Ripley Valley State Secondary College eNewsletter

Teaching & Learning

As we come to the end of another school term, it is exciting to reflect on all the learning that has occurred this year. I thoroughly enjoy being in classrooms working with students and teachers and seeing the wide variety of learning experiences that our teaching staff have developed for their students. I asked some of our Year 7 students what their some of their favourite lessons or subjects were this year and they told me the following highlights.

Dance - moving around and using our bodies instead of being at a desk

Japanese - making Bento boxes which was like MasterChef and super delicious

Maths - finding new ways to solve problems and completing probability game rotations which were super fun

Science - learning how to use bunsen burners (setting stuff on fire!) and separating mixtures because it was hands on and we got to use science equipment

HPE - not having to be still and competing with our friends

Design and Technology - making a car and being in the workshop

What a wonderful variety of experiences for our Year 7s as they finish their first year of high school! I look forward to see what they highlight next year.

Ellen Grant

Head of Department - Teaching and Learning - Year 9G to 9I

egran55@eq.edu.au