MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

Mr Simon Scoullar

Middle Sub School Manager 

Term four is well under way. Year nine and ten students have their subjects for next year and we continue to strive for a successful end to the academic year. Students need to finish the year on a positive and imbed habits that will support them heading into the senior years. 

One thing I am noticing, and to be blunt is quite concerning is some students excuses for missing school. Can Parents please support us as a College in having as many students in the classroom as possible. If a student is not here they are not learning.

Continuing on with the theme of resilience is particularly poignant. Resilient learners look for reasons to come to school rather than avoid it. Below are some easy tips for both parents and teachers to remember;

• Conferring? When teachers confer with students, they model and provide guidance. They also give the child an opportunity to practice in small increments, similar to a child who is taking first steps.
• Modelling? Modelling of desired behaviors and teacher modeling during focus lessons. This modeling provides children with a picture in their minds of the desired outcome and an understanding of what it will look like, sound like, and feel like when they are independent.
• Sharing? Student sharing at the end of the day provides encouragement to students to revisit their work, try something that worked for a peer, and celebrate small steps of success.