McKinnonNEWS

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS' REPORT

REPORT

PARENT-TEACHER-STUDENT INTERVIEWS 

Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews (to be conducted in the last three weeks of this term) can now be booked using Compass.  These nights are an excellent opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and strategies to support their academic work.  We look forward to seeing you at these important evenings.

PROGRESS REPORTS

At the beginning of September, the College will publish progress reports for every student. Teachers in all subject areas will provide feedback in the following areas:

  • Academic Progress- the extent of the student’s understanding of the key skills and knowledge taught in the subject, a judgement based upon the student’s performance in formal assessment tasks, ungraded work submitted to the teacher, participation in class discussion, etc;
  • Attitude & Effort- the student's approach to their learning, including their behaviour in class, how hard they are working, whether they use class time effectively and whether they have sought advice/assistance from the teacher; and
  • Organisation- the student's use of their diary, whether they have revised well for assessment tasks, brought appropriate materials to class and completed homework on time.

This feedback will be provided on Compass (parents and students will be notified when this information becomes available).  Whilst not as detailed as end-of-semester reports, we believe these progress reports will provide families with timely knowledge about every student’s performance, and inform our conversations at parent-teacher-student interviews. 

WINTER CONCERT

The Winter Concert is one of the biggest events of the year at McKinnon.   ALL students in Years 7 & 8 and all students undertaking Music in Years 9 - 12 will be performing at the Concert.  Full participation by all students in such events is central to being a member of the McKinnon community.

 

The Winter Concert is a great celebration of our students' musical talents and hard work; we hope that you will be able to attend this very enjoyable night.

EXCURSIONS

Parental consent and payment for students’ participation in College excursions can usually be processed on Compass.  The information on Compass will include a deadline for consent/payment that must be adhered to, to enable the College’s staff to finalise bookings, transport, etc.  Please contact the College if you need assistance using Compass.

ILLNESS

At this time of year there are always viruses going around.  If your child is really ill school is not the place to be for their own well being. Some students have attended school lately when they are clearly unwell and have been sent home again.  Not only is this uncomfortable for the student concerned it also spreads the illness in the school community. Please keep your child home if they are too ill to come to school.  Thank you for your cooperation.