Parent Bulletin 2
23 February 2024
Report from School Council February Meeting
School Review
Strathmore Secondary College will be engaging in a School Review Term 1 this year. Once every four years a review is conducted in every government school.
A panel for the Review that represents the school community will be formed to guide the process. Good schools regularly evaluate their progress, celebrate their success and look for further opportunities for improvement. As part of the review, to address the Panel’s Terms of Reference, a parent forum will be conducted on Thursday 7 March from 8.45am-9.45am. If you would like to participate, please contact Alison McKenzie – Executive Assistant to register your interest.
The outcome of the Review will be the development of the School Strategic Plan for the next four years.
Facilities Update You will have noticed that the college has had works occurring at the school since the beginning of the school year. The works involve upgrading and improving infrastructure including roofing, storm water drains and the installation of a perimeter fence.
Throughout the works, the absolute priority of the school and VSBA is the safety of the school community.
Jillian EnglishCollege principal
A panel for the Review that represents the school community will be formed to guide the process. Good schools regularly evaluate their progress, celebrate their success and look for further opportunities for improvement. As part of the review, to address the Panel’s Terms of Reference, a parent forum will be conducted on Thursday 7 March from 8.45am-9.45am. If you would like to participate, please contact Alison McKenzie – Executive Assistant to register your interest.
The outcome of the Review will be the development of the School Strategic Plan for the next four years.
Facilities Update You will have noticed that the college has had works occurring at the school since the beginning of the school year. The works involve upgrading and improving infrastructure including roofing, storm water drains and the installation of a perimeter fence.
Throughout the works, the absolute priority of the school and VSBA is the safety of the school community.
Jillian EnglishCollege principal
Annual Privacy Reminder
Strathmore Secondary College collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the college Privacy Policy.
Please take time to read our collection notice, found on our website - https://www.strathmore.vic.edu.au/college-policies.html
We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Google Workspace for Education safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Google Workspace for Education, please contact the school.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy (https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pages/schoolsprivacypolicy.aspx) - information for parents.
This information is also available in ten community languages.
Please take time to read our collection notice, found on our website - https://www.strathmore.vic.edu.au/college-policies.html
We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Google Workspace for Education safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Google Workspace for Education, please contact the school.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy (https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pages/schoolsprivacypolicy.aspx) - information for parents.
This information is also available in ten community languages.
Student Attendance on Compass
The school is required to record attendance for every student and every class, including the reason for each absence.
Parents and guardians must update Compass Attendance in advance if a student will be leaving the school early for appointments, or for any other reason.
Students cannot leave the school without parent or guardian approval and must not leave the school grounds without signing out at the General Office, before they leave.
Students arriving late to school or returning from appointments, must also sign in at the General Office, before going to class and an explanatory note on Compass is required.
If parents and guardians are unable to update Compass due to technical difficulties, they should telephone the Junior School Attendance Officer in the General Office for assistance.
For instructions on how to use Compass to enter Attendance Notes, go to:https://ict.strathmore.org.au/compass-absence-help.html
Parents and guardians must update Compass Attendance in advance if a student will be leaving the school early for appointments, or for any other reason.
Students cannot leave the school without parent or guardian approval and must not leave the school grounds without signing out at the General Office, before they leave.
Students arriving late to school or returning from appointments, must also sign in at the General Office, before going to class and an explanatory note on Compass is required.
If parents and guardians are unable to update Compass due to technical difficulties, they should telephone the Junior School Attendance Officer in the General Office for assistance.
For instructions on how to use Compass to enter Attendance Notes, go to:https://ict.strathmore.org.au/compass-absence-help.html
Year 10 Food Technology
This week Year 10 Food Technology students were set the challenge of creating aesthetically pleasing sushi bowls. Here are some of their original master pieces.
Popstar or Poet
Visit the library and see if you can guess who said what – A Poet or a Pop Star?
Year 10 Industrial Design
We have been learning how to make furniture using Adobe Illustrator. This semester, we have been learning about the design process and using it to design a piece of flat-pack furniture with slots in Adobe Illustrator and then have them printed using the laser cutter.
The entire process of designing furniture requires creativity and focus to produce satisfactory furniture designs to satisfy a design problem of your choice.
John, James & Thomas
The entire process of designing furniture requires creativity and focus to produce satisfactory furniture designs to satisfy a design problem of your choice.
John, James & Thomas