At Thomas Hassall, one of the ways we prepare students for their Senior School journey is by increasing a student’s familiarity with both processes and learning spaces in Senior School. Students have the opportunity to meet several staff over the passage of Year 6, including members from the PDHPE, Mathematics, English, Languages, HSIE, CAPA, Visual Arts and Science faculties. By having a familiar face in the playground, students can begin Year 7 feeling like they know the teachers and the teachers know them.
Our Transition Program runs for three terms and involves students studying History, Science, Japanese and Visual Arts with Senior School teachers. This week marked the midpoint of our Transition program with Year 6, with each class having completed two different subjects. Our Year 6 students have been learning greetings and introductions in Japanese, creating artworks, learning about the Aztecs and source analysis in History and how different types of energy function in Science. It has been a pleasure to welcome Year 6 into our learning spaces in Senior School and see them experience new things.
Mrs Millie Pettett
Coordinator of Learning Innovation – Middle Years and G & T
