Congratulations To Our New Year 7 Leaders
We’d like to congratulate the following Year 7 leaders who were commissioned at an assembly today.
Year 7
Students Introduced to the World of Binary
Today our Year 7 Creative Media and Games & Animation classes were introduced to the world of binary.
Year 7 Students Swan River Excursion
The recent Year 7 HASS and Science excursion to Point Walter provided students with the opportunity to conduct fieldwork in their local area.
Students Take Part in Australian Geography Competition
This week, a group of Year 7 students are taking part in the 25th annual Australian Geography Competition. Over 65,000 students from around Australia have entered the competition.
Year 7 Camp 2019
The Year 7 camp was a wonderful opportunity for our girls to get out into nature and push their boundaries with a number of activities and exercises.
Year 7 Activity Afternoon With Aquinas College
The interaction between students from Aquinas and Santa Maria Colleges is important in the social development of our students. The Year 7 Activity Afternoon held last Friday, is one of the first opportunities for our girls to interact with the boys from Aquinas.
Year 7s Head to the Zoo
Year 7 Science classes have been learning about the habitats of different animals from various parts of the world. Perth Zoo provided the perfect opportunity to further the students’ learning on this topic.
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.
Year 7 Boarders Enjoy a Midweek Treat
This week, the Year 7 Boarders enjoyed a special night out together. The girls had lots of laughs and enjoyed Grill’d Burgers which filled them to the brim.
Seek7, My City: Perth 2030
Seek7, one of Santa Maria’s Enhanced Learning programs, is designed to allow students the opportunity to explore ‘big ideas’ and develop a range of research and interpersonal skills. This year the focus has been ‘My City: Perth 2030’.
Mythbusters Science Fair
Myth Busters is a fun Science elective where students learn more about the scientific method and participate in project-based, hands-on learning while designing an experiment of their choice.
Year 7 Science Matters!
This week, Year 7 Science classes have been learning about the different states of matter: solids, liquids and gases. The girls have been enjoying themselves by pretending to be particles and arranging themselves as the different states of matter. By playing this game, the girls are using kinaesthetic and visual learning styles to help them understand the topic in a new and interesting way.
Year 7 Camp 2018
The Year 7 Camp was an opportunity for our Year group to create the first of our fun memories at Santa Maria.
Dads Become Hairdressers
The Year 7 Father Daughter Evening was a great success. The Dads and Daughters shared a delicious dinner and then the dads learnt how to do their daughter’s hair. There were so many beautiful ponytails, buns and plaits. Some dads were also treated to creative hair do’s by their daughters!
Reflection Days
This week our Year 7 and Year 8 students have participated in Reflection Days run by Project Hatch.
SEEK7
This week our Year 7 students have been involved in the SEEK7 program. SEEK7 is a three-day Enhanced Learning Program for Year 7 students. The program is a mixture of skills sessions and work sessions where the girls research their very own BIG WHY question.