Community and Connection Days are all about meeting new people, trying new activities, working together, and most importantly, having fun while connecting with classmates and staff. This spirit was fully embraced by the Year 7 students on Thursday, August 29th. The day began with an […]
Year 7 students this week have been taking off into the air, building and flying planes. They have used their quality thinking elements to produce a well-made plane. In groups they engaged in dialogue, systematically followed instructions and with persistence produced their plane. Using the […]
The Year 7 students proudly and passionately presented their Semester One ‘Growth Day’ projects to their peers, teachers and other staff members at Clonard on Wednesday, June 26. As stated by one Clonard staff member: “It was amazing! I was so impressed with the diversity […]
The Year 7 Community Connection Day morning session focused on the themes of racism and Reconciliation Week. This event was organized to educate and engage students on the importance of cultural understanding, respect, and reconciliation in Australia. Activities and discussions aimed to foster a deeper […]
As part of the Year 7 library lessons, which are held once a fortnight in the library, students were treated to a special reading experience recently with Cubby House reading. Tapping back into the students’ experiences of creating cubby houses inside when they were children, […]
On Monday May 6, Year 7 students were fortunate to have poetry workshops with renowned performance poet, Emilie Zoey Baker. The workshops were really engaging for the students, who were taught a range of poetic techniques, as well as how to process ideas into a […]
Students in Year 7 English are working on the competency of Collaboration in conjunction with a creative writing task called ‘Snowball Writing’. The task requires students to begin a piece of writing with two partners by creating characters and putting them into a setting, then […]
The Year 7 students are really enjoying taking part in Just Dance in Tullow Hall on Friday lunchtimes. It’s a great way to get active and have fun with other students across Year 7. A huge ‘thank-you’ to the Health and Wellbeing leaders, Abby Kitto, […]
Clonard’s Living Justly student leaders are excited to launch our Project Compassion Easter Raffle for 2024, with sales to commence on Tuesday 12th March, continuing until the raffle is drawn on Thursday 21st March. With the proceeds supporting the Project Compassion campaign by Caritas, we […]
On Tuesday 27 and Thursday 29 February, Year 7 students participated in an excursion to the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee. The purpose of the excursion was for students to see the operation of the water treatment plant and processes to support their learning in […]