Junior Secondary Parent Information Night was held on August 13, 2014. The event introduced parents to the Junior Secondary leadership team and provided an overview of the Junior Secondary curriculum, programs, and facilities at Meridan State College. Key aspects included the community structure for pastoral care, core and elective subjects, academically talented programs, camps, the proposed BYOx trial for Year 7 in 2015, college sport opportunities, and ways for parents to stay connected digitally.
3. Junior Secondary Leadership Team
Fiona Free
Principal
Mark Seijbel
Deputy Principal
Sam Keller
Head of Department
(Teaching and Learning)
Barry Wallet
Head of Department
(Student Wellbeing)
Tim Robinson*
Acting Head of Department
(Learning Enhancement)
4.
5. A unique identity within one College…
• Meridan State College Junior Secondary is
committed to meeting the goals of fostering
a culture of:
Meaningful relationships within a positive
and warm learning environment
Mutual respect and personal accountability
Motivated and high achieving learners who
are engaged in a rigorous and relevant
curriculum.
• All members of our College community
must meet agreed standards and
responsibilities. Our College students are
expected to uphold our 5 College Core
values:
• Courage
• Courtesy
• Choice
• Compassion
• Collaboration
6. Fish Philosophy
We continue with our College commitment to the ‘FISH
Philosophy’ and its principles:
Being there
Play
Making their day
Choose your attitude
8. Our Community Structure
•identity and sense of belonging for students
•individualised and focused pastoral care and student support.
•close relationships with a group of students and staff.
•effective tracking
•team work, shared success and celebration of achievements.
10. Junior Secondary Campus
You are here
in the Senior
Lecture
Theatre.
The main
Middle
Learning (ML)
block.
JS Leaders,
Community
Leaders and
many of the
JS HODs and
teachers have
offices
upstairs in the
RD Building
Junior Secondary
New Junior
Secondary JS
block – home
of Yr 7 2015
13. Curriculum Vision
Junior Secondary provides the link
between the Primary and Senior schools.
• With a focus on delayed specialisation and
consolidation of core literacy and numeracy skills
• Students gradually experience different subjects with
specialised teaching staff.
• They access different learning environments and
familiarise themselves with the secondary campus.
• Engage with different teachers and teaching styles.
14. Curriculum Heads of Dept.
English Maths Science Humanities
& LOTE
ICT &
Business
The Arts HPE Technology
Frances
McColl
Greg Blanch
Lorraine
Lehmann
Peter
Lawrence
Deb Ernst
Erin
Shevelling
Ali Cox Ross Stewart
17. JS
Curriculum
Overview
YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9
English
SOSE - History
Mathematics
Science
HPE
LOTE
Mentor and STS
English
SOSE - History
Mathematics
Science
HPE
Mentor and STS
English
SOSE – History
Mathematics
Science
HPE
Mentor and STS
1 x Core teacher including mentor and
STS
1 x HPE teacher
1 x LOTE teacher
2 x Core teachers
One of the core teachers is the Mentor
and STS teacher
1 x HPE teacher
1 x LOTE
2 x Core teachers
One of the core teachers is the
Mentor and STS teacher
1 x HPE teacher
Class remains constant. Integrated
subjects taught by class teacher (and/or
Flexi learning) but rotational subjects
are taught by specialist teachers
Class remains constant but rotational
subjects are taught by specialist teachers
Class remains constant but
changes for elective subjects
Integrated Subjects: The Performing
Arts and ICTs technology. Term 3 & 4
Rotational Subjects on per term
• ITD
• Food Tech
Integrated Project Based Units:
• Arts: Visual Arts, Music, Dance,
Media Studies
• Technology: ICTs, IDT, Graphics,
Business Studies
(One each Semester)
Elective subjects two per
semester: Business, Dance,
Drama, ICT, Indonesian, Italian,
ITD, Food Tech, Graphics,
Music, Media, Phys Ed, Science
Investigations, Visual Arts
18. Core Curriculum
• English
• Mathematics
• SOSE: History and Geography
• Science
• Health and Physical Education
• Mentor and Steps to Success
19. Elective Curriculum
• Business Studies
• ICT
• Dance
• Drama
• Dance Extension
• Music
• Visual Arts
• Media
•ITD – Manufacturing
•Technology Studies
•Food Tech
•Textiles
•Graphics & Design
•Physical Education
•Science Investigations
•Sustainable Science
•Indonesian and Italian
20. Academically Talented Programs
• Master classes in year 8 & 9
• Extension programs
Italian
Dance
Music
•Gifted and Talented Conference
•Optiminds
21. Flexi Learning
• Work in a way that suits your learning
style
• Work with a variety of teachers and
support staff
• Work with a number of different students
• Work independently, in a group, or one on
one with a teacher
• Work on the parts of a task or a unit that
you need the most help with
• Improve your results, become an
independent learner and HAVE FUN
LEARNING!
22. Flexi Learning
• Understand yourself as a learner
• Understand the parts of a task that
you are good at
• Understand the parts of a task that
you need more work on
• Know your strengths and weaknesses
in literacy and numeracy
• Match all of these things to a
workshop in the flexi-learning setting
23. Steps to Success
Steps To
Success
Student
Recognition
Program
Education &
Career Planning
Program
Student
Leadership &
Development
Explicit teaching
of higher order
thinking
FISH! for
Schools Program
Transition
Programs 6-7 &
9-10
Goal Setting
Mentoring and
tracking student
performance
24. Camps
Destination:Canberra/Sydney
Key Focus: Australian Curriculum History and Civics and
Citizenship, Community Class Team Building
Dates: Sunday 17 – Friday 22 May 2015 (Group 1)
Sunday 24 – Friday 29 May 2015 (Group 2)
Year 7
Destination:Noosa North Shore
Key Focus: Community Class Team Building, Resilience and
Obstacle Challenges
Dates: TBC
Year 8
Destination:3 day South Passage Trip for Student Leaders
Y lead Activities for Year 9 Students.
Key Focus: Community Class Team Building, Leadership,
Building Independence
Dates: TBC
Year 9 No Major Camp for Year Level
25. Year 7 – Canberra Trip
• Designed to complement studies in the Australian
Curriculum for History, Civics and Citizenship.
• An opportunity to team build with Junior Secondary
Community class members and Year 7 teacher.
• This is an action packed week long program includes
visits to:
• Taronga Park Zoo
• Sydney Harbour Ferry
• The Opera House & Circular Quay
• CSIRO Discovery Centre
• National Museum of Australia
• Australian War Memorial
• Parliament House
• Questacon
• Black Mountain Tower
• Royal Australian Mint
• Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House
• Australian Institute of Sport
• When:
• Sunday 17 – Friday 22 May 2015 (Group 1)
• Sunday 24 – Friday 29 May 2015 (Group 2)
• Cost: $750.00 (this includes accommodation, catering,
activities and transport to and from Canberra and
Sydney).
27. Contemporary Learners
The College has identified the behaviours that a contemporary effective
learner demonstrates. These capabilities are identified and promoted in a
school’s pedagogical framework. Contemporary effective learners:
• live and operate in a digital world
• collaborate with friends, experts, resources and learning communities
• participate in world events in real time
• adapt to new technologies easily
• find and leverage what they need to be productive
• create, critique and publish content
• access learning wherever they are
• locate, filter content and tap into knowledge anytime.
We consistently develop our curriculum programs to meet these needs,
deliver programs to develop staff skills in these areas, but need to reach 1:1
asap to truly enable this method of learning to flourish.
28. Benefits of 1:1
• improved student learning outcomes through the use of technology
that facilitates learning
• students developing and maturing as digital citizens – embracing
digital opportunities and responsibilities
• normalising technology use between the school and home
• greater autonomy in the classroom
• improved motivation and increased engagement
• increased comfort and confidence using a familiar device students
can use for learning immediately
• opportunities to collaborate on projects with students from other
schools
• using technology that is appealing at home that can also be appealing
and interesting in the classroom
• rapid development of technological skills for increased future
employability.
29. Trial BYOx – Year 7 2015
• In 2015 we are excited to trial the next step in our
college 1:1 program.
• Final details for this program have NOT yet been
finalised.
• Students will be able to purchase / bring their own
device, as long as it meets a set of minimum
specifications (not finalised).
• The college will provide some recommendations for
devices and suppliers (not finalised) – hopefully
with some discounts/extras included.
30. Benefits of BYOx
• a solution to maintain a 1-to-1 model for our students, providing them
with access to technology 24/7
• a solution to address a shortfall in funding
• students are comfortable and confident using a device they are
familiar with
• students wanting to personalise their device to suit their own learning
• allowing a greater range of parental choice in the purchase of devices
• creating a diverse community of devices helping to enhance
awareness of emerging technologies
• exposing staff to a wide range of platforms which further develops ICT
capabilities
• promoting reciprocal learning between staff and students in a
contemporary learning environment.
31. We will specify minimum requirements
Machine type Laptop
Platform PC/Mac
Screen size 13 inches or more
Processor
Intel i3 or higher
RAM 4GB or higher
Hard drive 160GB or higher
Operating system
Windows 8 or higher, Mac OSX 10.6 or
higher
Wireless 802.11g or higher
Ports
2 USB ports, audio in/out, in-built
microphone, VGA
Battery life 6+ hours (6+ cell or higher)
32. Suggested Devices
Device Dell Inspiron 11 3000
Series 2 in 1 touch
Apple Macbook Air
Processor Intel Celeron Dual Core 2.16
(normal)
Dual Core Intel i5 Processor
1.4GHz with hyper threading
(4 cores) (faster)
RAM 4GB 4GB
Hard Drive 500gb 5400rpm SATA
(normal)
128gb PCIe Flash Storage
(Fast)
Battery Life 6hrs typical 9 Hours typical
Extended Warranty 3 Years Dell Pro Support Next
business day Onsite service
with phone support
AppleCare Protection Plan,
extends to 3 year warranty
with full phone support
Screen Size 11.6” 1366x768 resolution 11” LED Display 1366x768
resolution
Weight 1.39kg 1.08kg
Price $817.31 (when purchased
online)
$1278.00 (education price)
Examples of suggested devices for Year 7 BYOx Program
34. Interschool Sport
• 2 seasons of 10 weeks –
Wednesdays from 12:30
• Not Compulsory
• Winter Season (Term 2)
AFL, Netball, Rugby League,
Soccer, Touch, Volleyball
• Summer season (Term 4)
Basketball, Cricket, Oztag,
Softball, Tennis, Touch
35. Representative Sport
(Central District, Sunshine Coast, Queensland)
• Swimming
• Cross Country
• Athletics
As well as
• Australian Rules Football
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Cricket
• Football (Soccer)
• Golf
• Hockey
• Netball
• Rugby League
• Rugby Union
• Softball
• Surfing
• Tennis
• Touch
• Triathlon
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
38. Stay Connected Digitally
Subscribe to Meridan College Newsletter, Twitter and
Facebook Streams, SMS alert service…. and email
correspondence with staff.
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