12 & 11
Assistant Principal

Ms. Laura Forster

Hello and welcome back to all members of the Lalor College community. We hope this year will be a successful one for all of our students in the senior years. The year 12 students launched their year with a three-day Study Conference at Lady Northcote Recreation camp, where they we treated to a variety of activities to challenge and motivate them for what will be a fabulous year ahead. The team from Loupe, provided a very informative session on Mindfulness and how to maximise study practices to achieve academic goals. This was the very first activity of the camp, and it really supported the key messages required for a strong start to the year, and gently shifted the focus away from holidays to the serious side of preparing to be a successful student in year 12. The students also participated in a number of team building activities which stretchered their comfort zones and reinforced personal confidence through a series of team-based challenges.

A really big thank you to Kat Carmody and the year 12 student managers, Simon Hill and Zak Zdraveska for their tremendous planning and energy throughout the three days to ensure the camp was an enjoyable one for all students.

The Year 11 program started with a full day of re connection activities, designed to allow students to refocus and settle back into an academic routine. Students completed activities to allow for discussion and thinking regarding resilience and the personal skills and attitudes, or mindsets, to address working towards goals productively. Thank you to Amanda Cartisano and Mario Ladnjak, the year 11 student managers for the planning and delivery of the program.

After this fabulous start to the new school year, the senior school has settled into a busy rhythm, with students finding their feet and preparing for their first (CAT) common assessment task in their relevant studies. As parents and guardians, can you please take the time to quickly check to ensure that all senior students have their required textbooks and subject requisites, as they will not be able to achieve their very best if they are already behind in vital materials. Please note that financial assistance is available to families who maybe experiencing financial hardship.

The college has also purchased subscriptions to Edrolo for our year 12 students to supplement their classroom learning experience so that they may be armed with additional resources and content tutorials to place them in good stead to do well in their studies. Please support us, in encouraging your kids to log on and regularly use this platform as a routine part of their daily study. Features include quizzes and practice exam questions for a multitude of topics. In case you are looking, logon instructions will be placed on the Compass feed in the next few days.

Please reach out to myself, Laura Forster Assistant Principal should you have any concerns regarding the school program or your child or reach out to the relevant sub school team member.

The senior school team for 2023