Dean of Studies | Mr Mason Hellyer
It has been great to see all of our students back on site this week. While we are not back to normal, it is certainly our preference to have all students engaged with face to face teaching and learning. The focus for teaching staff this week has been two-fold – to reengage students back into the classroom, and to identify where students are with their learning. Consequently, Week 6 has been a reset to ready students for the teaching, learning and assessment program through to the end of Term 2.
Term 2 exam timetables have been distributed to students this week. Consequently, students should be updating their term assessment planner to reflect exam dates and importantly, allocating revision and study time. This will ensure that students are fully prepared for each exam and can walk into the exam knowing that they are ready and can then give their response.
During this week, Years 9 and 10 students have received information regarding their Semester 2 Humanities subject choice. In Semester 2, students can choose to study either History or Geography. On Wednesday, students received an email, with instructions on how to make this choice online. The email will be from noreply@selectmysubjects.com.au. Often the email will be found in the junk folder, so please check there if it not readily evident in the student’s inbox. When submitting the form, only one parent email address is required. The subject selection process is open for one week and will close at 3pm on Wednesday 3 June. I request that parents work through the selection process with their sons prior to the deadline. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact the Studies Office.
Finally, thank you to all parents who have walked with the teaching staff during the GTLearn@Home period. Your support, teaching, cajoling, enforcing, rewarding, and supervising of your son is much appreciated by the Terrace staff. It would not have been an easy task to manage the changes to your home, work and school lives in such a short period. We also look forward to seeing you back on campus soon.