Blink and our Year 7s are halfway through their first term in high school! How did that happen? At this point, I trust that your child has settled in well and if they have had any challenges that you have reached out to our team to seek support. Some students have experienced more teething problems than others and we are working to put in place supports to provide all students with the opportunity to succeed.

If you feel that your child needs support, please reach out to us.

Our Year 7 students are currently in the midst of completing their first assessment items for high school. For some students, high school assessment is very different to what they have been accustomed to in primary school. Students often have research tasks which span over an extended period of time and students need to use the Steps to Success - Feedack Junctures, on their task sheets, to help keep them on track for success.

Some reminders to maximise your child's academic success:

• Use the Term 1 Assessment Calendar to plan for success!  Assist students to create a study plan which ensures that all subjects and assessment items have designated time slots in the weeks prior to the item being due. Ensure that sufficient time is dedicated to each assessment item;
• Ensure that all tasks are submitted on time. In the case of extenuating circumstances, students may apply for an extension using the form on Student SharePoint;
• If your child is not at school or not in class, they are not maximising their learning!
• Effort and behaviour, in class, has a big impact on learning and on academic success;
• Encourage your child to ask clarifying questions, so that they understand exactly what is required of them at all times.
• Encourage students to meet deadlines for teacher feedback;
• Check that your child is skilled at saving their work in multiple places, so that there is always a back-up version should something go wrong with technology. Teahers can support with this.
• Ensure that your child has balance - that there are eating, sleeping, exercising, socialising and completing school work. Too much of any one thing isn't healthy.
• WIN [What I Need] time is available in the Learning Hub before school from 8.00-8.30am and again after school, from 3-4pm. Staff are available to support students with their school work at this time.
• Please stay connnected with your child's teachers. We want to work, in partnership, with you to support your child to excel at Foxwell.

We have been advertising to students over the last two weeks, the opportunity to apply for leadership positions. At Foxwell we offer leadership opportunities to all year levels. Student leaders will form part of our Student Council and will be provided with opportunities to develop their leadership skills during the year. Students in Yr 7 are eligible to apply for six different positions.

1. Sustainability Ambassador                    
2. STEM Ambassador
3. Arts Ambassador                              
4. Citizenship Ambassador
5. Sports Ambassador                         
6. SPIRIT Ambassador
7. Indigenous Champion.

If your child would like to apply, applications are due on Monday, the 27th of February. Once applications are received, students will be short-listed by our Executive Team and then student videos [part of the application process], will be played to our cohort and voting will occur. 

At Foxwell,we pride ourselves on setting high expectations for our community and responding with re-education and consequences when expectations are not met.

At Foxwell we treasure our SPIRIT values and actively teach our children what they look like at school.

As always, if there is anything you would like to discuss, please contact us .

I am including a few documents for your convenience here:

• Term 1 Assessment calendars
• Year 7 Leadership Application Forms

Until next time,

Deputy Principal - Zana Schroeder - zschr2@eq.edu.au and Head of Year - Bryce Berrell - bdber0@eq.edu.au

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