Learning & Teaching
Learning Recovery Update
NEW Monday Lunchtime Session
Learning Recovery is a support provided to ALL students who are behind in their work and need an opportunity to catch-up with some supports from teachers.
Students from Years 7 -12 are referred by teachers into Thursday Learning Recovery (as the first step) when they have been unable to demonstrate sufficient learning progress in a topic, outcome or unit within a specific class. Here are times and locations for Learning Recovery:
Years 7-12: Thu 3:10pm - 4:00pm, Room F3
VM Students: Fri Lunchtime, Room - E2
All Students: Mon Lunchtime, Room - K1
NEW - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Once students have been referred to Thursday or Friday LR they are required to attend, regardless as to whether they have submitted the outstanding work prior to Learning Recovery.
Students who do not attend LR on the Thursdays or Friday sessions are now automatically enrolled to Monday Lunchtime in K1 with Ms Manser or Mr Doble.
If students do not attend LR on Monday (when you are present at school) we will contact home to discuss an appropriate next step - E.g. after school Principal Detention.
We very much appreciate the students who do the right thing and show up to LR when required. It helps us to help students to improve their learning outcomes.
Year 12 VCE Exam Revision
The term break is a great opportunity to prepare for the VCAA exams in the following ways!
1.Knox Schools Swinburne University Holiday Revision Lecture Series
Attached below is a map of the location of the Revision Sessions for next week. Please note that these are taking place in Buildings WA and WS located near the main entrance of Swinburne Uni, Wantirna Campus.
Students should enter via the main entry as shown on the attached map and make their way to Building WA to register their attendance upon arrival. On the reverse side of the map, you will find a copy of the final program that now provides updated details of these locations (Theatre – Building WA and Lecture Room – Building WS) for each session.
Students who have not signed up can still attend sessions!! Please report to the Wantirna College Staff Member on the day and they will help sign you in. Take advantage of this great opportunity to learn from outstanding teachers and examiners in their subject areas.
Monday 22 September 8:3am - 4:30pm
Session 1: 8:30am -10:30am
PE, Physics - Matthew Burleigh
Session 2: 11:00am-1:00pm
Bus Man, Chem - Luke Mason
Session 3: 1:30pm-3:30pm
HHD, Math Methods -nAbbey McMahon & Jesse Dennison
Tuesday 23 September 8:30am - 4:30pm
Session 1: 8:30am-10:30am
Gen Maths, Food Studies - Erin Robinson
Session 2: 11:00am-1:00pm
Psychology, General Maths (repeat) - Jesse Dennison
Session 3: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Legal Studies, Psych - Luke Mason & Tanya Moran
Wed 24 September 8:30am - 10:30am
Session 1: 8:30am-10:30am
Biology - Ricky Strange
2.Practice Exam Revision Booklets
All year 12 students studying for exams have been provided with three practice exams to use over the break to apply their knowledge to past, and likely upcoming, exam questions. Please encourage your students to use these resources over the break to prepare for the exams
3.Unit 3 & 4 Practice Exams - Week 2 of the School Holidays
The practice exams are compulsory for all students undertaking the VCAA VCE external examinations. Student timetables are set up in Compass as events, including all start and finish times. Students with exam clashes have been catered for.
Term 3 Reports Out Now!
Termly Learning Behaviours Reports
Towards the end of each term, teachers and students assess the learning behaviours that students demonstrated throughout the term. These simple reports provide comparative data of how the teacher sees the learning behaviours of the students and how the student sees their own learning behaviour, and are presented as a graphic allowing for comparisons between learning behaviours as the year progresses. This comparative data can be an effective conversation starter at home.
We encourage teachers to give feedback on overall progress throughout the term to send a clear message about learning growth as demonstrated in student’s assessments.
The following checklists help teachers & students make their learning behaviour determinations:
Careers and Pathways Recognition
Congratulations to Darren Hoogkamer, Jessie Dennison, Tim Knowles and Jenny Salahi from our Careers and Pathways Team for their passionate leadership and strong vision over the past few years in implementing the Education Department's Senior School Reforms. These reforms include the implementation of the Vocational Major Program, School-Based Apprenticeships, Expansion of VET offerings and Traineeships Program and the Hybrid VCE model. They offer all students a viable, meaningful and effective pathway into their choice of job/ vocation, training and further studies post Year 12.
In Recognition of the depth and breadth of the work that we do at the College, Wantirna has been represented in a newly released report which highlights the richness of our Careers and Pathways Operating Model through a detailed case study of what they call a 'Best Practice Operating Model'. The report details our extensive work in careers education from Years 7-12, driven by our passionate Careers Practitioners Jessie and Tim. Congratulations to the Pathways Team.
Natalie Manser
Assistant Principal
mar@wantirnacollege.vic.gov.au