Semester One Done | High School Highlights
Semester One - It’s a Wrap!
What a wonderful semester we have had in high school! As restrictions have continued to ease, students and staff embraced many opportunities to participate in the full range of activities on offer at King's, both on and off campus.
TERM 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Guest speakers
- Justin Coulson talked to students about wellbeing, resilience and attitude
- Bond Uni Psychology Lecturer
- We welcomed a variety of guest speakers into classrooms via Zoom or Teams
Experiential learning - excursions to locations including:
- Year 12 Business to Dreamworld
- Year 11 Science in Practice to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Year 10-12 Geography Fieldwork
- Year 10 Digital Art to Burleigh Heads
- Year 10 Modern History to the Museum of Brisbane
- Year 9 Japanese Cultural restaurant visit
- Year 8 Japanese Cultural Day on campus
Extending on Classroom Learning
- Year 12 English Masterclasses for 6 weeks after school
- Year 12 talks regarding careers and university choices
- Year 10 participated in the National History Competition
- Years 7-9 participated in the Big Science Competition
Parents visited for the following events
- Honours Assemblies
- Scholarship Tours
- Year 6 Tour of High School
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
Staff Professional Development included
- Coaching and mentoring
- Emotional Intelligence
- Senior Psychology PD
- Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum
- Engaging Students in Mathematics
- QCAA Webinars
- SchoolBox MeetUp
- Association of Independent Schools IT & Learning Conference
Assistance opportunities for students saw increased attendance at
- Homework Lunch
- After School Homework and Assignment Assistance sessions
For the first time, our students completed NAPLAN and our annual Whole School Testing online. The online approach allows teachers to receive the data much more quickly and enables King's to tailor teaching and learning programs quickly to cater for the needs of individual students and entire cohorts.
Looking ahead to Term 3
Term 3 promises to be a busy term, particularly for our Year 12 students who will be continuing to diligently submit their final assessment pieces and prepare for their external exams. We continue to pray for our senior students as they move closer to the end of their time at school.
Exciting High School activities in Term 3 include:
| Year 12 | Year 11 | Year 10 | Year 9 | Year 8 | Year 7 |
| WEEK 3 English Performance | Science Comp | Formal WEEK 4 Maths Pizza Party WEEK 5 Drama Excursion WEEK 7 Elevate Education WEEK 9 Trial External Exams | WEEK 1 Personality & behaviour strengths test WEEK 3 Science Comp | Year 11 Camp WEEK 5 Drama Excursion WEEK 8 End of Unit 2 Exams | WEEK 1 Senior Pathways Meetings with parents & students WEEK 3 Science Competition WEEK 5 Drama Excursion WEEK 10 Legal Studies Excursion | WEEK 3 Subject Information Webinar | Honours Assembly WEEK 5 Cairns Tour WEEK 9 Romeo & Juliet English Performance | WEEK 1 Rotation subject changes | Year 9 subject selection process begins WEEK 3 Maths Comp | Honours Assembly WEEK 5 Elevate Education WEEK 9 Maths Comp | WEEK 1 Rotation subject changes WEEK 3 Maths Comp | Honours Assembly WEEK 5 Elevate Education WEEK 9 Maths Comp |
Our High School Teaching and Learning Team wishes all students and families a safe and enjoyable holiday. They look forward to meeting with Year 10 students on Monday, 11 July, for their Senior Pathways Interviews and all other students when school resumes on Tuesday 12 July.