{"id":45016,"date":"2026-05-01T13:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T03:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&p=45016"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T03:57:48","slug":"year-8-280","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/year-8-280\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"For a four day week, Week 2 has definitely been jam packed! The ANZAC Service on Tuesday was full of reflection and respect from all the students. The students listened attentively and it was lovely to see everyone together to commemorate such an important day. Following the ANZAC Service, Year 8 had Xavier Maling, Jack Rudd<\/strong> and a number of Cadets in Year 9 to Year 12 to come and offer insights about joining the Cadet unit and their experiences from their time in Cadets. Year 8 will have an opportunity to come and try Cadet home training in Week 3 before signing up to begin in Term 3 of this year. Further information about this will be sent home to families soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This week was also the exciting Back to College Day, celebrating 140 years of MLC School. The girls enjoyed another assembly out on the field\u00a0along with some celebratory birthday cupcakes!\u00a0<\/p>\n

In other news, Year 8\u00a0have\u00a0been busy in Luminary\u00a0and Year Group\u00a0time with a\u00a0cybersafety\u00a0session and coming up the students will have a chance to hear from our\u00a0Counselling team and\u00a0spend\u00a0time with their Big Sisters.\u00a0All of\u00a0these opportunities are designed to support Year 8 as they continue to learn how to manage relationships, challenge\u00a0themselves\u00a0and support their friends. It is hitting that time in Year 8 where relationships can\u00a0start to\u00a0change and sometimes become\u00a0tricky.\u00a0I am\u00a0often\u00a0meeting\u00a0with groups of students to\u00a0assist\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0work through relational issues, sometimes about\u00a0school, co-curricular\u00a0activities\u00a0or general friendships. This is a large part of my role as a Head of\u00a0Year,\u00a0however\u00a0my support\u00a0is not\u00a0always\u00a0about fixing\u00a0the situation, but\u00a0rather\u00a0providing assistance, an opportunity for\u00a0reflection and guidance to help Year 8 build their social and emotional skills.\u00a0If your child needs\u00a0assistance\u00a0in this area, please encourage them to reach out to their Luminary as a starting point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I wish you all a safe and lovely weekend.<\/p>\n

Photo: Year 8 in their presentation on Cadets \u2013 hearing from Year 12 student Olivia Ebel<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Claire White\u00a0<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/em>Head of Year 8<\/p>\n

Click on gallery to view full images<\/em><\/p>\n

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