From the Assistant Principal Students
Safety with COVID 19
As we see restrictions settle and life start to return to normal, we must not be complacent with some basic practices. Please ensure that where possible students follow some basic rules:
- Where possible maintain a 1.5m social distance.
- Wash your hands with soap regularly
- Use hand sanitiser that is provided at school
- Wipe down your desk at the beginning and end of each lesson
- No contact sport permitted at present
- Do not share food or drinks
- Do not gather in groups outside school, e.g. Quakers Court
- Be mindful of distancing on public transport
- Do not spit at school
As the Government eases restrictions, the College will make the necessary changes to the school environment.
Remember this is not just about your safety but every member of our community. Follow the current rules.
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 their safety as they come to and from school.
It would help if students
- use all road rules correctly and are mindful of traffic on the way home.
- Wear appropriate safety devises 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 19 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, appreciate others and value their input. It is an opportunity to combine your strengths with others 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- locates resources, collect information, begin research
Explain- develops 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
Nicholas Thrum
Assistant Principal Students