Author Margo Lanagan Chats with English Students
Year 12 ATAR English students were fortunate to hold a conference call with Margo Lanagan, the author of their study novel, Sea Hearts this week.
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Word Mania Hits Santa Maria!
This year, two small groups of our Years 7 and 8 girls participated in the Word Mania competition and have spelt their way to the finals for our district.
Public Speaking Competition 2019
Last night saw the close of Santa Maria’s Public Speaking Competition. Weeks of workshops and practising in front of the mirror culminated in two rounds. The first round was held for the Years 9 – 12 girls in Week 4, and the second in Week 5 for the girls in Years 5 – 8.
Barking Gecko Brings Shakespeare To Our Year 10s
Barking Gecko Theatre brought Shakespeare to life for our Year 10 girls this week. The performance was planned to coincide with the beginning of the girls’ Literature unit.
Abbey and Taylah Share Their Top 10 Tips for ATAR English
Head of English, Anthony Phillips invited 2018 graduates Abbey Henderson and Taylah Carozza to speak with the current Year 12 ATAR English students this week and share their top ten tips.
Famous Author Talks With Year 7 English Students
Year 7 Students had the opportunity to talk with famous Australian author Lee Battersby, as part of their English curriculum recently. The Year 7 girls have been studying Battersby’s text ‘Magrit’ in class.
MacBeth: A Living Lecture
Year 10 students were treated to a fabulous interactive presentation on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Macbeth, by the Barking Gecko Theatre Company this week.
Food for Thought
Each week, our teachers are lucky to read creative, high quality writing from our girls. This week we thought we’d …