1. Year 7 at Woodvale Secondary College 2020
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2. Transition to Woodvale SC
Year 6 students will partake in orientation day at the college this term. Feedback has been very positive on past Transition Days
Big Day In for Year 7 Day 1 with another Big Day In in Semester 2.
Lower School Coordinator – Ms Simms
Year 7 Coordinator – Mr Entwistle
Physical space
Early Canteen for Term 1

3. Differentiated Curriculum
West Australian Curriculum followed
Testing mid term 1 Numeracy, Literacy, Science
Academic Enrichment Classes – Labelled as Accelerated classes
Heterogeneous Classes – Labelled as Core classes
Focus Support Classes – Learning Support Coordinator
Whole school emphasis on resilience, organisational skills and self-regulation.
All teachers trained in the pedagogy of early adolescent learning.
Strong ICT delivery

4. Year 7 Curriculum Curriculum (per week allocation) 4 hours of English
4 hours of Mathematics
4 hours of Science
4 hours of Humanities and SS
2 hours of Physical Education (substituted with soccer and basketball for specialist programs)
2 hours of Health Education (Positive Education explicit instruction)
2 hours of Arts – Music and Visual Arts
2 hours of Language (Japanese or Mandarin)
2 hours of Technology – Information Technology

5. The Positive Parents Guide 2020
Based on annual feedback from parents
Feedback from all staff
Revised annually
Our expectation is that every parent knows and uses the Positive Parent Guide.

6. Our Values
Respect – we model respect in all our interactions with students, colleagues and the wider community.
Contact class teachers by and always be respectful to ensure a positive relationship with your child’s teachers.
Responsibility – we want to work closely with parents on fast tracking their child for the secondary context – getting organised, being resilient, self-regulating.
Relationships – students challenged by changing friendship groups.
Learn what bullying is and is not. Working together to develop resilience, trust and engagement.

7. 2020 Challenges
Mobile Phone – Cannot be on in school. Off and away. Do not call your child at school. Front office if emergency.
Benefits – decrease in bullying; increase in engagement. Playground equipment, so lots to do.
Uniform – girls dresses and shorts are not to be taken up. They are mid thigh.
Self regulation – not pushing and shoving each other during break times,
Doing home study for 30 minutes 4 times a week.
Changing peer group - resilience

8. Bullying Let your year coordinator know.
When somebody does something intentionally hurtful and they keep doing it, over a period of time, even when you tell them to stop or show them that you are upset.
Let your year coordinator know.
Do not be a silent bystander if others are bullied.

9. Year 7 Area

10. The Year 7 Area
Arts corridor near the Trade Training Centre has easy access to toilets, oval and physical education equipment
No other students can access this area
Teacher duty area
Five minutes early to canteen for Term 1

11. Student Services Team
Veronika Sutton - Associate Principal Yr 7 Yr8 Yr9. Year 7 to 9 Program Coordinator – Mary Jean Simms Year 7 Coordinator – Mark Entwistle School Psychologist - Martin Emery School Chaplain – Jennifer Nelson School Community Health Nurse – Nicole Bernard/Ros Webster The College records pastoral care information, student behaviours, teacher anecdotal feedback and special needs. The team meet regularly to discuss at-risk students and academic performance of their cohort. Early identification and strategies for Students at Educational Risk
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12. Teaching and Learning Considerations
Preparation for NAPLAN will be a focus in Term 1 and needs to be in liaison with primary schools Year 6 teachers
Rooming - access to science labs
Range of courses to get a strong foundation in options
Year 7 students pedagogy of early adolescent learners – open classrooms, visits by admin, visible learning.
Expectations about home study, independent learning, ability to work in groups, ability to use ICT as a learning tool
VITAL No physical contact in social space, no running around or throwing things.
Home Room

13. Home Room Monday Zone 4 for all year groups.
Students in Year 7 and Year 8 will work through their Learning Curve wellbeing journal with plenty of opportunities to practice
Social Skills, PERMAH, self management and self regulation, growth mindset and gratitude.
Hopefully your child will stay with the same home room teacher and group for their time at WSC.
Time will also be used to survey students and interrogate their SEW needs and to hold year group assemblies with guest speakers.

14. Specialist Programs
Soccer, Basketball, Music – this is a three year commitment
Music students study six months of Class Music and six months Visual Arts. They also attend ensembles and instrumental lessons all year. In Year 8 and 9 they study a full year of Class Music along with their ensembles and instrumental lessons. In Year 9 they can choose another Arts subject to study.
Soccer and Basketball students substitute these subjects for Physical Education.

15. Dress Code Uniform shop in Joondalup– longer hours
Length of girl’s dress and shorts must be thigh length
Smaller sizes
No piercings, or hair colour, no make-up
Please support us to enforce the dress code
Optional – school bag, rain coat

16. ICT Students will get a laptop. Parents contribute partial funding
Batteries must be charged every night
Responsible use – no social media on learning tool
ICT support team at the College but parents pay for wilful damage
Focus in Year 7 sensible use of ICT
Most bullying occurs on-line in parents’ time and we cannot follow up what happens on the weekends
Central place for devices in home
Guest speakers every year on safety in cyber space

17. Pedagogy High expectations for all students Open classrooms
Focus on organisation skills, use of ICT and cooperative learning styles
Study Skills Night March 4 ICT SEQTA March 12
Home room – wellbeing journal
Home study habits
Literacy – reading at home is vital – model good reading habits
Numeracy – practice at home as this is also very important

18. CANTEEN Follows healthy food guidelines Reasonably priced Self service
Lovely staff but overworked
Please volunteer your time. It means so much to the College
All profits go to the College
Students must not leave grounds at break time
Welcome to order on-line to stop sugar purchases at shops

19. Welcome to the Woodvale Secondary College Community Get to know each other

20. Questions?