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- ALL YEARS - FIRST DAY ARRANGEMENTS
- ALL YEARS: USING COMPASS TO ACCESS TIMETABLES
- YEAR 7: CONVERSATION SERIES - FREE EVENT - HELLO HIGH SCHOOL TUESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 5.30PM
- ALL YEARS - CONVERSATION SERIES EVENTS FOR 2024
- ALL YEARS - SCHOOL CAFE MENU FOR 2024
- ALL YEARS - SCHOOL DIARIES
- ALL YEARS: ABSENTEE PROCEDURES
- ALL YEARS: YEAR COORDINATORS
- ALL YEARS: SUBJECT CHANGE REQUESTS
- ALL YEARS - KEY DATES FOR 2024
First Day Back Procedures - Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Middle Years
Year 7 students and teachers to go to year group assembly in the Tyler McCusker Sports Centre (TMSC). Students will receive their printed timetables and diaries. This will last approximately 20 mins. Students will then go to Period 1. Teachers with a Year 7 Period 1 class will then meet their class in the TMSC and bring them back to the class. NOTE: This venue for the start of day has changed from Stokes (as mentioned in a previous email) to the TMSC (Subiaco Road side).
Year 8 and 9 students and teachers will go directly to a brief year group meeting (see venue below) for 10 minutes and then go to their Period 1 classes. Students will be able to access their timetable on Compass. Students will also be able to collect their printed timetables during Advocacy in Period 4.
Venues
Period 1 Middle Years
Year 7 Tyler McCusker Sports Centre
Year 8 Lecture Theatre
Year 9 Beasley Hall
Senior Years (Years 10-12)
Students are to go directly to their classes for Period 1. They will be able to log on to view their timetable on Compass from Monday, 29 January. For students that are unable to login, hard copy timetables can be collected from their Advocacy folders prior to the start of the day at Student Services. All new students from Years 9-11 to go to the front office and check in with reception.
Senior Years students will have their year group meetings at the start of Advocacy (Period 4) and then return to their advocacy classes.
Venues for year group meetings:
Period 4 Senior Years
Year 10 Future Learning Centre
Year 11 Tyler McCusker Sports Centre
Year 12 Cyril Tyler Auditorium
Year 7 students will receive a printed timetable on Wednesday, 31 January at the start of the day.
Years 8 to 12 students can use the Compass App or browser to view their timetables online from Monday, 29 January.
CONVERSATION SERIES EVENTS FOR 2024
The Next Conversation Series event is a Parent Cyber Safety Presentation with Paul Litherland on Wednesday, 14 April. Bookings - www.trybooking.com/COVWA
Please see below for information on other Conversation Series events coming up and booking information. All events are free to attend. Conversation Series events are sponsored by the P&C.
This year, school diaries will be issued to all students in Year 7 and Year 8.
Students in Year 9 - 12 who purchased one can bring their receipt from Campion to the Finance Desk to collect their copy.
Families are asked to familiarise themselves with the diary and encourage their child to regularly utilise it to help with organisation, study routines, assessment deadlines etc.
Diaries will be available for purchase from the School Finance Office for students in Years 9-12 who may wish to purchse one. The cost is $15. Please note only a limited number of diaries are available for purchase.
Late Arrivals and Leaving Early
All students are required to sign in at Student Services if they arrive late to school.
When leaving school early, where possible parents must email permission and details school prior. If there is an unplanned departure, please call the front office and request to be connected through to Student Services. If the school has not received any correspondence, Student Services will contact parents to confirm.
Absentees
To advise the school of absences, please use Compass parent portal the Name of student, Advocacy and Reason for Absence.
1. ‘Add Attendance Note’ in the Parent Portal of Compass.
2. For vacations during school term, please email Student Services: perthmodern.absentees@education.wa.edu.au
When a student is absent at the start of school, parents will receive an SMS attendance notification. Parents are to write an Absent Note in Compass or contact Student Services (details above).
We thank you for your assistance.
In 2024, Year Coordinators are:
Year 7 – Jacqui Carter
jacqui.carter@education.wa.edu.au
Year 8 – Melanie Wilcock
melanie.wilcock@education.wa.edu.au
Year 9 – John O'Loughlin
john.o'loughlin@education.wa.edu.au
Year 10 - Katie Chin
kathryn.chin@education.wa.edu.au
Year 12– James Casey
To start the school year there will be no requests for subject changes during Week 1, 31 January to 2 Febuary, 2024.
Limited places exist in many classes and not all requested changes can be accommodated. In Week 2, the Student Daily Notices will advise for each year group when students can be considered for a subject change.