Welcome to Marryatville High School 2020 Kaurna Welcome

Welcome to Marryatville High School 2020

Kaurna Welcome We would like to acknowledge this land that we meet on today is the traditional lands for the Kaurna people and that we respect their spiritual relationship with their country. We also acknowledge the Kaurna people as the custodians of the Adelaide region and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still important to the living Kaurna people today.

Nathan Burgess – Director of ILS (Senior Leader for Yr 9) For Rachel Lee – Year 9 Level Leader

Key Staff • Principal- John Tiver • Deputy Principal- Julie Ferguson • Director of Wellbeing- Janelle Morrissey • Wellbeing Leader- Sam Trotter • Co-curricular Coordinator- Steve Heard • Year 9 Leader- Rachel Lee • Director of Innovative Learning Systems – Nathan Burgess

Year 9 Home group Teachers • 901 Jason HAMMOND • 902 Nerissa PEARCE • 903 Chuong VAN • 904 Irene STOUPPOS • 905 Chris BOURLIOUFAS • 906 Kishowar FERDOUSI • 907 Jon SHINNICK • 908 Alex SMITH • 909 Molly HUNTER • 910 Chris MOTT • 911 Tasma JEFFRIES

Key Drivers for 2020 sees us poised to continue some key pieces of work: • Living our values • Designing & implementing our vision and frameworks • Improving academic and wellbeing outcomes for all students • • • Literacy improvement - increase student achievement in writing & reading Consistent feedback, assessment & reporting procedures Use of data to inform next teaching steps Transforming tasks for real world problem solving Wellbeing, healthy minds & helpful thinking Implementing the Curriculum Review recommendations • Improvement of our facilities • Further preparing for our intake of year 7’s in 2022

Director of Middle School - Jenny Burford • New position for 2020 • Preparation for arrival of Year 7 s in 2022 • Review and tailoring of both curriculum and pedagogy for our larger Middle School cohort • Increase interdisciplinary, real life authentic learning opportunities • Draw on the work the school has started with Professor Yong Zhao future proofing our education • Community engagement - broader community and strengthening connections with primary schools and educators

Communications at school • HOME GROUP TEACHERS • Absences, punctuality, uniform, daily routines, wellbeing • SUBJECT TEACHERS/ LEARNING AREA COORDINATORS • Subject specific engagement, learning, homework • YEAR LEVEL LEADER • Student Wellbeing, Subject changes, Student Life Program, student behaviour • STUDENT SERVICES • Absences, Pastoral Care Workers, Learning Support, Aboriginal Community Education Officer, First Aid, In School Psychologist etc.

School Communications • EMAIL: newsletters, information • DAYMAP PARENT PORTAL: track student activity, reports, absences • SKOOL BAG APP: music • QKR APP: make payments online • STUDENT SERVICES: sign in/out, absences, illness

Day. Map • Attendance • Communication • Assessment • Reports • And more!

Day. Map is your connection to the school

Messages from staff Please note that at this stage you can reply to these messages, but can not start a new one to staff.

Bulletins You’ll see all relevant bulletins for your students and parents.

To view specific details on each student Click their name on the front page

Tasks and Homework

Snapshot of this week

Attendance – lesson by lesson

Assessment tasks will also contain results and feedback on each summative task and forms the basis of our on-going reporting

Task Schedule for planning

On-going feeback This will contain results and feedback on each summative task and forms the basis of our on-going reporting

e. Reporting Reports will be posted here at the end of each term. The school’s preference is for digital first.

Student Policies and Expectations

Pastoral Care – Student Life • Foster and develop School Culture and Pride • 3 sessions a week • Led by Home Group Teacher • Year Level specific • Always evolving

Yr 9 Camp

Year 9 Camp The camps will be held during Term 2 4 th - 8 th May (Week 2) and 18 th – 22 nd May (Week 4) 3 days within one of those weeks. They will be gender based and organised in Home Groups $185. 00 – due 24/2/2020 All inclusive cost covering full catering for all meals (6), morning teas (2) and afternoon teas (2), camp accommodation and facilities charges, aquatic equipment hire, and all transport costs.

Year 9 Camp – The Experience Water-based activities: Water Skiing, knee boarding, Sailing, Kayaking, Powerboat handling Supervised by qualified Department for Education instructors with support from school staff. Life jackets are compulsory and when necessary, wetsuits will be provided and worn. Accommodation is in TENTS (the school will provide tents for those requiring them). Part of the camp experience is for students to work in small groups to pitch, strike, and pack tents, and to develop skills in teamwork.

QKR Payments Qkr on Smart Phone

QKR Payments 1. 2. 3. 4. Select Child Select Excursion Select Aquatics Camp Complete Medical

Co-curricular

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