As the Year 10 Service Week and Camp in Weeks 7 and 8 were unable to continue this year, the College has revised the scheduled activities in line with current COVID restrictions. The revised schedule is outlined below.
We have organised a variety of presenters and activities that we hope will help develop your leadership skills and that you will find both enjoyable and challenging. Should COVID restrictions change in a way that necessitates a change in activities, we will send through a revised schedule.
Please check carefully the activities, requirements and dress for each of the days to maximise these opportunities.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email me at swalsh@waverley.nsw.edu.au
| Date | Activity | Dress | Extras |
| Thurs 18/11 | David Kobler presentation – GYM | PE Uniform | Bring your own lunch and recess |
| Friday 19/11 | Normal school day | School Uniform | Bring your own lunch and recess |
| Mon 22/11 | Last day of classes for Year 10
Return of textbooks to book hire |
School Uniform | Bring your own lunch and recess |
| Tues 23/11 | Manly/Spit walk and Picnic day
Meet in Centenary Quad by 8:30am Buses provided |
PE Uniform | Need to bring Opal card as dismissed from Circular Quay
Bring your own lunch and recess or money to purchase + water bottle |
| Wed 24/11 | 9am -12pm Pinnacle Team building and leadership activities
Meet at the Tennis Courts Periods 5/6 Stage 6 Transition Study Skills. You will be in the E20s and E30s. Rooms will be sent to you at the beginning of Week 8. |
PE Uniform | Bring your recess
BBQ Lunch provided P.5-6 Bring your laptop and a pen. |
| Thurs 25/11 | Periods 1-2 Presentation by Phil Britten Bali Bombing Survivor
Meet in GYM Periods 3-6 House sporting activities at Queens Park |
PE Uniform | Bring your recess
Lunch provided Bring your water bottle Students will be dismissed from Queens Park |
| Friday 26/11 | Periods 1-2 Presentation by Brent Sanders
Meet in the GYM Periods 3-6 Year 10 Retreat Day at Centennial Park |
PE Uniform | BBQ Lunch provided
Bring your water bottle Students will be dismissed from the park. |
*Please NOTE: Year 10 students DO NOT need to attend school in Week 9 until Presentation day on Wednesday, 1 December.
Ms Sue Walsh
Director of Identity & Student Formation
E: swalsh@waverley.nsw.edu.au
To assist all students in their return to face-to-face learning this term, Heads of Department and their teams have carefully reviewed the assessment task programs for students in Years 7-10 in accordance with NESA guidelines. Students were scheduled to sit examinations in Weeks 5-6, but this has now been adjusted with the following considerations:
Please rest assured that Heads of Department have also worked with each other to ensure a balance across the expectations for tasks due in the same week.
Students should reach out to their teachers, Heads of Department or Heads of House if they need any support with the assessments that are due.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
All Year 10 students attended an online session by Elevate on Wednesday 13 October on Time Management. This was a valuable session to support them with their preparation for Term 4 assessment tasks and the transition into Year 11.
The session guided students on finding the time to study by building a weekly planner; prioritising work, particularly study notes; building tips on efficiency of work and how to combat procrastination. All students received a booklet of resources to assist them with their learning from the session.
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Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Public Health School-based Vaccination Program has sent our College some information in regards to the vaccinations that are scheduled for Tuesday 26 October, 2021. Please see the communication from our local public health unit below:
We are currently reviewing the school vaccination clinics impacted by the extended lockdown.
At this stage, students are not required to follow up with their GP to receive a catch-up vaccination.
We will be in contact with you over the next three weeks to advise of rescheduling arrangements moving forward.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.
Please note that this is not related to any COVID-19 vaccines. This is in regards to the annual school-based vaccination program for Year 7 and Year 10 (catch up doses). As soon as we hear more information, you will be notified.
Ms Adele Cutbush
Registered Nurse
E: healthcentre@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Just a friendly reminder that as previously mentioned, the Year 10 processes for end of lease laptops is also underway. All the information on prices, payments, options can be found on the relevant information sheets.
The information sheets are also published in the Parent Lounge — School Links — End of Lease Macbooks;
OR
Mr Simon Potter
Director of ICT, Campus and Innovation
E: spotter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The laptops currently held by Year 10 students will be end of lease this year and parents can now nominate to purchase or return.
We have put together an information sheet explaining the process. The sheet is published in the Parent Lounge — School Links — End of Lease Macbooks.
Mr Simon Potter
Director of ICT, Campus and Innovation
E: spotter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Although we are learning online, students are still able to complete their Duke Of Edinburgh from home! Students are required to complete one hour a week of physical recreation, a skill and a service. Here are some ideas for your son to consider in order to maintain his award progress whilst in lockdown:
Now more than ever we need to ensure we are consistently getting up and moving our bodies.
Track your fitness progress over time
There are many ideas for learning a new skill at home! Here are a few:
Learn a new musical skill at home
A reminder that your log must be at least 1-2 sentences explaining your participation. Don’t forget to download the ORB Participant app for quick logging!
Ms Gemma Brown
Duke of Edinburgh Award Leader
E: gbrown@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Bookings are open for the Years 7-10 Parent / Teacher / Student Interviews to be held on Monday 19 July from 8:30am-6.30pm. This will occur through the TASS Parent Lounge.
The interviews will run in two sessions: 8.30am-11.30am and 12.45pm-6.30pm. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, both sessions will now be conducted online via Zoom.
Zoom codes will be sent out prior to the session.
In order to have staff available to as many families as possible, interviews will be of five minutes’ duration. To make the process as efficient as possible and to minimise lost time, we are requesting that you don’t make consecutive bookings and leave at least a five minute gap between your bookings to allow time to move between meetings with the teachers.
Please ensure that you make bookings with your son’s main teacher in instances where one period is taken by another teacher.
Details on how to login to the Parent Lounge were sent to all parents in Term 1. The link to the parent lounge is below.
>>> Click here to access the Waverley College Parent Lounge.
user id = Your family ID
password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’
For any technical issues or if you need to confirm your family ID please contact iAssist at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Thank you to all parents and students who attended the Year 10 Subject Selection evening on Tuesday 15 June.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Wednesday, Year 10 students received an email to their school email account with the link and password to the Edval Timetable Program to complete online subject selection.
Subject selection does not have to be completed until Thursday 22 July, after the Parent/Teacher Interviews early next term.
Changes to subjects selected can be made online by logging in again up until 22 July, but will require a new confirmation form to be printed and handed in.
Confirmation of selection forms can be left in the box outside of Ms Lamonica’s office on the first floor of the administration building on Birrell Street.
Any students considering doing a TAFE option will still need to select 13 Units of study at school and make an appointment to see Ms Knowles on the first day back next term as these applications are due in early August.
Click here to access the University Admissions Centre (UAC). Here you will find a number of interesting and relevant publications regarding ATAR calculation, HSC course selection and university courses to be offered in 2022.
If any student is considering applying to do both Extension Mathematics and Extension English in Year 11 you will need to come and speak to me before doing your online subject selection.
If you wish to do Extension Mathematics you must select Mathematics 2 unit of 3 unit as your mathematics course as well as Extension Mathematics.
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Year 7-10 Semester 1 Report will be available today for you to view and download on the Parent Lounge in TASS.
This report provides an overview of your son’s performance in Semester 1 for each subject including: A-E grades for the focus subject outcomes, at least two recommendations and commendations outlining suggested targets and areas of strength for your son, Learner Profile grades and a mark plus cohort average (mean) based on his assessment task(s) for each subject completed up to this point.
Further information about how your son has performed in his cohort is available via the Parent Lounge Analytics. This area provides a box and whiskers graph that allows parents to view the position of their son’s mark in relation to the rest of the cohort in each subject. The box and whiskers plot indicates student groupings by quartile and median.
user id = Your family ID
password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’
Once you log on, select the Academic Reports option from the menu on the left. You will then be presented with a list of available reports. In this case it will be the Year 7-10 Semester One Report where you will be able to download a PDF.
You can also access further analytics regarding your son’s performance across his cohort by going to the [Student Details] drop down menu and selecting [Academic Analytics]. Please note that this will be available approximately 24 hours after the release of these reports.
For any technical issues or if you need to confirm your son’s ID please contact iAssist at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
If you are unsure of your FamilyID or need assistance logging into the Parent Portal please contact the iAssist Team at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
From Friday 25 June at 12pm you will be able to make bookings for the Year 7-10 Parent / Teacher / Student Interviews to be held on Monday 19 July from 8:30am – 6.30pm. This will occur through the TASS Parent Lounge.
The interviews will run in two sessions:
Zoom codes will be sent out prior to the session.
In order to have staff available to as many families as possible, interviews will be of five minutes’ duration. To make the process as efficient as possible and to minimise lost time, we are requesting that you don’t make consecutive bookings, and leave at least a five minute gap between your bookings to allow time to move between meetings with the teachers.
Please ensure that you make bookings with your son’s main teacher in instances where one period is taken by another teacher.
user id = Your family ID
password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’
For any technical issues or if you need to confirm your son’s ID please contact iAssist at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
If you are unsure of your FamilyID or need assistance logging into the Parent Portal please contact the iAssist Team at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional Custodians of the land on which Waverley College is located. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual connections to the land, waters, seas and sky and their rich contribution to society.
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