DIRTY JOB: Students get their hands dirty to conduct a soil test. Contributed News Maths magic adds up for kids 16th Aug 2019 4:01 PM 0 YEARS 7-8 students have become "math-magicians” during the first lunch time Math Club held at St Joseph's School. During the first session, students investigated a maths trick where they initially thought about the number of times each week they would like to eat chocolate. Students then crunched some numbers (and a chocolate bar) and their age was revealed at the end of the equation. Senior students mentored younger students during the session, with the Year 11 students responsible for planning the activities and publicising the club at school assembly.Designed to develop the senior students' leadership skills, the club also allows students to engage with other year levels, as well as provide another way for students to learn outside of regular school lessons. Students transition THE primary into secondary transition program has begun at St Joseph's School, with Years 5-6 students participating in a three-day program at the secondary campus.Students took part in a variety of subjects, such as tech studies, digital technology (robotics), home economics, art, drama, physical education, agriculture, maths and science.Students rotated through classrooms and teachers to gain a feel for what secondary schooling, as well as sharing time with the Year 7 cohort as part of pastoral care lessons. As part of the transition program, classes also visited the school's new ag plot at Applethorpe where they performed a soil test to determine the soil texture at different locations in the paddock. While moving from primary to secondary school can be an exciting time for young people and their parents, it can also be daunting. The transition program supports students as they adjust to the different, more complex secondary context. 0 chocolate Read More Login to follow maths Read More Login to follow chocolate maths Latest News Farewell messages: Final notes of support from our loyal... News Here are a just a few of the heartfelt tributes we wanted to share with you in our final week. Experts named to help with freight and supply chain strategy News The panellists are tasked with delivering “practical outcomes” for the industry. Your best truckin’ photos News Our readers are fabulous behind the camera - they’ve shared some really great shots with us. Farewell, Big Rigs: Reader reaction News We’ve received many lovely messages and thought we’d share a few of them with you.
