Year 7 - 2019

Year 7 Leadership Team • Deputy Principal

• Head of Junior Secondary

• Year Coordinator

• Guidance CounsellorsMaree Schuh

Deputy PrincipalHayley Williamson

Head of Junior

Secondary

- Curriculum

Guidance Counsellor Murray Belkin

Year 7 Coordinator

- Welfare

Our Student Support Services TeamDrop in and see them in M Block

Jane Vanelli

Deputy Principal – Student

Services

Sam Green

Chaplain

Paula Hale

School-based

Youth Health

Nurse

Phil Heath

Guidance

Counsellor

Maree Peppin

Guidance

Counsellor

Jackie Shiel

Defence

Transition Mentor

Joey Judge

Chaplain

A Distinct Year 7 Area in 2019

Why pick Ferny Grove SHS?

MOTTO:

“Always Aim High”

Strategic Priorities:

1. Continuous Improvement of our student’s reading and writing

outcomes.

2. Continuous improvement of our explicit programs and

pedagogies.

3. Implementation of the new Senior Assessment Tertiary

Education system in 2019.

Our Values

A Snapshot of our School

Quality Teaching and Learning

Underpins Junior Secondary SuccessThe learning and achievement of Junior Secondary students is supported by highly

skilled teachers with pedagogical knowledge, practice and breadth of curriculum

experiences appropriate for this age group.

At Ferny Grove:

High Achievers – English, Mathematics, Science & German extension

Learning Excellence at Ferny (LEAF) program, Choral and

Instrumental Music and German Immersion.

Support for students with learning difficulties and verified disabilities -

Special Education Program, Support Teacher Literacy & Numeracy

Year 7-9 Curriculum Structure

For the entire year For One Semester SPORT PASTORAL CARE

ENG MATHS SCI Humanities HPE The Arts Tech LOTE

YEAR 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1

YEAR 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1

YEAR 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1

The Arts choices : - Drama Visual Arts Music

Technology choices:- Industrial Design Food Design Information Design Business

LOTE:- German Indonesian

In Grade 9 Agriculture is added as a Technology Option

In Grade 9 a LOTE subject will be studied for the entire year.

Student WellbeingStudent Wellbeing builds a foundation of success by embedding social and

personal competencies across all facets of school life, incorporating a healthy

lifestyle of good nutrition and exercise.

At Ferny Grove SHS: A smooth transition from primary school with strong regard for student wellbeing

will:

– improve academic performance;

– increase student participation in school activities;

– enable students to experience success; and

– foster enjoyment at high school.

1. A positive and productive partnership between home and

school is the key to student success and happiness.

2. If you choose our school you choose our policies.

SCHOOL

PROGRAM

LAPTOP

PROGRAM

BYOD

Ferny Grove SHS

Optional Resource Scheme

1. Why do High School’s run resource schemes?

2. How much will it cost per year?

3. Options of payment plans?

4. Financial hardships?

5. What happens to un- financial members?

Centre of Learning Excellence – opening 2020

Q Parents

Meet and Greet events early 2018

Email, phone and newsletter communication

Parent-teacher reporting

P&C and Parent Support Groups

us on Facebook

Volunteer for the tuckshop

www.fernygroveshs.eq.edu.au

How do I become involved in my

child’s High School?

Enrolment Process Ferny Grove has an Enrolment Management Plan (EMP)and catchment area

All parents wishing to enrol their students will need to complete an Expression of

Interest for Student Enrolment, whether they reside in or out of catchment.

Documentation required for all EOIs is:

• Copy of student’s birth certificate

• Copy of most recent school report

• Copy of NAPLAN report

“In Catchment” families need TWO proof of residency notices, one from each source

below:

• One primary source: a current lease agreement, a current driver’s licence or unconditional

sale agreement; AND

• One secondary source: a utility bill (electricity, gas) or rates notice showing this same

address and parent’s/legal guardian’s name.

Once the Expression of Interest form and all supporting documentation is received,

applicants will receive a letter from the school within two to three weeks stating that

the application is Accepted, Rejected or placed on a Waiting List. Parents of

students accepted into Ferny Grove SHS will receive an enrolment pack with all

documents required for enrolment.

Enrolment Process Tonight, parents of students who have been accepted for enrolment will be given an

enrolment pack and can book an enrolment interview.

Parents who haven’t submitted an expression of interest form will be given one to

complete but will not receive an enrolment pack or be given an interview time until

their application has been reviewed against our Enrolment Management Plan.

For interested parents and students not able to make it tonight, two after school

tours will be held on June 14 & 19. Further tours will be arranged as needed in

semester two.

Enrolment Interview Bookings

LIBRARY

• What does the future look like for our children?

• Automation

• Globalisation

• GIG economy

• Global Skills

• Just because we went to school doesn’t

mean we are experts in preparing students

for their futures.

Year 7 2019

Instructions for tonight