Welcome to the 2025 School Year!

It has been fantastic to visit all our classes this week and see the important work our staff and students are doing to set up a successful year. Our teaching staff have dedicated this time to ensuring we are fully prepared to support the wellbeing and learning of all students at Wynyard High School.

We are proud to announce the Student Executive Council leaders for 2025:

• Co-Presidents: Willow & Olivia
• Vice Presidents: Rhani & Liam
• Year 7/8 Liaison: Dylan
• Year 9/10 Liaison: Byron

These students will lead our Whole School Assembly on Wednesday, 12 March. We invite all members of our community to attend. Families of students receiving awards will receive an SMS notification.

We encourage families to stay connected with their child’s learning.

• Meet & Greet: Join us on Tuesday, 4 March, from 4:30 – 6:00pm to meet teachers and discuss your child’s education. A reminder will be sent closer to the date.
• Progress Reports: Mailed home on Friday, 14 March.
• Parent-Teacher Meetings: Scheduled for Monday, 24 March, and Tuesday, 25 March.
• Teacher Contact: Staff are available for phone calls regarding student progress. Please contact the school to arrange a time.

Home Group teachers have begun reaching out to families to introduce themselves and better understand each student’s needs. If there is anything important regarding your child's wellbeing or learning, we encourage you to contact their Home Group teacher.

Years 7 and 8

• 7/8 Coordinator - Miss Holly Barrett
• 7A – Miss Nicholls
• 7B – Mrs Wilkinson
• 8A – Mrs MacFarlane
• 8B – Miss Taylor
• 8C – Mrs Dixon

Years 9 & 10 – Led by Mr. Luke Piermont

• 9/10 Coordinator - Mr Luke Pieremont
• 9A – Mr Ravestijn
• 9B – Mrs Smedley
• 10A – Miss Russell
• 10B – Miss Mitchell

Packages of Learning (PoL):

• Construction & Architecture (910 PoL) – Mr Taylor
• Hospitality & Tourism (910 PoL) – Ms Walker

Our curriculum team, led by Miss Heather Russell and Mr. Michael Bousfield, has ensured a strong start to the year, with consistent and high-quality planning across all subjects. Below, you will find a brief outline of the key learning areas for Term 1 across all core subjects.

The curriculum team collaborated to develop Term 1 scopes and sequences, ensuring alignment with the school’s instructional model. They refined subject content, emphasizing student engagement, differentiated instruction, and data-driven teaching. Key strategies like inquiry-based learning and formative assessments were integrated to create a cohesive, high-quality curriculum that supports individual student needs and academic growth.

Our Year 7 students will be studying the following during Term 1;

English: students are learning how to write a narrative that is well structured and engaging. They are also participating in weekly spelling and reading lessons, to extend their vocabulary and develop their reading fluency and comprehension skills. 

HASS: students are exploring the roles of historians and archaeologists, identifying three types of evidence used in their work. They will then focus on Ancient Egypt, researching to deepen their understanding. 

Maths: students are learning about place value and the order of operations. They will be developing their understanding of positive and negative integers, before moving on to probability at the end of Term 1.  

Science: students are introduced to the science lab followed by looking at States of Matter. 

Health PE: students are developing an understanding of the health benefits of physical activity and applying strategies across a range of movement contexts.

Our Year 8 students will be studying the following during Term 1;

English: Students are studying Life Writing in Term 1. They will explore a range of life writing text types including diary entries, letters, autobiographies and biographies.

HASS: students are researching Viking History comparing their homelands' geography and life character with modern life styes. They will also be looking at how they have directly and indirectly influenced vocabulary, our attitudes and social structure today. 

Science: students are examining and developing on the four mathematical processes and using them in ‘order of operation’ exercises. From there, using and developing skills to use ‘index laws’ to apply these skills in real world experiences. 

Maths:  students are investigating how matter can be changed using physical and chemical activities. Students are also looking at matter and how they develop from atoms to elements to molecules to compounds and mixtures. 

Health PE: students are gaining an understanding of the five dimensions of health to develop strategies to manage and regulate their emotions.

Our Year 9 students will be studying the following during Term 1;

English: students will examine media messages, identify persuasive language techniques, and create their own engaging media content.. 

HASS: students will learn to analyse sources, understand historical contexts, evaluate perspectives, and develop arguments based on evidence. 

Maths: students are revising measurement concepts related to perimeters and areas of various shapes. Students are also revising processing for converting from one unit of measurement to another. 

Science: students are starting the year looking at atoms and radioactivity. Over the coming weeks all students will get into the labs and undertake their first practicals

Health PE: students are creating an awareness of what opportunities exist in the community to promote physical activity.

Our Year 10 students will study the following during Term 1;

English: students will explore media texts, analyse persuasive language techniques, and create their own persuasive multi-media messages. 

HASS: students will refine research skills, critically assess historical interpretations, compare different viewpoints, and construct well-supported historical narratives. 

Maths: students are exploring perimeter, circumference, and area calculations for various 2D shapes, including circles and sectors.

Science: students are looking at atomic structure and subatomic particles. Students are also looking at the periodic table and how this is used to organise elements.

Health PE: students are learning about lifelong diseases and looking at the body systems and how they function.

Packages of Learning

Maths: students will be revising their area knowledge from 2024 before solving problems involving the surface area and volume of composite objects using appropriate units.

Science: students will be exploring the atom and its components and use this knowledge to explain observable chemical processes in terms of changes in atomic structure, atomic rearrangement and mass.

English: Students will develop their media literacy skills, analysing media influence, exploring language techniques, and creating written and multimodal pieces of work.  

HASS: students will focus their study on WWII's causes, major events, impacts on societies, key figures, and its lasting effects on global history, with a focus on Australia's involvement.

Health PE: students are learning about lifelong diseases and looking at the body systems and how they function.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the school. We look forward to a fantastic year ahead!