Our Year 7 Rosetta students have now completed two terms of literacy support. The subject takes its name from the Rosetta Stone, reflecting our goal of helping students unlock the power of words through reading, writing, discussion, and reflection.
Throughout the semester, students have developed literacy strategies including summarising, inference, vocabulary development, and reading comprehension. They have also participated in a range of language-focused activities designed to build confidence and communication skills.
Our culminating project, Women Who Dared, invited students to research a woman of significance and create a published biography book cover and blurb. Using brainstorming, drafting, editing, and publishing skills, students explored the lives of women who made important contributions in fields including ones in the posters below.
Students also reflected on the challenges these women faced, the impact they made, and the legacy they left behind. Through written and visual justifications, students explained their design choices and made connections between these inspiring stories and their own lives.
One of the most rewarding aspects of the project was hearing students discuss their own role models and the qualities they admire in family members, friends, and community figures. These conversations encouraged students to reflect on our school values of joy, compassion, justice, and courage, and to consider how these qualities can inspire leadership and positive action in their own lives.
We invite members of the school community to visit the Women Who Dared Gallery Walk in the Learning Commons and celebrate the thoughtful work of our students.
Thank you and happy holidays!
Vanessa Paciocco
Learning Diversity Leader and English Teacher
