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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS' REPORT

DISCUSSING LEARNING WITH YOUR CHILD

When discussing with your child their academic achievement at school and the feedback provided on Learning Tasks (as well as Progress Reports and Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences), it is critical that parents and students look beyond grades and scores. 

 

We encourage all students and their parents to instead reflect on each child’s academic progress and growth; a student’s intelligence is changeable, and focusing on growth has a very positive impact on student learning. Hard work and a willingness to persist when facing academic challenges are the keys to success for all students, and emphasising learning progress rather than grades/scores is a simple - but powerful - way to support student learning.

PARENT-TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES

Term 3 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences are taking place on Tuesday 5 and Thursday 7 September. 

 

The booking system will close on Friday 1 September at 5pm. These interviews will be done remotely using Google Meet and teachers will be available for 5-minute conversations. Normal classes will not run on these two days; teachers, however, will be leaving lesson plans on Compass. This ensures students have work to go on with at home when they are not attending their online interviews. 

 

For families who have booked interviews, your child will receive an invite via their school email a few minutes before the scheduled appointment. More information about the interview process is available on the Compass Newsfeed.  

 

Please ensure that you access Learning Tasks and Progress Reports on Compass prior to the interviews. This feedback will help guide these conversations and ensure students reflect on their performance in Semester 2 thus far and set effective goals and plans for the remainder of the academic year. 

YEAR 7 - 9 ELMS: ENTRANCE TEST NOMINATIONS - NOW OPEN

Please be advised, we are now accepting nominations for the ELMS (Enhanced Learning in Maths and Science) Entrance Tests for students currently in Years 7 - 9.

 

Please complete the following Google Forms to register your child for these tests.

Please note if you wish to nominate for both Maths and Science you MUST complete both Google Forms.

 

The tests will take place in Term 4, Week 3 (week commencing Monday 16 October). This is due to the Select Entry School offers process taking place from September to November 2023. Please note - TESTS WILL NOT BE COMPLETED REMOTELY.

 

Students that are currently in the ELMS programs are NOT required to complete the entrance test. However, if you are in one of the programs (eg. Maths) but not currently in Science ELMS you will have to nominate for the Science ELMS test if you wish to be considered.

 

Only students who have completed the Google Forms will be able to complete the tests.

 

Please note: Nominations CLOSE Monday 4 September at 3pm

 

Any questions, please email Peter Quinn on qui@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au.