1. Welcome to our new Year 7 parents… please sign the attendance register and collect your information sheets

2. TimeAgenda 5.45pm (15 mins) Welcome Information Session Curriculum Di Goodison – Deputy Principal 6.00pm (15 mins) Student Learning and Wellbeing – Adopting a Growth Mindset Matt Petersen – Head Of Department - Junior Secondary YLC 8 6.15pm (10 mins) Numeracy at Home Paulina Armstrong – Head Of Curriculum - Numeracy 6.25pm (10 mins) Reading at Home Tiffany Ostwald – Head Of Curriculum - Literacy YLC 7 5.35pm (5 mins) Organisation & Student Belongings – Yr 7 Camp Tiffany Ostwald – Head Of Curriculum - Literacy YLC 7 6.40pm Close

3. 2015 in review Quality Pathways to Success  OP 1 -15 = 100%  OP 1 – 5 = 56% (triple State average)  QTAC offers = 85 applied – 85 offers - 76% received their first preference.  99% student graduated with a QCE  60+ guaranteed university entrance as a result of their successful accelerated studies program  33 students completed a Diploma in conjunction with their Year 12 studies – equates to OP 8-10

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8. Junior Secondary – enrolment trends Year 7Year 8Year 9 2015 Day 8 Numbers 786087 2015 T4 Numbers8372 101 2016 Day 8 Numbers 708876 2016 Year 7 – 70 students from 27 different primary schools 2015 Year 7 - 78 students from 31 different primary schools

9. Year 7 demographics  70 students – 43 male, 27 female  50% born in Australia  49% have English as a first language  18 other languages and countries of origin  2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders  27 Different Primary Schools Yeronga 15 Moorooka 7 Acacia Ridge 5 Salisbury 5 Rocklea 4 Watson Rd 3 East Brisbane 3 20 other schools including 5 students from Catholic Primary schools

10. Junior Secondary Curriculum  Electives – Dance, Design Technology, Music  Clubs after school – every afternoon except Tuesday  Homework Club – Thursdays in I10  Literacy and Numeracy intervention program  Literacy and numeracy extension programs  Chinese and HPE  Gurumba Bigi Program Term 1  SRC elections in Term 2

11. What to look out for in the next few weeks…?  Assessment calendars – mailed home on Monday 15th  Yr 7 camp – T1 week 4  Reports mailed home at the end of each term  Full School Review – T1 Weeks 5 & 6  Interruption free week – T1 Week 7  Exam Block – T1 Week 8  Junior Summer Gala Day – T1 Week 8  Immunizations HPV2 & CHICKENPOX - T2 Week 2  Parent Teacher Interviews – T2 Week 3  NAPLAN – T2 Week 5