Thank you to all our students and families for their support during the NAPLAN testing period. In total, over 2900 separate tests were completed at the College during this time. Results will be mailed to families in Term 3.
All Year 7 to Year 9 students should be engaging in regular homework and study each afternoon. Students will be advised of homework tasks by their teacher and tasks will be recorded on SIMON/ PAM lesson plans.
When no formalised homework is set, students are encouraged to study. This could take the form of:
In situations where students are absent from class for short or extended time periods, then they are encouraged to access the details of the lessons that were missed by accessing each subject’s ‘lesson plan’ on SIMON.
Where a student in Year 7-9 is absent for an assessment as a result of an approved reason (e.g. illness, bereavement, medical reason etc.) students and their families should be in contact with their child’s teachers to negotiate a revised date to submit the task. Generally, this is upon return to school or may be up to seven days after a student’s return. The revised due date will appear on SIMON/PAM. Where a teacher is of the opinion that it is unreasonable for a student to sit an assessment due to approved absence, then the grade ‘X-Special Circumstance’ may be used.
Where a student is absent due to an unapproved reason (e.g. holiday etc.) then he will receive an ‘NS – not submitted’ for any missed assessment tasks. Parents will also be notified of the non-submission via a letter on PAM indicating the new date by which the student will need to submit the task. The original grade of ‘NS’ remains as the student grade even upon satisfactory submission.
An afterschool ‘Academic Redeemer’ session may be issued by your child’s House Leader in situations where they have not submitted a task even after being provided with a new resubmission date. Where this is the case, parents will receive communication from their child’s House Leader.
Learning Tutors will have commenced at the College to support students in their literacy skills. These Learning Tutors are qualified and experienced secondary school teachers who will work with students across the junior school.
The Literacy Learning Tutor will support students predominantly in Year 8 in varied subject areas such as English and Humanities. They will work alongside the classroom teacher and may facilitate small group sessions with different students. The aim of this program is to further enhance the literacy learning opportunities here at Parade College.
We look forward to the positive impact these tutors will have on the literacy development of our students.
Homework Club is open to all students across the College; however, it is of particular assistance to our junior school students. Homework Club runs each Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon in the NLC from 3.15 pm until 4.30 pm. Students are encouraged to come along and seek assistance from the College’s Learning Support Officers. No bookings required!
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