Year 11/12

Message from Senior School Assistant Principal

It has been an excellent start to the 2019 school year!  The Senior School students have started the year extremely motivated and focused and it is pleasing to hear so many positive comments from teachers of their classes.

The Year 12 VCE & VCAL staff & students really set the tone for the year and built strong relationships with their peers and teachers during their annual study camp. It was pleasing to see students engaged in various presentations as well as participate in team building sessions. Thank you to all the staff who planned, attended or supported the camp both directly or back at school.

Over the last few weeks the Year Level Leaders have been using academic and attendance data as well as feedback from teachers to commence review meetings with students and where necessary, parents. These meetings will continue throughout the year and provide additional support for students.

Senior School students are role models for the younger year levels. As such, all students are expected to be in correct school uniform as per the uniform policy. This includes no logos on socks, no facial piercings (including no clear piercings), and school PE uniform only when VCE PE or VET Sport & Recreation is timetabled on that day. The full uniform policy can be located on the College website.

It is pleasing to see the majority of students using their time to an advantage in study periods or when they are looking for work placements. All students are required to be in Study Hall during their study periods and to use this time productively to complete required work, gain assistance from their teachers or finalise their work placements.

I look forward to working with the year 11 and 12 students and parents to ensure 2019 provides students with various opportunities, experiences and a plan for the future.

Penni Roe

YEAR 11

Welcome back Year 11 students and new enrolments to Year 11. We are really pleased to share that the year 11 students have settled into the year really well.

Staff members that make up the Year 11 Team:        Year 11 Home group Teachers:

Senior School Assistant principal- Ms Roe         11A- Ms Adam             11F- Ms Lillis

Year 11 VCE Team Leader- Ms Corney                 11B- Ms Sood               11G- 

Year 11 VCE Assistant Leader- Ms Bisi                 11C- Ms Samways     11H- Mr Bentley

Year 11 VCAL Leader- Ms Greenwood                 11D- Mr Wedig           11I- Ms Watts

Year 11 VCAL Assistant - Mr Steve Culbert      11E- Mr Fearnett

Career Advisor- Nancy Huez               

VET Co-ordinator- Liz Hassell                   

Wellbeing Co-ordinator: Debbie Edwards                                 

Senior School Key Dates: Term 1

Parents and Compass

Compass is a great tool for communication with the College. Parents can access Compass for the following:

Approve and give reasons for absences

Monitor student progress by viewing learning tasks for each subject

Access progress reports (every 3 weeks)

Accessing the Compass Calendar for SAC dates / important dates

Approve excursions and incursions that need parent permission

Email and communicate with teachers

If parents do not have their password, please contact the College

Year 11 Presentation Ball 2019

Information Night: Monday 25th March 7:30pm in the College LRC

Information Night for all parents Presentees & partners. Due to limited positions, you must attend this meeting with your DEPOSIT PAYMENT OF $100 per couple, to guarantee a placement for the 2019 Presentation Ball.

A deposit of $100 per couple is required on this night to ensure a placement. Cash or Cheque accepted. Cheques made payable to “Good Look Dance”. THERE WILL BE NO EFTPOS OR CREDIT CARD FACILITY.

TOPICS:

Discussion & questions on dresses, shoes, suits, etc.

Commitment, practice times & expectations.

Package deal price & inclusions.

*Information hand out will be distributed with rehearsal times & costs etc.

BALL DATE:

Presentation Ball Thursday 19th September 2019.

VENUE:

“The Grand on Princes” 2251 Princes Hwy Mulgrave.

Northern Territory Tour 2019

Currently we have 38 students who have signed up for the Northern Territory Tour for 2019. The tour date is Friday June 21st- Wednesday 3rd July.  The cost is $2100.

See below for the payment schedule (payment plans are also available).

There are two spaces available so if any students are interested please contact Ms Corney on the College number 5990 0200.

Payment plan

Following is a payment plan to ensure the tour is fully paid before we depart for the Northern Territory.  Please pay the amounts on or before each date as money is continually forwarded onto the tour company.

A student meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 19th March at lunchtime to go over equipment list, dietary requirements and T-Shirt sizes. A parent information session will be scheduled late Term one or early Term two to go over final details.

YEAR 11 VCE

What the students can expect this year:

Knowledge and content

A range of assessment types

A range of programs to support their learning

Advice in future pathways planning

Support, encouragement, assistance, guidance

What the staff will expect from the students:

Commitment to their studies

Attendance

Punctuality

Completion of work

Meeting deadlines

Homework:

The College has an expectation that students undertaking a unit 1 & 2 subject will undertake 2-3 hours per subject per week of home study and students undertaking a unit 3 & 4 subject undertake 3-5 hours per subject per week.

This should include homework, revision, completion of assignments, extension work, study and preparation for SACs and study for examinations.

Students need to balance home study with part time employment, sporting and social commitments.

Students who are engaged in more than 12-15 hours per week of outside commitments find it extremely difficult to perform to the best of their ability in their VCE studies.

Senior School VCE Homework Club

Senior School Homework club is running every Wednesday night after school from 3:00pm-4:15pm in the Yellow Building. Its been great to see so many students working with teachers to improve their results.

If you have any concerns or questions regarding your child’s academic, social and/or emotional well-being, please contact your child’s home group teacher, alternatively you can contact Elise Corney or Natalie Bisi

Year 11 VCAL

VCAL Homework Club

VCAL Homework Club runs every Thursday in OP01/OP02 from 3:10pm to 4:10pm. Consent forms can be obtained from homegroup teachers or from Mrs Greenwood in the Y11 office.

Year 11 VCAL events in Term 1

This term is filled with many great learning opportunities for your son/daughter. Outlined below is some information about each of the interesting incursions/excursions that your young person is participating in this term as part of their learning in VCAL.