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STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7 community challenge choice
Mission and Vision “To touch the Hearts of your pupils and inspire them with the Christian Spirit is the greatest miracle you can perform” St John Baptist De La Salle Mission The human and Christian education of the young, especially the poor. The vision of St Michael’s College St Michael’s College is a Catholic school committed to the Lasallian vision of education and to challenging and supporting students to ‘be the best they can be’. St Michael’s: Is a community that involves staff, students and their families, in learning that presents Jesus Christ as the model for growth. Is student-centred, inclusive and respectful of human differences. Combines the best traditional and contemporary educational practices. Prepares students for the broader community and lives of faith and hope. community challenge choice
Table of Contents
Welcome3
Context and Tradition 4
Staff 6
Year 7 Pastoral Staff 8
General College Information 9
Important Dates for Year 7 10
Learning and Management System: SEQTA 14
Junior Secondary School 18
Pastoral Care 19
Extended Pastoral Care 20
Year 7 General Information 23
Student Support - Student Services 28
Summary 29
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2 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7
Welcome
Year 7 at St Michael’s College
Dear Parents, Students and Friends We very much look forward to working
in partnership with parents and carers
Welcome to the Secondary Campus. to assist all students to develop and
This Handbook contains essential and grow to “be the best they can be”.
helpful information, which will assist all Please contact the College should
families to get to know and appreciate you require any clarification of
the spirit of our community embedded the information contained in this
in our Vision Statement. Handbook.
2019 will be a year of significant growth
and change in the life of all Year 7
students as they begin the journey of Mr Aldo Calo
post-primary education.
Year 7 Director
Whilst this is a significant change of
direction for all students, what will not Ms Joanne Billows
change is that St Michaels will continue
to serve the needs of the parents Year 7 Assistant Year Level Director
and students of the western suburbs
of Adelaide by providing a quality,
comprehensive, and accessible Catholic
Education - which it has done since
1954.
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Context and Tradition
The De La Salle Each year, the College holds a Mission
Action Day (MAD) to raise funds for the
Brothers Lasallian Foundation and the generosity
of the St Michael’s community is well
The origins of Lasallian education date known throughout Australia and the
back to the 17th Century to French Asia Pacific Region.
priest St John Baptist de La Salle,
founder of the Institute of the Brothers
of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Heritage of St Michael’s
Brothers).
College
Born of wealthy parents who valued
education, De La Salle responded St Michael’s College was founded by the
to the needs of impoverished boys De La Salle Brothers in 1954. Classes
by establishing schools that were began at Beverley with 29 boys. Due to
open to all, including the socially and the great efforts of the Catholic families
economically deprived. Based on the in the Western region of Adelaide, the
ideal - to provide education for young College rapidly expanded. By 1965 the
people that reflects the values of Jesus enrolment was 780 boys and in 1967, a
Christ - De La Salle inspired a tradition Senior School was developed on Lawrie
that now spans over 80 countries. Street at Henley Beach. From 1997, the
Beverley Campus catered for Years 4
John Baptist De La Salle was canonised
-7 boys and the Henley Campus Years
in 1900, and in 1950 Pope Pius XII
8 -12. In 2002 a Reception class was
named him Patron of Teachers.
introduced. Beverley now caters for
The Brothers came to Australia and Reception to Year 6. In 2008 girls were
opened their first school in Armidale, enrolled for the first time in Year 8.
NSW, in 1906. Since that time they
St Michaels has worked in close
have opened a number of schools
partnership with the Sacred Heart
throughout Australia and extended
Fathers (MSC) throughout its history
their works to New Zealand and the
and they continue to act as Chaplains
missions of Papua New Guinea.
to the College.
4 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7Context and Tradition
Crest
Glorious Cross - symbol of salvation
and resurrection
Laurel leaves - symbol of reward and
achievement
Shield - symbol of strength, faith and
fortitude
Star of Bethlehem - symbol of the sign
of the faith
5Staff Secondary Leadership Principal Mr John Foley Deputy Principal – Learning & Teaching Mrs Teresa Cimmino Deputy Principal – Pastoral Mr John Lambert Business Manager Mr Dominic LoBasso Director of Curriculum & Assessment Administration Ms Bron Kemp Director of Pastoral Mr Matthew Williams Director of Mission Mr Robert Dempsey Co-ordinators Co-curricular Coordinator (Boys) Mr Jordan Young Co-curricular Coordinator (Girls) Ms Leanne Burton Gifted & Talented Coordinator Mr Stratos Karnas Learning Support Coordinator Mr Michael Balic SACE Coordinator Mr Rocco Schirripa Heads of Department/Subject Co-ordinators Business Mr Hamish Redden Design & Technology Mr Greg Cloy Digital Technologies Mrs Maria Cardillo Director of Music Mr Tim Donovan Music Mr James Musci Drama Ms Emily Burns English Mrs Jane Sykes 6 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7
Staff
continued
Heads of Department/Subject Co-ordinators
Humanities Ms Catherine Pearce
Health & Personal Development Mrs Sally Nicholson
History Mr Matthew Muscat
Italian Mrs Angela Benedetti
Mathematics Mrs Anne Finlay
PLP Coordinator Mr Lachlan Chatterton
Religious Education Mrs Patrizia Puglia
Research Project Coordinator Mr Lachlan Chatterton
Science Mr Gavin O’Reilly
Visual Arts Mrs Nicole LeRay-Warren
Student Services
Student Counsellors Ms Sarah Davies
Ms Ida-Marie Tullio
Mr Anthony Vizaniaris
Career Counsellors Ms Rose Coorey
Mr Anthony Vizaniaris
Pastoral Support Worker Sr Nithya
VET Coordinator Mr Kevin Woolford
Administration Assistants Mrs Lynda White
Mrs Bonita Dorian
Ms Isabella Barila
7Year 7 Pastoral Staff Year Level Director: Mr Aldo Calo Assistant Year Level Director: Ms Joanne Billows Pastoral Teachers & Room Numbers 7BPC-01 Mr Angelo Zoanetti Rm 38 7BPC-02 Mr Jack Alberton Rm 39 7BPC-03 Mr Thomas Simpson Rm 40 7BPC-04 Mr Adam Biggs Rm 41 7BPC-05 Mrs Elizabeth Axon Rm 42 7BPC-06 Ms Inara Delgado Rm 43 7GPC-01 Ms Gabrielle Anderson Rm 44 7GPC-02 Mrs Natalie Dimitriou and Mrs Katrina Kreis Rm 45 7GPC-03 Mrs Lisa Colombo Rm 47 7GPC-04 Mrs Laura Packard T3 7GPC-05 Ms Rhiannon O’Hara T4 8 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7
General College Information
Front Office Contact Details
Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:45 pm
Telephone 08 8356 5966
Email smc@smc.sa.edu.au
Website www.smc.sa.edu.au
Student Absentee Line 08 8150 2323
Uniform Shop - Dobson The College Day
Pty Ltd Secondary Campus
The College uniform can only be
Movement Bell 8:40 am
purchased from the Uniform Shop
which is located at the Secondary Pastoral 8:45 am
Campus. The shop is managed and
operated by Dobsons Pty Ltd on behalf Lesson 1 9:00 am
of St Michael’s College. It is essential Lesson 2 9:40 am
to arrange an appointment with the
uniform shop. Lesson 3 10:20 am
Please contact staff directly on RECESS 11:00 am
telephone 8150 2306. The uniform Movement Bell 11:20 am
shop can be accessed via the car
park on Lawrie Street, adjacent to the Lesson 4 11:25 am
Lasallian Education Centre. Lesson 5 12:05 pm
The trading hours are as follows: Leson 6 12:45 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday LUNCH 1:25 pm
8:00 am - 4:15 pm (closed between Movement Bell 2:05 pm
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm)
Lesson 7 2:10 pm
Lesson 8 2:50 pm
DISMISSAL 3:30 pm
9Important Dates for Year 7
Subject to change
Term 1
29 January Classes Resume (Years 7, 8, 12)
Music Performance (L1)
30 January Year 7-12 Welcome Assembly
4 February Year 7 Parent Evening 6:30pm
6 February Year 7-12 Mass
13 February 2019 Merit Assembly
18 February Sports Day
20 February Year 7 Mass
25 - 27 February Year 7 Boys Camp
27 February Enlighten Education for Girls
6 March Ash Wednesday
6-8 March Year 7 Girls Camp
8 March Odessey Program for Boys
11 March Adelaide Cup (Public Holiday)
12 - 15 March Year 7 Life Education
20 March Brainstorm Productions
25 March Martin Chatterton Author Visit
28 March Year 7 Retreat
5 April MAD Day
9 April Year 7 Dance Performance
12 April Year 7-12 Easter Prayer Service
Classes conclude
10 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7Important Dates for Year 7
Subject to change
Term 2
29 April Classes resume
1 May Academic Assembly (Year 7, 8 and 9)
Parent Teacher Interviews - Early Dismissal 12.45pm
8 May Year 7 Mass
14 - 17 May NAPLAN (Year 7 and 9)
15 May Whole school Mass at Henley Campus
Feast of St John Baptist De La Salle
28 May College photos
7 June Staff Professional Development Day (No Classes)
10 June Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday)
19 June Year 7 Breakfast
20 June Meet the Writers
26 June Year 7 Mass
2 July Year 7-9 Dance Performance
4 July Textbooks to be returned
5 July Classes conclude
Early Dismissal 12.45pm
11Important Dates for Year 7
Subject to change
Term 3
22 July Classes Resume
24 July Year 7-9 Academic Assembly
1 August Year 7-11 Australian Maths Competition
7 August Year 7 Mass
20 August Parent/Teacher Interviews
School Closure
21 August Year 7, 8 and 9 Assembly and Subject Selection
2 September Staff Professional Development Day - No Classes
11 September Year 7-9 Girls Assembly
12 September Year 7 History Excursion Group 1
13 September Year 7 History Excursion Group 2
18 September Years 7-9 Co-Curricular Assembly
27 September De La Salle Day
Early Dismissal 12:45 pm
12 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7Important Dates for Year 7
Subject to change
Term 4
14 October Classes Resume
16 October Year 7-9 Academic Assembly
23 October Year 7 Mass
11 November Remembrance Day Ceremony
13 November Year 7 and 8 ID photos
20 November Year 7 Mass
29 November Year 7-9 Lasallian Sports Shield
4 December Year 7 Pastoral Day
5 December SMC’s Got Talent L7-8 - Year 7-9 textbook return
6 December Classes conclude - Early Dismissal 12:45 pm
9-11 December Camp La Salle
13Learning and Management
System: SEQTA
SEQTA is a collaborative teaching and All parents can access SEQTA to keep
learning system that connects teachers, updated on what their child is currently
students and parents as an interactive working on and when assignments
and supportive community. To find out are due. This also allows parents to
more about it, please follow this link: access school reports and read the
https://seqta.com.au/ daily notices in a similar interface to the
students. Parents are encouraged to
All students at St Michael’s College are install the SEQTA Engage app on their
able to access SEQTA via their student Apple or Android device and enter the
portal, SEQTA Learn, by using their following https://pta.smc.sa.edu.au/
username and password. All students
must access the site through the
following link: https://sta.smc.sa.edu.au/
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System: SEQTA
Once students log on, a master menu Other functionalities of SEQTA include:
appears providing the students with
their timetable and subject course Recording students daily attendance
material. Further to this, students can Communicating with parents/
also access daily notices and directly caregivers
message (Direqt Message) their
teachers. DM has the capacity for the Recording student achievements and
user to attach documents. awards
Storing teaching and learning
resources
Uploading student report cards onto
the portal
15Learning and Management System: SEQTA Accessing a Student Timetable via SEQTA When students click on the Timeable tab, the students’ individual timetable for the week will appear. 16 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7
Learning and Management
System: SEQTA
Accessing College The Assessment tab will enable
students to track their progress of
Notices completed assessments in each
subject.
When the Notices tab is selected, the
notices for the desired day will appear. Direqt Messages enables students to
communicate with their subject teacher
and vice-versa.
Checking assignment
due dates and Logging out of SEQTA
submitting work
through SEQTA Logging out of the system is advised
once the student has finished using
SEQTA.
When students select the Upcoming
tab, the upcoming assessment tasks
appear. Students are able to upload
their assignments once they are
completed; these are referred to as
e-submissions.
Subject and
Assessment outlines
via SEQTA
The Courses tab displays an overview
of the selected subject. Students
are provided with a summary of
the key objectives of the particular
course along with a breakdown of the
assessment tasks.
17Junior Secondary School
St Michael’s College subscribes to a An advisory and counselling program.
philosophy that the unique needs of
students in Years 7 - 9 can best be met Knowledgeable educators who are
in a junior secondary school setting that committed to junior secondary
provides a student-centred program methodology.
and recognises that students in early A quality Pastoral Care Program.
adolescence are undergoing greater
physiological and social re-orientation Every Pastoral classroom at St Michael’s
than at any other period in their lives. will have a wall-chart that addresses the
key student responsibilities that support
The overall purpose of the Junior each child. Student Responsibilities are
Secondary School should be to meet also at the front of the College Diary.
the educational, developmental and
social needs that emerge in this
transitional period.
The Junior Secondary Pastoral and
Academic Programs therefore provide
all students with a supportive and
flexible environment in which all
students will have opportunities to
develop skills and explore a variety
of learning experiences while making
the transition from the primary to the
middle school.
In keeping with this philosophy, our
Junior Secondary School provides:
A positive climate that fosters
respect, self-esteem, self-discipline
and student responsibility.
Close contact and communication
between parents and school.
Intervention and acceleration when
needs are identified.
18 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7Pastoral Care
The Pastoral Care of students at St 5. Provide opportunities for spiritual
Michael’s College is informed by the growth.
Lasallian Vision of schooling, to assist
with the development of all students 6. Educate students in a Christ-
so that they are able to reach their centred model of leadership
academic, spiritual, emotional, social, 7. Encourage participation in social
and physical potential. justice initiatives.
More specifically, through Pastoral Care 8. Provide activities and strategies
we: that develop students’ personal,
1. Provide an environment in which organisational and lifestyle skills
every student is valued, feels safe and choices.
and has someone to talk to. 9. Provide assistance with regard to
2. Respect the dignity of each person. subject selection, vocational and
career options.
3. Develop a spirit of community
through positive relationships 10. Foster participation in community
between staff, students and building and recreational activities.
parents.
4. Develop self-discipline and
responsibility.
19Extended Pastoral Care
During Extended Pastoral Care our As well as Camp, students will be
students spend time working through a involved in a Retreat day which focuses
number of different themes including: on the vision of St. Michael’s College and
the role they have to play. It also allows
Term 1 – Transition and Building students to reflect on their journey
Positive Relationships and focus on what lies ahead. They are
challenged to follow their passions and
Secondary schooling certainly can be work towards being the best they can
daunting through the eyes of a 12 be.
year old. They are faced with a new
environment, new faces, new teachers ‘Enlighten’ for girls and the ‘Odyssey
and what can seem like a whole new Program’ for boys are two programs
world! As such, it is important to ensure that focus on empowering young
all students are provided with the people. Enlighen Education encourages
necessary support structures to ensure teenage girls to decode the mixed
they have a successful start to the year. messages they receive and help them
Pastoral teachers spend extended time develop self-worth and resilience, whilst
with students, informing them of the the Odyssey program assists teenage
opportunities they have here at the boys on their ‘Journey into Manhood’.
College, also allowing them to build and Both programs seek to motivate young
promote positive relationships with people and strengthen mental health.
each other. St Michael’s wants each child to be
An integral part of the Year 7 Program a successful learner and to develop
is building positive relationships confidence, resilience, a love of learning
with both staff and students. To and a respect for others.
promote this, students are involved Experiencing positive relationships,
in a school Camp, allowing them to being genuinely engaged in learning and
work in partnership to accomplish developing high self-esteem will have a
fun tasks, form new friendships and major and lasting impact on students as
strengthen relationships with one they move into young adulthood.
another. By building confidence in their
own abilities, students also become During this period of students’ lives,
comfortable in their new environment they are moving from concrete to
and quickly feel a part of the St. abstract thinking. They have an intense
Michael’s Community. curiosity and a growing capacity for
higher-order analysis and reflection.
20 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7Extended Pastoral Care
They are also moving towards more bullying plan, which includes specific
rational decision-making and a better ways to deal with bullying, harassment
understanding of the consequences and intimidation. Students are also
of behaviour. As a result, students are provided access to on-line support
encouraged to become independent websites including Bullying No Way,
thinkers and learners taking greater Lifeline, Kids Helpline, and Lifeline’s
responsibility for their own actions and Justask. As well as the impact of bullying,
developing a greater sense of empathy anti-bullying strategies are presented as
for the needs of others. part of our Pastoral Program.
As an emerging issue in society, anti-
Term 2 – Working with others and cyber-bullying values and standards are
Digital Citizenship / Cyber Safety taught via a number of key speakers
All parents want reassurance that their and presentations at Year 7 Assemblies
child is not going to be bullied, harassed and Pastoral Classes, particularly in
or intimidated at school. They also want Semester One.
their child to be respectful to others. Gaming and Notification addiction is
St Michael’s College always takes this a growing area of concern for young
issue seriously. It is important that we people. With the aid of the ‘Office of
do this through promoting positive the eSafety Commissioner’, students
relationships with each other. will be involved in a ‘#gameon’ program
Bullying occurs when someone acts that seeks to educate them about
aggressively towards people to gain the dangers of excessive gaming and
power over them on a consistent basis. inappropriate use of social media
It is a deliberate attempt to make the platforms.
other person feel uncomfortable or
unhappy. It can happen verbally, via
SMS or email, through social networking
sites and through physical abuse or
social harm.
Another key pastoral focus for Year
7 is implementing effective anti-
bullying programs including, drama
performances and public speakers, who
provide current and thought provoking
content. St Michael’s has an anti-
21Extended Pastoral Care
Term 3 – Digital Citizenship / Cyber to bring together the key components
Safety and Building Resilience of the Pastoral program - building
relationships, community, resilience,
We continue Digital Citizenship in Term and being safe - to conclude the
3 as it is always a good idea to review first year of their journey through St
digital citizenship skills with students Michael’s College.
and to encourage a culture of respect
and positive interaction in their online
and offline worlds. With many students
expected to sign digital use contracts on
social media, and agree to acceptable
use policies, we spend time this term
supporting the Year 7 community to
consider and act on the issues the
digital world can present.
Mental wellbeing is a term commonly
associated with young people. With
the aid of ‘Beyond Blue’, students will
explore ways of promoting their self-
worth, strategies of increasing their self-
esteem, deconstruct the idea of ‘self-
talk’ and to regulate and understand
their emotions. We want our students
to feel empowered, confident and to
build on their resilience as they grow
and mature.
Term 4 – Building Resilience and
Being Active
As we continue our journey into
building resilience and strengthening
relationships with peers and staff,
students will also engage in a number of
physical activities to promote not only
a positive mental well-being but also a
physical one. This is an enjoyable way
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Understanding Change initiatives
Attending St Michael’s will be a Retreats and excursions
new, exciting and often challenging Goal setting courses
experience for each child. From day
one, there will be many changes that Access to individual counselling
students will need to get used to. The services
school is very likely to be much bigger Safe Social Networking presentations
than their primary school, and some
students may feel a little unsure about
it all. Instead of being a senior student
in a smaller school, they are now a
new student in a much larger school. Personal Wellbeing -
With the support of family, friends, and
school staff, students usually adapt
Healthy Body, Healthy
quickly to their new situation. Mind
St Michael’s has a wide range of Being fit, healthy and active benefits
initiatives and activities to support each each child socially, emotionally and
child’s social and personal development intellectually. Research has shown that
through Pastoral Care. Some of these young people who do regular physical
include: activity have:
Year 6 to 7 Transition programs Improved emotional wellbeing, self-
Peer support esteem and self-concept; they feel
more confident, happy, and relaxed.
Student mentors
Improved health and a feeling of
Gifted and Talented programs physical well-being.
Academic Awards and recognition Improved mental health, better
certificates concentration skills and the ability to
Anti-racism Education manage anxiety and stress.
Health and fitness programs Increased capacity for learning and
productivity - active children are
Student leadership opportunities generally more motivated and better
Student-driven social justice organised than children who are
23Year 7 General Information
inactive. Physical activity has direct Students should set aside a particular
links to improved learning outcomes. time to study - somewhere private
and quiet if possible. Work out a
Enhanced social skills, such as daily timetable that incorporates all
cooperation and teamwork, as student needs and interests. Regularly
well as meeting new people and viewed TV programs, club activities,
developing friendships. co-curricular activities and sport should
A more positive school outlook - all be part of the timetable. Ultimately,
active children are generally less students will need to manage their own
aggressive and experience fewer study with the support of parents and
discipline problems. teachers.
All students will take part in a wide
range of physical activities at school and
learn more about positive body image
Home Study
and self-esteem in their Health and Home study is a term implying
Physical Education classes. schoolwork done at home. This may
involve:
Set work and/or reading;
Time Management - Be Research assignments and projects;
Organised Revision and study;
A combination of all three.
Drawing up a simple home timetable
using a calendar to plan activities, It is hard to establish a required time
study requirements, deadlines for each night; however, research suggests
assignments, etc. that there is a high correlation between
the volume of time given to study
Listing key dates and other and completion of work and the true
commitments. realisation of innate potential.
Setting a priority against each task to
help achieve goals, rather than being
overwhelmed by what has to be
done and then rushing at the end.
A “to do” list is a very good idea!
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Attendance/Punctuality If a student needs to leave early for
an appointment etc please write a
Year 7 students are required to be note in the diary. This note will be
at school by 8:40 am each day. All signed by their Pastoral Care and Year
absences must be accounted and Level Director prior to leaving via the
parents are requested to contact the Administration Office.
College via the Absentee Line 8150 If students feel unwell at school, they
2323 by 9:30 am if a student is going must report to the First Aid Room in the
to be absent or late. Administration Office. Students must
Prolonged absences through illness not contact parents during school to
should be accompanied by a Medical pick them up. In emergency situations,
Certificate and the Year Level Director students may request to make a phone
contacted so work can be forwarded call from the Year Level Director’s
if appropriate and in keeping with the Office.
successful recovery of the student.
If students arrive at school after their Diary
pastoral class has concluded they MUST
REPORT TO THE Administration Office The diary provides important
with a diary note. If a student has information, including College policies
been marked absent by the Pastoral and guidelines. Please read it carefully.
Teacher and has not signed in at the Students and Parents/ Carers are
Administration Office, a text message asked to sign the “College Policies and
will be sent to the parent regarding Guidelines” page to acknowledge that
their absence. they are familiar with the information in
the diary. Junior secondary students
should also have their diary signed on a
Leaving During School weekly basis to monitor its use.
Hours
Students are not permitted to leave
the school grounds without signed
permission from their parent/guardian,
Pastoral Teacher and Year Level
Director. Students must also sign out
via the Administration Office.
25Year 7 General Information
Bag/Valuables have it confiscated and returned via a
Year Level Director.
Year 7 students are required to be Other consequences may apply in line
ready to start Pastoral Care by 8:45 with normal St Michael’s behavioural
am. Bags must be stored in lockers. processes.
No large school bags are to be carried
during the day. Small PE bags may be
used to carry books. Computer Use
Students are not to bring valuable
items to school. The Information Communications
Technology (ICT) facilities at St Michael’s
Be aware that students are responsible College are provided exclusively for
for items such as USBs and Graphic educational purposes. This policy has
Calculators. These items should be been established to ensure all students
in their possession at all times. They are given an equal opportunity to
are not to be left lying around. It is develop information literacy skills in an
recommended that all possessions, educational setting.
uniform included, are clearly labelled
with full name. All College computers, devices and
on-line resources will be used in
relation to the College Curriculum and
Mobile Phone Policy in accordance with the philosophy and
standards of St Michael’s College.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT YOUR The Integrated Learning Technologies
CHILD DIRECTLY. (ILT) initiative will be issued at the
Mobile Phones and other electronic commencement of Year 7 for a 3-year
devices are not to be used during the life cycle. The device can be used at
College day. home as well as at school; however, the
College reserves the right to capture,
If students do bring these, it is entirely store and review all internet browsing
at their own risk. The mobile phone and emails across our school network
must be switched off and stored at any time.
securely throughout the day.
In the event of inappropriate use of the
Mobile phones should be stored safely, ICT facilities, the College could:
but they may not be switched on or
used during school hours. Students Inform parents that their child has
who are found using their phone will breached the ICT Policy
26 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7Year 7 General Information
Deny access for a period of time or It combines a number of different
terminate access to any of the ICT Microsoft products together and allows
Services you to access them and all your files
through your own MS ‘cloud’ account.
Issue other consequences in line Students are required to back up their
with normal St Michael’s behavioural work continually and O365 allows this
processes. to occur seamlessly. Files are backed
It is the responsibility of the student to up automatically if saved in OneDrive
ensure that the ICT facilities are used and can be accessed from any internet
for educational purposes only. enabled computer (e.g. desktop, tablet,
laptop).
More information regarding the
College’s Integrated Learning
Technology Program can be found on
the College home page under ‘College/
Parent Information’.
Backup and Data
Storage
It is important for students to keep a
backup file of their work. Technology
can fail, be lost or stolen, so it is
extremely important that all students
take action to ensure they have backed
up their schoolwork.
Office 365 (O365) is a Microsoft (MS)
product that all staff and students
have access to at St Michael’s College.
27Student Support - Student
Services
The following departments under the sets priorities for Learning Support.
umbrella of ‘Students Services’ are part
of St Michael’s College academic and English as an Additional Language
personal support for all students. All (EAL)
students and parents are invited to Is part of our mainstream curriculum
access these services when required. and assists students whose first
Student Services may be contacted by language is not English with intensive
phone or in person. English language support.
Personal Counselling St Michael’s Outreach Education
Program is committed to:
Available for all students who
are experiencing any one of a Supporting a number of students
variety of difficulties ranging from from war torn countries through
school based issues to family and the mainstream English as a Second
relationship issues. Coming to a Language (EAL) program.
new school can be quite daunting Careers and Academic Counselling
for some students so we encourage
students to visit the counsellors Students are assisted with their
if they are at all concerned about subject choices to best position
anything. Early intervention for any them for their future direction. The
difficulties, which students might counsellors also assist students with
be experiencing, offer the best their career pathways which may be
opportunity for a positive outcome. into tertiary studies, apprenticeship,
or into full time employment.
Grief Counselling
Vocational Education and Training
Our Chaplain, Sister Nythia works (VET)
in an Outreach capacity supporting
students and their families who are Assists students who are not going
dealing with grief through serious into university but are looking for
illness or the death of a loved one. other career pathways such as
traineeships.
Learning Support
Supports students with diagnosed
learning disabilities or difficulties.
The Learning Support Coordinator
28 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7Summary
The transition from primary to junior Students are expected to attend school
secondary schooling can be a daunting regularly, follow college expectations,
but at the same time an exciting time maintain a positive attitude and do their
of growth and change. Research has best to achieve their innate potential.
indicated that a supportive and loving
family, an effective school transition and Parents need to be supportive of the
support program and the knowledge school system and encourage students
and belief that others happily make the in their learning.
transition will ensure most will adapt Teachers are responsible for monitoring
quickly to the changes required. the progress of students and meeting
At St Michael’s College we have the learning and wellbeing needs of
discovered that the best outcomes in students.
terms of student success are achieved When these responsibilities are met,
when parents, students and teachers maximum learning will be achieved.
work collaboratively and assume
responsibility.
St John Baptist De La Salle:
Pray for Us.
Live Jesus in our Heart:
Forever.
2930 St Michael’s College STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 Year 7
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