Year 9 News – 25 April 2024

Welcome to Term 2. Students have returned full of chatter and enthusiasm to reconnect with friends. We finished Term 1 with a successful Athletics Carnival and Caritas Ks Walk for Water awareness activity. Congratulations to 9B3 and 9C3 on their excellent fundraising efforts.

At our first assembly for this term, held on Thursday 18 April, we were fortunate to have Mr Frank Dullard, the Executive Deputy Principal Staff & Administration, address the cohort. He briefly discussed his role at the College, then emphasised the importance of students taking up the opportunities on offer and the positive benefits of academic, co-curricular and sporting achievements. Mr Dullard challenged students to be preparing for the transition to St Mary’s for Year 10.

Sporting Achievements

• Ruby Bath: State Tumbling Champion – first place in Open division at the Victorian State Titles. Congratulations Ruby, an amazing achievement!

Subject News

• Mathematics: Students have embarked on a unit of Statistics, looking at collecting data, recording, presenting and interpreting it.
• Humanities: Students are looking into the causes, and historical, political and social context leading into the Great War, both in Australia and Europe. The impact of war on communities and associated topics such as conscription, battles Australia was involved in and the story/legacy of the Anzacs.
• Health & Physical Education (PE): This term in Health & PE students are exploring a Relationships and Sexuality unit. Over the course of the term, students will develop a greater insight into their understanding of relationships and learn key knowledge about sexuality and intimate relationships. In PE, students start the term with a Fitness unit, before moving into a Diverse/Indigenous Games unit and an Indoor Cricket unit.

Co-curricular News – Interschool Sport

This is a busy term for sport at CMCB, with many opportunities available for students to sign up and participate.

Please be aware of the opportunities on offer to Year 9 students to represent the College in sports this term:

• Netball
• Football
• Soccer
• Cross Country

Uniform, behaviour and work ethic will impact selection, not just sporting prowess.