MIDDLE School
Dear Parents/Carers and Students
All Middle School students are required to participate in Semester 1 exams for English, Maths and Science in Week 10, on Wednesday 18 June and Thursday 20 June. Students will only be required to attend school for their exams as per the below schedule. Exam sessions and room will also appear on Compass.
Year 10 students who study a Year 11 subject will be able to miss their Period 0 VCE class prior to a Year 10 exam but be expected to attend their VCE class after the exams.
Please Note: If any students has a known absence during the exams please notify the Middle School Coordinators via middleschool@fhs.vic.edu.au
Wednesday 19 June
Period 1 & 2 – Year 10 English
Period 3 & 4 – Year 9 English
Period 5 & 6 – Year 9 Science
Thursday 20 June
Period 1 & 2 – Year 10 Maths
Period 3 & 4 – Year 10 Science
Period 5 & 6 – Year 9 Maths
At home, students can be supported by implementing the following recommendations:
- Providing a quiet study space at home free from distractions
- Encouraging your child to eat well and get plenty of sleep
- Encouraging students to limit social engagements around exam time, including their use of social media. Students should focus solely on their studies, without distraction from social media.
Students will participate in an exam information session prior to exams to go over all important information and PowerPoint resources from these sessions can be provided to parents/carers via compass.
Morrisby Profile for Year 9 Students
All Year 9 students will be completing the Morrisby Profile at school on Tuesday 28 May during Periods 3 and 4. Students will need to ensure their laptops are fully charged.
What is the Morrisby Profile?
The Morrisby Profile is here to help your child find their true career direction using scientific profiling of abilities, personality, interests and motivation to help them discover their own unique characteristics. With this awareness, they can ensure they are able to make the right choices when it comes to options at ages 16 and 18, higher education courses and apprenticeships, plus lots of information on the careers the Morrisby Profile feel they would be best suited to. The Department of Education (DE) requires all Year 9 students to complete this profile.
A follow-up individual interview will be held in the first few weeks of Term 3 with a qualified Morrisby Counsellor, that will help each student reflect on the results of the profile, also enabling student to use this information to support their Senior School course selections.
Year 10 Work Experience
The Year 10 Work Experience Program is a mandatory one-week placement, which Year 10 students are required to undertake with an employer. The Work Experience Program will be conducted during the last week of Term 2, Monday 24 June to Friday 28 June.
Work Experience Arrangement Forms are now overdue and must be returned by Friday 31 May.
If students have not arranged a work experience placement Friday 31 May, they may be required to attend school during Week 11 and participate in a virtual work experience program to receive satisfaction for the work experience unit on their Semester 2 reports.
Year 9 Discovery Week
In the last week of Term 2, all Year 9 students will participate in the compulsory Discovery Week program. Students with 100% attendance during discovery week will go in the draw to win a prize! As part of the Discovery Week program, students will attend a one-day city experience excursion and participate in a range of activities and workshops. Some of the guest speakers and organizations include Speak Share, Courage to Care, Elephant Education, Red Frogs, Pat Cronin Foundation and the Frankston Youth Bus.
On the last day of term, we have a special celebration planned to include house competitions and complimentary lunch to end the term.
Ms Leah Hannas
Campus Principal