YEAR 9

HOY - PARENTS MEETING

September 3, 2014

HOMEROOM TEACHERS

9 HOPE Christopher

SHIRE

9 JOY Ben

PEACOCKE

9 PEACE Aidan

FAN

9 TRUST Frances

BURRAGE

HOY Kenneth

SO

YEARLY GOAL

2014-2015

Provide a safe, fair, well-

disciplined environment to

students

Strengthen the importance of the duties of homeroom teachers

Make the homeroom time more student-orientated and year-orientated

Enhance the year-level / homeroom

spirit

Better students’ skills

in preparing the personal

projects

PASTORAL CARE

Students with repeated behaviour problems Disrespect at classmates, teachers, school

staffs, school properties Regular absenteeism/tardiness to lessons/school Bullying (physical, verbal, cyber, emotional) Abuse, harassment & inappropriate language Vandalism computer violation Theft Inhibiting academic learning

PASTORAL LADDER

Class teach

er

Homeroom

teacher

Head of

Year

Deputy Principa

l (Pastor

al)

Principal

Social Worker/Educational Psychologist

if necessary

DEMERIT SYSTEM

1• Notification to parent by email or letter

2 • Parent conference with HOY

4• One day suspension• Parent conference with HOY/DP• No promotion

5• Three days suspension• Parent conference with HOY, DP, Principal• Possible exclusion

>6• Possible exclusion

ANTI-BULLYING POLICY

STAGE 1

• Students inform a trusted adult (parents, teachers, other school staff, coaches, helpers) as soon as possible.

• Students may post a message through the VSA Help Centre – the button is located on the school intranet. This will send a message to the Deputy Principals.

• The trusted adult must inform the class / homerooms teachers within 1 school day of the report being made.• Homeroom teachers meet with all individuals concerned

separately and confidentially.• A summary of the case and the action plan should be made

on guidance records.• The class / homeroom teachers conduct review meetings with

each student separately to review and discuss the effectiveness of the action plan.

STAGE 2

STAGE 3

STAGE

4• Deputy Principal and HOY meet with

students and parents to issue a behavioral contract with further consequences for continued bullying.

• Deputy Principal records meetings, issues behavior contracts and informs the Principal.

• Head of Year (HOY) meets with students and parents to formulate a further action plan that includes consequences for continued bullying.

• HOY informs Deputy Principal.

LEARNER PROFILE DEVELOPMENT (LPD)

Duration: Once a week (period one on every Wednesday)

Coordination: Head of Year (HOY)

Course materials designed by: Homeroom teachers & Librarian Themes: Administration / Social/Cyber-knowledge / Study

Skills / Environment / Life Skills / Citizenship / Career / Health

Approach-To-Learn (ATL): Thinking / Social / Communication / Self-Management / Research

Learner Profiles: Balanced / Career / Communicator / Inquirer / Knowledgeable / Open-minded / Principled / Reflective / Risk-taker / Thinker

Topics: Reviewing & Setting Targets / Anti-bullying policy / Library resources introduction & searching / Bibliographic writing/ My dream? My future? My way? / A global & local citizen / Research process / Effective life / Sex education

Reflect students’ positive performance

Linked to the learner profile Improved academic

performance / conduct Good citizenship / leadership Contribution to school Contribution to House Events

HOUSE POINTS SYSTEM

Bronze award

(25 merits)

Silver

award (50

merits)

Gold award

(75 merits)

Platinum award

(100 merits)

Stated on Report Cards Awards given in Whole School Assembly

CREATIVTIY, ACTIVITY & SERVICE (CAS)

No recognition of hours as a measure of successful completion

One MAJOR (creativity-focused/action-focused) CAS requirement join either a CAS sports club/team in school; OR make them use their creative thinking/intellectual abilities,

e.g. English writing club, art club, music band, choir, etc. One MAJOR(service-focused) CAS requirement

join a service club/service team/service programme/service activity of which the duration is more the 3 months and has regular service-related tasks, e.g. a service programme organize by a local charity, a service project/club organized in school, etc.

maintain a process journal in their ManageBac account In the journal, they need to have a plan, a record of

what they have done, a 800-word reflection and other relevant items

One MINOR (service-focused) CAS requirement participate in a one-off service activity, e.g. flag selling

1 C/A 1 MS 1mS enter the details of all the above major and minor CAS

activities into ManageBac account. upload a document (e.g. a certificate/CAS activity

verification form) to ManageBac account to prove they have done it.

At the end of the school year, homeroom teachers will check their performance according to a rubric.

For more detailed explanation and other guidelines, please check the MYP CAS Wiki:http://mypcasprogramme.wikispaces.com/01.+Important+CAS+Info

the CAS assembly and CAS Fair on next Wednesday In-charge: CAS coordinator (Mr. Matthew Wong)

CREATIVTIY, ACTIVITY & SERVICE (CAS)

HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS

Approximately 1.5 hours per subject per week

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

HopeCHI MATART TEC

ENG SCIHUM

ENG CHIMAT

ENG SCIPE

CHI MATHUM ART

JoyENG HUMART

CHI MATTEC

ENG CHISCI

ENG MATHUM PE

CHI MATSCI ART

Peace

ENG SCIPE

CHI MATTEC

ENG MATART

CHI MATSCI HUM

ENG CHIHUM ART

TrustENG CHIMAT PE

CHI SCIHUM

ENG MATART

CHI SCIHUM TEC

ENG MATART

PROMOTION POLICY

Achieve a minimum of 28 points in the 8 MYP subjects

Students at risk Parents will be notified by mails at the end of term Deputy principal, Mr Harrison, will meet parents

with HOY Concrete & practical action plan is requested

USEFUL LINKS

VSA portalhttp://portal.vsa.edu.hk/

Homeroom wiki:https://sites.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/ homeroom-wiki/?pli=1

Wiki of Mr. Sohttp://kennso.wikispaces.com/2013-2014+Year+9+level

Q & A

THANK YOU