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Year 7 & 8 Administrative & Course Handbook

YEAR 7 & 8 Administrative & Course Handbook (COVER PAGE) 1
CONTENTS 3
MOOROOLBARK COLLEGE 4
VISION 4
POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR EXPECTATIONS 4
COLLEGE HOUSES 4
STUDENT LEADERSHIP 8
PARENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 9
COLLEGE COUNCIL 9
P.T.C.A (PARENTS, TEACHERS AND CITIZENS ASSOCIATION) 9
ADMINISTRATION 10
STUDENT WELFARE 11
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES 11
FIRST AID 11
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR NEW STUDENTS 12
2020 TERM DATES 12
SCHOOL TIMES 12
THE FIRST DAY FOR YEAR 7 STUDENTS 13
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION COSTS 13
BUS SERVICE 13
LOCKERS/PLANNER 13
BICYCLES 13
UNIFORM 14
COLLEGE SPORT UNIFORM 16
WEARING THE COLLEGE UNIFORM 16
UNIFORM PROCEDURES AND STUDENT PROPERTY 17
STUDENT PROPERTY 17
ESSENTIAL STUDENT INFORMATION 18
COMMUNICATION 18
LATE ARRIVAL AND EARLY DEPARTURE 18
ABSENCE FROM COLLEGE 18
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR CONTACT DETAILS 18
UNWELL AT SCHOOL 18
ENVIRONMENTAL DUTY 19
WELFARE ENQUIRY 19
CANTEEN 19
HOMEWORK AND THE STUDENT PLANNER 20
HOMEWORK POLICY 20
CURRICULUM FACILITIES 21
YEAR 7 B.Y.O.D. PROGRAM 21
COMPUTER NETWORK AND ACCEPTABLE USAGE 22
ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING 22
ENRICHMENT AND CONSOLIDATION 22
ASPIRE 22
RECOGNITION OF STUDENT SUCCESS 23
OTHER ACTIVITIES 24
YEAR LEVEL CAMPS AND TOURS 24
MUSIC 24
YEAR 7 SHOWCASE NIGHT 25
SPORTING TEAMS 25
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS 25
CULTURE 25
YEARS 7 TO 8 CURRICULUM 26
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW 26
ARTS 28
YEAR 7 ART 28
YEAR 7 DRAMA 28
YEAR 8 VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN 28
YEAR 8 MUSIC 28
ENGLISH 29
ENGLISH 29
INDEPENDENT READING PROGRAM 29
QUICKSMART PROGRAM 29
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 30
YEAR 7 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 30
YEAR 8 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 30
LANGUAGES 31
YEAR 7 GERMAN 31
YEAR 7 MANDARIN (CHINESE) 31
YEAR 8 GERMAN 31
YEAR 8 MANDARIN 31
MATHEMATICS 32
YEAR 7 MATHS 32
YEAR 8 MATHS 32
SCIENCE 33
YEAR 7 SCIENCE 33
YEAR 8 SCIENCE 33
HUMANITIES 34
YEAR 7 HISTORY 34
YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY 34
YEAR 8 HISTORY 34
YEAR 8 GEOGRAPHY 34
TECHNOLOGY 35
YEAR 7 FOOD STUDIES 35
YEAR 7 PRODUCT DESIGN 35
YEAR 8 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 35
YEAR 8 Textiles 35
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