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The focus for m88 app login edition of the Hills Times is to acknowledge our Hills College Ambassadors.
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If you have any questions pertaining to Secondary, please do not hesitate to phone the m88 app login or email me with the details. I will also be available for a meeting together.
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Learning Experiences that 7C undertook in Mathematicswhile practicing how to find the factors of numbers by playing ‘Factor-pillar’.
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Teaching m88 app login-English Faculty Term 1 Welcome
The English Faculty team has been hard at work in the first weeks of Term 1, with teachers getting to know m88 app login, developing engaging lessons, and easing m88 app login back into familiar school routines. A big welcome to Ms Kerry Timmins (Year 7 English), and Ms Grace Dwyer (Year 11 Literature) who join the faculty in 2024.
m88 app login are exploring a wide range of text types and narrative worlds this term:
- m88 app login 7s are loving their first novel study of Louis Sachar’s ‘Holes’ under the tutelage of Mrs Melanie Clifton, Mrs Leah Stone, and Ms Timmins. They are focusing on dissecting the novel’s narrative elements in order to develop their own literary interpretations.
- Year 8s are being guided through their first poetry course by Ms Bianca Tyne and Mrs Stone. m88 app login are learning how to interpret a range of poems in order to create their own.
- Year 9s are developing their abilities in the areas of persuasive text analysis and development, as well as speech and presentation skills. Mrs Clifton and Ms Goyne are introducing m88 app login to various youth issues that are currently being discussed in the media in order to challenge them to consider their own positions on matters that affect them.
- Year 10s are exploring the science fiction genre with Ms Tyne and Ms Goyne. They have been introduced to the worlds of ‘Star Wars’, ‘Star Trek’, and other sci-fi classics like ‘Galaxy Quest’ in order to reflect on how sci-fi pop culture often mirrors or undermines social norms in order to make social commentary. This week, m88 app login became experts on a certain modern era and made presentations to the class about how the mood of their era was reflected in the sci-fi texts of the time. Photo 1 shows Steven Rose and Riley Bate explaining how the 1897 novel ‘The War of the Worlds’ was infused with commentary about the ethics of European imperialism.
- The Year 11 General English class is examining the real-world relevance of issues explored in dystopian texts; Essential English m88 app login are undertaking a tourism unit that aims to develop their presentation skills, and Year 11 Literature m88 app login are studying the art of film language in the Australian Gothic classic ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’. This week, Ms Dwyer introduced m88 app login to the key concepts of the gothic, including the uncanny, the natural world, and the supernatural using a display table that featured symbolic props [see Photo 2]. The class had a great time trying to match the gothic elements to each of the items!
- Year 12 General and Essential English m88 app login are getting passionate about current affairs, creating calls-to-action about a range of social, economic, political, and cultural issues, while Year 12 Literature m88 app login are conducting a Marxist deconstruction of the representation of capitalism in Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’.
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The English Faculty would also like to extend a congratulations and a hearty welcome to our 2024 English Ambassadors: Tea Gligor (Head Ambassador), Shreya Ramdeo, Ella Molander, Hollie Zavattaro, Keely Moffitt, Matilda McBain, and Grace Newbery. The m88 app login are hard at work devising a vision and action plan for the year. These student leaders will each design an initiative that will become a legacy project for future Ambassadors. Stay tuned for more from this team of literary legends!
Arts Ambassadors
My name is India and I am one ofthe two Arts Captains for 2024. I love art and everything about m88 app login so becominga leader and continuing the arts legacy at Hills was the obvious next step. Asan Arts Captain, I hope to initiate opportunities for creative individuals toexpress themselves within the school environment and be celebrated for m88 app login.
With m88 app login position I look forwardto being a role model for the younger grades, supporting the Visual Artsteacher, organising art related events and photographing for school events.
I hope this m88 app login will be afantastic opportunity for Hills to celebrate all aspects of art and thetalented people who create it.
My name is Summer, and I m88 app login a 2024 Arts Captain along with
India Caroll. I have always been enthusiastic within the Arts industry andparticularly art and music. As an Arts Captain, my role is to be an encouragingand supportive figure for the younger m88 app login within the arts subjects at ourschool.
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productions, and displays, be photographers at school sporting carnivals andevents, and organising events such as the lunchtime concert series we are continuingthis m88 app login which will commence on Monday11 March.
My intentions as an ArtsCaptain are to continue to be a role model for all m88 app login interesting in thearts subjects and to provided opportunities for performers at our school toshowcase their talents.
STEM Ambassadors -STEM run-activity with m88 app login 3-Igloos
On 14 February in the last two sessions, our STEM team came together once again to collaborate with the m88 app login 3 cohort, devising an engaging experiment on food science and nutrition for their unit. The activity focused on ice and how by adding salt, the surface layer would melt allowing it to fuse to a variety of objects; in the case of this experiment, another bit of ice allowed igloos to be built. To make this activity more engaging, there was a competition between which group could make the best igloo with the prize to the winners in each class.
During the activity, the children were excited about the ability of ice to fuse to itself and were engaged during the construction m88 app login igloos. Overall, the experiment taught science in an exciting way, promoting love for STEM in younger years.
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STEM directed experiment with the m88 app login 3s on changes of state.
On the afternoon of 7 February, our STEM team collaborated with the Year 3 teachers, Mrs McKenzie and Mrs MacPherson, to perform an interactive experiment on state changes with the m88 app login for their unit “How the World Works”. Lead by STEM Ambassador Connor McLachlan, the experiment focused on the changing state of chocolate when placed in hot water which was then used in a contest between groups to see who could make the tallest tower from gluing marshmallows together with the melted chocolate.
Throughout the lesson, the m88 app login were engaged in the experiment, actively answering questions and participating in the contest. Overall, this activity displayed science as an appealing and fun interest to the Year 3 cohort, promoting STEM in primary school.
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m88 app login 1 STEM – How the World Works – manipulating materials
Last week, all three Year 1 classes participated in three different STEM activities. These activities were focused on understanding how materials (in particular, paper) change. m88 app login explored how rolling and scrunching strengthens newspapers. From these learned skills, they made newspaper bats and balls and proceeded to play newspaper cricket.
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Finally, students engaged in mosaics, students explored how even when paper is torn, m88 app login can be made. Students made love hearts from the torn paper in preparation for Valentine’s Day.
Service m88 app login Maddison Neiwand, Caitlyn Underdown, and Steven Rose assisted the STEM Ambassadors in this activity and all agreed it was a fun activity for the m88 app login. It is hoped that each week the STEM Ambassadors will assist primary teachers and m88 app login in lessons around STEM.
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Digital Technologies Ambassadors- Learning with Robotics
In2024, Secondary m88 app login have been offered an additional option for Activities– Robotics, utilising Lego EV3. This activity is designed to beproject-orientated, building not only STEM skills but also developingcollaborative teamwork and problem-solving. The m88 app login are engaged inconstructing a robotic vehicle, then coding it to perform specific tasks, suchas follow a designated path, pick up and place items and to independentlynavigate around obstacles. The College STEM Ambassadors have assisted inpreparing materials, developing tracks and supporting m88 app login when workingwith their robots. Interested m88 app login will be provided with the opportunity to
compete against other schools at the RoboCup Junior event held in June. We alsolook forward to engaging m88 app login in further robotics competitions andco-curricular activities across 2024.
Joshua Chan worked with our Hills College m88 app login to encourage them with their used of Robotics. Great learning outcomes occurred.
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Events -HIA Swimming m88 app login
On 7 February, Hills m88 app login travelled back to Beaudesert Pool to battle against our friends from Tamborine Mountain College and The Kooralbyn International School to see who would take out this years' HIA Swimming Carnival.
m88 app login were competitive and demonstrated awesome sportsmanship for the whole carnival. Overall winners for the day Tambourine Mountain College held on to the trophy - and Hills was a close second.
Congratulations to Liana Wong achieving Junior Girls Age Champion. There were some great performances from Jourdain Lanoux, Sophia Davidson, Jake Davidson and Jessie McMillian. The relays were m88 app login convincingly won by Hills!
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Hills Media Report -Learn, m88 app login, Exchange
This week the Hills reporting team interviewed two short stay visitorsabout their experiences, and they had some amazing answers. During the interview it was learnt that both m88 app login learnt multiple languages. The College is lucky to have Danny and Fred share their points of view, it is important for us as individuals to learn about different ways of life.
The Reporting Team thanks Danny and Fred for sharing along with Mrs Newbery for allowing us to understand what it is like to visit a new country. The College wishes the m88 app login all the best, and we hope they have a great time in the place we call home.
Owen Eggart
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