NAPLAN PRACTICE TESTS AND YEAR 10 MINIMUM STANDARDS

This will occur during week 9 in the Hall to allow maximum space and also to expedite the process. Events have been created on Compass as well as instructions about ensuring the Lockdown browser is installed.

COVID-19 - ONLINE LEARNING

The staff have been busily preparing how to best use the BYOD network so that learning may continue IF, and only if, the school is required to close due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As such the following is being planned:

Years 7-10 – lessons will be posted via Google classroom as per the timetable and students will be required to complete the work set. They will be able to ask for assistance either via staff email or via the comment section in each classroom page. Work might be set from EdPerfect, Mathspace, Stile but it is a requirement that students still complete and submit work on time each day.

Years 11-12 – currently the staff are setting up ZOOM which is a face to face delivery method using an online meeting format. The universities use this for distance and online courses as an effective learning tool. Students will be informed via classroom of when a ZOOM meeting will be held which will follow their normal timetable. They should then login and will be able to receive instructions, ask questions and have their work set. All ZOOM meetings are recorded so if they have any difficulty they should watch the recording. ZOOM meetings will likely only go for part of the lesson while the teacher goes over work and then explains new tasks – after which students will be assigned work as normal via Google classroom to complete and submit as normal. Students may also be assigned work from ATOMI and some subjects will have access to EdPerfect for Stage 6 which is being opened to us until May 1 to assist all students.

Senior Assessment Tasks that are in class – please refer to your teacher who may need to either postpone the task to Term 2 or change the task to an online submission (if they can).

It's vitally important that parents support our efforts to ensure that students (especially seniors) do not miss out on learning. If there are issues with internet at home, students can work on Google docs offline but should also let their teacher know if they are experiencing difficulties.

Staff emails are available via the Hennessy website.

While we hope we will not have to close, we do want to be ready for such an occurrence and feel well prepared to be able to continue to provide 5 quality lessons a day as much as an online platform will allow. Again IF this occurs more information will be forthcoming.

NEW STAGE 6 REPORTS

This year we will be transitioning to reports via Compass. As such there is a new reporting template being developed.

What's new?

No recommendations and commendations

8 work habits rather than 4 - these will be:

• Seeks and acts on feedback
• Works collaboratively
• Completes set tasks
• Demonstrates organisational skills
• Behaves responsibly in class
• Is committed to ongoing learning and self reflection
• Uses digital and school resources responsibly
• Embraces challenge and shows resilience

Attendance % per class based from Compass

PC Teacher comment

Student photo on the front cover

What's the same?

Overall attendance

Course rank

Extra curricular activities

Exam rank (semester 2 only)

Grade (Yr 11 only)

Achievement of Outcomes per subject

We are looking forward to this new reporting system rolling out in Term 2.

Assistant Principal - Teaching and Learning                                       Director of StudiesSHARON HIBBERT                                                                             ANDREW FOURACRE