Joeys Year 8 2020 blog
News on the activities of Year 8, 2020, at St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill.
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u14 Rugby trial v Kings
Photos of the warm-up for 14A and 14B at Kings in the fog.
u14 Rugby trials
Below are some photos of the u14 rugby trials on Saturday. Although unfortunately spectators were not allowed, it was great that the boys were finally able to participate in some of their winter...
u13 Rugby trials
Below are some photos of the u13 rugby trials on Saturday. Although unfortunately spectators were not allowed, it was great that the boys were finally able to participate in some of their winter...
Write a book in a day
A group of Year 8 boys spent Friday in the Resources Centre Writing A Book In A Day (WABAID). Here they are working on various parts of their book during the day, including illustrations. At this...
Parent student teacher interviews
In case you missed it, below is a copy of an email sent by Mr Mark Williams on 23 June in regard to booking interviews. Dear Parents and Carers, As you will recall from a letter I sent out last...
Air hockey
The Year 8 dorms recently acquired an air hockey table. It came in a box with less instructions and more screws and allen keys than any Ikea furniture. There were a few hours of construction...
Sunday mass
Sunday night Mass in the Chapel was able to return right at the end of Term 2 as COVID restrictions eased. Year 8 did the readings and offertory on the second last weekend of Term 2.
Lenten guessing competition
As part of Year 8's fund raising for the Lenten appeal, we ran a guess the number of lollies in the jar. James was the winner who guessed just one off the correct number of 567 lollies in the jar.
Coding competition
Ms Gibson and Mr Bookallil presented William and James with certificates following their recent strong performance in a coding competition.
From the Mission Office: Hunters Hill Youth Group
Please see the message below passed on by the Mission Office.
Virtual visit home
Some of the boys took us on a tour of their homes/properties using virtual reality in Google Earth.
Vaping / E-cigarettes
Earlier in the year I spoke to Year 8 and provided the boys some facts about what research from credible organisations says about vaping (or using e-cigarettes) so that they were well informed in...
Fluvax
Flu vaccinations are always highly anticipated by the boys and it doesn’t hurt one bit, despite what the casual observer might think.... https://youtu.be/o5SlNnH8--E
National Reconciliation Week
We recognised Reconciliation week here at the College this week. Here are some of the Year 8 Indigenous boys and below an Acknowledgement of Country that the boys put together....
Distortion drawings progressing
Last week we saw Ms Markuse's class distortion drawings. Below are some updates showing the progress the boys have made.
8A Visual art
8A visual art with their drawings
Academic application awards
Congratulations to the Year 8 boys who received an Academic Application award for Term 1, 2020. Each teacher is asked to vote for the 3 students in their class each term who give the most effort to...
Distortion drawings
Some of the distortion drawings that the boys have been doing in Ms Markuse's class.
Saturday training
https://youtu.be/8zQpB8MJtMI
Rugby training
First session of rugby training for the year!