ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS' REPORT

WELCOME BACK

Welcome back to Term 3; we hope all families had a restful and enjoyable break. 

SCHOOL CALENDAR

A reminder that all parents that a link to the College calendar is now on the homepage of the McKinnon Secondary College website.  This is a very useful way to see upcoming events and activities.

UNIFORM

Full winter uniform must be worn throughout Term 3. Jewellery and make-up must not be excessive, and facial piercings are unacceptable (students wearing a facial piercing are not admitted to class, and will be sent home to remove it).  All students must wear traditional leather lace-up shoes which are polished, and the School Blazer must be worn to and from school in Term 3. Students must not be wearing socks that have a brand displayed, while PE uniform must only be worn on a day when students have Sport/PE. We will conduct several uniform checks during form assemblies throughout the term and the Student Managers and Principal Class will be monitoring our students’ uniform before and after school. 

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

McKinnon's Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 1 August. All students need to attend this important whole-school event. They need to meet at Duncan Mackinnon (corner North Rd and Murrumbeena Road) at 8:30am to have their names marked off the roll and will be dismissed at 3:00pm from Duncan Mackinnon. More details about this event are included in the sport section of this newsletter.

CAREER ACTION PLANS (CAPs)

All students in the Senior School are being interviewed by the Student Management Team in the coming weeks to reflect on their progress this year and identify ways to continue to improve. This process was previously known as Managed Individual Pathways (MIPs).  In preparation for these interviews, students in Years 10, 11 and 12 have completed a brief questionnaire, which parents can view on Compass. 

To view your child’s responses, log in to Compass, select ‘Student Profile’, select the ‘Insights’ tab and click the relevant cycle (e.g. ‘Mid-Year MIPS Yr 10 2019’).  

PRACTICE EXAMS - UNIT 3 / 4 SUBJECTS

All students undertaking a Year 12 subject this year are reminded that practice exams take place from Tuesday 1 October to Thursday 3 October (this is the second week of the holidays). Parents need to ensure that no family holidays are booked during this time.

PARENT-TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES

As in Semester 1, we will conduct Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences for all students in all year levels on the same day (from 9:45am to 8:00pm). This will be taking place on Thursday 12 September. These conferences will be in place of the regular timetabled classes, and students will be expected to attend interviews with their parents in full school uniform (in lieu of the normal school day).  Bookings will be available in Compass closer to the date.