Year 11/12

Upcoming Events

Term 2

May

31 - Yr. 11 VCAL: Primary School Visits

June

1 - End of Semester 1 VET Taster Electives

1 - Final Day for Course Changes: Unit 2

1 - Yr. 12 VCAL: PDS – Retirement Village Visit (Amy Watts) (Period 3 and 4)

4 - VET Taster Electives Semester 2 Start

6 - Last Day for Unit 1 & Unit 3 Assessment

7 - Final Day for Unit 1 & Unit 3 Classes

7 - Yr. 11 VCAL: Holocaust Museum Excursion (full day)

7 - Yr. 11 VCAL: Primary School Visits

7 - Yr. 12 VCAL: SECASA – Respect, Connect, Protect Program (Period 1 & 2 Ms Stone’s Math Class and half of Ms Friso’s Numeracy Class – students to be advised)

8 - Unit 1 and Unit 3 VCE & VCAL Mid-Year Results Due

8 - Yr. 12 VCAL: PDS – Retirement Village Visit (Mathew Donnelly) (Period 3 and 4)

8 to 15 - Yr. 11 VCE Mid-Year Examinations

8 to 15 - Yr. 12 VCE Mid-Year Examinations

11 - Queen's Birthday

13 - VCAA GAT Examinaton (all students studying a Unit 3 & 4 Subject)

14 - Yr. 11 VCAL: Primary School Visits

14 - Yr. 10 into Yr. 11 2019 Information Night

14 - Yr. 12 VCAL:SECASA – Respect, Connect, Protect Program (Period 1 & 2 Ms Latchford’s Literacy Class and half of Ms Friso’s Numeracy Class – students to be advised)

18 - Start of Unit 2 and Unit 4

18 - Yr. 12 Wellbeing Day - Federation University

18 - PDS - Retirement Village Visit (Kellie Friso – Period 5)

21 - Yr. 11 VCAL: Primary School Visits

22 - Yr. 12 VCAL: Ikea Excursion (full day) Date TBC

25 - Yr. 11 VCAL: Victorian Electoral Commission - Natalie Bisi's class (period 1 and 2)

25 - Yr. 12 VCAL: Gambling Victoria (Pd 1 all classes)

28 - Yr. 11 VCAL: Primary School Visits

29 - Victorian Electoral Commission - Kim Hawking's class (period 3 and 4)

29 - Term 2 Ends

July

13 to 21 - Central Australia Camp

Assistant Principal News

Welcome back to Term 2. I hope everyone had a relaxing holiday and Easter break. Term 2 is always a very important time in Senior School; many of our students will be involved in examinations and major assessment tasks over the coming weeks.

All Year 11 and 12 VCE students will have end of semester examinations. A reminder, end of semester one is Thursday 7th June. Year 11 and 12 examinations will commence on Friday 8th June until Friday 15th June. Examination Timetables will be distributed to students in the coming weeks. Students must have a study/revision timetable in place and consistently review their class notes in preparation for these examinations. Any students who would like assistance with study skills should contact their Teacher, Year Level Coordinator or myself. Students who are studying a Unit 3 and 4 (Year 12) subject are required to sit the General Achievement Test (GAT) on Wednesday 13th June. There will be no timetabled Year 12 classes on this day or during the examination week.

Thank you to all parents / guardians and students who attended parent teacher interviews. We have received lots of positive feedback from both staff and parents regarding the quality of conversations and the importance of communication between home and school. These interviews provide an important opportunity for parents, students and teachers to work together to further improve learning outcomes. If any parents did not have the opportunity to speak with individual teachers, I encourage you to contact your child’s Year Level Coordinator to arrange a meeting time to receive feedback on your child’s progress/performance in Term 1.

Carys Freeman

Senior School Assistant Principal

VCE Information: Yr. 11

Homework Club will run every Thursday after school from 3:10pm to 4:10pm in Study Hall. This is an excellent opportunity for your child to come along and receive extra support with their schoolwork. Consent must be given for your child to attend. Consent forms can be obtained from Miss Corney or Ms Bisi in the Yr. 11 office.

VCE English Club- The English team are running an English class every Tuesday morning at 8:00am in the LRC. This is an excellent opportunity for students to build on their English skills and meet the expectations of VCE English. Students must sign up and a class roll will be taken.

VCE English Study- The English team are also putting on English Study Club Friday mornings at 8:00am in the LRC. Again this is an excellent opportunity for students to get extra assistance for English- no sign up required.

SACS

School based assessment tasks are well underway. Due to multiple classes in some subjects, these SACs have to occur after school. Students are aware of these dates prior to the SAC commencing and must re-schedule any extra-curricular activities. Please note that if a student misses a scheduled SAC, a medical certificate must be supplied. For parents, all SAC dates are on our senior school compass calendar.

Year 11 News

Presentation Ball

Presentation Ball is happening on the 20th September. There are still spaces available for students. Rehearsals will begin on the 22nd July at the College.

Central Australia Camp

Students need to be returning the medical forms and student code of conducts to Miss Corney. Payments for the T-Shirts are due by Friday 1st June.

Final Payments plan dates are: Thursday 17th May $370 and Thursday 14th June $350.

Year 11 Footy Tipping

Footy is back!!!!! All Year 11 students and teachers are welcomed to join the CESC 11 Footy tipping competition. Students log onto https://tipping.afl.com.au to join. Good luck and happy tipping!!

Elevate Education

The team from Elevate Education came out and presented a session on Time Management. Students were provided with information regarding prioritising work tasks, creating a weekly planner, completing non-required tasks and tips on how to reduce work loads. Students will hopefully take this on board in preparing for assessments and improved their results. Presenters were all impressed by our students, well done!

Career Action Plans

In Victoria, all students 15 years and over in Government schools are provided with Individual Pathway Plans and associated support as a means to continued education, training or full-time employment.

CAPs help young people to:

Make a smooth transition from compulsory schooling to further education, training and employment
Develop skills to manage their Pathways throughout their working lives
Develop their knowledge, understanding and experience of opportunities in education, training and employment.

It is extremely important for our students to know where they are planning to head at the completion of their schooling. To this end, every Year 10, 11 and 12 student will have an Careers Action Plan interview with Nancy Huez-O’Rourke and Liz Hassell.

Please support your young person in assisting them to complete the CAP. Careers Action Plan appointments will start on Monday 30 April until Friday 1 June.

VCAL Information: Yr. 11

VCAL Homework Club

During Term 2 VCAL Homework Club will run once a week after school from 3:10 to 4:10pm. This will mostly be on a Monday but will take place on a Thursday three times during the term. Dates for Term 2 VCAL homework club are below. This is an excellent opportunity for your child to come along and receive extra support with their schoolwork. It is very important that your child works productively during these sessions and maximises the time available. This will be a supervised session where one or more VCAL teachers will be available to help students with their work. Permission forms can be obtained from Yr. 11 office or Vanessa Mohr’s office.

Term 2 in Yr. 11 VCAL

Literacy

This term Year 11 VCAL students are studying ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ in Literacy, and will have the amazing opportunity to visit the Holocaust Museum. The goal of this book is to expand students understanding of diversity and difference.

Numeracy

Students will begin their term with Financial Literacy and will end their term considering responsible pet ownership. Be ready for an exciting opportunity to visit the RSPCA in Term 3, which will be available to a select group of students.

Personal Development Skills

In their Personal Development Skills subject students will begin their work with Cranbourne East Primary School to provide reading support and develop literacy skills with the junior levels of the school. Further, in Personal Development Skills this term students will begin to examine Social Issues and the organisations and individuals who are affected and supported. As students move toward young adulthood they will also have the opportunity to learn about the Australian Voting System whilst they vote on a class project.

Work Related Skills

The majority of our students are now undertaking a work placement as part of their industry specific training. It is important that all students are now completing their provided Log Book as part of this process as this will ensure a positive assessment of their Work Related Skills Unit 2 subject.

VET Tasters

Business & Events

Yr. 11 and Yr. 12 VCAL students in the VET Business and Events class are busy planning an ‘Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea’ event for all staff. This fundraiser for Cancer Council will take place on Thursday May 24th. A Sausage Sizzle for students will also be held on this day and we hope to see all staff and students supporting this very worthy cause.

VCE Information: Yr. 12

VCE calendar

Please be aware that the VCE SAC Calendar is live on compass. You are able to access this and see when your child has a SAC/event coming up.

Students need to be aware of their upcoming SACs so they are able to best prepare for them. In the lead up to their SACs it is vital that the students are at school attending their classes and speaking to their teachers and making the most of the time they have with their teachers.

Keeping up to date with coursework is becoming an issue for students. The 3 weekly progress reports are a good way to track how your child is performing.

If you are unable to access Compass please contact the school to receive your username and password.

Mid Year Exams

Unit 3 exams commence on Friday, 8th June, with students sitting an English exam. These exams allow students to assess where they are up to with regards to their studies and reflect on what strategies have worked well, as well as what strategies have not worked so well for them. Students will be receiving their exam timetable and instructions on how the week will run, shortly.

GAT

On Wednesday 13th June all students studying a 3/4 subject will be sitting the GAT (General Assessment Task). It is very important for students to take this exam seriously and complete it to the best of their ability.

Closer to the date students will attend an information session around expectations and will also receive a brochure containing all the information they need to know: expectations, why the GAT is important and rules to abide by. Please read this brochure so you are aware of the expectations.

Year 12 News

Elevate

Monday 7th May students attended their third Elevate session-Ace of Exams. Students gained many helpful tips on preparation. Presenters spoke to the students about common mistakes made when preparing for exams, and strategies to use in the lead up to the exams and SACs.

They emphasised the importance of completing practice exams and getting feedback from their teachers. Hopefully the students begin to use this useful information in the lead-up to the mid year exams.

VCAL Information: Yr. 12

VCAL Homework Club

Term 2 in Yr. 12 VCAL

Numeracy

As part of a unit relating to finances students will have the opportunity to participate in an incursion with the Commonwealth Bank relating to banking and investment options for their future. Students will also begin to consider buying and furnishing a home and as part of putting their knowledge into practice will visit Ikea in Richmond later in the term. Students will also consider responsible driving, which will include mathematical calculations regarding stopping distances and will hear from an expert relating to car safety.

Literacy

In Literacy Students will be considering the pursuit of happiness in multiple aspects of their lives, and and will attend a double period incursion relating to respectful relationships.

Personal Development Skills

In Personal Development Skills students will continue their work with Cranbourne East Retirement home and will be involved in writing stories about the past.

This term in PDS students will also be involved in a project with the RACV which will not only teach students to consider their responsible actions on the road now and in the future, but also allows students to have a say about road safety and potentially win a prize for themselves and the school. Furthermore students will participate in the Pay it forward scheme this term, which may result in additional incursions/excursions based on student selection. Stayed tuned……

Work Related Skills

VET Tasters

Business & Events

VCE and Careers Expo

On Thursday May 3rd our Yr. 11 VCE and VCAL students as well as our Yr. 12 VCE students attended the VCE & Careers Expo at Caulfield Racecourse.

Students had the opportunity to explore post school pathways and talk to representatives from all the major Universities and TAFE's. They came away with a lot of valuable information, goodie bags and a variety of freebies!!

MEDEA Excursion

On Friday the 4th of May (May the force be with you), our year 12 students went to The Drum Theatre in Dandenong to see Medea. Medea is an ancient Greek play written by Euripides in 431BC, and we are studying it in VCE English Unit 3.

It was great to see many students attend their first ever play, and the fact we were able to have a question and answer session with the actors afterwards really helped increase the students’ understanding of the play and historical context. Being able to understand the way ancient Greeks thought about citizenship and visitors to the lands is vital to understanding the play, and the session really helped the students significantly.

The play follows Medea who commits the most horrific crime of killing her own children, and it was interesting for the students to see the actors interpret the dialogue of the play.