Mount Gravatt State High School
“Let us seek worthy things”
Year 7 Parent Evening
Welcome
Year 7 Families
Principal
Ross Robertson
Solid foundations and success for every studentBuilt on rigour and relationships
▪ High Expectations
▪ Teacher Quality
▪ Recognition of Individual Student Excellence
▪ Positive Role Models
High Expectations: Academic Performance
High Expectations: Academic Performance
Focus: Student learning progression, students achieving to their potential
Outcomes: Semester 2 2020Average Performance: 92% C or betterYear 7 : 94% C or BetterYear 12 ATAR:90+= 22.6 %= Top 10% in QLD75+= 67%= Top 25% in QLD62+=88.8% = Top 38 % in QLD QCE Attainment: 98%
Focus: Respect for Self, Others and School, Disruption free classrooms
Outcomes: Semester 2 2020
Average Performance: 98% C or better
Year 7: 99.4% C or better
High Expectations: Behaviour
Focus: Student working at learning at the level they are capable of or beyond
Outcomes: Semester 2 2020
Average Performance: 94.7% C or better
Year 7: 95.6% C or better
High Expectations: Effort
Focus: Building belonging and being part of a culture with uniform expectations strongly adhered too.
Outcomes
Public feedback:
“Your students always look great in their uniforms”.
“I chose your school because in public your students are always well mannered and wear their uniforms with pride.”
High Expectations: Dress and Presentation
Quality Teaching
Focus: Differentiated teaching supporting the learning progression of all students by responding to their individual learning needs
Outcomes
Professional learning in response to student learning needs through professional learning teams, faces on the data and a challenge of practice approach.
Focus: Students able to see, hear and interact with students demonstrating all of the above.
Year 12 Outcomes 2020
Academic Performance: 97% C or better
Year 11 Outcomes 2020
Behaviour: 99.4% C or better
Effort: 93.7 % C or better
2020 Leadership Nomination Response: Over 150 applications
Positive Role Models
Focus: Recognizing individual talents through our four pillars of Academic Performance
Culture
Sport
Community
Outcomes 2020
OP Parade Presentation Night
Celebration Parades Sports Breakfast
Junior School BBQ Plus Others
Ongoing year level parade recognition
Recognition
▪ Kathryn Birleson - President
▪ Meets on the third Wednesday of each month
▪ 7:00pm
▪ Admin Common Room, Administration Block
▪ Please check the latest newsletter for any variations to meeting times
Parents & Citizens’ Association
Deputy Principal Years 7 and 8
Fran Potts
Academic RigourWe teach from the Australian Curriculum, following the guidelines as set by QCAA
*TECH: 1 Semester – rotations of Design Technology and Digital Technology
ARTS: 1 Semester – rotations of Arts subjects including Music and Visual Arts
Success Team
▪ Know and target students
▪ Diagnostic testing – PAT R, PAT M, e-Write
▪ In class support – teacher aides
▪ Out of class support:✓ Work Help (I02, Mon – Fri 2nd Break in the RIRC)
Beyond Year 7 – Foundation classes, extension classes
Classroom Support
Assessment Planners
received Week 3link emailed
▪ Workload – Homework Policy✓ 5-7 hours per week on average✓ Special Provisions
▪ Reporting and feedback on student progress (Achievement, Effort, Behaviour)
✓ at least 2 written reports per year ✓ 2 parent-teacher interview evenings
✓ Week 3 Term 2 ✓ Week 2 Term 3
Learning Policies and Procedures
The Year 7 Team
Dean of Students
Year 7
Anthony Lollback
▪ Connectedness
▪ Welfare
▪ Engagement
▪ Events
Relationships
▪ Year 7 Class
▪ Form class in house groups
▪ Year 7 Dean of Students
▪ Year 7 Class Key Teacher
▪ Senior Mentors
▪ JS Leaders
▪ Junior Secondary Leaders
Connectedness
Key Teachers
Welfare Team
Di Glassington
Guidance Officer
Daniel Wilson
Guidance Officer
Lisa Davies
Youth Nurse
Barbara Carsons
Community Education Counsellor
Trevor Kaese
Youth Support Officer
Head of Department Junior Secondary
Judy Andrews
Attendance
▪ Have to be here
Academic Student Performance Review
▪ Following each reporting period
▪ 4 pillars of school life
▪ Academic, sporting, cultural, community
Engagement
Extra Curricular Opportunities
Junior Drama Club
High Resolves
WorkshopsAction ProjectsVideos for Change
Events
Head of DepartmentInformation Services
Dan Orth
Week 1
▪ Received laptops
▪ Introductory Lesson
Week 2
▪ Laptop Proficiency Certificate
▪ Volunteer Senior Mentors
& JS Leaders assist
▪ All students at Mt Gravatt High School are issued with a laptop
▪ The school provides an IT help desk for students where they can get support with IT problems before school, break times and after school
▪ Each student will use their laptop for 3 years i.e. 7 to 9 and 10 to 12
▪ Because of your support the laptop program here at Mt Gravatt allows teachers to prepare lessons and resources that take advantage of this technology
Laptop Program
▪ The school uses an electronic diary called “MyEDiary” for all students to access school notices, calendar events, timetable and other communication with their classroom teachers such as homework
▪ Parents/Guardians also have access to a parent portal in MyEDiary where you will be linked with your student. Here you will be able to access the school calendar of events and also see any homework that may be set by classroom teachers. You will also be able to receive notices from the school via MyEdiary.
My Ediary
Click on the blue “activate your account” button to get started
Click on the green “Yes, I am actually” button.
Type in a suitable password twice as shown here and then click on the green continue button.
Click on the green Yes button to make the association. You are now logged in and ready to use the MyEDiary parent portal.
Head of DepartmentHealth Sciences includingSport
Kyle Jones
Roles
Kyle Jones HoD Health Sciences
Paul Hobson Sport Coordinator – Interschool & District Sport
Mel Everingham Sport Coordinator – Elective & School Based Sport
WE ARE ALL LOCATED IN E5 (upstairs in E block)
▪ School sport – Tuesday afternoon
▪ Carnivals
▪ District sport
▪ Athlete Development Program
▪ Extra curricular opportunities
Opportunities
▪ Interschool sport – played against other schools
This season: touch, volleyball, team handball, futsal, cricket, basketball, mod-crosse
▪ Elective sport – bowling, ice skating, group fitness, rock climbing, sky zone, tennis, swimming, mini golf, dance, yoga
▪ School based – sport offered at school for those who do not do the above. Students rotate through a variety of sports.
Junior School Sport – Tuesday afternoons
▪ Swimming THIS FRIDAY - Hibiscus
▪ Cross Country Last Thursday of this term - Griffith / Toohey Forest
▪ Athletics Last Friday of Term 2 - School Oval
Students can qualify for District Carnivals from here
Carnivals
▪ Rotation of clusters throughout the year
▪ Mr Hobson relays information re trials and collection of nomination forms through eDiary and on Junior Assembly
▪ No forms = can not trial
District Sport
▪ Nominations by application only
▪ Run as an extra curricular program before and after school
▪ Specialist training and physical conditioning provided for those interested in improving their performance in their respective sport
▪ Involves training with a Strength & Conditioning Coach and Physiotherapist to identify weaknesses and improve performance
▪ EOI Forms from Mr Jones
Athlete Development Program
In addition to the aforementioned sporting opportunities the school is also involved in a number of other sporting competitions. These include:
▪ All Schools Touch
▪ Vicki Wilson Cup - Netball
▪ Q Cup – AFL
▪ Running Club
▪ Veto Cup – Soccer
▪ Team Handball
Extra Curricular Opportunities
“Let us seek worthy things”Mount Gravatt State High School
Thank you
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