"2026-04-01T10:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/?post_type=article&p=5453"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:52:48","slug":"year-8-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/article\/year-8-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mr Stephen McNamara<\/span>
\nLeader of Wellbeing – Year 8<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Compassion, Challenges and Achievement<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Term 1 was an exceptionally busy and rewarding start to the year for the Year 8 cohort. The group theme, \u201cBrothers to All,\u201d<\/em> was introduced and immediately embraced, setting a strong foundation for the standards and expectations of 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

As students entered the second part of\u00a0 Stage Four, their first Assessment Tasks arrived quickly, yet they approached them with confidence and achieved pleasing early results.\u00a0 Classes settled smoothly into productive routines and it was particular joy to watch the interaction the Year 8 students engage with their \u2018sensei,\u2019 Ms Doucet, as they master the first steps in a new\u00a0 language, Japanese.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond the classroom, Year 8 threw themselves into the full range of co-curricular activities, always with the enthusiasm, commitment and energy which is the hallmark of the Year 8 2026 group. <\/span><\/p>\n