The Score

Assistant Principal's Report

Assemblies

Generally, every second Monday morning students are involved in an assembly. Assemblies are an opportunity to provide information to a larger group of students at once as well as recognize and celebrate the efforts and achievements of our students.

 

We usually have an assembly on the first day of each term; however due to the Open Night in week one, we had scheduled the assembly for Monday 23 April.

 

Please check the Compass ‘My News’ for Assembly schedule.

 

Attendance - Everyday Counts

It was great to see the number of students who are making the most of their learning opportunities by attending every day in Term 1.

I would like to congratulate the following students who attended every school day in Term 1:

Year 7

Tristan Barry, Kaidance Berryman, Thomas Button, Paige Corvell, Eryl Diesta, Lucy Harrison, Brooke Michaliades, Paige Morgan, Hunter Russell, Jelaksha Weerasinghe, Stephanie Wynne

 

Year 8 

Lachlan Barton, Melissa Butler, Madison Cudmore, Mady De Lacy, Abbi Kennewell, Carla Orfanidis, Zachary Paroissien, Mason Rimmer, Marie Silich, Devon Smith, Direin Weerasooriya

 

Year 9

BJ Calkin, Kyle Diaz, Ally Kendt, Ben Lai, Juanita Navaretnarajah, Brian Shum, Caitlyn Tilley, Titira Titira, Samuel Williams, Chloe Zou

 

Year 10 

Alec Anderson, Jarrad Crouch, Klyde Diaz, Kyah Earle, Jayden Kennewell, Trung Le, Skye Nielsen, Allie Shaw, Matt Sutton, Shannen Toogood, Aimee Watson

 

Year 11 

Jake Barbuto, Maddy Beet, Marcus Brown, Erwin Diesta, Bettany Dodson, Brock Franklin, Kendall Garland, Jacob Gelven, Tully Green, Ashley Haag, Kaushal Kumar, Damon Towart, Ryan Turnbull, Ally Warry

 

Year 12

Chris Clarke, Annabel Glossop, Daniel Howl, Michael Nikolaou, Olivia Parsons, Bryce Prissmann, Avalana Pritchard, Aussie Reid

 

There were 65 students who had 100% attendance in Term 1. The Year 11 students are leading the way with the best overall percentage of students attending every day. 37% of students in year 11 have attended every day. The Year 9 and 10s are in equal second place with a percentage of 27% attending every day in Term 1. Which year level will have the best attendance for Semester one?

 

ANZAC Commemoration Service

On ANZAC day Jared Larter represented Scoresby Secondary College by participating in the ANZAC commemoration service at Waterford Park. Jared continues the legacy of Scoresby Secondary College students reading ‘In Flanders Field’ poem at the Waterford Park Village annual service. We continue to celebrate our partnership with Waterford Park on this special occasion.

 

 

NAPLAN

NAPLAN is coming soon. Students in Years 7 and 9 will participate in the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). Students undertake national testing in areas of Language conventions, writing, reading and numeracy. Students are encouraged to try their best.

 

NAPLAN will occur during week 5 of Term 2. If you do not wish for your child to undertake NAPLAN testing please contact myself on 9765 4100.

 

In Term 3 Parents/Guardians will receive a copy of their child’s actual results and a pamphlet that explains how to interpret the report.

 

Attitudes to School Survey

The Attitudes to School Survey is an annual survey of student voice that provides data to support student wellbeing, engagement, school improvement and planning in schools.

 

The survey will be conducted online for students from Years 4 to 12, from Monday 23 April to Friday 1 June 2018. The Attitudes to School Survey will be conducted during class time. The overall objective of the annual Attitudes to School survey is to collect data about the opinions of students to assist schools with planning, developing curriculum and supporting students. The survey assists schools to gain an understanding of students’ perceptions and their experience of school. It provides schools with valuable data on students’ views of their wellbeing, teaching, learning and school in general. At Scoresby Secondary College we take this survey very seriously and use the results and subsequent student forums to guide our practice in all areas.

 

End of Semester Exams (Year 9, 10 & 11 students)

Year 10 and Unit 1 exams commence during week 8. All Year 10 and Unit 1 subjects will have an exam. All Year 10 and Year 11 students have been advised to begin their preparation for these exams if they have not already done so. There are a number of purposes of conducting exams at Year 10 and Year 11, all of which aim towards improving student achievement in the Senior School. They include;

  • Consolidating the learning gained over the semester
  • Students practicing to manage the workload of exams
  • Students practicing the skill of exam preparation
  • Students practicing writing under timed conditions
  • Decreasing stress experienced in exams by familiarising students with the processes

Year 10 and Unit 1&2 exams are a significant indicator of a student’s ability to cope in that subject in the following year. Exams assess the student’s ability to make connections between and within learned concepts (higher order thinking). Exams are the best opportunity to present students with an assessment where they apply skills over a broader content knowledge.

 

Students sometimes feel some anxiety as they perform in exams. The first step in managing exam anxiety is to prepare well. Students have been advised to take the following actions;

  • Take notes during term and review these regularly
  • Always maintain ordered notes – use trigger words and colour coding
  • Create mind maps
  • Use practice questions or practice tests and exams to test your knowledge and skills
  • Practice the skill of including enough detail in responses under timed conditions
  • Manage and organise study timetables using the Student Planner

Students in Year 9 will also have the experience of undertaking exams; however these exams will be specific to English and Mathematics only.

 

Chris Knight

Assistant Principal