SCHOOL OF POSSIBILITIES

What has been happening in SOP over the last few weeks:

The information night provides an opportunity for students and parents to hear about subject offerings at St Anne’s College. Our College and House Captains will be present to MC and introduce the night. Staff members will also present on the structure of the VCE and VCE VM programs, fast-tracking subjects in Year 10 and Year 11, College activities at the senior level, careers and pathways, VET program offerings at GoTAFE and on-campus.  

A member from Latrobe University will also be available for parents and students to talk to about programs and offerings. Student work from the different subject areas will also be on display. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available.

At the Year 12 Retreat in February Jacqui Avard completed art therapy sessions with all the students and staff. From the beauty of nature, beautiful pieces of artwork were transformed onto gum leaves. The setting for the camp was a beautiful bush setting and Jacqui collected gum leaves from around the trees and students sat at a covered veranda overlooking the magnificent surrounds and painted one or two leaves.  Designs were inspired by examples that were brought in by Jacqui, from the colours of sporting teams, from the flowers in the bush setting and creative imagination. Each leaf is individually created and tells a different story.  

These leaves are going to be put into a commemorative frame to be hung in the Senior School to celebrate the retreat of our inaugural Year 12 cohort.  Stay tuned to see the unveiling of the final piece.  Below are some photos of the development of the piece and an idea of what the final piece may look like:

Congratulations to two of our Year 10 students who represented St Anne’s College at the Plain English Speaking Awards today. Lillian Richardson and Manjot Kaur have been working hard on their pieces. The speech, composed solely by the students, is centred on a topic of choice and is limited to six minutes in length. Lillian’s speech is entitled “The Importance of Hate” while Manjot is presenting a speech “The Other Side of Fear”. Both speeches are very thought provoking! Lillian and Manjot recently presented their speeches in front of the Year 12 English classes, which was a great experience and opportunity for the students to rehearse. They did a tremendous job and confidently spoke in front of the older students. 

They headed to Bendigo this morning to compete and both students did a fantastic job of their speeches. Competition was tough. Our students were the youngest competitors as well! We heard speeches from local Bendigo students but also students from further afield such as Broadford. We are very excited to let our community know that Lillian was announced as Runner Up for our heats. We are very excited to see both Lillian and Manjot expand their speaking skills and continue to challenge themselves. 

Well done Lillian and Manjot!! 

As part of a unit on effective leadership and teamwork, our Year 12 students are planning and conducting a wellbeing activity to put the theory students have learned in class into practice. In the second last week of Term students will prepare lunch for the staff cooking hamburgers, chicken burgers and veggie burgers.  Students are organising and collating orders, preparing food orders and working in teams to organise what needs to be done on the day.

The Year 11 VCE-VM students have been running activities based on their unit of Health and Community.  The students were assigned the task of designing an activity for the school community based on promoting social, emotional or physical health. The activities the groups will run over the next few weeks include: 

-cheese toastie for a gold coin donation 

-free breakfast 

-community garden 

-student morning tea/hot chocolate 

-SOW sport games

The GAT will be held at the College on Tuesday 18 June. The GAT is a test of general knowledge and skills and is taken by students as part of their completion of senior secondary studies.  Students' previous study of English, Mathematics, History and Science prepares students for the GAT by building their general knowledge and skills in writing, numeracy and reasoning.

All VCE students completing either VCE studies or VCE-VM studies must sit the GAT.

It is important for students enrolled in one or more VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence to sit Sections A and B of the GAT, and for students enrolled in one or more VCE VM Unit 3–4 sequence to sit Section A.

Section A is a literacy and numeracy assessment comprised of:

• a 2-part writing task – 30 minutes
• 50 numeracy multiple-choice questions – 45 minutes
• 50 reading multiple-choice questions – 45 minutes

Section B is comprised of:

• an extended writing task – 30 minutes
• 25 mathematics, science and technology multiple-choice questions – 30 minutes
• 25 arts and humanities multiple-choice questions – 30 minutes

More information can be found at: 

https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/Search.aspx#?cludoquery=gat&cludopage=1&cludorefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vcaa.vic.edu.au%2FPages%2FHomePage.aspx&cludorefpt=Victorian%20Curriculum%20and%20Assessment%20Authority&cludoinputtype=standard

All Year 11 students completing a Unit 3 & 4 study and all Year 12 students will attend a GAT briefing on Tuesday June 4 during Lesson 6.

The Year 10 and Unit 1 exam week is fast approaching. Students are busy finishing assessments and starting to revise for their exams. Students are permitted to wear casual clothes to school during this exam period. Students only attend school for their scheduled exams. There are some students who have nominated to go to the GV Health Taster Day which is unfortunately on the Wednesday of exam week. These students can email or speak to Sarah to reschedule their exams. Students are to stay in the exam room for the entirety of the exam and bring in their own writing implements. For the majority of exams it is preferable that students write in blue or black pen and do not use pencil. Further information about the exam period and students expectations have been emailed to Year 10 and Year 11 families. 

There will be a student briefing prior to exams where the School Leaders will go through expectations and requirements for the exams. Parents can view the exam timetable via PAM. 

Year 10 Exam Timetable:

Year 11 Timetable: 

In the last week of Term 2 Year 10 students will complete work experience from Monday 24 June to Friday 28 June. This is a compulsory part of the Year 10 careers unit and students need to complete a placement to meet one of the requirements.  Students are being supported in this process by their careers practitioner. All paperwork is required at school by the end of the exam week on 14 June. All paperwork needs to be completed, processed and sent to the employer before any placement can occur. This is a legal requirement in Victoria for any student going out on placement so they are covered should an injury occur to and from the workplace or while at work during the day. If you have any concerns, please contact your students' careers practitioner. As we expect all Year 10 students secure a placement during this time, Year 10 classes do not run during this week. The Year 10 staff are looking forward to supporting the Year 10 students with work place visits during this week. 

From Monday 24 June, Year 11 and Year 12 students will move into their Unit 2 and Unit 4 subjects to commence their Semester 2 studies. Year 10 students will commence their second semester subjects at the start of Term 3. Year 10 students who wish to change Semester 2 electives will have two weeks to complete subject change forms after they return from their break. 

Shepparton News recently came and spoke with our inaugural House Captains after the first Year 12 cohort was introduced this year. Hear from our incredible students as they discuss what it means for them to represent the College as it continues to grow. 

Next year St Anne's College will introduce the final year level (Year 6) resulting in a full F-12 student cohort. Meanwhile, works continue on the next stage of our building. We continue to see the growth of our incredible students alongside the College's growth which is incredible to witness!

You can read a copy of the online story here: https://tinyurl.com/38mj68bx

Or view the piece that was in the newspaper below: 

Students are currently learning about the history of 𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘢 or 𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢 (coffee percolator) which was invented by Italian, Alfonso Bialetti. 

After studying the different parts and their Italian name, students will go on to learn about the process of making coffee using 𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢. Thank you to the many staff for loaning their 𝘤𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘦 for the students to dismantle and explore.

The topic will be finished off by learning the origin of some traditional Italian desserts made using coffee. Their final task will involve following a recipe in Italian to make 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘴ù.

Viva il caffè!

The students were interested to discover the la moka (coffee percolator) was invented by Alfonso Bialetti after he observed women using a device to wash clothes. He used the idea from this lavatrice (washing machine) to create the very first moka express. In class this week, students used their knowledge of how to prepare coffee using the moka to make un dolce classico e semplice (a classic and simple dessert), l'affogato which is basically gelato (ice cream) affogato (drowned) in caffè (coffee). 

Year 10 students have been taking part in leadership development this Term and have been required to coordinate a community service project at the College, assisting with jobs around the school. 

The Year 10 Leadership Projects aligns with the development of the students’ leadership skills in effective communication, collaboration and potentially conflict management as well.

Students coordinated the projects which included tasks such as assisting School of Wonder with their learning doing one-on-one tutoring during class time, making coffee and thank you notes, helping with production preparation, assisting maintenance staff and much more. Students then reflected on the impact of their projects as well as their own strengths and challenges. 

FOOD FUSION 

Bec’s Year 11 Food Studies students have been studying the history of Australian foods and their cultural influences. Their project on Wednesday was to design a recipe, taking an Australian food and adding a cultural element, creating a FOOD FUSION to delight the tastebuds.

With tempting dishes on offer including Fish Tacos, Barramundi Burritos, Banana Bread Brownie, Biscoff Ripple Cake, Salmon/Rice/Avocado Poke Bowl, Cannoli/Vanilla Slice fusion and Air Fried Chicken Bites with Asian sauce, the room was a hive of delicious-smelling activity!

Students finished with perfect timing for lunch to be served!! ‍

Reminders:

Uniforms:

Is your child wearing their uniform correctly? Please see the diagram below. Please note that the soft shell jackets are not part of the SOP academic uniform. Rugby tops are not permitted as part of the academic uniform, students should wear either their knitted jumper and/or academic blazer. Long sleeved tops and leggings are not to be worn under the summer uniform as layers of warmth. 

Upcoming SOP Assembly 

SOP assembly scheduled for Tuesday 4 June at 12.10pm.  The theme of the assembly will be ‘excellence’.  Each subject will award an academic award for the top student in the subject who has achieved a high standard in their work consistently throughout the semester.  Parents are welcome to attend the assembly which will be held at the stage area.

Year 10 Formal - save the date!

The Year 10 Formal will be held on Friday 18 October at St Mel’s Hall, Hamilton St, Shepparton. Doors open at 6pm, with the formalities of the evening starting at 6.30pm and a pick up time of 10pm.  The evening will begin with a number of formal dances that families and invited guests can attend and watch. Families and guests will then leave and return to collect their children at the end of the evening. This is a ticketed event and each student will receive four tickets for family members.  If this presents any hardships, please contact one of the SOP leaders.

As we head into winter, Year 11 and 12 students are expected to wear academic uniform day except for on Mondays while Year 10 students have the exception of Mondays and Thursdays. The academic uniform consists of white or navy ankle socks, black shoes, academic shirt and shorts or pants or navy skirt with a navy knitted jumper and/or a blazer as the outer garment. Rugby tops are not part of the academic uniform and should only be worn with PE uniform.  The soft shell jackets are not part of the SOP uniform and should no longer be worn. Exceptions to this include, where a student has a double PE class on a given day and also for Year 12s who can wear rugby jumpers which are only to be worn on Mondays with PE uniform and Thursdays with the academic uniform. It is not acceptable for parents to write a note for students to wear the rugby jumper on other days in lieu of the knitted jumper. Your support with uniform is greatly appreciated.

Uniform days:

Monday - all SOP may wear PE uniform and Year 12 students may wear their rugby jumpers.

Tuesday - all students wear academic uniform with either a school knitted jumper or blazer only.

Wednesday - some students may have a double PE on schedule and, if so, can wear PE.

Thursday - some students may have a double PE on schedule and, if so, can wear PE.

Friday - all SOP students are to wear their full academic uniform with either a school knitted jumper or blazer only.

All students must be in their allocated room for these sessions and are not permitted to be seated at tables in the walk ways.  This is required for child safety purposes and for roll marking.  If there is any error in your timetable over the first cycle, please let Mez or Sarah know so that this can be rectified.  If there are any issues with this please see one of the school leaders.

𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 delivers high-impact workshops to our students to develop their study skills, motivation, and exam preparation. 

During Term 2, families are invited to join the parent/carer webinar series, where you can help support your student at home by reinforcing the skills they're learning at school!

Register for this series by clicking the link below and learn some great practical strategies to help support your child this year:

https://go.elevateeducation.com/auschoolwebinars

Please ensure you are up to date with your work for all your subjects.  If you are unsure check on SIMON or speak to your teachers.  Work hard to improve your standard of work and strive for excellence in all that you do.

This term staff will complete reports for all students and we want these reports to reflect - effort, improvement and excellence.

The theme for the SOP assembly this term will be - 'Striving for Excellence'.  We will be looking at awarding students who show excellence in many aspects of their schooling. Stay tuned for further information in relation to the awards.

SOP staff are here to support you in all aspects of life at the college. Please see your learning mentors, PG leader or SOP leader for help when needed.

The Furphy Literary Award is currently receiving entries for short stories and poetry. You can find out more about their Junior and Youth awards here: https://www.furphystory.com.au/junioryouth/  

Applications are also open for the Plain English Speaking Award. This is a public speaking competition for students aged 15 - 18 years. Students can speak to their English teachers or Sarah Baglin if they would like any more information about either of these opportunities.

All students in the SOP are expected to remain focused in their learning spaces during all timetabled classes.  Students are to bring their macbooks, folders, pens, textbooks, a water bottle and anything else they require.

All students must have a lock on their lockers and this lock should be locked at all times.  This is essential for our Year 11 and Year 12 students’ lockers that are accessible from the outside.  There have been incidents in the past where macbooks and learning materials and books have been stolen out of unlocked lockers overnight and on the weekends.  It is a requirement of the signed ICT agreement that students have devices stored in locked lockers.

Year 11 & 12 students who do not have a lock on their locker by the end of the day Monday, will be moved inside to a locker indoors.

Students should arrive at school in time to attend pastoral group each morning commencing at 8.55am.  This is an important part of the day and a time for prayer and reflection.  Teachers are able to follow-up with students and check in on how they are doing. Daily messages are delivered to students at this time.  It is vital that the school completes accurate records for attendance and the roll is marked during this session.

Students are not permitted to use air pods or mobile phones while at school.  These items are to be left in students lockers during the school day.  Parents are asked not to ring their child’s mobile phone while they are at school or expect them to receive text messages.  If you need to get a message to your child during the school day, please contact the front office who will deliver the message on your behalf.

Your support on these matters is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your support, 

 - Mez Lia & Sarah Baglin

Great opportunity with fantastic prizes for SOP students!

Love the GV are running a Video Revolution Awards competition for 2024 open to all schools in the Goulburn Valley. You are invited to make a one minute video about a social issue that is important to you. Whether that be bullying, public speaking or even how you love living in the GV, this is your opportunity to educate locals. The competition is open to different age categories, there is also a group category. Videos will be judged by 'Shepp-famous' locals including the mayor, with fantastic prizes on offer for the winning entries.

Register now using the QR code below. 

Video submission closes 5pm, Thursday, August 1.

VCE Assessment Task Dates 2024

Subject dates for VCE assessment tasks are as accurate as possible. Please note that dates can be subject to change based on school review.

Please find the link here to the live documents with assessment dates for each subject in Unit 1 and Unit 3 in Semester 1 2024:

• Unit 1 VCE Outcome Assessment Task (OAT) dates 2024
• Unit 3 School Assessed Coursework (SAC) dates 2024

The VCAA  is introducing the Student Achievement Profile - please click on the link for more information. St Anne's College will work with the VCAA through the VASS system to ensure students eligible for a Student Achievement Profile will have access when this becomes available. 

A first look at the VCAA's new Student Achievement Profile