Assistant Principals

Teaching and Learning

As we continue to grapple with the extraordinary circumstances that Covid-19 presents us with, I want to reassure our school community that our teachers are committed to high quality teaching and learning. We will continue to follow advice from the Department of Education regarding the health and safety of our school community and we will continue to focus on the core of our business which is excellence in teaching and learning.

On Wednesday 18th March, we will be publishing our Term One Reports which will look different this year as both assessments will be presented as a graphic. This will allow students, parents and teachers to compare each other’s perspectives and generate some meaningful learning conversations.  Although Student Conferences (formerly known as Parent Teacher Interviews) have been cancelled this term, parents are welcome to contact their child’s teachers to discuss the self-assessment data and their child’s progress. Each term, students and teachers will be self-assessing and this data will be added to the graphic allowing for on-going comparisons and data trends. We anticipate that by Term 3 (our next Student Conferences event), teachers, parents and students will be able to have some insightful and meaningful learning conversations.

In the event that our school does close, we will continue to run normal classes with teachers posting full lesson plans on Compass with work and learning tasks made available through Compass. Students will be expected to log into Compass each day and work through each subject according to a regular school day. Lesson plans will be on Compass (they can be put on One Note in addition to Compass) so parents have access to each lesson. Teachers will be available (at the end of an email, Compass or online lessons) for the duration of the school day and like the students, will be working according to their current timetables. Parents will be encouraged to provide further support at home by ensuring that their child has a comfortable workstation, access to their computer and books and ensuring that distractions (televisions, phones, music etc) are limited.

We are confident that as a school community, we are doing everything we can to ensure that your child has access to a quality education.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding teaching and learning at Wantirna College, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Carrie Wallis

Assistant Principal – Teaching and Learning

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Carrie Wallis