YEAR 7
Starting Well
St Mary's Catholic College
Narelle Brooke
Head of Year 7
YEAR 7 KEY INFORMATION: WEEK 1
Welcome Back to Term 4!
This is a short but important eight-week term as we work towards wrapping up the school year. We encourage all students to arrive each day ready to engage, participate fully, and make the most of the opportunities ahead. Maintaining consistent attendance, punctuality, and effort will be key to finishing the year on a positive note as we approach the end of the year.
College Diary Use
The College Diary is a key tool assisting students with their daily personal organisation. This term, Pastoral Group mentors will focus on ensuring students use their diaries effectively each day.
Information students will be writing in their diary includes:
- Daily uniform
- Relevant information from the daily notices
- Room changes
- Homework
- Assessment dates (from the Assessment Planners)
- Extra-curricular activities
Please support your child in using this resource. You can do this by checking their diary weekly and placing any notes or communication to Pastoral Group Mentors or teachers in the space provided.
Uniform Change – Health and Physical Education
Kindly note that in Term 4 students return to the classroom for their Health and Physical Education lessons. As such, they only need to wear their sport uniform for their timetabled SPORT lessons and should wear formal uniform on all other days. Please refer to the uniform schedule in the bulletin each week to ensure students are in the correct uniform.
PAT Testing
Each year, all students from years 7 to 10 within the Diocese participate in PAT testing. PAT assessments (Progress Achievement Tests) help teachers understand each student's abilities, achievement, and needs in reading and mathematics.
It is important that parents and students are aware that this data provides objective evidence of where students are in their learning and how much progress they are making over time.
As a result, any student who does not adequately engage in the assessment tasks will be asked to speak with the Head of Department and will need to re-sit the exam.
PAT testing will occur during Week 1 of Term 4 and will take place within English and Mathematics classes for students in Years 7 to 10.
Upcoming Performance: Box Jelly Theatre Company - 'Red Flags'
This coming Friday, all Year 7 students will attend the theatre production 'Red Flags' from Box Jelly Theatre Company. Created in partnership with True Relationships, 'Red Flags' will explore consent in the digital age and the complexities of relationships, online safety, and the impacts of social media on young people today. Through our fortnightly social-emotional learning lessons in Term 3, we began to explore how the digital worlds we interact with operate. I am sure this performance will generate discussion amongst our students, and as a Pastoral team we will continue to support and guide their understanding of the impacts of their digital choices.
Leah Dewar
Assistant Principal
Junior Secondary (Years 7 to 9)
On behalf of the College Leadership Team
College Leadership Team
