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Wellbeing Structures

● Restorative practice● Rais ing res pons ibility● Growth m inds et

Wellbeing StructuresMiddle School Team

- Trans it ion coordina tor Ms Kerryn Ellis and Mr Jos hua Cutt ing- Res ilience coordina tor Ms Nata lie Sinderberry- Wellbeing coordina tor Mr Shaun Minahan- Head Teacher Wellbeing Ms Annet te Quiney

Trans it ion act ivit ies- 2020 Trans it ion and orienta t ion days , back to s chool tour- 2021 Peer s upport program , Year 7 ‘O Week’, Meet the teacher a fternoon and

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Dis coveryStudents in Year 7 com plete a Dis covery les s on each fortn ight . Their year coordina tor will lead them develop s tudent unders tanding and s kills in key pla tform s and the s chools core va lues to develop Dynam ic, Accountable, Res ilient and Engaged lea rners

Wellbeing StructuresYear 7 Project SHIFT (Skills Helping Integrate Future Transition)- Developing res ilience, res pons ibility and a growth

m inds et- Focus on developing s kills in collabora t ion and team work,

crit ica l th inking and problem s olving through a project bas ed lea rning m odel

Targeted welfa re program s- Rock and water, Girls Talk, Resilience Doughnut, Teacher

mentors, Raise mentoring opportunity

Learning support- Learning and Support Team- Pers ona lis ed Learning and Support Plans- Dis ability provis ions

Curriculum - Years 7 / 8Core subjects- Maths , Englis h , Science, Hum an Society and its

Environm ent (HSIE), Pers ona l Developm ent , Hea lth & Phys ica l Educa t ion (PDHPE)

Additional subjects- Technology, Visual Arts, Sport, Discovery , SHIFT

Year 7 - Language –Mandarin Year 8 - Music

Curriculum - Years 7 / 8Project Based Learning (PBL) 6D’s- Define- Dream- Dis cover- Des ign- Deliver- Debrief

Year 7 and 8 Class structure

- 7D and 8D a re enrichm ent clas s esEntry is based on HAST, teacher referrals, internal and external data and reviewed at the end of each Semester

- All other clas s es 7A, 7R, 7E, 7T, 7O, 7N a re m ixed ability clas s es

- Since 2017 we have grouped s tudents with grea ter experiences in m andarin in one yea r 7 clas s

Curriculum - Years 9 / 1.0Core subjects- Maths , Englis h , Science, Hum an Society and its

Environm ent (HSIE), Pers ona l Developm ent , Hea lth & Phys ica l Educa t ion (PDHPE)

Year 9 - Three additional elective subjectsYear 1.0 - Two additional elective subjects (one continued from Year 9)

Curriculum - Stage 6Compacted curriculum

- In Year 1.1 s tudents com plete prelim inary and HSC cours e for three s ubjects

- In Year 1.2 s tudents com plete prelim inary and HSC cours e for three s ubjects

Curriculum - Stage 6Why we use this model Student choiceStudents choose three subjects, one from each of three lines. Subject lines have ten to thirteen subjects available. This provides a more diverse curriculum within each line than would be available under a traditional model.

Subject availabilitySubjects that are less popular may not attract enough students in any one year group to justify placement in the timetable. Under our model these subjects are able to run every second year with students from two year groups making viable class numbers.

Curriculum - Stage 6Why we use this model Peer mentoringEvery class has a mixture of students completing Stage 6 courses for the first time (1.1 students) and those who have already completed three HSC/Year 12 courses (1.2 students). The more experienced students act as peer mentors and model the high level of rigour required for success in the HSC/Year 12.

Stress managementAt any one time, students will only have three assessment tasks to complete. During the four week HSC/Year 12 examination period they will have a maximum of three exams (four if studying English). The distribution of these high stakes assessments across two years helps reduce student (and parent) stress.

Co-curricular activitiesHumanities programs Debating Chinese Sister School VisitChina Club Public SpeakingMock Trial Environmental Club

Multicultural/Harmony Day

Sporting programs Knockout Cricket Zone Athletics Cross CountryKnockout Baseball Knockout Volleyball Knockout NetballMacquarie Cup Touch Futsal Competition Softball TeamZone Swimming Sydney West Sport

Co-curricular activitiesCreative and performing arts programs Dance Groups School Spec Featured artist Pulse Choir Concert Band Theatre sportsDrama ensemble Vocal Ensembles Guitar EnsembleHills Performing Arts festivalSynergy Public School Dance Competition

Special interest groupsChess Club Tech Ninjas SisterhoodBoard and Games Club Duke of Edinburgh Ignition

Leadership- Approxim ately 16 in each yea r group- Active in fundra is ing and leaders hip

res pons ibilit ies a round the s chool - Contribute to planning and

im plem enta t ion of Year s pecific events

Enrolment

● Catchment area● Loca l enrolm ent - Governm ent

s chool● Non-loca l enrolm ent - Governm ent

s chool● Non-Governm ent enrolm ent

Further informationInformation booths● Enrolm ent● Learning s upport● Collabora t ive technology● Trans it ion to h igh s chool● Project bas ed lea rning● Sport● As s es s m ent and hom e lea rningwww.rous ehill-h .s chools .ns w.edu.au