On Monday 13 May, The Museum of Ancient China visited Mater Christi to introduce our next unit of study in Year 7 Humanities.
The sessions explored many Ancient Chinese ideas and concepts. Students were able to immerse themselves in activities like Kung Fu and lantern making, as well as be informed about ancient Chinese inventions that still impact our world today.
Year 7 students have been exploring the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals in Humanities.
As an introductory exercise, students created pic collages around various forms of inequality. We then narrowed our focus to Goal Number 5 - Gender Equality, examining challenges that many girls and women face around the world.
Year 7 students are being challenged to ‘Drop Everything And Read’ (DEAR) for at least 10 minutes each day throughout Term 3, as part of the Wide Reading program.
The competition will be fierce for the class and student who read the most with prizes and incentives on offer.
The Secondary School Vaccine Program offers free vaccines to Year 7 and 10 students. These vaccines provide protection against:
Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough) – one dose for year 7 students
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – two doses for year 7 students
Meningococcal A,C,W,Y – one dose for year 10 students
Parents/guardians of Year 7 and 10 students should look out for the vaccine consent card booklet coming home with students.
Robotics, coding, virtual reality and a presentation; were some of the activities the year 7’s participated in at the Yarra Ranges Tech School.
The virtual reality activity was very interesting. Once you had the headset on, it was like you were in a different world! We had to guide a spider through a maze using a controller, then created our own character.
Year 7 can be a huge year in the lives of students. As girls transition from primary to secondary school they face a range of new challenges and opportunities, along with the uncertainty that comes with establishing new friendships and finding their place at school.
It’s almost NAPLAN time and as the community debate re-commences, students and teachers at Mater Christi College are at the ready.
Students nationwide in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will complete four tests covering reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy between 14 – 16 May.
Our Year 8 students have been some of the first students in the Yarra Ranges to experience the new Yarra Ranges Tech School in 2017.
Yarra Ranges Tech School is a high-tech centre with virtual reality technology, robots, 3D printing labs and simulation rooms.
The MCC Middle School’s Cross Country event took place last Friday, June 2. We couldn’t have asked for better weather for the competition as it turned out to be a perfect day with the sun shining. It was great to see all the girls giving it a go even if they were walking!
The girls enjoyed lunch at Grant’s Picnic Ground before walking back to school for the awards.