Term 1 has been a busy term for our Science students! Our senior students have submitted or are about to submit their first pieces of Year 11 Senior assessment and have been working hard both in class and at home to be successful. Our Year 10 and Year 7 students have been exploring Chemistry concepts including rates of reactions and separating mixtures while our Year 8 students have been looking at the scientific ethical considerations for genetics. Our Year 9 students have just finished their investigations into heat and ablative shielding and are moving into investigating light waves. Students in Year 9 will have the opportunity to dissect an eye as party of this learning. If you would like to discuss this in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact your student’s classroom teacher or myself.

As we enter the "crunch" time of the term, students will be submitting assignments via Daymap and sitting their exams. Students have all been provided an assessment schedule that lists their due dates so they can be responsible, plan and manage their time effectively during this busy period. A reminder that if your student is absent on the day of an exam or requires an extension to the due date to please follow the Ripley Valley State Secondary College Assessment Guidelines and submit an extension request via https://ripleyvalleyssc.schoolzineplus.com/form/251

We look forward to celebrating the achievement of learning goals of Term 1 with you and your student!