Year 9, 2014Information Evening

Tuesday 27 August

Principal

Mr Craig Fielke

Information Night Year 9, 2014

Middle School Learning Leader

Mr Matthew Pearce

Students are stretched to discover their potential… excited and challenged by endless possibilities for learning.

Year 9 subject selection Each students will study core subjects of:

• Christian Living

• English

• Geography

• History

• Mathematics

• Science

• Physical Education

• Information Technology

Year 9

Curriculum

Students must choose 5 subjects from list + one reserve.

Art German A

Chinese A German B

Chinese B Home Economics

Drama Music A

Design and Technology Music B

All subject information is found on a PDF that will be emailed to you tomorrow.

Compulsory choices

Each student must have at least :

• One semester of a Language

• One semester of an Arts

Pressure points

• If you are thinking of doing:

o German

o Chinese or

o Music ( must have private lessons in either an instrument or voice)

at Year 10 you must do a German B , Chinese B or Music B ie. German , Chinese or Music for the whole year.

• If you choose this option you cannot change from this pattern at any stage during the year.

Pressure points (cont.)

• Students will be identified through our Adaptive Education staff to not do a language

• Evidence provided by parents/caregivers needs to be in the form of a professional report

• Natasha Cass (Adaptive Education Leader) will contact you directly if this is the case

• These students will have a study line

Example A

• Chosen 1 language for semester

• Chosen 1 Arts for semester

• Chosen second Arts for semester

• Chosen Technology subjects for semester each

• Music is reserve BUT must make sure student is okay to do Music for whole year ( if reserve is used)

Example B

Must make sure student is clear that cannot swap from a Language in 2nd semester.Can’t have reserve as Art.

Example C

Can’t do two Art subjects in the one year (courses are the same)Can’t do Music B without doing Music A first

Year 9 Journey Program

What is it?

The Journey is a year-long program for Year 9 students that challenges them:

• Physically

• Emotionally

• Socially

• Spiritually

Students will be in single sex class for Christian Living and PE to help accommodate this program.

Year 9 Journey Program

The students are guided by same gender teachers in single gender classes, through the exploration of four main questions:

• Who am I really?

• How do I get on with others?

• Is there something more?

• What is my purpose?

Year 9 Journey Program

During this exploration, outcomes are sought in the following areas:

• Consciousness

• Communication

• Connectedness

• Challenge

• Celebration

More information about the Journey Program will be given out in a special

Information Night early in 2014.

Information Night Year 9, 2014

Healthy Habits

• Vital that a good foundation is set now

• At least 8 hours sleep per night

• Turn off the technology

• Eat good meals – (Breakfast is vital)

• Have a break

• No set homework doesn’t mean no work

Information Night Year 9, 2014

Middle School Wellbeing Leader

Mrs Leanne Filmer

A Caring Environment

Every moment at Cornerstone College is a pastoral moment.

Care for the students and each other is not limited to Home Group, Christian Living or Chapel. It is paramount in all our interactions.

Care and Connection at Cornerstone

• Wellbeing Director

• Middle School Wellbeing Leader

• House Leaders

• Home Group teachers

• Pastor and Chaplain

• Counsellors

• Student Care Team – weekly meetings to ensure academic and emotional welfare

Student ‘Families’

• In 2014 the Year 9 students will belong to a Middle School Home Group.

• Middle School Home Groups will be comprised of students in Years 7, 8 and 9

• Each Home Group will have a teacher (or in some cases two teachers) who will work closely with the students in that Home Group

• Each Middle School Home Group will be closely aligned with a Senior School Home Group which they will occasionally combine with

• When students move on to Senior School they will stay in the Home Group that they were aligned with

Home Group Structure

Total of 12 Home Groups:• Six Middle School (Years 7, 8, 9)• Six Senior School (Years 10, 11, 12)

Belonging to four Houses:• Aroona• Battunga• Moorak• Naturi

For example, your child might belong to Aroona 3 AAroona = House name3 = Home Group numberA = Middle School (B = Senior School)

Student Leadership Opportunities

Middle School House Leadership

Each House will have:

• four Year 9 Leaders

who will work with the Senior School House Leaders and the two teacher House Leaders.

Leadership within the House will be broken into four areas:

• Service and Outreach

• Devotional Life

• House Culture

• Home Group Development

each Middle School House Leader will be responsible for one of these areas within their House.

Facilities

Middle School with have access to:

• A Middle School oval

• Undercover ‘all weather’ play area

• Adjacent playground

Yr 9 students will have a number of their core subjects within the upper level of Paideia

Restorative Practices – Foundation

• We don’t live in a perfect world

• Everyone is equal in the eyes of God

• When relationships are broken our aim is to restore them

• Based on God’s love for us

Restorative Practices

Possible Stages

• Restorative conversations

• Mini conference

• Group conference

• Formal conference

Restorative Practices

Each of these mediation conferences aim to resolve the problem – not to blame:

• Telling what has happened

• Exploring who has been affected

• Repairing and putting things right

• Moving forward in a way that stops it

happening again

College Communication

‘connections’ fortnightly newsletter

‘clippings’ magazine for the wider community

Websitewww.cornerstone.sa.edu.au

‘Collection’ College Magazine

Any Questions?

Thank you for attending the

Year 9, 2014

Information Session

The Power Point presentation from tonight will be uploaded to our website for

reference tomorrow