Assistant Principals' Report

Special Event: Our Country, Our Future – Igniting a Shared Responsibility 

A live-streamed event Our Country, Our Future – Igniting a Shared Responsibility is being hosted by the Yarra Ranges Council at 10am on Wednesday, 27 May to celebrate National Reconciliation Week 2020. This is an opportunity to reflect upon our shared culture and continue paving a road towards reconciliation.

Yarra Ranges Council has worked with Inspiro, Eastern Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium, Oonah, Knox City Council and alalouie to produce this event.

Event highlights:

• Keynote speakers Stan Grant and Uncle Jack Charles. 
• Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony. 
• Firestick Knowledge: Brett Ellis and Ralph Hume talk about fire-stick burning in light of recent bushfires.
• Panel Q&A with Cr Fiona McAllister.
• Chenile Chandler performs in 
  language.
• Djirri Djirri Dancerswith commentary by Mandy Nicholson.
• In conversation with Uncle Jack Charles and Nikki Madgwick.

Feedback - How is My Child Going? 

At Doncaster SC, we provide detailed feedback to students and parents about specific tasks on set dates throughout the year. 

Please note the following revised key dates for feedback across all year levels and subjects:

• Continuous feedback: May 21, June 25, Aug 20, Oct 15  & Dec 10. These tasks will be flagged to show there is an indication of the grade and effort as well as a comment.
• Student-led conferences: August 26th.
• Semester reports: The end of semester reports include a summary of each subject with grades for key tasks will be published on Compass by July 19th and December 15th. There will be no comments or Victorian Curriculum levels shown on the end of semester one reports. You will see comments in the flagged Learning Tasks on May 21, June 25, Aug 20, Oct 15, Dec 10 by following the instructions (see graphic).

Mid-Year Exams

Please note there will be no interruption to classes for mid-year exams this year. Any required exams will be held during class time

How to Find Feedback on Learning Tasks - Parent Help

VCE Assessments

Many VCE SACs were put on hold for the first few weeks of Term 2. Now teachers are planning remote assessments and it is important for students to carefully follow instructions for authentication of work.

Teachers will ensure there are clear written instructions provided in each learning task and students will be given at least one week's notice of each assessment. It is the responsibility of students to be reading Compass, DSC emails and MS Teams information to ensure they are informed and ready for upcoming SACs.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to seek guidance from teachers and coordinators.

Good luck.

Gary Rule, Assistant Principal