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- ALL YEARS - IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- ALL YEARS : STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY - SCHOOL CLOSED FOR STUDENTS MONDAY, 15 JUNE
- ALL YEARS: SEMESTER 1 REPORTS WEDNESDAY, 1 JULY
- ALL YEARS: PROGRESS REVIEW DAY TUESDAY, 21 JULY
- ALL YEARS: SCHOOL PHOTO DAY FRIDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER
- ALL YEARS: MUFTI DAY WITH A TWIST FRIDAY, 3 JULY
- ALL YEARS: 2021 SUBJECT SELECTIONS, 1 JULY 2020
- ALL YEARS: ENSEMBLE REHEARSAL TIMES
- ALL YEARS: SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP MONDAY, 29 JUNE
- ALL YEARS: UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS
- ALL YEARS: BUS 28 TIMETABLE CHANGE
- ALL YEARS: NO ONSITE PARKING
- ALL YEARS: ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL WEEK
- ALL YEARS: VIRTUAL SCHOOL TOUR
- YEARS 7-10: ICAS TESTING
- YEAR 9 STUDENTS: OLNA TEST OPPORTUNITY
- P & C NOTICES
- EXTERNAL NOTICES
| DAY/DATE | YEAR/GROUP/S | DETAILS |
| MONDAY, 15 JUNE | ALL STUDENTS |
School Development Day - NO CLASSES FOR STUDENTS |
| WEDNESDAY, 1 JULY | ALL STUDENTS | SEMESTER 1 SCHOOL REPORTS EMAILED |
| FRIDAY, 3 JULY | ALL STUDENTS |
MUFTI DAY WITH A TWIST FREE DRESS DAY |
| FRIDAY, 3 JULY | ALL STUDENTS | LAST DAY OF TERM 2 |
| TUESDAY, 21 JULY | ALL STUDENTS |
PROGRESS REVIEW AND PARENT INFORMATION DAY 9.00am - 7.00pm (NO CLASSES FOR STUDENTS) |
| WEDNESDAY, 22 JULY | ALL STUDENTS | CLASSES COMMENCE FOR TERM 3 |
A reminder that Perth Modern School staff will be undertaking a Professional Development Day on Monday, 15 June. The school will be closed to students with the normal school timetable suspended. The school will be open for those sitting the Year 10 exams on this day.
NOTE: this new date replaces the PD Day that was originally scheduled for Tuesday, 26 May.
Parents/Caregivers and students will be sent an email containing a link to the school report on the afternoon of Wednesday, 1 July 2020.
These emails are generated via the Department of Education and can take a number of hours to complete. If you do not receive the email please ask your child to forward it to you or look in your junk folder before contacting the school. The reports will be uploaded to CONNECT at the commencement of Term 3.
The Progress Review Day will occur on Tuesday, 21 July 9.00am to 7.00pm
Parents/Guardians will receive an email containing the Parent booking link and instructions for booking on Wednesday, 1 July. Specific details of how the day will operate will be provided in accordance with the Health Department requirements.
- Parent Teacher Online (PTO) will be open for bookings on Wednesday, 1 July at 6.00pm and close on Monday, 20 July at 10.00am.
- If you are having any issues with the booking system, please contact Alec.Glass@education.wa.edu.au at the Perth Modern School IT helpdesk, please ensure to provide your child’s name and a brief description of your issue.
The Progress Review Day will be highly beneficial in assisting with decisions regarding the subject selection.
Please note classes will not operate on this day. Students who require supervision will be accommodated with private study in the library.
We are pleased to announce the School Photo Day has been rescheduled and will be held on Friday, 4 September 2020. Further details will be provided closer to this date.
This year's Mufti Day will be virtual. All students will have a free dress day on the final day of Term 2 - Friday, 3 July.
Students in free dress are asked to bring a gold coin to support the Perth Modernian Society Museum Association Inc. Your donation will help maintain your child’s precious school memories and records and keep the History Centre and Museum open for visitors. In maintaining the Museum we benefit the community by collecting, preserving and displaying artefacts related to school life on site, conduct documented heritage trail tours, create and publish real life stories and raise awareness of the important legacies of the school’s alumni. If you are available and would like to volunteer your time to the Perth Modernian Society Museum Association Inc, please contact Chair Dr Robyn White on robynwhite5@hotmail.com
You are now also able to donate to the Museum via the Qkr App or via Electonic Transfer to the below details. Please put your surname and donation in the description line.
Perth Modernian Society Museum Association Inc
BSB: 302-162 / Account: 126455-6
The theme of free dress is yet to be confirmed; keep tuned for the announcement! To celebrate the wonderful term we have had back at school, students will also have a class party in their Advocacy groups during Period 6 and are welcome to bring food or drink items for the event. The variety concert will be streamed to the classes during the class party.
To assist parents and students with the subject selections for 2021 the school will be utilising the services of an online platform in the form of Subject Selection Online (SSO).
Parents and Caregivers will receive an email containing the Subject Selection Online (SSO) link and instructions on Wednesday, 1 July 2020 for the 2021 subject selection process.
SSO will be open on Wednesday, 1 July at 6.00pm and close on Tuesday, 28 July at 1.00pm. Please ensure your selections are made during this time period.
For assistance with the process please contact Alec.Glass@education.wa.edu.au at the Perth Modern School IT helpdesk, providing your child’s name and a brief description of your issue.
We are pleased to inform parents and caregivers that due to the changes to COVID-19 restrictions, we have been able to make some adjustments to our rehearsal schedules and resume some ensembles. Specific information will be distributed on the CONNECT page under the ensembles tab as they are finalised. Please see below the updated ensemble rehearsal schedule.
The following arrangements have been confirmed as of 11 June 2020:
- In Week 7, Wind Band 4 will resume rehearsals, although in smaller groups. The specific information has already been distributed through the Connect page. This will affect all Year 7 woodwind, brass and percussion students.
- In Week 8, Year 8 Choir will resume rehearsals, although in smaller groups. Specific information will be distributed through the Year 8 Music CONNECT Page.
- In Week 9, Year 8 Choir, Year 9 Choir and Chorale will resume rehearsals. Year 8 choir will be in small groups, and Chorale will be split across two venues. Wind Band 3 will resume full rehearsals.
In all ensemble rehearsals we will continue spacing the students out, particularly for the woodwind, brass and vocal ensembles.
If you have a particular concern about your students' ensemble or instrument, please contact PerthModern.Music@education.wa.edu.au
Please download the updated rehearsal schedule below:
Transperth have been very kind in accomodating a request from a Perth Modern parent. As students were rushing to catch the Bus 28 service, this service will now depart the Perth Busport five minutes later which will provide more time for the Perth Modern students to access the service. This change will take place from 19 July 2020 to coincide with other changes in the area.
Please remind your child about travelling safely to and from school and to practise public transport etiquette when using bus or train services. Some etqiuette points:
- It is best to not use a mobile phones whilst walking.
- Giving your seat for an elderly or full paying traveller will make both them and your child feel great.
- Be mindful of school bags that can often be forgotten when turning and moving through a crowded bus or train.
Please remember there is currently no onsite parking at the school. Parents needing to access the uniform shop or who have a meeting with a member of staff, will need to find street parking, or access the verge adjacent to the school oval on Subiaco Road. Cheap parking is also available at the old Princess Margaret Hospital site (access off Hay St). We thank you for your cooperation.
Arts and Technology Festival Week has looked a little different this year - not having an opening night open to all parents and community members - the passionate members of staff have reinvented what it looks like to celebrate our talented students in these subject areas. This included an online community gallery, which can be viewed here: https://sway.office.com/6SiXePlaxjL5AcjA?ref=Link.
We have recently filmed a Virtual School Tour highlighting the students and school activities of Perth Modern School. We would like to thank all staff and students who assisted in the filming and creation of the video, we would not have been able to complete this without your cooperation and support.
Take a look here and be sure to share it with your friends and family.
ICAS testing is underway for the Year 7 to Year 10 groups testing which will take place between 17 August 2020 and 4 September 2020.
As previously communicated to parents and caregivers, due to the cancellation of NAPLAN 2020 and therefore the loss of the opportunity to prequalify for the WACE literacy and numeracy requirements, the current Year 9 students are being provided with an opportunity to sit the OLNA test in 2020 on an opt in basis. An email has been sent earlier today providing parents with information to register your intention to opt in for testing.
Parents have been sent the appropriate link following analysis of student data which will either provide the opportunity to opt in to;
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- Reading, Numeracy and Writing or;
- Reading and Numeracy where your child has pre-qualified for the Writing component based on Year 7 NAPLAN data.
Information will be communicated soon to prepare for the proposed test window for Reading and Numeracy 10–28 August 2020 and Writing 10–11 August 2020.
P&C social activities have been quiet due to COVID-19 restrictions recently however we anticipate ramping up activities in Term 3 as restrictions lift. Look out for activities and dates in our next update in Term 3.
The P&C would like to actively reach more parents and will be setting up a P&C Facebook page to provide an easy place for the school community to see upcoming activities and information. This will also be launched in Term 3, keep an eye out!
P&C Meeting
Tuesday, 4 August 2020 7.00PM
The next P&C Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 4 August 2020 at 7.00pm in the McCusker Boardroom in the Beasley Building. All parents and interested citizens are welcome.
Contacts for items that parents would like to have the P&C discuss or address can be emailed to;
Phil Marshall – president@perthmodernpandc.com.au
or Jeet Ghosh – secretary@perthmodernpandc.com.au
Please find the recent Principal's Report to the P&C from 9 June 2020.
YEARS 7 AND 8: SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS
After the success of the recent online programs, and building on the tradition of excellent quality holiday programs made available in conjunction with the University of Western Australia, BRAINways EDUCATION is pleased to invite all gifted and talented students of Perth Modern to participate in STEM School of Excellence programs.
The following topics are being offered for Year 7 and 8 students. NOTE: Students from Perth Modern School do not need to have a teacher nominate them for the program, they have automatic entry.
Day 1: The Mathematics of Password Picking and Bubble Science: A Step by Step Guide to Walking on Water
Day 2: Biochemistry: The Formula of Living Matter and Walking a Tightrope: The Medicine of the Body’s Response to Change
For student registration, please follow the steps below:
Parents are to complete the enrolment via the BRAINways online enrolment system. An email will be received when the enrolment is completed, to confirm the place in the program.
Please note that, as limited places are available in the programs, the registration will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, and no reservations are possible. Therefore, it is advisable that parents log in to register their children as soon as possible.
Please find further details on the attached documentation:
ALL YEARS: EXAM PREPARATION AND REVISION PROGRAMS
Master Mind Australia will be delivering Revision and Exam Preparation Programs in the July school holidays for students in Year 7 to 12. The holiday program will offer students comprehensive subject revision in face to face classrooms as well as online virtual classrooms. These classes assist in preparing students for their second Semester Exams.
The programs will be held at Christ Church Grammar School and Guildford Grammar School in the first week of the holidays, and at Hale School, MLC, Quinns Baptist College and Ashdale Secondary College in the second week.
To enrol, please visit the link below:
ALL YEARS: ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCH COURSES
Alliance Francaise Term 2 classes have commenced and are back with an exciting range of face-to-face midterm courses along with the continuation of the free online bookclub and film club. The library will be open as of Tuesday 2 June, with measures to ensure your safety. Finally, some online resources have been selected, to take you on a trip around France, and to delve into the secrets of life. With social distancing measures in place, you will be learning French in a small group of a maximum of six people.
My Place Competition - Years 7 to 10
Closes 26 June 2020
Red Room Poetry
Red Room Poetry invites students and teachers to take part in Poetry Object 2020, Australasia’s largest free online poetry-writing competition, by transforming treasured objects into poetry as an immediate way to respond to the world around them. They are looking for poets and poems that voice the hidden histories of special objects and talismans that we keep close through the orbit of our lives.
There are a range of exciting prizes including $500 cash awards, professional mentoring, book packs and more.
Closes 10 July 2020
For more or further details on competitions, visit the Competitions CONNECT page.