From Our Classrooms
Student Council spread the love for a good cause
Year 7s enjoy Territorial performance
Our Year 7 students enjoyed a performance by Brisbane based company Shake & Stir Theatre Company on Monday.
'Territorial' is aimed at students coming into highschool and targets themes around social pressures, challenging yourself at school in a safe environment, and bullying.
The performance was held in our Performing Arts Centre, with our Year 12 student Ivy Thompson thanking Shake & Stir for attending on behalf of the student-led Seagrass Theatre and Music Company.
Events to be a recipe for success for our students
Welcome back to Food Specialisations and Hospitality in 2025.
We have a busy year ahead, with an abundance of classes and great things in store for all year levels!
If your child is participating in our electives, could we please ask that you check you are receiving our emails (they may turn up in your junk folder). Teachers in this department will have emailed parents with information regarding these subjects, and an online permission form.
This is a very important form of communication and routine for this subject. Could you please complete the Online Permission form ASAP.
We have had a great start to our cooking and theory lessons in junior school, while seniors have been focussed on their next upcoming assessments.
Year 12 have a whole school food event coming soon - stay tuned for more information about this in the coming weeks!
A few reminders for parents and students.
- Please check what days your child is cooking and ensure they are prepared with ingredients.
- Please provide your child with a suitable container to take their food home/to lunch with.
- Remind your child to charge their laptop at night and bring it to lessons (Year 10-12 students).
- Senior Hospitality Students - OnGuard safety training should already be completed.
Our 2025 Teachers are: Mrs Linneweber, Mrs Telford, Mrs Muller, Mrs Delac and Miss Schaeche-Priestley. Our Head of Department is Mr Ben Whybird.
Until next time, happy cooking!
Science labs a hive for student learning
This week, our Year 8 students participated in an exciting hands-on Science lesson featuring the Convection Tank Experiment. Through this engaging activity, our students explored how heat moves through water to create currents, deepening their understanding of thermal energy in action.
It was fantastic to see students collaborating, asking thoughtful questions, and actively engaging in the experiment. Their curiosity and teamwork made for a truly enriching learning experience.
Our Year 7 Science students have been exploring the states of matter. They spent a lesson investigating the non-Newtonian fluid Ooblek and will start learning about separation techniques over the coming weeks in preparation for their assessment.
Year 12 Marine Science students are currently undertaking an in-depth study into the Great Barrier Reef and focussing on the importance of coral. This week they learned about the anatomy of corals in order to explore their importance, how they develop and change over time. Students then applied their knowledge to create their own coral colonies in class and will eventually create their own student experiments later in the semester.
Our Year 12 Chemistry students have been practicing their analytical skills with titrations. Students were challenged to determine the concentration of an acid using both an indicator and pH probes. They will then analyse their results and consider whether the experiment could form the basis of their student experiment.
