{"id":44728,"date":"2026-04-02T12:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=44728"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:15:14","slug":"year-8-278","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/year-8-278\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-24986\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Well\u00a0done to all Year 8 students and families on a successful Term 1. I have been\u00a0very proud\u00a0of the academic efforts of Year 8 this term,\u00a0with\u00a0many of the students\u00a0really\u00a0focusing on improving their study habits from Year 7. Year 8\u00a0have\u00a0also shown great growth\u00a0in their leadership,\u00a0confidence\u00a0and support of one another.\u00a0This\u00a0week,\u00a0Year 8\u00a0ended the term with a fun Easter celebration with their Big Sisters, and\u00a0Barazza\u00a0groups talking about Earth Hour run by the Environment Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next term, we will enjoy Week 1 with the House Swimming Carnival on the Wednesday (get your costumes, swimming and themed) ready! There is also cross-country trials, an ANZAC Day public holiday and celebration, and Year 8 will begin preparation for their Immersion Camp. Don\u2019t forget to have perfect winter uniform from day 1! Drop those hems down over the break please and make sure blazers are ready to be worn each and every day. Details about the winter uniform requirements can be found on page 67 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/mlcschoolsydney\/docs\/mlc_school_parent_information_handbook_2026\/67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Information Handbook.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have a safe and happy Easter break, thank you for the support this term and I look forward\u00a0seeing\u00a0you all back at the end of April.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"cwhite@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\">&#8211; Claire White<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Head of Year 8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well\u00a0done to all Year 8 students and families on a successful Term 1. I have been\u00a0very proud\u00a0of the academic efforts of Year 8 this term,\u00a0with\u00a0many of the students\u00a0really\u00a0focusing on improving their study habits from Year 7. Year 8\u00a0have\u00a0also shown great growth\u00a0in their leadership,\u00a0confidence\u00a0and support of one another.\u00a0This\u00a0week,\u00a0Year 8\u00a0ended the term with a fun Easter celebration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[6],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-44728","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\/44728","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=44728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=44728"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=44728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}