PRINCIPAL'S REPORT

For the last 3 years the college has been on an incredible journey to attain Authorisation as an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program college. This process has entailed staff being involved in many days of professional development, working collaboratively to develop curriculum that is line with IB expectations and engaging for students. Students have also had a role in this process. They have been a part of giving and receiving feedback to representatives of the IB organisation and supporting staff to facilitate this different way of approaching teaching and learning. We have held several information sessions in the last couple of years for parents, and will continue to do so in the coming year. If you would like to know more about the International Baccalaureate at MESC, visit our website and have a look under the Parent tab. We will find out if we have been successful through the Authorisation process in about 6 weeks time.

Educated for excellence

Prepared for life

Danielle Vaughan

Assistant Principal

SUBJECT ALLOCATION 2020

Subject allocation for 2020 subjects will be advertised in the first week of term 4. The 2020 curriculum begins in Jump Start, November 25 2019. You will be able to confirm subject selections by making payment via Compass. You may complete payment in full or select automatic payment by 4 equal instalments 25/10/2019, 15/11/2019, 13/12/2019 & 17/01/2020.

If you require a payment plan with alternate dates to the above, please contact the general office to arrange deductions via credit card, direct debit, or Centrepay. As an elective, subjects will only proceed if confirmation of subject have been made.

VCE ART EXHIBITION

The VCE Art Exhibition will be on Friday the 18th of October from 4:30pm until 6pm.

The main presentations and awards will be on at 5:30pm. Tea, coffee and nibblies will be supplied.

We hope to see you all there!

TERM DATES 2019

IMMUNISATION PROGRAM

DOBSONS UNIFORM SHOP

TERM 4 DATES

TERM 4 RESUMES - MONDAY 7 OCTOBER

STUDENT FREE DAYS

Term 4 - Friday 1 November
Term 4 - Monday 4 November

CHAPLAINCY FUNDRAISER

On Saturday 31st of August, the Mount Eliza Uniting Church ran a fundraising Gala Dinner to fund the Chaplaincy program at MESC and local Youth Services. Part of the money raised goes towards having Chaplain, Jessica Lowe, as part of our wellbeing team at the college. Jess runs group and individual wellbeing sessions with the students of the college, offering support to our wellbeing team. Jess is an essential point of contact for students who may find themselves in difficult circumstances or in need of pastoral care and we are lucky to have the Uniting Church support us in this work.

SENIOR PATHWAYS SUB-SCHOOL UPDATE

EXAM WEEK

As the exam period (practice and final Year 12 exams) will run in the last week of Term 3, we would like to remind all our students that this is a great opportunity to practice the following skills:

revision strategies;
time management skills;
Identifying areas of strengths and areas for improvement.

The Senior Pathways Sub-school Team are encouraging all students to reflect on their experiences and review teachers’ feedback which is a valuable learning opportunity.

Practice exam results will be available as Learning Tasks on Compass for all subjects.

Year 12 Practice Exams – Monday 16th – Friday 20th September
Year 11 End of Year Exams - Monday 11th – Friday 15th November
Year 10 End of Year Exams - Wednesday 20th – Friday 22nd November

Exam Reminders

You must wear school uniform.

Only classes for the year level undertaking exams will not run. Other year level will have normal scheduled classes.

Year 11 students undertaking Units 3/4 must attend Units 3/4 exams and Year 10 students completing Units 1/2 must attend Units 1/2 exams.

If you have a clash please inform Ms Manning or Ms McLuskie.

REVISION LECTURES FOR VCE STUDENTS

Revision lectures offer high school students the opportunity to gain a fresh perspective on their VCE subjects. Be inspired by scholars and teachers who are experts in their fields and gain insight into the curriculum by hearing from previous examiners.

TSFX https://www.tsfx.edu.au/vce/

TSSM https://www.tssm.com.au/

Connect Education https://lectures.connecteducation.com.au/

Deakin University https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/events/vce-exam-revision-lectures

EX-STUDENTS PRESENTATION

Our Senior Pathways Sub-school students were lucky to have several past students visiting and sharing their life experiences during the Mentor Session on Wednesday, 11 September. It was great to see the achievements of our past students and the interest of our current students. Most valuable learning was that having a back-up plan and being open to new experiences helps to really find your true call. The session finished with Q&A session, which provided our current students with valuable opportunities not only to find out information they were interested in, but also time for reflection on their goals and ways to achieve them.

YEAR 10/11 FORMAL

YEAR 10/11 FORMAL