{"id":44438,"date":"2026-03-20T15:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&p=44438"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:10:23","slug":"year-9-276","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/year-9-276\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Year 9 students are currently in the midst of a busy assessment period, alongside NAPLAN and camp preparations. This has been a particularly demanding time, and I have been proud to see the maturity and preparedness with which students have approached these commitments. For some, developing effective time management and organisational skills remains a work in progress, and this is entirely normal. I encourage students to continue trialling different processes to identify what works best for them, and I thank parents and carers for the support you provide at home. Year 9 offers an excellent opportunity to refine study and organisational strategies before the senior years.<\/p>\n

On Monday, during Luminary time, Year 9 students participated in a digital skills session developed by Marianna Carlino,<\/strong> Director of eLearning. Students focused on best practice for using OneDrive so that files are organised and saved in a location that is consistently accessible and, importantly, recoverable in the event of any technology issues. This is an important safeguard for assessment work and class notes, and I encourage students to apply these systems consistently.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, students participating in the Urban Challenge spent time assigning group roles and finalising their camp theme. Similarly, cadet students have been working in their platoon groups to plan for their hikes and to practise map-reading. It has been pleasing to see the collaboration and preparation taking place, and I hope both groups are feeling increasingly excited as camp approaches. I will certainly be keeping my fingers crossed for favourable weather for both groups.<\/p>\n

A reminder to parents and carers that if your daughter requires medication while on camp, it must be provided to the Health Centre as soon as possible, in accordance with school procedures. Please also ensure that no over-the-counter medication is sent to camp with students; it is essential that students do not self-medicate while on camp and that MLC staff are aware of any medication being taken, so we can support students appropriately and ensure their health and safety. Thank you for your continued support in helping Year 9 students to be organised and well prepared for camp.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s photo features four of our Middle Years Leaders, who have been assisting with morning gate duty while Year 12 students undertake their examinations. I am grateful for their support in ensuring the day begins smoothly for students arriving on campus.<\/p>\n

– Kate Schurch<\/strong><\/em><\/a>
\nYear 9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Year 9 students are currently in the midst of a busy assessment period, alongside NAPLAN and camp preparations. This has been a particularly demanding time, and I have been proud to see the maturity and preparedness with which students have approached these commitments. For some, developing effective time management and organisational skills remains a work […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[6],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-44438","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-senior-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/44438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=44438"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=44438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}