Jono Karney First Post

MY FIRST TWO WEEKS AT SCHOOL By Jono Karney

Coming into Reddam middle school I felt excited and a bit overwhelmed. I had just come from being the oldest in primary to the youngest in middle school and the thought of older people bossing me around was a little frightening!

On our second day back we had the swimming carnival which was so much fun! It was like being at a pool party, with music and all my friends! The one thing that I loved about the carnival was the participation race, which is when everyone in high school swims together and wins points for their houses.

Camp was a very fun experience for me because I got to hang out with all of my friends from primary but also with all the new kids in year 7 and that was really exciting. At camp we did so many cool activities including my favourite, the GIANT swing! I never thought I would have the guts to do it. But when I got to the top, heart pounding and sweaty palms, I got over my fear and just went. I knew, if I did not I would regret it and I would have missed out on so much fun. I also loved the rock climbing as I got to set myself a challenge of getting to the top. I was really proud of myself that I got to the top because when I first looked at the wall it made me feel sick to my stomach but I overcame the challenge and felt so proud when I was done!

In year 7 we got about 40 new children from all different schools. We went from being a small and very close year, where everybody knew each well to a much larger year with amazing new people.  I loved meeting so many new people because it gave me a chance to learn about them and also to make new friends!

I was so excited to meet all my new teachers.  All my teachers this year are so nice and my classes that I have are really enjoyable everyday! It was also exciting to be able to do a whole lot of new subjects that I have never done before.  D&T classes have been interesting and fun to work with wood and tools.  Digital Media is another new subject, which I don’t know much about, but am looking forward to learning about.

The new school environment is very different to the junior school campus and takes a bit of getting used to.  It still makes me feel really comfortable and able to enjoy school every day, but I have learnt that I need to be a lot more responsible for myself.  I also need to be a lot more organised, which is a little scary for me but an exciting journey as well.