Year 9 Leadership Applicants

This week Year 9 students commenced interviews with Heads of House for Year 9 Leadership positions across the four Houses.  As these students continue this process, I emphasise how important it is that all Year 9 students have a role and responsibility for modelling leadership and integrity as they continue to grow in their capacities as leaders of the Middle College. I wish all applicants the very best as they commence their leadership journeys.

Student Organisation of Home Learning

At Pacific, growing students’ capacity to organise their home learning and track their assessment due dates is an interdependent strategy in which teachers support students to strive toward achieving academic success.  During this week’s Middle and Senior College assembly, both Dr Dolling and I presented routine strategies and tools to create positive home learning and organisational habits:

These routines and habits include:

• Planning in advance provides balance
• Organisation is the key to success
• Student Handbooks assist with organising daily, weekly, monthly, term and semester assessment dates.

Use of Student Handbook

Year 6-10 students are required to utilise their Student Handbook for recording their Home Learning and Assessment Task due dates. These also need to be sighted and signed by a parent and Pastoral Care Teacher each week. 

Year 11-12 students are encouraged to utilise their Student Handbook for recording their Home Learning, Assessment due dates and other important dates that could impact their learning. Year 11 and Year 12 students can also use other strategies to record and enhance their organisational capabilities.

All students are required to have their Student Handbook with them throughout the day and should be visible on their desk when learning. 

If a student wishes to use the bathroom during class time, the teacher is to sign the student’s handbook as a tool of tracking students’ whereabouts throughout the course of each day.

Students arriving late to school are encouraged to have their Student Handbook signed to support the sign in process.  Students wishing to depart the College early are also encouraged to utilise the back of the Student Handbook and have parent’s signature and reason recorded.

The Student Handbook is a fantastic organisational tool, quick reference guide to policies and contains vital information for students to support their academic learning and wellbeing.

Academic Support Tutorials

At Pacific, there is a focus on growing students’ capacity in a teaching and learning environment by setting high expectations whilst providing high levels of support. Students not meeting expectations of home learning or requiring additional support with organisation of assessment due dates will receive academic support tutorials during their lunch breaks with their classroom teacher and on Friday from 3:15pm-4:15pm. In partnership with parents, teachers are well versed in keeping open communication with parents.  Teachers are very appreciative of the support and the partnership parents play in working with their child.

Middle College Information Presentations

The Middle College Information Evening recordings are now available for viewing by accessing this link: Middle College Information Evening Recordings  via our online portal Nav. Please note that each year level presentation includes a general Middle College welcome and then moves into specific year level information.

If you have any questions please contact Mrs Jo Belchamber, Head of Learning Middle College jbelchamber@pacluth.qld.edu.au

Ms Leigh Finter, Acting Director of Students