Assistant Principal's Report
Attendance - Everyday Counts
It was great to see the number of students who are making the most of their learning opportunities by attending every day in Term 1.
I would like to congratulate the following students who attended every school day in Term 1:
Year 7
Gareth Amor
Corey Burridge
Melissa Butler
Olivia Chalkley
Tahleena Connolly
Michael Fankhauser
Poppy Johnston
Mason Rimmer
Marie Silich
Devon Smith
Kevin Sun
Cameron Thompson
Annie Tongnim
Year 8
Bj Calkin
Ty Diaz-Baird
Ally Kendt
Roimata Manavaora
Brianna Ridd
Tatira Tatira
Caitlyn Tilley
Samuel Williams
Year 9
Brodie Paroissien
Tyler Smith
Matt Sutton
Zac Tarquinio
Shannon Toogood
Year 10
Lauren Ashley
Marcus Brown
Thomas Casey
Erwin Diesta
Tully Green
Kaushal Kumar
Annie Prendergast
Emillio Standish
Christopher Swenson
Ryan Turnbull
Year 11
Chris Clarke
Callum Ellison
Annabel Glossop
Serena McCurdy
Jake Nielsen
Michael Nikolaou
Olivia Parsons
Amy Pearson
Jake Peirce
Bryce Prissman
Avalana Prithchard
Aussie Reid
Christine Shaw
Abbey Short
Caleb Smith
Aaron Tarquinio
Dylan Toogood
Angeline Yeong
Year12
Bridget Caesar
Bec Carpenter
Luke Dodson
Ivory Eerden
Jake Foster
Calista Jensen
Danica Koch
Bronwyn Larter
Amy Lucas
Sukhmeet Maan
Natasha Orfanidis
Frazer Spence
Mislav Tosic
The Year 11 students are leading the way with the best overall percentage of students attending every day. 38% of students in year 11 have attended every day. The Year 12s are in second place with a percentage of 34%. Third is the 7 students 33% attending every day. Which year level will have the best attendance for Semester one.
ANZAC Commemoration Service
On ANZAC day I had the pleasure of attending an ANZAC commemoration service at Waterford Park. During the service one of our student leaders Frazer Spence represented our school in reading the ‘In Flanders Field’ poem and he did a fantastic job.
Pictured is Frazer – placing a poppy as a mark of respect to the ANZACs.
NAPLAN
This coming week students in Years 7 and 9 will participate in the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). Students undertake national testing in areas of Language conventions, writing, reading and numeracy. Students are encouraged to try their best. Parents/Carers will receive a copy of their child’s actual results and a pamphlet that explains how to interpret the report during Term 3.
Attitudes to School Survey
The Attitudes to School Survey will be conducted during class time of the week 6 of this term. The overall objective of the annual Attitudes to School survey is to collect data about the opinions of students from Years 5 to 12 to assist schools with planning, developing curriculum and supporting students. The survey assists schools to gain an understanding of students’ perceptions and their experience of school. It provides schools with valuable data on students’ views of their wellbeing, teaching, learning and school in general. At Scoresby Secondary College we take this survey very seriously and use the results and subsequent student forums to guide our practice in all areas.
End of Semester Exams
(Year 9, 10 and 11 students)
Year 10 and Unit 1 exams commence on Wednesday 7 June; which is now less than a month away. All Year 10 and Unit 1 subjects will have an exam. All Year 10 and Year 11 students have been advised to begin their preparation for these exams if they have not already done so. There are a number of purposes of conducting exams at Year 10 and Year 11, all of which aim towards improving student achievement in the Senior School. They include;
- Consolidating the learning gained over the semester
- Students practicing to manage the workload of exams
- Students practicing the skill of exam preparation
- Students practicing writing under timed conditions
- Decreasing stress experienced in exams by familiarising students with the processes
Year 10 and Unit 1&2 exams are a significant indicator of a student’s ability to cope in that subject in the following year. Exams assess the student’s ability to make connections between and within learned concepts (higher order thinking). Exams are the best opportunity to present students with an assessment where they apply skills over a broader content knowledge.
Students sometimes feel some anxiety as they perform in exams. The first step in managing exam anxiety is to prepare well. Students have been advised to take the following actions;
- Take notes during term and review these regularly
- Always maintain ordered notes – use trigger words and colour coding
- Create mind maps
- Use practice questions or practice tests and exams to test your knowledge and skills
- Practice the skill of including enough detail in responses under timed conditions
- Manage and organise study timetables using the Student Planner
Students in Year 9 will also have the experience of undertaking exams; however these exams will be specific to English and Mathematics only.
Chris Knight
Assistant Principal