Assistant Principal's Report

Assemblies

Generally each second Monday morning students are involved in some form of an assembly. We will begin Term 3 with a whole school assembly (if restrictions allow). 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.

Please check the calendar on Compass for schedule of Assembly dates and locations.

Student Assessment and Reports

Due to the period of remote learning many of the scheduled assessments had to be postponed. This was to allow students the time to consolidate and check for understanding and in some cases allowed students to present their learning through a presentation to the teacher or class.

Students in Year 10 also had their exams rescheduled. With all of this the end of semester report will now be released at the beginning of Term 3 via Compass.

As we have moved to providing feedback on Learning Tasks throughout the semester reports will look slightly different to previous years. The report will have the collection of the Common Assessment Tasks (CATs) completed throughout the semester as well as assessment in specific areas such as Victorian Curriculum (Years 7-10) or VCE/VCAL (Years 11 and 12).

With all reports they provide students, teachers and parents / carers with a clear and concise picture of a student’s achievement and progress at a point in time. Teachers make informed and consistent decisions about student progress against the Victorian Curriculum achievement standards (Years 7-10) or VCE / VCAL outcomes (Year 11 & 12).

I encourage parents / carers to read the report and have a discussion with your child. It is great to read the positives in the report on what your child has achieved. It is also important to look for ways to improve and make the most of the educational opportunities. Students are encouraged to set goals for the remainder of the year and continue to focus on their growth.

Early Dismissal Friday 25 June

Students will be dismissed on Friday 25 June at 2:30pm. Periods 1- 4 will run at normal times; however period 5 will be shortened to accommodate the early dismissal.

Information Nights

Planning for 2022 has begun. To ensure parents are well informed we will be holding Information Nights early Term 3. Please see the dates below:

Year 11 and 12 2022 (current Year 10 and Year 11 students) – Tuesday 27 July

Year 9 and 10 2022 (current Year 8 and Year 9 students) – Tuesday 3 August

Please be aware that subject selection forms will be due shortly after these information nights. As with previous years, students will be required to submit $100 deposit towards the materials cost of the subjects they select.

Mr Chris Knight

Assistant Principal