On Wednesday 20th June, eleven students as members of the SRC or Social Justice Club, along with Mr Lee, went to Burwood Girls High School to take part in the Refugee Week Forum; “You Can't Ask That.” Burwood Girls had invited three refugees from various countries who now live in Australia along with a Refugee Case Worker who works to seek justice for refugees. The four guests who spoke shared their stories, explaining the hardships and adversity they have experienced and witnessed.
Similar to the ABC show “Q and A” preselected questions written by Burwood Girls students were read out and any of the four guests could respond and answer. The questions asked included the benefits of moving to Australia, the hardships of moving to Australia (such as racism, or the dangerous journey), the reason for them fleeing their country and there were many more.
Years 7-12 have participated in a variety of targeted sessions in Semester One that addressed their study skills issues and concerns and enabled students to learn new ways to improve their results at school. In 2018 we have continued to deliver the quality study skills handbook by Enhanced Learning which we subscribed to for the first time in 2017. This program provides a comprehensive guide as to the study skills needed for success in high school, with modules such as Time Management, Managing Workload, Avoiding Procrastination, Working better at Home and Preparing for Exam Blocks. Student Wellbeing is a strong focus in the ELES Study Skills Handbook, with units providing advice on lifestyle and balance, managing stress and how to stay motivated, which was of particular interest to Year 12 in their study skills session earlier this term.
The Year 7 and 8 Parent and Teacher interviews are on Tuesday 3 July 2018 from 4:00 pm till 7:00 pm.
Student reports will be available from the School Office from 3:30 pm.
Teacher appointments can be made via Moodle. Please click on the image for instructions on how to use the booking system.
Please encourage your son to log onto Moodle and book teacher appointments.
Only booked appointments will be available to parents on the 3 July 2018.
The School’s Korean and Middle Eastern liaison officers will be available to assist parents during this time.
If you are unable to attend, student reports may be collected from the School Office only with written parental permission, from Wednesday 4 July 2018.
Meeting Rooms for the day are as follows:
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