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IMPORTANT DATES

Principal’s Report

PARENT, TEACHER AND STUDENT INTERVIEWS

Thanks to all those parents and students who made the most of the opportunity to come along and discuss learning and behaviours with us. By working together we develop a much stronger partnership that leads to better outcomes for students.

If you were unable to attend and would like to speak with any of us please contact the person directly through the portal or phone the office to arrange an appointment.

ATTITUDES TO SCHOOL STUDENT OPINION SURVEY DATA

Each year the Department has every school in the state of Victoria complete an online Attitudes to School Student Opinion Survey. The results are compiled and we are incredibly pleased with the premilinary results we have received. The indicators are based on Excellence in Teaching and Learning along with Positive Climate for Learning.

In the 12 areas of Excellence in Teaching and Learning the students have indicated that Stimulated Learning has improved 15% compared to 2017 and Classroom Behaviour has increased 14%. Every other area in Excellence of Teaching and Learning improved.

In the 7 areas of Positive Climate for Learning our students have indicated that Managing Bullying has improved by 20% in twelve months with School Connectedness, Respect for Diversity along with Student Voice and Agency all improved by 17% compared to 2017 data.

We are very proud of these results which were shared with students at our assembly today. Once we get more detailed results we will share them with you all.

Mrs Jo McQuinn Principal

Assistant Principal’s Report Course Selection Night

Course Selection Night for current Year 8 and Year 9 students

Please mark this date in your diary, Thursday 6th September in the ISC Library. For Year 8 students going into Year 9 2019, we have stalls set up with subject teachers and external providers, along with careers advisers from 6.00pm-7.00pm, whilst we are offering the same support with subject teachers, careers advisers and external agencies from TAFE and TTC to speak to students and parents from 7.00pm-8.00pm on the same evening. There is an opportunity to make your selections online with the

Thurs 30th August 2018

NEWSLETTER

Tues 4th Sept – Athletics Day

Wed 5th Sept – The Beat

Thurs 6th Sept – Course Selection for Year 8 going into Year 9 in 2019 (6-7pm)

Thurs 6th Sept – Course Selection for Year 9 going into Year 10 in 2019 (7-8pm)

Thurs 13th and Fri 14th Sept – Pupil Free Days/Staff Curriculum Day Fri 21st Sept – Spring Carnival/Color Run and Last Day of Term 3

webchoices on our library computers that night. All subject selections must be completed online by students/parents by Wednesday 12th September and hard copy of the selections printed, signed and returned to the front office by Tuesday 18th September. Any inquiries or concerns, then please follow up with either Jo, myself, Jackie Horkings our careers adviser, or specific subject teachers. Hope to see you at our Course Selection Night.

Yr 7 students

All year 7 students will be receiving their Art/Tech subject selection booklets on Friday 31st August, along with their webchoice codes. Further information will be emailed and sent on the portal to all Year 7 students and their parents about how to log on to the webchoice site and make their subject selections. If your child isn't at school or needs further assistance with their selections, please follow up with Jo or myself in the Leadership area. We are asking all Year 7 students and their parents to complete their webchoice selections by Wednesday 12th September and bring back the signed parent consent form to the front office by Tuesday 18th September. If students need any assistance in doing their webchoice selections on the computers, then they should follow up with a member from the leadership team or their year level coordinators.

Year 9 students

All Year 9 students will be receiving their Course Selection Handbooks on Friday 31st August and attend a range of sessions where teachers will explain subjects in more detail. They will also receive their webchoice codes. Again, further information about how to do the online subject selection will be emailed and sent via the portal to all parents and students. Any queries should be directed to leadership team. If your student was absent on Friday, then they are asked to go to the office to collect their handbook and subject codes on their return.

Year 8 students

All Year 8 students will be receiving their Course Selection Handbooks on Monday 3rd September, along with webchoice codes, and attending information sessions run by respective subject teachers. Please note that information will be emailed and sent home via the portal to students and parents on how to do the online webchoices. Any queries, then please see a member from the leadership team for help.

Safer Bus Travel

Irymple Secondary College had sessions last week on Safer Bus Travel presented by Professor Michael Kennedy from Monash University to our year 7 classes. Students were told that the “first safety responsibility is to yourself but you must have an awareness that you have a responsibility to your family, and friends to keep yourself safe.” Professor Kennedy went on to discuss the level of awareness everyone needs. He showed different photos of real life incidents where accidents occurred. He talked to students that there are “a bunch of rules, laws” that must be followed when using public transport.

He explained penalty points and what each fine costs. Professor Kennedy outlined that “if a citizen receives a standard fine it will cost them $777 whereas if it is a 10 penalty point fine it will cost that person $1550.”

ISC Drs in Schools Grand Opening

It was a big Tuesday last week as it heralded the official opening of our Drs in Schools Building and program. We had our FLO students help with a free BBQ and sausage sizzle at recess, lots of give aways from Headspace, a grand prize from the raffle was won by Nick Swift from yr 10, and other activities like mural painting, and outdoor games were organized by our wellbeing team and Drs in Schools committee.

Remember, Dr Kaleichi and nurse Mel are here every Tuesday morning from 9.00am-1.15pm to provide a range of supports and services to our student body. This is a free, confidential service. Students and their parents can ring the school or go to the front office, to Wellbeing or leadership for an appointment time or drop into the Dr in Schools building on a Tuesday morning. Due to Aths sports next Tuesday 4th September, no clinic will occur. It will resume on Tuesday 11th September when we are recognizing RUOK Day with a whole range of fun activities.

As part of the Drs in School program, this term we have to survey a number of our year 9 students about the service. Further information about this survey and an opt out form if you don't want your year 9 student to be surveyed about this program will be sent to the participating families.

Mrs Anne Symes Assistant Principal

Maths News On Wednesday, 22nd March, three Year 8 Maths groups combined in JHUB 1 and 2 opening learning space to undertake a common rich task on the current topic of Probability. We played MULTO and the students tried to create the best playing board using their understanding of the likleihood of each number occuring. Really pleasing to see the students working collaboratively across the classes.

Year 8 Central Australia Camp On Thursday we traveled to South Australia and stayed overnight at Spear Creek station. First night was a battle setting up camp and sleeping in 50km winds and rain! The next day we travelled to Coober Pedy where we stayed underground. Coober Pedy was a nice town. We looked at the the opal mine and did a tour of the town which was a lot of fun and a great start to the camp. On Saturday we traveled to the Uluru where we set up camp for two nights. We enjoyed some free time looking at the Rock from a distance and being fed pasta for dinner. The next day we enjoyed a tour around Uluru learning about the aboriginal stories, paintings and caves. We then went for a walk through a part of Kata Tjuta (previously known as the olgas) and experienced a magnificent view. One of the highlights of the trip was a sunset viewing of Uluru with snacks and soft drink. On Monday we traveled to Kings Creek Station where we set up camp before we went on an outstanding walk around the rim of the King Canyon Wall. The walk was strenuous but the view was unbelievable. That night we did a small walk and enjoyed some star gazing before setting up around a camp fire to enjoy some toasted marshmallows and a few dingo sightings. On Tuesday we set off early and arrived at Alice Springs where we set up camp for our final two nights. That evening we visited Rex at the Reptile Centre. Rex was very entertaining and taught us a lot about his pet crocodile and the other reptiles. We all enjoyed having an Olive Python slither around our necks and holding the different types of lizards. On Wednesday we visited Ormiston gorge where some of us went on an 8km hike before we then went for a swim in the water hole. We ended the day at Standley Chasm which was a short walk but a beautiful view. Thursday morning we did some last minute souvenir shopping in Alice Springs before travelling for 24 hours to get home. The year 8 Central Australia Camp was an amazing experience and we can’t recommend it highly enough to all those year 7’s who might be thinking of going next year.