TECHNOLOGY

What a wonderful start to the year we have had in technology!  
Our Junior students have been settling into their new tech subjects.   
It is great to see them becoming excited about the new skills they are mastering and all the equipment they are going to be using.  
All year levels have been starting the year with a big push on safe work practices.  
Students in Wood and Metal classes have been learning and implementing workshop safety protocols, these students are also starting to research and design projects.   
Our Year 8 Juniors in textiles have been learning, once again, safety with the equipment in the textiles room, such as parts of a sewing machine, how to safely handle and thread them. In addition to this we are seeing some wonderful finger knitting and crochet projects being created in this area.  
In the Foods area students have also learning about safety with the different equipment in the kitchen, as well as, the all-important hygiene when cooking and handling food. Juniors have already started making pita pockets, ramen noodle soup, smoothies, and scrambled eggs. Our Middle classes have already been making some breads and pull aparts, (although so delicious we would be surprised if they all made the trip home in one piece!)  
Our Year 10s Bakers BBQ students began the year making their own sausages as well as making their own rub for Jerk Chicken. Our Bakery students have really showed their off their skills by making bacon, herb and cheese pull a part bread as well as cinnamon twists. The Year 10 students have produced delicious chicken Caesar salad and followed it up by making gluten free chocolate chip cookies. If the quality of work they have already produced is anything to go by it is going to be a great semester for our Year 10 students. 
Our Juniors students in Digitech have settled with learning how to use the internet safely, they are using online research skills to create some amazing posters on a technology of their choice.  The Year 9 Robotics visited YRTS and worked collaboratively to program robotic puppies, including posing, animating, and chaining commands in sequence. They also learned about areas for future employment around robotics in local industry and health. In class, they have started production of a simple Stomper robot, where students will work on soldering simple circuits to make their robot move. 
The technology Teachers are really looking forward to seeing the students creations throughout the rest of their units.  
 

Perie Edmonds

TECHNOLOGY KEY LEARNING HEAD