The Score

Assistant Principal's Report

Making the Most of Term 4

As we all know Term 4 is the completion of the school year and it has a number of milestones throughout the term.

 

It is incredible how quickly the year has gone for our Year 12 students. It doesn’t seem that long ago when the graduating cohort attended their Residential study camp at Ormond College (The University of Melbourne). Over the coming weeks the students of Year 12 will complete their schooling at Scoresby Secondary College and continue on their life journey. It is great to hear the level of aspiration from our senior students and their willingness to focus on their final assessments.

 

It is very important that all of our students remain focus and concentrate on making the most of their educational opportunities. VCAL students will complete all of their requirements. For our VCE student it was great to see the number of students who attended the revision sessions during the holiday period. These final examinations are undoubtedly the most important of all VCE assessments as they have the biggest impact in determining each student’s final ATAR score. The manner in which students approach their studies and how well they perform across the next two months will play a major role in determining which tertiary course they are accepted into, and hence their future career paths. In order to secure the highest possible VCE marks, students need to commit to a consistent and comprehensive study effort between now and the end of year examinations. All the best to the cohort!

 

The Year 10 and 11 students will also undertake exams in the middle of November. Students will gain skills in preparing and sitting for exams. After the exam period they will also begin preparation for 2018 by attending the Headstart Program. This is a great opportunity for students to get a ‘headstart’ and begin their 2019 academic year ahead of the game. Students will learn great insight into the requirements for success and learn some strategies that will assist them in planning, preparing and succeeding in 2019.

 

In terms of parental support for senior students, you may find that your son/daughter is showing signs of stress at the moment. I encourage you to help them achieve their best with some of the following strategies:

  • Give positive reinforcement
  • Assist them to plan their tasks and timelines
  • Help them structure rewards for themselves for completed tasks
  • Encourage them to work together with others
  • Structure a distraction-free space for them to work
  • Support them to balance times of concentrated effort with time for relaxation
  • No technology in the 30 minutes prior to going to sleep

 

Attendance - Everyday Counts

It was great to see the number of students who are making the most of their learning opportunities by attending every day in Term 3. As we are so close to the end for Year 12 students, students who have attended every school day for the year will be acknowledged at the completion of the year.

 

I would like to congratulate the following students who attended every school day in Term 3.

Year 7

Kaidance Berryman, Paige Corvell, Eryl Diesta, Lucy Harrison, Joelle Westmore-Murrell 

Year 8 

Lachlan Barton, Drew Bondini, Melissa Butler, Steve Chen, Madison Cudmore, Michael Fankhauser, Mason Rimmer, Cameron Thompson

Year 9

BJ Calkin, Kyle Diaz, Cole Eerden, Ally Kendt, Jaidyn Steele, Caitlyn Tilley, Samuel Williams, Chloe Zou

 

Year 10 

Alec Anderson, Klyde Diaz, Kyah Earle, Trung Le, Allie Shaw, Matt Sutton, Zac Tarquinio, Mia Thomas, Aimee Watson

Year 11

Jake Barbuto, Marcus Brown, Erwin Diesta, Bethany Dodson, Kendall Garland, Jacob Gelven, Kaushal Kumar, Chandelle Plevier, Christopher Swenson, Ryan Turnbull

Year 12

Chris Clarke, Callum Ellison, Holly May, Olivia Parsons, Bryce Prissmann, Abbey Short, Avalana Pritchard 

 

Mr. Chris Knight

Assistant Principal