Speaking and Acting with Integrity

The International Women’s Day Breakfast this week provided us with an opportunity to hear wonderful examples of how the gospel value of Courage can be seen in our every day lives. Year 10 student, Amelia Presnell, and Year 12 student, Hayley Meure, shared inspiring reflections of the importance of equality and standing up to see justice in our world. Whilst we may not be able to change the world on our own, each individual act of courage has a positive impact in the lives of many.

VCE and VCE VM Parent Information Evening

It was wonderful to have parents join us last week to hear about the ways in which they can work in partnership with the College to support their children through their final years of schooling. Ms Louise Mansfield (Senior Pathways Leader) and Ms Jane Delahunty (Student Wellbeing Leader: Years 10 to 12) presented information to support parent understanding of the senior pathways that are offered at the College and the journey that students undertake in these final years.

If you were unable to make it last week we invite you to access the slides from the presentation below.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN starts next week for all Year 7 and Year 9 students. Tests are scheduled for the following dates:

Year 7
	Wednesday 15 March	Reading	Writing
	Friday 17 March	Language Conventions	Numeracy
Year 9
	Wednesday 15 March	Writing
	Monday 20 March	Reading	Language Conventions
	Tuesday 21 March	Numeracy

All Year 7 and Year 9 students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN tests. Catch-up tests will be available for individual students on Friday 24 March. Please refer to the letter that was emailed home for further details.

Students are reminded to bring a pair of headphones/ear buds that they can utilise during the test. To see a short video about NAPLAN see below.

If you or your daughter would like to experience a practice of an online NAPLAN Test, see below.

Parent/Teacher Interviews

We value the opportunity to partner with families in the education of their children. One such opportunity to connect is through the participation in parent/teacher interviews. Students are encouraged to attend the interviews with their parents and engage in conversation regarding their learning. Parent/teacher interviews will be held online via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be communicated with families shortly.

Save the Dates

• Wednesday 5 April
  2.30pm – 8.00pm
• Thursday 6 April
  9.30am – 4.30pm
  Student asynchronous learning day from home

Elevate Education

We are proud to work with Elevate Education to provide multiple opportunities for students and parents to engage with workshops regarding study skills and techniques. Year 11 students have recently had the opportunity to participate in a workshop onsite entitled, ‘Student Elevation’, which covered the following information:

• Techniques for self motivating
• The role of belief and self-efficacy in performance
• Developing a Growth Mindset
• Increasing motivation through goal attachment
• Breaking goals into manageable tasks and deadlines

The Year 7 to 9 Elevate Education Parent Session was well attended and covered information related to study skills and organisational habits for students in the first few years of secondary school.

Elevate Education host regular online webinars which are free for parents to attend. There are also numerous resources and tools available on their website https://au.elevateeducation.com/  (if a password is required for resources – rondo)

Jane Ward
Assistant Principal: Learning and Teaching