Welcome to term three and the process of subject selection. This can often be a daunting time for parents and students alike but we hope to make the process as smooth and user friendly as possible.
As there have already been a number of questions from parents concerning subject selection for the 2009 school year, I thought I would take the opportunity to explain the processes that will be undertaken over coming weeks. Obviously there is an emphasis on Year 9 students going into Year 10 and Year 10 students going into VCE due to the large number of elective choices for Year 10 and the need to do a two year plan for VCE.
Year 10 and 11 students will have a VCE information evening on Tuesday 29 July. After a presentation explaining the subject selection process in the Marian Centre parents and students will have the opportunity to meet with Subject Teachers to obtain further details.
Students in Year 10 will also have a Mentor assigned to them in the next few weeks who will take them through the process and give them career information. The Mentor will also serve as the contact person for parents. Year 11 students often have their VCE, VCAL or VET pathway already determined but I encourage them to come to the evening if they have any queries.
The Year 9 into 10 evening is on Tuesday 5 August. Students will have an information session in homegroups at Coolock, have the subject process explained to them in the Marian Centre and will also have the opportunity to meet Subject Teachers. Year 7 and 8 students will have a homegroup based information session on elective choice for 2009 in mid term 3.
Curriculum Handbooks will be distributed soon and I encourage both parents and students to read the relevant sections from the book before the Information evenings. This can be the starting point for further discussion on the subject selection process. Parents of Years 9, 10 and 11 students will receive the outline for the evenings next week in the post. If you have any further queries at this stage please do not hesitate to contact me at the college.
Welcome to term three and the process of subject selection. This can often be a daunting time for parents and students alike but we hope to make the process as smooth and user friendly as possible.