Year 7G Humanities excursion to the Melbourne Museum
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Year 7G Humanities excursion to the Melbourne Museum
Year 8 English
Innocents
by Sen Ezher
In the month of Ramadan
We fast for thirty days
Our souls are clean
But the thirst and hunger always stays
You could go for ice cream
And all of it could change.
Boom! Loud bomb sounds
Boom! Exploding
We don't know why they do this
They bring an end to little kids
At one moment you're ordering your last cone
Before you know it,
Parents are crying on the phone
It could have been a shooting or stab
But either way, we have lost our Zynab
Bombs so loud makes you not hear
Bombs so loud you will see the terror
Bombs so loud you will bleed from your ear
Families running and screaming in a sudden
But the only thing that's clear is the tears and fears
Went to get a fresh ice cream to break the fasts
But the only thing that was broken that day was hearts
Holes in the ground will be recovered and filled with cars
But unrecoverable things remain in the form of scars
On hearts and minds
Hope the person that did it gets locked up behind bars
Now all she is doing is looking up to the stars
Walking next to the street and you see a huge beam,
It was just a little girl trying to get some ice cream
Sounds of Syria
by Deyan Naicker
I could hear the screeching sounds of sirens,
Loud, terrifying and distressing.
The sounds of war,
The sounds of fear,
The sounds of soldiers getting near,
The dust fogging the air,
Do we flee?
Do we hide?
Do we stay inside?
Deafening sirens,
Choking fumes,
What has the world come to?
Families scurry,
Children cry,
While Others die,
What has this world come to?
Our eyesight is blurred,
As the dust thickens,
Tears drop down one by one,
It's hard to see what's happening,
But the sounds tell us the story outside.
The bombs are like rockets,
Targeted just at us,
It's hard to sleep at night,
knowing that we can't fight back.
We know we are helpless,
Like injured deer,
But at least the lucky ones have family near.
Our country is in crisis,
Which we can't do anything about,
We try our best to stay positive,
And block all the negative thoughts out.
One day I hope this country will change,
And become the country it once was,
But seeing what's happening now,
It doesn't seem like there's going to be much change.
Visiting scientist
On Tuesday 13th of June Keysborough campus had its first visit from a working scientist! Dr Rama Rao is a polymer chemist and she came to our school from The CSIRO Scientists in Schools program to give our students an insight into her work. The students found her enthusiasm infectious and asked many questions and some even took notes and swapped email addresses! As well as giving engaging presentations to the classes, Dr Rama also attended practical classes and assisted students with their work. We are certainly looking forward to Dr Rama making a return visit to our school during National Science Week in August!
Here are some responses from our students to Dr Rao’s visit.
“The scientist, Dr Rao, she was brilliant!â€
Balil 7B
“Dr Rao is an extraordinary person who taught me a lot about her job as a scientist.â€
Farahnaz 8G
“Dr Rao is a really friendly scientist and she was inspiring as well.â€
Maleka 8G
“Dr Rao has inspired me to learn and study chemistry as it really fascinates and dazzles me although it can be a bit hard with all the formulas and reactions. Dr Rao’s visit has really cleared my mind of whether or not I would like to do chemistry in the future.â€
Seray 8G
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Visiting scientist
Health & PE
Reconciliation Day Sports Carnival - Healesville
On Tuesday 23rd May 2017 all the Year 8 girls went on an excursion to “Worawa Aboriginal College†which is in Healesville. It was a great opportunity for the Year 8 girls to learn about a different culture and it was a great way to interact with many new people and see the friendly faces of other girls our age from all over Melbourne.
We played footy and basketball and enjoyed a great sausage sizzle. There was nice music, performed by a local indigenous band and there was also face painting. Many of us decided to have symbolic indigenous patterns painted on to our faces.
At the end of the day the staff and principal of Worawa presented participation medals to all the students from different schools present. Winning teams and individuals were rewarded with impressive trophies.
It was an honour to be invited to join in this annual Sports Carnival, marking, encouraging and celebrating the Reconciliation of Indigenous Australians with all other communities which make up Australia’s mainstream.
BY: MALEKA