Term 3! An exciting term and semester ahead for our Year 10s as they plan their journey into Senior Schooling and celebrate their successes across their Compass Years. Please ensure that you continue to access information via email, the newsletters/bulletins, Facebook, and Student SharePoint to avoid missing out on important opportunities and updates. All students were reminded at our assembly this week to ensure that they can access their emails, SharePoint notices and new class notebooks in OneNote. Students must be ready for learning by having their materials ready for every class, including a charged and functioning iPad. 

SEMESTER 1 REPORT CARDS

Please ensure that you have taken the time to check your emails – including your junk folder – to access your child’s Report Card and then discuss it with them. Some good questions to start asking our Year 10s are:

• Is this your best effort?
• Why not?/How did you manage to work so well/successfully?
• What else did you do to achieve your best (attendance, study habits etc.)?
• What do you need to do differentl;y?
• Will there be any positive or negative/challenging impacts on your opportunities for study and pathways in Semester 2 this year/Year 11 and 12?
• What are your goals for next semester?

These conversations are particularly important in preparing for our SET Planning Meetings in Week 2 and Student-led Conferences in Week 5. Learning dialogues with parents, peers and teachers are invaluable!

SENIOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PLAN MEETINGS AND LOVE BITES PROGRAM

Please note this information sent our via email earlier this week and last term:

We will be conducting our Senior Education and Training Plan Meetings in Week 2 of next term – Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 July 2023. All students in all Queensland schools must complete a SET Plan regardless of their pathway beyond Year 10. This process, which is being facilitated during our Fusion lessons, allows schools to properly support and coordinate opportunities and programs for students both within and beyond the school. Please read the attached information carefully. 

We will also conduct the “Love Bites” Program (the same program repeated on both days). 

Students will access these opportunities as follows:

Please note the following information regarding the organisation of these two days. All students are required on-site for:

Senior Education and Training Plan (SET-P) Meetings 

Contact is Deputy Principal, Fusion Years (Senior School), Di Nicolas

• Meetings are 30 minutes in duration 
• Please schedule your booking via this link as follows:

• Student Surname beginning A-L (e.g. Allenby, Larsen) are asked to select a time on Wednesday 19 July 2023;
• Student Surname beginning M-Z (e.g. Miller, Zakis) are asked to select a time on Thursday 20 July 2023

• A parent/carer must also attend in order to endorse the SET Plan. 
• Our Industry Liaison Officer, Ms Lynn Davies, will be available for further clarification and consultation across the days.
• PLEASE ARRIVE 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR INTERVIEW TIME. 
• STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENT/CARER ARE REQUIRD AT SCHOOL FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR MEETING ONLY.
• STUDENTS WHO ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND ANOTHER ACTIVITY ON THEIR ALLOCATED DAY (e.g. GenSTEM Excursion) are to book their SET-P meeting on the alternate day, regardless of their surname. 

Love Bites – Either Wednesday or Thursday – ALTERNATE DAY TO A STUDENT’S SETP MEETING. 

Contact is Guidance Office, Pascale Street

• Program runs for the full school day – NO APPOINTMENT OR SIGN UP NEEDED – PLEASE RETURN THE CONSENT FORM ATTACHED;
• Due to the nature of the content/topics explored, only those students for whom we have received signed consent are permitted to attend the session.
• Please Mrs Street's article for more information about the Program.
• Students are expected to attend this session - this is not an optional school day. Where consent is not given, students will be required to complete self-determined classwork and study instead.
• Please see below for more information.

COURSE SELECTIONS – YEAR 10 2023

Thank you to students for their patience as we finalised course selections for this semester. No further changes will be considered unless the relevant application form is completed and returned to Student Services. There will be no more changes after Week 2 (21 July 2023).

STAFFING CHANGES

This week we welcomed Ms Caysha Renton to the role of Head of SWEL - Year 9 and 10. Ms Renton has taken the time to get to know our students this week. Alongside myself, Ms Moller (Head of Year 10) and Ms Benbow (Year Level Assistant - Year 9 and 10), she will support our students in managing their holistic experience and development for the remainder of this year. We are so fortunate to have such a strong and dedicated team for our Year 10 students.  

INDUSTRY LIAISON OFFICER UPDATE

How wonderful that Ms Davies is able to guide our students in accessing opportunities beyond Foxwell so that they may explore their interests and possible future pathways. Some of our current or recent student experiences include:

1) 8 students are enrolled in Certificate Courses   

– 2 in Health

- 1 in Electrotechnology

- 1 in Automotive

- 1 in Salon Assisting (Barbering)

- 2 in Engineering (Marine Focus)

- 1 in Animal Studies

2) 14 students participated in Trade Tasters  

- 1 in Marine

- 3 in construction

- 10 in Health

3) We currently have 2 school-based trainees

4) 6 students have participated in work experience.

5) We held our first Careers Festival for Year 10 students with over 130 students and families in attendance.

6) Over 100 of our Year 10 students attend the Gold Coast Career Expo.

We have lunchtime presentations being held this term by the ADF, The French Beauty Academy, Gold Coast Health, MEGT Apprenticeship Centre and Busy at Work Apprenticeship Centre.

Students are reminded to keep an eye on notices in the Student SharePoint and to check their emails regularly. 

Guidance Officer

Pascale Street

ppier6@eq.edu.au