Year 9

On Monday during Luminary time, all of Year 9 headed down to the sports field to participate in some good old fashioned relay fun! It was wonderful (and also hilarious) to see the students cheering each other on whilst doing a number of ridiculous things such as jumping with a ball between their knees or fitting through a hoop whilst attached to their friends either side of them. Friendships can be tricky during high school, particularly in Year 9 when everyone is finding their voice, working out who they are and who they want to be. Activities like this serve to open their minds to friendships they may not have realised even existed before, or may encourage them to explore other friendships and expand their current circle.

The Year 9 Luminaries and I will be speaking to Year 9 over the coming weeks about how to navigate friends, fall outs and how to be compassionate to others. I encourage you to chat to your Year 9 daughter about her friendships, how they play out in the classroom, on social media and in the playground. As adults we have all been in sticky friendships spots at some point in our lives and learnt valuable lessons, which is why your voice in these challenging teenage times is so important.

As always, if there is anything you wish to discuss please contact me on 8741 3246 or email cwhite@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au.

– Claire White
Head of Year 9