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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:[email protected]
CAREERS & WORK EXPERIENCE
• Balance
• Sleep
• Fitness
• ElectronicDevices
• Communicationiskey!
• Askquestions
• Encouragestudentstoadvocatefortheirownwellbeing
WELLBEING
OPPORTUNITYFORQUESTIONS
ThankyoufortakingthetimetocomeouttonightWelookforwardtoworkingwithyouthroughouttheyear.
THANK YOU
OPPORTUNITYFORQUESTIONS
ThankyoufortakingthetimetocomeouttonightWelookforwardtoworkingwithyouthroughouttheyear.
THANK YOU