It has been a great start to the year with a calm feeling within the classes and all students engaged in their learning and associated activities.

Most notably, the Grade 7 students are excited to be doing science, using bunsen burners for practical experiments. Initially, they participated in familiarisation of equipment, working safely in the laboratory. A Chemistry unit will soon follow this, where they will learn about the scientific process, conducting, collecting and analysing data, and report writing.

Grade 8 classes have started with a unit in Biology focusing on cells and cell organelles, cell types. They will continue to look at the greater complexity of tissues, organ and systems in animals and plants.

Grade 9 students have been actively learning about homeostasis and its role in maintaining the internal environment as it relates to the human body. To this end they have been madly running around to increase respiration, heart rate and body temperature, taking measurements to see how the body responds.

Grade 10 students have also embarked on a big Chemistry unit. They are examining the Periodic Table of Elements and noting the trends found in the table. They use these trends to predict how chemicals will react to form either ionic or covalent compounds.