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Society & Environment
Autism Extension
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ASX Stock Market Game
All Year 10 students this term have been competing in a national competition in
conjunction with the Australian Stock Exchange. Students were each given $50 000 to
play the stockmarket. Students can research different businesses, look at the company
profile and then decide if they want to purchase shares. There are both national and state
prizes up for grabs.
The Year 10’s have been playing the stock market this term. There has been stiff
competition between the students (and staff) seeing who can be the biggest
money-maker with tips and tricks being traded between staff and students. It
has been particularly interesting with the stock market taking many turns over
the course of the last few weeks. Students are all keen to see who will make
the most money within the school and win a prize!
Industrial Revolution
After a successful WAMSE preparation course, the Year 9’s have been learning
about the Industrial Revolution and it’s impact on our lives today. They have
discussed many of the inventions that made life easier as well as the diseases
that spread due to the poor conditions people lived in. The Year 9’s have been
participating in a lot of collaborative work and practising their writing skills by
writing letters to a number of people from the time. The students are about
to start bringing music into the classroom by taking a well known song and
changing the lyrics to focus on an area of development during the Industrial
Revolution.
Production Task
The Year 8’s are working on with their economics course. Students were asked to identify a problem in society
and invent a product to solve the problem. Students are currently in the process of making such products as; a
portable deli, contact lenses that change colour with your mood, a temporary cast to get you out of those tough
situations, dust that makes you instantly fall asleep and hats which allow you to read others minds. They are also
designing an advertising campaign to go with their product to be combined on ‘Market Day’ where their products
will be unveiled to the rest of the school.
The Society & Environment Team
Excursion for AEP Students
It has been another busy term in the Autism Extension
Program. The students have shown greater confidence and
independence through the continuation of their Community
Access Program. It has been wonderful experiencing some of
the great services our community has to offer.
On Friday the 19th of August three of our students Lachlan,
Alex and Dylan along with Mr Granich, Ms Canty and Miss
Conway ventured all the way to Fremantle via train to visit the
Maritime museum. The boys all used their smart riders to tag
on and off the two trains on their journey and made polite
conversation with other passengers.
After our scenic journey to Fremantle we had a short morning
tea in the museums café. At the café we met the students
and staff of South Fremantle Autism Extension Program. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to get to know
some new people and share a laugh or two. The students worked through their self- guided tour admiring all
the different ships, preserved marine animals and displays. After our museum tour the staff and students
walked together to the E-shed markets where the students selected their lunch from a smorgasbord of food court
cuisine, and sat down together to chat over lunch. It was great to see the students demonstrate such wonderful
interpersonal skills and learn so much about the South Fremantle AEP students.