Assistant Principals' Report 

Our students have returned to school in a positive manner and we are already seeing them working hard in their new classrooms and making use of the new library. A reminder our library is open before and after school, recess and lunchtimes.

We have been meeting all our Year 7 students through a variety of ways and look forward to getting to know them better at upcoming events.

We continue to work on our goals for the 2022 school year, including:

• Continuing to develop strong literacy and numeracy skills in students, by supporting individual needs and continuing our intervention and extension programs
• Ensuring a focus on well-being and School Wide Positive Behaviour Supports (SWPBS), so all students receive the support they need to belong to the school community, engage purposefully in learning and experience academic success
• Enabling student voice and agency in their own learning by having students set goals and reflect on their progress
• Giving students regular and accurate feedback on their progress, in class, through Compass Learning Tasks and on Microsoft Teams
• Continuing our school wide focus on Respectful Relationships and school values and how we use them in our day to day life
• Offering a variety of competitions, school clubs and extra-curricular activities

We are also focussing on students building positive relationships with the school Engagement and Wellbeing teams, I have highlighted below who is currently working in these areas and I encourage students to see their relevant Year level leader for help, support and advice.

School Engagement & Wellbeing Leaders

Just a reminder that the two sub-schools are led by:

• Junior School Engagement & Wellbeing Leader (Years 7 – 9): Meegan Triance
• Senior School Engagement & Wellbeing Leader (Years 10 – 12): Anthony Ellul

Both of these people have a fantastic team working with them as Year level Leaders:

• Junior School Year Level Leaders: 

Year 7 Nick Heading

Year 8 Luke Dixon

Year 9 Murray Ravenhall

• Senior School Year Level Leaders:

Year 10 Dimitra Matheou

Year 11 Andrew Ericksen

Year 12 Gus Mclean

Student Leadership

Early this term we finalised our 2022 student leadership. These students will be working to increase student voice at the school. We will be having more leadership meetings over the coming weeks to discuss ideas on school improvement.

All Leaders are also attached to a House 

Microsoft Teams for Students

Microsoft Teams is an online collaboration and communication learning environment. VCE and VCAL students were introduced to Microsoft Teams in Early Commencement last year. Our classes have been rolled over for this year and our teachers will commence using these Class Teams shortly.

Accessing Microsoft Teams

1. Students can access Microsoft Teams by logging into the App on their device 

1. Once you have clicked on Microsoft Teams App, a new window will open and you will be asked to sign in. Use your greensc email address. 
2. When you sign in for the first time, you may land on a page with some tips provided by Microsoft Teams. Teachers will show you these tips, so skip this step. 

Connect to your Year Level or Class

You will be enrolled into ‘Teams’- your Class Teams and your Year Level Team 

Once signed into Microsoft Teams, the workspace should look something like this:

Click on the relevant Microsoft Team (class) icon. This will open up all of the learning activities for that subject.

FEATURES of TEAMS

Activity– the activity icon shows you your latest notifications. It displays a summary of everything recently, such as new information added and by whom. You can communicate with your teacher and collaborate with your peers. You can share resources or links that may be useful here too.

Chat– allows you to chat one-to-one with your teacher.

Calendar– Any meetings scheduled by your teachers will appear here. You can also use Calendar to set yourself task, homework or activity reminders.

Assignments – Any assignments or tasks may be posted by teachers here. 

Teams– displays the teams you have been added to by your teachers. You will have a team allocated to each subject. 

Enjoy the weekend, stay safe

Rose Thomson and Glenn Jenner