Year 7
This week was one of celebration! In a special Year Meeting on Thursday, I announced the Academic Prizes for Year 7 2024. It was heartening to see the support from the students as their friends and peers were recognised for progress, growth, academic development and academic distinction. The prizes will be awarded at Speech Night on Thursday 5 December. Speech Night is a compulsory school event for students and serves as a wonderful celebration of student achievements from the year.
Congratulations to Scarlett O’Connell (Year 7) on being named the Middle Years Megastar of the Week! Scarlett was nominated by her friends and recognised for her support and care for others.
On Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of going along to the Year 7 to Year 9 Drama Production of Wendy and Peter Pan. Each student involved looked as if they were having a genuinely wonderful experience and the audience certainly was. Congratulations to our very own Churunga Luminary Alisha Vigna on her direction of this show – it really was brilliant! Year 7 was represented in the cast by Erin Banyer, Audrey Buck, Téa Costin, Ciara Patterson, Beth Pidcock, Amara Sivagurunathan, AJ Sivyer and Eloise Wong. The girls took on characters such as pirates, lost boys and even Peter Pan’s shadow. From the audience, I even caught glimpses of Francesca Masters expertly running in and out with set pieces and props as a part of crew!
During our Year Meeting, student representatives Amara Sivagurunathan and Olivia Kalamvokis spoke about the Year 7 Service Learning initiative they are undertaking in their Geography lessons. The girls are collecting donations, and I am sure your daughter can share all that she is learning about the importance of organisations such as Wayside Chapel.
As we start to wind down the year, please encourage your daughter to check Lost Property for items they may have misplaced across the term. I’ve also encouraged students to start clearing out their lockers. Textbooks, resources and all the odds and ends that have filled their lockers this semester can start to make their way home!
The Campion booklist for Year 8 2025 is now available. Please view the PDF below. Orders are due in four weeks, Friday December 13 2024. If you have any questions about the booklists, please refer to the relevant Head of Department. For any issues with online ordering, contact Campion directly.
– Bridget Kovats
Head of Year 7
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