ISSUE ONE

Deputy Principals' Piece:

From Leo and Jeff

Semester 1: Reports & Parent Teacher/Student Interviews

Parent-Student-Teacher interviews to discuss Semester One Reports will be held onThursday 23 June: 4.00 – 8.30pm and Friday 24 June: 9.00am – 1.00pm. 

The interviews will be conducted in the College Multipurpose Hall.

Friday June 24 is a student free day to allow students to attend interviews.

 

These interviews aim to provide you with the opportunity to meet your son/daughter’s subject teachers in order to receive feedback on their current progress and to discuss goals for the remainder of the year. Reporting on student achievement is a two phased process. Whilst the report provides an overview of achievement, a detailed conversation with teachers will allow you to have a better understanding of how you can best support your child as they progress through their senior secondary education. We strongly encourage all students to attend the interview with their parent or guardian.

 

Catholic Regional College Sydenham has an electronic booking system for teacher appointments.  The system can be accessed via a link to the Parent Access Module (PAM) on the College website (www.crcsydenham.net) and requires a username and password. Once you have accessed PAM you will be able to make the appropriate appointment times with your son/daughter’s teachers. The online appointments system will be activated from 4.00pm on Friday 17 June and will close at 12 noon on Thursday 23 June.  Semester 1 Reports will be available for parents to view on PAM from Monday 20 June at 4.00pm.

Twilight Open Evening & Careers Expo - Wednesday 27 July 2016

The Twilight Open Evening provides students and their parents with vital information about course selection and pathway planning. It is essential that all students in Year 11 or 12 at the College in 2017 and at least one parent attend the evening as vital course selection information will be provided.

 

1.00pm – 3.25pm - Student Information Sessions and Careers Expo

The following information provides an overview of the day’s events: 

Year 10 students from Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, St Albans and North Keilor will be transported to Catholic Regional College Sydenham for the afternoon. Students will be placed into groups and will be presented with information regarding the full variety of programs on offer at Catholic Regional College Sydenham. These presentations will provide students with information about the subjects available for study and the career options that these subjects can lead to. Students will also have the opportunity to tour some of the specialist facilities at the College including the Trade Training Centre and to attend the Careers Expo to gain pathway information. This afternoon is designed specifically for students and will provide them with a general overview of the options available to them at Catholic Regional College Sydenham.

 

5.00pm – 8.30 pm - The Twilight Open Evening has three elements:

  1. Learning Area Displays in the College Hall: Families are invited to visit the College from 5.00pm to review each of the subject areas, meet with teaching staff to receive valuable advice about subject requirements and course selection. We recommend that families should allow at least one full hour in order to visit subject displays. Current students will also be on hand to provide insights into subject and course selection
  2. Careers Expo:  This expo will occur in the College Hall  between 5.00 and 8.30 pm and will provide an opportunity for students and parents to research and receive quality information from our exhibitors regarding employment, apprenticeships, traineeships , TAFE institutes, Universities and both Government and Private Providers. This will enable families to develop an understanding of the post school pathway options available to students and how their choice of programs will influence their future options.  Some of our exhibitors will include: The University of Melbourne, RMIT, Victoria University, NMIT, VACC, AFL Sports Ready, Pivot Point, Australian Catholic University, and Apprenticeships Group Australia.
  3. Formal Parent Information Sessions will be held in The Crate Theatre between 5.30pm and 8.00pm on the evening.

 

Jeff Mulcahy

Deputy Principal