SECONDARY NEWS
From the Assistant Principal
School Liaison Officer Visit
Senior Constable Jaime Porter visited the school last Thursday and spoke to all students in Years 7 - 10. The topics covered for each year group were as follows:
- Years 7 & 8 - Cybersafety
- Years 9 & 10 - Drugs and Alcohol
Senior Constable Porter will return in the future to talk to students in Years 7 & 8 about the topic of Drugs and Alcohol.
We are appreciative of Senior Constable Porter's time and the presentations complement and reinforce the work that is already happening in our school around these challenging issues for teenagers.
Stage 5 Elective Choices 2021
Students in Years 8 & 9 have made their elective choices for 2021. Miss Bailey will continue to work on these over the next few weeks and students will be advised of their subjects before the end of the term.
Decades Dress Up Day
On Tuesday 3 November students in the Secondary will have the opportunity to participate in a Decades Dress Up Day.
- Year 7 - 90's
- Year 8 - 80's
- Year 9 - 70's
- Year 10 - 60's
Students will be asked to bring a gold coin to donate to our Vinnies Christmas fundraising appeals.
Vinnies Lap-a-thon
In Week 6 on Thursday 19 November the Secondary department will give up their sport time to take part in our annual Vinnies Fancy Dress Lap-a-thon. Students will complete their laps within their year groups spaced out on the back oval as per current COVID-19 restrictions.
Sponsorship forms for the lap-a-thon will be sent home with students and participants will be asked to collect sponsorship money and make a donation to this cause.
All funds raised will be donated to our local St Vincent de Paul centre for their busy Christmas period. There will be prizes for the best outfits presented for judging.
Uniform
The majority of students are to be congratulated for the manner in which they consistently show respect for our school uniform code and dress accordingly.
Mr Koch worked with many students last term and the wearing of our sport uniform, in particular, has greatly improved.
Over the next two weeks staff will be paying particular attention to the following aspects of our uniform: hats, hair, makeup, nails, jewellery and shoes.
If a student is not able to wear the correct uniform please provide written information to the roll teacher indicating when the situation can be remedied.
Sun Safe
The weather has been heating up rapidly and students are reminded that they should have a hat for all outside activities. Sunscreen is also available for Sport, PDHPE and other outside lessons, however, the best protection is provided with the combined use of a hat and sunscreen. School caps are available from the Uniform Shop. Please ensure that your child has the correct school uniform cap or hat.
Semester Exams
Students are reminded that semester exams will be held in Week 5 for Year 10 and some elective subjects for both Years 9 & 10. In Week 6 students in Years 7 - 9 will sit their exams.
In order for students to achieve their best possible results, it is necessary to prepare adequately for these important assessments.
Students are encouraged to revise thoroughly in the coming weeks and to seek assistance from their teachers if required. It is essential that students catch up on missed work if they have been absent from school.
Exam timetables have been distributed to students and are also visible on the newsfeed of Compass for all year groups and parents.
Study guides will be issued by teachers to assist students in preparing for their exams.
Preparing For Blocks Of Exams
For many students, a block of examinations can be daunting. Some students have no idea where to start and what they should work on. The first thing to do if you have examinations approaching in the next few weeks is to find out what topics will be tested. Even a simple question to teachers can get you started such as ‘are we being tested on the whole year’s work or just this semester?’. Once you know what topics will be covered, organize all of your learning materials and make sure nothing is missing and you have everything you need to review those topics. The next step is to make study notes on these topics if you haven’t been doing this throughout the year (hopefully you have!).
Next, it is time to start learning the notes (testing yourself on them over and over) and doing practice questions to make sure you can apply your knowledge to different types of questions.
If you have a number of weeks prior to the examinations, it is a good idea to make a plan in your diary or phone or on a whiteboard of what subjects you will study when. Try and allocate each subject once or twice each week, depending on the number of examinations you have.