CURRICULUM/TEACHING AND LEARNING
ENCOURAGING SELF-REGULATION IN YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING In reflections of the COVID remote learning era, educational experts focusing on the positive gains of this unplanned diversion in schooling have been quick to identify that remote classrooms which emphasised student-centred lessons and encouraged self-regulation achieved better outcomes during this time (Hattie, 2021). At Greenvale, we are continuing on the […]
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
ASSESSMENT CYCLE The learning growth of every student is our priority, and we have an assessment and reporting process in place that is designed to give meaningful, timely and effective feedback to students and parents. We measure what skills and knowledge the student has at the beginning of the unit in a ‘Pre-Assessment’, and then target […]
STUDENT SERVICES
Student Services provides students, families and staff with support in relation to a number of educational based needs, which includes educational assessments, counselling, family support, psycho-educational workshops, whole school education, in addition to referrals to external services. Available to students, staff and families is: Tanya Vella: Student Services Manager Romy Glenn: Year 7/8 Youth worker/ […]
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Building a music program from the ground up is an exciting task, and we have been fortunate enough at Greenvale Secondary College to be able to start this process. There has been a huge amount of enthusiasm and interest amongst the student body when it comes to taking part in instrumental lessons, with 41 of […]
YEAR 7 AND 8
What a productive and valuable experience Year 7 students have had so far this year! The transition to secondary school is one of the most important in a young person’s life and it has been a privilege to support these young people to discover, create and excel in their new environment and a pleasure to […]
PRINCIPALS REPORT
Welcome to the very first newsletter for Greenvale Secondary College. As the proud Principal of our new school, it is exciting to be able to share with you many of the great things happening in our school. The first 6 months of our first year have gone very quickly, but it has been rewarding to […]
HOUSE UPDATE
One of the great things about a new school is the ability to start a school house competition from scratch. At the start of the year, we had the house colours in place, and students were divided into each house, but that was it. Another benefit of being a new school is the year sevens […]
FROM THE OFFICE
WELCOME It is always a pleasure to support your child at the front reception daily. We are committed to do our best and if you ever have any questions we are here to help. Thank you for support with the RAT test program. During Term 2, we welcomed Mikayla Gibbons to the College Administration […]