Millenba

📅 A reminder for our Year 10 parents and carers:

SET Plan meetings begin next week, and we look forward to partnering with you and your young person as they start planning for life beyond Year 10.

These meetings are an important opportunity for students, families and the school to discuss future education, training and career pathways, celebrate current progress, and identify the next steps to support each student’s goals.

Need to update your meeting time or have a question? Please get in touch with Sarah Graham, Senior Schooling HOD, using the contact details below.

Finding their voice in English! 🗣️

Our students have been exploring the art of persuasion by identifying persuasive language features and discovering how great speakers engage an audience.

Using strategies such as emotive language, rhetorical questions, modality and the “power of three”, students are building their confidence by experimenting with these techniques and learning how to communicate their ideas in a clear, convincing and engaging way.

We know that many young people spend a significant amount of time on their devices. Our Guidance Officer recently shared this helpful article, which offers practical strategies to support teenagers—and ourselves—to develop healthier device habits. Small actions really can make a big difference.

This term in Year 8/9 Maths, students have been working hard on measurement topics including Pythagoras Theorm, Trigonometry, Direct Proportion and Congruency. It has been great to see students engaging with formulas and understanding how these topics can be applied to real-life applications.

Parents and carers of Year 10 students should check their inbox as they may have received information about their child's Senior Education and Training (SET) Plan.

The SET Plan is an important milestone that helps students begin planning for life beyond Year 10. Through the Millenba SET Planning process, students, families and the school will work together to discuss future education, training and career pathways, and identify the next steps to support each student's goals.

If you receive an email from our Head of Department – Senior Schooling, Sarah Graham, please take a moment to read the information provided. If you have any questions about the SET Planning process, please don't hesitate to contact the school.

Our Food Technology students enjoyed creating delicious baked potatoes with a variety of fresh, colourful toppings.

One of our talented students made a spinach and cashew pesto using fresh spinach and herbs picked straight from our school garden – a wonderful paddock-to-plate moment!

Both classes worked brilliantly together to plan, coordinate and prepare this popular meal. With vibrant colours, delicious flavours and the irresistible aroma of freshly baked potatoes, there was something for everyone to enjoy!

Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended our Parent–Teacher Interviews this week.

We value the opportunity to work in partnership with families and appreciate the time you took to meet with staff, celebrate student successes, discuss student progress, and plan for a successful semester ahead.

Your support and the valuable conversations we shared help us continue working together to support each young person’s learning and wellbeing. Thank you for being an important part of the Millenba community.

To wrap up the term, our Food Tech groups baked delicious Hot Cross Buns from scratch!

Students explored a range of flavours, including traditional fruit, fruit-free, choc chip, and a standout baked custard variety with coconut that caramelised beautifully.

As the saying goes, we eat with our eyes first — and these creations certainly didn’t disappoint!

Wishing our school community a safe, relaxing, and delicious Easter break from the Food Tech kitchen 🐣🍫