From the Assistant Principal Students
Unity Day
We are looking forward to our Annual Unity Day celebrations next Friday. Unity Day is a great chance for the students to celebrate the different cultures at the College.
The day starts with an Acknowledgement to Country then a small liturgy. We have a guest speaker to talk about his story and then a national dress competition. The bulk of the day will be students from different cultures sharing their songs and dance with the College.
The students will share lunch together and then be involved in some cultural activities.
This should be a great day for the College.
Year 7-10 Student Learning Conferences
We are structuring the Student Learning Conferences differently this year for Year 7-10
Parents can choose the way that they have the Conference with the teacher.
On Monday the 21June is the Face to Face Student Learning Conference starting from 3.30-7.45 on the Junior Campus. It will be held in the classrooms around the quad areas.
On Thursday 24th June there will be a Zoom Student Learning Conference. Zoom links and booking times will start from 1.30 pm and finish at 8.00pm. All students at the College will be dismissed at 12.35pm on that day.
Parents choose what delivery is best and book via the Compass app. Details have been sent to Families
Last Days of Term 2
Students will start their term holiday at 12.35 Thursday the 24th June. There will be limited supervision if your child cannot get home that early.
Friday the 25th of June is Staff Professional Learning and students are not required on that day.
Term 3 starts Monday 12th July and students are in full Winter Uniform.
Student’s Safety While Travelling to and from School
It is important that all students are safe while they travel to and from school. We have had cases of students running across Quakers road, students riding to school without helmets and other behaviour that puts them at risk.
Could all students and parents be mindful of a their safety as they come to and from school.
It would help if students
- Use all road rules correctly and are mindful of traffic.
- Wear appropriate safety devices while riding a bike.
- Sit while travelling on public transport.
- Travel straight to school and straight home at the end of the day.
- Follow COVID rules for social distancing
Parents if you drop off and pick up your child please follow some basic safety rules.
- DO NOT enter the College grounds to pick up or drop off students unless you have made arrangements with the College.
- Use Quakers Rd or Berella Cr for the Junior campus or Breakfast Rd for the Senior campus.
- Do not speed around the school zones as children are unpredictable and may not look for you in traffic.
If you have any concerns about students and travel please contact me during College hours.
What’s in the Planner?
The main focus this week is learning to work collaboratively. There are many great opportunities to learn when we work with others. We learn to share, learn from and appreciate others, and value their input. It is an opportunity to combine your strengths with other's strengths.
When working in groups the team needs to take on different roles. These roles include
Organiser- creates the framework so all are involved
Starter- gets things started
Recorder- collects relevant information
Verifier- Checks for accuracy
Listener- thinks about the learning happening
Timer- keeps everyone on track
Coordinator- ties everything together
Finisher- presents the task in a stylish fashion
Energiser- encourages everyone to push on
Critic- provides honest feedback on the learning process
The different roles should be allocated by persons’ strengths. Together the combined strengths create a strong team capable of great learning.
Time Targets
Setting time targets to complete tasks is a way to elevate stress and help develop your academic abilities.
To develop good habits with time targets we use the Five “E’s” of learning- Engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate.
Engage- record dates, brainstorm ideas about the task, get assessment criteria. Plan your task
Explore- locate resources, collect information, begin research
Explain- develop sentences then paragraphs. Develop your draft and ask teacher to look at it
Elaborate- analyse the comments from your draft, improve phrasing and vocabulary. Discuss interpretation with family or friends
Evaluate- assess feedback and complete final task
God Bless
Mr. Nicholas Thrum
Assistant principal - Students