From our Principal, Mr Stanway

From our Principal, Mr Stanway

Dear Parents/Guardians,

So far this term, we have celebrated the Year 12s who have finished their classes for the year, and they are now sitting their final ATAR exams. It has also been a wonderful few weeks celebrating the Creative Arts at FCC. Well done to Mr Shanhun and the Arts team on presenting the different Visual & Media Art displays, Musical performances, and Drama monologues.

Family Camp out

On Friday 28 October, we had over 150 people camp out on the back oval. It was a wonderful evening of sporting activities, camp-fire, sausage-sizzle, groups games, spot-light, etc. Families arrived at 5pm onwards to set-up camp with either their caravan, tent or swags around the Secondary oval near the MPH. It was a great opportunity to spend time together as family, have fun, and build community. Thank you to all those who helped set-up and cook the BBQ. Please see this Foundation Friends Article with images from this exciting event.

Please note: The next Fathering Project event will be a Fishing outing in Term 1, 2023. (Date TBC)

 

Exams & Assessments

Over the next few weeks, the students will be sitting for exams across the different year levels. These exams form an integral part of the assessment process and contribute towards the Semester Two reports that will be issues at the end of term. 

Here are the SCSA Assessment Principles and Reflective questions:

Assessment should be an integral part of Teaching and Learning

  • Assessments should arise naturally out of the teaching and intended learning of the curriculum and syllabus.

Assessment should be educative

  • Assessment practices should be educationally sound and contribute to learning.

Assessment should be fair

  • Assessment needs to take account of the diverse needs of students, to be equitable with regard to gender, disability, background language and socio-economic status and not discriminate on grounds that are irrelevant to learning.

Assessments should be designed to meet their specific purposes

  • Information collected to establish where students are in their learning can be used for summative purposes (assessment of learning) and for formative purposes (assessment for learning) because it is used to inform subsequent teaching.

Assessment should lead to informative reporting

  • Reporting happens at the end of a teaching cycle and should provide an accurate summary of the formative and summative assessment information collected for each student. The purpose of reporting is to provide feedback to students, parents, and teachers.

Assessment should lead to school-wide evaluation processes

  • Highly effective schools pay particular attention to teachers’ qualitative and quantitative data and standardised test data. 

For more information, click on this link: k10outline – Assessment Principles and Reflective Questions (scsa.wa.edu.au)

 

Primary & Secondary Award Assemblies

Towards the end of Term 4, both the Primary and Secondary schools have their Awards assemblies.  It is a time when we recognise and honour the achievements of students across the different learning areas. Staff go through a process of nominating various students for awards, then decide on the recipient of that award as a team. The following awards will be presented during each assembly:

  • Christian Endeavour
  • Citizenship Award
  • Academic Excellence/DUX
  • Most Improved
  • Creative Arts
  • Visual Arts
  • Sports Award
  • Technology Award
  • Positive Image
  • GRIT

Year 10 – 12 awards are the same as above, but in addition they also have:

  • Academic Excellence ATAR
  • Academic Excellence General
  • Academic Excellence VET

Congratulations to all award recipients. Awards and photos of the each of the events will be featured in the 2022 Yearbook. Both the staff and students are working hard to end the year well leading up to the Semester Two reports. We are very impressed with all their efforts!

The term is going by quickly, and there is always something exciting happening, including celebrating the Queen’s Jubiliee (have you noticed the new trees planted in the Nature Play area and outside the Senior School?) along with our 25th Birthday. Please keep Thursday 1 December free for our 25th Birthday Assembly and Family Picnic.

 

Kind Regards,

Mr Neville Stanway

Principal