Learning & Teaching
RRRR Year 8 Workshops
Wed 6 September
Positive Identify Masculinity (PIM) Program
A variety of workshops aimed at building boys' understanding of gender stereotypes, healthy and unhealthy masculinities, social construct of gender norms and emotional intelligence.
The SEED Program aims to build emotional intelligence and resilience, and teach girls to take control of their own lives, and to realise their full potential.
Female identifying students will participate in the following:
Workshop 1:Gender Bender/Media Wise - The influence of media in reinforcing gender stereotypes and how to tackle it.
Workshop 2:Respectful Relationships - Assert Yourself - Learning tips and tricks to tackle challenging and unsafe situation.
Workshop 3:Talking the Talk - Exploring the power of positive self talk and identity through art therapy.
Workshop 4:Stress Less - Techniques for stress management.
Workshop 5: The Best of Friends - Creating and maintaining relationships.
Year 9 Consent Workshops
An integral part of the Year 7-10 Health Victorian Curriculum is to educate students about what Consent is and what the laws around Consent are. To educate and empower our students, we will be hosting Eastern Community Legal Services to present the following to students:
- The legal definition of consent, what is required and what lack of consent looks like .
- What happens when there isn't consent and it becomes a sexual offence.
- Sexting - what is it, what the law says, how to get help.
Additionally, teachers will be conducting smaller group workshops (either before or after the presentation) taking students through case studies of situations where students can apply their understanding of consent and what the implications would be in real life scenarios.
Online Student Conferences
Thu 14 September
11:00 am to 7:30 pm - no classes that day
We encourage all parents to take this opportunity to actively participate in these important conversations, as your involvement undeniably contributes to your child's overall academic success and social-emotional development. Conversations with classroom teachers can also improve student motivation and attendance.
The student conferences 3-way discussion between parents-students-teachers about learning behaviours, learning progress and future improvements. Teachers may share samples of student work and celebrate student achievements. For students in year 7-10 parents will get to see our Developmental Rubrics on Maestro which show each student's current learning progress and what the student is ready to learn next.
Our Maths and English teachers will also present the rich sources of individual student data that can be found in the Data Dashboards in Maestro. VCE students whose parents cannot attend the conferences are encouraged to book a conference time with their teacher - through their parents Compass account - to discuss their progress and next steps.
Report and Conference Timeline:
Thu 7 Sept
Term 3 Progress Reports available and Student Conference bookings open on Compass for parents/guardians at 3pm:
- Parents/guardians notified on compass that the conferences are open
- Book in your interview times - Interpreter services can be booked at the same time
- With each booking an email will be sent with a URL link to a MS TEAMS Meeting
Wed 13 Sept
Student Conference bookings close to parents/guardians at 4pm.
Thu 14 Sept
Student Conferences online 11am to 7:30pm.
10 min timeslots (7 min interviews, 3 min buffer)
Normal classes will not take place on this day
Parent Involvement
The Wantirna College Policy and Education Committee (CPEC) is a Subcommittee of College Council that meet twice a term. The committee shares and discusses new policies to get feedback from the parent perspective. We also share and discuss a range of teaching and learning initiatives with parents for their input and clarification.
We are always looking for new members so if you are interested in being part of our wonderful CPEC committee, please get in contact with me. It's a great opportunity to get involved and you do not need to be a member of College Council to be a part of this committee
CPEC meetings are held in the Conference room at 5pm. Here are the Term 4 meeting dates:
- Tuesday 10 October
- Tuesday 14 November
Natalie Manser
Assistant Principal