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Senior Appointments in Junior School

Senior appointments in Junior School

The Head of Junior School, Mr Guy Mason, recently announced three new appointments to join his administration team.

Mr Brian Sampson and Mrs Christine Robertson have been appointed Director of Studies and Director of Junior Primary respectively. Both Mr Sampson and Mrs Robertson are current members of the Junior School staff and bring a wealth of knowledge and experiences to their new positions.

Brian and Christine have assumed acting capacities from the beginning of Term 4 which will enable a smooth transition into their roles in the new school year.

Ms Marcia Bacon commenced her role as Director of Educational Support Services at the beginning of this term. Ms Bacon's extensive experience in the areas of Gifted and Talented education, remediation and counseling at Fintona, St Leonard's and Lauriston, will enable her to make an important contribution to this vital area of the Junior School.

With an enthusiastic administration team, leading an overly dedicated team of teachers, the Junior school is well-placed to continue moving forward into the new millennium.

Bike Education

During Term 4 the three Year 4 classes partake in a bike education programme to assist with their riding skills and road knowledge. For four days the boys ride for one and half hours through a variety of activities, which specifically focus upon teaching the boys defensive riding techniques, which are crucial for their own personal safety as road users.

On the fifth day the boys are assessed on their skills and also enjoy a long bike ride through the Scotch grounds.

To further enhance their bike education knowledge, the boys saw a performance of 'Riding Through Time' by Bruce Hargraves.

They looked at a variety of old bikes and some boys even rode on a pennyfarthing. Each class has also been shown the techniques of how to repair a puncture and to do minor repairs to their bikes. Demonstrations have been undertaken by Clint, from the Melbourne Bicycle Centre.

As part of the Year 4 Technology programme, the boys have been designing and building a motorised car.

This has been a year long task, involving sturdiness, steerage and friction tests.

The project has involved building a chassis out of balsa wood, attaching a motor with a set of gears and controlling the system by means of a switch. Some further complex remote controls have also been constructed allowing forward and reverse motions.

The final car requirement has been the design of car bodies as a two dimensional net, which are cut and shaped to make three dimensional vehicle bodies. These have been jeeps, vans, milk trucks and post vans.

Liz Wyatt, Year 4 Co-ordinator

Updated: Monday 24 June 2013