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SeniorSchoolParentInformationEveningYear112017

• SeniorSchoolVision

• IntroductiontoYear11

• Meettheteam

• Organisationandroutines

• Wellbeing

• Workingtogether

WELCOME

Todeliveraninnovativecurriculumthatmaximisesstudentlearningoutcomesandensureallstudentsareempoweredtoachievepersonalacademicexcellenceandbecomelifelonglearnerswhoaremotivatedtobecontributingmembersoftheirlocalandglobalcommunity.

Senior School Vision

FormTeachers11K – DianeKoutsakis11P – AndrewPalfery11S – JonStevens

Y111&12AcademicCareCoordinator - MelissaCoad

HeadofSeniorSchool - BradleyPhillips

VCECoordinator- NathanRhodes

CareersCoordinator- KeithMaughan

YEAR 11 STAFF 2017

• Formteachersarethefirstpointofcallforanycommunicationyouthinkisimportantregardingyourchild.

• Pleasefeelfreetoemailorphoneifyouwouldliketotouchbase.WEAREHERETOHELP!

Otherveryimportantpeople:• JarrodDavies (CollegeChaplain)• DaniellaWinik &ChristineAtkins (CollegePsychologists)• BrennaCarrigy (IndividualNeedsCoordinator)• AndrewGoodman (DirectorofCocurriculum & Sport)

• RobertDryden (DirectorofMusic)

YEAR 11 STAFF 2017

Y11 TEACHING TEAM

ENGLISHNicolaForrest

ACCOUNTING1/ECONOMICS2AndrewPalfery

BIOLOGYBradleyPhillips

MUSICPERFORMANCEBecMcPhail

PHYSICSRayIves

VISUALCOMMDESIGNJasonDennis

GENERALMATHSNathanRhodes

JAPANESEKae Raffaele

PSYCHOLOGYHayleyCornish

MATHSMETHODSJeremyHunter

SPECIALISTMATHSDebjones

OUTDOORANDENVIROSTUDIESGeoffHolland

ENGLISHMelissaCoad

STUDIOARTSAndrewGutteridge

CHEMISTRYBradleyPhillips

PHYSICALEDUCATIONGeoffHolland

FRENCHCorinneBuzza

MATHEMATICALMETHODSDebJones

HISTORYAndrewPalfery

HEALTHANDHUMANDEVHelenBanger

COMPUTINGDECV

THEATRESTUDIESLaurenZeigler

FOUNDATIONMATHSTimLake

GENERALMATHSDebJones

MATHSMETHODSJeremyHunter

LEGALSTUDIESNancye Banks

ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCEJonStevens

BUSINESSMANAGEMENTAndrewPalfery

ENGLISHJessNeedham

MEDIAJasonDennis

LITERATUREMelissaCoad

PERSONALSUSTAINABILITYCOURSEAndrewPalferyDianeKoutsakisJonStevens

SPORTRebeccaPaulBridgetteBell-TowersAndrewPalfreyAndrewGoodmanNancye Banks

• Importanceofmorningandafternoonformtime

• Punctuality• School• Class• Latearrivals

• Equipment

• Appearance• Uniformrequirements• Generalappearance:hair,make-up,jewellery…• Travellingtoandfromschool• SportUniform• Hats

DAILY ORGANISATION

• ContactwithParents• CAREMONKEY• Email• TheHive• Website• Chronicle

• Pleasefeelfreetostayincontactwithyourchild’sformteacherasrequired.

• Encouragestudentstotakeanincreasinglyactiverollincommunicatingwiththeirteachers.

COMMUNICATION

• ReplacesHomeroomandMoodle

• Studentaccess- Term1• Outlinesofsubjectunits• Homeworkandclasstasks• Feedback• Resources

• Parentscangainaccessthroughtheirchild’sstudentlog-indetails

• Movingtowardsindependentparentaccess- Term2/3• Willeventuallyprovideasinglelog-intoalldigitalplatforms

• AsTheHivetrialcontinueswewillbeabletoprovidemoreinformation

THE HIVE

• AcademicCareMeetings• Term1,Week4

→Monday20February→ Thursday23February

• Reporting(newchangestoreports)- THEHIVE• ProgressReports• SemesterReports:Term2andTerm4• Student-Parent-TeacherMeetings:Term2andTerm3

• Examinations• Semester1:Term2,Week8• Semester2:Term3,Week8

• Camp• Week4ofTerm2(10-12May)

EVENTS

PersonalStudyandHomework• Approximately2hourspernight.• Privatepracticeformusicalinstrumentsandlanguagestudiesis

aregularpartofthehomeworkprogram.• Inmostcases,homeworkwillnotbesetfornextday

submission.• Opportunitytomanageself-studyandresponsibilityforown

learning.• Beingorganisedisessential!

Examinations• Preparationiscritical• REVISE,REVIEW,REPEAT

ACADEMIC

• Leadershipopportunities• PerformingArts:Music,Drama,Theatresports• Sport:Interschoolandinternal• Debating• Chess• MasterChef• Clubsandgroups:Sustainabilitygroup,Communityservicegroups,

Programming• LibraryMakerSpaceActivities• EducationalExchangePrograms

COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Careers• SupportedbyMrKeithMaughan (CareersCounsellor)• AsignificantfocusoftheYear10program• Profilesandtesting• Ongoingadvice• OpenDaysandinformationsessions• IndividualCareersInterviews(Term2)

WorkExperience• Term2,Week10• emailcontact:workexperience@cornishcollege.vic.edu.au

CAREERS & WORK EXPERIENCE

• Balance

• Sleep

• Fitness

• ElectronicDevices

• Communicationiskey!

• Askquestions

• Encouragestudentstoadvocatefortheirownwellbeing

WELLBEING

OPPORTUNITYFORQUESTIONS

ThankyoufortakingthetimetocomeouttonightWelookforwardtoworkingwithyouthroughouttheyear.

THANK YOU

OPPORTUNITYFORQUESTIONS

ThankyoufortakingthetimetocomeouttonightWelookforwardtoworkingwithyouthroughouttheyear.

THANK YOU