year 7 2022 induction booklet - beaumarissc.vic.edu.au
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Year 7 2022Induction Booklet
Table of Contents
Key Contacts................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
2022 Term Dates ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
BSC Language – Creating our Culture ................................................................................................................................................. 2
Compass Parent Portal ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Absences/Attendance .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Day-to-Day Protocols ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
GOAL Group Wellbeing Program .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
House System .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Reading for Success ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Progressive Achievement Test (PAT) ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Canteen .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Bike Sheds ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Labelling .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Lost Property ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Personal Property ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Visiting the School ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Working with Children Check (WWCC) .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Child Safety ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
School-Wide Positive Behaviour Expectations ............................................................................................................................... 8
Remote Learning Positive Behaviour Expectations ...................................................................................................................... 9
Our CORE Values ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
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Key Contacts
Please refer to our Communication Policy for a guide to assist you with the process for contacting the
relevant staff member.
8569 9200 – Office/Reception
[email protected] - For enrolment paperwork/queries and administrative matters.
[email protected] - For all other enquiries/confidential matters.
The office is open from 8.15am to 4.30pm (Monday – Friday) each term.
2022 Term Dates
TERM START DATE FINISH DATE
Term 1 Monday 31 January Friday 8 April
Term 2 Tuesday 26 April Friday 24 June
Term 3 Monday 11 July Friday 16 September
Term 4 Monday 3 October Tuesday 20 December
BSC Language – Creating our Culture
BSC LANGUAGE TRADITIONAL LANGUAGE
Session Period/class
Break Recess
Learning Team Class Group
GOAL Pastoral Care/Form Group
Learning Space Classroom
Civics and Citizenship Duty Friday Detention
Home Learning Homework
Learning Device Tablet/computer
BEST Science
Our World Humanities
Communicate & Relate English
Languages French & Japanese
CREATE-Visual Visual Arts
CREATE-Performance Performing Arts
Healthy Lifestyles Health & PE
INNOVATE Design Technologies
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Compass Parent Portal
The Compass Parent Portal is an online portal that allows you to access up-to-date information about
our school and your child’s progress. The portal is accessible via the web and also via the Compass
School Manager App (available for download via the App store on your device). There are many
different features including: Parents will be provided with a secure, personalised login to:
• Add Attendance Notes
• Communicate with your child’s teachers
• Monitor your child’s homework and learning tasks
• View Semester and Progress Reports
• Book Parent Teacher Conferences
• Consent and pay for school events
• Make school fee payments
• Access a News Feed
• Access student timetable and school calendar
Students will be issued with a Compass ID card. The card is used as a library card as well as Public
Transport Victoria identity.
Absences/Attendance
Parents are required to ensure their child attends school and to provide an explanation for their child's
absence from school (in advance where possible). Parents should notify Beaumaris Secondary
College of absences by adding an ‘Attendance Note’ on Compass. If the parent is unable to access
Compass, they should contact the office so that the absence is recorded as a parent approved
absence in Compass.
If a student is absent on a particular day and the school has not been previously notified by a parent, or
the absence is otherwise unexplained, Beaumaris Secondary College will notify parents by SMS.
Beaumaris Secondary College will attempt to contact parents as soon as practicable on the same day
of the unexplained absence, allowing time for the parent to respond. Please refer to our Attendance
policy for more information.
Please note that parents cannot edit or delete approval notes once they have been entered into
Compass – please contact the office if an approval note has been entered in error.
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Day-to-Day Protocols
• Buildings are locked until 8.45am and students must not enter prior to this time.
• Students must wait outside the Learning Space until instructed to enter by their teacher.
• Chewing gum is not permitted at school.
• Students MUST eat outside during breaks (or in the foyer of the Activity Centre in the event of wet
weather) - eating inside is not permitted.
• Students are encouraged to go outside for fresh air during breaks.
• Students are not permitted inside during lunch unless involved in a supervised club or activity and
they are not to access lockers during lunchtime.
• In the event of wet weather, students can use Open Learning Spaces only (not tute rooms/break
out spaces). A movie may be shown in the Resource Centre at lunchtime and the Gym may be
open.
• Devices can only be used during break or lunchtime in an organised teacher supervised activity.
• In line with DET policy, students are not permitted to use mobile phones during the day, except
under explicit teacher instruction. Mobile phones are to be secured in lockers at the start of the
day and should not be removed until the end of the day. Any phones that appear throughout the
day will be confiscated and given to an Assistant Principal.
• All devices will be bought to school each morning with 100% charge.
• ‘30cm rule’ for public displays of affection.
GOAL Group Wellbeing Program
Upon enrolment, each student is assigned to a GOAL Group/Mentor. Your child’s Goal Mentor will be
your first port of call for any academic and/or wellbeing concerns. Our GOAL program cultivates an
environment that supports the physical, social, intellectual and emotional development of every
student. Through this program, GOAL mentors build a community that nurtures and respects
individual differences and talents, creates a safe and supportive environment and celebrates
achievements. The GOAL program focuses on Gratitude, Organisation, Aspirations and Leadership.
The heart of education is the education of the heart and, as such, the very core of a caring school and
morally mindful education is a well-structured and considered wellbeing program that builds student
capacity across all areas. GOAL Mentors are key figures in the delivery of wellbeing programs to
students. Each GOAL Mentor plays an important leadership role in the College. Not only do they
maintain effective communication between students, their learning area teachers and parents, they
also have an integral role in the development of a collaborative culture.
The main focus of a GOAL Mentor is the wellbeing of each student in his or her care. GOAL Mentors
work closely with our Head of Wellbeing to create a structured and supportive wellbeing program. Our
Head of Wellbeing is a school psychologist and can provide further supports and guidance to students
and families.
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House System
Our House System is central to everything we do here at Beaumaris Secondary College. Upon
enrolment students are allocated to a GOAL Group that is part of one of the following Houses that were
named by our students in our foundation year.
NAME COLOUR ORIGIN OF NAME
Ricketts Purple/Blue Relating to Ricketts Point and an original Beaumaris High House name
after Captain Thomas Ricketts, one of the early Beaumaris settlers
Beckett Yellow/Green Named after Clarice Beckett, one of Australia’s most important
landscape artists and Beaumaris resident
Waratah Red/Orange Native Australian shrub and local street behind the school
Southern Navy/White Relating to water (one of the world’s largest four oceans)
Our House System:
• Encourages a positive school spirit as a result of ‘belonging’ to a group of cross age students.
• Provides cross-age house activities and friendly competition.
• Provides the opportunity for students to develop leadership skills.
House activities include swimming, athletics, cross country, the Beauie Bake Off, House Dance-off,
Art competitions, Parent Tower Building competitions and more!
Our learning spaces are also named after our Houses:
LEARNING SPACE HOUSE NAME
Ground floor of Learning Hub (main building) Beckett
Level 1 of Learning Hub (main building) Ricketts
Level 2 of Learning Hub (main building) Southern
Activity Centre Waratah
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Reading for Success
According to researchers (Anderson, Wilson and Fielding), the most able students read more and
encounter a wider range of vocabulary. By reading just ten minutes a day, students’ word exposure
increases by at least 1500 words per year. To improve student reading skills an expectation is for
students to have a book with them every day. Students can borrow a book from the Library or can bring
in a book from home.
Progressive Achievement Test (PAT)
Students tudents in Year 7 – 10 complete the Progressive Achievement Test (PAT) each year. The
PAT assessment measures what students know, understand and are capable of across domains,
and helps monitor progress over time.
Canteen
The canteen provides a lunch order service and over-the-counter sales during Break 1, Break 2 and
lunchtime from Monday to Friday. Lunch orders can be placed at the canteen from 8.30am daily or
on-line via QUICKCLIQ prior to 8.00am. Please visit the Canteen page of our website for instructions
on placing online orders and to view the menu and price list.
Bike Sheds
Bike sheds are available to secure the bicycles of students who ride to and from school. They can be
accessed via Reserve or Balcombe Roads. We strongly encourage students to bring their own bike lock
to use inside (or outside) the bike sheds.
Labelling
We urge you to clearly label ALL garments, in particular jackets and tops so that items can be returned
through our Lost Property system. Hats, bags, lunch boxes, drink bottles and shoes should also be
labelled.
Lost Property
Lost Property is stored in reception. All labelled items are returned to their owners and various
unlabelled items are advertised in the college newsletter. Any items that are not claimed by the end of
each term are donated to charity.
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Personal Property
Beaumaris Secondary College understands that students may sometimes like to bring items of
personal property to school. The Department of Education and Training does not have insurance for
personal property of staff, students and visitors. Beaumaris Secondary College does not take
responsibility for items of personal property that are lost, stolen or damaged at school or during school
activities. Damage to personal property brought to school is the responsibility of the owner of that
property. We strongly encourage students not to bring items of value to school, or to obtain
appropriate insurance for such items.
Visiting the School
All parents or carers who visit our school during school hours, other than for the purposes of school
pickups and drop offs or for specific school events (e.g. Parent-Teacher Interviews, Concerts,
Assemblies etc.), are required to sign in as a visitor at the school office. Visitors must:
• Sign in on the Compass Kiosk, record their name, purpose of visit
• Provide proof of identification to office staff upon request
• Produce their valid Working with Children Check where required by this policy (see below)
• Follow instruction from school staff and abide by all relevant policies relating to appropriate
conduct on school grounds e.g.: Child Safety Code of Conduct, Sexual Harassment Policy,
Workplace Bullying Policy, Respect for School Staff, Statement of Values etc.
• Return to the office upon departure, sign out.
Please refer to our Visitors policy for more information.
Working with Children Check (WWCC)
Considering our legal obligations, and our commitment to ensuring that Beaumaris Secondary College
is a child safe environment, we will require volunteers to obtain a WWC Check and produce their valid
card to the office for verification in a number of circumstances. Please refer to our Volunteer and
Visitors policy for more information.
Child Safety
Beaumaris Secondary College is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young
people. This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making. The school has zero tolerance
for child abuse. The school is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and
young people are safe and feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives.
Particular attention will be paid to cultural safety of Aboriginal children, young children, children from
culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability.
Every person involved in the school has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role
s/he plays individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children and young
people is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make. Please refer to our Child Safe
policy for more information.
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School-Wide Positive Behaviour ExpectationsLearning Spaces
Be RespectfulBe respectful of
yourself, others and the environment
Follow Learning Space Expectations
Use classroom equipment appropriately
Listen when others are speaking and speak when it
is your turn
Follow staff instructions
Leave chewing gum at home
Include and invite others to join a group
Arrive on time, organised and ready to learn
Return to learning spaces promptly
Do the best you can
Ask for help when needed
Enter and exit learning spaces when invited by staff
Work cooperatively with everyone in the learning space
Have all the correct equipment required for
each session
Wait your turn patiently
Assist others when required.
Keep lockers locked and combination private
Respect people’s personal space
Return lost property to the office
Keep corridors and stairs clear and walk on the left hand side.
Always walk
Share the space: share the game
Choose appropriate activities and games
Ball games are played in active areas
Report any damage or dangerous items to the teachers on yard duty
With bikes, enter and exit school grounds through
(GATE X)
Support your peers
Use positive language when describing the school
Be tolerant, understanding and supportive of others
Wear a helmet and follow road rules when riding bikes
Walk bikes when crossing roads
Follow road and pedestrian instructions
Use public transport with care
Bring a fully charged device to school
Follow the ICT Policy
Use your device for educational purposes
(OneNote, Teams)
Seek permission before using headphones and listening
to music
Keep passwords and personal information private
Inform a staff member and/or adult of concerning online
behaviour
Be aware of privacy settings
Be well-mannered and courteous to all community
members
Look after the community resources, facilities and
equipment
Wear uniform as per uniform policy
Follow staff instructions
Seek permission to share appropriate images,
information and posts
Respect staff and students’ devices
Use appropriate language online
Follow staff instructions
Be mindful of other people’s privacy, property and be
patient
Use positive and polite language
Keep the lockers/corridors a tidy space
Leave mobile phones in lockers
Respect school property (furniture, heaters)
Follow staff instructions
Respect learning spaces and staff offices
Look after the environment around the school
(toilets, activity centre, ovals, bike shed, gardens)
Keep the area free of rubbish
Use good manners and kind words
Consume food in outdoor spaces
Follow staff instructions
Wait patiently in line when buying food from the canteen
Include and invite others to join a group
Be a LearnerBe mindful of what is
needed to succeed in your learning
Be SafeBe aware of how to stay
safe and keep others safe.
Corridors / Lockers Outdoor Spaces In the Community Online
We report bullying behaviour, cultural, sexual and intellectual discrimation
Looking after Yourself Learning Environment Break Times Family expectations Microsoft Teams
Be RespectfulBe respectful of
yourself, others and the environment.
Stay connected with online social groups.
Keep in touch with your friends and family via telephone or technology.
Talk to your family about how you are feeling.
Let your teachers know if you need support.
Wear comfortable and appropriate clothing that allows for physical
activity.
Be respectful of other people’s privacy, property and be patient.
Keep your learning space clean and organised.
Minimise use of mobile phones during the school day.
Consider other family members who may be working near you.
Treat ICT and learning equipment with care.
Be aware and respectful of others still working.
Look after the environment around you.
Pack away each activity before starting the next.
Be well-mannered and courteous to all family members.
Listen to adults and followdirections the first time asked.
Express kindness often.
Help with family chores and supporting siblings.
Take turns when speaking and listening.
Utilise your webcam during roll call and small breakout groups.
Allow time for support and feedback from your teachers.
Be available for your teacher to contact you throughout the
session.
Use positive and respectful language.
Be a LearnerBe mindful of what is
needed to succeed in your
learning .
Complete your work to the best of your ability.
Ask for help when needed.
Identify daily tasks and keep to your routine with schoolwork.
Take regular brain breaks from your learning.
Practice mindfulness by taking a few deep breaths and re-focusing
on your work.
Demonstrate the C.O.R.E values in your remote learning environment.
Have all the correct equipment required for each session.
Keep the learning space for learning as much as possible.
Celebrate success and share your work with someone.
Share the space: share the game. Choose activities without screens.
Work with others to solve problems, then seek adult support when
needed.
Support your peers.
Use positive language when describing the school.
Be tolerant, understanding and supportive of others.
Stay on task and avoid distractions.
Follow staff instructions online.
Ask questions when you need clarification.
Arrive on time to your lessons, organised and ready to learn.
Use your device for educational purposes (OneNote, Teams)
Be SafeBe aware of how to stay safe and keep
others safe.
Keep to a morning routine to wake up at the same time, eat a healthy
breakfast and be ready for your school day to start.
Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds.
Physical activity for at least 60 minutes a day.
Contact your GOAL mentor with any worries or concerns.
Ensure learning space is free from excessive noise.
Ensure your equipment is set up appropriately.
Sit somewhere comfortable with good posture.
Take breaks away from the screen and move around during breaks.
Eat healthy food and drink plenty of water.
Maintain social distancing practices if in the community.
Listen to parents’ and carers’ instructions and advice.
Choose appropriate games,films and TV shows.
Follow mealtime expectations.
Work cooperatively with everyone in the learning space
Care for yourself and others when online.
Follow school expectations during learning time.
Use Microsoft Teams for educational communications.
Make sure to stand and stretchafter 30 minutes.
Seek permission to share appropriate images, information
and posts.
We report bullying behaviour, cultural, sexual and intellectual discrimation
Remote Learning Positive Behaviour ExpectationsRemote Learning Positive Behaviour Expectations
Our CORE Values
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117/136 Reserve Road, Beaumaris VIC 3193
03 8569 9200
www.beaumarissc.vic.edu.au