Welcome back to the new school year. Students are certainly looking well rested and excited with anticipation for their new year-level classes.
Who can believe that it is 2020? The beginning of a new decade, an exciting time to be alive. The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Planet Health. At Varsity College we have committed to support the ventures of our very passionate students who belong to the Varsity College Sustainability Group. We are excited to witness their progress this year, especially, being the Year of Planet Health.
As many of you may be aware, 2019 was the final year of the Queensland Core Skills Test. In 2020, students will be studying the new Queensland Certificate of Education curriculum. This includes the introduction of external exams, requiring students to demonstrate high-level study skills. It is important to teach these study and organisational skills from year 7. The learning of these skills will be enhanced through the introduction of our Student Success Planner.
Your child will have received one of these this week and they are required to bring their Success Planner every day. Students who misplace their Planner will be required to purchase a new one from the uniform shop, at a cost of $10. We will be teaching students how to use the Planner during our Positive Education lessons on Friday afternoons. The planner also contains a range of goal setting activities for students to map out their goals in striving towards success. We look forward to discussing with students the impact that using their planner is having on their ability to organise their time and study routines.
