Term Three, Week Four 5 July 2011 - St Mary's College

From the Deputy
Dear Students, Teachers, Parents, Guardians and Friends of St Mary's College,
A number of significant processes are occurring for our Senior Students at the moment.
Year 12:
There is only a short time to go until the QCS (Queensland Core Skills) Test, and students are busy preparing for this,
utilizing the extensive feedback that they have received from the full practice test completed late last term. Also, Year
12s have been briefed on how to go about filling in their QTAC (Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre)
Applications which list the universities, places of further learning and courses of study they hope to enrol in at the
start of next year. These need to be submitted on line by the middle of the upcoming term holidays.
Year 11:
After completing their first semester, students should really be performing at their best to establish their highest level
of work achievement. All assessment work is kept in the student's folio. The folio builds up over time to show the
profile of the student's achievement. While much of Year 11 in many subjects is claimed to be formative, students
need to remember that if they change subjects the work automatically becomes summative (that is the mark counts for
that semester). Also, if a student is ill for a period in Year 12 and cannot complete a piece of assessment, the work
from Year 11 takes on greater significance.
Year 10:
Students are in the middle of a major SET (Senior Education and Training) Planning process. The Transition Week
was completed last week and the Subject Selection evening is on Monday. The following week, SET Plan interviews
will occur. This is a time for major planning and decision making for our Year 10 students.
All students in all year levels should be establishing good habits and practices with regard to attendance, school work,
homework and assignment completion. Good daily and weekly routines need to be established to set students up for
success.
Regards,
Paul Wruck
Deputy Principal
DATE CLAIMER: Monday 8 th August, 7.00pm McAuley Centre Year 10
Subject Selection Evening for all Year 10 students and their parents.
The evening will involve a 35 minute presentation, followed by
opportunity to discuss subjects directly with Academic Coordinators
one to one, and will conclude by 8.30pm.
From the APA
Welcome everyone to the end of another very busy week.
The College community is very much looking forward to celebrating Respect Week next week. The program is an
initiative of the Student Representative Council (SRC) under the guidance of the two Vice Captains, Madison Sowden
and Chantel Phillips. Congratulations to all members of the SRC for their organisation of these activities that serve to
remind us of the importance of being respectful in all our interactions. As well, we acknowledge and thank Ms Allison
Minton and Mrs Cathy Currie for their leadership of the SRC.
This weekend provides the final opportunity for our Year 10 girls to do that last minute shopping to ensure they are ready
for the Year 10 "Masquerade" Dance. Thank you to Mrs Philomena Folan for her organisation and to all staff who will
provide supervision on the evening. I am very much looking forward to sharing the evening with our Year 10 students.
Included in the newsletter this week, is an invitation to all members of our community to join us for our Father's Day
mass. This will be held on Friday 2 nd September, and tea/coffee will be provided afterwards.
I hope parents are able to support the Parents and Friends Initiative on Wednesday of next week attending the forum on
"Healthy Minds". I am sure parents will find this a most informative presentation that only requires one hour of your time.
Don't forget photos on Thursday 11 th August next week...
Karen Mulchay
Assistant Principal Administration
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