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Term 2 Newsletter 2018 School Holidays and Term Dates Newsletter Period Start Finish Term 2 Tuesday 1 May 2018 Friday 29 June 2018 Term 2, 2018 School Saturday 30 June 2018 Sunday 15 July 2018 Holidays Term 3 Monday 16 July 2018 Friday 21 September 2018 School Saturday 22 September Sunday 7 October 2018 Holidays 2018 Term 4 Monday 8 October 2018 Thursday 13 December IMPORTANT DATES 2018 School Friday 14 December Sunday 3 February Holidays 2018 2019 Term 2 2018 EVENT Monday 11 - 14 June Year 10 Exams For further information please control click school term dates Tuesday 12 June School P & C meeting Tuesday 19 June Careers and Wellbeing Expo Principal Report Wednesday 20 June Year 7-12 Winter Music Concert Ocean Reef is embarking on an exciting new Thursday 21 June Year 8 Lightning Carnival partnership with Edith Cowan University (ECU). Year 7 – 12 Reports issued via Over the years Ocean Reef teachers have Wednesday 27 June Connect welcomed, trained and supported hundreds of pre service teachers from ECU. From June, an HOLIDAY PERIOD 30 June – 15 July 2018 ECU Supervisor will be in residence at the school providing onsite support for pre service teachers and will be available to mentor our TERM 3 2018 EVENT experienced teachers in classroom observation Karon Brookes and coaching techniques. Tuesday 24 July Year 7 Lightning Carnival Wednesday 25 and Over the past two year’s considerable work has been undertaken to Musical – Little Shop of Horrors Saturday 28 July upgrade our technology network and infrastructure. Having an infrastructure that supports the broadening of the curriculum to Tuesday 31 July School P & C Meeting include more technology is critical for student learning and ensures Friday 10 August Year 10 Meningococcal Immunisations our students have the vital skills they need to be successful in today’s digital world. Our platform is now able to support more computers and Monday 20 August School Development Day teachers are undertaking additional professional development in the use of technology in the classroom as a valuable tool to support Wednesday 29 August Inter-house Athletics learning. Last week all our Year 7 and 9 students successfully completed NAPLAN online, with the Year 7’s using their personal Tuesday 4 September School P & C Meeting laptops. Further training and development will be undertaken by teachers throughout the remainder of the year to further strengthen Thursday 6 September Year 8 Immunisations curriculum delivery and learning opportunities for all students. Thursday 13 September R U OK Day (ABC event) Recent Year 10 - 12 OLNA results were outstanding. I wish to HOLIDAY PERIOD 22 September – 7 October 2018 congratulate students on their personal achievements and teachers who have worked very hard over the past few years since the introduction of OLNA to further improve student performance in 2018 Pupil Free Days (School Development Days) reading, writing and numeracy. Term 3 Monday 20 August Last week Ocean Reef hosted a community Youth Forum. The Minister, Peter Tinley, led discussions between student Term 4 Friday 14 December representatives from local private and public schools within the Joondalup community. The forum provided two of our students, Lara Gillen and Reece Jemerson, with a forum to speak directly with the Venturi Drive, Ocean Reef WA 6027 tel:(08) 9307 0222 fax: (08) 9307 5424 SMS Absence: 0416 906 266 Email: [email protected] web: www.oceanreef.wa.edu.au Minister about their ideas and issues. I wish to thank Lara and Reece teachers are providing quality instruction for all students. for representing the school and making time during a very busy and demanding exam week. The last day of term is Friday, 29 June and students are to be back at school for the first day of term three on Monday, 16 July. Over the past three weeks Year 11 - 12 exams have been underway. I have been impressed with the way our students conducted Warren Smith themselves throughout the exam period. Year 11 and 12 students Vice Principal have valued the exams being more spread out over a two week block, providing them with increased opportunities for study. Year 11 and 12 general students have taken their Externally and Internally Set Tasks Senior School Report – Years 10, 11 and 12 (EST”s, IST’s) for the first time under exam conditions with their ATAR peers. The purpose is to raise student standards and expectations There is a lot going on in your adolescent child’s brain during the and set students up for success when they come to their final exams senior school years. The Year 11 and 12 ATAR examinations and in Term 4. General course exams have finished and the Year 10 exams will soon be over. Student’s organisation during the Year 11/12 examination School Board - Indigenous Community Representative period was outstanding, many comments were received that students came to exams better prepared to succeed. However, now that Every year the School Board reviews representation on the School students are receiving their results some students are disappointed Board to ensure it reflects the school needs and our community. It and embarrassed, and we are seeing more students who need was agreed to increase representation on the board to include an support and encouragement to navigate the bumpy road to the WACE Indigenous Community member. If you would like to know more about finish line. the proposed new position on the board please contact me on 9307 0222. All Year 10 students will receive a career counselling interview prior to selecting their Year 11 & 12 courses and students in Year 11 who Karon Brookes need academic support will be asked to attend an interview at the start Principal of Term 3 so that options can be considered. The dates and deadlines for course selections will be advertised through Connect and WACE Vice Principal Report information will be presented at the Careers Expo on 19 June. If your Year 11 or 12 student would like to attend the WACE presentation, this The number of parents using Connect has grown significantly and this information may now be more relevant than when you first started the alone has improved the level of communication with our parents journey as a Year 10 student. The Careers Expo is for all students in across all year groups. This has become an important vehicle where Years 10 to 12 and gives an opportunity to speak directly with TAFE, parents can view student progress by checking student results on University and Industry experts. Parents can you help by encouraging assessment tasks. your child to keep doing the things they enjoy, which are respectful of themselves and others such as; sport, music, relaxation, friendships Semester 1 exams have now been completed and teachers are busy and community services. collating results ready for reporting. In each semester, exams will be undertaken by all senior school students. For Year 10 students, the Mrs Robyn Verboon results from exams assist teachers to make judgements about Deputy Principal Senior School counselling into senior school subjects for next year, so it is important [email protected] that students perform well. Careers Expo Students can give themselves the best chance of success by ensuring that they have put time aside to study for each exam. This ability to Tuesday 19 June 2018 organise study routines is an important factor in obtaining success in senior school. One of the reasons our school has introduced exams to 6pm – 8.30pm Year 10 in recent years is to ensure that our students get practice in exams and prepare themselves for the rigour of Year 11 and Year 12. VENUE English Activity Year 7 to 12 Reports will be issued via Connect on Wednesday, 27 Area June. How to achieve WACE 6pm Robyn Verboon Another very good reason why Ocean Reef SHS is a great school is Deputy Principal the number of extra curricula activities which students can choose to engage themselves in for each year group. Whether it be our school TAFE Entry cadets, our specialist programs, class excursions or the various year 6.45pm North Metropolitan TAFE, and whole school carnivals which occur during the year, the school Mariana Joseph provides a broad education where students can enjoy success in their areas of interest. University Entry 7.15pm Edith Cowan University, During 2017, our senior leaders have developed a ‘Common Laura Hanna Framework for Teaching and Learning’. Research indicates that when teachers collaborate and have a common approach to teaching, How to achieve WACE students’ achievement improves. Our common framework provides the 7.45pm Robyn Verboon guidelines for teachers about the design of lessons. Senior leaders are Deputy Principal (repeat) responsible for making sure teachers are using the framework when planning and delivering lessons. This ensures that at ORSHS all See flyer at back of newsletter for more information. Lower School Report VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING NAPLAN Online Students in Year 7 and 9 were among the first secondary students to participate in the online version of the national standards test NAPLAN during May. This followed last year’s trialling processes and rigorous analysis of the school’s ICT network, connectivity and student access to technology. Students participating in the four test domains of Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language and Numeracy completed the tests on laptops or desktop computers, with Year 7 students using their BYOD devices. Feedback from students largely indicated that The Annual Ocean Reef SHS Careers Expo is fast approaching! The they felt comfortable completing the test in this format, with a small evening will provide students and parents the opportunity to find out number, mainly Year 9 students, preferring the paper method of years more information on career pathways from various external agencies past.
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