Patterson River Secondary College Newsletter

Transition Information  (Grade 6 Parents)

Key Dates

Partnership Meetings: Monday 21st November or Wednesday 30th November, 2016 from 3.30 - 7pm. Bookings available via Compass or general office from Monday 14th November.

Second Hand book sale: Friday 18th November 2016, from 7.00am - 3.30pm. 

Orientation day: Tuesday 6th December 2016. 9am - 3pm.

First day 2017: Wednesday 1st February

Year 7 Camp: Wednesday 1st March to Friday 3rd March 2017.

Partnership Meetings

This compulsory meeting has become a vital element of creating a successful transition into secondary school. Partnership Meetings are available on either Monday 21st November or Wednesday 30th November, 2016 from 3.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. in the Library and are expected to take approximately 15 minutes.

 

Bookings will be available from 14th November by either accessing your Compass account or contacting the general office.

Orientation Day

Tuesday 6th December 2016

As part of the transition from Year 6 to Year 7, students in government secondary schools participate in an orientation day. All government schools hold this orientation day on the same day. 

 

Orientation day at PRCS will commence at 9.00am in the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) with the Principal's welcome, with parents welcomed to stay.

 

Students will participate in the following:

  • Meet their class for 2017
  • Meet mentor teacher and key teachers for 2017
  • Tour of  the school
  • Participate in two lessons
  • Meet our senior student peer support groups
  • Find out about the dress code
  • Learn about what they will be doing in their first year

Students are encouraged to ask plenty of questions throughout the day as this will help with their transition into secondary school. Students will  be dissmissed from the PAC at 3pm. 

PRSC Transition Team

Transition into secondary school is a period of change that can be both challenging and exciting. At PRSC we believe that a successful and positve transition from primary school into secondary school plays great importance in our students engagement and success for not only year 7, but for longevity, achievements and long term results throughout their secondary school career. 

 

Meet our Transition Team

Mrs Rosemary Ash
Mr Simon Andriessen
Mr Daniel Dew
Mrs Maree Foster
Miss Lisa Cavey
Miss Allira Lang
Mrs Rosemary Ash
Mr Simon Andriessen
Mr Daniel Dew
Mrs Maree Foster
Miss Lisa Cavey
Miss Allira Lang

Starting Secondary School

The move from primary to secondary school is a major milestone for your child. It's a time of big changes in their development, education and life. You can have confidence that your child's future is in good hands in a Victorian government school. We are committed to ensuring we are giving our kids the education that business & industries will need, and the skills that employers will expect them to have.

 

Secondary school provides opportunities to challenge your child and to develop the valuable skills they will take into adulthood.

 

Easing the transition

The more informed and involved you are in your child's preparation, the more likely it is that the transition will be positive.

From day one your child will experience many changes, each of which will bring questions and new things to do:

  • More subjects and teachers
  • More homework
  • More challenging school work
  • The responsibility of getting to classes in different rooms on time
  • The need to manage themselves, their learning and their equipment
  • Using lockers and carrying books between classes
  • Adapting to different teaching style

With the help of family and school staff, students usually adapt quickly to their new environment.

 

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