Happy Day 1 of holidays! What a beautiful start to the spring break for families, especially after such a fun end to the term with yesterday's Colour Run! Hopefully you have managed to get off all the colour from yesterday and have woken up orange/green/read/blue/purple/yellow-free. 

Term 3 is notoriously a busy one in all schools, and this has been true for all Year 10s at Foxwell. We started the term focusing on our SET Plans and are now preparing to move into our final term of compulsory schooling for our foundation cohort. Week 8 of Term 4 will be here before we know it and so here are a few updates and reminders regarding next term:

1) PECs will continue for second and final term. Course changes will not be approved given that we are now more than half-way through courses;

2) Our Compass Course offerings have finished. In Term 4, we will engage students in a range of short modules focusing on topics including (but not limited to):

     a) Getting Ready for Work - resume and letter writing, and preparing for an interview. All students will engage in a mock interview in the last week of October;

     b) Party and Passenger Safety;

     c) Financial Literacy - managing a budget and applying for a Tax File Number;

     d) Leading My Future - getting ready for work or study beyond Year 10, including preparing for TAFE;

     e) Making a Contribution to my Community.

3) Finalising course selections for Year 11 will also occur in the first half of the term. We continue to focus on consolidating our staffing and class compositions as well as TAFE and other program management for 2024 and, based on this information, all students will be provided with an opportunity to finalise their courses/SET Plan. We appreciate your support of your child during this important process. 

4) Term 4 will also see a number of our students continuing to engage in TAFE @ Schools Program, Work Experience and other opportunities organised and supported by Ms Davies, our Industry Liaison Officer. Thank you to families who continue to assist their children in seeking out and taking advantage of the activities and programs available via Ms Davies and our partners.

5) We will also prepare for our two major celebrations, our Year 10 Semi Formal - where we recognise every student finishing Year 10 - and our College Awards Celebration.

A letter regarding the Semi Formal was distributed last week. Please ensure that you are checking your emails - including your Junk or Spam folders - for this letter and other information moving forward, and that you read this letter carefully. The link to RSVP is provided below. The sooner we have a better idea of numbers, the sooner we can finalise ticket prices. Please RSVP by 3pm, 3 October 2023.

Thank you to those families who have already responded and to those of you have been sending emails of gratitude and positive feedback. I've been overwhelmed by your support, which is welcome given the massive undertaking of preparing for and organising such an important event for all students and families. 

I commend students on their growing maturing and attention to achieving their personal goals and look forward to working with them as we finalise our Year 10 Compass Year.

Wishing all students and families a refreshing and happy break.

Ms Di Nicolas, Deputy Principal - Year 10