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SENIOR SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS 

YEAR 12 ORIENTATION CAMP

On 20 November 2019, the Year 11 cohort attended an Orientation Camp that led us into the start of Year 12. Although most students attended the camp in year 7, it was still full of new challenges. We had to use teamwork and friendship to power through each activity and this helped us build new relationships with people who we may have never spoken to normally. The camp has definitely made a positive impact in the way we have tackled the start of a new year in Jumpstart, as we re-assessed our goals, the way we applied ourselves to work at school or at home and the way we approach others. With Target (something that you are confident you can achieve), Stretch (something that is achievable but definitely out of your comfort zone) and Super-Stretch (something that you never thought you could do) as a camp philosophy, we learned that not only we can achieve by ourselves, but we can also support others to succeed.

VCAL JUMPSTART 

To wind up the year VCAL students spent their time in food tech class making and decorating Christmas cookies to give as gifts to local businesses in the Mount Eliza Village. Once completed, students boxed the cookies and personally delivered them to a selection of businesses. Students and businesses alike felt joy in this act of kindness and generosity.

Our new VCAL group for 2020 spent their last two days of school getting to know each other and team building at a camp in Shoreham. They participated in a range of activities such as stand up paddle boarding, hiking and team games. As a class we are all looking forward to working together in 2020.

SENIOR PATHWAYS

Student Leaders Update

As a Senior Pathways Team, we would like to congratulate our Student Leaders on how they stepped up to their roles and have already organised and implemented the following:

  • Made sure that our new Year 10 students were welcomed to the Senior Learning Centre during the first Connect Session – they have left the first three rows of seats for Year 10s, who they kept outside until all Year 11s and 12s were there and seated. As the new Year 10s were entering the centre, they were met with applause. The leaders followed up with a welcome message talking to all students about being inclusive and having the ownership, rights and responsibilities in the centre.
  • Arranged furniture in the SLC to suit learning styles and requirements of our Senior Pathways Program  students.
  • Took responsibility in overseeing the kitchen area and ensuring that other students understand that using kitchen is a privilege.
  • Collected feedback from Senior Pathways students and presented collated notes to the Senior Leaders and Leanne Paterson (Careers Practitioner) about the direction of Connect and Career sessions.
  • Took ownership over planning and conducting Connect sessions based on peer feedback, asking for advice when needed.
  • Brought in and decorated a Christmas tree.
  • Put up a new suggestion box in the Senior Learning Centre.

Well done, Student Leaders, for encouraging others and being great role models in Student Voice and Agency!

Jumpstart

Congratulations to all Senior Pathway students on a successful completion of Jumpstart!  It is fantastic to see our students taking their movement to the next level so seriously and working hard.

 

 

Work Requirements

All Senior Pathways Program students are required to complete a Jumpstart CAT task in each subject.

  • It is important that the work students submit is of the standard in line with a subject Study Design requirements (for VCE subjects) and completed to the best of a student’s ability (for Year 10 students).
  • Whilst Senior Pathways Program students will not attend Redemption Day on 16 December, it is expected that they will complete outstanding Jumpstart tasks by Tuesday, 28 January 2020. If they haven’t completed this work by this date, they will not be allowed to attend their classes on Thursday, 30 January, and will have to complete outstanding tasks instead.

Could we please ask all parents to encourage their students to put the best effort into their work and touch base with them and their teachers about their progress.

 

VCE Study Guidelines

According to the VCAA, to pass a VCE unit successfully, students are required to complete 50 HOURS OUT OF CLASS WORK in addition to your class time.

Watch a video to understand why we might find it difficult to stay on task and how to deal with this:

 

https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator?language=en

 

Lockers

A reminder to all Year 10 to 12 students that lockers should now be empty. During the holidays the lockers will be cleaned and anything left there will be disposed of.