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WelcomeIt’sgreattowelcomeyoualltoYear6atHelenaCollegeGlenForrestCampus.WehopethatyouwillmakenewfriendsandenjoyyourlearningjourneyasyouembarkontheIBMiddleYearsProgramme.ThisYear6FAQdocumentwascompiledwithinputfromourfirstintakeofYear6studentsin2016.SomeofthequesNonsthattheyhadpriortocommencingYear6areincluded.SowehopethatyouwillfindanswerstoanyquesNonsyoumayhaveaboutbeingaHelenastudent.IfyouhaveotherquesNonspleasefeelfreetocontactmeoraskyourHomeroomteacher.

Mrs Julie CarltonCommunity Relations Manager (M,T,W)jcarlton@helena.wa.edu.au

YEAR6TEAMWhoaretheYear6teachers?TherearethreemainYear6teachers,althoughyouwillhavemanyothersubjectteachersegfordrama,foodsciencetechnology,library,music,mediaetc.Overthecourseoftheyearyouwillgettoknowthemall.

MrsAnne-MarieLee MrDavidsonLloyd MrIainFordYear6TeamLeader Year6Teacher Year6Teacher

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HELENA COLLEGE

Frequently Asked Questions by Year 6s

When do we receive our

laptops?

What is the IB MYP?

Where can we play at

recess and lunch?

Is there a Year 6 camp?

Year6FAQS2017

COLLEGEVISIONMISSIONVALUES

Vision Vision Mission Values To be a school where students are inspired to be the best they can be where they are encouraged to develop confidence, ability and passion to achieve their goals and to have the skills and commitment to leave a positive footprint on the world.

Mission • To educate and inspire students to

be the best they can be by providing a balanced focus on whole child development.

• To be a school where students, teachers and parents actively engage as partners in the educational process.

• To be a school with high expectations of learning and achievement by offering creative, engaging and challenging educational experiences in a nurturing environment.

Values • Integrity and responsibility • Inclusivity and participation • Caring and compassion • Respect for self, others and our

surroundings

COLLEGEPRINCIPALWhoisthePrincipal?MrIanLyonsistheCollegePrincipal.

STUDENTSERVICESTEAMWhatistheStudentServicesteam?OurStudentServicesteamgetstoknoweachstudent’sindividuallearningandpastoralneedsbymeeNngregularlytoaddresshowtobestmeettheacademic,physical,socialoremoNonalneedsofourstudents.

Whoisontheteam?MsSusanBoyeCDirectorofStudentServicesandCollegeCounsellor

MsCathyLightDirectorofMiddleSchool

MrJusInPiCDeputyPrincipal-OperaNons

MrCraigHillmanDirectorofUpperSchool

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HELENA COLLEGE GLEN FORREST CAMPUS 1 FEBRUARY 2017

YEAR 6 FACILITIESThe Year 6 facilities were purpose built and designed for our students to transition from primary school to Year 1 of the to IB Middle Years Programme. The buildings opened in 2016 for the first intake of Year 6 students.

There are four classrooms, toilet blocks and a HUGE undercover assembly / play space. There is plenty of parking for parents to drop off and pick up students. Plus there is an amazing adventure play space where Year 6s can climb monkey bars, build cubbies and sit and chat to each other. The Year 6s have a range of sports equipment to play with too… with more to come in 2017.

ASSEMBLIES

Arethereassembliesthroughouttheyear?Thereareseveraldifferenttypesofassembliesthroughouttheyear.

• MiddleSchoolandUpperSchoolassemblieswhichareheldonalternateweeks.TheseareorganisedbytheDirectors,Homeroomteachersandstudents.

• WholeSchoolassembliesforYears6-12students

• WholeCollegeassembliesforYears1-12studentsandparents–Thereare2during2017forANZACDayandSustainabilityDay

**Year6sdonota]endassembliesinTermOneduetothePeerSupportProgrammebeingheldduringassemblyNmes

ATTENDANCE

DoIhavetocometoschooleveryday?Yesitislawthatallstudentsofschoolagemusta]endschooleveryday,theexcepNonbeingifyouareunwell.

DoIhavetoa]endcampsandexcursions?Yesyoudo.A]endanceoncampsandexcursionsareanintegralpartofthecurriculumatHelena–anditispartoftheenrolmentagreementthatyourparentssignedtoenrolyouatHelena.

HowearlycanIcometoschool?Itissuggestedthatstudentsarriveatthelatestby8.30am.Butdonotcometoschooltooearly.Ifyouarriveatbetween7.45amand8.00am,youneedtobesignedinatadministraIonbyyourparent/guardian.**Obviously,thereareexcepNonstothisruleifyouhavecommitmentssuchasswimming,anensembleorsportbeforeschool.

WhatdoIdoifIarrivelatetoschool?IfyouarrivelateyoumustproceedtoadministraNonandbesignedinanda]endancerecordsupdated.Thestaffwillgiveyouabluesliptopresentyourclassteacher.Youwillhoweverneedtobringasignedanddatednotefromyourparentstoexplainwhyyouwerelateonthatday.Pleasegivethenotetoyourhomeroomteacher.

WhatifIhaveanappointmentduringtheday?YouneedtobringasignedanddatednotefromyourparentsdetailingtheNmeyouneedtoleaveschoolandwhy.YouneedtoshowthatnotetoyourclassteacheratthedesignatedNme,gotoadministraNonandyourparentsneedtosignyououtandbackinonyourreturn.

AWARDSNIGHT

WhatisAwardsNight?AwardsNightisourfinalassemblyoftheyearanditisheldinthegymnasium.ThereareawardpresentaNonsandperformancesbyvariousgroupsandensembles.StudentswhohaveexcelledinacademicandsporNngachievementand/oreffortarealsorecognised.

DoIhavetoa]end?Yesallstudents(apartfromtheYear12leavers)areexpectedtoa]endAwardsNight.

WhatdoIwear?Allstudentsneedtobeimmaculatelygroomed,wearingsummeruniform,withoutjacketsorjumpers,withtheirshoespolishedandwithhairneatandoffthetheface.

WheredoIsit?Ifyouaretoreceiveanawardyouwillbeseatedwithawardees.Ifyouarenotreceivinganaward

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youneedtositwithyourparents.Ifyouareinvolvedinperformancesyouwillbeseatedwithyourgroupandteacher.

WillIbenoNfiedifI’mtoreceiveanaward?YesyouwillbenoNfiedyouwillreceiveanawardbutnotwhattheawardisfor.Thatwillbeasurpriseonthenight.Therewillbearehearsalonthelastdayoftermforawardeesandperformers.

BICYCLES

CanIridemybiketoschool?Yesofcourseyoucan.Studentswhoridetoschoolmustwearahelmet.Onceyouentercampusgroundsyoushouldwalkyourbikeslowly.Bikesarenotpermi]edonthecentralwalkway.

WherecanIparkit?Therearedesignatedbikeracksnearthescienceblock.MakesureyouhavealockforyourbikeandLOCKITasbikesareparkedatyourownrisk.

CALENDAR

HowdoIaccesstheCollegecalendar?There’sacalendarlinkonthewelcomepageofSEQTALearn.YoucanalsogostraighttoSchoolZineGFCCalendarviathislink>h]p://helenac.schoolzineplus.com/calendar/1

CanISYNCtheGFCcalendartoiCalonmylaptop?Youcertainlycan.

ClickontheSYNCbu]onwiththedownarrowandthenentertheurlofthecalendaryouwishtosubscribeto.

WhatistheSchoolZineAPP?TheSZappenablesyoutohavequickaccesstocalendarandnewsle]ersviayourmobilephoneoriPad.OnthecalendarpageclickonSZappforinstrucNons.There’salsoapdfinstrucNonsheetonSEQTALearn>Documents>searchSchoolZine

CAMPSIsthereaCAMPforYear6sandwhenisit?YesthereisaYear6camp.In2017itisforthreedaysinweek7ofTermOne(13-15March).ItwillbeatWoodmanPoint.Clickheretoviewmoreaboutthevenue>h]p://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/camps/locaNons/woodman-point

FindoutmoreaboutothercampsforYears6-12bygoingtothewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/discover/glen-forrest-campus/senior-camps/

DoIhavetogooncamp?Yes,allstudentsareexpectedtoa]endtheyearlevelcampsunlessamedicalcondiNonprohibitsparNcipaNonintheacNviNes.

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CANTEENIsthecanteenopeneveryday?Yesitis.Studentscanpurchasefoodanddrinksforrecessandforlunch.Pleasequeueinanorderlymanner.

Whomanagesthecanteen?ThecanteenisrunbyMrsAnne]eBo]rell(lej)andMrsLeaGooch(right)plusawholeteamofvolunteerparents.

Pleasedemonstrateyourgoodmannersandthankthepeoplewhoserveyou.

HowdoIbuymylunchfromtheCANTEEN?YoucanpaycashoryoucanloadmoneyontoyourSmartRidercardtouseatthecanteen.

WherecanIaccessthecanteenmenu?There’susuallyacopyofthecurrentmenupinneduponthenoNceboardoutsidethecanteen.YourHomeroomteacherswillprobablypinoneupinyourclassroomtoo.OryoucanaccessitfromSEQTALearn>Documents>searchCanteen.

Canvegetarianorglutenfreedietsbecateredfor?Certainlycan.PleaseletMrsBo]rellandMrsGoochknowofyourdietaryrequirements.

Ireallylikewraps/rollssocanIorderthose?

Yesifyouorderbefore9.30aminthemorningthecanteenteamcanmakerollsorwrapsforyou.

CARNIVALS

WhatCARNIVALScanIparNcipatein?Inter-houseandInter-schoolCarnivalsareheldforswimming,athleNcs,cross-countryandmusic.WeencourageallstudentstoparNcipate.YoushouldwearyourHouseshirtforInter-houseCarnivalsandthebluesportsshirtforInter-schoolCarnivals.ThedatesareavailableontheCollegeGFCcalendar.

CASUALDRESSDAYS

WhatcanIwearonCASUALDRESSdays?• Studentsshouldwearsmart,casual

clothessuitablefora]endingschoolandofworkplacestandard(ienoshortshorts[mustbeatleastmid-thighlength],shortmini-skirtsorstrappytopsarepermi]ed)

• ShoesmustbefullyenclosedandmeetOSHrequirementsforworkshops,laboratoriesandkitchens(ienothongs,opensandals,canvastypeshoes,highheels,wedgesorsNle]osarepermi]ed)

• Shouldersaretobefullycovered(ienoskinnystraptopsaretobeworn)

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• Nobaremidriffsorrevealingnecklinesarepermi]ed

• Noinappropriateslogansorgraphicsonclothing

• NormaljewelleryandhairrestricNonsapply

• InTermsOneandFour,allstudentsmustwearahatwhenoutside,butanalternaNvetotheHelenacap/hatispermi]ed

• PhysicalEducaNonorOutdoorEducaNonuniformmustsNllbewornduringthoseclasses

• AnystudentwhofailstocomplywiththesestandardswillbedirectedtoadministraNonwheretheywillwaitunNladequatereplacementclothesorshoescanbemadeavailable.

DoIneedtobring$oncasualdressdays?Yesyoudo.Studentsincasualdressareaskedtobringa$1or$2donaNonfortheStudentCouncil’sfundraisingforvariousprojectsandtomakeasizeabledonaNontovariouschariNes.ThestudentCouncilwillpublicisewhatthe$willbeusedfor.

DoIhavetowearcasualdress?Noit’snotcompulsorybutifyouchoosenottoyoumustwearyournormalCollegeuniform.

CLUBSandEXTRA-CURRICULARACTIVITIES

WhatCLUBSorEXTRA-CURRICULARacNviNescanIjoin?TosupportwholepersondevelopmenttheCollegeoffersavarietyofbeforeschool,lunchNmeandajerschooltutorials,acNviNesandclubsforstudents.Therearesomanythingsyoucanbecomeinvolvedin.ThesewillbeadverNsedviaDailyNoNcessostaytuned.YoucanalsoviewviatheCollegewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/co-curricular/

**Thispagewillbeupdatedfor2017atthebeginningofTermOne.

COLLEGECOUNSELLOR

Isthereacounsellingserviceforstudents?Yesthereisafull-Nmecounselloronstaff–MsSusanBoye].

StudentscanconsulttheCollegeCounselloraboutavarietyofconcernsincludingpersonalorfamilyissues,socialdifficulNes,learningormoNvaNonproblems.

HowdoImakeanappointment?StudentsmayleaveamessageforMsBoye]atadministraNonorbysendingheranemailtosboye]@helena.wa.edu.aurequesNngaNmetoseeher.MsBoye]’sprivateofficeisintheadministraNonblock.

COLLEGEFLORALEMBLEMS

DoestheCollegehaveafloralemblem?Therearetwofloralemblems–theKangarooPawandthepurpleFringedLily,bothofwhicharetobefoundonourcampusgrounds.

COLLEGEHISTORYWherecanIfindoutaboutthehistoryoftheCollege?Goto>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/discover/history/

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COLLEGELOGO

WhatdoestheCollegelogorepresent?TheHelenaCollegelogoisdesignedtoreflectthebushlandseungthatprovidesbothahometoourdualcampuses,andanarraNveforourCollegeculture.

YoucanreadmoreaboutthelogoontheCollegewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/discover/history/college-logo-and-mo]o/

COLLEGEMOTTO

DoestheCollegehaveamo]o?OurCollegemo]oisBringingOutTheBestTogether,whichemphasisesthesharedjourneyofstudents,parentsandstaff.

COLLEGEPOLICIES

WherecanIaccesscopiesofCollegepoliciestoread?StudentscandownloadpdfcopiesofCollegepoliciesviaSEQTALearn>Documents>searchpoliciesORviatheCollegewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/discover/policies-2/

COLLEGEWHOTOCONTACTLISTWhodoIcontactfor…?

Academicprogress HomeroomteacherSubjectteacherMsCathyLightDirectorofMiddleSchool

Archives MrsLucySmith CollegeArchivistCanteen MrsAnneCeBoCrelland MrsLeaGoochCareersCounselling MrCraigHillman DirectorofUpperSchoolCounselling MsSusanBoyeC CollegeCounsellorLibrary MsRebeccaMurray Teacher-LibrarianCommunityRelaNonsMrsJulieCarltonand MrsShereneStrahanMusic(InstrumentalDevelopmentProgramme–ensemblesandlessons) MrsRuthGallagherOldHelenians MrsSueWallaceSport MrJoeKendall HeadofDepartmentH&PETimetable MrsHelenWhiteUniforms MrsLaraShirley UniformShopManager

ForacompletelistofallGFCstaffandtheiremaillinksgototheCollegewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/contact-us/staff-glen-forrest/

COLLEGEWEBSITE

What’stheCollegewebsiteaddress?www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au

CURRICULUM

WhatwillIstudyinYear6? TheYear6curriculumisdrawnfromtheInternaNonalBaccalaureateMiddleYearsProgramme(seesecNononIB)

AllstudentsparNcipateinalibrarystudiesprogrammewhichincludeswidereading/

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literatureextensionandthedevelopmentofinformaNonliteracyskills.StudentshavededicatedNmeperweekinthedevelopmentofdigitaltechnologiesandsports/healthandphysicaleducaNon.ThereisalsorotaNonofsubjectssuchasdrama,foodsciencetechnology,media,music(Year6slearntheukulele)andvisualarts.

WillIhavethesameteacherformostofthedayandwillourclassesalwaysbeintheYear6area?YestheYear6swillhaveonemainclassroomteacherbutyouwillalsohavearangeofspecialistteachersacrosstheschoolweekforsport,library,media,drama,visualart,technology,andsoon.Itwillbefun!MostoftheNmeyourlessonswillbeintheYear6areabutforotherclasseselsewhereyourHomeroomteacherswillhelpyoufindyourwayduringthefirstfewweeks.

DAILYNOTICESHowdoIfindoutwhat’sgoingonintheschool?FromyourlaptopopenuptoSEQTALearn>checktheWelcomepageforanymessagesfromMrPi],includinganyroomchangesfortheday.ThenclickonDailyNoNces.Makesureyoureadthemeverymorningtostayinformedaboutwhat’shappeningintheschoolfortheday.

DIRECTOR’SAWARDSWhatisaDIRECTOR’SAWARD?YourhomeroomandclassteacherscannominateyouforaDirector’sAward,tobepresentedtoyouatMiddleSchoolassembliesbyMsLight,DirectorofMiddleSchool.Theseawardscanbeforavarietyofthingssuchassignificanteffort,achievement,communityservice,goodmanners,beinginvolvedextra-curricularacNviNes,sport,caringforothersetc.SoourmessagetoyouisalwaysdoyourbestandbethebestpersonyoucanbeasaHelenastudent.

FEEDBACKandCOMPLAINTSHowdoImakeacomplaintorofferfeedback?

TheCollegewelcomessuggesNonsandcommentsfromstudents.

Ifyouhavegeneralfeedbackyoucoulddirectittotherelevantteacherinvolved,ortoyourHomeroomteacherortotheStudentServicesTeam.

ForconcernsorpossiblecomplaintspleaseviewtheDisputesandComplaintsPolicyandflowcharts(availableontheCollegewebsite>searchPoliciesh]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/discover/policies-2/

ORviewviaSEQTALearn>Documents>searchPolicies>DisputesandComplaintsPolicyandflowchartstodeterminethemostappropriatemannertocommunicateyourconcern.

**Pleasenotethatanonymouscomplaintswillnotbeaddressed.

FIRSTAIDWheredoIgoifneedfirstaid?

IfyouarefeelingunwellorneedmedicaNonduringbreakNmesgotoadministraNonforfirstaid.IfyouareinclassaskyourteacherforpermissiontogotoadministraNonforfirstaid.

IfnecessarytheadministraNonstaffwillcontactyourparentstoarrangeyourcollecNonfromschool.Oryoumayjustneedtorestinthefirstaidroomforashortwhile.Ifthere’sanemergencyanambulancewillbecalled.

HOMEROOMWhatisHOMEROOM?

Homeroomisa15-minutesessionatthebeginningofeachdaycommencingat8.40am.

YourHomeroomteacherwillgettoknowyouverywelloverthecourseoftheyear.

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DuringhomeroomyourteacherwillreaddailynoNceswithyou,checkuniforms,giveyouanymessagesfortheday,organiseacNviNesforyourhomeroomgroupandsoon.

HomeroomsarealignedwithHousessothestudentsinyourhomeroomwillallbeinthesameHouse.

InYear6theHomeroomteachersfor2017are:Cardan 6FO IainFordKiara 6LE Anne-MarieLeeWaughul 6LL DavidsonLloyd

HOMEWORKWillIhavelotsofhomework?In Year 6 homework will be given at an age appropriate level, working to establish a regular homework pattern by the end of the year. Your subject teachers will advise you of any homework. You can make a note of any homework set via SEQTA Learn.

IfIneedhelpwithHOMEWORKwherecanIgoorwhodoIsee?Alwaysaskyoursubjectteacherforhelpinthefirstinstance.OryoucouldgotoHomeworkClubwhichisaverysupporNveenvironment.Teachersandmentorsareavailableandstudentsareencouragedtoworktogetherandsupporteachotherintheirlearning.

HomeworkClubrunsajerschoolfrom3.15pm-4.15pmseveralajernoonsperweekinLibrary2.ItisorganisedbyMrsChrisStachowicz,supportedbyotherteachingstaffandvolunteerseniorstudents.ThedaysforHomeworkClub

2017willbepublishedatthestartoftheyear.CheckDailyNoNces.

HOUSES

DoesHelenahaveaHousesystem?PartoftheCollegeethosisrespectfor,andcareoftheland.OurtwocampusesarebuiltonlandthatwasthetradiNonalhometototheWadjukNoongarpeople,thetradiNonalcustodiansofthisland.

TheCollegehasthreeHouses,withAboriginalmoNfs.

• Cardanfeaturesthecarda,theracehorsegoanna

• Kiarafeaturesthesulphurcrestedcockatoo

• Waughulfeaturestherainbowserpent

WhatHOUSEwillIbein?AllYear6sshouldalreadyknow

whatHousetheywillbein.IfyouhavecomethroughfromtheDarlingtonCampusyouwillremaininthesameHouse.

AnyfuturesiblingsenrollingatHelenawillbeplacedinthesameHouseasyou!AllstudentsneedaHouseshirtwhichmaybewornforsportlessonsandalsoforInter-houseCarnivals.

IB

WhatisIBMiddleYearsProgramme(IBMYP)?TheIBMYPisachallengingframeworkthatencouragesstudentstomakepracNcalconnecNonsbetweentheirstudiesandtherealworld.TheMYPisafive-yearprogrammeand

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offeredatHelenaCollegefromYears6-10.TheMYPcurriculumframeworkcompriseseightsubjectgroups,providingabroadandbalancededucaNonforyoungadolescents.

Theeightsubjectgroupsare:• arts• design(technology)• individualsandsocieNes• languageacquisiNon• languageandliterature• mathemaNcs• physicalandhealtheducaNon• sciences

Clicktofindoutmore>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/discover/glen-forrest-campus/ib-middle-years-programme/

WhatistheIBMissionStatement?TheInternaNonalBaccalaureate®aimstodevelopinquiring,knowledgeableandcaringyoungpeoplewhohelptocreateabe]erandmorepeacefulworldthroughinterculturalunderstandingandrespect.

TothisendtheIBorganisaNonworkswithschools,governmentsandinternaNonalorganisaNonstodevelopchallengingprogrammesofinternaNonaleducaNonandrigorousassessment.

IBprogrammesencouragestudentsacrosstheworldtobecomeacNve,compassionateandlifelonglearnerswhounderstandthatotherpeople,withtheirdifferences,canalsoberight.

WhatistheIBLearnerProfile?

TheaimoftheIBprogrammesisdevelopInternaNonallymindedpeoplewho,recognising

theircommonhumanityandsharedguardianshipoftheplanet,helptocreateabe]erandmorepeacefulworld.

TheIBLearnerProfilerepresents10a]ributeswhichcanhelpyoubecomea

responsiblememberofourlocal,naNonalandglobalcommuniNes.

Whatarethe10a]ributesoftheLearnerProfile?

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LAPTOPSWhenwillIreceivemyLAPTOP?Year6studentswillreceivetheirlaptopsinweekoneTermOneandtherewillbealaptopinducNonprogrammeinclassduringTermOne.

WheredoIgoifIneedICTsupport?ThereisateamofICTSupportstaffwhoarebasedinthelibrary:MrChrisJeffrey,ICTOperaNonsManagerandLaptopcoordinatorMrTomBelger,ICTSupportTechnician MrBenJohnson,ICTSupportTechnician

DoIneedtoregularlyback-upmylaptop?Yesyoudo.Youwillhaveaharddrivetodoabackuponaregularbasis.Don’tforget.Setyourselfaweekly(atleast)reminderiniCal!

ArethereguidelinesrelatedtotheuseofICTandourlaptops?YesthereisanICTagreementthatallstudentsarerequiredtosignwhentheyreceivetheirlaptop.ThisdetailsyourresponsibiliNeswhenusingandaccessinginformaNonandcommunicaNontechnologiesviayourlaptopbothonandoffcampusandalsoyourresponsibiliNesaboutcaringforyourlaptop.

FormoreinformaNonaboutthisseeMrChrisJeffreyintheICToffice.

LEADERSHIP

LeadershipisoneofthemostimportantskillsthatHelenaCollegestudentscandeveloptobethebestpersontheycanbeandtomakethe

worldabe]erplace.TheYear6teamiscurrentlydevelopingaproposalformoreleadershipopportuniNestobeavailableforYear6students.You’llfindoutmoreduringtheyear.

WhatistheStudentCouncil?TheStudentCouncilorganisesvariousschoolacNviNes,assembliesandevents,supportscausesforthoseinneedoutsidetheschool,providesresourcesforstudentsandpromotesschoolspirit.CanYear6sbeelectedtoSTUDENTCOUNCIL?YeselecNonsforYear6StudentCouncilwilltakeplaceinTermTwo.

HowcanIfindoutmoreaboutStudentCouncil?ContactStudentCouncilLiaisonStaff–MrsSarahFerrieraandMrsTraceyWood.

WhatotherleadershipopportuniNeswillbeavailabletomeasIprogressthroughtheCollege?

Studentscannominateforleadershiprolesas• LanguageAmbassadorsinYear9• PeerSupportLeadersinYear10• HouseCaptainsinYear11• MusicCaptainsinYear12• DramaCaptainsinYear12• HeadStudentsinYear12• StudentCouncilLeadersinYears6-12

AlsoviewmoreinformaNonaboutleadershipopportuniNesonourCollegewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/discover/darlington-campus/studentleadership/

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LIBRARY

WhenistheLIBRARYopen?Thelibraryisopeneverydayfrom8.30am-4.15pm.ItisCLOSEDonFridayatrecess.

Doesthelibraryhaveitsownwebsite?Yesitdoes.Youcansearchthelibrarycatalogue,viewlisNngsandreviewsofnewbooksaddedtothelibrary,accessClickviewandWorldBookOnlineandmuchmore.

Clickonthislinktothelibrarywebsite>h]p://helenacollege.sojlinkhosNng.com.au/oliver/libraryHome.do

WherecanIobtainhelpwithreferencingortocreateabibliographyformyassignments?Youcouldseektheassistanceofoneofthelibrarystaff–theyareveryhelpful.ThereisalsoanonlineBibliographyGeneratorviatheLibrarywebsite>h]p://www2.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/harvard/

LOCKERSDoYear6shavealocker?Notheyhaveapigeonholeintheclassroomandabaghookoutside.

MEDIA–NOPERMISSIONS

ThereareafewstudentswhoseparentshavenotgivenmediapermissionforexternalpublicaNons,theCollegewebsiteortheFacebookpage.

Pleaselettheteacherorphotographerknowifthisappliestoyouandyouwon’tbephotographed.

MOBILEPHONES

CanIbringmymobilephonetoschool?

Ofcourse.

ManystudentsneedtheirphonestoarrangepickupanddropoffNmeswithparentsetc.

Howevermobilephonesmustbeturnedoffduringclasses.ReadtheMobilePhonePolicyontheCollegewebsiteORdownloadacopyfromSEQTALearn>Documents>searchPolicies.

**Pleasenotethatphonesbroughttoschoolareyourresponsibility.PhonesmaynotbetakenintochangeroomsandstudentsshouldalsonottakephotosorvideoofotherstudentsduringbreakImes.

MUSIC

WhatMUSICopportuniNesarethereintheschool?AllYear6swilllearntheukuleleinmusicclass.HowevertherearemanyaddiNonalmusicopportuniNes.ThereisaMusicDevelopmentProgramme(lessonsatschool)coordinatedbyMrsRuthGallagher.

TofindoutmoreontheprogrammevisittheCollegewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/discover/glen-forrest-campus/music-programme/

TofindoutmoreaboutensemblesvisittheCollegewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/discover/glen-forrest-campus/music-programme/ensemble/

NEWSLETTERS

ArethereCollegenewsle]ersthroughouttheyear?

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TheCollegenewsle]ersarepublishedinweeks2,6andfinalweekofeachterm.ThereisalsoaweekoneTermOnewelcomenewsle]erandanaddiNonalYear12graduaNonnewsle]erinTermFour.That’s14newsle]ersthroughtheyear.

HowcanIaccessthenewsle]ers?Allstudentsareemailedalinkwhennewsle]ersarepublished.IfyouhavetheSZapponyourdeviceyoucaneasilyaccessbothnewsle]ersandthecalendar.Youcanalsosearcharchivedcopiesofpreviousnewsle]ers.

PEERSUPPORT

WhatisthePeerSupportprogramme?

DuringTermOneyouwillmeetonceaweekwithyourtwoPeerSupportLeadersfromYear10.TheirjobistosupportyoutomanagesomeofthechallengesofbeingnewstudentsatHelena.

Moststudentsfindthisveryhelpful,asitespeciallyhelpsyoutofeelbraveraroundtheolderstudentsbecausesomeofthemwillbeyourfriends!EveryyearmanyYear10studentsvolunteertodothisjob(farmorethanweneed)whichjustgoestoshowthatmostoftheolderstudentsatHelenawanttomakesurethatyouwillbehappyatyournewschool.

PLAYAREASWherecanYear6sPLAYatrecessandlunch?ThereisaHUGEundercoverareaintheYear6faciliNesbutYear6sareencouragedtoexploretherestofthecampusaswellduringyourbreaksegtheoval,thehardcourts,thegymnasium,thelibrary,thenatureplayspace.

Therearesomanyspotstomeetyourfriendsandchatorrelax,butalsolotsofplacestobemoreacNveinyourplay.

RECESSandLUNCH

WhatNmesarethebreaksforrecessandlunchNme?RecessNmesare10.25am-10.45amMonday-Thursdayandfrom10.40am-11amonFridays(assemblyorextendedhomeroomday)

LunchNmesare1pm-1.45pmMonday,Wednesday,ThursdayandFridayandfrom12.45pm-1.45pmonTuesdays.

REFLECTIONS

WhatisReflecNons?ReflecNonsisourCollegeannualwhichispublishedattheendofeachyear.Itisaannualmagazinegivingourcommunitya‘snapshot’ofCollegelifeacrossbothcampusesduringayear.

CanIsubmitmaterialtobeincludedinReflecNons?Yesofcourse.WeencouragestudentstoentertheReflecNonscompeNNonsforcreaNvewriNngandphotography.EntriesarepublishedinReflecNonsandthewinnersreceiveanawardatAwardsNight.MoreinformaNonaboutthe2017compeNNonswillbepublicisedonSEQTALearn>Documents>searchReflecNons,viaDailyNoNcesandatassemblies.

BesidesthecompeNNonswhatelsecouldIdo?YoucouldbecomeacadetreporterorphotographerforReflecNons,wriNngarNclesandtakingphotographsthroughouttheyear.SeetheCommunityRelaNonsteaminadministraNonifyou’dliketobeinvolved.

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RIGHTSandRESPONSIBILITIES

DostudentshaverightsandresponsibiliNes?TheCollege’sStudentDisciplinePolicyisdesignedtopromoteasafeandposiNvelearningcommunitythatpromotesstudentwellbeing.Everymemberofthecommunityhastherighttolearnandworkinaplacewheretheyfeelvaluedandsafe.

Toensurethis,studentshaverightsandresponsibiliNes.StudentsareresponsiblefortheirownacNonsandareobligedtoseethattherightsofeachpersonintheschoolareguaranteed.

RIGHTS• Eachstudenthastherighttolearn

withoutbeingdisruptedbyothers.• Eachstudenthastherighttobetreated

courteouslyandrespec~ully.• Eachstudenthasarighttoworkina

safeenvironment.• Eachstudenthasarighttofeelproudof

theCollegeandthemselves.

RESPONSIBILITIES• Studentsshouldnotinterferewithany

otherstudent'slearning.

• StudentsshouldtreatallmembersoftheCollegecommunitywithcourtesyandrespect.

• StudentsshouldnotendangerothersbywordoracNon.

• StudentsshouldactinwaysthathelpbuildaposiNveimageoftheCollege.

SCHOOLBAGS

DoIhavetohaveaCollegebackpackorrollerbag?Yesyoudo.It’sauniformrequirement.AllstudentshavetohavetheCollegebackpackbecauseithasaprotecNvecompartmentforyourlaptop.Otherbrandedbagsarenotpermi]ed.

SCHOOLDAY

WhatNmedoIneedtobeatschool?Allstudents(whetheryouwalk,ride,arrivebycarorbus)needtobeatschoolby8.30amreadyforHomeroomorassemblyat8.40am.

WhatdoIneedtodoifIhavetoLEAVESCHOOLEARLYorARRIVELATE?DoIneedmyparentstosendanote?Yestheydo.Onyourreturntoschoolajeranabsenceorarrivinglateforschoolyoumustbringasignedanddatednotefromyourparentsdetailingthereasonforyourabsenceorlateness.

WhataretheclassperiodNmes?Seechartbelow.

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SCHOOLRULES

ArethereanyschoolrulesatHelena?Therearenotsomuch‘rules’as‘guidelines’astohowtobehaveandactasaHelenastudent.SeeRightsandResponsibiliIesabove.

Onceoncampusgroundsstudentsaretoremainatschooliestudentsarenotpermi]edtoleaveduringtheschooldaywithoutpermissionfromoneoftheExecuNveteamorbeingsignedoutbyaparent/guardian.

SCHOOLSPORTS

ArethereanySPORTSfixturesajerschool?WhodoIcontacttofindoutmore?

ContactMrJoeKendall,HeadofDepartment–Health&PhysicalEducaNonformoreinformaNonaboutsporNngopportuniNesattheCollege.

AYear6sporNngcompeNNonwillbeheldatlunchNmeeachtermfortheRockTrophy,withHomeroomvsHomeroom.

DailyNoNceswilladvisestudentsoffixturesandotherinformaNonrelatedtosport.

Therearelotsofsportsteamstojoinforbothboysandgirls-soccer,AFL,netball,basketball,athleNcs,swimming,cross-countryandmuchmore.Plusthereisacircuittrainingroominthegymthatstudentscanuseundersupervision.

SCHOOLZINE

WhatisSchoolZine?TheCollegepublishesitsnewsle]ersandcalendarsviaSchoolZine.

ForthelatestnewsleCergoto>h]p://helenac.schoolzineplus.com/latestTherearealsoNewsle]erArchivesofpreviousediNons.

Forthecalendargoto>h]p://helenac.schoolzineplus.com/calendar/1

YoucandownloadtheSchoolZineapp(SZapp)toyourmobilephoneoriPadforquickaccesstobothnewsle]ersandtheGFCcalendar.

SEQTA

WhatisSEQTA?SEQTAistheall-in-onecollaboraNveteachingandlearningecosystemusedbyCollegestaff,studentsandparents.

SEQTALearnisthestudentportal

o StudentscanreadDailyNoNces,seetheirNmetables,a]endance,subjectoutlines,assessments,grades,reports

o StudentscanuseittoaddinformaNonabouthomework,setpersonalgoals

SEQTATeachistheteacherportalo TeachersuseSEQTAtoupload

theirprogrammesandsubjectoutlines,takea]endanceinhomeroomandinclass,addtheirclassmarks,seetheirclasslistsandaccessinformaNonabouttheirstudentsetc

SEQTAEngageistheparentportalo ParentscanseeDailyNoNces,see

theirstudent’sNmetable,a]endance,subjectoutlines,assessments,grades,reportsetc

Helena College Glen Forrest Campus 15 Year 6 FAQS

SEQTAisalsousedtoemailparentsandstudentsandthereisalsoaDireqtMessagingsystemtoquicklycontactteachers.

YourHomeroomteacherwillshowyouhowtouseSEQTA.

WhatcanIaccessfromSEQTALearn>Documents?FromDocumentsyoucandownloadandreadcampandexcursioninformaNon,CollegePolicies,curriculuminformaNon,fliersforeventsandacNviNesandotherdocumentsyourteachersmaywantyoutohaveaccessto.

SOCIALS

ArethereanysocialsforYear6sthroughouttheyear?YesthereareusuallyatleasttwosocialsforMiddleSchool–onepersemester.TheStudentCouncil,inconjuncNonwithMsLight,willsetthedatesandthesewillbeadvisedbydailyNoNcesandthedatesaddedtotheCollegeGFCcalendar.

Thesocialsusuallyhaveadresstheme(eglastyeartherewasaHawaiiantheme)andtheyareheldinthePerformingArtsCentre.StudentCouncilorganisethetheme,musicandrefreshmentsforsale.MoniesraisedonsocialnightsgotowardsStudentCouncilspecialprojects.

TERMDATES2017WhatarethetermdatesforthisyearandwherecanIfindthem?TermdatesareavailableviatheCollegecalendarsORviewontheCollegewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/communicaNons/term-dates/

TIMETABLEWhenwillIreceivemyNmetable?YouwillreceiveyourNmetableduringtheweekoneprogramme.WhodoIseeifIhavequesNonsaboutit?AllNmetablingqueriesshouldbedirectediniNallytoyourHomeroomteacherORifyousNllhaveissuescontactMrsHelenWhiteinadministraNon.Heremailaddressishwhite@helena.wa.edu.au

UNIFORMDoIhavetowearaUNIFORM?YesyoudoandwearitwithasenseofprideasyouarerepresenNngtheCollegeeverywhereyouwearit.

WherecanIfindoutmoreabouttheuniformpolicyandguidelines?CheckoutSEQTALearn>Documents>SearchuniformORviewtheCollegewebsite>h]p://www.helenacollege.wa.edu.au/enrolments/uniforms/

CanIarriveatschoolorgohomeinmysportsuniform?YesyoucanonthedaysthatyouhaveaYear6PElesson.

WhenistheuniformshopopenifIneedtopurchaseauniformitem?TheUniformShopisopenduringtheterm:

• Tuesdaysfrom8am-11am• Thursdaysfrom1pm-4pm

TheUniformShopManagerisMrsLaraShirley.YoucanalsoorderonlineviathePermapleatlinkh]ps://helenacollege.permapleat.com.au/shop/

WheredoIgoifI’velostanitemofuniform?GotoadministraNonwherestaffwilldirectyoutoLostProperty.**Makesureallitemsofuniform(includingshoes)areclearlymarkedwithyourname.

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