The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter PRINCIPAL REPORT
SECONDARY CAMPUS BONNIE LEE SECONDARY CAMPUS PRINCIPAL
Vocational Major and Victorian Pathways Certificate | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au) Ms Pattison will careers counsel students across these levels to support their decision making process.
A very warm welcome back to all students, staff and families on the Secondary Campus.
COMMUNICATIONS - COMPASS AND VERSO
YEAR 5 TRANSITION PROGRAM
This Term will see the Secondary Campus Communications shift significantly for both students and families. Our uptake of Compass on the Secondary Campus has been outstanding thus far, and we expect to see full integration of the platform throughout Term 2. This will enable access calendars, timetables, excursions, interviews, learning plans and assessment and reporting via Compass. Additionally, over the Term we will being to see daily Campus communications, previously the Campus Bulletin, shift to Compass news, allowing students to access important updates so that they can plan their day ahead. Because of this, it will be essential that students have access to Compass on their laptops (and on their phones for outside of school access). Additionally, Verso, a tool used to activate student voice for teacher reflection and measurable school improvement will be integrated across all Domains this Term.
This Term we will begin our transition program for Year 5. This will see Year 5 students remain on the Secondary campus on a Friday (after 5/6 sport) to complete their Health and Wellbeing program. In addition, we will welcome Year 5 to the campus in the last week of Term 2 to support their transition to Secondary schooling by providing them with opportunities to trial some of the specialist offerings available at the Secondary level of schooling.
STAFFING IN TERM 2
We have appointed the following staff to cover for teachers who are out on leave this Term:
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Ms Sutton will replace Mrs Farrugia for the first month in VCE Psychology.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
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Mr Afridi will replace Mrs Farrugia for the first month in Year 10 Mathematics and Psychology.
This Term, student laptops will have Class - cloud Management software enabled - an essential and additional tool to eliminate distractions and ensure that learning is prioritised. This software, approved by School Council, allows teachers to monitor student access to the internet whilst in class, allowing them to retain student focus on the task at hand and block distractions during learning time, e.g. watching YouTube or accessing gaming. Many students have been curious about this software, however have acknowledged the benefits of this being used during school hours to support a focus on learning. Moving forward, students who do not have this software installed will not be able to use their device at school. Any student who has not yet had the software installed should see Mr Karevski or Mr Skaria for support. Great news for the College on the back of the very successful She Maps (Women in STEM) Incursion in Term 1! The team at She Maps were so impressed by our female students that they recommended our College to Systra, one of the world ’ s leading engineering and consulting groups, who have generously donated a DJI Tello EDU microdrone class kit, enabling The Lakes to create impact in promoting STEM subjects and careers to female students.
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Mrs Hunjan will replace Mrs McLeish in Mathematics for the first month.
We wish all of our new teachers a warm Lakes welcome and our teachers who are on leave a safe and tremendous time off.
RHYTHM REVIVAL
Rhythm Revival will take place for the College on June 6th. This will showcase all of the efforts that Semester 1 Arts students have made throughout the first half of the year. This will be the first time that our Song, Dance and Drama evening will be held offsite at Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre. We look forward to seeing you there!
SENIOR SCHOOL EXAMS & GAT
In the later portion of the Term, our Senior School students will begin their mid - semester exam period. This involves the General Achievement Test (GAT) for ALL students in Year 12, and subject - based exams for all students in Years 10 - 12. The College will be supporting students to instil strong study habits and examination preparation ahead of this period. To support the exam conditions that are required during this time, classes held in the Arts wing will be moved for this examination period and bells will be turned off during this time.
2025 INFORMATION EVENINGS
This Term will see the College opening the Secondary Campus to prospective students and families entering Year 7 on Tuesday 23rd April. Additionally on this evening we will also hold an information session for all current Year 9 families as students prepare themselves for Senior School in 2025.
ASSESSMENT & REPORTING
Assessment and reporting throughout the Term will be ongoing, with CAT marks posted to Compass for review. Mid - Semester reports for Years 7 - 9 will be published in the last week of Term 2, and Year 10 - 12 reports will be published in the first week of Term 3 to allow time for examination marks to appear on mid - semester reports.
SUBJECT SELECTION
Term 2 on the Secondary Campus sees the 2025 subject selection process begin. Beginning in Week 3, students in Year 8, 9, 10 and 11 will have the opportunity to begin to select subjects for 2025 that align to their career and pathway plans. It is important that students meet important deadlines around this process, and understand the choices and pathways available to them, particularly as they enter Senior School. A great resource to support thinking about these pathways can be found at: Compare the VCE, VCE
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