Last week we welcomed year 6 students to our final transition ‘Come and Try’ session for 2023. Once again, students appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves and the breadth of subject offerings at Renmark High School.

There were some confused faces when Mrs Sotiroulis instructed her class to ensure they brought a stylo into the French class! By the end of the 50 minutes, they had learned the French alphabet, could introduce themselves and spell out their names in French. Bravo!

Tech Studies and Home Ec were again very popular, with students relishing the opportunity to create a timber phone holder with Mr Gove and two different types of scones with Mrs Cole. Students reported being impressed with the machinery in the tech workshop. Following his Home Ec lesson, Tyler stated, “I loved actually cooking independently for the first time.”

Further hands-on options were offered in Digital Art, Science and Music. Mrs Long taught her class the skills of Photoshop including using layers, text and gradients to create digital stickers. Max was very pleased with his design, reporting “I’d like to print 20 [stickers] so I can put them on my boat.” The creation of ‘footy colours’ in Mr Young’s Science lesson was also a big hit as students learned how to safely mix chemicals to create colour combinations. Two students excitedly high-fived each other when they successfully created the colours of their favourite football team. Jacob reported, “I like Science because it’s just fun!”

Students were also introduced to Renmark High School performing arts – drama and music. Despite some having little or no musical expertise, by the end of the Mr Ward’s lesson they could all read music and produce a beat on the instrument they had chosen. Noah reported he had enjoyed the lesson because “I like being loud.” While some students were initially a little hesitant in drama because “drama is boring,” this opinion was quickly challenged! Mrs Matulic introduced her group to several games with a focus on skills, teamwork, voice and improvisation. It was a very energetic session! Cruz reported, “I liked ‘Grandma’s Jacket’ [game] because I was the only person who won more than once.” Alexis said her favourite was, the mousetrap game because you can gang up on people and get them out.”

We look forward to inviting our year 6 students back for the two full school days on Tuesday and Wednesday in week 6, 22nd and 23rd of November.

Danielle Weeks
Assistant Principal - Director of Inclusion