College Head of Learning

End of Semester Reports

Parents of students from Prep to Year 11 were issued an end of semester report last Friday afternoon, accessible via the Community Portal. The report is intended as a summary of student achievement in all subjects throughout Semester Two. Further details about individual assessment tasks, including assessment criteria and comments about the progress a student is making and areas for further improvement, can be found on My Aitken in the “Marks and Feedback” section for each of your children.

There have been a number of adjustments made to our normal reporting arrangements this semester, due to the impact of COVID-19 on some practical subjects and on some students. Please read page two of the reports carefully to see what adjustments have been made at each year level.

iPad Onboarding 

All students entering Year 3 to Year 5 and Year 7 in 2021 will need to prepare their iPads for use at school during the January holidays. Information about how to connect to the College wi-fi, how to install the required security certificates and how to set up email and My Aitken access will be provided to parents and guardians via a website. You will be able to work through the steps in a self-serve process. You will be sent your child’s Aitken College login details and a link to the set-up website in an email (NOT a letter, as was previously advised), so please keep an eye out for that email.

We will also have a remote help desk staffed by our IT support team in mid to late January, which you can access via Zoom if you need assistance. All details will be provided as soon as they are ready to share.

Returning students in all other year levels will be given instructions on how to set up their iPads for 2020 wi-fi access and how to download their digital books, in class on the first day of school.

We will also have a number of IT technicians available to help students overcome any IT problems in the first week of school. Details on how to access this IT help will be advertised to students via their Homeroom teachers.

Ms Kerri Batch

College Head of Learning