Sub Schools
Senior School
Study Symposium
The Year 12's had an absolutely fantastic start to our final year! During our first two days we had a Study Symposium, where we had various guest speakers come to help prepare us for our final year.
On our first day we had Elevate come and run some sessions to teach us study skills and new study ideas. Many people have already said they have begun to use some of these techniques for their study!
We had a lovely guest speaker come in, Dr. Maria Gindidis, who talked to us about growth mindsets and staying positive.
After lunch we had 'Active Sessions', which varied from bootcamp to mind puzzles, to help us learn what we can do to destress.
On our second day we started off with a study skills session specific to the English we are studying and, although quite long, it was very helpful to be able to delve a bit further into how we can improve our English results.
The teachers then helped us to write a study timetable to make sure we stay on track during this busy year.
After lunch we did some House Activities and finally everyone was very excited to get their Year 12 jumper!
The Study Symposium seems to have been very helpful for all of us Year 12's and we all can't wait to get further into this year and use these helpful techniques.
Year 12 Prefects
Middle School
Welcome to 2018!
Welcome to the start of what will be a busy and exciting year for Middle School students at RSC. It certainly appears that our staff and students have all enjoyed a restful break and we are looking forward to seeing motivated students achieve their personal bests throughout the year!
There have been a few changes to the Middle School team this year. We would like to introduce ourselves and look forward to supporting you and your child in their endeavours:
Middle School Assistant Principal: James Barut
Middle School Leader: Matthew Tucker
Middle School Coordinators
The Middle School House Coordinators for 2018 are:
- Krissi Friedli – Frazer House
- Benn Jamieson – Freeman House
- Peter Vlahos – Jackman House
- Alyce Bailey – Mabo House
Uniform
As it is the beginning of a new year it is worth reminding parents of the expectations surrounding the summer uniform for RSC students. Students should be wearing either the college dress or tailored charcoal shorts and a white shirt with college logo. All students must be wearing plain white socks and black, leather lace-up or buckled shoes that can be polished.
Thanks to parents for their continued support with our uniform policy and also to the many students who continue to respect our college dress code.
For any further information regarding uniform please see the below link:
http://www.ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au/files/file/Student_dress_codeJAN2018.docx.pdf
Year 9 InterGREAT
We have begun the interGREAT program for 2018. The program is once again directed by Virginia Watson, who is supported by a great staff team as follows:
9A Alyce Bailey
9B Peter Vlahos
9C Karly Horton
9D Matthew Tucker
9E Emma Lim
9F Virginia Watson
9G Clare Rafferty
9H Victoria White
9I Kati Recinos
9J Kim Watson
Our very first speaker was college Principal Michael Phillips who spoke to the students about grit and perseverance, along with working hard to achieve personal bests.
Year 9 Camp
All Year 9 students will be heading off to the Phillip Island Adventure Resort on Monday 19th March for a three-day adventure camp. Medical and dietary requirement forms have been handed out to students. Please make sure that the medical forms are returned to the Middle School Office by Friday 23rd of February. If your child is unable to attend, please contact the relevant House Coordinator.
Year 10 Work Experience
Year 10 classes have started well and students are working hard to ensure that they achieve their very best. We ask that students, who have not yet arranged their placement for work experience later in the year, please do so as soon as possible. All work experience forms and information can be found via the ‘RSC Careers’ link on the Ringwood Secondary College Portal.
If you have any questions please contact Sharlene Hetherington via email: shetherington@ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au
Matt Tucker
Middle Sub School Leader
Junior School
Welcome to 2018
Welcome to the start of what we know will be an exciting year for Junior School students.
Last week we happily greeted over 280 Year 7 students embarking on their secondary school journey. They looked so proud in their crisp new uniforms. We heard about what students were excited about on their first day with 4 brave students getting up in front of the cohort sharing their first day feelings! Making new friends was a popular response to the question, along with getting their locker and meeting their teachers. There was an instant sense of belonging and calm among the students on their first day in our new Junior School Centre with all supports, lockers and classrooms centrally located. We look forward to getting to know the year 7s over the coming weeks as they settle into secondary school life at Ringwood.
We also welcomed back over 260 Year 8 students, returning for their second year at RSC. We saw smiling faces and a sense of excitement as well as maturity and confidence among the returning cohort, no longer the youngest students of the College. Whilst it certainly was a busy week settling students into their new lockers and classes, we are delighted with how smoothly the year has begun for the Junior School.
This year we have some existing and new team members to the House based Junior School Team.
Junior School Team
Your child’s Junior School Coordinator will be determined on the basis of the house they belong to. Student houses can be found on the student’s Compass home page.
Your child’s Junior School Coordinator will be determined on the basis of the house they belong to. Student houses can be found on the student’s Compass home page.
Uniform
As it is the beginning of a new year we felt that it was worth reminding parents of the expectations surrounding uniform for RSC students. Girls should be wearing either the College dress (new or old style permitted as we begin the phasing in of the new charcoal dress) or tailored charcoal shorts and a white shirt with College logo. Boys are to wear tailored charcoal shorts and a white shirt with the College logo. All students must be wearing white ankle socks and black, leather lace-up or buckled shoes that can be polished.
We have noticed a tendency for students to wear socks with branding such as the Nike tick or Globe written on them. The uniform policy clearly states ‘plain white socks’ so these branded socks are not considered uniform. We ask that parents please provide only plain white socks for their child. Facial piercings of any kind are not allowed and students will be asked to remove these and consequences may apply.
We are aiming for consistency across the College both in enforcing the uniform policy and consequences for breaching it. As such, the following protocols have been agreed upon:
1st Offence: Detention and note on Compass
2nd Offence: Two detentions and note on Compass
3rd Offence: In-school suspension and write up on Compass
4th Offence: Out of school suspension and write up on Compass
Thanks in advance to parents and students for their support of our uniform policy, most communication around the policy will take place via Compass- if you wish to speak to your child’s House Co-ordinator about your child’s uniform, please do not hesitate to contact them via telephone or email.
Cyber Safety
During week 2, our year 7 students took part in a Cyber Safety workshop at school and year 7 Parents were invited into the College in the evening to follow on from the student session. The session equipped students with the knowledge and skills on how to safely use their new ipad as a learning tool, what online safety looks like, how to stay safe online and how to seek support around online safety. We would like to thank Mr Andrew Hansen and the Digital Technology team of RSC for engaging our students during their workshop as we all continue to support their learning and safety.
Later that evening, parents were provided with information on how their children were using technology, how to deal with digital distractions, coping and supporting their children with inappropriate content, cyber bullying, privacy and digital footprints. We sincerely thank the parents who took time out of their busy schedules to come in support of their child’s learning and development with a new device in their toolkit- their ipad; and we also thank Martine Oglethorpe from The Modern Parent for taking the time to provide this free workshop to our community.
Anna Urbano
Junior Sub School Leader