As the term progresses and NAPLAN testing comes to a close, Year 9 students have settled into the classroom setting and are ready to continue learning.

English
In English, students have been looking into dark and gothic literature, examining and demonstrating common tropes and literary devices in dark and gothic fiction. Students are now beginning to find short children’s stories and adapting them into their own twisted tales whilst sticking to a recognisable plot line.

History
Our focus in History for Term 1 is on the Industrial Revolution and it's impact on modern society. Students completed an assignment researching the invention and development of an important technological advance during the Industrial Revolution. Many focused on innovations such as lightbulbs, telephones and steam engines, exploring their origins and the influence on modern innovations of today.

Health and Physical Education
In the area of Health and Physical Education we are exploring mental health. This means we are looking into symptoms and variations of different mental illnesses and conditions, demonstrating empathetic skills in supporting those struggling with their mental health and learning to take care of our own mental  health.

Science
We are investigating waves in the form of both sound and light in Science lessons, and in Maths, Year 9s are looking at measuring three dimensional shapes in the form of surface area and volume, while consolidating skills in finding unknown quantities.

There is much excitement in what this year brings for us in our education and we can’t wait to share with you what’s to come.

Written by Olive Baker – Year 9

Year 9 contact details:

9A Class Teacher – Mrs Jessica Crawford - jessica.crawford@decyp.tas.gov.au 

9B Class Teacher – Mr Solomon Walker-Bowd – solomon.walker-bowd@decyp.tas.gov.au

9C Class Teacher – Mrs Joh Breen - joh.breen@decyp.tas.gov.au

9D Class Teacher – Mr Nathan Meurant – nathan.meurant@decyp.tas.gov.au

9E Class Teacher – Mr Lachlan Bryan – lachlan.bryan@decyp.tas.gov.au

9EL Class Teacher - Miss Emily Lovegrove - emily.lovegrove@decyp.tas.gov.au

9F Class Teacher – Mr Mick Bent -  mick.bent@decyp.tas.gov.au

Additional teachers working with Year 9:

AST - Mr Jake Chamberlain - jake.chamberlain@decyp.tas.gov.au

Mr Isaac Pinnington – isaac.pinnington@decyp.tas.gov.au

Grade Leader - Mr Sean Stevenson – sean.stevenson@decyp.tas.gov.au

Grade Leader - Mr Sam Maddern – sam.maddern@decyp.tas.gov.au 

Grade AST - Mr Brendan Poke – brendan.poke@decyp.tas.gov.au

Year 9 Assistant Principal - Ms Kate Blaubaum - kate.blaubaum@decyp.tas.gov.au