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The
Year 7 focus is developing the children's responsibility,
leadership skills, self-motivation and encouraging
the children to care for others both within the school
and the wider community.
To
achieve these goals the children will be encouraged
to think of their role within the school and community.
All Year 7 children are assigned a Year 1 buddy in
order to foster positive peer relationships. This
experience is very much enjoyed by the Year 7 children
and their
buddies.
Each
class has selected two class captains, who along
with our school captains and 3 teacher nominated
class representatives, represent all children on
the Student
Council. The Student Council works in close consultation
with the administration team to ensure that children's
concerns and requests are valued and given due
consideration. The Student Council is also involved
in charity and
fund-raising activities. The Year 7 children are
involved in a Leadership Day early in the year
to assist them
to identify and develop the qualities of a good
leader.
Year
7 children visit our nation’s capital, Canberra.
The Canberra visit builds on the year's major
SOSE theme of Federation and Government. The highlight
of
the excursion is a visit to Parliament House.
Year
7 children at Ascot have the opportunity to be involved
in interhouse and interschool
sport,
the school
bands and choir.
Planning
and implementation in curriculum areas will focus
on:
- Mathematics-Number,
Measurement, Space, Chance and Data, Patterning and
Algebra with a strong
emphasis on problem solving and mental calculation
- English-Reading and Comprehension, writing and studying
core genre, spelling and oral presentations
- SOSE-outcomes-based units including: Responsible Participation,
Being Australian, Australia's Contact
with the World and Resource Management
- Science-an outcomes-based curriculum which focuses
on Energy and Change, Earth and Beyond,
Life and Living, Working Scientifically and Natural and Processed Materials
- HPE outcomes-based curriculum
The children also participate in the school's specialist
programs
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