DEPUTY PRINCIPAL LEARNING AND TEACHING

INTRODUCTION

This term has at times been difficult, but I am constantly impressed with the resilience shown by students and the commitment of our staff to get through this and maintain learning outcomes. 

I would like to thank students and teachers alike for the way they have undertaken learning this term and we look forward to Term 4, when we should be able to operate in a more ‘normal’ learning environment. 

In the meantime, as we approach the end of Term 3, I trust that students will finish off the term strongly and then enjoy the holidays that are rapidly approaching.

ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS 

I would like to acknowledge the 2021 Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3 Academic Award winners. Term 1 and 2 winners are in the top ten of their year level based on scores averaged across all assessment tasks for subjects in Years 7 to 11. Congratulations to the following students:

TERM 1

Year 7

Niamh Doody, Ava Tingey, Sydney Anderson, Matilda Bresnehan, Charli Finis, Saffron Miller, Abby Blundell, Scarlett Caia, Georgiana Rule, Ashton Wade, Rosetta Senior, Johan Jeevan, Jessica Anstey. 

Year 8

Allexandra Lanyon, Ellie Pitt, Koko Johnson, Mayah Midgley, Nicholas Filippi, Abbey Smith, Sebastian Klarich, Sophia Walter, Julia Nguyen, Taylor Gregg, Joshua Stephens, Ava Mattschoss, Nate Pappin.

Year 9

Grace Albanese, Hannah Woollard, Ruby Woollard, Jack Ough, Brandon Blake, Madeline Edes, Tara Doody, Charlotte Boyd, Emily Birch, Kristyn Alexander, Olivia Curran, Kyle Phillips, Meg Neagle, Jorja Murray, Lewis Dichiera, Zeth Thompson, Ava Anderson, Kayde Ellis-Stein, Olivia Kambouris.

Year 10

Oliver Ryan, Abby Thompson, Anthony De Maria, Matilda Conner, William Holland, Lily Lawrence, Dylan Breeze, Mitchell Cameron, Hayley Ryan, Taylan Saritoprak, Andrew Baker, Finn Beattie, Lily Bruhn, Harry Ough, Dylan Wood, Abbey Burns, Kade Carmichael, Joshua Evans, Ned Oldham. 

Year 11 

Maria Petrolo, Angelique Tassone, Ethan Prescott, Madeline Dent, Alannah Morello, Julia Copley, Caterina De Maria, Anna Joseph, Ella Burford, Mary Sunna, Skye Kempton, Oliver Sharman, Xander Robinson, Olivia Nichols, Emily Burns, Joshua Zudetich, Kiarah Thornton, Jean Jeevan.

TERM 2

Year 7

Saffron Miller, Elke Meehan, Liam Smith, Juliet Leng, Bianca De Maria, Georgiana Rule, Lachlan Prescott, Jessica Anstey, Sofia Tabacco, Johan Jeevan, Amelia Petrolo, Rosetta Senior, Julia O'Bryan, Sydney Anderson, Lila Shanahan, Harman Gill, Sophia Tassone, Elsie Jenkins, Charlotte Littore, Natasha Allieu. 

Year 8

Giorgia  Zappia, Ellie Pitt, Taylor Gregg, Juliet Moodley, Lily Detenon, Mabel Morrison, Evie Oldham, Sebastien Klarich, Sophia Walter, Monahan Scherger, Julia Nguyen, Harneer Singh, Alexia Forbes, Makenna French, Estelle Floramo, Ella Byra, Rebecca Hayes, Annabelle Munn, Archie Conner. 

Year 9

Lachlan Walker, Emily Birch, Kristyn Alexander, Grace Albanese, Peter Huynh, Neve Tingey, Megan Potgieter, Hannah Woollard, Lara Hyland, Isla Wiseman, Isabelle van Biljon, Taya Higgins, Emmalee Beggs, Chloe McDonald, Charlotte Fleri, Hunter Wilkie, Giselle Ribarits, Ruby Woollard, Madison Crouch, Lewis Dichiera, Rupert Kendall. 

Year 10

Lily Bruhn, Lily Lawrence, Laila Zappia, Ned Oldham, Anthony De Maria, Maddalena Petrolo, Eva Caminiti, Kaitlin Hards, Xavier Floramo, Matilda Conner, William Holland, Shelby Couch, Matisse Hill, Hayley Ryan, Yasmin Thompson, Mila Klarich, Caitlin D'Amico, Chelsea Pollifrone, Noel Siju, Montanna Avery, Grace Wager. 

Year 11

Caterina De Maria, Olivia Nichols, Skye Kempton, Ethan Prescott, Jemma Fanshaw, Alannah Morello, Maria Petrolo, Emily Burns, Oliver Sharman, Madeline Dent. 

TERM 3

For Term 3, we acknowledge students who have shown the most improvement rather than those who have achieved at the highest level. Ten students at each year level will be recognised at their House Assemblies for showing the most improvement in their grades from Term 1 to Term 3.  Congratulations to the following students:

Year 7

Dylan Zudetich, Louis Olsen, Lizzy Feuiaki, Jack Cirigliano, Dante Mammone, Janelle Tran, Niamh Doody, Armani-Jacom Scullino, Maxwell Lee, Ruby Tierney, Zach Dudley-Gardner, Indi Avery. 

Year 8

Lily Krake, Kade Devereux, Jack Pollard, Hardit Singh, Brandon Zappia, Rhiana Willett, Jez Andriske, Matamai Moore, Nathaniel Drew, William Lay.

Year 9

John Ienco, Jhett Hensgen, Holly Davy, Damon Burke, Jayla Nisnoni, Arabella Rankin, Sofia Lanteri, Madison Williams, Lupe Holani, Greta Cummins, Maia Gowers. 

Year 10

Mitchell Cameron, Laurence Primarano, Abby Thompson, Renee Scase, Courtney Russell, Will De Rosa, William Finnis, Connor Bosch, Remy Baumgurtel, Lucais Delacoeur. 

Year 11

Moala Polata, Matthew Burns, Carla Seiler, Molly Heeps, Abbey Cumming, Rebecca Calvi, Saffron Virgona, Lakaylia Pettit, Sebastian Pollifrone, Alisa Campisi, Joshua Dichiera. 

REPORTS 

Interim reports will be available on Friday September 17.

To access these reports, you will need to go to the college website and go to Login > SIMON/PAM > and enter your username and password.  If you have lost your login details or cannot remember your login details, you can contact college reception and they can organise for your login details to be reset. Once you have logged in go to your child’s profile by clicking on their name or photo, then click on the student assessment tab and that will give you access to all completed reports for the year for your child. The reports are also accessible for students through their normal SIMON profile.

PARENT STUDENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS 

Parent Student Teacher Interviews will occur on Tuesday October 12 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Given the current uncertainty around what will and what will not be permitted in terms of meetings we will organise these as virtual interviews. More information about making bookings for these interviews will be distributed via SkoolBag during the last week of term.

GENERAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST (GAT)

The General Achievement Test (GAT) has been rescheduled to take place on Tuesday October 5, 2021 from 10:00am to 1:15pm. Further information in regards to the GAT can be found here. 

WHY MICROSOFT TEAMS? 

Microsoft Teams provides a more secure online video meeting format. With Microsoft Teams, teachers have tighter control over who can access the online video lesson.

Students can only use their school email address to access each session, which means we can always identify who is in the session. There are also other security features which makes Microsoft Teams a more secure environment, including the ability to monitor what is said in the chat function of Microsoft Teams.

For the above reasons, we have encouraged our teachers to transition from Zoom to Microsoft Teams for online classes. 

Any technical issues please contact Inttec: inttec@sjcmda.vic.edu.au.  

TEACHER MOVEMENT IN YEARS 9 AND 10 

Due to staff movement, there will be teacher changes for some classes at Years 9 and 10 for Term 4.

The affected classes are primarily in the Humanities Learning Area, with one Religious Education class also being affected. The classes will be covered by very experienced teachers, including Mrs Andrea Chamberlain, Miss Paula Cox, Mrs Jodie Birnie, and Father Matthew Thomas.

Rest assured that the college will endeavour to do everything possible to ensure the students are not disadvantaged in their learning opportunities. We have been very fortunate to have been able to cover the affected classes with such experienced and capable teachers. 

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the relevant Learning Area Facilitator, Mrs Andrea Chamberlain and Mrs Nella O’Brien, or myself directly.

Mr Greg Kluske 

Deputy Principal, Learning and Teaching