From the Assistant Principal

Natalie Jensen

Assistant Principal

natalie.jensen@preshil.vic.edu.au

Reporting

Yesterday, interim reports for Term 1 were made available to families of students in Years 7-12. As parents will be aware, Preshil supports the continuous reporting method of students’ academic achievement.

Using the Learning Tasks function in Compass, students’ results are posted online by teachers when assessment tasks are completed. This data is accompanied by written feedback detailing your child’s achievements and areas of improvement.

At Preshil we inform families of student progress in the following ways:

• Years 7-12 information evenings
• mid-year and end-of-year reports
• continuous reporting of academic achievement through learning tasks
• communication of class­ specific information such as subject Weeblies
• teacher e­mails, phone calls and meetings
• parent/teacher/student conferences twice yearly
• visual learning in the classroom
• individual educational plans for students requiring learning support.

(You can find more information in our Assessment Policy in the resources section of Compass.)

You are encouraged to go online to view your child's achievements since the start of term, and this will be discussed during the 3-way conferences.

3-way conferences are booking fast 

The opportunity exists for parent/teacher/student interviews TODAY Wednesday 14 March and next Thursday 22 March from 2pm to 8pm.

Don't miss out on a time slot that suits you best - go online through Compass now and book the interviews you want.  If you are experiencing difficulties with this online process, please email me or call the office for assistance.

Student lateness

Ideally, all students should arrive at school by 8.30am to give themselves enough time to be organised for an 8.50am start. Home Groups for Years 7-10 begin promptly at 8.50am. 

It has been good to see most students in Home Group on time.  Arrivals after 8.50am are recorded as LATE and students must sign in at the office so they can be marked as PRESENT.

If your child is going to be absent please enter it in advance or on the day on Compass.  To do this

• log into your account
• go to your child’s home page and click on the 'Add Attendance Note/Approval' link listed underneath your child’s name
• this will take you to the Attendance screen, with a  pop-up window to enter details of the note or approval
• you then select the applicable date range.

First open day for 2018

Our first Open Day for the Secondary School will be held on Wednesday 21 March from 9.15am to 11am where prospective families have the opportunity to learn about the IB Middle Years and Diploma Programmes, as well as Years 7 and 11 scholarships available for 2019 and the enrolment process in general. Classrooms will be open during the morning and visitors will be invited to meet staff and join our students in a variety of classes across the campus. 

If you have family or friends currently considering a secondary school for their child, please invite them to book a place online via the website, phone 9817 6135 or email registrar@preshil.vic.edu.au and we will proudly show them what a Preshil education can offer.

Call out to current Secondary School parents 

We  have over 100 families booked to attend Open Day. Prospective parents love the opportunity to meet and talk with current school parents and often comment afterwards on the vibrancy and connectedness of the School community.

If you have some time to spare and would like to join Marilyn, Nerel and me in welcoming our visitors please email nerel.ezra@preshil.vic.edu.au