Term 3 commenced with our Week 1 Welcome Assemblies.
At our Welcome Assemblies we reflected on our achievements of Term 2, particularly the engagement of our young people in the Year 12 Retreat and the Thrive Week activities. The participation of our young people in these activities was overwhelmingly positive.
We encouraged our young people to reflect on some of the things they had heard and experienced as they commenced a new term.
The following information was provided to all students in the Senior School at these assemblies:
- The Prefect team reflected on Term 2 events and presented information regarding what was happening in Term 3.
- Brighton Secondary School Expectations and Routines were introduced. The expectations are linked to the school’s ASPIRE values and are visible in every classroom. The expectations were developed to:
- Support students’ understanding of positive, thrive behaviours.
- Help keep our school safe, clean and focused on learning.
Routines support meeting expectations in Learning Spaces and our Steps for Success.
- A routine specifically designed for Toilets was shared. Young people were reminded of the need to use a Hall Pass, being hygienic and keeping spaces clean.
The following was emphasised for each year level:
Year 12
The Theme of the assembly this term was ‘Take Control’.
- Whilst there are many things that young people cannot control: exams, subject requirements, due dates etc. We spoke about focus on controlling the things young people can control, these included:
- SATAC (South Australian Tertiary Admission Centre) applications – young people were encouraged to embrace this process.
- Self Care – Think about how many hours of a part time job are completed as they complete their studies. The time they arrive at school. If they seek feedback from their teachers. Their diet, sleep – all things our young people can control.
Term 3 Holiday Support
A Holiday Support Program for our Year 12 students has been distributed. We strongly encourage our young people to make the most of these opportunities to work with their subject teachers. We look forward to supporting all of our Year 12 students as they get closer to concluding their studies.
You can access the Holiday Support Timetable here
Year 11
- Semester 1 results were published on Students Online on Tuesday 23 July, our young people were encouraged to check their results.
- Year 11 students must pass English, Maths and Research Project. This is not a Brighton Secondary rule, this is the expectations of the SACE.
- Selecting subjects for Year 12 – students were encouraged to consider their Semester 1 results and consider their learnings from Thrive Week.
- We spoke about young people selecting subjects that they have a genuine interest in studying and that they are good at.
- The best evidence of learning and a young person’s potential in a subject at Year 12 is their Year 11 grade.
- Our Year 11s were told to set themselves up for Year 12 by getting the best possible grades in Year 11, establishing good study habits which include being at school every day and being ready for your learning.
Year 10
- Year 10 Students who passed the subject Exploring Identities and Futures in Semester 1 were acknowledged.
- Those students who are commencing this subject this semester were encouraged to work hard and reminded that they must pass it.
- Selecting Subjects for Year 11 – students were encouraged to consider their Semester 1 results and consider their learnings from Thrive Week.
- We spoke about young people selecting subjects that they have a genuine interest in studying and that they are good at.
- The best evidence of learning and a young person’s potential in a subject at Year 11 grade are their Year 10 grades.
- Our Year 10s were told to set themselves up for Year 11 by getting the best possible grades in Year 11, establishing good study habits which include being at school every day and being ready for your learning.
Availability of the Senior School Study Centre
Our Year 11 and 12 students can access the Study Centre at the following times:
- Before School from 8:30am – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Please note the centre is not available on Wednesday mornings.
- After school until 4:30pm – Monday – Thursday.
The study centre is closed Friday afternoons.
Our young people are encouraged to access the study centre to complete study with both their peers and teachers.
The Senior School look forward to continuing to work in partnership with families as we work together to support our young people to reach their goal of achieving their SACE and planning their pathway.
Kind regards
Janine McSporran
Head of Senior School
