Learning & Teaching
Important Academic Dates
Tue 10 Mar: ARC Conference bookings open on Compass, 9am
Fri 20 Mar: ARCs Year 7 - 11
Fri 20 Mar: Learning Redemption Day 1
Academic Review Conferences Term 1, Year 7 - 11
The ARCs engage students and parents 3 - way conversations about successes in student learning, achievements and behaviours with their Explore Mentor or Transition Support Mentor.
The students prepare for their ARC Conferences in Explore (Year 9-12) or their normal classes (Year 7 & 8). They are supported through the conversations by their ARC mentors to reflect on their learning behaviours, levels of engagements and make meaningful improvement goals and plans to improve.
The ARC mentors show parents the most up to date information about student learning and engagement data. ARC mentors also provide guidance on how to access additional information or who to go to for additional support.
Student participation at ARC is compulsory and Parents are very strongly encouraged to attend. Students must bring a charged Laptop and a finished ARC presentation ready to share.
No normal timetabled classes occur on this day.
When: Friday 20th March 8:30-3:30pm
Where: Wantirna College
What: 15 min interview in-person.
If parents cannot attend in person, students must attend and we strongly encourage students also to dial their parents into the conference Via Teams
ARC Bookings:
Open to parents 9am Tuesday 10 March
Additional Students Services Bookings:
Open by Friday 13 March.
Parents/carers have the option to book and attend one additional Student Support Meeting (per child) with other College staff across the Student Services team (Sub School, Wellbeing, Inclusion, Pathways/ Careers)
New Initiatives On ARC Day
Learning Redemption Days (Compulsory Attendance)
Who: Year 11 and 12 Students with multiple Grey Learning Posts or Red Learning Posts or Problematic Attendance
Referred: by Senior School through a Compass Event
What: To participate in Workshops to:
Support organisation and work completion
Address learning gaps
Program of workshops out soon
BYO Lunch & Morning Tea Provided
Club 35+ - Year 12 Classes
(Opt in and Highly Recommended)
Who: Students completing year 12 VCE subjects and are striving for results in the top 25% of the state in their VCE subjects. Students must express interest in attending through the EOI form sent out on teams
Students who are currently tracking in the 50th Percentile or average in class but capable of more or wanting to lift their achievement and learn stretch skills. Students who’s pathways require study scores above 35 or aiming for 40+ and Honor Roll!
What: Students will participate in Workshops in many subjects to learn stretch skills and challenging content and complete challenging exam questions / skills practice.
Further program details will be out soon to students involved, and Morning Tea is provided (BYO Lunch).
Vocational Major Exciting News
On Tuesday 21 April, period 1, we will launch our inaugural VM Honor Roll Assembly with all our Year 11 and 12 VCE VM students.
Purpose:
Hear a presentation from Local State Government Member of Parliament - Honourable Jackson Taylor
Understand the core learning behaviours of successful VM students
To discover more about the predicted workforce skills and career options of the future
Present awards to our current top performing year 11 and 12 VM students
Hear from our Honour Roll Recipients - To celebrate the achievements and hear the experiences and career progression of some of our ex-VM students
Invitations to parents to attend will be emailed to parents later this term.
Natalie Manser
Assistant Principal
mar@wantirnacollege.vic.gov.au