DEPUTY PRINCIPAL REPORT

Supporting You to Support Your Child

The Riverina Anglican College is proud of the relationships we build with our learning community. In our realms of teaching and learning, this is vital in ensuring we provide our students with the very best opportunity to be all they can be. Our relationship with Elevate Education has meant that our parents are able to access sessions designed to help them support their child and their learning and wellbeing. Designed predominantly for Secondary students, in Term 1 these sessions addressed motivation, goal setting, neuroscience, technology and self-regulation, note making and study strategies. 

Parent sessions continue this term, on the dates outlined below: 

• May 5th - Time Management techniques to align the family expectations on homework and achieve school-life balance.
• May 19th - Memory and effective revision. Why rote learning is ineffective and our top strategies for effective revision.
• June 2nd - Exam Preparation to ensure students are prepared and confident going into the exam room.
• June 16th - Stress and Wellbeing. How parents can support their child in tougher periods and manage school-related stress.

You can register for these parent information sessions here: A webinar registration page has been established for our College which can be accessed below.

This week we also launch the Year 11 2022 information for subject selection. This begins a process that culminates in Year 10 students making their subject selections in Week 10 of this term. 

All of the requisite information is available via the link below and in the attached Handbooks:

The timeline for this process is as follows:

Week 2 - Release of weblink to subject selection material

Week 7, Wednesday 2nd June - Pathways Information Evening for parents and students in College Gym. Online form sent to student emails for completion

Week 8 - In class information sessions for students

Week 9, Friday 18th June - Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences. Year 10 parents to provide signed form confirming subject choices. 

You can also contact the following staff regarding the process or pathway specific information:

Higher School Certificate: Ms Helen Foster

Higher School Certificate (Non ATAR): Mr Anthony Heffer 

International Baccalaureate: Mrs Patricia Humble

All general queries can be directed to Mr Heffer: Anthony.Heffer@trac.nsw.edu.au

Anthony Heffer | Deputy Principal - Teaching, Learning and Innovation