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Unfortunately due to

the interrupted term,

we had to postpone

our excursion to the

Perth Hills Discovery

Centre.

—Mrs. Gard

Illustrated by: Sabine Deviche

In Term 1 students

learnt about computers,

online learning, nature,

biomes, and school infor-

mation. Students prac-

ticed expressing them-

selves in English while

talking about their

school, family, friends and

hobbies.

While learning about the

natural world, students

created dioramas of

different biomes.

With computers, stu-

dents learnt how to ac-

cess the Department of

Education’s email, as-

signments, homework

and how to submit as-

signments. Additionally,

students learnt how to

Morley Senior High School is

a co-educational six-year

school located in Perth’s

Northern Suburbs. It is near

several bus and train sta-

tions, allowing for easy ac-

cess to Perth city and beauti-

ful beaches. Students range

in age from 11 years old (7th

grade) to 18 years old (12th

grade). Special programs at

Morley include the Lan-

guage Center for interna-

tional students wishing to

study intensive English, Avi-

ation for students wishing

to learn to become pilots,

and Multimedia and

Broadcasting for students

wishing to work in news

media. Students have the

opportunity to study many

interesting subjects during

their time at Morley SHS.

Term 1 2020

I N S I D E

T H I S

I S S U E :

Perth Hills

Discovery

Centre

2

Life Skills

lessons for

budgets

2

Big Day In 3

Popular Plac-

es to visit in

Western

Australia

4

Survey about

Students’

Activities

4

About Morley Senior High School

Morley SHS

The Language Centre 2 0 2 0

O U R

S T U D E N T S :

English Lan-

guage Learners

(ELL) study

English for 4/5

classes per day

to improve their

English skills

Students come

from a variety of

Asian and Euro-

pean countries

to study in Aus-

tralia and learn

English.

P A G E 2

Life Skills Lessons for Budgets

Perth Hills Discovery Centre The Perth Hills Discovery

Centre is located approxi-

mately 1 hour east of Mor-

ley Senior High School in

an area known as the

‘hills’. The Hills are small

mountains near Perth

which offer spectacular

views of the city and an

exciting area to discover

Australian nature. Activi-

ties such as horseback

riding, swimming at lakes,

mountain biking , camping

and hiking are favourite

activities in this area. It

also offers the opportunity

to learn about Australia's

unique flora and fauna.

There are many school

programs at the Perth Hills

Discovery Centre, includ-

ing one entitled,

“Biodiversity in the Bush.”

The Bush means Australian

forests. Biodiversity is

about all the different

kinds of life including

plants, insects, animals and

bacteria. Prior to the ex-

cursion, students learnt

vocabulary about the Aus-

tralian Bush as well as na-

ture related topics such as

climate, weather, animal

survival and plant and

animal life cycles.

Although at this time we

were not able to attend

our term 1 excursion to

the Perth Hills Discovery

Centre, we have post-

poned this trip until later

in the school year. Going

to the Perth Hills is a fan-

tastic opportunity for stu-

dents to visit a special

area in the Perth region

that is different from the

city and beaches.

We look forward to this

exciting excursion in the

future!

penses. Along with learning

about budgets and how to

make them, we have learnt

culturally important finan-

cial skills such as: “What is

GST?”

“How are salaries taxed?”

“What is a causal worker

and what is the ATO?”

“What is a HECS debt?”

In the Language Centre at

Morley Senior High

School, we not only learn

intensive English, but we

also learn about Australian

culture and life skills. Cur-

rently we are using Mi-

crosoft Excel to create

our own monthly budgets

based on income and ex-

“What kinds of jobs can stu-

dents have in Australia?”

“What is a gold-coin dona-

tion?”

“How do I send an email to

my boss?”

Learning life skills helps stu-

dents to be successful and

happy in Australia.

M O R L E Y S H S

Biodiversity in the

Bush

Big Day In

P A G E 3

Each year group is able to par-

ticipate in special school activi-

ties such as Sports Carnivals,

International Woman’s Day

Breakfast, Big Day In, The

School Ball (dancing), and vari-

ous assemblies and guest

speakers.

Year 7 had their Big Day in

during term 1. Students took

part in fun and games at the

school with their tutorial

groups. Although it was very

hot, the students enjoyed play-

ing with their new classmates

and trying out different activi-

ties.

Some of the activities on the

Big Day in were:

Drum Circle

Rock Climbing

Inflatable Activities

Rock and Water Activities

Art and Drawing

FREMANTLE

CITY

BEACHES

PERTH

CITY