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Year 9 Hoy - parents meeting. September 3, 2014. HOMEROOM TEACHERS. 9 HOPE Christopher SHIRE. 9 JOY Ben PEACOCKE. HOY Kenneth SO. 9 PEACE Aidan FAN. 9 TRUST Frances BURRAGE. YEARLY G OAL. PASTORAL CARE. Students with repeated behaviour problems
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Year 9Hoy - parents meeting September 3, 2014
HOMEROOM TEACHERS • 9 HOPEChristopher SHIRE • 9 JOY Ben PEACOCKE • HOYKenneth SO • 9 PEACEAidan FAN • 9 TRUSTFrances BURRAGE
PASTORAL CARE • Students with repeated behaviour problems • Disrespect at classmates, teachers, school staffs, school properties • Regular absenteeism/tardiness to lessons/school • Bullying (physical, verbal, cyber, emotional) • Abuse, harassment & inappropriate language • Vandalism computer violation • Theft • Inhibiting academic learning
PASTORAL LADDER • Class teacher • Homeroom teacher Head of Year • Deputy Principal (Pastoral) • Principal if necessary Social Worker/Educational Psychologist
DEMERIT SYSTEM • 1 • Notification to parent by email or letter • Parent conference with HOY • 2 • 4 • One day suspension • Parent conference with HOY/DP • No promotion • 5 • Three days suspension • Parent conference with HOY, DP, Principal • Possible exclusion • >6 • Possible exclusion
ANTI-BULLYING POLICY • Students inform a trusted adult (parents, teachers, other school staff, coaches, helpers) as soon as possible. • Students may post a message through the VSA Help Centre – the button is located on the school intranet. This will send a message to the Deputy Principals. • The trusted adult must inform the class / homerooms teachers within 1 school day of the report being made. • STAGE1 • STAGE2 • Homeroom teachers meet with all individuals concerned separately and confidentially. • A summary of the case and the action plan should be made on guidance records. • The class / homeroom teachers conduct review meetings with each student separately to review and discuss the effectiveness of the action plan. • Head of Year (HOY) meetswith students and parents to formulate a further action plan that includes consequences for continued bullying. • HOY informs Deputy Principal. • STAGE3 • STAGE4 • Deputy Principal and HOY meetwith students and parents to issue a behavioral contract with further consequences for continued bullying. • Deputy Principal records meetings, issues behavior contracts and informs the Principal.
LEARNER PROFILE DEVELOPMENT (LPD) • Duration: Once a week (period one on every Wednesday) • Coordination: Head of Year (HOY) • Course materials designed by: Homeroom teachers & Librarian • Themes: Administration / Social/Cyber-knowledge / Study Skills / Environment / Life Skills / Citizenship / Career / Health • Approach-To-Learn (ATL): Thinking / Social / Communication / Self-Management / Research • Learner Profiles: Balanced / Career / Communicator / Inquirer / Knowledgeable / Open-minded / Principled / Reflective / Risk-taker / Thinker • Topics: Reviewing & Setting Targets / Anti-bullying policy / Library resources introduction & searching / Bibliographic writing/ My dream? My future? My way? / A global & local citizen / Research process / Effective life / Sex education
HOUSE POINTS SYSTEM • Stated on Report Cards • Awards given in Whole School Assembly • Reflect students’ positive performance • Linked to the learner profile • Improved academic performance / conduct • Good citizenship / leadership • Contribution to school • Contribution to House Events • Gold award (75 merits) • Platinumaward (100 merits) • Silveraward (50 merits) • Bronze award (25 merits)
CREATIVTIY, ACTIVITY & SERVICE (CAS) • No recognition of hours as a measure of successful completion • OneMAJOR (creativity-focused/action-focused) CAS requirement • join either a CAS sports club/team in school; OR • make them use their creative thinking/intellectual abilities, e.g. English writing club, art club, music band, choir, etc. • OneMAJOR(service-focused) CAS requirement • join a service club/service team/service programme/service activity of which the duration is more the 3 months and has regular service-related tasks, e.g. a service programme organize by a local charity, a service project/club organized in school, etc. • maintain a process journal in their ManageBac account • In the journal, they need to have a plan, a record of what they have done, a 800-word reflection and other relevant items
CREATIVTIY, ACTIVITY & SERVICE (CAS) • OneMINOR(service-focused) CAS requirement • participate in a one-off service activity, e.g. flag selling • 1 C/A 1 MS 1mS • enter the details of all the above major and minor CAS activities into ManageBac account. • upload a document (e.g. a certificate/CAS activity verification form) to ManageBac account to prove they have done it. • At the end of the school year, homeroom teachers will check their performance according to a rubric. • For more detailed explanation and other guidelines, please check the MYP CAS Wiki: http://mypcasprogramme.wikispaces.com/01.+Important+CAS+Info • the CAS assembly and CAS Fair on next Wednesday • In-charge: CAS coordinator (Mr. Matthew Wong)
HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS • Approximately 1.5 hours per subject per week
PROMOTION POLICY • Achieve a minimum of 28 points in the 8 MYP subjects • Students at risk • Parents will be notified by mails at the end of term • Deputy principal, Mr Harrison, will meet parents with HOY • Concrete & practical action plan is requested
USEFUL LINKS • VSA portal http://portal.vsa.edu.hk/ • Homeroom wiki: https://sites.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/ homeroom-wiki/?pli=1 • Wiki of Mr. So http://kennso.wikispaces.com/2013-2014+Year+9+level
Q & A Thank you