Assistant Principal's Update
Learning and Teaching
Subjects for 2020 and Booklists
We are in the process of assigning students to classes based on the preferences they submitted earlier in the term. In some cases, if we are unable to offer the subject or there is a clash on the timetable, students are allocated one of their reserve subjects.
Booklists will be available to families early in Term 4 and the last date to return the booklist order to school is Friday 29 November 2019.
Students studying VCE English and Literature are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the Early English Text order. Detailed information will be circulated to 2020 VCE students soon, but the last date to place orders online is Sunday 27 October.
Trial Examinations
Year 11 students studying a VCE / VET Unit 3 and 4 subject are required to attend the Trial Examinations during the second week of the school holidays (30 September - 3 October). The results from the trial examinations will be reported to parents early in Term 4.
It is most important that students approach these trial examinations seriously and that they prepare themselves well. Should your daughter require assistance with how to manage her time leading up to the examinations, please encourage her to speak with her subject teacher, Homeroom Teacher or Level Leader.
Semester 2 Examinations
Years 10 and 11 Examinations commence on Friday 15 November and conclude on Friday 22 November.
Year 9 Examinations commence on Thursday 21 November and conclude on Friday 22 November.
NAPLAN
The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) Testing Program was held in May this year and assessed students in Years 7 and 9 in Literacy and Numerary.
Individual reports have been posted to families this week and they should be delivered in the next few days. The results provide information about progress in Literacy and Numeracy and should be viewed together with information received through school reports and parent Learning Conversations. Whilst the report provides valuable information, it is important to remember that this is only one form of assessment and therefore it only provides a snapshot of a student’s progress in Literacy and Numeracy on the day of testing.
If you do not receive your daughter’s NAPLAN report in the mail, please contact School Reception so we can follow this up on your behalf.
Term 3 Interim Reports
Interim Reports will be available on the Parent Portal on Wednesday 18 September. Parents/ Carers are encouraged to contact the subject teacher in the first instance if there are questions or concerns they wish to discuss.
Headstart 2020
‘Headstart 2020’ for Years 8 to 12 commences on Tuesday 26 November and concludes on Thursday 5 December.
Our aim is to have the whole school begin the 2020 timetable on Tuesday 26 November 2019. There is a lot to get ready in preparation for this to occur but we believe it provides great benefit to our students
We will use the last few weeks of Term 4 to transition students from one year level to the next. It helps to prepare the students for the following year, so that when classes commence in the new year, we can begin our teaching and learning programs in earnest.
The last day of classes for all students in Years 7- 11 is Friday 6 December.
Catherine Johnston
Assistant Principal: Learning and Teaching