School Laptops Service

The laptops that the school provides us with will  be recalled so they can be serviced on the 21st of May.
On Monday you have to hand in your laptops to the Laptop room, located in D Block, with your name and science class clearly labelled on the front.
I recommend you backup EVERYTHING on your laptop in case something is wiped in the process.
The laptops will be serviced on Wednesday and hopefully they will be returned by the end of the week.

Day Off School

On Monday the 11th of June there will be a public holiday in celebration of the Queen's birthday.

This means that on Monday the 11th of June there will be a pupil free day during which you do not attend school.

I hope you have a good day of freedom and MAKE THE MOST OF IT!

(I know I'll probably spend it being highly productive and wearing in my new couch while enjoying copious amounts of chocolate and ice cream.)

Maths Half-Yearly

The date has been confirmed for our Maths Half-Yearly Assessment.

It will be in period 3 on Tuesday the 29th of May.

I recommend you read through your book in preparation and you can also ask your teacher for practice tests or helpful tips.

School Dance

It has been confirmed there will be a school dance on Wednesday the 30th of May.
Tickets are yet to go on sale. The theme is 'When I Grow Up.'

Teacher Strike

On the 18th of May the Teachers Federation will be taking Industrial Action and striking for 2 hours.
There will be minimal supervision at school in the morning and school will resume at 10:45am.

NAPLAN

Currently, Year 9 have NAPLAN testing. Theses tests will be conducted during periods 1 and 2 in the MPC. Remember to still pack for periods 3 and 4. The below is the schedule for the testing.

• Tuesday 15th       - Language Conventions (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation)

                             - Writing (Persuasive Text - Exposition)

• Wednesday 16th  -  Reading (Reading and comprehension questions)

• Thursday 17th      - Numeracy (Number, algebra, function and pattern, measurement, chance and                                                  

                                         data and space)

• Friday 18th           - This day will be used a catchup day for any students who missed any tests 

                                          during the the three days.

If you wish to prepare for the tests, sample tests are downloadable from this website:

http://www.nap.edu.au/NAPLAN/The_tests/index.html

I recommend completing these because they will give you a sense of what to expect from the test. If you want more practice tests you can ask your teacher at school or surf the internet yourself.

Thankyou 

Introduction

Hello!

Welcome to the 'Kotara High Year 9 Advice and Events' blog.

I wish to begin by stressing the words 'Year 9'  and 'Advice.' I am in Year 9 at Kotara High and therefore cannot help any other grade!
Also, 'Advice' - I WILL NOT GIVE YOU ANY ANSWERS TO ANYTHING! 
I strongly believe it is important for you to learn for yourself but I am happy to help you in anyway I can with work you are struggling with. So create an account and leave me a comment. It's easy, safe, and I will always answer any questions to the best of my ability.

As well as offering some help, I will also post reminders and upcoming events that you will need to remember including, tests, dances, out of uniform days etc.

The other thing I wish to stress is that this blog is not endorsed by Kotara High. It is NOT an official blog provided by the school. It is just a blog  by a student to help other students.

I will not babble on any longer so let's begin.
Thank you for reading and good luck to you.