English Incursion: Michael Pryor’s writing workshop
Lynette Sanchez Ruiz 10G Everyone loves to read and, if you don’t, then you haven’t found the right book yet. But good books have to come from amazing writers and amazing writers aren’t born – they’re made. That’s why, on the 20th of August, aspiring year 9 and 10 writers attended a 2-hour writing workshop […]
Term 3 VCE International Students
Junling Yang International Student Program It has been a very fluid Term 3 – long and short at the same time. Our VCE International Students adapted to lockdowns and online assessments, as swiftly as they could, with the rest of the school. A lot of achievements were made during the term for both Year 12s […]
QNetwork update
Hello carers, parents and friends at Kew High School, Well, here we are the end of Term 3 and, once again, we extend our gratitude and thanks to the teachers at Kew High School for their ongoing commitment to navigating our kids through another almost full term of home school. While it has been far […]
Year 7 Drama
Year 7 Drama students show resilience and humour during lockdown! Danny Gesundheit Doing a subject like drama over a computer during remote learning can be quite challenging. Students in year 7A and 7G were supposed to be studying the art of mime. Instead, they were faced with an alternative task: create a picture/film storybook using […]
A note from Musicland
Judy Bartosy Term 3 in Musicland has been rather quiet. However, in the homes of our music students, there has been much music making online and practice in loungerooms. We have continued to teach instrumental music online using various approaches, including teaching composition, how to record themselves, and how to download software to help them […]
Year 9 Outdoor Education
Dan Norton With the ongoing exciting news of case numbers putting the daily drain of lockdown, I decided to set my year 9 Outdoor Education class a challenge to connect with the built and natural environments in their own back yards. Well done to the students who engaged with the activity! Some chose to write […]
Chaplaincy Term 4 2020
Rosemary Carter School Chaplain Term 4 has been an exciting time back on campus at Kew High School. There have been many exciting events and programs involving chaplaincy. Remembrance Day Service – Our Year 7 and 8 leaders did an amazing job leading the junior students in Remembrance Day service. Using the wonders of technology our […]
A Final note from Musicland
Judy Bartosy Director of Music It was great being back on site and even greater hearing the many sounds of Musicland. At the start of term we were not allowed to teach wind, brass or singing in doors so these lessons were held outside. This proved to be more successful than we thought as the […]
Victorian High Ability Program
This term, 16 Year 7 and 8 students participated in the inaugural Victorian High Ability Program (VHAP) in Secondary Maths. These students attended weekly online sessions facilitated by the Victorian Virtual School (VSV) via WebEx. All students enjoyed being part of the program, and being challenged to develop their problem-solving skills in Mathematics concepts. Our […]
English Junior School Writing Competition
On Friday 4th of November author Zana Fraillon came to Kew High to congratulate the Junior Writing Competition winners, Ella Scott, James Koren and Daniel Geva. Students received a signed copy of Zana’s new book The Lost Soul Atlas. Here is what Zana had to say about the winners and the competition: Dear Students, Thank you […]
