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Year: 2022
Library Scoop Year 7 & 8 Term 4 2022
This year the library has adopted the hashtag #AHStimes20 The idea behind this is that we encourage all students, staff and caregivers to read for 20 minutes a day. Follow us on socials for reading ideas and promotions that support this. Click the Instagram logo to head straight to our page. Click the Library Scoop…
Author Visit with Tristan Bancks
24th October, 2022 During Term Four the students from year 5 and 6 were treated with a visit from popular Young Adult and Middle Grade author, Tristan Bancks. Tristan gathered with the students in our new Potter Room, where he chatted animatedly about his books, the Tom Weekly series, The Fall, Two Wolves, Detention and…
Cre8 Lab Workshop #1 Mechanical Insects
Term 4, 2022 Cre8 Lab has a brand-new home in our refurbished Potter Library! The Technology Workshop is a dedicated space for our older students to design and create in, and to kick off our Term 4 workshops, we reflected this theme. The students upcycled old computer parts and electrical components into some truly unique…
Makerspace Activities Term 4 , 2022
Visit Makerspace in the new library! Makerspace will be available from week 1, Term 4 before school and and lunchtime. We can’t wait to see you there. Check out the below video for our exciting workshops.
Makerspace Activities in Action Term 3 2022
Term 3, 2022 An action packed term in our brand new Makerspace for our curious inventors and creative makers. Week 1 – NAIDOC week leaf art Celebrating NAIDOC week in Makerspace with artistic activities including the 2022 National NAIDOC Poster competition winner, ‘Stronger’ designed by Gudianji/Wakaja artist Ryhia Dank and eucalyptus leaf art. NAIDOC Week…
Cre8 Lab Workshop #4 Drones
Term 3, 2022 Cre8 students have taken to the skies (in our new Technology Hub) with the AHS fleet of drones. What a Buzz! Students connected our Tello drones via Bluetooth to handheld flight controllers to manually fly the drones through obstacle courses and challenges. This enabled the students to develop skills in manual take…
Cre8 Lab Workshop #3 Macramé Plant Hanger
Term 3, 2022 High Tech and Low Tech.In the Cre8 Lab we love to explore the intersection of computation, physical materials, manufacturing processes, traditional crafts, and design. The Cre8 Lab students engaged in the ancient technique of Macramé. Developed by sailors over the years Macramé is the art of using knotted rope to make useful…
Cre8 Lab Workshop #2 3D Design and Printing
Term 3, 2022 Creating with 3D digital design platform, Tinkercad, our Cre8 Lab students created succulent planter pods. When printed on the 3D printer, the pods fit together to create a tessellating group which drain into each other. Tinkercad helps students develop visualisation, design and engineering skills. Most of all, students had fun seeing their…
Cre8 Lab Workshop #1 Digital Art Masterclass
Term 3, 2022 The students enjoyed learning about digital art in a lunchtime Masterclass facilitated by some of our very talented year 12 students. We discussed the merits of different software, equipment and how to get started. Over the week the students improved basic drawing techniques looking at shapes, perspective basics, light, shadow, colour, anatomy,…